Weekly WOW - March 23, 2019
East Vincent Elementary School
GREETINGS FROM MS. SEELEY
Many thanks to the nearly 80 parents who responded to the parent/family survey, which closed on Friday. I plan to share results via Weekly WOW newsletters between now and June.
As a reminder, three times per school year, I like to gather feedback formally from families to help us learn and grow. The survey includes three primary themes: communication, events and activities, and safety. The next survey will be available in June. In the meantime, feel free to send an e-mail, give me a call, or schedule a meeting to share your feedback.
Phone: 610-469-5185
Email: cseeley@ojrsd.com
UPCOMING EVENTS
MARCH
3/25/2019 8:50 AM - 3/27/2019 3:00 PM Art Goes To School
3/25/2019 3:10 PM - 4:15 PM Intramural Basketball
3/25/2019 7:00 PM School Board Meeting
3/27/2019 3:10 PM - 4:15 PM Intramural Basketball
3/28/2019 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Elementary Language Club
3/29/2019 Box Top Collection
3/29/2019 Secondary 3rd Quarter Ends
3/29/2019 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Spring Dance
3/30/2019 8:00 AM - 12:30 PM Children's Clothing Consignment Sale
APRIL
4/2/2019 8:45 AM - 10:15 AM 5th Grade Career Workshop
4/2/2019 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM PTA Executive Board Meeting
4/3/2019 3:10 PM - 4:15 PM Intramural Basketball
4/3/2019 3:10 PM - 4:00 PM K-Kids
4/4/2019 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Elementary Language Club
4/5/2019 3:10 PM - 4:00 PM K-Kids
4/8/2019 3:10 PM - 4:15 PM Intramural Basketball
4/10/-4/16/2019 Book Fair
4/10/2019 3:10 PM - 4:15 PM Intramural Basketball
4/10/2019 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM Sweet Treats-Book Fair
4/10/2019 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM PTA General Meeting
4/11/2019 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM Sweet Treats-Book Fair
4/15-4/16/2019 Noetic Math Contest
4/15/2019 3:10 PM - 4:15 PM Intramural Basketball
4/15/2019 6:00 PM Committee of the Whole Meeting
4/16/2019 Grandpals Day
4/16/2019 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Grand-Pals- Book Fair
4/17/2019 SNOW MAKE-UP DAY
4/18/2019 No School Students/Staff
4/19/2019 No School Students/Staff
4/22/2019 No School Students/Staff
4/23/2019 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM Sweet Water Works Watershed 4th graders
4/24/2019 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM PSSA ELA Testing Grades 3-6
4/25/2019 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM PSSA ELA Testing Grades 3-6
4/26/-4/27/2019 Math 24 Tournament
4/26/2019 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM PSSA ELA Testing Grades 3-6
4/29/2019 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM PSSA Math Testing Grades 3-6
4/29/2019 7:00 PM School Board Meeting
4/30/2019 Box Top Collection
4/30/2019 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM PSSA Math Testing Grades 3-6
Remember, you can check our dates on our webpage calendar, too. Click on an event and see details. Need to know more? Looking for an event but cannot find it? Contact Mrs. Liss in the EV Main Office at eastvincentoffice@ojrsd.com or 610-469-5714.
SCHOOL-WIDE POSITIVE BEHAVIOR SYSTEM - SWPBS
Fifth grade, sixth grade, and special area teachers participated in a professional development opportunity with Shelly Mallozzi from Chester County Intermediate Unit to learn more about functions of behavior, classroom management, and consequences.
MARCH CAT CASH - WHOLE SCHOOL REWARD
Students may spend Cat Cash on extra recess on the last Friday of every month this year! The extra recess will last 15 minutes.
Green hair?!!?!
Voting boxes will be set up in the lobby from Monday through Thursday morning starting on March 25.Students can use their Cat Cash to vote for one of the following teachers to dye his/hair green the following week:
Mrs. Lavelle
Mrs. Sechrist
Mrs. DiPasqua
Miss Jen
Mrs. Blattner
Mrs. Sharrer
Mrs. Black
Students can use as much Cat Cash as they would like to vote as many times as they would like. 😊
Special Cat Cash for Students in Grades 5-6: With support from the EV PTA, there is a gift card incentive that will occur the last week of March! Stay tuned to learn more!
