The Paradise Press

Click the button below to view the calendar for November. Information for the Daily Specials Schedule for Grades 1 through 4 is listed further down the page.

Highlights:

• 11/01/2024 - Project Team Day - wear t-shirts
  
• 11/04/2024 - NO SCHOOL - Teacher In service
• 11/05/2024 - NO SCHOOL - Teacher In service/Act 80 day
• 11/06/2024 - Student Council Meeting - 8:00 am - council members only
• 11/08/2024 - Picture Retake Day
• 11/12-12/06/2024 - Fill the Bus (see information below)
• 11/12/2024 - Band/Orchestra Program for 3rd & 4th - 6:00 pm
  
• 11/14/2024 - PTO Meeting - 6:00 pm - PES library
• 11/27/2024 - Elementary report cards in Sapphire
• 11/27/2024 - 11/29/2024 - NO SCHOOL - HOLIDAY/SCHOOLS CLOSED

The high school National Honor Society will be running the Fill The Bus Food Drive to support those in need of assistance in York county. Please click the link below to see the accepted items to donate. Items can be brought to the Paradise lobby. Thank you for your help with this event!

First Performance Concert at Paradise for Band and String students. The concert starts with Strings at 6 pm and will be held in the Paradise gymnasium. Everyone is welcome! 🙂

Click the button below to go directly to the Menu page on the district website.

Attention, adventurers! Our Book Blast event starts next week where we will set off in search of treasure to build our students' home libraries. Follow the steps on the Treasure Map coming home next week to embark on a jungle quest to earn exciting prizes and books. The event runs from Wednesday, November 6th through Friday, November 15th.

The lost and found pile is growing. If your child is missing a sweatshirt, jacket or hoodie, etc. please have them look at the racks in the lobby. Please note that these items will stay here until the December holiday break. Any items left on the racks will be donated.

Interested in seeing the morning announcements that are played at Paradise Elementary? Simply click the Morning Announcements button below. You may see a familiar face!

***It is highly recommended that the parent/guardian email officePES@sgasd.org and/or send a note along to school with their child if he/she is leaving early for an appointment or if he/she is going to be picked up at the end of the school day as opposed to riding the school bus. Parent/Guardian picking their child up for early dismissal MUST bring their license to the office.***

What are excusable reasons that require only an excuse card?

1. Illness of student- 1 or 2 days absent
2. Family emergency - as approved by attendance officer
3. Required court attendance
4. Death in immediate family

What are excusable reasons that require an excuse card and medical note?

1. Illness of student - 3+ consecutive days absent
2. Obtaining professional health care or therapy service rendered by a licensed practitioner

What are excusable reasons that require a pre-approved educational trip form? (5 days per school year)

1. An educational experience or trip planned by family
2. Participation in a project sponsored by a statewide or countywide 4-H, FFA
3. Observance of a religious holiday observed by a bona fide religious group
4. An out-of-town funeral that requires more than a day or two out of school

What are unlawful reasons to be absent?

1. Absences which do not meet the criteria indicated above shall be considered an unlawful absence
2. Absences that are not documented with an excuse card/medical note within 3 days as outlined in the handbook

Click the link below to view the district's full Attendance Policy. Any questions, please reach out to our attendance secretary, Mrs. Sarah Thompson, thompsos@sgasd.org or 717-225-4731 x 1561.

Paradise Elementary Attendance % Report for November 2024

Kindergarten: 95.894%

First Grade: 95.17%

Second Grade: 95.07%

Third Grade: 92.78%

Fourth Grade: 94.65%

Building: 94.68%

We celebrated the fun of the Fall season in P.E. with our "Spooky Gym" stations again this year! Students engaged in 6-7 stations during 2 P.E. classes that each had a fun Fall theme such as the "Spider Climb", "Bat Cave", "Bone Yard", "Monster Blasting", "Bouncing Eyeballs" and many others! Each station focused on various psychomotor skills, eye-hand coordination, teamwork and cooperation activities. November Physical Education will include Turkey-themed activities and Thanksgiving games as we enter the holiday season!

Wellness topics for the month of November will include investigating future careers and completing on of the Pennsylvania Department of Education Career artifacts for each student's portfolio. All grades will have a safety lesson and we will begin our nutrition unit leading up to the Thanksgiving break.

Looking for a free way to read on a home device? Check out the information below, to learn about Sora. You can download Sora for free and access our collection of e-books and audiobooks today!

• Download the SORA app or access your account via www.soraapp.com
• Select: Find your school
• Select: Spring Grove Area School District
• Sign in with your student's school username and password (username needs to be followed with @sgasd.org)
• Begin checking out books or audiobooks. Titles are checked out to you 14 days and automatically return the collection

1. Be sure your child is up-to-date with immunizations, preventative healthcare, and dental visits before the school year starts; and schedule regular check ups.
2. Get to know your child's school nurse.
3. Choose healthy, nutritious foods for lunches and snacks.
4. Update the school nurse if your child has medical conditions such as life-threatening allergies, asthma, or seizure disorder. Any prescription medications needed during the school day should be refilled and up-to-date.
5. Don't forget the importance of appropriate eye-glasses/contacts and remind your child to bring them daily.
6. Keep your child's teachers and school nurse in the loop about what's happening in your child's life.
7. Make sleep a priority. Depending on age, 8-12 hours of rest per night is recommended.
8. Limit screen time. This will work wonders for your child's eyesight, mental health, and overall wellbeing.
9. Incorporate movement into the day. Students do a lot of sitting, so adding physical fitness into your child's before-school or after-school routine is important.
10. Keep your child home from school when they are sick.

Please watch the video below from Mrs. Rittle regarding how student progress will be represented on the report card this year. The button below also has important information about the report card adjustments.

Day 1 - Fitness or Art/String Lessons

Day 2 - Art or Fitness

Day 3 - Fitness or Library

Day 4 - Library or Fitness/Instrumental Lessons

Day 5 - Wellness or Music

Day 6 - Music or Wellness

Please note that students in grades 1 through 4 will have two days of Fitness this year. It is important that they wear sneakers on the days they have Fitness. The November calendar above has the dates for the specials schedule.