Hello, Schweitzer families.

We are back in full swing, and it has been a busy month of October! I want to thank Mrs. Kelly Moyer, our school counselor, for leading us in celebration of UNITY DAY on October 19th. The entire building wore orange and messages were given throughout the week to stomp out bullying at Albert Schweitzer.

Thank you also to everyone that joined us for our Monster Mash and Trunk-or-Treat on October 21st. It was a great night with beautiful weather and SPOOK-tacular costumes in celebration of Halloween. Thank you to our PTO and staff for leading such a well-attended event!

Our Schweitzer Halloween Parade was also a wonderful event. We love having parents and family out front of the Schweitzer/Sandburg complex to support and cheer on our students. It was great to see students and families waving and smiling and enjoying our community parade. Thank you for joining us!

I hope everyone had a safe and fun Halloween Trick-or-Treating with friends and family.
GO PHILLIES!

Dr. Amy Orlando
Principal

If you're interested in your child being a part of a lunch bunch group, please click the link below for a list of types of groups and the descriptions. Email Mrs. Kelly Moyer, our School Counselor, which groups you would like your child to be in.

There is also a Kindness Calendar attached below for students to follow for the month of November. It was also backpacked for students to bring home. Please encourage your child to participate in the Kindness Calendar challenge.

https://www.neshaminy.org/Page/42987

Mrs. Moyer's School Counselor Website

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

Regular school attendance is necessary for a successful school experience. Instructional

continuity is the valuable interaction which occurs between teachers, students and peers. When

a student is absent from school, tardy or dismissed early, he or she is missing valuable academic experiences along with social and emotional learning. Realizing that regular attendance in school is necessary for students to gain maximum benefits from public education, the Board urges all parents/guardians to stress punctuality and regular attendance habits with their children.

Excused Absence:

Any child who is absent from school must present a written excuse signed by the parent or

guardian. The excuse must clearly indicate the reason for the absence and must be presented to school staff within three school days from the child's return to school. Please note that a phone call does not excuse your child's attendance. The school will classify an absence as "excused" for one of the following reasons only:

• Illness/Injury
• Death in the immediate family
• Quarantine
• Exceptionally urgent reasons (will be used only in such unavoidable absences as affect the welfare of the child directly and not for the convenience of the parent)
• Religious observances WITH prior approval
• Family Emergency
• Educational tours or trips WITH prior approval (not to exceed three days per year)
• Non-school sponsored educational tours or trips (not to exceed five days per year)
• Health care

Any absence that can be anticipated beforehand should be brought to the attention of the

building administration in advance of the absence.

A maximum of fifteen (15) days of cumulative lawful absences verified by parental notification shall be permitted during a school year. All absences beyond fifteen (15) cumulative days shall require an excuse from a licensed medical practitioner.

Truancy:
A student is considered truant when a student has been absent for three (3) days during the current school year without a lawful excuse. Any child accumulating six (6) or more days of unlawful absences will be considered habitually truant. Notices will be provided by the district to the person in parental relation who resides in the same household as the student after the third unexcused absence.

Attached is an Absence Excuse Form that can be completed following an absence. You can also email the Absence Excuse Form to Mrs. Dorie Beisel, our Attendance Clerk at dbeisel@neshaminy.org.

Next PTO Meeting

Date: Tuesday, November 1st

Time: 6:30 pm

Location: Albert Schweitzer Library

PTO Officers for 2022-2023

Co-Presidents-Amy Kaminski & Katie Doherty

Co-Vice Presidents-Alicia Good & Kristen Devlin

Treasurer-Jamie Gomba

Recording Secretary-Victoria Barnes Lee

Corresponding Secretary-Ashley Arnold

Parliamentarian-Melanie Jackson-Panichelle

We will be selling vouchers for 8" Cakes and Bundtlets from

October 31st – November 14th.

All you do is fill out this order form that is attached to this paper and return. Just choose the type of voucher(s) and the amount you'd like to purchase. Then you can submit payment via

Venmo (@Albert-SchweitzerPTO) or Check (made out to ASPTO).

Vouchers will be delivered to students by November 18th

Vouchers can be used at any time as they do not expire.

You just need to call (215) 944-8491 to reserve your cake(s).

The school year brings back opportunities to volunteer in school. If you have not already done so, please click the button below to learn more about the process and requirements to volunteer in NSD. Parents need to submit all volunteer clearances via App Garden Volunteer Tracker https://appgarden5.app-garden.com/VolTrackPA97502.nsf, a contactless application and paperwork submission process. Sign-up is required for both new and returning volunteers.

Clearances expire five years after approval, so please check ahead of time to be sure yours are still current. Thank you for supporting our staff and students by volunteering your time!

~~ WE BUILD FUTURES ~~