Richland Elementary School

Dear Richland Families,

I hope you're enjoying this beautiful weekend! It's not too late to get tickets to our annual Fall Fest tonight. See below for more details. You are also invited to QCSD's Math Night this Tuesday at the High School. Come and hear about K-12 math curriculum. Details are in this newsletter.

Do you have aluminum tabs? Richland's PTO is once again collecting them for donation to Ronald McDonald House charaties. The class that collects the most tabs in our October challenge will win a special prize!. Last year Richland collected 250 pounds of tabs!

On Saturday, October 25, our PTO is sponsoring our first Family Photo Fundraiser. Due to a great response, new day time slots were just added! Check out more details below.

Schools are closed on November 3 for parent conferences and November 4 for Election Day. Please see your child's teacher to sign up for day time conference slots. Teachers will offer in person, virtual, or phone options. Please take this opportunity to discuss your child's progress for the school year so far. As always, we appreciate your partnership in your child's education!

Enjoy your week!

Nicole Zuerblis

Richland Principal

Richland Elementary School's 3rd Annual Fall Fest

Where: Hausman Fruit Farm 2824 Limeport Pike, Coopersburg, PA 18036

When: Sunday, October 19, 2025

Time: 5:00-8:30 PM

Richland Elementary will have a Halloween Parade on Friday, October 31! Students are invited to dress in costumes and parade with their classes in the back of the school on the blacktop beginning at 2:30 (weather permitting). Family members may view the parade in designated areas.

Please note:

• Students should not wear costumes to school. They should bring costumes with their name and teacher’s name clearly marked.

• Costumes depicting any violence or horror as seen in the movies, on the news, or in comics, are not permitted.

• Weapons of any kind, including metal, plastic, wood and cardboard are not permitted.

• Costumes should reflect age appropriate characters.

Students should not wear costumes to school. They will be provided classroom time to dress in costumes in preparation for the parade.

In order to help ensure the safety and well-being of all our students and staff members, the following procedures will be followed:

• Parents/Guardians can watch the parade in the back of the school. No visitors will be permitted in classrooms before or after the parade.

• The parade will begin promptly at 2:30, and students will walk by grade level.

• Fall classroom celebrations will occur after the parade. Only those parents who are volunteering to help with classroom celebrations will be permitted into the building. Teachers will notify those parents and provide the office a list of parents who are assisting with classroom celebrations before or after the parade.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation with these procedures. Our concern is for the safety and well-being of our students and staff members. We hope this is an enjoyable day for everyone!

If you do not wish to have your child participate in the parade or the classroom activities that follow, please send a note or complete the form below or let your classroom teacher know. Your child will be provided with an alternate activity not related to this event.

-----------------------------------------------------Halloween Exemption Form------------------------------------------------------

Please return to school

Child’s name______________________________________

Grade/Teacher____________________________________

________I do not want my child to participate in Halloween activities on 10/31.

Parent/Guardian’s signature_________________________

We’d love to give a shoutout to the local small businesses who support Richland and our community.

If you’d like your small business featured on our socials, fill out this Google form. We appreciate YOU and all the ways small businesses give back!

Please complete this trip form to request up to 5 days (per school year) be excused for a family trip. Please note that these dates count toward total absences for the school year. Per our attendance policy, if a student is absent from school for 10 days throughout the year, regardless of the reason, any future absences require a doctor's note.

The Quakertown Community School District is now a full Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) district, and therefore, all students, K-12, qualify to receive free breakfast and lunch meals at school. Online/paper applications are no longer required to be processed for meal eligibility. Families that have been directly certified by the state will receive an email notification to file for their records.

Please note, this does not include a la carte items or second meals -- students would need funds in their cafeteria accounts for these types of purchases.

If your students have funds available in their cafeteria accounts and will not be purchasing a la carte items or second meals during the 2025-2026 school year, a parent/guardian on file in PowerSchool may request a refund. Please email sreiss@qcsd.org with each student's name, grade and mailing address for confirmation. Checks will only be made payable to a parent/guardian on file in PowerSchool. Please allow 3-4 weeks for processing the refund from the time of request.

If you have additional questions or concerns, please email the Business Office secretary at sreiss@qcsd.org.

Dear Richland Families,

Fall brings beautiful leaves—and unfortunately seasonal allergies. Ragweed pollen, mold, and dust can cause sneezing, itchy eyes, and runny noses. Here are a few quick prevention tips and a few helpful links.

Prevention:

Keep windows closed on high pollen days.

Shower after outdoor activities where exposure to pollen is high.

Ask your child’s doctor if symptoms last more than a week.

Helpful sites:

CHOP Information on allergies

American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology information on allergies.

Pollen Forecast for our area

What is Hay Fever?

Together, we can help our students enjoy a healthy fall.

Yours in health,

Dave Chavez

Certified School Nurse

Estimadas familias de Richland:

El otoño trae consigo hermosas hojas, pero desafortunadamente, alergias estacionales. El polen de ambrosía, el moho y el polvo pueden causar estornudos, picazón en los ojos y goteo nasal. Aquí encontrará algunos consejos rápidos de prevención y enlaces útiles.

Prevención:

Mantenga las ventanas cerradas en días con alto nivel de polen.

Dúchese después de realizar actividades al aire libre donde la exposición al polen sea alta.

Consulte al médico de su hijo si los síntomas duran más de una semana.

Sitios útiles:

Información sobre alergias del CHOP

Información sobre alergias del Colegio Americano de Alergia, Asma e Inmunología.

Pronóstico de polen para nuestra zona

¿Qué es la fiebre del heno?

Juntos, podemos ayudar a nuestros estudiantes a disfrutar de un otoño saludable.

Atentamente,
Dave Chavez
Enfermero Escolar Certificado

We value your involvement and participation in our programs and trips. We recognize that volunteers can make valuable contributions to the school district and play a vital role which we are grateful for. Definitions of different volunteer categories can be found within QCSD Board Policy 916.

Visit the QCSD website for full volunteer clearance information.

Steps to Volunteer:

1. Visit School Gate Guardian and upload your completed clearances. All volunteers are required to obtain the following clearances prior to volunteering.
2. Upload the following clearances (must be done within the last 5 years):

• State Police Clearance - free
• Child Abuse Clearance - free every 5 years
• FBI Federal Criminal History Report - Volunteer Service code 1KG6ZJ - $23.25
  • Must be through the Department of Human Services for VOLUNTEERS, we can no longer accept Volunteer Clearances through the Department of Education per PDE.
• Act 24 Arrest / Conviction Report - A volunteer has the affirmative obligation to notify the QCSD Human Resources Manager if they are arrested or convicted of a crime after clearances have been initially submitted.
• Volunteer TB Affirmation - Needed if volunteering for LESS than 10 hours a week
• Tuberculosis (TB) Test results - Needed if volunteering for MORE than 10 hours a week
• Board Policy 806 (Child Abuse Awareness and Reporting) Affirmation - Your electronic signature in app-garden serves as your acknowledgment that you have read and understand this policy.

Additional Requirement:

Volunteers who are arrested or convicted of an offense that would constitute grounds for denying employment to school employees or who have been named as a perpetrator in an indicated or founded report of child abuse must notify the school entity in which they volunteer. Failure to do so is a misdemeanor of the third degree.

HAUSMAN FRUIT FARM 5:00-8:30

6:00-7:30 at QUAKERTOWN HIGH SCHOOL

REGISTER AT THE LINK ABOVE

FAMILIES MAY VIEW THE OUTDOOR PARADE

SIGN UP FOR TIMES WITH YOUR CHILD'S TEACHER

ELECTION DAY