The Manavon Messenger
September 4, 2023
Calendar of Events
September 4: No School-Labor Day
September 8: Back-to-School Social, @ 5:30 pm
September 18-22: Start with Hello Week
September 20: PASD ELD Night, PAMS, 6-8 pm
September 20: HSA Meeting, Virtual
September 22: PASD Community Cookout, Washington Field, 5 pm
September 25: PD Day, No Students
September 27: Picture Day
September 29: Manavon Goes Gold
Arrival Reminders for the Car Line
As we seek to make our morning drop off procedure safer and more efficient, we are asking parents and guardians to remain in their cars. Remember to give hugs and kisses at home to ensure that the drop off process flows smoothly. Thank you for your grace and patience, particularly during the first few weeks of school.
Reminder: Drivers should not be on their cell phones during drop off in order to facilitate a safe and speedy drop off.
Back-to-School Social
Come join us Friday, September 8 from 5:30-7:30 pm for Manavon's Back-to-School Social. The Home and School Association is planning a spectacular event! I look forward to seeing you there!
Recess Equipment Wish List
Each year, we hope to update and replenish our recess games and equipment. Please see Manavon's recess equipment wish list below. The links will take you to Amazon, where you can purchase the items and either drop them off to school or send them directly to the building:
Manavon Elementary School
2 Phantom Way, Phoenixville, PA 19460.
Thank you in advance for your generosity!
A Successful First Week
Second Step
At Manavon, we want your child to be successful in school and that means supporting and encouraging their whole development. While excelling in academic classes is important, children also need skills to take on learning challenges, make good decisions, manage strong emotions, and get along with others.
This Thursday, September 8, we’ll begin Second Step® Elementary, a research-based social-emotional learning program designed to improve children’s social-emotional skills. Second Step skills and concepts are designed to help children both in and out of school.
Four units will cover the following:
- Growth Mindset & Goal-Setting: Children learn how to pay attention and manage distractions, develop a growth mindset, and apply goal-setting strategies to their social and academic lives.
- Emotion Management: Children learn how to identify and label emotions and use emotion management strategies—including stress management for older students—to calm strong feelings.
- Empathy & Kindness: Children learn how to recognize kindness and act kindly, have empathy for others and take others’ perspectives, and recognize kind acts and empathy as important elements of building and maintaining relationships.
- Problem-Solving: Children learn how to identify and state a problem, recognize if a problem is an accident, and use the STEP problem-solving process:
S: Say the problem
T: Think of solutions
E: Explore the outcomes
P: Pick a solution
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: How to Get Good at Something- In this week’s lesson, your child will learn that their best skills have developed as a result of practicing, trying hard, and asking for help. Try This at Home - Ask your child to share with you what they’re good at and how they became good at it. Share with them something you’re good at and what you did to practice and try hard, and who you asked for help.
- Grade 3: Changing Your Brain- In this week’s lesson, your child will learn that when they learn something new, the brain changes as different parts of the brain begin to send messages to each other. Try This at Home - Ask your child to explain what happens in their brain when they learn something for the first time.
- Grade 4: Setting a Good Goal - In this week’s lesson, your child’s class will work together to set a 2-week goal that’s specific, challenging, and doable. Try This at Home - Ask your child to describe their class goal and explain what makes it challenging and doable for their class. Tell your child about a goal you recently set and what makes it challenging and doable for you.
- Grade 5: The Right Goal for Me - In this week’s lesson, your child will learn how to set a goal that's right for them. A goal that's right for someone is specific, challenging, doable, and motivating. Try This at Home - Ask your child what their goal is and how they know it’s right for them. Encourage them to describe why it’s motivating to them. Talk to your child about a goal you reached in the past and why you chose that goal.
Young Men and Women in Charge
Information from Previous Manavon Messengers
Register for Pick Up Patrol (PUP)
Cell Phones, Smart Watches, Hats-Hoodies
We LOVE Water
Volunteers
Free Breakfast
All students are eligible for free breakfast again this year, thanks to funding from Governor Josh Shapiro. Students may pickup breakfast upon arrival each morning. Menus are available here.
PASD Community Cookout
The Annual Community BBQ returns again this year on Friday, September 22, 2023. Join us for a free BBQ from 4:30-6:30 p.m. next to Washington Field. We will have live entertainment, food, and games. This year, we are also so excited to welcome our new superintendent, Missy McTiernan!
The BBQ will be followed by PAHS football game against Upper Merion HS, starting at 7 p.m. There is free admission to this game that includes a special salute to our military and first responders.
If you are interested in sponsoring this event, please contact Nicole McClure at mccluren@pasd.com.
Report Card Updates
Remind
- Classroom Teachers primarily communicate through the Remind app. Make sure you are connected. Please note that our staff members are encouraged to disconnect after their working hours. As such, if you are emailing or calling beyond the school day, please expect a return reply within 24 hours. Our staff members work incredibly hard each day and we actively promote the importance of having a work-life balance.
Birthday/Holiday Treats
Due to the many students with allergies and food reactions food items to celebrate student birthdays are not permitted. We are requesting that all birthday recognitions be non-food based. We do want to acknowledge student birthdays but encourage families to do so in other ways. For example, small items such as pencils or stickers for classmates or the donation of a book to the school or classroom library in honor of a child’s birthday would be appropriate. Thank you for honoring and respecting this request.
Holiday celebrations will be held in compliance with School Board Policy #246 Student Wellness. The policy states “The district recognizes that classroom parties and celebrations are a tradition at school. School staff and parents/guardians are encouraged to include healthy food offerings, as defined in this policy, at school parties and events to support a healthy environment throughout the district.” Policy 246 can be viewed in its entirety by visiting the district’s website.
Holiday celebrations and end-of-year classroom celebrations will be announced in advance for parents to be prepared in determining food choices with their children. Birthday celebrations are held randomly and do not allow for parent awareness prior to the event in the school setting, which contributed to the decision for birthday recognitions to be non-food based.
In Need of Assistance
Clubs and Activities
After School
Performing Arts Program
at MANAVON ELEMENTARY!
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