Dear Albert Schweitzer community,

January has been a busy and productive month for learning and assessing student growth! Students completed middle-of-the-year i-Ready assessments in math and reading. K-2 and additional students in Grades 3/4 also had reading skills assessed on DIBELS. This data is helpful in understanding current levels of students and designing appropriate instruction to target growth. Please be sure to view below on accessing your child's data through LinkIt!, our district data warehouse.

February is also 'Healthy Heart Month!' Friday, February 7th is National GO RED Day. Once again, Schweitzer will wear red to raise awareness for cardiovascular health and raise money for the America Heart Association. Please have your child wear red and bring a donation to school on Friday. ($1-$5 suggested donation) Families can also donate directly to the PTO Venmo (@Albert-SchweitzerPTO). Please just indicate 'Schweitzer GO RED' on the Venmo message.

We just hosted our Scholastic Book Fair. What a success! We put approximately 1,500 books in the hands of our students. Amazing! Families have until Thursday, February 6th to go online to our Albert Schweitzer Scholastic website to purchase books that provide Scholastic Dollars for our school. Our Title I Literacy night for grades 3 & 4 was also a huge success. Thank you to those families that joined us for the event, and thank you for your home/school partnership.

Here's to Happy Reading and Healthy Hearts!

Dr. Amy Orlando

Principal

February 3rd, 4th, & 5th-EAGLES Spirit Days-GO BIRDS!
February 7th-Albert Schweitzer Sweetheart Dance (6:30-8:00 pm)

February 7th-National GO RED Day & American Heart Association Fundraiser
February 14th-Early Dismissal 11:00 am (Professional Development in PM for Teachers)
February 17th-DISTRICT CLOSED (President's Day)
February 18th-NO SCHOOL (Teacher Professional Development)
March 31-NO SCHOOL (Eid-al-Fitr)

The 2025 Scholastic Book Fair was a hit with students and families. Sales this year were $11,000! This means that approximately 1,500 books were put into the hands of our students. Thank you to all the families that supported your child purchasing books. From the sales, we earned 50% in Scholastic Dollars that go right back into our school. Thank you!

We are excited to announce that our annual Sweetheart Dance is Friday, February 7th! Flyers were sent home on Thursday, and it is also attached below. All payments w/forms are due by this Wednesday, February 4th. Be sure to 'dress to impress.' There will be selfie stations, teacher raffle baskets, and a 50/50, so please come ready to purchase and take part in winning some awesome prizes! All proceeds come back to our school. We are also looking forward to more parent participation at this year's dance, so adults, please come ready to be involved!

Albert Schweitzer is raising money for our annual GO RED fundraiser for the American Heart Association. Friday, February 7th is also National GO RED Day! Students and staff are encouraged to wear red and donate $1-$5 for the cause. Let's see if we can beat last year's donation of $501! GO RED Donations can also be sent to the PTO Venmo (@Albert-SchweitzerPTO). Please just indicate 'Schweitzer GO RED' on the Venmo message.

As a Title I school, it's important that we keep families and our school community well informed about activities and important information related to Title I. Please enjoy the most recent Title I Family Engagement Newsletter below.

Albert Schweitzer Elementary's Roaring Readers celebrated a love of literacy and encouraged family engagement on Wednesday evening, January 29. Students from Grades 3 and 4 participated in a Title I Literacy Night full of fun activities, take-home materials, and a student showcase. Schweitzer reading specialists and third and fourth grade teachers hosted sessions on comparing/contrasting, building vocabulary, and retelling. Families learned how to make reading fun and walked away with great ideas to support literacy in the home. Students showcased their love of reading by dressing as their favorite character/author, reading from a favorite book, or creating a book project to show to families. Students and families also visited the Book Fair as part of the event.

Calling all girls in third and fourth grade! Please click the link below to review the 'Girls on the Run' flyer. If you are interested, please be sure to register.

Girls on the Run (GOTR) is a national non-profit organization that focuses on girls in third through fifth grades. The program focuses on developing competence, confidence, connection, character, and contribution in young girls through lessons that incorporate running and other physical activities. The program is run by Albert Schweitzer staff who are trained as GOTR coaches. Mrs. Moyer and Mrs. Dupoldt are the lead coaches, and there are many other staff members that are volunteer coaches that join each week as well. It is a wonderful opportunity for our students to build confidence, set goals, and make new friends!

As we use our new communication platform, you will receive school notifications via email messages, texts, and voicemails through SchoolMessenger. Email communication will come from broadcasts@schoolmessengermail.com. Please DO NOT 'Unsubscribe' from these emails.

