Asa Packer News
10/6/2023
Asa Packer News
Please see below for this week's news.
Reminder: School is closed on Monday.
From the PTA
1- Our first Puma Party of the year is happening today from 3:45-5:30. Join us for fall fun, arts table and helping our Asa Packer community come together. Thank you to the parents that volunteered to make this fun community building event happen!
2- The Scholastic Book Fair will be October 10-13 in the Asa Packer Gym. All students will visit the fair during their weekly Digital Literacy period. The book fair accepts cash, credit and the Scholastic eWallet. Please consider setting up an eWallet for your student. It is a fast, convenient and cash free option for students to shop at the fair.
3- The Walk-a-Thon is only 1 week away! We are at only 63% of our goal (as of today). Support our school and raise funds for a new playground. Every penny counts!
Signup today, download pledges, view our prizes:
4- Thank you to the families that participated in the George’s Oasis Dine & Donate and helped raise $175 for our school! We hope to see you this month at Pat’s.
5- Volunteer Opportunities: The PTA is looking for volunteers to welcome visitors and point them in the direction of their student’s classroom on Grandpals/VIP day. Filling just one half hour slot during the morning would be greatly appreciated. Please contact asapackerpta@gmail.com to learn more about this opportunity.
Attendance Policy Reminders
Please see below for a reminder of the BASD attendance policy.
- If your child(ren) is absent due to ANY illness, the student(s) absence will ONLY be excused if a parent note is submitted within 3 days of your child(ren)’s absence.
- A physician’s note will be required after your child exceeds 10 days of cumulative absences
- Unexcused/unlawful absences include, but are not limited to: Any day, for which a written excuse is not submitted within three (3) school days of a student’s return from an absence, including notes from physicians.
- Any written excuse not approved by the principal.
- Any absence not excused by a physician’s note after ten (10) cumulative absences verified by parental excuses within the same school year.
Absence notes may be emailed directly to the office at asapackerattendance@basdschools.org.
Absences
In the event of an absence, a parent or Dr. note is required. Absence notes may be emailed directly to the office at asapackerattendance@basdschools.org. If you are sending the teacher a Dojo message, an email message to this address should also be completed. A message to this address replaces the need for the blue attendance note.
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Parking Lot - Arrival/Dismissal Procedures
Review the procedures below, and follow them to ensure our students’ safety at all times.
Please remember:
When dropping off or picking up students by automobile: You may park your car and walk your child across the bus lane; or you may drive up to the student drop-off area, have your child exit the car and walk on the sidewalk next to the building. If you are getting out of your car to assist your child, please park your car in the lot and do not park in the drop-off lane. Do not stop and park in the drop-off lane.
- Students and parents must use the crosswalks at all times.
- Cars are not allowed in the bus lane.
- Park in the designated parking spaces only and not along the curb.
- Walk and get your child(ren) (when picking them up early or at dismissal time).
- Do not leave your child(ren) unattended outside the school, before or after school hours.
- Follow posted signs. They will be enforced.
- No pets are allowed on school property.
Thank you in advance for your assistance and cooperation.
Handicap Parking Spaces
Please don't block entry into the handicap parking spaces during drop off. We have families that need access to the spaces and at times they are unable to pull in due to the spaces being blocked. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Transportation
Any questions pertaining to transportation should be directed to that particular office. Information regarding district transportation for the 2023-2024 school year will be mailed to your home directly from the Transportation Office in mid-August. The Transportation Department can be reached at 610-861-0360.
BASD 2023-2024 Academic Calendar
We Are a ClassDojo School!
- Teachers will communicate to guardians about their “Quiet hours” procedures.
- Teachers will respond to emails/messages within 24 hours during the work week.
- Weekend/holiday messages will be responded to by the end of the next school day.
Asa Packer Elementary School
Email: jchorvath@basdschools.org
Website: https://basdwpweb.beth.k12.pa.us/asapacker/
Location: 1650 Kenwood Drive, Bethlehem, PA, USA
Phone: 610-865-0660
Twitter: @AsaPackerBASD