CONCORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
January 5, 2018 Edition
Happy New Year!
Community Service Day at BYC
We are looking for donations, volunteers, and drivers for our deliveries on January 15th.
Please come out and support!
Upcoming Events
1/9 & 1/10/18 - MLK Days of Service
1/12/18 - HSA Meetings:
9:30AM - Homeroom Parent Auction Meeting
10:00AM - General HSA Meeting
1/15/18 - MLK Day - Schools and Offices Closed
Community Service Day at BYC
1/15 to 1/19/18 - No Name Calling Week
1/16/18 - Kindergarten Registration Opens
1/17/18 - Chick-Fil-A Spirit Day
1/19/19 - Student of the Month Assemblies
10AM - First Grade
2PM - Second Grade
2/5/18 - National School Counselors Week
2/7/18 - Kindergarten AM / PM Online Request (Please remember to register in January)
No Name Calling Week - January 15th to 19th
Building Community Partnerships
The Instructional Technology Specialists for Garnet Valley School District are looking to gather information about the parents of our students in order to build partnerships with them in their area of expertise. All Concord parents are invited to help them by filling out the link below:
Hearts to Homes for the Holidays
Hearts to Home
Hearts to Home is a small philanthropic, behind the scenes, "organization" that serves the Garnet Valley community. We work closely with GV's social worker, nurses, guidance counselors and Administrators to help students and/ or families who may be experiencing a tough time.
In the past, we have been able to provide prom tickets, purchased school supplies, supported families with grocery store gift cards and we have even been able to help pay an electric bill. All that we do is held in the strictest confidence.
Hearts to Homes can always use cash donations as well as gift cards to supermarkets, Target, Walmart, Amazon, etc. We were able to help so many children and their families during this Holiday Season because of the incredible generosity of our staff, families and our students.
Thank you to everyone that does so much everyday for all of our students!
Best Wishes,
Kristin Smeins and Sue Baumes
HSA NEWS
SAVE THE DATE!
Concord's Annual Auction will be held at Penn Oaks Golf Club on Friday April 13th from 7:30-11:30pm. Make sure to mark your calendars for this FUN adult only event! More information to follow.
MLK Week
The First and second Grade classes will be participating in Concord Elementary School’s Martin Luther King Week of Service on January 9th & 10th. They will be using part of their recess time during the week to make sandwiches for the City Team Ministries Shelter in Chester. This is an excellent opportunity for the children to get hands on experience helping others in need. Our Home and School Association is providing the ham, cheese, and other supplies for this project, and by week's end the students at Concord will have prepared over 900 sandwiches for the residents of the shelter. If you would like to support this effort, you can send in an optional donation of $2 to school with your child in an envelope labeled “MLK Week of Service.”
If you are interested in volunteering to assist the students during this event please contact Janice Moore at janice.moore3@gmail.com. Please note you must have your clearances to volunteer for this event.
Kindergarten will also be participating in a Martin Luther Service Project by filling the food pantry at Concord Elementary. All kindergartners are invited to donate jars of peanut butter to help our local families in need.
RAD ROBOTS
Dear Parents,
The 3rd session of our after school Rad Robots robotics program will begin 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
Bethel Springs TUESDAYS grade 2, 3 + 5:
session 4 - 2/6, 2/13, 2/20 and 2/27
Bethel Springs THURSDAYS grade 1-4:
session 4 - 2/8, 2/15, 2/22 and 3/1
Sneak a Peek Committee Volunteers Needed
Reminders from the Office
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 - 10:55 to 12:30
PM Kindergarten - 1:30 to 3:05
AM buses will pick-up students 2 hours after their regular times. Midday transportation will be provided but run 1 hour later than usual.
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
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