The Curriculum & Instruction Department is excited to introduce LinkIt! Student Portal, a valuable tool that allows parents and guardians to access their student's data with ease. Through this portal, you will be able to view your child’s performance on both benchmark and state assessments, along with a variety of other local assessments.

Click the parent letter below as well as the step-by-step instructions on how to access your child's data through LinkIt!.

Albert Schweitzer Science Fair

NESHAMINY S.T.E.A.M. EXPO

Thursday, April 10, 2025

6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Neshaminy High School

Kindergarten through 6th grade students

Third grade is currently running a science exploration about growing plants without soil. Hydroponics allows our plants to get everything they normally get from the soil, from the water instead.

Students have currently germinated romaine lettuce seeds and are preparing to transplant them into our Kratky Tub, which is filled with nutrients, water and air. Students are estimated to harvest their lettuce heads around the start of Spring Break, April 16th. Stay tuned!

*Above are pictures from Mr. Ponza's third grade classroom.

Students in 4th grade researched and wrote an expository essay on an animal of their choosing. Each class went through the writing process and became authors and illustrators of published books. Caregivers were invited to come and listen to each student read their writing piece. They enjoyed signing books like real authors and received a certificate.

Recess is a time for students to get fresh air, get a movement break, and socialize with friends. Please talk to your child about what they are choosing to do at recess. We are providing reminders of appropriate and safe play at recess so that it remains fun for everyone. Students will be reviewing with teachers reminders of expected behaviors including rules and expectations of games and being safe by keeping hands and feet to self. We appreciate your support by talking about this with your child(ren) at home. Thank you.

Mrs. Moyer's School Counselor Website

https://www.neshaminy.org/domain/1464

Click the Winter newsletter from Mrs. Moyer below.

Support Albert Schweitzer Elementary by ordering from Fritz's Bakery through the Albert Schweitzer PTO!

• $12 per Voucher, valid for 6 months after date Issued.
• Vouchers valid for a Half Dozen of Sticky Buns (All Varieties Included).
• Redeemable at the Langhorne or Bensalem location.

PTO Officers for 2024-2025

President - Erica Saxton

Vice President - Vicki Barnes-Lee

Treasurer - Jessica Ozdemir

Recording Secretaries - Devon Wills, Nicole Frazzetto, & Christina Trama

Corresponding Secretary - Sara Trainor

Parliamentarians - Chirag Shah & Matthew Dupree

Below are two easy ways to earn cash for our school through "Give Back" programs.

1. Box Tops For Education:-Cash can be earned for our school through this program in a variety of ways, the box top for education app allows users to earn cash for their school by purchasing products that participate in this program and scanning your receipts in the app or emailing your digital receipt. You can also earn by connecting your account to participating retailers, such as Walmart and making purchases at those retailers, in addition, cash can be earned through periodic bonus box opportunities found on the app. Our school will receive a check twice yearly in December and April.

Steps to start earning:

1. Download the Box Tops App to your mobile device.

2. Register for an account: In order to start earning for your school and access the features of the app you must register for an account. Membership is free!

3. SHOP! Purchase box top for education products

4. SCAN your physical receipt. Scan your full receipt in the app within 14 days of the date of purchase.

5. Connect accounts. Connect participating retailer accounts to your account in the app (ex: Walmart)

6. E-receipts and receipts for online purchases (grocery pick-ups or delivery), visit the app for more details, including participating retailers and other restrictions.

Our school can earn up to $20,000 cash per year through this program beginning March 2 and runs through March 1 of the following year. We all shop and this is a great way to earn for our school and give back to our kids.

2. REDNER'S RECEIPTS-Our school can earn 1% back on the save-a-tape totals on your receipts.

Steps

1. Save your Redner's receipts

2. Send in your receipts in an envelope with your child’s room number and teachers name marked PTO

3. Help your child earn incentive prizes!

This save-a-tape program is a wonderful opportunity to give back to our school and provide fun opportunities for our kids.

Mystery Motivator:

Jimmy Stemme-Ms. Supowitz/Grade K

Principal: Dr. Amy Orlando

aorlando@neshaminy.org

Secretary: Mrs. Carey Franklin

cfranklin@neshaminy.org
Clerk Typist: Ms. Dorie Beisel
cbeisel@neshaminy.org

Website: https://www.neshaminy.org/ses

Location: 30 Harmony Road, Levittown, PA, USA

Phone: 215-809-6380

Facebook: facebook.com/Schweitzeres

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/