Keystone Newsletter #20
Dear Keystone Families,
I hope you all had a wonderful, extended weekend! It is hard to believe that there is only a week and a half left of January!
We have many fun and exciting activities taking place this week; Barn Hill assembly, Barnes and Noble night, and SWPBIS stations. the movie night, sponsored by the PTO will take place, February 2nd.
Please come out to support Keystone's Barnes and Noble (Oxford Valley) night, this Wednesday, January 24th, 2024. When shopping at Barnes and Noble on January 24th, please mention that your purchases are supporting Keystone's fundraising event. Please see further down in the newsletter as to who our guest readers will be that night, as well as how to place orders online to support Keystone Elementary School.
Also, please make sure to read the information below on the "Read for the House" program that will be starting February 1st. Please make sure to sign up to participate prior to February 1st.
Also, just a reminder that this Wednesday, January 24th will be a 1:15pm dismissal, due to staff professional development in the afternoon.
Have a wonderful week!
Respectfully,
Mrs. Smith-Herman
Important Dates to Remember
✏️Every Tuesday✏️
Smencil Sales ($1.25 each)
🥨Every Thursday🥨
Pre-Order Pretzels
👕Every Friday👕
Wear Paw Shirts
Martin Luther King Day
January 15th
No School- Offices Closed
🐷Barn Hill Assembly 🐍
January 23rd
Professional Development in PM- 1:15pm Dismissal for Students
January 24th
📚Barnes and Noble Night (Oxford Valley)📚
Wednesday, January 24th
6:00-8:00pm
Fairless Hills, PA
PTO Meeting
January 25th at 4:30pm
Progress Reports- K-5
📝January 29th✏️
Looking Ahead
📚Read for the House Program📚
All of February
Pajama Day
February 2nd
$1.00 to participate (no slippers)
Proceeds go to Keystone SWPBIS program
📽️PTO Movie Night🍿
February 2nd
PSSA Testing at Keystone Elementary School
ELA- April 22nd, 24th, and 26th- Grades 3, 4, 5
Math- April 30th and May 1st- Grades 3, 4, 5
Science- May 2nd and May 3rd- Grade 4 Only
🏈5th Grade Spirit Day⚽
Wednesday, May 8th, 2024
Rain Date- Thursday, May 9th, 2024
It will take place in the stadium at Truman High School.
👕Field Day⚽
Thursday, June 6th- AM- K/1
Thursday, June 6th- PM- 2/3
Friday, June 7th- AM- 4/5
Rain Dates: June 10th and/or 11th
Community Events
Keystone Staff Member Spotlight
Laura Vorgity
Position: 1st grade teacher
Years at Bristol Township School District: 2 years
Strengths: Cooking, working with children, and being a mom!
Pets: Hershey- our Labradoodle
Hobbies: Spending money, walking my dog, watching my boys play baseball, reading mystery novels, and listening to celebrity podcasts
Favorite Color(s): Any shade of blue, especially Cobalt blue
Favorite Snack: Dark Chocolate
Favorite Sports' Team: Phillies
Three Fun Facts:
1. My first concert was an Nsync concert.
2. I visited 3 different countries in 1 week.
3. I married my high school sweetheart.
LITTER HAWK YOUTH AWARD PROGRAM
Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful is announcing the 2024 Litter Hawk Youth Award Program, a recognition program for students in kindergarten through 6th grade to share how they keep Pennsylvania beautiful through art, words or video. In coordination of the release of the revision of Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful’s popular Open your Eyes to Litter series of books for grades K through 6, the theme is: Open Your Eyes to Litter – Show Us What You See. Two entries will be awarded in each grade level. Projects include:
• Grades Kindergarten through 4 - Poster
• Grades 5 – Essay
• Grade 6 – Video
First place and second place will receive ribbons and a certificate. All participants will receive a litter hawk sticker. Deadline to participate is January 31st. Winners will be announced in May in coordination with a display of winning entries at the PA State Capitol Building. For more information and an application, visit https://www.keeppabeautiful.org/grants-awards/awards/litter-hawk/.
🎬Keystone Movie Night🎬- The Super Mario Bros. Movie
February 2nd- 6:00-9:00pm
Barnes and Noble Bookstore- The Court @ Oxford Valley, PA
Wednesday, January 24th, 2024 at 210 Commerce Blvd, Fairless Hills, PA 19030
Please come out to Barnes and Noble on January 24th to support Keystone Elementary School. We will have some staff on hand who will be volunteering their time to read and there will be a contest for the classroom that has the highest percentage of students in attendance. Please make sure to sign in at the front table.
Families can also support Keystone Elementary School through online orders as well. When you get to the payment details option, on the Barnes and Noble website, please make sure to click, "Add Book Fair ID" and type in 12724340.
