THE LIONS DEN

Email: aorlando@neshaminy.org
Website: www.neshaminy.org
Location: 30 Harmony Road, Levittown, PA, USA
Phone: 215-809-6380
Facebook: facebook.com/Schweitzeres

I first want to thank everyone from the Schweitzer community for all that they have done to make the holidays special for students and families within our own Schweitzer community. My office and the guidance office was filled to the brim with holiday gift donations thanks to staff and families that adopted families within our own school community. We also had one of our custodians, Hugh Cooperman, that endured a devastating fire that unfortunately took his home. Our staff and local community raised thousands of dollars for the family through GoFundMe, local school collections, and union collections. It is during these unexpected times that our friends and neighbors need us the most. Thank you to our school community for helping so many close to us during this holiday season. Best wishes for a safe and relaxing 2020!

The above photo includes 4 staff members that are huge part of our Holiday Help program at Albert Schweitzer (Kelly Moyer, Danielle Dyas, Charlene Rugg, and Mary Ellen Pulak). This program allows Schweitzer staff members and families to adopt a family to purchase gifts for. Our school community is giving back to our own families including 28 Schweitzer students and 11 families.

This second picture is taken of our Student Ambassadors at Albert Schweitzer that raised almost $1,000 to add to our gift giving to our Schweitzer families. They raise money each morning leading up to the holidays. They then went shopping with Mrs. Mary Ellen Pulak at Target for a variety of gifts including pajamas, blankets, and gifts the children in the families asked for. Students then meet during their recess time to wrap all the gifts.

Below is our additional Honor Roll Thank-yous!
Middletown Township Police Department

Middletown Township Community Foundation

Kiwanis Club of Levittown Bristol Foundation

Albert Schweitzer PTO

Albert Schweitzer Staff

Albert Schweitzer Student Ambassadors

Queen of the Universe Church

The Pulak Family
The Bullick Family

The Rugg Family

The Dyas Family

The Moyer Family

The Stack Family

The Behar Family

The Do Family

The Kelly Family/Village Cuts
The Lauersen Family
The McManus Family

The Mohammed Family

The Needham Family

The Norelli Family

The Simon Family
The Sweeney Family

The Tavares Family

The students and staff at Albert Schweitzer Elementary participated in a school-wide Sing-A-Long on Friday, December 20th. Mrs. Montalvo and Mr. Wells were the MCs of the festive event. We had students and staff sing, play instruments, and even build a real-life Olaf! The staff even joined in at the end to do a spoof on 'Let it Go' and sang 'Let Us Go!' it was a magical afternoon where everyone became a part of the event.

Families,

Winter break is a time to rest and recharge for our students and teachers. Over the winter break, we would like to continue to nurture our readers and encourage them to continue their normal reading routine, even if they aren’t in school every day. The Schweitzer Lions Literacy Challenge has lots of mini-challenges for our younger and older readers to complete. If students complete five challenges in a row, they will be entered into a raffle to win a $10 school store gift card (3 winners total). If students complete ALL challenges on their board, they will be invited to a Hot Cocoa Read-In hosted by Ms. d’Entremont on Monday January 6th. This challenge has a hard due date of Friday January 3rd. Please make sure you’ve signed the challenge board and your child submits it to his/her teacher by that date. Happy reading!!

*Reading Challenge Board Sent Home and Also Attached to Email

The 3rd and 4th grade orchestra along with the 4th grade Chorus and Neshaminy Kids Club sang to families to bring the holidays alive on Monday, December 16th. Special thanks to Mrs. Carly Lewis and Mrs. Lizz Montalvo for leading the students in a beautiful winter concert!

On Wednesday, December 4th, students and families were invited to a free craft night to create several winter crafts to be used as decorations or gifts. There were many craft stations set up around the cafeteria, and families were able to make their way around to the various craft stations to “Make and Take” crafts for home. Hot chocolate was available for all, and it was a festive way to begin the December holiday season! To give back, families also brought non-perishable food items that will be donated to Family Services of Bucks County Food Pantry.

On November 26th, the students in Stacey Flynn’s first grade class celebrated Thanksgiving poetry with family and friends. Since September, they have been working hard to “act out the words with their voice”. The celebration highlighted all of the work that they have been doing to develop fluency and expression skills. Each group of students practiced reading their poem then added actions that helped convey the meaning. The class celebrated all of their hard work by sharing Thanksgiving desserts baked fresh that morning by the first graders in G-6!

Thank you to all the families, students, teachers and staff that helped make our holiday shop a success this year. We hope that the students enjoyed their gift from the PTO and enjoyed making purchases for their families and friends. General PTO meetings will resume in the new year on Monday evenings. Our first meeting will be Monday, January 27th at 6:30 pm. We will be sending home a calendar of events for the rest of the school year when school resumes. Keep an eye out for it in the beginning of January. All of our upcoming events are also listed on the Facebook page.

Upcoming Dates to Remember

School Store- January 9th

Family Movie Night- January 10th (more info to come)

Panera Dine Out Night-January 16th

Bounce U School Fundraiser- January 24th (Flyer will be sent home)

PTO meeting- January 27th 6:30pm in the library

We would like to wish everyone a Happy and Healthy Holiday Season! We look forward to seeing you in the New Year.

ASPTO Board

Kindergarten registration for the 2020-2021 School Year is now open. Please register online and make sure to enter 2020-2021 as the school year. REGISTER BY MARCH 1, 2020 TO GUARANTEE PLACEMENT IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER ONLINE: https://hac.neshaminy.org/eo_parent/User/Login.aspx

• To be eligible for Kindergarten, children must be five (5) years of age on or before September 1st.
• To be eligible for First Grade, children must be six (6) years of age on or before September 1st.

All registrations are by appointment only. No walk-in registrations are accepted.

• Prior to an appointment being scheduled you must register online and complete an onlineapplication.
• After your application has been reviewed, you will be contacted to schedule an appointment.

All registration appointments are conducted at the Pupil Services Office located at:
Maple Point Middle School
2250 Langhorne-Yardley Road
Langhorne, PA 19047

You may email any questions to registrar@neshaminy.org or contact the Central Registration Office at 215-809-6547.

This is a reminder that students should not be dropped off at Albert Schweitzer before 8:50 a.m. every day. If you drop your child off before then, there is no adult supervision outside of our school building. For the safety of your children, please do not drop off and leave your child before 8:50 a.m. Doors open promptly at that time.

Also, car riders are to get out on the passengers side of the car. No children should be getting out of the vehicle on the driver's side of the vehicle. This is to ensure the safety of all students.

If you want to walk your children up to the door, you need to enter the walker door at the horseshoe in the front of the building. No cars are to park in the back and then walk children up to the back doors. Thank you for helping keep our children safe.

December 23rd thru January 1st-SCHOOLS CLOSED (Winter Break)

January 2nd-School Resumes

January 9th-School Store

January 10th-Family Movie Night

January 16th-Panera Dine Out Night

January 20th-NO SCHOOL (Martin Luther King Jr. Day)

Bounce U Fundraiser-January 24th

January 27th-PTO Meeting in the Library at 6:30 pm

We are working hard to keep our Albert Schweitzer Facebook page updated with lots of photos from school events. Please be sure to visit our site often and 'Like' our page!

https://www.facebook.com/schweitzeres/

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