Dear Sixth Grade Parents/Guardians:

As in years past, Penn Manor will provide a sexual harassment prevention program to sixth grade students. The program is presented in an age-appropriate and non-threatening manner, and the session will include a video entitled, “Flirting or Hurting: When Is It Okay, When Is It Harassment?”. Parents may arrange to preview the materials in advance. 

Your child’s class is scheduled for January 27, 2022.

If you would like your child excused from the program, please notify me in writing no later than January 25, 2022. 

Sincerely,

Dr. Shannon Madara

School Counselor

shannon.madara@pennmanor.net

(717)872-1401 ext 3203

For this year’s Book Fair, you can create an eWallet for your child through this link:

https://www.scholastic.com/bf/centralmanores

Each teacher at Central manor also has an eWallet where you can donate directly to help the teachers with classroom supplies and books. You can donate to Miss Feaster’s classroom by clicking on our eWallet bellow:

https://shop.scholastic.com/ewallet/fund?lang=en_US&walletId=3350824

Hello, 6F families! 

As the traditional district conference days, I am offering early morning, afternoon, & evening conferences on November 22nd and early morning & afternoon conferences on November 23rd. I am also offering early morning and late afternoon conferences the week of November 15. Please scroll down and read all directions from the Central Manor Office and then continue to scroll down to see my calendar. You will need to find these weeks (November 15 & 22) on my conference calendar to view available time slots and sign up! Please make sure to mark in the notes section whether you would like a in person or virtual conference.

Your sixth grader will be leading our conference! They will be working hard in the weeks leading up to conferences to create a presentation for them to share with you about their successes so far and areas for growth in the rest of the year. When choosing a time, please make sure they will also be available (in person or virtually depending on you choice)!

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Information from the Central Manor Office:

PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES

October 29th, 2021

Dear Central Manor Families: 

Parent and Teacher Conferences will be held this year in November.  Teachers will be scheduling most of the conferences during the afternoons of November 22nd and November 23rd.  While we hope that most of the conferences can be scheduled during the afternoon hours, we will have a limited number of evening appointments available on Monday, November 22nd to accommodate parents who work during the day. Conference will be held from 1:45-8:00 PM on Monday, November 22nd and from 1:45-3:45 PM on Tuesday, November 23rd.  For our kindergarten families, there is an additional day for you that will be communicated by your child’s kindergarten teacher.  

Since we schedule conferences with every parent, we plan on a 15-minute time schedule to discuss each child. If you have a concern which will require a more lengthy discussion, please reach out to the teacher and schedule an additional meeting time. We are providing parents with the option of holding parent/teacher conferences face-to-face or virtually. Teachers schedule one conference for each student.  We ask that divorced/separated parents attend their child’s conference at the same time.  Thank you for your understanding in this matter.

Please note that face coverings are required in school at this time. In order to attend a face-to-face conference, all individuals must wear a face covering. If this is not possible, we will arrange a phone or virtual appointment.

You will get a link from your child’s teacher that you will use to log in and secure a timeslot that works for you.  There might be dates/times that are out of those two days available depending on staff availability.

To plan ahead for conferences:

Here is a quick Youtube video to explain how to sign-up for our parent-teacher conferences. PLEASE WATCH THE VIDEO FIRST BEFORE SIGNING UP!

• Look at your calendar, select dates/times that will work best for your family.   Please remember we only host one conference, so it is very important that blended families coordinate this in advance.   
• A Gmail account must be used to schedule an appointment.   If you have one, we suggest you use that.   (Please sign up for the conference and include your child’s name in some way.)
• If you do NOT have a Gmail account, you will use your child’s login information to sign up for the conference.  Your child’s username is his/her 6 digit student ID.   For example, “123456@pennmanor.net” Your child also has a password that is specific to only him/her.  You will need to use this password.
• After you sign up for your conference, an email confirmation will be sent to the Gmail account of the teacher and also to the account you used to sign up.    
• A parent tip:  If you sign up using your child’s account, please hold on to their log in information, because you will need the date/time of the conference to log back in for the google meet conference.  
• If you are unable to sign up for a conference using your child’s computer, please contact Mrs. Megan Smith, our building secretary at (717) 872-1401 to schedule your appointment. 
• We ask that you please sign-up for your child’s conference no later than Friday, November 5th.

