Dear Evergreen Families,
The students in grades 3-5 have shown great dedication in completing their PSSAs over the past two weeks. We're incredibly proud of their perseverance!
As you scroll down you will find important information about our upcoming Home & School Fun Fair. If you are interested in volunteering, please click on the Sign-Up Genius link. There is also a list of the foods along with their ingredients that will be served to the children during the Fun Fair. If you do not want your child to have any of these foods, please email your child's teacher by Friday, May 24th.
We have many upcoming events this Spring. Please scroll down to view a list of important dates for the coming weeks.
A quick snapshot of what you can find in this newsletter is listed below.
"Obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it."--Michael Jordan
Have a wonderful weekend!
Kind regards,
Sharon Franciosa
Principal, Evergreen Elementary School
- Week of May 6th
- May Lunch Menu
- Important Upcoming Dates
- Not Returning to Evergreen for the 24-25 School Year?
- Fun Fair: Volunteers Needed
- Fun Fair: Food Ingredients
- PE Field Day Spirit Week
- School Bus Tracking App
- MCIU: First in Math Zip Code Challenge
- Evergreen Yearbooks Now on Sale
- Evergreen in Pictures
- Summer Power Packs Information
- Berman Museum Family Night
- New Garden at Middle School East
- May is Mental Health Awareness Month
- Spring Review & Practice of Safety Protocols
- Physical Exam Reminder for 5th Grade Parents
- Mountain Bike Try-It--May 16th at 6pm
- Full Day Kindergarten Online Registration Is Open
- Now Hiring for the Summer
- PV Hall of Fame--Now Accepting Applications
- How to Translate the Newsletter
- May 6th-May 10th: Grades 3-5 PSSA Makeups
- May 10th: Evergreen & Schwenksville 5th Grade Colonial Fair at Schwenksville
- May 17th: Field Day (Rain Date: May 16th)
- May 21st: Home & School Meeting at 7pm via Zoom
- May 22nd: Elementary District Wide 5th Grade Band & 4th/5th Grade Orchestra at 6pm at Middle School East
- May 24th: Early Dismissal
- May 27th: Memorial Day--No School
- May 29th: 5th Grade Field Trip to Philadelphia
- May 30th: Home & School Fun Fair (Rain Date: May 28th)
- May 31st: 1st Grade Field Trip to Elmwood Park Zoo
- June 5th: 5th Grade End-of-Year Celebration (Rain Date: June 4th)
- June 7th: PVHS Graduation
If your family is moving this summer and your child/children will not be returning to Evergreen, please click HERE to complete the Google form to let us know. Thank you!
May is here and that means it's time to get ready for Fun Fair!! Evergreen Home & School is excited for another fun (and free!) event and we hope you'll be able to help us "Pop Into Summer" by volunteering to help.
Volunteers MUST HAVE CLEARANCES on file with the school.
If you sign up for multiple time slots and they overlap with your child's class time, we will have coverage so you can step away to visit with them. Also, volunteers can bring younger siblings at no charge.
If you have any questions or if you aren't able to make your schedule work with the listed time slots but you still want to volunteer, send an email to carrie.homeandschool@gmail.com and I can help you out.
Thank you....we can't pull this off without your support!!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0A4AAEA92EA2FA7-49273916-evergreen
The following foods will be served at the Fun Fair on May 30th (rain date May 28th). If your child has a food allergy, please let your child's teacher know if he/she cannot have one or more of the foods listed below by Friday, May 24th.
Philly Pretzels Nutrition & Allergen Information:
Pretzel Dough Ingredients
Bleached Enriched Flour (Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin, Iron, Potassium Bromate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Water, Dough Conditioner (Wheat Flour, Mono & Diglycerides, Guar Gum, Whey [milk], Corn Flour, Soybean Oil, Potassium Bromate, Natural and Artificial Flavors, L-cysteine, Enzymes), Yeast.
Allergen Information
Please be aware that our pretzels contain wheat and whey (a dairy by-product). Both are known allergens. We also bake our pretzels on equipment that could come in contact with seeds (poppy & sesame). Lastly, please note that our pretzel dogs and sausages contain cheese
Italian Ice Ingredients:
- Lemon ingredients: water, sugar, high fructose corn syrup, natural lemon flavor, citric acid, propylene glycol, gum tragacanth
- Cherry ingredients: Water, Sugar, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Artificial Flavors, Citric Acid, Xanthan Gum, Cellulose Gum, Guar Gum, Red 40
- Blue Raspberry ingredients: Water, Sugar, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Artificial Flavors, Citric Acid, Xanthan Gum, Cellulose Gum, Guar Gum, Blue 1
Dollar Tree Brim's Butter Flavored Popcorn Ingredients:
Popcorn, refined soybean oil, salt, artificial flavor, artificial color (beta carotene and corn oil with tocopherol (antioxidant), ascorbyl palmitate (antioxidant), citric acid (preservative)
PV is embarking on an exciting pilot and we would appreciate your input! Our transportation company, STA, is implementing Versatrans My Stop, a school bus tracking app designed to provide real-time updates for bus location and arrival time.
The app seamlessly integrates GPS technology to automatically update the current location of the bus, proving invaluable during inclement weather or traffic delays. Additionally, families can opt to receive instant notifications regarding any disruptions to the scheduled arrival time. With GPS data continuously updating in near real-time, the app ensures accurate information on the bus’s whereabouts, with the scheduled arrival time dynamically adjusted to reflect encountered delays.
The free My Stop app is available for both Android and Apple devices.
