Lower Pottsgrove Elementary School
December 1, 2019
Holiday Concert Schedule
Lower Pottsgrove Music Department December Concerts:
Wednesday Dec 4th- 4th and 5th Grade Chorus at PG Middle School 7:00 PM
Monday Dec 9th- 4th & 5th grade advanced orchestra and 4th and 5th grade advanced band at PG Middle School 7:00 PM
Reminders for Parents
As the weather turns colder, this is a reminder that we make every effort to go outside for recess every day. Please send your children to school with the appropriate outer gear to go outside for recess. If the weather is inclement we have recess inside. We also have indoor recess if the playground conditions are unsafe or if the temperature (real feel or wind chill) is 20 degrees or colder. If you are in need of winter coats for your children please contact our school Social Worker, Mrs. Manzon at extension 4562.
We still have a number of students with unpaid lunch balances. Notices are sent home on a weekly basis. If you can make small payment amounts over time, it would be appreciated. Unpaid balances will remain on student accounts and can impact students at high school graduation.
We are still working to have 100% of our first day packets completed. Thank you to the many parents that completed the emergency forms during conferences. This is a reminder that students that do not have updated emergency forms will not be able to participate in spring field trips or on field day. Thank you in advance for your help with this matter.
Information regarding holiday spirit days and the sing along will be coming home in a separate document later this week.
Report Cards for the first trimester will be sent home with students on Monday, December 9.
Important information for all volunteers.
Volunteer clearances must be less than 1 year old when they are initially submitted. Once submitted, they are good for 5 years. Many parent volunteers are approaching the time their clearances will expire. New clearances are due by the first day of the month in which the oldest clearances were issued. For example, if your ACT 151 Child Abuse is from January 2015 and your ACT 34 PA Criminal check is from February 2015, ALL clearances must be renewed prior to January 1, 2020.
When submitting your new or updated clearances, you only need to submit them to one school and they will be updated in the District database.
PLEASE NOTE: YOU SHOULD KEEP YOUR ORIGINAL CLEARANCES AND SUBMIT A COPY TO THE DISTRICT. YOU WILL NEED YOUR ORIGINAL CLEARANCES FOR OTHER ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS PTA, BOYS/GIRLS SCOUTS, YOUTH COACHING ETC. THE DISTRICT WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PROVIDE YOU COPIES OF YOUR CLEARANCES ONCE SUBMITTED.
Thank you for volunteering for Pottsgrove School District.
Important Information Regarding Bus Expectations:
We will be sending a letter home in the very near future regarding the bus expectations for all students. We have seen an increase in the number of discipline referrals coming from the bus drivers in recent weeks and with winter weather approaching, we want to ensure that all students are being safe on the bus and at the bus stop. This information can also be found in the student handbook, there is a link below to the elementary handbook for your reference. In addition to sending the letter home, Mr. Dargan and I will continue to remind the students of this policy and expected bus behavior. Please let us know if you have any questions. It is our goal to ensure that all students have a We appreciate your support as we work to make the bus ride experience safe for all students.
PTA Update
December Meeting- Thursday, December 5 at 6:30 in the LPES Library.
Our 2nd Annual Holiday Children's Shoppe and Vendor Show!
Friday 12/6, 6-9pm
All are Welcome. Children will be able to purchase gifts for family and friends in the cafeteria and we will have 29 vendors set up for all your holiday needs in the gym!
Stay up to date on all the info @https://www.facebook.com/events/424173145117982/
Yearbooks are now on sale! Early Bird prices through 1/31/20 Softcovers =$20; Hardcovers =$25; plus available extras like personalization.
https://ybpay.lifetouch.com School ID: 7642920
Please email lowerpgyearbook@gmail.com with any questions/concerns.
The staff and I would like to thank the PTA for providing dinner for the staff during parent conferences. Everything was delicious!
Looking Ahead
Dates to Remember:
December 2019
3- School Board Meeting PGHS LGI 7:30 PM
4- 4th and 5th grade chorus dress rehearsal at the MS 9-11 AM
4- Grades 4 & 5 Chorus Concert 7:00 PM PGMS
5- PTA 6:30 PM Library
6- 5th grade advanced band @ MS 9:15-11:30am dress rehearsal
6- PTA Holiday Shoppe in the Cafeteria and Vendor/Craft Fair in the gym 6-9 PM
9-- 4th & 5th grade advanced orchestra @ MS 9:15-11:30am dress rehearsal
9- Report Cards Go Home
9- Advanced Band/Orchestra Concert 7:00 PM PGMS
13- School Store
19- 5th grade advanced band & 5th grade advanced orchestra @ Rocks (AM) & West (PM) for sing-a-longs
20- Early Dismissal- we will be dismissing at noon, no lunch will be served, breakfast will be available for all students.
23-31- Winter Break No School
January 2020
1- Winter Break- No School
2- School Resumes
8- Book Swap
8- PTA 6:30 PM LPES Library
14- School Board Meeting 7:30 PM
20- No School- Martin Luther King Holiday
22- Forward Motion BMX Assembly
24- Boys Someone Special Dance 6:30-8:30
25- Girls Someone Special Dance 6:30-8:30
Lower Pottsgrove Elementary School
Email: tkoehler@pgsd.org
Website: www.pgsd.org
Location: 1329 Buchert Road, Pottstown, PA, USA
Phone: 610-323-7510