Schwenksville Family Newsletter
November 18, 2022
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
- American Education Week
- Parent/Teacher Conferences 2022
- Feature Teacher - Mrs. Banaszynski
- Elementary Report Card Survey
- Can your child tie his/her shoelaces?
- 22-23 School Calendar & Events
- 6 Day Cycle
- Tissues
- Home & School Association Updates
- Garden Club Updates
- New Winter Coats
- PV Power Packs
- Holiday Shop & Power Packs
- 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.
American Education Week
Parent/Teacher Conferences 2022
Parent/teacher conferences will be held Monday, November 21, and Tuesday, November 22.
Please contact your child's teacher if for any reason you are unable to keep your scheduled conference. If you have not yet scheduled a conference and you would like to, please follow these instructions:
Parents/guardians will schedule using the conference module in the ParentVUE portal. View Instructions for how to schedule a conference are located here for assistance.
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.
Feature Teacher - Mrs. Banaszynski
Our Feature Teacher is Mrs. Banaszynski! She is a Kindergarten and K+ Teacher. Thank you for all that you do, Mrs. Banaszynski!
19 years!
What is your favorite thing to do outside of school?
Spend time with my family, hiking and running on the trail.
What are you most proud of/your greatest accomplishment?
My husband and I have raised two fantastic young women.
What advice would you like to pass on to our students?
Always do your best. Even if you think no one is watching, we are and we are proud of you.
Anything else you would like to add?
Baseball is my favorite sport. I love watching games, no matter the team. My favorite are the Boston Red Sox but I enjoy Phillies games as well.
Elementary Report Card
Can your child tie his/her shoelaces?
It is a great skill to work on over the break!
It is important that everyone can tie their shoes because we don't want anyone to trip over their own laces, anyone to step on someone else's shoelace and cause them to trip, or for anyone to fall on the steps!
Students should make sure that their shoes are tied before leaving home in the morning and before going into the hallways and using the stairs.
22-23 School Calendar & Events
22-23 Perkiomen Valley School Calendar
11/21 and 11/22 - Parent/Teacher Conferences
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 28 - A Day
Tuesday, November 29 - B Day
Wednesday, November 30 - C Day
Thursday, December 1 - D Day
Friday, December 2 - E Day
Tissues
Home & School Association Updates
Any papers sent home from Home and School will now be on ORANGE paper.
**November Pretzel orders and money are due by Monday 11/28**
Next Meeting
- Monday, January 23rd - 7PM-8PM - Schwenksville Elementary School Library
Events
Winter Dance: Friday, December 2, 2022 6:30-8:30 PM
Registration for the dance closed at the end of the day Friday 11/18. Registered attendees will receive their tickets Monday 11/28.
BINGO: Friday, January 20, 2023 (Snow date 1/27) at PVHS
Bingo night is back (after a 2 year hiatus!) and will be here before we know it. A lot of work has already been completed for planning. We are in need of more help to make this a success: 1. Do you own your own business and would like to donate a gift card or basket to be raffled? 2. We are looking for volunteers to visit 5 local businesses to see if they would be willing to donate a prize to win or to be raffled off.
Schwenksville Showcase: March 31, 2023
Sign ups for parents and students ended Thursday 11/17. Thank you for signing up and you will be hearing from your leaders soon.
Yearbook:
Fundraisers
Nothing Bundt Cake: Ends Tuesday 12/6 Nothing Bundt Cake flyer for sharing to friends and family on social media. Bundlet's are available at $6 per cake. You will receive a voucher to pick up your cake of choice when you choose to. Once you collect orders and money please fill out one form for all orders. Order form
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
H&S Nothing Bundt Cake Order Form
Garden Club Updates
- Tuesday January 10th at 6 PM in the cafeteria.
New Winter Coats
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.
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.