The Paradise Press

It is important when dropping off students during morning arrival that you wait in line and DO NOT go around other cars, buses, or vans in the drop off line. This is for the safety of our students as well as our parents/guardians. Thank you for your cooperation.

When a student is leaving early for an appointment, please notify the office and their teacher. The pick up person must have their license to show the office staff.

When bringing a student to school after an appointment or arriving late, a parent must accompany the student into the office to sign the student into school.

Thank you for helping in insuring a safe environment for our students and staff.

It is important that we have the correct emergency contact information for your child's Sapphire portal. Please look at your child's information to ensure that all information is correct. If you have any additional contacts to add that your child can be released to, please send this information to the school office to include the contact's name, relationship, and phone number.

For any changes to your email or phone number, those changes can be made by you in your child's Sapphire portal.

The lost and found area is growing! if your child is missing a hoodie, sweater, sweatshirt, or a jacket, please encourage them to stop by the lost and found racks in the lobby area to retrieve the missing item.

Our 4th grade students have been recording the morning announcements each day. If you would like to watch the morning announcements, please click the button below. You just may see a future news person!

If you would like to have your child's picture retaken, please return the entire picture packet on picture retake day to give to the photographer.

If your child was absent on picture day (10/09/2026) or is new to the school, they will have their picture taken on retake day. To order pictures, please contact the office for a picture day envelope OR order online at Lifetouch.com and use code EVTSKWJH6

Parent Teacher Conferences can be requested at any time throughout the year. However, we are holding Tuesday, November 10, Wednesday, November 11, Thursday, November 12 for our evening conferences. If you have not signed up for a conference with your child's teacher, please contact the school office to schedule a conference - 717-225-4731 x 1500. Thank you!

Student report cards will be available to view in your child's Sapphire portal on Tuesday, November 25th. Please click the button below to see information on student report cards.

The annual Fill the Bus Canned Food Drive in partnership with the National Honor Society at the High School will take place from 11/16-12/18/2026. Please bring in any of the items listed on the picture below and place in the collection bins that will be in the lobby. Thank you for your support of this worthy endeavor!

The grade level with the most items will get extra recess.

Click the button below to view the calendar for November. Information for the Daily Specials Schedule for Grades 1 through 4 is listed further down the page.

Highlights:

• 11/05/2026 - picture retake day
• 11/06/2026 - Project TEAM day - wear t-shirts
• 11/10/2026 - PTO Scholastic Book Fair - during school day and evening Fall Conferences
• 11/10-11/12/2026 - Fall Conferences
• 11/12/2026 - PTO Meeting - 6pm in PES library
• 11/16/2026 - Teacher In-Service/NO SCHOOL for students AND start of fill the bus campaign
• 11/17/2026 - PTO Little Caesar's / Gift Card Fundraiser starts
• 11/25/2026 - Teacher Inservice/NO SCHOOL for students
• 11/26-11/27/2026 - HOLIDAY/SCHOOLS CLOSED
• 11/30/2026 - NO SCHOOL for Teachers or Students

Click the button below to see the lunch menu for November. This will take you to the district website to see all menus.

⚠️Important: When entering absence dates, only include the actual days the student was not in school. If the student was absent for one day only, the start date and end date should be the same.

🆚Excused and Unlawful - What's the difference?

What are excusable reasons that require only an excuse card?

1. Illness of student- 1 or 2 days absent
2. Family emergency - as approved by attendance officer
3. Required court attendance
4. Death in immediate family

What are excusable reasons that require an excuse card and medical note?

1. Illness of student - 3+ consecutive days absent
2. Obtaining professional health care or therapy service rendered by a licensed practitioner

What are excusable reasons that require a pre-approved educational trip form? (5 days per school year)

1. An educational experience or trip planned by family
2. Participation in a project sponsored by a statewide or countywide 4-H, FFA
3. Observance of a religious holiday observed by a bona fide religious group
4. An out-of-town funeral that requires more than a day or two out of school

What are unlawful reasons to be absent?

1. Absences which do not meet the criteria indicated above shall be considered an unlawful absence
2. Absences that are not documented with an excuse card/medical note within 3 days as outlined in the handbook

Click the link below to view the district's full Attendance Policy. Any questions, please reach out to our attendance secretary, Mrs. Kimberly Hescox Mooney, mooneyk@sgasd.org or 717-225-4731 x 1561.

Paradise Elementary Attendance % Report for October 2026

Kindergarten: 95.3%

First Grade: 94.3%

Second Grade: 95.0%

Third Grade: 95.9%

Fourth Grade: 96.2%

Building: 95.3%

Dear Paradise Families,

As you know, last week Mrs. Bortner and I shared our Good Touch/Bad Touch safety lessons with students in grades 1 through 4. Being fairly new to Paradise, this was my first time covering this sensitive topic with our students, and I wanted to take a moment to share how wonderfully it went.

I was incredibly impressed by the level of attentiveness, respect, and maturity shown by all of our students throughout the lesson. Their engagement is a true testament to the foundation you have built at home, as well as the strong, trusting environment Mrs. Bortner has established here at school regarding personal health and safety.

Thank you so much for your partnership, your continued support of these vital safety lessons, and your commitment to our Wellness and Counseling programs.

Sincerely,

Melissa Seablom
School Counselor

November Physical Education classes will include Turkey-themed activities and games, with a focus on being grateful, as we enter the holiday season!

Day 1 - Fitness or Art/String Lessons

Day 2 - Art or Fitness (odd cycles) or Art or Stem (even cycles)

Day 3 - Fitness or Library

Day 4 - Library or Fitness/Instrumental Lessons

Day 5 - Wellness or Music

Day 6 - Music or Wellness

Please note that students in grades 1 through 4 will have two days of Fitness this year. It is important that they wear sneakers on the days they have Fitness.