To view your child(ren)’s bus information, follow the steps below:
- Download the My Stop app by searching for ‘Versatrans MyStop’ in your app store
- Select Perkiomen Valley School District from the initial screen
- Log in using the following credentials specific to tparr@gmail.com:
- Username: 123456
- Password: TESTER
- Log in using the following credentials specific to tparr@gmail.com:
- Username: 123456
- Password: TESTER
- Log in using the following credentials specific to tparr@gmail.com:
For assistance, reach out to helpdesk@pvsd.org
May 8th to May 15th
At the Montgomery County Intermediate Unit (MCIU), we coordinate an annual Mathematics Tournament around the 24® Game – a favorite among teachers and students.
The MCIU is excited to help First In Math get the word out about the launch of a new initiative to get kids and adults in a community to talk about and engage with math in a fun way. It is called the ZIP CODE Challenge.
This is a one week event starting on May 8 and ending May 15. ANYONE can access the First In Math site at no cost. Login is simple:
- Navigate to www.firstinmath.com Use your school zip code as the user ID. (Our school zip code is: 19426)
- The password for everyone is: lovemath
All math problems solved will accrue to that zip code. Help First in Math find the most math loving Zip code in Montgomery County! All schools in the winning Zip code will receive prizes from First in Math.
There is no obligation to participate in this event.
Yearbooks can now be ordered through Friday, May 10th by using this link:
https://link.entourageyearbooks.com/my/PVEvergreenElem
We would love for you to submit photos for possible inclusion in the 2023-2024 yearbook!
- You can email photo submissions to: pvevergreenyearbook@gmail.com
- Please send school related activity photos or sports photos only.
- Please label your submissions with what event they are associated with. (Examples: First Day, 3rd Grade (teacher) Classroom party, Winterfest, etc).
Power Packs will once again be offering 3 opportunities for Perkiomen Valley families experiencing food insecurity to come and "shop" for food this summer at Middle School East. We will have perishable and non-perishable food, including milk, eggs, lunch meat and fruit. Because some of the food will be perishable, you MUST be signed up in order to participate. Please complete a form for each child in your household, including children who are not yet school age.
The Summer Power Packs Pantry will be open in the Middle School East cafeteria from 5:30 - 7:30 pm on the following dates:
June 13 (sign up no later than Friday, June 7th)
July 11 (sign up no later than Friday, July 5)
August 8 (sign up no later than Friday, August 2nd)
Email powerpacks@pvsd.org with any questions.
The Berman Museum extends a special invitation to Perkiomen Valley School District elementary school students and their families.
Tuesday, May 7th
6 – 7:30 p.m.
Soak up the good weather with some good company on our front lawn! Families are invited to join us for an outdoor evening with art activities and tours.
Watch your kids’ creativity bloom as they unleash their inner artists in an outdoor craft. Grown-ups are welcome to craft, too!
Later, enjoy a relaxing evening with a leisurely tour of our Outdoor Sculpture Collection…or, for even more excitement, participate in a fast-paced, competitive scavenger hunt to explore the collection. Who can find the biggest sculpture? Both options offer a fun way for all ages to appreciate public art on the Ursinus College campus.
We look forward to welcoming you and your family. See you on the front lawn!
Note: All students must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
Siblings are welcome to come too!
Rain location: Lower level of the Berman Museum of Art
For more information click here for the Event Page or
Click here to Register!
Consider giving a small donation to support more programs like this at the Berman Museum of Art. You can type in any amount between $0.00 and $40.00 for your ticket price when you register.
The Green Team and Loss Group at Middle School East are co-sponsoring a certified butterfly garden and wildlife habitat that was designed by Master Gardeners at Penn State Extension. It will be located at the front of the school by the main office and include 3 benches and a picnic table. This garden is yet to be named by the students but will be a place to memorialize and honor people and events through a personalized brick pathway that will run through the middle of the garden. You can help us fundraise by purchasing a brick for the pathway. We are requesting all brick purchases by Saturday, May 4th.
https://4everbricks.com/donors/PVMSE/
Please email Dr. Clune (sclune@pvsd.org) directly if you want to sponsor the picnic table ($1,400) or a bench ($800) or be listed as a sponsor ($1000) on the sign.
May is Mental Health Awareness and Physical Fitness & Sports Month! PVSD is thrilled to celebrate health and wellness within our community, with families, and students. We will be participating in a Green Light Campaign, lighting the way for health and wellness.
During the month of May, we will be engaging in a calendar wellness challenge that focuses on physical and mental wellness. For more information, click here!
Ensuring the safety for our students, staff, and visitors is a top priority.
It is important that students learn how to be safe. During April and May classrooms will review our various safety protocols. We will also practice the different Standard Response Protocols including the Hold, Secure, Shelter, Lockdown, and Evacuate safety drills. Student friendly and age-appropriate language is used.
For more information about our emergency preparedness, please visit https://iloveuguys.org/The-Standard-Response-Protocol.html
Just a reminder!! PA state law requires a medical examination for all students in sixth grade. It is recommended that this examination be performed by your family physician since he/she can best evaluate your child’s health and update immunizations. An examination completed on or after July 1, 2022 (up to one year prior to the student’s entry into sixth grade) will suffice. The physical exam report (distributed to all 5th-grade students ) is to be returned to your child’s school nurse by the first week of the 2023-2024 school year.
It is a good idea to make a copy for your records.
Please note: The PA Department of Health immunization recommendations for this age group include 1 dose of tetanus, diphtheria, acellular pertussis (Tdap), and 1 dose of meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MCV). These vaccines will be required for entrance into 7th grade unless a letter of exemption is on file.
Thank you!
Mrs. McOwen
Evergreen Attendance Line
Call: 610-409-9751 and press #1
Email: EVAttendance@pvsd.org
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