Weekly WOW - August 24
East Vincent Elementary School
GREETINGS FROM EV PRINCIPAL, MS. SEELEY
Dear East Vincent Elementary School Family,
This Weekly WOW contains attendance policy information, a librarian contest, breakfast and lunch information, staff spotlight, and school-wide positive behavior system information.
Remember to check last week's Weekly WOW for arrival and dismissal procedures.
Thank you for a delicious welcome back with our second annual staff yogurt bar. What a treat!
Stay tuned for more EV news each Saturday via the Weekly WOW.
See you soon,
Ms. Seeley
UPCOMING EVENTS
AUGUST
8/26/2019 1st Day of School
8/27/2019 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Kindergarten Open House
8/30/2019 No School Students/Staff
SEPTEMBER
9/2/2019 District Closed
9/4/2019 Fall Picture Day
9/4/2019 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM Back to School Night Grades 1-3
9/7/2019 8:00 AM - 12:30 PM OJR Education Foundation Children's Consignment Sale
9/11/2019 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM Back to School Night Grades 4-6
9/20/2019 5:30 PM - 9:00 PM Book Bingo
9/24/2019 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM Empowering Families: FREE PARENT PROGRAM SERIES
9/26/2019 7:00 PM Parent Program: Viewing of Screenagers & Special Guest Willie Green
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 evoffice@ojrsd.net or 610-469-5714.
CYCLE DAYS
AUGUST CYCLE DAY ROTATION
The 5-day rotation for the month of August is below. Each day, students have a special that falls on one of the days. Your child's teacher will be sharing the special areas that fall on the particular days so you can plan on how to dress your child for the appropriate schedule. On days that your child has gym/physical education class, please send your child to school in sneakers and play clothes.
August 26 - Day 1
August 27 - Day 2
August 28 - Day 3
August 29 - Day 4
September 3 – Day 5
*No school on August 30th and September 2nd
BREAKFAST AND LUNCH STARTS ON MONDAY, AUGUST 26
EV students and staff can enjoy healthy breakfast and lunch options daily. Prepared and served by Miss Trish and her wonderful team from Chartwells, students can purchase meals and ala carte items.
EV Breakfast Menu: CLICK HERE
EV Lunch Menu: CLICK HERE
For more food service information such as free and reduced lunch application information and School Pay: Payment Accounts, visit CLICK HERE.
ATTENDANCE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
Absent
Students are expected to attend school on a daily basis. If your child is ill, please call our attendance hotline at (610) 469-5688. This is an automated attendance-only telephone line, so it is accessible 24hours a day. The number is posted on the EV webpage for future reference. Some families find it helpful to add the number to their cell phone contact list. If you forget to call the attendance line, the school will be contacting you to verify your child's absence. If we are unable to reach a parent/guardian or there is no note sent to school within 3 school days after the absence, the day will be recorded as unlawful.
Late
We understand that life sometimes happens and occasionally it is unavoidable to get your child to school by the start of the school day. However, habitual lateness not only impacts attendance, but it impacts your child's academic success. Children arriving habitually late tend to struggle to get themselves organized and settle in to routines of the day. IMPORTANT - Cumulative lateness will be counted as illegal absences and subject to the district's attendance policies including summary citations. Students who arrive late must be accompanied by an adult and check-in to the main office.
Early or Non-Bus Dismissal
Students who need to be dismissed early or dismissed by anything but their scheduled bus, MUST have a note or email sent to their classroom teachers and to the EV Main Office at evoffice@ojrsd.net no later than 2:00 p.m. on the day of dismissal. This message also applies to car riders.
SCHOOL-WIDE POSITIVE BEHAVIOR SYSTEM (SWPBS)
As a school community, we use positive language to teach and reinforce behavioral expectations. For week one, we’ll start with the teaching and reteaching of “Stay Safe.” Subsequent weeks will include explicit modeling and teaching of “Take Responsibility,” “Act Respectfully,” and “Choose Kindness.”
Each day, we start with a classroom meeting that uses the Responsive Classroom approach. The basis of Responsive Classroom includes creating a safe, caring community of learners who are ready to learn. One of the components of Responsive Classroom is the morning meeting, which includes a greeting, message, sharing, and activity. All staff and students will participate in the daily classroom meeting.
What about consequences and disciplinary responses for students who do not meet the expectations of the SWPBS matrix? We will continue to respond to student behaviors using the school code of conduct which is found in the Elementary Student/Parent Handbook. All staff have plans for responses for minor behaviors in each of our learning environments. Our crisis response team has plans for major behaviors. Students who demonstrate repeated unexpected behaviors will receive Tiers 2 or 3 behavior interventions similar to how we intervene for students who have academic needs. We added more mental health and behavior supports to our school for the 19-20 school year too.
Stay tuned for more SWPBS and Responsive Classroom news each week.
PRIZE PATROL
Thank you to the families who donated to our first PRIZE PATROL! Our staff we're excited to "come on down" and choose a prize.
EV staff participate in contests to increase their knowledge and instructional practices. How can you help? We'd love donations (CLICK HERE for the prize sign-up). All prizes can be delivered to the East Vincent Elementary School Main Office in an envelope marked "Prize Patrol." Thank you!
LOTS OF FUN AND LEARNING AT EV
Fifth grade teacher, Mrs. Barlow, sets up her calm-down corner for students who may have a prob-llama.
Mrs. Overland, one of our new special education teachers, sets up her calm down corner and reminds students about small vs. big problems.
Mrs. Quinn, our school counselor, is back! Students who need to see Mrs. Quinn can leave her a note when she is not in her office.
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!
Fifth grader, Delaney L, swims off of the coast of Belize doing science research on Conch. She was part of a team of students collecting conch 1 meter from the yellow tape you see in the background. All conch were collected measured and returned. Data is being collected to make sure that there is a sustainable amount of conch for future harvesting!
NOMINATE OUR FAVORITE LIBRARIAN, MRS. RIGGS
Give a like to your librarian! Nominate them for the coveted #ILoveMyLibrarian Award: http://bit.ly/ILoveMyLibrarian. 10 winners will receive $5,000 and national recognition. #LibrariesTransform
STAFF SPOTLIGHT
General Music Teacher, Mrs. Solt
Hello! My name is Alexandra Solt. I typically go by Alex. This will be my sixth year teaching general music and I am very excited to join the EV community! I have an undergrad degree from the University of Michigan and am at the tail end of my masters degree at West Chester University. My greatest passion is travel, but when I am home, you can typically find me working at my relatively newfound pastimes- which I LOVE- puzzles and gardening. I am looking forward to getting to know everyone this year!
TRAVELING ART TEACHER, MS. CROSS
Hi! I am Alyssa Cross! I have been working in a charter school teaching art 6-12 the past two years. Now I am excited to be home with my family and to be a part of such a great school here at Owen J. I am a single mom of two boys ages 8 and 9 that keep me on my toes 24/7. They are my everything, and so I spend a lot of time reading, and playing football and Mario Cart.
REMINDER: SHOE DRIVE - BOXES IN MAIN LOBBY AND ACP LOBBY
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