GS Updates
Sunday, November 27th
Upcoming Dates
- Orchestra Concert at Gwynedd Square (7:00 pm): 12/1/2022
- Early Dismissal (12:35 pm): 12/14/2022
- Band/Chorus Concert at Gwynedd Square (7:00 pm): 12/14/2022
- Report Cards Available on Home Access (after 12:00 pm): 12/21/2022
- No School: 12/26/2022 - 1/2/2023
Cold Temperatures are Here!
Please let us know if you have any questions.
Reading Olympics
Calling all 5th and 6th Graders! Gwynedd Square will be participating in the Montgomery County Reading Olympics for the 2022-2023 school year. The purpose of the Reading Olympics is to enjoy reading good books while working together as a team to compete in the event. The event will be held on an evening in March or April (the official date to be determined).
Teams will be forming soon! Students who are interested in participating should join Mrs. Eagan and Mrs. Juckniewitz on December 6, 2022, to learn more about Reading Olympics. The meeting will be in the library at 8:15 am.
PE MVP is Back!
The PE MVP is given to students who show leadership, respect, responsibility, and athleticism, and who set a positive example for others. For this week's PE MVP we would like to recognize two students.
Our first MVP is Abby (photo on the left). Abby earned the PE MVP cone for showing a lot of enthusiasm while participating in the "stuffing the turkey" game and being an excellent example for other classmates.
Our second MVP is Alaina (photo on the right). Alaina earned the PE MVP cone for being a leader in her class and an excellent example for others.
Support Gwynedd Square through all of your Holiday Shopping!
Amazon Smile: Amazon will donate 0.5% of the price of your eligible
AmazonSmilepurchases to Gwynedd Square whenever you shop on AmazonSmile. Shop for everyone on your gift list this holiday by using our link: https://smile.amazon.com/ch/20-3401596
You do not have to be a Prime Member, but you do need to create an account. Please bookmark this link and share it with friends and family, so all eligible shopping will benefit Gwynedd Square H&S.
Shutterfly & Tiny Prints Fundraiser: We are thrilled to continue our fundraising opportunities with Shutterfly & Tiny Prints. Shutterfly is the leader in personalized photo products, offering a wide range of photo books, gifts, home décor collections, and unlimited FREE photo storage. Tiny Prints is the leader in personalized stationery, offering luxe designs from top stationery designers. For each purchase you make from either one of these brands, 8% will be donated to our organization.
How To Support Us:
- Go to our Storefront URL here – GSElementary.ShutterflyStorefront.com
- Click through to Shutterfly.com or Shutterfly.com/Tinyprints and start shopping
- Make a purchase
That’s it, it is that easy AND you can still use any promos that are being advertised on the Shutterfly site. Feel free to share this email with all your friends and family, the more people who purchase, the more our organization earns.
11th Annual Pajama Drive Contest
The classroom that brings in the most pajamas for donation will receive a special surprise!
Science Explorers Club
The Science Explorers Club, for grades 1st - 6th grades, is coming to Gwynedd Square Elementary!
If you and your student are interested and would like more information, including club costs, click here to find out more about the club.
Click here to register, if you would like to attend one or more sessions. This club is open for students from 1st grade - 6th grade.
The Science Explores Club, for 1st - 6th-grade students, will meet Tuesday afternoons from 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm, based upon the schedule below:
- Toying Around with Science: November 29th, December 6th, 13th, and 20th
- Zapped!: January 10th, 17th, 24th, and 31st
- Loose in the Chem Lab: February 14th, 21st, 28th, and March 7th
- Marine Biology Mania: March 21st, 28th, April 11th, and 18th
- Marvelous Machines: April 25, May 2, 9, 23
Virtual Gingerbread House Competition
Holiday Shop at Gwynedd Square
Students can purchase moderately priced gifts for all the important people in their life. Volunteers with clearances will be needed to help kids shop.
American Indian Month November 9th - December 2nd.
A Little History...
Native American Heritage Month has evolved from its beginnings as a week-long celebration in 1986, when President Reagan proclaimed the week of November 23-30, 1986 as "American Indian Week." In 1990 President George H. W. Bush approved a joint resolution designating November 1990 “National American Indian Heritage Month”. Every President since 1995 has issued annual proclamations designating the month of November as the time to celebrate the culture, accomplishments, and contributions of people who were the first inhabitants of the United States.
Here are a few facts... Did you know?
As of 2022, 2.09% of the U.S. population identified as American Indian or Alaska Native, which is around 6.79 million Americans.
There are about 574 federally recognized Native American tribes in the U.S.
More than 27,000 people who identify as American Indians currently live in Pennsylvania.
The two largest Native American tribes are Cherokee Nation and Navajo Nation. Learn more
Native Americans are considered to be the first group to have created anesthetics and analgesics. Often deriving from natural products and ointments, such as plants and flowers, they established a revolutionary form of medicinal healing, long before European doctors had knowledge of such possibilities.
More than half of the states in the U.S. have names that come from Native languages, one of the most familiar groups being the Algonquian languages. Three examples of this are Oklahoma, Massachusetts, and Connecticut.
Gwynedd Square Elementary School
Email: bashawjm@npenn.org
Website: https://gwyneddsquare.npenn.org/
Location: Gwynedd Square Elementary School, Supplee Road, Lansdale, PA, USA
Phone: 215.855.4331