Hello, Schweitzer families.

Welcome to the 2022-2023 School Year! We have been working hard to gear up for the school year. Floors are cleaned and waxed, classrooms are wiped down from top to bottom, and teachers and staff are gearing up to head back to the classrooms after some much needed rest and relaxation.

This newsletter includes important information for you to prepare for a successful 2022-2023 school year. Please read through carefully!

1. Summer Learning
   THERE IS STILL TIME!!
   Please have your child(ren) participate in the Summer Canvas Course, complete minutes on iReady in math and reading, and participate in our Summer Reading Challenge. These activities will not only help your child(ren) be more successful in the coming school year, but they will help engage your child over the remaining days of summer and encourage the love of reading! Remember that children can earn badges and rewards for completing modules in the summer Canvas course. All the information for the Summer Reading Challenge, Book lists, and math practice are below as a reminder.
2. Teacher Assignments
   Students and parents are eagerly waiting to here who their homeroom teacher is for the 22-23 school year. Homeroom assignments will be available August 17th in Home Access. Parents, this is a good time to check to make sure your contact information is accurate in the system. If you need to update any information, please contact Mrs. Belinda Halikias at 215-809-6380 or bhalikias@neshaminy.org.
3. School Supply Lists
   School supply lists are available on our website, so be sure to click the Grade-Level Supply List button below and take advantage of summer Back-to-School sales that are happening. There is also a link below.
4. Free/Reduced Meal Application
   The link for the application for Free/Reduced meals is below, so please complete that. This year lunch and breakfast will not be free to students as it has been in the past. It's important that you complete the application to ensure your student is set up for this on the first day of school.
5. K Orientation & Open House Grades 1-4
   Please take note that our Kindergarten Orientation and Open House will take place on August 30th. Kindergarten Orientation will be 9:30-11:00. Open House for Grades 1-4 will be 1:30-2:30. We hope you can join us!

Some pics from some of my summer memories are at the bottom of this newsletter!

See you soon!
Dr. Amy Orlando
Principal

Summer is here, and our Neshaminy Reading and Math Specialists have prepared some awesome lists and activities to keep our students engaged as they enjoy their break. The District Reading Specialists have posted suggested reading lists for every grade with an emphasis on choice giving students the opportunity to find enjoyable reading material that their matched their interest and reading style.

The summer math units are designed to build grade-level proficiency and remediate learning gaps. Students in Grades K-6 can complete weekly lessons online using iReady My Path as well as complete optional math packets designed to introduce them to concepts they will be learning in each grade level.

LINK: Summer Reading Lists & Learning Opportunities

LINK: Summer Math Learning Resources & Packets

In addition, our elementary reading and math specialists have prepared the following resources for parents to help them navigate the Summer Learning Program:

LINK: Elementary Summer Math Practice Newsletter
LINK: Kick-Of Webinar Archive for Elementary Summer Reading Program

Be sure to support your child in our district-wide Summer Reading Challenge. Be sure to access the Summer Reading Canvas course to get a copy of the Summer Reading Challenge gameboard if you lost yours. The interactive .pdf document below of the Summer Elementary Reading Lists allows your children to click on books and interact with books online through the app SORA. They can earn badges and will find it fun and engaging. Most importantly, it will help students be prepared for learning in the fall. The interactive reading lists and 1st time Log-in directions for SORA are attached. Please encourage your child(ren) to join in the fun!

Download the current Newsletter below to find out more ways and resources
to help your child related to their social/emotional well-being.

Mrs. Moyer's School Counselor Website

https://www.neshaminy.org/domain/1464

PTO Officers for 2022-2023

Co-Presidents-Amy Kaminski & Katie Doherty

Co-Vice Presidents-Alicia Good & Kristen Devlin

Treasurer-Jamie Gomba

Recording Secretary-Victoria Barnes Lee

Corresponding Secretary-Ashley Arnold

Parliamentarian-Melanie Jackson-Panichelle

The school year brings back opportunities to volunteer in school. If you have not already done so, please click the button below to learn more about the process and requirements to volunteer in NSD. Parents need to submit all volunteer clearances via App Garden Volunteer Tracker https://appgarden5.app-garden.com/VolTrackPA97502.nsf, a contactless application and paperwork submission process. Sign-up is required for both new and returning volunteers.

Clearances expire five years after approval, so please check ahead of time to be sure yours are still current. Thank you for supporting our staff and students by volunteering your time!

Each school year, it is critical for guardians to update their demographic information in Home Access for the 2022-2023 school year. The information includes home address and contact information, and it is linked to school communication through our school Lions Den newsletters and email updates of important information from the principal. Please log on to HOME ACCESS and verify that the contact information for your child(ren) is accurate prior to the start of the 2022-2023 school year.

Looking for more information on our Before and After School Programs? Click here to learn how to register your child.

Important information from Schweitzer's Neshaminy Kids Club:

• AM drop off is in the circle near the playground. We will go to the cafeteria at 8:20am. If you drop off after 8:20am, please call our cell phone at 267-229-3335. A NKC staff will then check in your child.
• Pick up is in the PM is in the same circle. You can ring the buzzer at the door or call 267-229-3335. A NKC staff will bring your child out to you.
• Please have your driver's license with you for pick-up. Our staff will ID you until we all get to know you. This is for your child's safety.
• To start 9/1/2022 with NKC, you will need to register by Wednesday, August 17, 2022.
  

For children, fostering friendships post-pandemic carries its own set of challenges. Kids might find themselves overwhelmed and intimidated by returning to in-person activities or just thinking about the start of coming back to school with new faces and new routines, and this can cause anxiety. As kids head back to school, families can use these recommendations to help kids reconnect and socialize. Read more by clicking the document below.

Neshaminy School District has engaged Eagle Industrial Hygiene Assoc., Inc., to fulfill the requirements of the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA), 40 CFR Part 763, Subpart E. This law requires that each Local Education Authority (LEA) engage EPA accredited individuals to initially inspect and subsequently reinspect every three years all student and staff accessed areas for the presence of both friable and non-friable asbestos containing materials (ACM) and to develop an Asbestos Management Plan from the information developed from the building inspections. All areas of our facilities were inspected for asbestos containing materials.

The Management Plan provides a description of the amount, type, location and condition of all ACM found in these areas. The Plan also contains a detailed schedule of responses and activities for handling the ACM. The Management Plan is available for review by interested parents, faculty and staff in all school offices during business hours.

Donald B. Irwin, Jr.

Business Administrator

As I shared on the front sign of the building, "I hope you're having fun creating summer memories!" Below are some pics of my favorite memories from this summer from the Dominican Republic and Costa Rica!

~~ WE BUILD FUTURES ~~