Dear Keystone Families and Staff,

To celebrate the Eagles' victory tonight, students and staff are encouraged to show their spirit on Monday by wearing their favorite Eagles gear, the color green, or attire from any other favorite sports team!

Student Council has reached their goal of $800! Thank you to everyone that has contributed! The student council is excited to share their donation with the Women's Animal Center of Bensalem!

This week, Wednesday, January 15th, there will be a 1:15pm dismissal, due to afternoon professional development for school staff.

Also, Friday, January 17th is is our Phillies Spirit day. Students and staff are encouraged to wear red or Phillies shirts, hoodies, hats, etc.

The following Monday, January 20th the schools and office will be closed in for Martin Luther King Day.

Please read further down in the newsletter for more information for our "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.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!

Many thanks to all our families and staff for all your continued support for our learners. Have a great week!

Mrs. Smith-Herman and Mr. Wilicki

Smencils will be sold.

Pretzels $1

(Money needs to be turned in by Thursday to get a pretzel on Fridays.)

Wear Keystone Paw Shirt

Your teacher will show you a video so you can learn about the program, then you’ll create your fundraising web page, and ask family and friends to pledge any amount of money for each minute you read during February.

Early Dismissal- 1:15pm

Staff Professional Development

Wear Phillies shirts and/or hats, or the color red

Martin Luther King Day- No School

Offices Closed

PTO Meeting at 4:30pm, in library

Dress as your favorite Superhero

(more information to come soon from student council)

Early Dismissal for Students- 1:15pm

No School for Students

Professional Workshop Day for Staff

You will reach out to your friends and family who are supporting your reading efforts and collect their donations. You can feel good knowing every dollar you raised will help families in need!

Read as much as you can throughout the month and keep track of how many minutes you read using the calendar we provide.

March 6th

(More information to come later in the year)

At Keystone Elementary School

March 13th

March 24-28th

Evening Conferences- Monday, March 24th

April 1st

April 21-25 ELA

April 28-May 2- Math, Science, Make-ups

Wednesday, May 14th, with a rain date of Thursday, May 15th.

May 14th at 7 pm

June 5th- Kindergarten/First- AM

June 5th- 2nd/3rd- PM

June 6th- 4th/5th- AM

Rain Dates- June 9th and 10th

Friday, June 13th

Tuesday, June 17th

Stuffed Animal Day

We have reached our goal of $800! Thank you to everyone that has contributed! We are excited to share our donation with the Women's Animal Center of Bensalem! Mr. Wilicki will be wearing his Teddy Bear Costume the day of our next Student of the Month assemblies.

Souper Hero Day

Students can dress up as a Superhero on January 24th. The cost to participate is a $1.00 donation or a donation of a can of soup. All donations will go to the Truman Food Pantry, to help families in our community.

Pencil Grams

Pencil Gram Flyers will be sent out sometime in February.

Children are welcome to bring cards for all their classmates on February 14th. To make distribution easier, we kindly ask that the cards be addressed as "To My Friend" rather than with individual names. For safety reasons, we ask that no candy or food be sent in due to various food allergies. However, non-food items like pencils, stickers, or other small items are always appreciated. Thank you for your understanding and for helping to keep all our learners safe.

Unfortunately due to low enrollment the Screenagers workshop has been canceled.

Please click below to access the parent packet and more information about the Read for the House reading fundraiser.

Read the letter from the Superintendent here.

Please consider joining the Keystone News Network for awesome videos of school wide events!

ABCmouse Available for Free With Your Library Card

Keystone Families,

We invite you to have a chance to be featured in our weekly newsletters, yearbook, and possibly on our school and district's social media pages! We would love to showcase your family or child(ren) participating in any outside-of-school events or activities.

Please submit a photo along with a brief summary that captures the essence of the event or activity. Whether it's a memorable vacation, a thrilling sporting event, or a cherished hobby, we want to celebrate these moments with our school community.

Please make sure to include your child(ren)'s names and grade level.

Please send all submissions to KeystoneNewsletter@bristoltwpsd.org for a chance to be selected for our Keystone Family Spotlight!

