Schwenksville Family Newsletter
November 4, 2022
Audio Overview of Newsletter
An audio overview may be accessed here or found wherever you access your podcasts. (Search Schwenksville Elementary School).
You will find the following topics in this Newsletter:
- Schwenksville Family Information Site
- Parent/Teacher Conferences 2022
- American Education Week
- Flexible Instructional Days (FID) in 22-23
- Home & School Association Updates
- Garden Club Updates
- New Winter Coats Available
- PV Power Packs
- Holiday Shop & Power Packs!
- Feature Teacher - Mrs. Maharaj
- 22-23 School Calendar & Events
- 6 Day Cycle
- Community Bulletin Board
Schwenksville Family Information Site
The Schwenksville Family Information Site has been created to help families easily access information in one location. You can bookmark this link, find the link in SW Family Newsletters, and on the Perkiomen Valley School District Schwenksville Elementary School webpage.
There is a tab named "Newsletters" where you will find each SW Family Newsletter posted so you don't have to search through emails to locate it.
SW Family Site - Please check it out. There is a lot of helpful information available.
Parent/Teacher Conferences 2022
Parent/teacher conferences will be held Monday, November 21, and Tuesday, November 22.
Parents/guardians will schedule using the conference module in the ParentVUE portal beginning at 12pm on Monday, November 7. View Instructions for how to schedule a conference are located here for assistance.
**Please note the conference module referenced will not be viewable until 12 pm on November 7.**
If you do not have a ParentVUE account, you will need to create one in order to access the conference scheduling module. To set up your account, please contact the helpdesk@pvsd.org.
American Education Week
The schedule is as follows:
AM Kindergarten through 2nd Grade - 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
3rd Grade through 5th Grade - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
PM Kindergarten - 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Please complete this form by Monday, November 14th to let us know that you will be joining us. American Education Week Visitation Form
Flexible Instructional Days (FID) in 22-23
The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) approved the use of Flexible Instructional Days (FID) as an alternate form of instruction in response to inclement weather or other emergencies. On a FID day, instruction will be virtual. FID assist schools in meeting the required 180 student days. PA Schools may use up to five (5) FID per school year - in PVSD, we will utilize FID when all 3 inclement weather days built into the district calendar are used.
For more information and and the elementary FID schedule, CLICK HERE.
Home & School Association Updates
Next Meeting
- Monday, November 14th - 7PM-8PM - Schwenksville Elementary School Library
Events
Winter Dance: Friday, December 2, 2022 6:30-8:30 PM
Space is limited so register early!
Cost is $5/family and children must be accompanied by an adult
Schwenksville Showcase: March 31, 2023
Details and sign up form for students AND parents sign up by November 17,2022
BINGO: Friday, January 20, 2023 (Snow date 1/27)
Hosted at PVHS, Look for details in upcoming newsletters
Yearbook:
Order your yearbook: click here to save 10% until 10/31/22
Custom pages due 4/6/23. Learn more about custom pages here
Fundraisers
Spirit Wear: Order deadline Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022. Click here for the order form
Nothing Bundt Cake: Schwenksville Elementary is participating in a Bundt Cake Fundraiser. Bundlet's are available at $6 per cake. You will receive a voucher to pick up your cake of choice when you choose to. Nothing Bundt Cake flyer for sharing to friends and family on social media. Once you collect orders and money please fill out one form for all orders. Order here!
Pretzels: If you would like to order pretzels for upcoming months, you can venmo/paypal or send your student with money with student’s name, grade, and teacher
AmazonSmile: Amazon will donate 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases when you shop at AmazonSmile
H&S Information
Email / Website / Facebook / Calendar of Events
Nicole Vozzolo – Co-President / Nikki Hartman – Co-President
Denby Guellich – Vice President / Jill Podbutzky – Secretary
Sarah Nickels – Treasurer / Rene Adelsberger – Asst. Treasurer
Garden Club Updates
- Tuesday November 15th at 6 PM in the cafeteria.
NEW WINTER COATS AVAILABLE
Winter is on its way! If you are in need of a new coat for your child, please reach out to Mrs. Strano (Kindergarten, 2nd, and 4th grade) or Mrs. Hyman (1st, 3rd, and 5th grade), our School Counselors. They would be happy to get you connected with one, no questions asked.
Mrs. Strano - cstrano@pvsd.org
Mrs. Hyman - jhyman@pvsd.org
PV POWER PACKS
PV Power Packs is a weekend food program for students experiencing food insecurity. Bags of food, including 2 breakfast items, 2 lunch items, 2 snacks, and 2 fruits, are sent home with students prior to every weekend. There is no financial information required to participate in this program. Bags are delivered to the students' classrooms for them to take home prior to the weekend.
For more information regarding how to receive a Power Pack for your child or to make donations to the Power Packs program, click here: https://www.pvsd.org/families/pv-power-packs/
Holiday Shop & Power Packs!
We are excited to announce we will be running the Holiday Shop again this year for families in need of assistance for the winter holidays. Last year we provided gifts to over 100 PV students and hope to do even more this year! Check out our Amazon wish list for ideas: https://tinyurl.com/powerpackshs.
Items can be shipped directly to our shop at Evergreen Elementary School, c/o PV Power Packs, 98 Kagey Rd, Collegeville, PA 19426 or monetary donations can be made by check sent to PV Power Packs, 3 Iron Bridge Dr. Collegeville, 19426 or by PayPal at donations@pvsd.org with Power Packs in the memo line.
Make sure to follow us on Facebook @pvpowerpacks or email us with any questions at powerpacks@pvsd.org.
Feature Teacher - Mrs. Maharaj
Our Feature Teacher is Mrs. Maharaj! She is our 5th Grade Special Education Teacher. Thank you for all that you do, Mrs. Maharaj!
This is my fourth year at Schwenksville and seventh year at PV!
What is your favorite thing to do outside of school?
Outside of school, I love spending time with my husband and two children hiking, biking, and exploring our local parks.
What are you most proud of/your greatest accomplishment?
Watching my students make progress over the course of the year or years that I work with them.
What advice would you like to pass on to our students?
To persevere through difficult tasks.
22-23 School Calendar & Events
22-23 Perkiomen Valley School Calendar
11/8 - In-Service (Act 80) Day/Election Day - NO SCHOOL
11/16 - American Education Week Visitation Day
11/21 and 11/22 - Parent/Teacher Conferences *More information coming
11/21 - 11/25 - Thanksgiving Break
Wednesdays are "Wellness Wednesday" at Schwenksville. Students and staff are encouraged to wear comfortable clothing as we try to engage in a little extra movement to support our wellness.
Fridays are "PositiviTEE Days" at Schwenksville. Students and staff are encouraged to wear shirts that have a positive message or Schwenksville/PV spirit wear/orange.
6 Day Cycle
Monday, November 7 - D Day
Tuesday, November 8 - No School
Wednesday, November 9 - E Day
Thursday, November 10 - F Day
Friday, November 11 - A Day
Community Bulletin Board
Wondering about family and community events in the area? Curious to learn about local sports clubs and other opportunities? Visit our online Community Bulletin Board!
To submit an event for posting, please send a PDF version of your flyer to webmaster@pvsd.org for review.
Please note that Community Bulletin Board items may contain links to websites of organizations outside Perkiomen Valley School District. Items are posted to this bulletin board as a free service to the community, and should not be interpreted as being sponsored or endorsed by the district.