Guest Reader Schedule
6:00-6:15pm- Ms. Mamrol
6:15-6:30pm- Mrs. Smith-Herman
6:15-6:30pm- Ms. Gulick
6:30-6:45pm- Ms. Gulick & Mr. Wood
6:45-7:00pm- Miss Rausch
7:00-7:15pm- Mr. Pierce
7:15-7:30pm- Mrs. Claudio
7:30-7:45pm- Mrs. Reutlinger
7:45-8:00pm- Mrs. Nean
Frappuccino Design Contest for Barnes and Noble Bookfair
Thank you for all that participated in the Barnes and Noble Bookfair Frappuccino Design Contest!
The official school frappe will be The Corgi- vanilla, caramel, and brown sugar with whipped cream, cinnamon, and caramel drizzle, created by Lillian Scheidell, in 3rd grade! Congratulations!
Results from Last Poll
❄️Something Fun!❄️
What is your favorite season?
Read for The House Program
The Read for the House Program is a service-learning project for children of any age that raises funds to support Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Philadelphia Region. In addition to helping our guest families, the program promotes the value of community service and improves reading comprehension.
PROGRAM TIMELINE:
JANUARY 2024: Readers watch our online video to learn about the program, create their personal fundraising pages, and seek family and friends to pledge any amount of money for each minute they read during February.
FEBRUARY 2024: Reading begins on February 1! Readers keep track of how many minutes they read using the calendar we provide.
MARCH 2024: Readers reach out to their family and friends and collect their donations through their online fundraising page. They can feel good knowing every dollar they raised directly helps families in need!
Readers will earn prizes! Not only will they have the satisfaction of knowing they are helping families when they need it the most, but readers can also earn fun prizes based on their fundraising totals!
Read for The House Link- Please Click Below to Register
Order Your Yearbooks
Yearbook Ordering Link
Ordering Online Access Code Needed:
Access Code: 11702YBDeadline to Order: April 22nd, 2024
Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program
Fresh fruits an vegetables are sampled at school on Tuesdays, Wednesday, and Fridays.
The students in grades K-5 had the opportunity to sample mini peppers and white grapefruit this week.
Many thanks and gratitude to the students and staff in room A208 and A112 for continuing to providing the delivery of the fresh fruits and vegetables to the classrooms at Keystone Elementary School. You are all doing a fantastic job and we are very appreciative! Thanks!
January Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Calendar
Social Emotional Learning Tip of the Week
Winter Craft Idea
Dismissal Plans
In order to maintain the safety of all our learners, we are asking that families alert teachers, in writing, for any transportation/dismissal plan changes prior to 9am each morning.
We do understand that emergencies may arise throughout the day that requires a change to a child's dismissal plan for that particular day. For those situations, please make sure you are alerting the office staff as soon as possible, so they can communicate the change to the teachers as soon as possible.
We thank you for your support in helping us ensure the safety and wellbeing of each of our learners.
Snack and Birthday Celebration Policy
To ensure the safety and well being of our students, as per the District Wellness Policy, no outside foods may be brought in by students for classroom parties or birthday celebrations. Shared snacks are not permitted in district schools.
If you would like to send something in to celebrate your child's birthday or for a classroom party, you may send in non food items such as stickers, pencils, play dough etc.
23-24 Weather Emergency Information
Link to Elementary Remote Learning Overview: (Click here)
For additional information please visit https://www.bristoltwpsd.org/cms/one.aspx?portalId=377235&pageId=51110003
Title 1 Teachers
Mrs. Stacy Cooke
stacy.cooke@bristoltwpsd.org
Mrs. Aimee Ramos
aimee.ramos@bristoltwpsd.org
What is Title I?
Title I is a project funded by the federal government under the Every Child Succeeds Act. The purpose of this Act is to provide all children with fair and equitable opportunity to succeed and close achievement gaps. Money is allocated by the federal government and distributed by the Pennsylvania Department of Education to the Bristol Township School. District.
Title I funding is based on a complex formula. These funds are allocated to the states who in turn allocate a portion of that money to the individual school districts within each state. The school district’s share is based on the economic need within a school area, that is, by the number of low income families living there. In our district the number of free and reduced lunch students is used to determine the economic need of a particular school.
Helpful Links and Resources
Report Form for Complaints of Harassment/Bullying/Cyber-Bullying
Mr. Pierce- Anti-Bullying Climate Specialist
Email: steve.pierce@bristoltwpsd.org.
Breakfast and Lunch Menus- January
We encourage each student and staff member to wear their Keystone Paw Shirts every Friday.
Support Keystone's SWPBIS program by purchasing a soft pretzel. Each soft pretzel will cost $1 each. Students will be asked to preorder their pretzel each Thursday, for a pretzel delivery to take place on Fridays.
Office Staff
School Principal: Mr. Mark Wilicki
Email: mark.wilicki@bristoltwpsd.org
Assistant Principal: Crystal Smith-Herman
Email: crystal.smith-herman@bristoltwpsd.org
Special Education Supervisor: Jessica Kelch
Email: jessica.kelch@bristoltwpsd.org
Principal's Secretary: Mrs. Marianne Mensinger
Email: marianne.mensinger@bristoltwpsd.org
Assistant Principal's Secretary: Mrs. Donna Meehan
Email: donna.meehan@bristoltwpsd.org
School phone: 267-599-2470
School fax: 215-788-1041