Principal's Report

Dear PV East Parents and Guardians,

We are heading into our last full week of school before summer break. Please mark your calendars that this Friday, June 7th is a half day. We will be having field day on the following dates: 8th Grade (6/7); 7th Grade (6/10); and 6th Grade (6/11). Students should bring water and dress for moving around outside.

Also, our 8th Grade Awards Ceremony is Tuesday, June 11th at 8:20AM in the Auditorium. Parents and family members are welcome to attend. Please bring a valid ID. You will enter the building through the auditorium entrance.

This past week was very busy with some amazing moments. I wanted to share a few highlights with you. Our 6th Grade classes have been taking a trip to the moon via the Challenger Learning Center. This simulated flight to the moon has been an incredible learning experience. Also, our 7th Graders released the trout they were raising through the 'Trout in the Classroom' program at Central Perkiomen Park. There were many learning stations that the students rotated to throughout the day. And our 8th Graders had a fabulous 8th Grade Celebration that was organized by our East Home & School Association. There were many activities including a very poular dunk tank with our teachers. Many thanks to all of our faculty & staff who attende. A great time was had by all.

Finally, Saturday (6/1) was our Moon Tree Landing. We planted two legacy trees; Artemis Moon Tree and Treaty Elm Tree. We were one of only 50 institutions from across the United States selected by NASA and the US Forest Service to recieve an Artemis Moon Tree on this first round. These 50 institutions included government instutitions, libraries, universities, and K-12 schools. We should all take tremendous pride as a school community with this accomplishment. Please check out our Facebook post on PV Woods to learn more.

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/g7YPCm8RS9Q7Jcrq/

Sincerely,

Seamus Clune, Ph.D.

#EastROCKs

Yearbooks will now be available to purchase on Monday, June 3rd during Advisory. Students can purchase one starting at 2:00 outside of the art room. $40 cash or check made payable to PVMSE. This is first come first serve.

Let’s Ride! Interested in Mountain Biking? Check out our PV Mountain Biking page at Community Ed - https://www.pvsd.org/community/community-education/mountain-biking/

Come out for our ‘Try-It’ event being held on 5/28 @ 5:30pm (The Lupin Building, 1400 S Trooper Rd, Norristown, PA 19403).

Home & School is looking for new members! Please reach out if you are interested in joining the team! pvmsehs@gmail.com

Perkiomen Valley School District believes it is critical for students to foster positive reading habits in order to develop as lifelong learners. The district's summer reading program encourages students to read high-interest, self-selected texts. After all, summer reading is a great opportunity for students to explore personal interests, various genres, and topics they want to know more about while discovering their own "just right" books. As an added bonus, reading high-interest materials prepares students for the demands of college and career-reading. Research strongly suggests that reading skills improve with practice and weaken when not exercised. So why have a summer reading program? The program exists to inspire a lifelong love of reading and to maintain and sharpen one's reading and thinking skills.

PVSD is dedicated to helping you access high-quality, high-interest books. Please know that our middle school libraries at Middle School West and Middle School East will be open this summer for summer library programming, "Go for the Gold: Read"!

See below for more information about Summer Library.

How can you access books online? Current PVSD students may access library ebooks and audiobooks through our Destiny Discover library catalog. See the links below. We also encourage you to utilize ebooks offered by local MCLINC libraries and the Free Library of Philadelphia.

Power Packs will once again be offering 3 opportunities for Perkiomen Valley families experiencing food insecurity to come and "shop" for food this summer at Middle School East. We will have perishable and non-perishable food, including milk, eggs, lunch meat and fruit. Because some of the food will be perishable, you MUST be signed up in order to participate. Please complete a form for each child in your household, including children who are not yet school age.

The Summer Power Packs Pantry will be open in the Middle School East cafeteria from 5:30 - 7:30 pm on the following dates:

June 13 (sign up no later than Friday, June 7th)

July 11 (sign up no later than Friday, July 5)

August 8 (sign up no later than Friday, August 2nd)

Summer Power Packs Form

Email powerpacks@pvsd.org with any questions.

PV Families: Are you looking for something fun to do on a Friday night? Are you looking to be part of a night where we are UNITED as a PV community? If you are, then mark your calendars for Friday, September 13 2024, and plan to attend the Vikings U-Night football game.

This is the game where we as Vikings UNITE to honor the diversity within our community and to foster an inclusive environment for ALL learners. Be part of the fun and watch as students stand together to send a message of acceptance and belonging for the many types of learners we have in our district. Below you will find a link to purchase a shirt we hope helps to send our message of unity and acceptance as our goal is to cover the stadium in blue! We hope to see you there!

We reviewed our Safe 2 Say program last week. Our students viewed the video below during their Advisory period.

Our students can submit an anonymous tip through the Safe2Say Program. Tips are typically related to a variety of challenges our students experience or witness, such as bullying, harassment, disrespectful language, safety concerns, etc. When a tip is received, the State (who runs Safe2Say) immediately follows up with building administrators.

Want to find out what’s going on in the PV Community? Visit here for flyers about upcoming events in and around our area!

To submit an event for posting, please send a PDF version of your flyer to webmaster@pvsd.org for review.

Please note that Community Bulletin Board items may contain links to websites of organizations outside Perkiomen Valley School District. Items are posted to this bulletin board as a free service to the community, and should not be interpreted as being sponsored or endorsed by the district.

June 7 - 8th Gr. Field Day (Half Day)

June 10 - 7th Gr. Field Day (Half Day)

June 11 - 8th Gr. Awards Ceremony & 6th Grade Field Day (Half Day)

Email: sclune@pvsd.org
Website: https://sites.google.com/a/pvsd.org/perkiomen-valley-middle-school-east/
Location: 5 Tammanund Circle, Collegeville, PA, USA
Phone: (610) 409-8580
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PVMSE/
Twitter: @PVMSEast