This & That at Red Mill
What a month April was! We kicked off PSSAs with our Mario theme, competed in Math 24 at Newberry, hosted an AMAZING STEAM night, showed off our athleticism at Special Olympics and even welcomed ABC27 to our PSSA kick-off assembly!
May always proves to be one of (if not the busiest) months we have all school year. Please closely review everything that we have in store... as is always the case, we hope to see you at one of our upcoming events! This will conclude our 2023-2024 newsletters. We will be back with another update in early/mid July. For our families moving on to the intermediate buildings next school year, we wish you nothing but the best-- you will be missed!
5/6 – PTO Meeting 6:30pm here at Red Mill in the library
5/7 – 4th Grade Field Trip to Landis Valley
5/8 – Open House/PTO Family Picnic- our doors will be open from 6-7pm. More information can be found below!
5/16 – McTeacher Night from 4-7pm at our local Etters McDonalds- come on out! A percentage of proceeds benefit our PTO
5/17 – 1st Grade Field Trip to ZooAmerica
5/22 – 5th Grade Field Trip to Philadelphia
5/23 – Field Day (rain date 6/5)
5/24 – Remote Learning Day--
Teachers will provide asynchronous work for students equal to a half day of instruction. Student work may be completed on the Remote Learning Day or anytime prior to the next in person day. Students will not attend Zoom sessions and all students will be marked present unless reported as absent by their parent or guardian.
5/27 – No School/Memorial Day
5/29- Spring Concert at Red Land (additional information can be found below)
5/30 – Fun Run (this is for the students during the school day to celebrate the completion of our spring PTO fundraiser-- additional information can be found below)
5/31 – Kindergarten end of year Celebration 9:30am/2:15pm
This applies to kindergarten and their families. For the morning session, visitors can begin congregating in the vestibule at 9:15am. For the afternoon session, visitors can begin congregating at 2pm. Shortly after those arrival times, staff members will be there to greet the visitors and point them in the direction of the celebration.
6/3 – PTO Meeting 6:30pm in the Red Mill library
6/4 – 3rd Grade Field Trip to Lake Tobias
6/4 – 5th Grade Awards Ceremony 9:30am
This applies to 5th grade families. We ask that visitors begin congregating in the vestibule at 9:15am. Staff members will be there to greet attendees and help get them pointed in the right direction.
6/7 – Last day of school-- 12PM Dismissal-- No PM Kindergarten or Lunch
6/21 – End of year grades available in Powerschool
From our PTO
- The teachers enjoyed the Shake it off Smoothie Bar and sent their thanks to the PTO for carrying it out!
- The Spring Fundraiser "Dolphin Dash" information is being sent home with students late this week. Please consider helping us raise funds this spring!
- Teacher appreciation week is May 6 to the 10th ... our PTO would like to extend their sincere appreciation to all of our teachers and staff for their excellent care of our students throughout the year! PTO is planning a Nacho Average Teacher Bar and There is no SUBstitute for you Lunches that week.
Character Strong
May's Character Trait: Creativity
Get ready for some fun as we focus on Creativity this month! One way to think about Creativity is “using your imagination to create something new or solve a problem.” Opportunities to be Creative are all around us and we look forward to exploring those this month. For additional information regarding CharacterStrong, including our middle school monthly traits, please visit our CharacterStrong & Social Emotional Learning website.
Stay Connected
We will be back with another update over the summer in early/mid July. In the meantime, be sure to check us out through both Instagram and Twitter (@RMDolphins)!
Thank you for your continued support and engagement. We hope to see you soon!
Ryan P. Deveney
Principal, Red Mill Elementary School
T: 717.938.3778
E-mail: RDeveney@wssd.k12.pa.us
Kevin J. Scharlau
Assistant Principal, Red Mill Elementary School
T: 717.938.3778
E-mail: KScharlau@wssd.k12.pa.us
