Welcome Back LPES Family!
Back to School Newsletter Part 1 August 2022
Welcome Back!
Summer Tour Dates: The building will be open for self-guided tours on Thursday, August 18 from 2-4 PM and again from 6-8 PM. The Student Leaders will also be on hand to give guided tours if you prefer. Our New Student Welcome Night will be on Monday, August 22 from 6-8 PM. Student Leaders will be available for guided tours or you may take a self-guided tour of the building. Please note, teachers may or may not be present during these events, these events are not Back to School Night. Administration will be at all events to answer questions, you will also have a chance to meet members of our PTA.
Staff Update: We have had some staffing changes over the summer and while we are still working to fill some positions, here is a quick update on some of the changes:
Assistant Principal- Mr. Dargan will be leaving Lower Pottsgrove for another position. We wish him all the best in his new position. We hope to announce the new AP very soon!
Nurse: Mrs. Nuce has taken another position and will not be returning to Lower, we are working hard to identify a replacement to be in place when school starts. Mrs. Trump will be returning as our part time nurse.
Teachers:
Ms. Daltry will be moving from third to fourth grade.
Ms. Morgan Butler will be joining us from West Pottsgrove as a fourth grade teacher.
Ms. Rose Cushwa will be taking over the art room as Mrs. Pierce has moved to the middle school.
Ms. Allison Bainbridge has taken a position in another district- her replacement is in progress
Mrs. Nichole Kaercher has moved to the middle school to take over Family and Consumer Science. We are currently working on her replacement as well.
We hope to share the names of our new fourth grade teachers next week. Your son or daughter will receive an updated letter with the name of their teacher included.
Support Staff: We still have some openings for Duty Aids and Student Assistants across the district. We will be having another district-wide Job Fair on August 11 from 10:00-2:00. Please see the flier below for details.
More Important Information for LPES Families!
Grade 3- Monday, August 29 6:30 PM
Grade 5- Tuesday, August 30 6:30 PM
Grade 4- Wednesday, August 31 6:30 PM
More details will be forthcoming prior to the events.
At this time, we have been told that the Pottstown YMCA will not be running before and after care programs in Pottsgrove Schools. There are many other local day care centers that offer before and after school care that are transported to school via Pottsgrove buses.
If this is something you are interested in or want to know more about, please contact the YMCA directly. See below for the contact information.
Patty Perri
BASE Team Leader| Boyertown and Pottstown
Greater Philadelphia YMCA
144 Holly Road, Gilbertsville, PA. 19525
(p) 610.369.9622 ext. 3308 (w) www.philaymca.org
Breakfast and Lunch Update:
We will begin serving breakfast on the second day of school, August 25. There will be no breakfast available for students on August 24. Lunch will be served beginning August 24.
Over the course of the past two years we have been able to offer breakfast and lunch to all students at no cost to families. The program that allowed that to occur is no longer in place. Therefore, students wishing to get lunch and/or breakfast at school will be required to pay for the meals. Lunch will be $2.70 per day and breakfast will be $1.70 per day. If you wish to apply for free/reduced lunch status, you must complete a new application. Please use this link to access the application on the Pottsgrove School District website
https://www.pgsd.org/Page/10005 Applications should be completed as soon as possible.
Student lunch accounts can be set up on My School Bucks. Balances are carried over from one year to the next. Please refer to the information letter below for details on how to set up an account.
I will send another parent newsletter next week with reminders and updates as well as information regarding arrival and dismissal. There was just too much to share to put into one newsletter! I hope you continue to enjoy the summer and your vacations. Stay cool and I look forward to seeing everyone very soon.
Looking Ahead
August 2022
18- Self Guided Tours 2-4 PM and 6-8 PM
22- Self- Guided Tours 6-8 PM
24- First Day of School for Students
29- PTA Meeting 6:00 PM -library
29- Grade 3 Back to School Night 6:30 PM
30- Grade 5 Back to School Night 6:30 PM
31- Grade 4 Back to School Night 6:30 PM
September 2022
2-5- No School Labor Day Holiday
14- Early Dismissal- Schedule Forthcoming
Lower Pottsgrove Elementary School
Email: tkoehler@pgsd.org
Website: www.pgsd.org
Location: 1329 Buchert Road, Pottstown, PA, USA
Phone: 610-323-7510