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Upcoming Events
April
- April 1 - No School for Students, Teacher-In-Service
- April 8 - End of 3rd Marking Period - Dismissal at 10:45 am
- March Madness Teachers vs. Students Basketball Game
- Blood Drive
- April 18 - National Junior Honor Society Induction, 7:00 pm
- April 23 - CBSD Closed - Primary Election (Offices Open)
- April 24 to 26 - PSSA English/Language Arts Testing - 7th & 8th Grades
- April 30 & May 1 - PSSA Math Testing - 7th & 8th Grades
May
- May 2 - PSSA Science Testing - 8th Grade Only
- Spring Band Concert, 7:00 pm
- May 8 - Spring Choral Concert, 7:00 pm
- May 14 - Spring Orchestra Concert, 7:00 pm
- May 15 & 16 - Keystone Testing (Algebra 1 & Algebra 1B Students)
Click Here to View the 2023 - 2024 CB District Calendar
What's Happening at Lenape
Wear Blue to School on April 2nd!
NJHS Sponsored Blood Drive is Coming Up ...
Did you know that the actual blood donation only takes about 10 minutes? The entire process – from the time you sign in – to the time you leave – takes about an hour but can help save a life or three.
On Monday, April 8th, we are hosting the opportunity for you to donate. Please click this link to sign up for our upcoming blood drive or you can visit https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/find-drive and search our sponsor code “Lenape”.
Don’t miss this exciting and rewarding opportunity!
Stay well,
Lenape NJHS
PSSA Testing Information
The Pennsylvania System of School Assessments (PSSA) Tests are administered state-wide during the months of April and May 2024. Lenape Middle School will be administering the PSSA English Language Arts (ELA) and Math Tests to all students in grades 7 through 8. The PSSA Science test will also be administered to students in 8th grade only. The exams will be administered electronically for the English Language Arts (ELA) and Science exams. The Math exam will be administered using paper/pencil.
The PSSAs will take place on the following dates:
English Language Arts: April 24-26, 2024
Math: April 30 and May 1, 2024
Science (8th grade only): May 2, 2024.
Please click here to view the Pennsylvania Department of Education
letter regarding electronic devices and their frequently asked questions sheet.
Lenape Activities Guide 2023-2024
We're excited to be able to offer a wide range of clubs and co/extracurricular activities to our students here at Lenape. Click Here to view the activities and extracurriculars that are offered. Check back often, as the list will be updated as new activities are added!
The Latest Edition of Lenape's Virtual Gallery
The latest edition of the Lenape Virtual Gallery is available now! Click the link to view the show, and email Mrs. Dunst at rdunst@cbsd.org if you would like your artwork to be included in the next edition.
2024 Art Scholarship Fundraiser
Each year a distinguished scholarship is bestowed upon one graduating senior from every high school, empowering aspiring artists to pursue their passion for the arts. This initiative aims to support and celebrate the next generation of creative minds by providing financial assistance for their art education, fostering a brighter future for talented individuals in diverse artistic fields.
Thank you for your support - CBSD K-12 Art Department
Our Community
PERFORMANCES: April 11, 12, 13, and 14
CB West Camps
Doylestown Athletic Association
DAA GIRLS SPRING SOFTBALL AGES 5 - 15
Gear up for a season of swings, slides, and smiles! Spring softball registration is officially OPEN! Join the fun and let's hit it out of the park together.
DAA Co-Ed Spring Volleyball Ages 9 - 18
Calling all young athletes! Our co-ed league welcomes all skill levels from grades 4-12! We'll guide you at the start! Join us in the weekly rotation of friendly matches against other teams—no pressure, just loads of FUN!
DAA Junior Spring Baseball
Step up to the plate! Junior Spring Baseball registration for ages 5 to 12 is now open. Let the innings of fun and skill-building begin. Batter Up!
Worth Mentioning Again
Student Early Dismissal
To Sign a Student Out Early:
1. Fill out an Early Dismissal Request in the Parent Portal.
- If someone, other than the parent, will be picking up your child indicate their name in the Remarks section.
2. When you arrive at school
- Ring the doorbell
- Give us your child's name.
