Weekly WOW - June 6
East Vincent Elementary School
GREETINGS FROM EV PRINCIPAL, MS. SEELEY
Dear East Vincent Elementary School Family,
It’s been a year full of memories. While those memories do not include the usual end-of-year ones, we learned a lot, including that we can still stay connected and learn through ways we didn’t anticipate.Thank you to all our caring staff and parents/guardians who worked together to continue the education of our students.
This WOW contains information about a look ahead to our calendar, Grade 6 Class of 2026, school supplies, a reminder about yearbooks for sale and a reminder about volunteer clearances that may be expiring.
The last WOW contained information about upcoming events, yearbook update, Teacher Appreciation Week Wish List purchases, art work update, Exchange Day, volunteer clearances, and report card information.
A look ahead... stay tuned as we'll soon share summer learning challenges for your child and updates to staffing.
Ms. Seeley
UPCOMING EVENTS: A LOOK AHEAD TO 2020-2021
AUGUST
8/10-08/13/20 9:00-11:30 Kindercamp
8/21/20 12:00 PM Access homeroom and bus assignments in Skyward
8/31/20 8:30-3:20 First Day of School for the 2020-2021 School Year
SEPTEMBER
9/4/2020 No School - Students/Staff
9/7/2020 DISTRICT CLOSED
9/9/2020 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Back to School Night - Grades 1-3
9/16/2020 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Back to School Night - Grades 4-6
9/28/2020 DISTRICT CLOSED
To be scheduled: PTA events, New Student Orientation, Kindergarten Round-Up, Kindergarten Ice Cream Social
Remember, you can check our dates on our webpage calendar, too. Click on an event and see details. Need to know more? Looking for an event but cannot find it? Contact Mrs. Shronk in the EV Main Office at evoffice@ojrsd.net or 610-469-5713.
SUMMER OFFICE HOURS
The EV Main Office will be open Monday through Thursday from 9:00-2:00 during the summer.
*If you find library books or other school belongings during the summer, please drop them off on the cart in the EV Main Office vestibule.
GRADE 6 PROMOTION CEREMONY AND PARADE
Congratulations to the East Vincent Elementary School Class of 2026!
Each year, a school-wide citizenship award, the Paul H. Reigner Good Citizen Award presented by Stichter Lodge, is given to a sixth-grade student. This special award has been a tradition at East Vincent for well over a decade. To receive this accolade a student must earn a high GPA, be involved in multiple extracurricular activities, and exhibit behaviors commensurate with being a solid citizen; responsibility, caring, and trustworthiness to name a few. The faculty and staff at East Vincent voted for this student from a final selection of multiple students deserving of this recognition. The sixth-grade student earnig the Paul H. Reigner Good Citizen Award and $50.00 is Danny Walker.
Each year, students' artwork are chosen to hang in the hallways of the East Vincent Elementary School Office. These students are recognized as Honor Artists, and their art is framed and gifted to them upon graduation from high school in 2026. The following students were selected as Honor Artists: Sophia Shea, Jayonna Richardson, Loren Kunkle, Yasiyah Brown-Branch, Orion Balan, and Molly Boylan.
Families can view Grade 6 Promotion Ceremony, Celebration of School, and Parade through recent Skylerts, EV Social Media, and soon to be the webpage.
Many thanks to the teachers, staff, and families at EV for helping to assemble the virtual promotion ceremony and parade. Thanks to our grade 6 parent promotion committee, too. We're hopeful that we can gather one last time during the summer. See you soon!
Honor Artist: Sophia Shea
Honor Artist: Jayonna Richardson
Honor Artist: Loren Kunkle
Honor Artist: Yasiyah Brown-Branch
Honor Artist: Orion Balan
Honor Artist: Molly Boylan
SCHOOL SUPPLIES FOR 2020-2021
As we plan for the 2020-2021 school year, we try to share school supply lists with you as early as possible, so you may take advantage of Back to School sales and other bargains. The list is recommended and encouraged.
REMINDER: YEARBOOKS STILL ON SALE
We've sold nearly 300 yearbooks! There's still time to order yours by clicking HERE. The price is now $19.00.
Due to COVID-19, Balfour closed its plant operations; therefore, yearbooks will be shipped on June 30, and the online store will be available through June 30. PTA and Yearbook Committee volunteers will distribute yearbooks in early July directly to students' homes.
Have a yearbook-related question? Send an email directly to evesyearbook1@gmail.com.
REMINDER: VOLUNTEER CLEARANCES - IT MAY BE TIME TO RENEW
Pennsylvania implemented mandatory clearances for all school volunteers five years ago, and your clearances are good for a period up to five years. The school district will not be notifying you, so check your clearance paperwork to see if yours are about to expire. Your expired clearances may preclude you from volunteering for any school volunteer opportunity, and we do not want that to happen.
Owen J. Roberts Board of School Directors encourages the use of parent and community volunteers to support the educational programs of the School District.
Acceptable Volunteer Activities: The Board encourages the use of parent and community volunteers to support the educational programs of the School District, subject to certain requirements and procedures as set forth in Policy 916. Acceptable activities for volunteers in the classroom fall into the general category of providing practice in skills and strategies previously taught by classroom teachers. Please see Regulation #916A for acceptable activities for volunteers to carry out with students.
In March 2016, the Owen J. Roberts School Board revised our Volunteer Policy – Board Policy #916. The Volunteer Policy applies to parents and all other members of the community who volunteer in our schools, or serve as overnight chaperones.
We now offer the capability to upload/scan your completed clearances.
Step 1. Volunteer applicants must complete the clearance requirements below prior to completing the Volunteer Application:
PA State Police Criminal History Check– as required by Act 34 – Dated no more than one year prior to the application date. Application found online through PATCH at https://epatch.state.pa.us/Home.jsp
PA Department of Human Services Child Abuse History Check– as required by Act 151 – Dated no more than one year prior to the application date. Application found at https://www.compass.state.pa.us/cwis/public/home
Federal Criminal History Report – Dated no more than one year prior to the application date. This requires fingerprinting to be done. Please see registration and directions at IdentoGo -https://uenroll.identogo.com Use Service Code 1KG6XN (Please Note– this is not required for a volunteer who completes a written statement that he or she has been a Pennsylvania resident during the entirety of the previous 10 year period. The written statement can be found by clicking here.)
PDE – 6004 - Act24 Arrest/Conviction Report and Certification Form – Dated as of application date. The PDE -6004 form can be found by clicking here.
Continuing Reporting Obligations – part of the application indicating that if the applicant is arrested or convicted of any of the enumerated offenses while serving as an interim non-faculty sponsor, they shall provide the building principal with written notice no later than 72 hours after an arrest or conviction.
Additionally, all school volunteers and school visitors are subject to Raptor (or such other building level security program as may exist) screening. All clearances must be dated within one year of the application. No individual will be approved to serve as a volunteer if any of the required clearances evidence an offense which would preclude such an individual from being employed in the Pennsylvania public schools.
All of the above outlined clearances are completed at the expense of the applicant and are good for five years.
Click the button below to access the OJRSD Volunteer webpage.
East Vincent Elementary School
Email: evoffice@ojrsd.net
Website: www.ojrsd.com/ev
Location: 340 Ridge Rd, Spring City, PA 19475, USA
Phone: 610-469-5106
Facebook: facebook.com/EastVincentElementarySchool
Twitter: @OwenJRobertsEV