Tiger Times
Weekly News and Notes - May 18th through May 22nd
One School, One Family
Week at a Glance
May 18th
- New learning continues online (check teacher's webpages for schedule and directions)
- Lunch distribution in the bus loop at Titus - 10:30am to 12:30pm (see information below)
May 19th
- New learning continues online (check teacher's webpages for schedule and directions)
May 20th
- New learning continues online (check teacher's webpages for schedule and directions)
May 21st
- New learning continues online (check teacher's webpages for schedule and directions)
- Lunch distribution in the bus loop at Titus - 10:30am to 12:30pm (see information below)
May 22nd
- Offline day for classroom teachers to plan and prepare for upcoming week.
- Check teacher's schedules for additional activities such as independent reading, specialist activities, social-emotional activities from our counselor, etc.
May 25th
- Memorial Day - School Holiday (no distance learning on this day)
Distance Learning the Tiger Way
New Student Registration
Parent Survey for Distance Learning
We value your feedback. Please consider completing the parent survey for distance learning at your convenience. It will take approximately 5 minutes per child. The window to complete the survey will be open until Friday, May 15th. The link can be found below.
We appreciate your input!
CB Cares and CBSD Present an Online Parent Positive Event - Watch On-Demand May 15-May 29
Access the event ON-DEMAND at:
https://www.bigmarker.com/screenagers-starhouse/SCREENAGERS-NC-STREAM-Central-Bucks-School-District
With COVID-19 giving many of us downtime at home with our families, we invite the Central Bucks community to take this opportunity to watch SCREENAGERS NEXT CHAPTER: Uncovering Skills for Stress Resilience. This special edition includes a brief introduction by the filmmaker Dr. Delaney Ruston, plus a pre-recorded Q&A with her after the film, where she responds to some of the most frequently asked questions about the topics covered in the film. Filmmaker and physician Dr. Delaney Ruston takes the conversation around screens and teens to the next level with Screenagers NEXT CHAPTER: Uncovering Skills for Stress Resilience—a film that examines the science behind teen’s emotional challenges, the interplay of social media, and most importantly, what can be done in our schools and homes to help them build crucial skills to navigate stress, anxiety, and depression in our digital age.
In Screenagers NEXT CHAPTER, we follow Delaney as she finds herself at a loss on how to help her own teens as they struggle with their emotional wellbeing. She sets out to understand these challenges in our current screen-filled society, and how we, as parents and educators, can empower teens to overcome mental health challenges and build emotional agility, communication savvy, and stress resilience.
We witness Delaney as she finds her way from ineffective parenting to much-improved strategies. We follow other personal stories of families from an array of backgrounds with a spectrum of emotional challenges. We also observe approaches in schools that provide strategies relevant beyond the classroom setting. Interwoven into the stories are surprising insights from brain researchers, psychologists, and thought leaders that reveal evidence-based ways to support mental wellness among our youth. The impact of social media and other screen time is incorporated in all the topics raised in Screenagers NEXT CHAPTER, how it may be impacting our teens’ mental health, and what we can do to help foster youth in the face of struggles.
WATCH THE OFFICIAL TRAILER: https://www.screenagersmovie.com/nc-trailer
DL Information and Resources
Virtual Paws for Pride
Congratulations to this week’s Paws for PRIDE winners: Malia A, Ves P, Ria P, Grace B, Mia J, Audrey I, and Braeden S. Our grand prize winners are Audrey and Mrs. Duffy!!! (Audrey's picture coming soon). Congratulations!!!! Our grand prize winners receive a little treat from me and a coupon for a free plain pizza from Hector, Benny and the guys from Warrington Pizza! They are always so generous to our Titus community and were happy to help me spread some joy during our quarantine.
Thank you, Warrington pizza!
Social/Emotional Wellness Fridays
Hello, Titus families.
I hope you are well after another week of distance learning. As promised last week, this week’s Social/Emotional Wellness lesson is about mindfulness. I am leaving this one up to my friend and colleague, Miss Fuentes from Groveland, who is an expert in mindfulness. I hope you enjoy her lesson on “I am Peace”.
Have a great weekend!
Mrs. Horan
CB Cares and the Boomerang Award
This month is the final month for the Boomerang Award this school year. May’s asset is #37 Personal Power - Young person feels he or she has control over “things that happen to me”. If you know a child who fits this profile in a special way, please email your nomination to Mrs. Horan at jhoran@cbsd.org.
