The Weekly Update #4
October 26th, 2023
November Reminders
Healthy Me Club will be held on 11/3 & 11/17 at 8am-8:50.
Thanksgiving food drive going on now through November 15th.
Please see flyer:
Picture day re-takes: 11/9/23 please send in originals, we hope to receive pictures before re-take day.
School Store: 11/ 17 for grades 1-4th during their lunch period.
No School
School will be closed on November 7th for election day, district offices will be open.
The Neshaminy School District will be closed on November 10th in observance of Veterans Day.
Thanksgiving Break: 11/22 through 11/24
A Note From The Nurse
Please consider sending in spare clothing and underwear for your child. Accidents and spills happen every day! They can be kept at the nurse’s office or classroom.
If your child has a fever, please keep them home until their temperature is less than 100 degrees for 24 hours without medication.
Do not send a child to school who has been vomiting during the night or in the morning before school. It takes more than a few hours to recuperate from an intestinal ailment. This is best for your child and reduces the exposure to other students.
If your child has an injury requiring a cast, brace, crutches, or other supportive devices, PLEASE ask their doctor for a note listing activity restrictions while at school. Contact the nurse’s office before your child returns to school.
Required exams:
Dental exams are needed Kindergarten and again in third grade.
Physical exam needed upon entry to kindergarten.
OR for transferring students if exams were not completed or sent from their prior school. Reminder letters will be sent if we do not have the necessary forms on file.
Medication (prescription or over the counter) cannot be given at school without a doctor’s order/ note. Medication must be in a labeled pharmacy container.
Links for nursing forms: Nursing Department Forms
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Please email calexis@neshaminy.org or ddisandro@neshaminny.org or call with any questions or concerns 215-809-6316 school fax 215-809-6353
Community Resources
If your family is in need of financial assistance, we have a few resources to offer that may be able to help.
Feasterville Rotary donates new coats to children who may need them. Please contact a staff member listed below as soon as possible to order your coat.
Free lunch applications, list of Food Pantries, heating assistance, and other community resources are available as well.
We will be contacting clubs and organizations in the area on your behalf to make a truly “Happy Holiday” for your family. Since we do not know how many organizations will respond to our appeal, we cannot guarantee the type or the amount of gifts your children will receive. These donations may be in the form of food, gifts or gift certificates. This link will send you to a form that allows the district office to share your name with organizations to provide additional assistance.
Please contact the nurse’s office or our guidance counselors for further information.
Nurse 215-809-6316 calexis@neshaminy.org ddisandro@neshaminy.org
Guidance counselors cdonnelly@neshaminy.org mkovak@neshaminy.org
Any information shared will remain confidential.
Shop with a Cop
The Shop with a Cop program is designed to afford local families a better holiday. The 8th annual Shop with a Cop will take place on Saturday, December 9, 2023 beginning at 8:30 am at the OXFORD VALLEY Target. Eligible families must submit their FULLY completed application to be considered. All application records are kept strictly confidential. Incomplete applications WILL NOT be reviewed. It is the responsibility of the applicant to make sure the application is complete, including the wish list below. Saying that you will "bring a wish list" to the event, or only providing one or two gift ideas is NOT considered complete. Provide as many gift ideas as possible and include gifts for family members as well.
An officer will contact you to advise you that you have been chosen to participate. Please note that we have hundreds of applications each year and we will do our best to accommodate as many children as possible. If you do not receive a response to your application, unfortunately your child(ren) were not chosen this year.
LINK TO APPLICATION: https://forms.gle/Fvt7ceRU71iaSShN6
APPLICATION DUE BEFORE 11/26/23
Friendly Reminders
Here comes the bus App
Neshaminy has a bus-tracking app called "Here Comes the Bus" (HCTB). This app allows parents to see the location of their child's bus in real time. The app works on both iOS and Android operating systems.
Early Dismissals
Safety of all students and staff is a top priority at Tawanka, so we have strict safety procedures in place. A reminder of the following:
Please notify the teacher with a written note if your child will be picked up early. If being picked up by someone other than a parent/guardian, please specify who will be picking up your child. Students will only be released to individuals listed on the emergency card, but the office must be notified prior to pick-up. Students must be signed out in the main office. Again, driver's license or state issued ID is required to pick up a student. We strongly encourage early dismissals be no later than 3:00 pm.
Building Entry: All visitors must scan their driver's license or state issued ID at the kiosk in the front vestibule and wait for entry. This is required at every visit, or access will be denied.
Classroom Activities
Kindergarten
1st grade
Mrs. Fedele and Mrs. Wells’ class took a virtual field trip to Disney Land for Halloween.
We had pumpkin day in Ms. Wells' class! We ate pumpkin cookies, read pumpkin books and even got to take the seeds out of pumpkins and count them! One of our pumpkins had more than 500 seeds in it!
2nd grade
Mr. Blaydon and Mrs. Atwater’s class got together on Halloween to conduct a pumpkin investigation! We measured the height of our pumpkins using snap cubes and inches. We measured the circumference using paperclips. Then, we decorated our pumpkins!
3rd grade
Third graders had a great trip to the Elmwood Park Zoo!
Halloween Fun
The students had a Fa boo lous halloween day dressed in their costumes!
Math Challenge
Math Challenge #4 starts today and is due November 15th. The challenge and answer key are attached.
To print math Challenge: https://tinyurl.com/NeshMath
To complete and submit here is the link: https://classroom.google.com/c/NjI1ODc5OTI1MjM1?cjc=lmg7pyg (class code: lmg7pyg)
Title One
To view our Title 1 Schoolwide Plan, click here.
Neshaminy SD Parent & Family Engagement Survey
Please use the link provided below to answer the survey so that we can gather additional information to continuously improve our Parent and Family Engagement Program.
PTO NEWS
Our next PTO meeting will be held on 11/8/23 at 7pm in the cafeteria.
Dine to Donate
Mama Russo's : Join us for lunch and dinner on 11/13/23 from 10:30am to 8:30pm. The PTO appreciates your support!
Volunteer Clearances
Parents and Guardians who plan to serve as field trip chaperones and/or volunteers at school must have current clearances on file with he school district. For additional information on clearances, including all related links, please click on the link below.
Please be sure to read all information. Volunteer applications need to be completed online and will enable volunteers to register for multiple buildings at the same time.
Volunteer Clearance Procedures / Volunteer Policy
Since the approval process can take several weeks, please file for your clearances ASAP so that they are in place when needed.