Dear SW Families,
As we continue our shared journey to nurture a positive and enriching environment for our students, I would like to take a moment to emphasize the importance of a strong home and school partnership. At Schwenksville Elementary, we deeply value collaboration with our families and school community. Your insight and ideas are invaluable in helping us provide the best possible education and support for our students.
In the spirit of collaboration, I would like to encourage you to reach out directly to our dedicated team of educators, counselors, front office staff, or me with any questions or concerns you may have. While we recognize the widespread use of social media as a means of communication and voicing opinions and concerns, we believe that direct communication with us fosters a more effective and supportive relationship. Our staff is here to address any inquiries or issues you may encounter, and we are committed to working together to find solutions that benefit your child's educational experience.
By contacting us directly, we can provide accurate information and a timely response. This approach helps maintain a positive and cohesive community, where open dialogue is nurtured and misunderstandings and misinformation are minimized.
Our goal is to create an environment where everyone feels safe, welcome, and valued at Schwenksville Elementary School. We appreciate the partnership we share with you in your child's education and well-being. Let us continue to build a strong foundation for our students by fostering open lines of communication and working together as a united community.
If you have ideas, suggestions, questions or concerns please do not hesitate to reach out to us. We are here for you. Wishing you and your families much happiness and joy during the holiday season.
Take care and be well.
With kind regards,
Mrs. Venza
Schwenksville Elementary School Principal
December 8 - ParentVUE opens at 12 PM for Trimester 1 Report Cards
December 18 - Dress Like A Snowman Day - Wear White
December 19 - Wear A Hat or Headband Day
December 20 - Pajama Day
December 21 - Ugly or Cozy Sweater and/or Crazy Sock Day
December 22 - Wear Your Favorite Holiday Colors or Prints Day
December 23 - January 1 - Winter Break
January 9th: District Elementary Band (5th Grade) and Orchestra (4th/5th) Concert at 6pm at Middle School East
Elementary report cards will be available to view in ParentVUE on Friday, December 8th at 12:00 PM. Notes/Reminders:
- Kindergarten families - K students do not receive grades in special area, science, or social studies classes during the Kindergarten school year.
- 5th grade families - math grades for 5th grade students are displayed as a traditional letter grade
- All families - please refer to the email sent to all elementary families from district office on Wednesday, Nov. 29th for an explanation of "Standards-Based Reporting" as well as the new mark reporting key utilized on report cards this year to communicate your child's progress.
- Xs mean an anchor standard was not addressed during the trimester, or there is not enough data to assess a student.
- If you have trouble accessing your child's report card ParentVUE, please contact the help desk via email (helpdesk@pvsd.org).
A Message from Mrs. Saks, School Nurse:
There have been some situations recently surrounding the administration of medications at school.
In general, please do not send any form of medication to school with your child (this includes any over-the -counter medications, ointments, creams and cough drops). Short term medications such as antibiotics and eye drops that require multiple doses throughout the day ideally should be administered before school, after school, and before bed—usually pediatricians
are ok with this dosing schedule.
If that dosing schedule cannot be accommodated, there are two options: 1) the medication permission form is required to be filled out and signed by the doctor, and medication should be brought in by the parent in its original container and left at school (students are not to be transporting medication to and from school). Or 2) a parent or designee can come in to administer the medication to the student .
Emergency medications (epi-pens, seizure medications, asthma inhalers) are to be brought in at the
beginning of the school year with the required paperwork. This paperwork needs to be renewed every year.
More detailed information is in the school handbook, or you may call me with any questions. Thank you for helping the school district keep our students healthy!
Dr. Krista Leh shared this presentation for PV's Path To Health and Wellness Series. She provided a very good explanation about what bullying is and focuses on ways to interrupt bullying and how to establish a culture of connection. Please check it out!
This video demonstrates how to accurately pronounce each of the most common individual speech sounds for each letter of the alphabet. What’s important about the way the sounds are pronounced in this video is that these pronunciations make it easier for students to blend sounds together.
(This comes from The Six Shifts website by Jan Burkins and Kari Yates).
Please review our Bell 3 Safe Bus Riding Expectations with your child to help support a safe and pleasant ride to and from school for everyone.
- Sit with your back against the back of the seat with your feet in front of you.
- Stay seated at all times while on the bus. No one should be standing or out of their seat except when entering or exiting the bus. Even when the bus is parked in the bus loop waiting until it is time for school everyone should be seated until it is time to exit the bus.
- All belongings must stay in your backpack. This includes but is not limited to phones, games, toys, food and drinks, trading cards, and writing utensils/paper.
- Keep your hands, feet, and belongings to yourself.
- Speak in a level 1 volume to the people sitting directly around you.
- Follow the bus driver's directions.
This is a great video that offers a helpful shoe tying technique.
Please remind students to:
- make sure their shoes are tied before leaving home in the morning.
- make sure their shoes are tied before going into the hallways and using the stairs.
It has been quite chilly the past few days. Please be sure that your student comes to school with a coat, hat, gloves, etc. as we go out for recess every day, weather permitting. Recess is 30 minutes and that is a long time to be outside without a coat. Some students tell us that they are fine with just a sweatshirt and that they didn't bring a coat. We like for students to at least have their coat outside with them and available in the event they become cold.
Thank you for helping us to make sure students are warm while outside for recess.
The cold weather is on its way! If you are in need of assistance with securing a new winter coat for your child, please complete the request form or reach out to our School Counselors, Mrs. Kent (Grades K, 2, & 4) or Mrs. Strano (Grades 1, 3, & 5).