3. Wait in your car for your child.
4. If you do not fill out a request in the Parent Portal
- Parents will need to enter the school, with I.D., to sign out their child.
- If you do not have a form of identification, you will not be able to sign out your student unless ok'd by security or the principal.
Most importantly, please leave ample time for pick up. Students can be located in areas of the building that are difficult to reach or their classroom may be located far from their locker. We do our best to get your student as quickly as possible.
Cell Phones and Electronic Devices
The use of cell phones/electronic devices during the school day is prohibited, unless directed by a teacher for academic purposes. All cell phones/electronic devices should be in the “power off” position and kept out of sight from 7:30 am to 2:30 pm. It is recommended that they stay in the students' lockers. The use of electronic imaging devices associated with cell phones/electronic devices or any similar type of communications technology is strictly prohibited at all times.
If a message needs to be given to your child, please call the office and we will get the message to them as soon as possible. If your child is ill or has another issue, they may ask to see the nurse or guidance counselor at any time. If a student calls or texts a parent to pick them up, that is a cell phone violation.
The inappropriate use of cell phones/electronic devices or cell technology features will be addressed through disciplinary procedures, as follows:
- 1st Offense – Electronic device placed in envelope and held in the Main Office for pick up at the end of the day.
- 2nd Offense – Electronic device placed in an envelope and held in the Main Office for pick up at the end of the day. A detention is issued.
- 3rd Offense – Electronic device placed in envelope and held in the Main Office for pick up at the end of the day. A Saturday detention is issued.
After 3rd offense, students will be asked to leave their phone in the Main Office upon arrival to school for a set period of days.
Student Drop Off Procedures
Car Line Procedures:
From 7:00 - 7:30 am and 2:30 - 3:00 pm, traffic in and out of Lenape is ONE WAY. All traffic must enter from W. STATE STREET (202) and exit on to WEST STREET (back of building).
Car Riders:
Any student who arrives PRIOR TO 7:25 am by car will enter through the Gym or Cafeteria doors.
- Please use the “roller coaster” approach to dropping off to ensure that we have as many cars emptying at one time as possible.
- Pull up as far as possible. Once your car comes to a stop, students should disembark in the highlighted drop off/pick up zone (see map below) and should enter through the Gym or Cafeteria doors (whichever is closest).
- Cars must then exit on to West Street. PLEASE NO U-TURNS through the parking areas. Be aware of ONE-WAY SIGNS.
- For the students' safety, do not use the church or medical building parking lots for drop off.
- Please do not drive through bus lanes that run parallel to West State Street (RT. 202).
Any student who arrives after 7:25 AM should enter through the Main Office door.
Students must be seated in first period by 7:30 in order to avoid being marked late.
Important Attendance Information
As we begin the 2023-2024 school year, we want to remind you of the specific procedures regarding attendance.
Parent/Guardian Alert About Student Absences: When your child is not in school, you will receive both text message and email notification. The purpose of this is to ensure that you are aware that your child is not in school on a given day(s).
Excused Absence: Parent/guardian must notify the attendance office by 10:30am for elementary and 9:00am for secondary via Parent Portal. Emails are not accepted. Absences submitted through the Parent Portal will also serve as the excuse for the absence. For extenuating circumstances in which a parent/guardian does not have internet access and must excuse their student by phone, within 3 days after returning to school, the student must present a written excuse note signed by the parent/guardian, clearly indicating the reasons for the absence.
Consistent with state attendance law, the school will classify an absence as “excused” for one of the following reasons only:
· Illness
· Death in the immediate family
· Exceptionally urgent reasons
· Religious observances with prior approval
· Tutorial work
· Educational tours or trips with prior approval (not to exceed five days per year)
· Health care (must present a doctor’s note for the absence to be medically excused)
Any absence that can be anticipated beforehand should be brought to the attention of the building principal well in advance of the absence.
Secondary students who are absent more than twenty days from any year-long course may be denied academic credit for that course. Credit for semester courses may be denied if ten days of absence are exceeded. In addition, students who are absent for more than twenty days may be ineligible to participate in extracurricular activities and/or compete in PIAA sports. Special consideration will be given to those students who are seriously ill.
