Dear Albert Schweitzer community,

February and March have been a flurry of events. SO MUCH happening at Schweitzer!

Friday, February 7th we celebrated National GO RED Day. Schweitzer wore red and donated to raise awareness for cardiovascular health and raise money for the America Heart Association. We raised $731 as a school community, our biggest fundraising efforts to date! Thank you to everyone that donated.

February the PTO also hosted the annual Sweetheart Dance. This is always a loved event at our school, and students and parents did not disappoint! DJ Milky Way led us with the beats as we danced the night away with a student and parent limbo contest, Selfie Stations, and snacks to keep everyone going. What a fun night!!

We also just hosted our Science Fair! What an amazing night for our elementary scientists and researchers! There were amazing projects shared, and we were excited to hear our students share about their scientific research and findings! We were thrilled to bring this event back!

Please mark your calendars for upcoming events. We also have PSSA assssments in April, so we're looking forward to seeing how our students perform on these upcoming assessments. THe PTO calendar is below along with the calendar for the PSSA. A seprate Lions Den newsletter will be coming out for 3rd and 4th graded parents with everything they need to know about the PSSA.

Take care,

Dr. Amy Orlando

Principal

March 31-NO SCHOOL (Eid-al-Fitr)

April 3rd-PTO Bingo Night (6:30-8:30 pm)
April 10th-STEAM Expo at Neshaminy High School

April 22nd thru 25th-ELA PSSA

April 29 thru 30th-Math PSSA
*No Science PSSA for Grade 4 this Year
April 30th-Albert Schweitzer Spring Music Concert (7 pm)
May 8th-Albert Schweitzer Art Show (6:00-7:30 pm)
May 16th-Field Day
May 21st-Grade K-2 Early Literacy Night (6-8 pm)

Albert Schweitzer hosted a Science Fair on Wednesday, March 26th. Over 50 student scientists shared their investigations and research with parents, families, and classmates! From wind turbines to marble roller coasters, there was a room full of interesting topics, engaging hypotheses, and valuable conclusions. Guest judges are finalizing winning projects and nominating students to present at the Neshaminy STEAM Expo in April. What an incredible night for math and science! Scientists from our Science Fair will be invited to represent Schweitzer at the STEAM Expo at Neshaminy High School.

NESHAMINY S.T.E.A.M. EXPO

Thursday, April 10, 2025

6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Neshaminy High School

Kindergarten through 6th grade students

Neshaminy School Board members Erin Brosius and Carlos Rodriguez along with district Cabinet members, administrators, and over 20 Carl Sandburg students were Guest Readers at Albert Schweitzer Elementary School to celebrate their love for reading during Read Across America Literacy Week in early March. Students dressed as their favorite Dr. Seuss characters, and guest readers brought their favorite books or chose from a selection of Dr. Seuss classics and read to every single homeroom in the school during these special visits. Carl Sandburg volunteers were performers from their ‘Beauty and the Beast’ play and came in costume to read. Students loved hearing about favorite books and authors of the Guest Readers, and it was wonderful to have alumni and representatives from across the district share in this special reading celebration!

Students and their "Special Someone" danced the night away at the Albert Schweitzer Sweetheart Dance Friday, February 7th! Everyone came dressed to impress! There were selfie stations, teacher raffle baskets, and a 50/50, so thank you to everyone that participated and contributed back to our school. This year we also had an adult limbo contest and a Dance-Off with students and their Special Someone. It was great to see everyone enjoying time with each other and watching everyone get down with DJ Milky Way!

Albert Schweitzer is raised money for our annual GO RED fundraiser for the American Heart Association. Friday, February 7th was National GO RED Day! Students and staff wore red and donated $1-$5 for the cause. This year we raised $731, the highest amount to date. Thank you to everyone for your donations!