• Reminder, when your child is absent a written excuse note is required.
• For the first 10 absences the note may be from the parent.
• It can be in an email to the school secretary who handles attendance, at heather.saeger@bristoltwpsd.org
• If your child misses more than 10 days of school, then we only accept a medical note.
• Please email or send in the note within 10 days of their return to school, this is a PA State Law.

Outside Food Snack Policy- Per the district's Wellness Policy, " No outside foods may be brought in by students for classroom parties. Shared snacks are not permitted in District schools." If you would like to send something in to celebrate their child's birthday or a classroom party, you may send in non food items such as stickers, pencils, play dough etc.

In order to maintain the safety of all our learners, we are asking that families alert teachers, in writing, (written note) for any transportation/dismissal plan changes prior to 9:00am 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.

Bullying Prevention

Bristol Township School District is committed to providing a physically safe and emotionally secure environment for all students and staff. Local school policies assist school personnel in identifying bullying, intimidation, and harassment, and provide a framework for an appropriate response that reinforces positive conduct. The district defines positive behaviors as those which evoke non-violence, cooperation, teamwork, understanding, and acceptance toward all students and staff in the learning and teaching environment. It takes a community to prevent bullying of children--stopping bullying behavior needs a team of school people, students, and families. Together we can intervene to stop bullying behaviors.

In September 2023, Bristol Township School Board of Directors approved three new elementary Anti-Bullying/School Climate Specialists. These staff members focus on putting practices and approaches in place that prevent bullying and build positive relationships for the district’s youngest students.

The main role of the Anti-Bullying/School Culture Specialists is to lead the investigation of incidents of harassment, intimidation, and bullying in each school; and to act as the primary school staff member responsible for preventing, identifying, and addressing incidents of harassment, intimidation, and bullying in the school.

They are also responsible for coordinating and strengthening the school’s policies to prevent, identify, and address harassment, intimidation, and bullying of students, and help establish a positive school culture.

Reporting Procedures

Anyone who is the victim of or has witnessed bullying please submit the incident form to the Anti-Bullying/School Climate Specialist, Steve Pierce, (steve.pierce@bristoltwpsd.org ) and building administration. Students can also report bullying to guidance counselors, teachers, or any other adult in the building.

To access the bullying form please click on the attached form below.

Social Worker
Mrs. Jody Como
jody.como@bristoltwpsd.org

Counselors

Mrs. Tammy Surdo

Grades- K, 2, 4
tammy.surdo@bristoltwpsd.org

Mr. Brian Gianfrancesco

Grades- 1, 3, 5
brian.gianfrancesco@bristoltwpsd.org

Mr. Steve Pierce

Email: steve.pierce@bristoltwpsd.org

Phone: 267-599-2481

Interventionist Teachers at Keystone

Mrs. Stacy Cooke

stacy.cooke@bristoltwpsd.org

Mrs. Aimee Ramos
aimee.ramos@bristoltwpsd.org

For more information about Title 1 please visit; https://www.bristoltwpsd.org/administration/state_and_federal_programs_/title_i .

Michele Gentilcore

Certified School Nurse 267-599-2473 or 2490

michele.genticore@bristoltwpsd.org

Jessica Williamson

Staff Nurse 267-599-2496

Nurses' fax number is 215-788-1516.

Address:

940 Tulip Ave.

Croydon, Pennsylvania 19021

School phone: 267-599-2470

School fax: 215-788-1041

School Principal: Mr. Mark Wilicki

Email: mark.wilicki@bristoltwpsd.org

Principal's Secretary: Mrs. Marianne Mensinger

Email: marianne.mensinger@bristoltwpsd.org

Assistant Principal: Mrs. Crystal Smith-Herman

Email: crystal.smith-herman@bristoltwpsd.org

Assistant Principal's Secretary: Heather Saeger

Email: heather.saeger@bristoltwpsd.org

Special Education Supervisor: Jessica Kelch

Email: jessica.kelch@bristoltwpsd.org

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