CONCORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
January 26, 2018 Edition
Thanks for making our Pajama Day for ALS a huge success!
Upcoming Events
1/26 to 2/2/18 - Eagles Spirit Week!
2/5 to 2/9/18 - National School Counselors Week
2/5/18 - Combined HSA Meeting - CES, BSES, GVES
2/7/18 - Kindergarten AM / PM Online Request (Please remember to register in January)
2/8/18 - Second Annual Garnet Valley Unite for Her Pink Day
2/11/18 - Sweet Frog Family Night
2/19/18 - Presidents Day - No School for students
2/20 to 2/26/18 - Jump Rope for Heart
3/20/18 - Music with our Friends 7PM at GVHS
4/13/18 - Concord's Annnual Auction at Penn Oaks Golf Club 7:30PM
Eagles Spirit Week! Super Bowl LII
Monday - Philly is Phabulous - Wear something to show your love of everything Philadelphia!
Tuesday - Greenout - Wear Green
Wednesday - Sport Superstars - Wear something to showcase a sport you love! Football, Baseball, Basketball, Soccer, Dance, Cheer
Thursday - Underdog Day - Dog mask Photo Prop Day
Friday - Team Day - Wear your Favorite Eagles Shirt
Combined HSA Meeting for BSES/CES/GVES Parents!
Reading with the Philadelphia Soul = Free Tickets!!
Mini-Thon
We have officially hit our 100 days till Mini-THON mark on January 10th. Mini-THON is the high school's student run dance marathon where we raise money for pediatric cancer research and patients. This year is our 10th Mini-THON and we hope to raise $75,000. We have some very exciting fundraisers approaching and would really appreciate your help with participating in them.
January 31st we have an Oasis fundraiser from 5-8pm.Feel free to bring your kids to let them have some fun and help us fundraise!
Lastly, with the Superbowl approaching, our last upcoming fundraiser is a Chick-Fil-A tray fundraiser. To participate please fill out the form below or call in and mention that you are participating in the Mini-THON fundraiser. If you fill out the form please send it to Mrs. Griego, 552 Smithbridge Road Glen Mills Pa . All forms are due by January 30th. Then on February 2nd from 3pm-4:30pm you can pick up your tray at Garnet Valley High School.
Jump Rope for Heart
Unite for HER! February 8th
The Unite for HER organization at GVHS is hosting our second annual Pink Day!
Unite for HER is a regional non-profit organization which works to provide women undergoing breast cancer treatment with complementary therapies such as acupuncture, guidance from a nutritionist, massage and more.
We will be selling shirts once again for this event and invite all of those who are interested in participating to wear your UFH t-shirt (old or new!) on FEBRUARY 8th.
We have made it a little easier this year by creating an online store (link below):
https://tuttlemarketing.com/store/products/garnet-valley-pink-day--2018-1144
Deadline for orders is February 5th!
On behalf of the GVHS Unite for HER club, we thank you and appreciate all of you support!
Music With Our Friends - 2nd Grade - March 20, 2018 7PM
The Garnet Valley Music Department proudly presents:
“Music With our Friends”
Tuesday, March 20, 2018 @ 7 pm,
at the Garnet Valley High School
Performing Arts Center
Good Will Donations benefiting the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Attention All Second Grade Students:
You are invited to be a part of our Student Performance, “You’ve Got a Friend in Me.” Please save the date if you can. More details to follow.
Thank You,
The Garnet Valley Music Department
Garnet Valley CTC Quick Tip #20 2017-2018
Did you know? As of 9/21/17,” Delaware County had logged 145 opioid-related drug deaths since Jan. 1, authorities said, and police officers in the county had saved more than 877 lives using the overdose-reversing medication naloxone”. (Erin McCarthy, 9/17 Philly News) Learn more about what Delaware County is doing to combat the Opioid Crisis below.
Call to action… How can you combat the Opioid Crisis in your home?
The abuse of prescription pills, Oxycodone, Percocet, Vicodin, etc., by teens has created a “highway to heroin”, that did not exist in the past. Please review the guidelines and resources below.
Call to action…
1. Lock your meds
2. Dispose of left over medications at any police station in Delaware County immediately
http://www.co.delaware.pa.us/heroin/pdf/dropboxflier.pdf
3. Do not allow teens or children to dispense medication to themselves
4. Learn more about this topic to keep your family safe
http://www.asam.org/docs/default-source/advocacy/opioid-addiction-disease-facts-figures.pdf
RadRobots
The 3rd session of our after school Rad Robots robotics program began in January. Students did not have to be in session one or two to be eligible for session three. It is not too late to sign up. Sign up at http://radrobots.net/.
Concord grade 1 + 2:
Session 3:
First Grade: Mondays, 1/22, 1/29, 2/5, and 2/12
Second Grade: Tuesdays, 1/23, 1/30, 2/6 and 2/13
Session 4: Tuesdays, 2/27, 3/6, 3/13 and 3/20
Click Here to signup for RadRobotsReminders from the Office
Attendance
You will receive an automated call alerting you if your child has been marked absent at school. This call will remind you to provide a signed and dated note within three days of your child’s return to school stating the reason for the absence. Students who have been absent more than ten times in a school year require a doctor’s note for the absence to be excused.
Drop-off, Pickup and Dismissal Reminders
Students arriving after 8:50 AM must be accompanied by an adult and walked into the main office. All changes in dismissal must be accompanied by a note from a parent or guardian. If your student attends the YMCA, you must also notify the YMCA of any changes.
Please do not use the Bus Loop during the following times:
8:20 - 8:50 AM
11:15 - 11:40 AM
12:15 - 12:40 PM
2:45 - 3:20 PM
Modified Kindergarten Schedule for 2 Hour Delays
The following schedule for Kindergarten will be in effect when there is a 2 hour delay:
AM Kindergarten - 10:40 to 12:30
PM Kindergarten - 1:20 to 3:10
AM buses will pick-up students 2 hours after their regular times. Midday transportation will be provided but run 1 hour later than usual.
E-Alert Reminders
Concord Elementary School
Website: garnetvalleyschools.com
Location: 114 Station Road, Glen Mills, PA, United States
Phone: 610-579-6100
Facebook: facebook.com/ConcordElementarySchool-GVSD
Twitter: @ConcordGV