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GS Updates
Picking Up Your Student Early on Monday, April 8th due to the Solar Eclipse?
If you plan to pick your child up before we go out to view the solar eclipse,
please plan to be here by 2:00 PM.
Week of April 8th
Upcoming Events
- April 8th: Solar Eclipse viewing at Gwynedd Square
- April 8th: North Penn Jazz Night @ 7:00 pm, Penndale Middle School
- April 10th: No School
- April 11th: GS/IN Spring Band and Jazz Band Concert @ 7:00 pm
- April 12th: GS Talent Show @ 6:30 pm
- April 19th: Earth Day Celebration
- April 23rd: No School
- April 24th, 25th & 26: PSSA ELA Grades 3 - 6
- April 29th & April 30th: PSSA Math Grades 3 - 6
- CORRECTED DATES: May 1st & May 2nd: PSSA Science: Grade 4 only
Earth Day Celebrataion at Gwynedd Square
Gwynedd Square is celebrating Earth Day on Friday April 19th! This is a great day to volunteer and help make our school a beautiful place! If you're available, we are looking for volunteers to help classrooms with outside cleaning, weeding, planting, and mulching! We are also looking for donations please.
Click the link below to sign up!
Staff Appreciation
Staff appreciation week is coming up next month and we need your help to show all of our staff how much we appreciate them! Every year we try to give each staff member a little goody bag to go home with.
Below is a sign up genius with different gift card ideas that we can use to create a nice treat bag for them. All donations should be at the school by Friday April 26th. You can also email digital gift cards to Erica Cucinella at erkehler@gmail.com.
Don’t miss out on GS memories: Yearbooks on sale now!!
To purchase a yearbook:
- Go to: www.treering.com/validate
- Enter our school passcode: 1016128843394736
- Regular price is $20.52
- This is a school fundraiser and a portion of the sales goes right back into supporting our school.
- Buy now and you can keep customizing 2 free pages with all your favorite personal pictures until April 19
Mother's Day Flower Sale
We are partnering with George Didden Greenhouses this spring to have a Mother's Day Flower Sale. Paper order forms will be going home this week and you can also order online through the home and school website, GSHSA.org. See flyer and order form for details. Sales start April 10th through April 24th. Flower pick up is Saturday May 11th from 10:30 AM - 12 PM.
Home and School Needs You
The GSHSA Executive Board shall consist of a President or Co-Presidents, VP of Events and/or VP of Fundraising, Treasurer and/or Co-Treasurer, and Secretary. At the conclusion of this school year, 4 positions are open, Secretary, Co-Treasurer, Co- VP of Events, and Co- VP of Fundraising. You can email us at gsfamilies1@gmail.com with any questions.
Please click the link below to sign up
April is Autism Acceptance Month
Dear Colleagues,
Welcome back! I hope you enjoyed a well-deserved vacation and are looking forward to the final months of the school year. As we begin the month of April, we are kicking off our recognition and celebration of Autism Acceptance Month. We have a long history of recognizing and celebrating World Autism Day and Autism Acceptance Month so I have gathered a few resources to extend the information you may already have. The goals of these resources are to:
- Deepen our own understanding of the Autism Spectrum
- Highlight effective instructional strategies
- Provide resources that can be shared with students and families
Before you check out the resources, here are Four Fascinating Facts:
Autism spectrum disorder now affects 1 in 68 children. Boys are nearly 4 times more likely than girls to be diagnosed with ASD.
The term stems from the Greek word ‘autos’ meaning “self”, autism literally means “alone”.
Individuals with autism spectrum disorder have communication deficits. It is important to distinguish between spoken language and social communication deficits.
Individuals with autism spectrum disorder may be very creative and find a passion and talent for music, theater, art, dance and singing quite easily.
For more information, click on the link below to check out the resources: