Dear Evergreen Families,
Last week, we observed Educator Appreciation Week and School Nurse's Day. At Evergreen and across PV, we are fortunate to have committed and enthusiastic educators who devote themselves to providing our students with quality instruction. Beyond their teaching, they forge remarkable bonds with the students, establishing a genuine community for their growth. Additionally, we are privileged at Evergreen to have Mrs. McOwen as our school nurse. Her knowledge, skill, and compassion cultivate a safe and supportive atmosphere.
Please scroll down for details about our Field Day on Friday, May 17th, including the Theme Days for our Field Day Spirit Week next week.
We have many upcoming events this Spring. Please scroll down to view a list of important dates for the coming weeks.
A quick snapshot of what you can find in this newsletter is listed below.
"Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much."--Helen Keller
Have a wonderful weekend and a terrific Mother's Day!
Kind regards,
Sharon Franciosa
Principal, Evergreen Elementary School
- Week of May 13th
- May Lunch Menu
- Important Upcoming Dates
- Field Day Schedule
- Not Returning to Evergreen for the 24-25 School Year?
- Fun Fair: Volunteers Needed
- Fun Fair: Food Ingredients
- PE Field Day Spirit Week
- School Bus Tracking App
- MCIU: First in Math Zip Code Challenge
- Evergreen Yearbooks Now on Sale
- Evergreen in Pictures: April Special Area Spotlight Recipients
- Summer Power Packs Information
- May is Mental Health Awareness Month
- Spring Review & Practice of Safety Protocols
- Physical Exam Reminder for 5th Grade Parents
- Mountain Bike Try-It--May 16th at 6pm
- Full Day Kindergarten Online Registration Is Open
- Now Hiring for the Summer
- PV Hall of Fame--Now Accepting Applications
- How to Translate the Newsletter
- May 17th: Field Day (Rain Date: May 16th)
- May 21st: Home & School Meeting at 7pm via Zoom
- May 22nd: Elementary District Wide 5th Grade Band & 4th/5th Grade Orchestra at 6pm at Middle School East
- May 24th: Early Dismissal
- May 27th: Memorial Day--No School
- May 29th: 5th Grade Field Trip to Philadelphia
- May 30th: Home & School Fun Fair (Rain Date: May 28th)
- May 31st: 1st Grade Field Trip to Elmwood Park Zoo
- June 5th: 5th Grade End-of-Year Celebration (Rain Date: June 4th)
- June 7th: PVHS Graduation
Below you will find the morning and afternoon times for Field Day, which is this Friday, May 17th. You will also find the times that your child's class will participate in the indoor event in the cafeteria. For safety and space reasons, this indoor event will only be for Evergreen students and staff.
Other important information for Field Day:
- All visitors must sign in at the Visitor Table on the sidewalk near the parking lot. All visitors must have their ID and wear their Evergreen visitor tag at all times. A full schedule of events will be available there.
- Any visitor who would need to enter the building to use the restroom, will need to enter through the main office in the front of the building, using the Raptor system. Visitors must use the restroom located inside the gym.
- Please be sure your child has a water bottle with his/her name on it and sneakers for Field Day.
- If you plan to take your child home with you at 2:35 when Field Day concludes, please use this Google Form to let us know. This form will be available through the afternoon of May 16th. Students leaving at this time will bring their backpacks out with them at the start of the afternoon session and must be signed out at the Visitor Table near the parking lot. Anyone designated to sign out a student, must have their ID. Any parent/guardian who wishes to take their child home at the conclusion of Field Day, but does not complete the Google Form, must come through the main office to sign out their child.
- All cars must be removed from Campus Drive no later than 2:45pm.
AM & PM KIndergarten
Mrs. Sturman and Mrs. Robinson will share specific times and details with the Kindergarten families.
1st to 5th Grades Times:
- Morning Session: 9:20-11:15
- Afternoon Session: 12:40-2:35
Class Times for Indoor Event for Students and Staff Only:
- 9:20-9:45--Mrs. Moccia and Mrs. Capece
- 9:50-10:15--Mrs. Brisar, Mr. McGill, Mrs. Moyer
- 10:20-10:45--Mrs. Lyon, Mrs. Nyce, Mr. Tomlinson
- 10:50-11:15--Mrs. Frantz, Mrs. Thorpe, Mrs. Storm
- 12:40-1:05--Mrs. Jacoby, Mr. Moore, Mrs. Tor
- 1:10-1:35--Mrs. Barnes, Mrs. Stankus, Mrs. Dale
- 1:40-2:05--Mrs. Eliasson, Ms. Petschelt, Mr. Lycosky
- 2:10-2:35--Mrs. Maher, Ms. Kraenbring
If your family is moving this summer and your child/children will not be returning to Evergreen, please click HERE to complete the Google form to let us know. Thank you!
May is here and that means it's time to get ready for Fun Fair!! Evergreen Home & School is excited for another fun (and free!) event and we hope you'll be able to help us "Pop Into Summer" by volunteering to help.
Volunteers MUST HAVE CLEARANCES on file with the school.
If you sign up for multiple time slots and they overlap with your child's class time, we will have coverage so you can step away to visit with them. Also, volunteers can bring younger siblings at no charge.
If you have any questions or if you aren't able to make your schedule work with the listed time slots but you still want to volunteer, send an email to carrie.homeandschool@gmail.com and I can help you out.
Thank you....we can't pull this off without your support!!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0A4AAEA92EA2FA7-49273916-evergreen
The following foods will be served at the Fun Fair on May 30th (rain date May 28th). If your child has a food allergy, please let your child's teacher know if he/she cannot have one or more of the foods listed below by Friday, May 24th.
