The Manavon Messenger
December 19, 2022
Calendar of Events
December 22: Third grade field trip to People's Light and Theater
December 23: Character Trait Assembly
December 23: Winter Parties
December 26-January 2: Winter Break
January 16: No School, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
January 18: HSA Meeting @ 7 pm
January 19: End of Second Marking Period
January 20: Half day for students, dismissal @ 11:45
January 27: Character Trait Assembly
Manavon Winter Concert
Literacy Sleuths
This week Mrs. Toren's third grade class challenged themselves to master the skill of using context clues while reading. They used nearby words and phrases in their non-fiction articles to help them figure out the meaning of new vocabulary words. They wrapped up their context clues mini unit by competing in "Context Clue Tic-Tac-Toe Mania"!
Thank You to Our Local Police
"Three Things to Say When Your Child Says, 'I'm Bad at Math.'"
Read the full article linked below.
Second Step: Lesson 11
This week in Second Step: Lesson 11 was delivered on Wednesday, December 14. See below for information on this unit.
Empathy & Kindness: Students learn how to use empathy to show others kindness, use kindness to make and maintain friendships, identify and demonstrate how perspective-taking skills influence empathy, their relationships, and their own thoughts and actions, and apply their perspective-taking and empathy skills to define and help solve a community problem.
You’ll receive weekly communications from me to help you reinforce Second Step language, skills, and goals at home. If you have any questions about Second Step Elementary, please don’t hesitate to contact me for more information. Thank you for your support as we work to build a safe and supportive school community!
During this unit your child(ren) will be working on: Click the Grade Level Below!
This week, chat with your child(ren) about:
- Grade 2: What’s Empathy? In this week’s lesson, your child will learn that empathy means feeling or understanding what someone else is feeling, and that empathy can lead to kindness. Try This at Home: Ask your child to tell you what empathy means.
- Grade 3: Kindness and Friendship: In this week’s lesson, your child will learn how empathy—the ability to understand and feel how someone else is feeling—and kindness can help build new friendships. Try This at Home: Ask your child what kind things they could they do to build a friendship with someone.
- Grade 4: The Same, But Different: In this week’s lesson, your child will learn that people can have different points of view about the same thing. Try This at Home: With your child, discuss a time when you had a different point of view than someone else about the same thing. Describe how your experiences—what you’ve seen, heard, or done in your life—affect your point of view.
- Grade 5: Empathy in the Community: In this lesson, your child will describe how empathy can help someone identify and solve a problem in their community. Try This at Home: Point out something that has changed for the better in your neighborhood recently. Ask your child why they think that change is helpful. Point out how empathy might have helped someone decide to make that change.
Repeated Information from Previous Messengers
Student Illness Guidelines
- Following a nighttime bout of nausea, vomiting, diarrhea or fever, the student should stay at home and be watched for further symptoms. Fever is defined as a temperature 100° or above without the use of fever-reducing medication.
- The student’s temperature should remain normal without the use of fever-reducing medication for 24 hours prior to returning to school.
It is also advisable for the student to stay home from school if any of the following symptoms are exhibited:
- Unusual skin eruptions, chills, discharge or redness of eye(s), or persistent cough.
- A student should not arrive at school with an injury that occurred at home to be evaluated by the school nurse.
- Any serious injury occurring at home must be evaluated by the student’s healthcare provider.
Fifth Grade Promotion Party
FIFTH GRADE PARTY PLANNING IS AROUND THE CORNER
It is hard to believe that we are almost halfway through the year and that it is time to think about celebrating our 5th graders. The annual fifth grade party will be held during the school day on June 6th, in the afternoon. The HSA is looking to fill both a chairperson position as well as a party planning committee. Please complete this form by Friday, December 16th if you are interested in volunteering.
Fifth Grade Party Interest Form
Help Us Refresh Our Recess Equipment
Recess Refresh Amazon Wishlist
We have had requests for update recess equipment please consider helping fulfill this wishlist. We know the students would appreciate it!
Fifth Grade Baby Photos
Calling all fifth grade parents! Please submit a baby photo of your student by Wednesday, December 23rd for the yearbook.
There are two easy ways to submit your baby picture:
- Email your picture, including your child’s name, to manavonyearbookpasd@gmail.com.
- Send a scannable copy of your photo to school with your student in an envelope marked “Yearbook.” Please remember to label the picture with your child’s name.
*No tub or potty pictures please.
Yearbook Orders
Attention 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Grade Families… It’s time to order your YEARBOOK! Yearbook ordering will take place online this year directly through the Balfour website using the link below. Yearbooks will be on sale from now through January 20th. The cost is $22 through December 9th. After that, the cost will increase to $25 through the end of the sale. No yearbooks will be sold after January 20th, so order yours now! If you are unable to purchase online, please reach out to ManavonYearbookPASD@gmail.com. (All 5th graders will receive a free yearbook courtesy of the Manavon HSA.)
https://www.balfour.com/pennsylvania/phoenixville/manavon-elementary-school
Manavon Elementary School
Assistant Principal: Mrs. Natalie Hrynko
Secretary: Mrs. Becky Sinapius
Clerk: Mrs. Karen Martz
Email: celotton@pasd.com
Website: https://mes.pasd.com/
Location: 2 Phantom Way, Phoenixville, PA, USA
Phone: (484) 927-5350
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PASDmanavon
Twitter: @PASDSchools