We are very excited to begin a new school year here at Shaull Elementary! Today in your Skyward Family Access account, the teacher assignment is posted to your child's portal. Thank you for your patience as we worked on creating our class groupings this summer.

We are welcoming six new teachers to Shaull Elementary this school year! Please join me in offering a warm welcome to the newest members of our great Shaull family:

Miss Sarah Albin - Grade 3

Miss Brooke Stoner - Grade 3

Miss Grace Puffenberger - Grade 4

Mrs. Shelby O'Rourke - Autism Support

Miss Lucy Barnish - Autism Support

Mrs. Tanya Pickel - Instructional Specialist

In the coming weeks, we have a few events scheduled to help families and students become acquainted for the school year:

August 16

Kona Ice Social on the Playground

5:00 to 7:30 PM:

August 21

Kindergarten and New Student Orientation

5:30-6:15 PM: Morning Kindergarten Families

6:30-7:15 PM: Afternoon Kindergarten Families

7:30-8:15 PM: New Students to Shaull Orientation

September 6

Back to School Night (Parent Information Night)

6:00-7:00 PM Grades K-2

7:00-8:00 PM Grades 3-5

This school year brings a renewed focus to several district priorities. This is the second year of implementation of our Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) program which supports our English/Language Arts curriculum. This rigorous ELA program provides students with the foundational skills needed to become fluent readers, communicators, and learners. Secondly, as the elementary schools focused on the Portrait of an Eagle competency of Responsibility last school year, we will add the competencies of Confidence, Communication, Critical Thinking, and Problem Solving to the repertoire. The final two competencies, Empathy and Adaptability, will be added during the 2024-25 school year. Teachers and administrators across the district have been working on lessons to bring our CV Portrait of an Eagle to life in each CV building for all CV students. Lastly, we are beginning the pilot phase of a new Mathematics program for future adoption. Select teachers across all eight elementary schools will pilot one of two new mathematics programs. Shaull 5th grade teachers Mrs. Hussey and Mrs. Greenholt will be piloting Eureka Math this school year. We are excited to learn more about Eureka Math (piloted here at Shaull), and Bridges Math (piloted at other CV buildings) this school year!

With the CV Portrait of an Eagle as a backdrop to our school, we have adopted a new building theme of "Fly Like an Eagle". While we are all proud to be a Shaull Shark, we also have great pride in being a Cumberland Valley Eagle! This year we will celebrate students who are demonstrating the Portrait of an Eagle (POE) competencies with monthly awards, award tickets during the school day, POE t-shirts, and assemblies throughout the school year focused on the competencies and awards. We are very excited to celebrate our students for all the positive contributions they make within our school community!

We are pleased to report that we have a new main number for our school. The new phone number for the Shaull Elementary School office is 717-506-3415.

Please do not hesitate to reach out if there is a question or concern! We will see you all very soon!

Respectfully,

Mr. Richard Tysarczyk

Principal

Shaull Elementary School

717-506-3415

rtysarczyk@cvschools.org

Morning Drop Off:

• Arrival for the morning drop-off loop is 8:55-9:15 AM

• Front of building

• Please avoid last minute drop off to avoid tardiness

• Students may go to breakfast or class between these times

• Please do not pass cars in the loop

• Stay in your car if possible

• Stop at the cone

• Please do not park in the lot and have your student enter or exit the vehicle from the parking lot

Afternoon Pick Up:

• Dismissal occurs for all students between 3:55 and 4:10 PM

• Please avoid late pick-ups - Office closes at 4:45 PM.

• All cars must follow the loop procedure and use the pick up loop.

• Please do not park in the lot and have your student enter or exit the vehicle from the parking lot

• All cars must have their school issued QR code visible for pick up.

• Please inform the office about any change in routine, custody days, etc. to ensure student is dismissed from correct location and with the correct person

• Please do not pass other cars in the loop

August 7 - School Board Meeting 7:00 PM

August 16 - Kona Ice Social on the Playground 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM

August 21 - Kindergarten and New Student Orientation: AM K- 5:30 PM, PM K- 6:30 PM, 7:30 PM (new families)

August 21 - School Board Meeting 7:00 PM

August 23 - FIRST DAY of SCHOOL

September 1 - No School for Kindergarten Only

September 4 - No School

September 5 - School Board Meeting 7:00 PM

September 6 - Elementary Back to School Night (Parent Information Night)

September 13 - Shaull PTO Meeting 7:00 PM on Zoom

September 18 - School Board Meeting 7:00 PM

September 29 - Shaull Picture Day