AE Weekly Newsletter

Angel Tree is an opportunity to receive gift assistance for Christmas. Angel Tree is open to Annville-Cleona School District students and other preschool aged children who reside in their homes. Families must complete the Google Form by Friday November 7th, 2025.

Gifts will be available for pick up at the Annville-Cleona District Office on Wednesday December 17th and Thursday December 18th between 9 am and 3 pm.

If you have any questions, please reach out to the Social Work Department: kscott@acschools.org or sgergenti@acschools.org. Thank you!

Google Form: https://forms.gle/NAEnyLAhY9s5CnVSA

On Monday, November 17, 2025, a team of diverse stakeholders will assemble to review and revise the Annville-Cleona School District’s Comprehensive Plan, focusing on our mission, vision, shared values, school performance assessments, and setting goals for the future. The last update to our plan occurred in March 2023; per the Pennsylvania Department of Education, our plan must be updated every three years. Planning for continuous improvement of teaching and learning is critically important to ensuring that all students have access to an excellent education that prepares them for college, career, and life. This type of planning is grounded in evidence-based approaches that can both improve student outcomes by allocating resources to programs and practices likely to have a positive impact. Opportunities to create, assess, and adjust throughout the cycle empower our school district to engage stakeholders in the pursuit of a shared vision for student success during planning meetings.

We have invited various parents, teachers, administrators, and community members from across the district to participate in our Comprehensive Plan update. We plan on conducting a collaborative process to ensure we gather feedback from each of our team members. Through this collaborative process, we will discuss the following plan components:

• Academic Standards and Assessment Requirements
• Gifted Education
• Student Services
• New Teacher Induction
• Professional Development

If you are interested in being a part of our Comprehensive Planning Steering Committee, please contact your respective building principal.

We hope that you will be able to join us at 6:00 pm in the High School Media Center on November 17, 2025. Light refreshments will be served.

The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) requires that local education agencies (LEAs) notify parents at the beginning of each school year about their right to request information about their child's teacher's qualifications. For more information, please see the Annual Parent Notice letter below.

11/6: STEM in the community night volunteers needed:

https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/9040D48AEAD2FA6FD0-59779471-stem

11/24: Teacher Conferences Dinner volunteers needed:

https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/9040D48AEAD2FA6FD0-59779720-teacher

12/6: Holiday Craft Event volunteers needed:

https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/9040D48AEAD2FA6FD0-58303410-holiday

As always, please email annvillepto@gmail.com with any questions!

Boys and Girls in grades K-6 are invited to register for Annville Youth League Recreation Basketball. More information and a link to register can be found here:

https://www.annvilleyouth.com/leagues/2025-2026-rec-basketball/16366

Registration closes 10/31/25.

• 11/6 - 6:00-8:00 - STEM in the Community Night
• 11/7 - Picture Retake Day
• 11/11 - Veterans Day Breakfast
• 11/13 - PTO Meeting - 5:00 at AE
• 11/24 - No School - Parent-Teacher Conferences
• 11/25 - No School - Parent-Teacher Conferences
• 11/26-11/28 - No School - Thanksgiving Break

It's been a busy week at AE! See below for some of the events and learning that have taken place!

Everyone at AE has been focusing on strengthening their drawing skills in art class. These third graders are working on pattern pumpkins!

Students were working hard in Mr. Brinser's sixth-grade math class.

Mrs. Balchune's class took a moment to show their appreciation for paraprofessional, Mrs. Riccio, and all she does for their class each day!

Fourth grader, Aiden, wrote a song this week about what he thinks in means to be a Dutchmen!

Third-grade students in Mrs. Popejoy's class used evidence from a story to write from the point of view of a character from the text.

Mrs. Martin's third graders had a busy week! They learned to divide, had a Dutchmen Champion experience with a drone show and tell, and engineered model roofs to withstand hurricane wind and rain.

Students in Mrs. Wilson's fourth-grade science class use Starburst to explore how the weathering and erosion processes impact landforms.

Directing questions and/or concerns to the appropriate person(s) encourages greater collaboration and streamlines the process of answering questions, alleviating concerns, and ensuring that we are all “on the same page”. Please use the document, linked here, to help identify your first contact (and additional points of contact if necessary).

Don't forget to check out the Community Bulletin Page on the District Website for the many events happening in our A-C Community linked here!

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