Lunch Distribution
Titus Elementary is a site for lunch distribution every Monday and Thursday from 10:30am to 12:30pm. Lunches will be distributed from the Titus Bus Loop. Please pull into the bus loop, pop your trunk, and then pull up to the bus lobby doors. Mr. and Mrs. Pustay will place the lunches directly into your trunk. You can then pull forward to close your trunk if it does not close on its own.
Please remember that lunches are available for ALL children in the Central Bucks School District. We are happy to add some breakfast options as well during lunch distribution.
Get Your Fitness On!
Farmer's Market at Barclay
CBSD Farmer's Market at Barclay food distribution event will take place every Wednesday at 4pm. Open to all CBSD families in need of a little extra food support. The event will continue until resources are fully distributed. Lots of milk, eggs, veggies, canned goods, and bread available.
Barclay Elementary School is located at 2015 Palomino Drive in Warrington. All traffic must turn right off of Palomino. Participants are asked to please not block area residents' driveways when approaching the pick up event.
CBSD Building Facilities and Grounds
Under Governor Wolf's directive, all schools in Pennsylvania are closed until further notice. This closure includes all stadiums, athletic facilities, playgrounds, and parking lots. Our facilities and grounds will remain closed and secured during the governor's stay at home order. Our local police would like to remind us that everyone needs to stay off school properties during this school closure.
Thank you!
Home Access for Library Resources
Enrichment Activities from PEN
Distance Learning Quick Links
Technology Resources
Technology Support from Ms. McLaughlin
Do you have questions navigating the technology related to Distance Learning?
Parents, please feel free to reach out to Ms. McLaughlin, Titus Elementary's QUEST teacher. Ms. McLaughlin not only teaches QUEST, but she also provides technology support to our staff at Titus. She can also provide that support to our parents. Please feel free to email at mmlaughlin@cbsd.org or you can message her in Seesaw.
We are here to help and support all our families at Titus!
Student Expectations and Teams Call Etiquette
Seesaw Resources
Seesaw Updates
If you are using the Seesaw App on a device please make sure you are checking for updates. Seesaw is updating their app frequently and it works best when the newest version is up-to-date.
Elementary Technology Resources
CB District Technology Support
Please see the document below which will provide helpful guidance for technology support to our families that received a district device.
You can also find more technology support for all families by visiting the district web page for technology: https://www.cbsd.org/Page/49389.
If you have specific technology questions or concerns, you may reach out using this email address: techsupport@cbsd.org.
Clever Basics
Clever is a landing page for a lot of different applications. Sign in using your CB email and password. Once there you will not have to sign into any further apps. Some of the apps you can find here are... Seesaw, Teams, Flipgrid, Code.org, and other Office 365 apps (Word, PowerPoint).
Home and School Information
We Need You!
The Home and School Board has an open position for an Assistant Treasurer for the 2020/2021 school year. This position is vital to our Home and School board continuing to function as it does. Listed below are the responsibilities and time requirements for this role.
Approximate time needed: 1 hour weekly/month
Weekly
- Pick up check requests; drop off checks for signature; distribute checks
- Issue checks using Quick books (send copy of checks issued to Treasurer)
- Enter deposits into Quick books (Treasurer will send copies)
Monthly:
- Reconcile QuickBooks using statements provided by Treasurer
Annually:
- Assist with closeout of fiscal year & building budget for upcoming year
- Attend budget meeting
Please contact Bethany Magrann at president@titushsa.com or Angela McGettigan at vp2@titushsa.com if you are interested in learning more about getting involved.
Titus Tiger Tales
The Titus faculty and staff have begun their daily read aloud series called, Titus Tiger Tales. Visit the Titus Distance Learning page to listen to the daily read aloud. You can also go back and listen to previous readings.
Enjoy!
Start your day with Mrs. Pustay's Morning Message over on Flipgrid. We would love you to see our Titus Tigers on Flipgrid.
https://flipgrid.com/pustay9779 (password Pustay2020)
Check Us Out on Twitter
Titus Elementary is proud to share their Twitter page. If you have been following @BridgetPustayCB for all the Titus news, check out @TitusElemSch. All the happenings of Titus will be shared through our page as well as our Facebook page.
Check us out today!
Titus Elementary School
Email: bpustay@cbsd.org
Website: https://www.cbsd.org/titus
Location: 2333 Lower Barness Road, Warrington, PA, USA
Phone: 267-893-4501
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tituscbsd/?ref=bookmarks
Twitter: @TitusElemSch