Doe Run Parent Newsletter

One of the things I love about this time of the year are the morning sunrises at Doe Run. Some mornings we are blessed with a beautiful view of the sun rising through the tree line to the east and slowly creeping up to silhouette the Kreider’s tower. This morning was cloudy and no sunrise could be seen. Ugh! I initially wished the clouds away as they were taking away what is normally a real treat in the morning. However, then I started thinking, although the clouds blocked the sun today, it is the clouds that typically make for such a powerful sight as the sun’s rays bounce from various edges of the thousands of clouds to provide a canvas bursting with color. For me, the clouds represent the challenges, unexpected changes, and difficult days that we experience in education and life. We may wish those clouds away because they sometimes make our work harder or prevent us from seeing the progress we hope to see. Like the clouds in a sunrise, however, it is often the challenges that create the conditions for our most meaningful moments of growth.

I hope you have a month filled with amazing sunrises, clouds and all,

Art

Congratulations to Micah Glass, our 3rd Grade Learner of the Month for Doe Run from Miss Coller's class.

Congratulations to our Perseverance Character Champions for October! For November, our character trait is Gratitude.

11/6 - Picture Retake Day

11/9 - PTO Meeting 6:30pm in A101

11/13 - Family House Day - Wear your House color

11/23 - Progress/badging reports sent home

11/23 - Conferences 5-8pm

11/24 - Early Dismissal 11:15 (3 hours early)

11/24 - Conferences 12-3 and 5-8

11/25-11/27 - Vacation - NO SCHOOL

11/25-11/27 - No school for students.

We are testing our Emergency Communications System on Friday, October 30, 2026 at 4:00PM. Family members and emergency contacts will received an email, phone call, AND text message indicating a TEST of the system.

If you or your emergency contacts did not receive this communication, you will need to:

1. Check the information listed in PowerSchool to ensure we have current contact information for all parties. Contact your child's school if changes are needed with your contact information.
2. Check to see that you have not blocked the District's main phone number, 717-664-8540, and/or add the number to your phone's contact list. You will need to do the same for the building numbers where your child/children attend.

High School: 717-664-8400

Middle School: 717-664-1700

Doe Run: 717-665-8800

Baron: 717-665-8900

Picture Day ID for Nov. 6th: EVTW4GFNM

If you would like your child to have their picture retaken, please return the entire picture packet and let your child's teacher know so he/she can send your child to the photographer that morning. If your child was absent on Picture Day, he/she will have their picture taken. If you had already selected a package and paid, nothing else is needed.

To schedule a conference time with your child’s teacher, please utilize the online scheduling program - Meet the Teacher.

Monday, 11/24:

5:00-7:00 pm - IN-PERSON

7:00-8:00 pm Virtual/Zoom

Tuesday, 11/25:

12:00-2:00 pm IN-PERSON

2:00-3:00 pm Virtual/Zoom

5:00-7:00 pm - IN-PERSON

7:00-8:00 pm Virtual/Zoom

The link will be open starting Saturday, November 7th - we will be sending out a Blackboard message on 11/6 with instructions and the link to sign up. Feel free to schedule additional meetings with various other teachers that are involved in your child’s education for music, physical education, health, art, or library. Special Education teachers, Speech Pathologists, and our Reading Specialists will also be available.

Did you know, if your child is absent from school, you can email the excuse to drattendance@manheimcentral.org

It's only November and our Lost and Found is already overflowing! When you come in for Conferences or a Baron Breakfast, please take a moment and look over the items to see if anything belongs to your kids. To help us keep our Lost and Found at a minimum, please label coats and lunchboxes with last names. This enables us to return items to students when they are left behind or left on the bus. Many children have the same (or similar looking) jackets and take the wrong one by mistake. If names are in the coats we can switch them back. Also - periodically check the name in the jackets to be sure you have the correct one.

Hello Doe Run Families!

Each year seems to fly by so quickly; it’s nice to have a keepsake to remember all the fun we had throughout the year. The Doe Run Yearbook is ready to accept orders for the 2026-2027 school year! The price of this year’s yearbook is currently $20 but will increase to $25 on November 21, so order now to lock in the lowest price!

If you wish to purchase a yearbook, please click on the following link and search for “Doe Run Elementary School": Jostens Yearbook Order Link. You will then be prompted to complete information regarding your child/teacher. The Jostens website defaults to select add-ons such as personalizing the cover and adding autograph pages. If you do not want these add-ons, you will need to deselect those as you proceed through your order. As a reminder, all learners who would like a yearbook will need to purchase one. If this is a financial hardship for your family, Jostens does offer payment plan options! Please let us know if you have any questions.

Thank you,

Ms. Pells & Ms. Carter, Doe Run Yearbook Co-Advisors

pellsm@manheimcentral.org

cartera@manheimcentral.org

Lunch menus can be found under Quick Links for Parents on the district website. This page also gives you links to a Superkids Nutrition Newsletter and Tips, and also a Harvest of the Month information sheet.

Our doors open at 7:15 and close at 7:44. Classes start at 7:45 so if you are dropping off after that time, they will need to be walked in.

If your child needs to eat breakfast and is a car rider - they should be dropped off before 7:30 so they have time to eat and get to class by 7:45.

The office receives many bus notes each day. In order for us to inform the correct buses of the changes, please include the following:

All notes should include:

• Student's first AND last name (we have many learners with the same first name)
• Legible parent name and teacher
• Bus number if you know it

This helps us get the correct student on the correct bus.

If a child is going home with another student, BOTH parents must send a note giving permission.

The Manheim Central School District Art Show will be open March 11th 5-8pm and March 12th 8am-3pm at the Manheim Farm Show Complex! Artwork made by K-12 learners will be on display for all members of the community to see. All grade levels will participate in making a collaborative piece of artwork so that all learners have at least one piece in the show. In addition, some learners' artwork will be chosen to showcase their individual work. All artwork that is displayed in the Art Show is artwork that has been made at school in art class. If you have any questions, please reach out!

Thank you, we hope to see you there.😊 - Ms. Pells & Mrs. Gassew

As we approach the season of potential inclement weather, information regarding Flexible Instructional Days can be found on the district website at the following link: Flexible Instructional Days

Website: www.manheimcentral.org
Location: 281 Doe Run Road, Manheim, PA, USA
Phone: (717)665-8800