Philly Pretzels Nutrition & Allergen Information:
Pretzel Dough Ingredients
Bleached Enriched Flour (Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin, Iron, Potassium Bromate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Water, Dough Conditioner (Wheat Flour, Mono & Diglycerides, Guar Gum, Whey [milk], Corn Flour, Soybean Oil, Potassium Bromate, Natural and Artificial Flavors, L-cysteine, Enzymes), Yeast.
Allergen Information
Please be aware that our pretzels contain wheat and whey (a dairy by-product). Both are known allergens. We also bake our pretzels on equipment that could come in contact with seeds (poppy & sesame). Lastly, please note that our pretzel dogs and sausages contain cheese
Italian Ice Ingredients:
- Lemon ingredients: water, sugar, high fructose corn syrup, natural lemon flavor, citric acid, propylene glycol, gum tragacanth
- Cherry ingredients: Water, Sugar, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Artificial Flavors, Citric Acid, Xanthan Gum, Cellulose Gum, Guar Gum, Red 40
- Blue Raspberry ingredients: Water, Sugar, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Artificial Flavors, Citric Acid, Xanthan Gum, Cellulose Gum, Guar Gum, Blue 1
Dollar Tree Brim's Butter Flavored Popcorn Ingredients:
Popcorn, refined soybean oil, salt, artificial flavor, artificial color (beta carotene and corn oil with tocopherol (antioxidant), ascorbyl palmitate (antioxidant), citric acid (preservative)
PV is embarking on an exciting pilot and we would appreciate your input! Our transportation company, STA, is implementing Versatrans My Stop, a school bus tracking app designed to provide real-time updates for bus location and arrival time.
The app seamlessly integrates GPS technology to automatically update the current location of the bus, proving invaluable during inclement weather or traffic delays. Additionally, families can opt to receive instant notifications regarding any disruptions to the scheduled arrival time. With GPS data continuously updating in near real-time, the app ensures accurate information on the bus’s whereabouts, with the scheduled arrival time dynamically adjusted to reflect encountered delays.
The free My Stop app is available for both Android and Apple devices.
To view your child(ren)’s bus information, follow the steps below:
- Download the My Stop app by searching for ‘Versatrans MyStop’ in your app store
- Select Perkiomen Valley School District from the initial screen
- Log in using the following credentials specific to tparr@gmail.com:
- Username: 123456
- Password: TESTER
- Log in using the following credentials specific to tparr@gmail.com:
- Username: 123456
- Password: TESTER
- Log in using the following credentials specific to tparr@gmail.com:
For assistance, reach out to helpdesk@pvsd.org
May 8th to May 15th
At the Montgomery County Intermediate Unit (MCIU), we coordinate an annual Mathematics Tournament around the 24® Game – a favorite among teachers and students.
The MCIU is excited to help First In Math get the word out about the launch of a new initiative to get kids and adults in a community to talk about and engage with math in a fun way. It is called the ZIP CODE Challenge.
This is a one week event starting on May 8 and ending May 15. ANYONE can access the First In Math site at no cost. Login is simple:
- Navigate to www.firstinmath.com Use your school zip code as the user ID. (Our school zip code is: 19426)
- The password for everyone is: lovemath
All math problems solved will accrue to that zip code. Help First in Math find the most math loving Zip code in Montgomery County! All schools in the winning Zip code will receive prizes from First in Math.
There is no obligation to participate in this event.
Yearbooks can now be ordered through Friday, May 10th by using this link:
https://link.entourageyearbooks.com/my/PVEvergreenElem
We would love for you to submit photos for possible inclusion in the 2023-2024 yearbook!
- You can email photo submissions to: pvevergreenyearbook@gmail.com
- Please send school related activity photos or sports photos only.
- Please label your submissions with what event they are associated with. (Examples: First Day, 3rd Grade (teacher) Classroom party, Winterfest, etc).
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)
Email powerpacks@pvsd.org with any questions.
May is Mental Health Awareness and Physical Fitness & Sports Month! PVSD is thrilled to celebrate health and wellness within our community, with families, and students. We will be participating in a Green Light Campaign, lighting the way for health and wellness.
During the month of May, we will be engaging in a calendar wellness challenge that focuses on physical and mental wellness. For more information, click here!
Ensuring the safety for our students, staff, and visitors is a top priority.
It is important that students learn how to be safe. During April and May classrooms will review our various safety protocols. We will also practice the different Standard Response Protocols including the Hold, Secure, Shelter, Lockdown, and Evacuate safety drills. Student friendly and age-appropriate language is used.
For more information about our emergency preparedness, please visit https://iloveuguys.org/The-Standard-Response-Protocol.html
Just a reminder!! PA state law requires a medical examination for all students in sixth grade. It is recommended that this examination be performed by your family physician since he/she can best evaluate your child’s health and update immunizations. An examination completed on or after July 1, 2022 (up to one year prior to the student’s entry into sixth grade) will suffice. The physical exam report (distributed to all 5th-grade students ) is to be returned to your child’s school nurse by the first week of the 2023-2024 school year.
It is a good idea to make a copy for your records.
Please note: The PA Department of Health immunization recommendations for this age group include 1 dose of tetanus, diphtheria, acellular pertussis (Tdap), and 1 dose of meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MCV). These vaccines will be required for entrance into 7th grade unless a letter of exemption is on file.
Thank you!
Mrs. McOwen
Evergreen Attendance Line
Call: 610-409-9751 and press #1
Email: EVAttendance@pvsd.org
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