SAFETY AT EV
Students and staff at EV will participate in a lockdown drill this week. Ask you child what they do during an exterior threat and an interior threat lockdown drill. We practiced lockdown drills in September, October, November, January, February.
LOTS OF FUN AND LEARNING AT EV
CONGRATULATIONS - CHESTER COUNTY SCIENCE FAIR
East Vincent was well represented at the annual Chester County Science Research Competition on March 12th and 13th. The students who participated in the event were Jonathan Alex, Cooper Magee, Jason Smith, Patrick Wright, Tyler Maack, Tyler Rodriguez, Victoria Nguyen, Brooks Grant, Patrick Read, Andrew Dybicz, Lily Cockerham, and Kenny Smith.
Student projects that received additional recognition or awards:
Grades 4 & 5
Tyler Rodriguez received High Honors for his project in Engineering.
Patrick Read received High Honors for his project in Physics.
The Team of Jonathan Alex, Cooper Magee, and Jason Smith received the DOW Chemical Partnership in Science Award
Grade 6 (middle school division)
Lily Cockerham received 3rd place for her project in Earth and Space category
Many thanks to Mrs. Barlow, EV Science Fair Coordinator, for supporting our scientists at the Chester County Science Fair.
Pictured:
Tyler Rodriguez won High Honors at the Chester County Science Fair. Project: Aerodynamics of Skyscrapers: Convex vs Concave. He proved his hypotheses wrong and learned a lot!
CONGRATULATIONS - SUM DOG CONTEST
Congratulations to Mrs. Capra’s 5th grade math class who placed 1st in the March SumDog contest and won a free 6-month premium class subscription! Mrs. Cunningham’s class was only 7 points behind and placed second overall.
All 10 of the top performing students were from East Vincent, with Sophia Shea placing 1st overall! See below for the full leader boards.
We’ll hand out certificates to top performing students at the STEM awards assembly in June.
The next SumDog competition is in late May.
SPREAD THE NEWS
Do you have exciting news to share about our EV students? Did a student participate in a service activity, competition, or sporting event? Share with Ms. Seeley at cseeley@ojrsd.com to add to our Weekly WOW newsletters. Pictures welcome!
PLEASE SHARE - INCOMING KINDERGARTEN - REGISTER BY APRIL 12, 2019
Know a friend, family, or neighbor who needs to register an incoming kindergarten student? Do you need to register your incoming kindergarten student? Don't wait! Call 610-469-5714 to schedule an appointment. Visit the EV Kindergarten registration webpage for all registration document information at https://www.ojrsd.com/Page/9069.
Please note the following:
The Owen J. Roberts School District does not offer full day kindergarten. Students are registered for either a morning (AM) or afternoon (PM) session.
Morning (AM) sessions are often preferred by parents. Student placement in the morning session will be determined by a lottery. To be considered for the morning (AM) session lottery, students must be registered by April 12, 2019. The lotteries will be held during the third week of April, and placement letters will be mailed by Friday, April 26, 2019. Families can request to have their child’s name put on a waiting list for the morning (AM) session. Parents will be notified if an opening occurs. Please be advised that all placements are subject to change depending on final enrollments.
Upcoming Dates
Kindergarten Round-Up: May 13, 2019
KinderCamp: August 5-8, 2019
FAMILY EVENT: Kindergarten Ice Cream Social: date TBD
REMINDER ABOUT COMMUNICATION FROM EV
Grade Level Weekly Newsletter Webpage: CLICK HERE.
School and Community Activities Webpage: CLICK HERE.
Weekly School-Wide Communication Webpage: CLICK HERE.
East Vincent Elementary School
Email: eastvincentoffice@ojrsd.com
Website: www.ojrsd.com/ev
Location: 340 Ridge Rd, Spring City, PA 19475, USA
Phone: 610-469-5106
Facebook: facebook.com/EastVincentElementarySchool
Twitter: @OwenJRobertsEV