Schwenksville Family Newsletter
September 6, 2022
Dear Schwenksville Elementary School Students and Families,
I hope you had a wonderful holiday weekend! Although, the weather was a bit challenging to start the week, it was great to welcome students back for the second week of the school year!
Have a terrific day!
Take care and be well,
Mrs. Venza
You will find the following topics in this Newsletter:
- Arrival and Dismissal/Transportation Information
- Schwenksville Family Information Site
- Free or Reduced Meal Information
- Food Service Information and Lunch Menu
- Safety Protocol Drills
- Kindness Crew: Kind Kid of the Day
- 22-23 School Calendar & Events
Arrival and Dismissal / Transportation
Regular School Schedule:
The doors open at 8:30 AM. Students should be in classrooms ready to begin the day at 8:40 AM.
Dismissal begins at 3:10 PM.
Please follow this link to our Family Information Site for details regarding
Arrival/Dismissal/Transportation Information.
Thank you very much for your patience and cooperation in the carline. It has been a very smooth transition thanks to everyone working together.
Schwenksville Family Information Site
The Schwenksville Family Information Site has been created to help families easily access information in one location. You can bookmark this link, find the link in SW Family Newsletters, and on the Perkiomen Valley School District Schwenksville Elementary School webpage.
Please note that this new Schwenksville Family Information Site is a work in progress.
There is a tab named "Newsletters" where you will find each SW Family Newsletter posted so you don't have to search through emails to locate it.
SW Family Site - Please check it out. There is a lot of helpful information available.
Free or Reduced Meal Information
The federal funding to provide free meals expires with the start of 2022-23 school year. Meals will not be free for everyone this year. Please see below for free or reduced meals program information.
This means families will need to apply for the free or reduced school meals program if needed. Visit our food service webpage for information and to access the application or see the information below.
In the event you need assistance, do not hesitate to reach out to a representative of the Food Services department, your child's school counselor, or one of our social workers, Mrs. Patti Colucci, pcolucci@pvsd.org, Mr. Jim Rude, jrude@pvsd.org, or Mrs. Jamie Slack, jslack@pvsd.org. These individuals serve the elementary, middle and high school levels, respectively. If you should reach out to a counselor or social worker, know that you may not receive a response right away, however, we will be certain to provide answers to your questions about the free and reduced lunch application by the beginning of the school year.
Applications will be submitted electronically to the Food Service Department for processing. If you do not have access to a computer, please contact the Food Service Department at (610) 489-8506, ext 1109 for a paper application.
Food Services Information / Menu
CAFETERIA PROCEDURES
Parents/Guardians put money in their student(s) accounts electronically in SchoolCafe or by sending cash or checks in with their students. If you are sending funds in with your students, please note the student's name and account number on the envelope and ask them to give the envelope to their cashier in the cafeteria.
SCHOOLCAFE ACCOUNTS
Go to www.schoolcafe.com and enter your user name and password.
SchoolCafe Parent Support Hotline: 855-729-2328
MENUS
Elementary Breakfast & Lunch Menus
PRICES
Breakfast $1.65 = Lunch $2.90
Safety Protocol Drills
Kindness Crew: Kind Kid of the Day
Keep of the great work, kids!
22-23 School Calendar & Events
22-23 Perkiomen Valley School Calendar
September 13 - Garden Club Meeting - 6:00 PM - Contact Dr. Collins for Zoom link (dacollins@pvsd.org)
September 19 - Home & School Association Meeting - 7:00 PM - Library
September 22 - Meet the Teacher Night - 1st - 5th grade - 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
September 26 - No School - Rosh Hashanah Holiday
September 28 - Welcome Back Picnic (Home & School Association Event) - 5:30PM-7:30PM