Parents and community members,
Our superintendent is looking for feedback as to his first year as our leader. If you are interested in providing Dr. Leichliter with some feedback, you can use the anonymous survey posted at the following link. I think this will provide him feedback from our community. Thank you,
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Q36TS7D
The YWCA of Lancaster hosts a summer camp for children who reside in the Penn Manor School District. The camp is hosted at Eshleman Elementary School and offers many field trips throughout the summer. Registration for this camp will take place at Eshleman Elementary School on April 8th, 3PM-6:30 PM and April 12th, 3 PM-6:30 PM in the gym lobby. If you are unable to attend the registration night, please call 393-1735 ext 270 or 265 to schedule an appointment.
Spring pictures will be taken on Friday, March 5th. All students will be photographed. If you do NOT want your child photographed please send a note to school indicating this desire. MONEY IS NOT DUE AT THIS TIME. A complete package will be sent home in a few weeks. Parents can choose to purchase all or some of the photographs at that time. Any photos not purchased need to be returned to school. Thank you for you help!
On February 23, 2010 four of our Pequea students participated in the District Science Fair. They had to undergo an intensive interview process answering questions about the project and create a display to show their data collection. The children who were able to participate in the Science Fair and make us very proud were:
| Kirk | AnnaKatherine | How does the size of a balloon affect the balloons pressure? |
| Kepler | Nicolas | Rock Cycle |
| Cazillo | Veronica | Which waterproof mascara works the best? |
| Smith | Alyssa | Do your neutrons connect? |
We were so lucky to host our jump rope for heart on February 5th, right before all of the snow. Mr. Binkley sent the following results for us to celebrate. This is very exciting.
Total participants – 80 students
1st grade – $317
2nd grade – $445
3rd grade – $390
4th grade – $506.28
5th grade – $543.50
6th grade – $1,015.10
Private donations – $118
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Grand total for Pequea: 3,344.88!!
Top fundraiser – Edward Fry (2L) – $150
Thanks everyone for your support in helping the American Heart Association for yet another year!
Snow… not a happy word at this point. I wanted to update you about the change in our schedule due to our school cancellations last week.
We will be IN session on Friday, March 19th.
We will be IN session on Thursday, April 1st.
Please make sure you update this on your home calendars. Thank you!
On Thursday and Friday of this week Penn Manor School District will sponsor the annual spelling bee. The students representing us from Pequea will be:
Third Grade:
Fourth Grade:
Fifth Grade:
Sixth Grade:
Good luck to all of our children. We are proud of you!
The Penn Manor School District will have a two hour delay and modified kindergarten.
February 7, 2010
I hope the snow allowed you to slow down and have some fun as a family. It was beautiful to watch, but a mess to clean up. Please remember the hard work of our custodians who work really hard to clear the sidewalks, steps and entrances to ensure that everyone is safe when they return to school.
If you watched the pending forecast, there is a possibility of more snow this week. I want to make you aware in advance that our snow day on Friday will not be a day off if we have a snow day due to inclement weather this week. So, if we get a storm on Wednesday and have to cancel school, we would make this day up on Friday, February 12, 2010.
If you are sick and tired of getting up and watching television to determine if we have a delay, please consider signing up to get a text message in the morning. It makes it a little easier on everyone. Directions on how to sign up for a text message are further down on the blog.
A four day weekend sounds nice, so hopefully the weather will cooperate. Happy Winter!
2/4/2010
Dear Parents or Guardians:
Please be aware Strep throat is going around at this time of the year. Strep throat is a contagious illness caused by the Group A streptococcus bacteria. If your child has a sore throat with fever you should consult your doctor. Sometimes children with Strep throat will also have headache and stomach ache. To differentiate a bacterial Strep throat from the more common viral sore throat, your doctor will do a throat culture. If the throat culture is positive for Strep, antibiotics will be prescribed. Children with Strep infections are contagious and may not attend school until they have been on an antibiotic for 24 hours. Untreated Strep infection can cause other more serious health conditions, so anyone suspecting Strep infection should see their physician promptly for diagnosis and treatment.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Farmer RN
School Nurse
