GS Updates
Week of March 12th
Upcoming Dates
- 3/12/2023: Daylight Savings Time begins
- 3/13/2023: Spring Picture Day
- 3/13/2023 - 3/24/2023: Meadow Farms Fundraiser
- 3/17/2023: Flyers Night with our Jazz Band
- 3/18/2023: NPAGE Super Saturday
- 3/22/2023: Home & School Meeting 6:30 PM
- 3/29/2023: Gwynedd Square Art Show and Spring Concert
Volunteer Photographer Needed
Volunteer Photographer Needed
Traditionally, we have school club photos (orchestra, band, chorus, etc.) taken by the same photography studio that takes the Spring pictures. That service will not be provided for us this year.
If there is an adult who would be willing to volunteer their time to take photos of our groups, we would love to hear from you to see if we can capture those involved for our yearbook! Please email gsfamilies1@gmail.com if you are interested and your clearances are up-to-date.
Spring Picture Day
Spring Picture Day is March 13th.
If you would like to order school pictures. shop online at mylifetouch.com.
To order School Pictures:
- Visit mylifetouch.com
- Enter the Picture Day ID EVT2PQ2BN and click "Start Order."
- Then, you can enter your student's information (name, grade, etc.) and click "Yes, this is my Student!"
- You will then see the package options and proceed with your order.
Connor's Corner #3
The Marketplace
Hi everyone! March is Cookie Month at The Marketplace.
Every tub of cookies ordered will earn our group a 30% bonus profit! You can also get up to 20% off everything from their Dessert, Snack, Pasta, and Pizza Shops all month as a part of their Spring Blowout Sale.
Head over to our group's link to take a look at what's available and to show your support! Click here to see what is on the menu: Marketplace Fundraising link.
Meadow Farms Fundraiser
You should have received the Meadow Farms Spring Catalog last week!
The fundraiser will run from March 13th through March 24th. The spring catalog has everything from candles to chocolates and snacks as well as gardening supplies! If you create an account online, more items are available for purchase. You can use the storefront link to make a purchase that supports the group instead of an individual seller: Meadow Farms storefront link.
https://shop.meadowfarms.com/gwynedd-square-elementary-school-100678
Help support Gwynedd Square Home and School Association. These items make wonderful gifts!
Home and School Association Meeting
Our second meeting of the year is on Wednesday, March 22nd at 6:30 pm. Join us in the school cafeteria to vote on the home and school calendar for the 2023 - 2024 school year and a special guest Dr. Todd Bauer, North Penn School District’s school superintendent.
Gwynedd Square Art Show
Our Art Show is back!
Make plans to attend the art show on the evening of March 29th in conjunction with our spring Band Concert. The art show will feature artwork from every Gwynedd Square Panther. Mrs. Mascaro is looking for volunteers to help mount, label, and hang work starting in February.
Please use the sign-up genius link below if you are interested in volunteering!
March 2023 Dine and Donate!
Enjoy a night without cooking and help support Gwynedd Square Home and School.
Join us on Tuesday, March 28th at Pizza Time Saloon. Dine in or Take out and mention Gwynedd Square Elementary School; 20% of your order will be donated back to the Gwynedd Square Home and School. See flyer for details!
Birthday Treat Reminder
Here are a few things to keep in mind if you plan to celebrate your child's birthday at Gwynedd Square:
- Individually wrapped and prepackaged items are required. These types of treats are the safest items the teacher can distribute to children.
- If you plan to give a treat, every classmate should receive one.
- Birthday treats will not be handed out during lunch. Please speak with your student's teacher about how birthdays are celebrated in their classroom.
- If treats are allowed, remember to please be mindful of allergies.
March is Women's History Month
March 1st will mark the beginning of Women's History Month.
Did you know?
- Feb. 28, 1909 marked the first Woman's History Day in New York City. It marked the one-year anniversary of the garment workers' strikes when 15,000 women marched through lower Manhattan. From 1909 to 1910, immigrant women who worked in garment factories held a strike to protest their working conditions.
- Women often wrote under pen names in times when it was not seen as appropriate for them to contribute to literature. Some female authors who are highly regarded today used an alias such as Jane Austen, the Bronte Sisters, Mary Ann Evans (perhaps better known by her pen name George Eliot), and Louisa May Alcott.
The 19th amendment, which granted women the right to vote, was signed into law on Aug. 26, 1920. But at the time, a number of other laws prohibited Native American women, Black women, Asian American women, and Latinx women from voting. It wasn't until 1965, when President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law, that discriminatory tactics such as literacy tests were outlawed, and all women could vote.
At the first Winter Olympic Games in 1924, the only event open to women was figure skating. Women were not allowed to compete in track and field events at the Olympics until 1928.
In 1933, Frances Perkins became the first female member of a president’s cabinet when she was appointed as the Secretary of Labor under Franklin D Roosevelt.
Over 60 percent of college degrees awarded in the U.S. every year are earned by women.
In 2021, 144 of 539 seats ( 27%) of the U.S House of Representatives and the Senate were held by women. This represented a 50% increase from the 96 women who served in the 112th Congress a decade before.
Super Saturday
Registration for this year’s Super Saturday on March 18, 2023, is now open.
Super Saturday is an easy way to introduce and excite children's interest in learning about something new.
Children in grades K through 6 from all over the community sign up for up to three, 45-minute classes that are taught on a Saturday morning. Class topics are diverse and include new ones like Sodoku, Soul Line Dancing, American Sign Language, and more!
There is something for everyone! Most of the individuals and organizations who present donate all their time and resources for the benefit of education. The money raised goes to help fund NPAGE activities including school trips, teacher grants, and scholarships.
WHEN: Saturday, March 18, 2023, 9 am to 12:15 pm (Check-in from 8:30 am to 8:50 am)
WHERE: Pennfield Middle School
FEE: NPAGE Member: $12, Non Member: $18
TO REGISTER: Go to www.npenn.org/npage and click on Register for Super Saturday. View the event flyer for class options, then click the register button. The registration deadline is March 10.
Questions: Contact AnliWuNash@gmail.com or call (267) 642-1395
North Penn Parents Special Education Alliance
The North Penn Parents Special Education Alliance is a parent-run organization that connects families across the NPSD with children with an IEP or 504 plan.
Gwynedd Square Elementary School
Email: bashawjm@npenn.org
Website: https://gwyneddsquare.npenn.org/
Location: Gwynedd Square Elementary School, Supplee Road, Lansdale, PA, USA
Phone: 215.855.4331