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WESTIVAL!Our amazing Home and School Association hosted our second annual WESTIVAL on Tuesday, June 6th during extended lunch periods. Carnival games, popcorn and cotton candy were available for the students to walk around and enjoy the day together! It was a delightful way to celebrate the end of a wonderful school year! | Pre-K Counts Field DayOur Little Vikings from the IU Pre-K Counts classroom held their field day on Tuesday, May 30th. The pint-size athletes scampered in the sunshine as they competed in relay races and ring toss games. The parachute was their favorite activity! | PEEC TripOn June 1st and 2nd, seventh grade science teachers Danielle Emers and Damico Ponzio took forty-five seventh grade science students to the Pocono Environmental Education Center (PEEC) for an overnight learning adventure! Students scooped macro invertebrates to learn about pond ecology,navigated an orienteering course through the woods with a compass, and went canoeing. In the evening, students tested their senses on a night hike and capped the day with sâmores and songs around the campfire! Their PEEC experience culminated with a strenuous and educational hike to the Tumbling Waters falls before embarking on their journey back to West. The trip was a wonderful, off-campus opportunity for the students to apply and explore what theyâd learned during the seventh grade life science curriculum. |
WESTIVAL!
Our amazing Home and School Association hosted our second annual WESTIVAL on Tuesday, June 6th during extended lunch periods. Carnival games, popcorn and cotton candy were available for the students to walk around and enjoy the day together! It was a delightful way to celebrate the end of a wonderful school year!
Pre-K Counts Field Day
Our Little Vikings from the IU Pre-K Counts classroom held their field day on Tuesday, May 30th. The pint-size athletes scampered in the sunshine as they competed in relay races and ring toss games. The parachute was their favorite activity!
PEEC Trip
On June 1st and 2nd, seventh grade science teachers Danielle Emers and Damico Ponzio took forty-five seventh grade science students to the Pocono Environmental Education Center (PEEC) for an overnight learning adventure! Students scooped macro invertebrates to learn about pond ecology,navigated an orienteering course through the woods with a compass, and went canoeing. In the evening, students tested their senses on a night hike and capped the day with sâmores and songs around the campfire! Their PEEC experience culminated with a strenuous and educational hike to the Tumbling Waters falls before embarking on their journey back to West. The trip was a wonderful, off-campus opportunity for the students to apply and explore what theyâd learned during the seventh grade life science curriculum.
LIFT (Learning Is Fun Together) Summer Camps
We are excited to announce we have launched of our 2023 MIDDLE-LEVEL LIFT Summer Camps. We have several exciting offerings this summer (see below)! In order to register your child, visit our LIFT website. Clicking on âLIFT catalogâ will take you to our webstore where you can create an account and register for the camps you are interested in. A few notes for this summerâŚ
- All elementary camps will be held at Middle School East.
- Middle-level offerings are available to students currently in grades 5 through 8.
- Transportation must be provided by the family.
MIDDLE LEVEL SUMMER LIFT offerings include:
- Gr 5-8 All the Universe is a Stage
- Gr 5-8 Inventioneering
- Gr 5-8 The Forces of Flight
- Gr 5-8 Viking Genius Bar
- Gr 6-8 Bake it Up
- Gr 6-8 Sew Much Fun
- Gr 6-8 It's Just Rocket Science
- Middle School Jumpstart
See the link below for a description of each offering
Power Packs
Power Packs will be hosting 3 food pantries this summer for families experiencing food insecurity. Instead of offering weekly bags, they will offer 3 opportunities for you to come and "shop" for food at Middle School East. There will be perishable and non-perishable food, including milk and fruit. Because some of the food will be perishable, you MUST be signed up in order to participate. Please complete a form for each child in your household, including children who are not yet school age.
The Summer Power Packs Pantry will be open in the Middle School East cafeteria from 5:30 - 7:30 pm on the following dates:
- June 15 (sign up no later than Monday, June 12th)
- July 13 (sign up no later than Monday, July 10th)
- August 10 (sign up no later than Monday, August 7th)
Please email powerpacks@pvsd.org with any questions.
We wish you a safe and happy summer!
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Article: Seven Ways to Prevent Summer Learning Loss Summer is upon us once again, and parents are beginning to plan for their children's days without a school schedule. Dreams of days filled with family, friends, freedom and laughter are in students' heads as they say goodbye to another school year. Summer is an ideal time for students of all ages to strengthen their academic skills while still having plenty of time left over for summer activities. Click here for the article | National Summer Learning AssociationAs the waning days of summer give way to a school season like no other, NSLA joins our partners across the country in putting families first during this time. Our children need us more than ever and together we will find the silver lining in helping our children learn, grow, and thrive. This new NSLA PSA offers helpful tips for parents as they soak up the last few days of summer and navigate uncharted waters this school year. We invite you to share with your families in your âvillage.â Click here to go to the NSLA parent toolkit website | WHYY Summer WHYY Summer offers intensive multi-week experiences for students finishing grades 6-12 and a spring break program specifically for middle school students. The project-based programs provide immersive media-production experiences in which the participants work in teams to create original news or film productions in news. Go here to see all that WHYY has to offer. |
Article: Seven Ways to Prevent Summer Learning Loss
National Summer Learning Association
As the waning days of summer give way to a school season like no other, NSLA joins our partners across the country in putting families first during this time. Our children need us more than ever and together we will find the silver lining in helping our children learn, grow, and thrive.
