The Emergency Broadband Benefit is a temporary FCC program to help households struggling to afford internet service during the pandemic with up to $50/month discount for broadband services. Additional details on the benefit, eligibility information and how to apply are provided on the attached flyers (in English and Spanish). Please share this information with your clients. Additional information is also available at https://www.fcc.gov/emergency-broadband-benefit-outreach-toolkit.
Summer Camp Opportunities — at the Lancaster/Lebanon IU13
Check out the IU13 for some outdoor and at-home camps this summer!
“Oh The Places You’ll Go”
Kids at Work Day–Thursday, March 4, 2021
In coordination with Read Across America, all Penn Manor Elementary Schools will celebrate Kids at Work Day on Thursday, March 4, 2021.
Students will be invited to wear clothing that represents a career they may be interested in exploring as an adult. For example, your child may come dressed as a construction worker, a doctor, a teacher, etc. Please make sure that your child’s clothing is appropriate for a day of learning and wouldn’t distract other students in his/her classroom. As an added component to Kids at Work Day, teachers and staff will be wearing their college, military, trade-school, or past/present career attire.
Our hope is that Kids at Work Day will be a great way to start conversations at home and at school about different types of careers, why someone chooses a career, and what kind of training/schooling is needed to get started in a particular career. Thank you ahead of time for supporting this fun day!
Toiletry Donations
Dear Parents and Guardians,
In order to support Penn Manor families during the holiday season, we will be collecting the below items at each school throughout the district. If your family is able and willing to donate, we would very much appreciate your generosity! We will be collecting the items listed below between Monday, December 7th and Friday, December 11th.
Kindergarten – toothbrushes
1st grade – toothpaste
2nd grade – bars of soap
3rd grade – combs/brushes
4th grade- bottle of shampoo
5th grade – bottle of conditioner
6th grade – deodorant
7th and 8th grade – NEW socks (all sizes)
High school – NEW drawstring bag
If your family would like to provide more than is listed above and would like to make a monetary donation, please send the amount you choose by check to your child’s school secretary by December 11th. Make your check payable to the Loft Community Partnership and on the memo line write “Holiday Gifts.”
Coping Kids & Teens


We are taking all necessary precautions for the health and safety of our patients and families, staff, volunteers and visitors related to the Coronavirus outbreak, and one-on-one counseling for children … Hospice and Community Care.
The LOFT Community Partnership
Clothing Distribution Sign Up: https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/20f0448aba82ea0f85-theloft1

Elementary Counseling Blog
Hello students and families! The school counseling department has put together some resources to help you when needed. Please subscribe to our blog sites listed below.
Also, reach out to your counselor via email if you would like to check-in, need resources, or have any questions. You can also explore other parent resources by visiting: Penn Manor Resources and IU13 Resources.
If you have a mental health emergency, you can call Lancaster County Crisis Intervention at (717) 394-2631 or you can call 911.
Elementary Counselors
Nichole Hinkle, Hambright Elementary School, nichole.hinkle@pennmanor.net / Click here to schedule an appointment with Mrs. Hinkle.
Kimberly Juba, Conestoga and Martic Elementary School, kimberly.juba@pennmanor.net / Click here to schedule an appointment with Mrs. Juba.
Shannon Madara, Central Manor Elementary School, shannon.madara@pennmanor.net / Click here to schedule an appointment with Dr. Madara.
Michele Semple, Pequea Elementary School, michele.semple@pennmanor.net / Click here to schedule an appointment with Mrs. Semple.
Samantha Strosser, Eshleman and LeTort Elementary School, samantha.strosser@pennmanor.net / Click here to schedule an appointment with Mrs. Strosser.
School Social Workers
Joy Meley, Elementary schools 717-201-9934 joyce.meley@pennmanor.net
Keila Torres, Secondary schools 717-201-9945 keila.torres@pennmanor.net