Concord Elementary
March 31, 2017
Calendar
Dates to Remember
April 3rd - 28th - 1st Ever Concord Design Challenge (more details to come)
April 10th - 14th - Spring Break - No School for Students
April 19th - Wear Green for Earth Day
April 19th - 7:00pm-8:30pm - GVES - New Realities of Parenting
April 20th - 7:00 pm - GVHS Auditorium - GV Music Department presents "Music from the Movies" - Everyone is invited. Second Grade will perform!
April 21st - 6:00pm-7:30pm - Concord Gym - Kindergarten Funtime
100 Book Challenge
For 1st and 2nd graders, as of March 31th, you should be on line 116 of your 100 Book Challenge log. Keep reading!
Reading Tip
Home and School Association
Grand Friends/Special Person Week
We are Really short on volunteers for Grand friends/special person week! If you can give any time tomorrow or next week please sign up on the sign up genius or contact Jen Connolly - connollyfamilyoutlook.com.
Thank you!!
2nd Grade Funtime
2nd Grade Funtime at Oasis is right around the corner…April 6th 5:30-8:00pm
Don't forget to get your tickets! Deadline to buy tickets is March 31st.
KINDERGARTEN FUNTIME
Bedtime Magic Show J
Friday, April 21st
Concord Elementary School Gym and Cafeteria
6:00pm – 7:30pm
Cost - $9.00 per student
Payment due by April 7th
Wear your Pajamas and enjoy a Magic Show with your Kindergarten Friends!
A slice of pizza, cookie and a drink will be served.
**We will be accepting non-perishable breakfast item donations at the door
School Spiritwear
Activities and Events
New Realities of Parenting
Register here for the New Realities of Parenting at 7:00 on Wednesday, April 19th at Garnet Valley Elementary School.
Keynote Speaker
- Tricia Caldwell, an Outpatient Adolescent and Family Program Coordinator at Key Recovery
Breakout Sessions
- Practical Drug and Alcohol Prevention - Tricia Caldwell
- A Practical Approach to Mental Health Through Mindfulness - Kevin Finan
- Practical Advice to Keeping Your Kids Out of the Courtroom and On the Right Path - Trooper Timothy Greene and Judge Wendy Roberts
From the Office
Support Our Library
Rapunzel's hair is as long as ever, but she needs to escape from her tower! For the next library design challenge, students will use their STEAM skills (Science Technology Engineering Art Math) to design and construct a way for Rapunzel to escape from her tower (a paper towel tube) using common household and school items.
In order for Mrs. Crans to get this STEAM project started, we need your help in the form of the following materials:
paper towel tubes
plastic or paper disposable cups - all sizes, even the small ones you drink out of at the dentist!
straws
flattened cereal boxes, granola bar boxes, etc.
anything else that might work for students to use to build her way to escape!
Donations of any of these materials can be sent to the Concord Library. Thank you for your support of this exciting learning experience for our kids!
Insight - Substitute Teacher Program
Photo/Video Opt-Out Form
Throughout the school year, photo opportunities/multi-media opportunities exist both in the classroom and during special events. These opportunities include, but are limited to yearbook and class pictures, theater and musical productions, sporting events covered by outside media, award assemblies, and pictures posted to the District website. Garnet Valley will be also uploading student photos to Alma, our new Student Information System in the upcoming weeks. For parent who do NOT want their child's picture used in any of the ways listed, please complete this Opt-Out Form.
Volunteer Clearances
Garnet Valley CTC
CTC Quick Tip
Garnet Valley CTC Quick Tip #29 Important Spring Cleaning
Did you know? The most important Spring Cleaning you can do is in your family’s medicine cabinet. “Two-thirds (66 percent) of teens who report abuse of prescription pain relievers are getting them from friends, family and acquaintances.”(Samsha 2014) In our district, students who abused medications most often took medications from a family member 21.7%, took them from a relative they don’t live with 17.4 %, bought them 30.4 %, or were given them from a friend or family member 52.2%.
Call to action…
· Take expired and unneeded medications to Bethel Police Station for disposal.
· Monitor and secure the medications your family needs including grand parents.
· Keep track of amounts and keep track of refills.
Why does this matter?
· “Nearly 80 percent of people who inject heroin start by abusing Rx drugs.”(NIDA 2017)
Learn more by clicking below.
Concord Elementary School
"Where Caring and Learning Go Hand in Hand."
Email: schoolweb@garnetvalley.org
Website: garnetvalleyschools.com/ces
Location: 114 Station Road, Glen Mills, PA, United States
Phone: (610) 579-6100
Facebook: www.facebook.com/Concord-Elementary-School-GVSD-729021673907959/
Twitter: @ConcordGV