• Monday, January 9th: F Day

• Tuesday, January 10th: A Day
• Wednesday, January 11th: B Day (Elementary Band & Orchestra Concert @ 6pm at MS East)
• Thursday, January 12th: C Day
• Friday, January 13th: D Day

The "Hide/Lockdown" and "Run/Evacuate" procedures are utilized in the unlikely event that there is an intruder in the school. During the week of January 9th, we will practice the "Run/Evacuate" procedure so students are able to identify and visit our designated rally points near Evergreen. At the elementary level our primary focus is reinforcing the lockdown and evacuation responses to an active intruder in developmentally appropriate ways.

Whenever we practice a safety drill, we review procedures with students calmly prior to the drill. Our intent is not to alarm students, but rather to communicate safety procedures to staff and students so that we are as prepared as possible in the unlikely event of an actual emergency. After each drill, staff will offer feedback to make sure we have the most effective procedures in place as we continue to partner with local emergency service organizations to ensure the safety of all.

At times, parents will ask for suggestions about how to discuss this difficult topic with their child at home. Below is an example of language our teachers use at the elementary level when introducing the topic with students:

Today we’re going to learn about a different way of responding to an emergency in our school. When there is danger, you might already know about some of the ways we can respond. If there is a fire, we evacuate or get out of the building. If there is something dangerous happening inside the school, we practice a lockdown and find a way to hide and stay safe inside the building. In these situations, we are either "running" away from the danger or "hiding" from the danger. If an emergency happens, I want you to know that we might respond in any of these ways to the situation. Sometimes, we may decide to run. Sometimes we may decide to hide. I will help you to know what we should do because your safety is extremely important to me.

For more information about our emergency preparedness, please visit https://iloveuguys.org/The-Standard-Response-Protocol.html

• January 11th: Band & Orchestra Concert at 6pm at Middle School East
• January 16th: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day--No School & MLK Day of Service (details below)
• January 19th: Home & School Meeting
• January 25th: Early Dismissal (12:10pm)

We are looking forward to the 2023 Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service on Monday, January 16th and hope you can join us! See below for information about the variety of opportunities for our families, including In Person and Take Home options, as well as details about the Drive-Thru Donation Station.

This year's event features both In Person and Take Home opportunities. The Day of Service will take place in the Perkiomen Valley High School Cafeteria from 8:30 am – 12:00 pm. The day is broken into two sessions, 8:30 am & 10:30 am, where elementary and middle school students can take part in service activities to benefit both local and international organizations.

If you are unable to join us for the In Person opportunities, we are offering a limited number of Take Home service projects for both elementary and middle school students. To participate in the Take Home activities, select the Take Home option in the sign up link below.

Join Us!

Use this link to sign up for either In Person or Take Home opportunities

Please note:

• Participants are asked to choose only one option: In Person or Take Home.
• Sign up for Take Home options will close on January 9th so that materials can be distributed.
• Sign up for In Person will be open through January 16th. Spaces are limited and subject to availability.

Drive-Thru Donation Station

We will again be hosting a Drive-Thru Donation Station at Middle School East. Goods can be dropped off on Monday, January 16th from 10:00 am – 1:00 pm. We will be collecting for the following organizations:

• Perkiomen Valley Post Prom
  • Formal Wear
    • Shoes, Purses, Accessories
  • Any other clothing items bag separately from formal wear
• Perkiomen Valley Spirit Wear (Non-personalized items)
  • If your “Little Vikings” have become “Big Vikings” and you would like to donate their gently used PV Spirit Wear here is your chance.
  • We will be collecting all sizes and all PV School Spirit Wear
• Daily Bread Community Food Pantry
  • Non-perishable goods
  • personal care items
  • supplies for babies and pets
• Lions Club
  • Used glasses (both prescription and any other types of glasses)

Please contact Mr. Steve Willis (swillis@pvsd.org), Coordinator of Equity, Inclusion, and Community Engagement, with questions.

Our District continues to grow and become more diverse. Currently, there are 17 different primary languages spoken by our students/families. Students new to our schools struggle to communicate and can find it very challenging when they do not speak fluent English - or know very little English at all. In an effort to support them, we are launching a mentoring program. To support students whose primary language is one other than English, we are hoping to enlist PV high school students, fluent in communicating in another language, as mentors. The high school mentors would be asked to travel to other PV schools on a schedule to be determined. We are attempting to pilot the idea and learn from any connections we are able to establish.

We are asking interested high school students to complete this brief survey: Language Mentoring Program. Administration will follow up in January. We are very excited to offer this opportunity to our students, both mentors and mentees!

Please be sure students are dressed appropriately for these chillier days with coats, gloves, hats, etc.

The Pennsylvania School Health Law requires a dental examination for all third-grade students. Your child's dentist should complete this examination since they know your child best. Any exam dated after July 1, 2021, is acceptable. Please email Mrs. McOwen at rmcowen@pvsd.org the date of your child's last dental exam or submit the required school dental form as soon as possible. We appreciate your cooperation.

Private Dental Exam Form

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 and students pick up their bags from their counselor or designated person every week.

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/

Powerpacks Application (Spanish)

The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) approved the use of Flexible Instructional Days (FID) as an alternate form of instruction in response to inclement weather or other emergencies. On a FID day, instruction will be virtual. FID assist schools in meeting the required 180 student days. PA Schools may use up to five (5) FID per school year - in PVSD, we will utilize FID when all 3 inclement weather days built into the district calendar are used.

For more information and and the elementary FID schedule, CLICK HERE.

• Chromebook malfunctions/damages: Email the helpdesk@pvsd.org
• Forgotten student passwords: Go to https://accounts.pvsd.org
• FAQs about Chromebooks can be found on our website

Call: 610-409-9751 and press #1

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