This new NSLA PSA offers helpful tips for parents as they soak up the last few days of summer and navigate uncharted waters this school year. We invite you to share with your families in your âvillage.â Click here to go to the NSLA parent toolkit website
WHYY Summer
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GoodReads Find and read more books you'll love, and keep track of the books you want to read. Be part of the world's largest community of book lovers on Goodreads. Click here for the GoodReads website. | Kahn Academy Weâre a nonprofit with the mission to provide a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere. Click here for the Kahn Academy website. | Calm Parenting Podcast: How to Get Kidsâ Heads Out of Screens This SummerHow to Get Kidsâ Heads Out of Screens This Summer Of course your kids became more reliant on screens during the pandemic. The question is how do we realistically begin to roll back screen use? Kirk gives you three practical strategies to try ASAP and a big idea that works 94.7% of the time. Click here for the podcast website. |
GoodReads
Kahn Academy
Calm Parenting Podcast: How to Get Kidsâ Heads Out of Screens This Summer
How to Get Kidsâ Heads Out of Screens This Summer
Of course your kids became more reliant on screens during the pandemic. The question is how do we realistically begin to roll back screen use? Kirk gives you three practical strategies to try ASAP and a big idea that works 94.7% of the time. Click here for the podcast website.
SAVE THE DATE: Vikings U-Night
PV Families: Are you looking for something fun to do on a Friday night? Are you
looking to be part of a night where we are UNITED as a PV community? If you are,
then mark your calendars for Friday, September 15, 2023, and plan to attend the Vikings U-Night football game.
This is the game where we as Vikings UNITE to honor the diversity within our
community and to foster an inclusive environment for ALL learners. Be part of the
fun and watch as students stand together to send a message of acceptance and
belonging for the many types of learners we have in our district.
Below you will find a link to purchase a shirt we hope helps to send our message of
unity and acceptance as our goal is to cover the stadium in blue! We hope to see you there!
PV West Athletic Update
POTENTIAL 7TH GRADE ATHLETES
Perkiomen Valley Athletics is a member of the PIAA (Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association). We are located in District 1, and a member of the Pioneer Athletic Conference (PAC), in the Liberty Division.
Middle School sports are available to 7th & 8th Graders. Please see our page dedicated to Middle School Athletics for information.
MIDDLE SCHOOL STARTING DATES
Middle School Football - Aug 21st
All other MIDDLE SCHOOL sports - Aug 28th
ALL Athletes wishing to participate in FALL sports
must complete the online registration AND upload the PIAA Physical (dated after June 1, 2023) by July 24, 2023. Only a PIAA physical will be accepted.
Register at Planeths.com
Incoming 7th graders have an account created with Big Teams.
Email: Use the PV student email address
Password: bigteams
The user will be prompted to change the password.
Student and Parent guide for registration can be found HERE.
Fall Sports
Football, boys & girls soccer, field hockey, boys & girls cross country, girls volleyball
Winter Sports
registration due by November 6, 2023
Boys & girls basketball, boys and girls wrestling
Spring Sports
registration due by February 20, 2024
Baseball, softball, girls lacrosse, track & field
Tween Talk Group
Tweens, ages 11 to 13, are invited to chat in a fun, informal atmosphere with Erin McMonagle, a guidance counselor at Perkiomen Valley East Middle School - as part of our Juliaâs Joy Youth Empowerment Program. We have created a safe group, where they can come relax, unload and learn they are not alone all while meeting new friends. We believe learning Stress Management tips will help youth deal with the pressures they are feeling at this age and into the future!
This group is free thanks to donations, if you would like to make a donation, it is always appreciated, but not necessary!
Learn more about our workshops and our mission at http://www.JuliasJoy.org
Be Part of the Conversation - Upcoming Programs
We are a collaboration of community leaders, clinicians, students, school district representatives, and families who believe that having meaningful, inclusive conversations about substance use and addiction will support individuals and their families in their efforts to develop healthy coping skills and access support whenever there is a need. Learn more about us. See the link below for a number of programs that Be a Part of the Conversation offers.
Safe2Say
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Did you know that the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is now known as the 988 Suicide & Crisit Lifeline?
When people call, text, or chat 988, they will be connected to trained counselors that are part of the existing Lifeline network. These trained counselors will listen, understand how their problems are affecting them, provide support, and connect them to resources if necessary.
https://988lifeline.org/current-events/the-lifeline-and-988/
The previous Lifeline phone number (1-800-273-8255) will always remain available to people in emotional distress or suicidal crisis.
Community Bulletin Board
Want to find out whatâs going on in the PV Community? Visit here for flyers about upcoming events in and around our area!
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.
West Weeks At A Glance
Monday June 19th - Middle School Summer Library Hours @ Middle School East (9am - 1pm)
Monday July 17th - Middle School Summer Library Hours @ Middle School East (9am - 1pm)
Monday July 24th - Middle School Sports Physicals Due
Tuesday August 15th - Middle School Summer Library Hours @ Middle School East (9am - 1pm)
Monday August 21st - Middle School Football Begins
Monday August 28th - First Student Day!
Perkiomen Valley Middle School West