Thank you note from Mrs. Mitchell:

Dear Staff and Families of Schweitzer Elementary School,

I appreciate everyone’s very kind generosity with their donations for the 'Jeans for Genes' fundraiser on Rare Disease Day 2/28/25 in memory of my son Harrison. The total currently is at $791.45, including the online donations now that I have received from the NTSAD. This fundraiser was a wonderful way to raise awareness for Tay-Sachs Disease and the remaining Rare Diseases. The donations you have given will allow the NTSAD (National Tay-Sachs and Allied Disease Association) to give support to families that are or have been affected by rare diseases and advance research towards treatments. The NTSAD was helpful to us by supplying literature to further understand the road we were traveling with Harrison.Then, after Harrison got his angel wings we went to family conferences they organize to meet other families with affected children, sharing tips and making much needed connections with the bereaved families.

Thank you SO much for everything, it is very appreciated !
Cathy Mitchell
Instructional Assistant
Albert Schweitzer Elementary School

As a Title I school, it's important that we keep families and our school community well informed about activities and important information related to Title I. Please enjoy the most recent Title I Family Engagement Newsletter below.

Girls on the Run (GOTR) is a national non-profit organization that focuses on girls in third through fifth grades. The program focuses on developing competence, confidence, connection, character, and contribution in young girls through lessons that incorporate running and other physical activities. The program is run by Albert Schweitzer staff who are trained as GOTR coaches. Mrs. Moyer and Mrs. Dupoldt are the lead coaches, and there are many other staff members that are volunteer coaches that join each week as well. The girls and coaches are looking forwartd to an amazing season!

As we use our new communication platform, you will receive school notifications via email messages, texts, and voicemails through SchoolMessenger. Email communication will come from broadcasts@schoolmessengermail.com. Please DO NOT 'Unsubscribe' from these emails.

Mrs. Moyer's School Counselor Website

https://www.neshaminy.org/domain/1464

PTO Officers for 2024-2025

President - Erica Saxton

Vice President - Vicki Barnes-Lee

Treasurer - Jessica Ozdemir

Recording Secretaries - Devon Wills, Nicole Frazzetto, & Christina Trama

Corresponding Secretary - Sara Trainor

Parliamentarians - Chirag Shah & Matthew Dupree

Below are two easy ways to earn cash for our school through "Give Back" programs.

1. Box Tops For Education:-Cash can be earned for our school through this program in a variety of ways, the box top for education app allows users to earn cash for their school by purchasing products that participate in this program and scanning your receipts in the app or emailing your digital receipt. You can also earn by connecting your account to participating retailers, such as Walmart and making purchases at those retailers, in addition, cash can be earned through periodic bonus box opportunities found on the app. Our school will receive a check twice yearly in December and April.

Steps to start earning:

1. Download the Box Tops App to your mobile device.

2. Register for an account: In order to start earning for your school and access the features of the app you must register for an account. Membership is free!

3. SHOP! Purchase box top for education products

4. SCAN your physical receipt. Scan your full receipt in the app within 14 days of the date of purchase.

5. Connect accounts. Connect participating retailer accounts to your account in the app (ex: Walmart)

6. E-receipts and receipts for online purchases (grocery pick-ups or delivery), visit the app for more details, including participating retailers and other restrictions.

Our school can earn up to $20,000 cash per year through this program beginning March 2 and runs through March 1 of the following year. We all shop and this is a great way to earn for our school and give back to our kids.

2. REDNER'S RECEIPTS-Our school can earn 1% back on the save-a-tape totals on your receipts.

1. Save your Redner's receipts

2. Send in your receipts in an envelope with your child’s room number and teachers name marked PTO

3. Help your child earn incentive prizes!

This save-a-tape program is a wonderful opportunity to give back to our school and provide fun opportunities for our kids.

Mystery Motivator:

Miray Emiroglu

Miss Angel/Grade 1

Mystery Motivator:

Rylann Martin

Mrs. Dupoldt/Grade 4

Principal: Dr. Amy Orlando

aorlando@neshaminy.org

Secretary: Mrs. Carey Franklin

cfranklin@neshaminy.org
Clerk Typist: Ms. Dorie Beisel
cbeisel@neshaminy.org

Website: https://www.neshaminy.org/ses

We are working hard to keep our Albert Schweitzer Facebook page updated with lots of photos from school events. Please be sure to visit our site often and 'Like' our page!

https://www.facebook.com/schweitzeres/