Religious Observation: For full or part-time absence of a student to observe a religious holiday, it is necessary that the request be put in through the Parent Portal prior to the religious holiday(s).
Educational Tours or Trips: Requests by parents/guardians for permission to have children absent from school for educational tours or trips must be made to and processed by the principal or his/her designee. The request must be received by the principal at least ten (10) days prior to the anticipated absence. The total number of approved days of absence shall not exceed five (5) days in a given school year. Days exceeding these guidelines shall be considered unlawful and/or unexcused. The student shall be held responsible for making up missed assignments.
Unexcused or Unlawful Absences: All absences for reasons other than those cited above will be considered as “unexcused.” All “unexcused” absences for students under the age of eighteen are also recorded as “unlawful.” When a student accumulates three days of unlawful absence in a school year, the principal shall send an official “first notice” to the parent/guardian. In addition, a “School Attendance Improvement Plan” will be developed to improve student attendance. For each incident of unlawful absence after the sixth unlawful absence, the principal or designee shall do one or more of the following: refer the child to an attendance improvement program, refer to Children and Youth or file a truancy citation with the District Magistrate. Importantly, for students aged 18 and older, absenteeism may result in credit denial as outlined in sections above.
Cumulative Absences: Whenever a student accumulates ten (10) or more absences in a school year, the parent guardian will receive an official letter stating that every absence thereafter must be medically excused by a doctor. Failure to do so will then result in unexcused absences and potential truancy proceedings.
Consecutive Absences: Whenever a student has ten (10) consecutive absences and there is no evidence that these absences are “excused”, the district will begin the process to remove the student from its active membership roll.
Tardiness and Early Dismissal: Whenever students arrive late or depart prior to the end of the school day, parents must enter that information into the Parent Portal. These incidents are recorded as “excused” or “unexcused” applying the same criteria as those for full-day absences. Students arriving after the midpoint of the morning or departing before the midpoint of the school day will be recorded as ½ day absent. At the secondary level, this will affect the student’s ability to participate on the day of an extracurricular activity. Minutes accumulated due to tardiness or early dismissal will count towards overall attendance accounting. If significant minutes are missed, this will result in truancy proceedings and, at the secondary level, may impact the awarding of credit for a particular course missed.
Laptop Information
Laptop Breakage
We have seen a rise in the amount of screen breaks for student laptops. Our policy covers for 2 broken screens per device. If your child’s laptop screen breaks 3 times, we will be required to send you an invoice for the repair and labor. The current cost for this is $200. Please remind your child to care for their laptops. Some simple steps to assist are:
- Use two hands when holding or moving the device.
- Use clean hands while using the laptop or iPad.
- Use only the provided digital pen or finger on the screen.
- Use only the power adapter that came with the device.
- Use a microfiber cloth to clean the screen.
- Keep device stored in the provided case. This includes traveling through the hallways, on buses, or anytime the device is not being utilized.
- Make sure nothing is on the keyboard, close the lid, and remove all cables if any are plugged into the laptop. Place laptop in your bag carefully.
- Be careful when placing your case on the floor. Keep the device off the floor so screens do not get stepped on by others.
Contact Us
Questions?
General inquiries:
- Main Office - 267-893-2800
- Ms. Loudenslager - Admin Assistant to Mrs. Saullo - 267-893-2801
- Ms. Hackman - Admin Assistant to Mrs. Robtison - 267-893-2802
Student-specific inquiries (scheduling, transition questions, support, etc.):
- School Counselors
- Ms. Marykate Schrack (Last names A-L): mschrack@cbsd.org / 267-893-2813
- Ms. Kate Mallon (Last names M-Z): kmallon@cbsd.org / 267-893-2811
Free & Reduced Lunch
Visit Food Services / Free & Reduced Lunch Application (cbsd.org) for more information and to apply for free or reduced lunch.
Children's Health Insurance Program
Recursos Para Padres Hispanohablantes
Abajo se encuentran recursos en Español para padres y guardianos de los estudiantes de Central Bucks.
Information and Resources
Lenape Middle School
Heather Robtison, Assistant Principal
Website: www.cbsd.org/lenape
Location: 313 West State Street, Doylestown, PA, USA
Phone: 267-893-2800
Twitter: @CBLenapeMS