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Schweitzer Newsletter April 2024
Summer is Here!
Albert Schweitzer families,
I hope everyone is having a great start to their summer! This newsletter is to check in with families and remind everyone of our many summer learning opportunities available to students. Please take advantage of the opportunities provided below so that you are practicing and learning over the summer months. It is critical so that we can hit the ground running in September with our academics!
Grade-Level Supply Lists are also provided below and on our school website. Be sure to take advantage of sales throughout the summer. 'Save the Date' for our Back-to-School Kindergarten Orientation and Open House on Tuesday, August 27th. Times provided below.
We are gearing up for a fantastic 2024-2025 school year!
Enjoy and have a safe and happy summer!
Dr. Amy Orlando
Principal
Summer Learning Opportunities
As we plan for the end of the school year, we are finalizing plans for Summer Learning Opportunities for all Elementary Students. It is important to encourage children to engage in both reading and math activities throughout the summer to reduce the “summer slide.”
Summer slide is the loss of academic skills and knowledge over the course of a lengthy break. To ensure students are engaged in learning during the summer break, the following activities and incentives have been planned for all elementary students.
Summer Reading:
The Neshaminy Elementary Canvas Summer Reading Course is perfect to keep students’ reading skills polished during the break from school. All students received an invitation to the 2024 Summer Reading Canvas Course. Please log in to Canvas with your child at home to accept the course and review the information.
Once in the 2024 Summer Reading Canvas Course you will find:
- Summer Reading Parent Letter
- Elementary Summer Reading Kickoff Night Webinar Recording
- Summer Reading Challenge and Directions
- Summer Reading Road Trip Map
- Elementary Summer Reading Interactive List
- Sora Tutorial Video
- Sora Login Directions
- Elementary Summer Reading FAQs
Neshaminy continues to make the Elementary Summer Reading lists accessible through the Sora app. found within the Canvas course outlined above. With Sora, you can get free eBooks and audio books to enjoy at home over the summer. For quick access to the information outlined above, feel free to access the Summer Reading Newsletter.
Summer Learning with i-Ready:
In addition to the 2024 Summer Reading Course and challenge, Neshaminy has extended student i-Ready access into the summer. Using i-Ready My Path students will be provided with personalized instruction throughout the summer. All students can continue to access I-Ready using Clever throughout the Summer until August 10, 2024. On August 12, 2024, we will begin preparing for the new school year so the program will not be available until the start of school.
As a District, we are encouraging students to complete reading and math lessons on their individual i-Ready My Path throughout the summer. Students are encouraged to spend thirty minutes a week in both Reading and Math with a goal of completing ten lessons in each area. A My Path Tracker is included in the newsletter for your child to use throughout the summer.
For any family that would prefer access to printable packets this summer, grade level Math activity packets and Reading Bingo Boards are once again included in our Summer Newsletter linked below for access throughout the summer.
Neshaminy's 2024 Elementary Summer Newsletter
The newsletter includes access to the i-Ready My Path Tracker, printables, and a few additional activities. The Summer Learning Opportunities outlined above as well as in the newsletter will provide our elementary students with a variety of reading and math activities to close the gaps as well as challenge them in preparation for the upcoming school year.
Kindergarten Orientation & Open House 8/27
Grade-Level School Supply Lists
New Student Information System Upgrades
Neshaminy has introduced a new streamlined student information system. Parents and guardians (except those who registered within the past three months) are required to confirm and update their student and parent / guardian contact information each year starting this year. This process can be completed easily online between May 31 and August 31, 2024 (the system will be unavailable the week of July 1-5 for updates). For information and instructions, please click here.
Trimester 3 Report Cards Available in Home Access
Trimester 3 Progress Reports are available online when you log into Home Access. Students also should have come home with a copy of their final Progress Report for the year. Please discuss your child's progress with him/her and review summer learning opportunities offered through the district.
Important Title I Information
As a Title I school, it's important that we keep families and our school community well informed about activities and important information related to Title I.
Counselor's Corner
Please read the EOY newsletter from our school counselor,
Mrs. Moyer. Happy Summer!
Mrs. Moyer's School Counselor Website
Albert Schweitzer PTO
At the June PTO meeting, new officers for the 2024-2025 school year were voted on and the new officers are outlined below. I look forward to another great year working collaboratively making Albert Schweitzer an amazing place to grow and learn!
PTO Officers for 2024-2025
President - Erica Saxton
Vice President - Brooke Moody
Treasurer - Jessica Ozdemir
Recording Secretary - Devon Wills
Corresponding Secretary - Sara Trainor
Parliamentarian - Vicki Barnes-Lee
Important Vaccination Reminders
VACCINATON REQUIREMENT REMINDER
In 2017, Pennsylvania's Department of Health established requirements for school vaccinations. Please review this document from the Pennsylvania Department of Health and consult with your child’s healthcare provider. Communication from the District will continue as a reminder of this PA Department of Health requirement.
District Policy 203 requires that “a certificate of immunization shall be maintained as part of the health record for each student, as required by the Pennsylvania Department of Health.” Further, the Policy states that “a student who has not been immunized per state regulations shall not be admitted to or permitted to attend district schools unless exempted for medical or religious reasons or provisionally admitted by the Superintendent or designee after beginning a multiple dose vaccine series and submitting proof of immunization or a medical certificate on or before the fifth school day of attendance.”
The requirements allow for the following exemptions: medical reason, religious belief, or philosophical/strong moral or ethical conviction. Even if your child is exempt from immunizations, he or she may be excluded from school during a vaccine-preventable disease outbreak.
Communication from the District will continue as a reminder of this PA Department of Health and Policy 203’s requirements. Please contact your child’s School Nurse with questions.
Registration Open for 2024-2025 School Year
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Important Dates
August 27th-Kindergarten Orientation (9:30 am-11:00 am)
August 27th-Grade 1-4 Open House (1:30 pm-2:30 pm)
August 28-First Day of School for K, 5, & 9
August 29-All Grades Report
September 2-District Closed/Labor Day
Principal: Dr. Amy Orlando
Secretary: Mrs. Carey Franklin
cfranklin@neshaminy.org
Clerk Typist: Ms. Dorie Beisel
cbeisel@neshaminy.org
Website: https://www.neshaminy.org/ses
Location: 30 Harmony Road, Levittown, PA, USA
Phone: 215-809-6380
Facebook: facebook.com/Schweitzeres
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