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Celebrate fall with Central Manor!

From the Penn Manor Nurse Blog:

Prior to coming to school each day, families should screen their student(s) for any symptoms that could indicate a health concern. This practice serves to protect students and staff. Should there be any concern about symptoms that may appear to be indicators of COVID-19, please contact your school nurse. Any students that do not feel well should stay home for 48 hours. If you are keeping your child home for illness, please contact the school nurse.

Is your student experiencing any of the following?
Category A (1 or more symptoms):
● Cough *
● Shortness of breath
● Difficulty breathing
● New olfactory disorder (loss of smell)
● New taste disorder

Category B (2 or more symptoms):
● Fever (100.4 or higher)**
● Sore throat
● Runny nose/congestion
● Chills
● Muscle pain
● Nausea or vomiting **
● Headache
● Diarrhea **
● Fatigue

Your student should stay home for 48 hours if your student:
● Has one or more symptoms from Category A OR
● Has two or more symptoms from Category B OR
● Are taking fever-reducing medication.

*Some children, such as those with asthma, may cough normally. A child should stay home if they have a new or different cough.
** As always, if your child has just a fever (100.4 or higher), vomiting, or diarrhea, we recommend keeping them home from school. These can be symptoms of COVID-19, but they can also be caused by any other common illnesses that children could spread at school.

In school, if your student presents with one symptom from Category A or two symptoms from Category B, he/she will be sent home for a minimum of 48 hours with additional instructions by the school nurse as necessary.

If your student or any member of your household is being tested for COVID 19 please notify your school nurse. Click the Contact Us link for contact information.

Our first book order is due on Friday, September 24. If you are interested in purchasing books, you can follow this link or click on the banner below!

Also, don’t forget that Picture Day is next Tuesday, September 28. I can’t wait to see all the bright smiling faces that day!

Dear Families, 

This year your child will be taking a spelling test at the end of each week. While this typically takes place on a Friday, it may also fall on a Thursday due to holidays or other pre-scheduled days off. Below, I have listed the days for all 30 spelling lists and the corresponding test date. If for some reason the spelling test is not given on the specified date due to weather or unexpected schedule changes, it will take place on the next school day. Additionally, there are a number of days with two dates listed. This is due to weather make-up days. Again, in general, the test will be the last day of the school week. In the event that a change is necessary that would affect the entire yearly schedule, a new schedule will be sent home with updated dates. All 30 spelling lists are available online here and linked in the Online Resources tab or on Google Classroom. Your child received a packet with all 30 spelling lists during the first week of school, also.

While by default I do not assign specific spelling homework, it is expected that your child is preparing for the assessment each week. I will be providing a number of strategies and online tools to assist your child with this endeavor but will not be assigning, collecting, or grading any of the work they do to prepare for the spelling test. Some weeks your child may need to do very little outside of school to prepare while other weeks your child may need to dedicate significant time each night to make sure they are ready by the end of the week. As I have shared with your child, I have full confidence that with time and effort, every student is capable of earning a 100% on their end of the week assessment. In middle school, there will be many assessments that students will need to prepare for on their own. This is a small step towards preparing your child for next year.

As with many other assessments this year, I freely offer retakes for students. It is the student’s responsibility to request a retake. I am not nearly as concerned when your child can demonstrate mastery, only that he or she is able to demonstrate mastery of each of our 6th-grade skills by the time they leave my classroom. 

As always, if you have any questions or concerns about spelling, never hesitate to reach out at karli.feaster@pennmanor.net . 

Karli Feaster

Date	Spelling List		Date	Spelling List
Sept. 10th	List 1		Jan. 14th	List 16
Sept. 17th	List 2		Jan. 28th	List 17
Sept. 24th	List 3		Feb. 4th	List 18
Oct. 1st	List 4		Feb. 11th	List 19
Oct. 8th	List 5		Feb. 17/18th	List 20
Oct. 15th	List 6		Feb. 25th	List 21
Oct. 22nd	List 7		Mar. 4th	List 22
Oct. 29th	List 8		Mar. 11th	List 23
Nov. 4th	List 9		Mar. 18th	List 24
Nov. 12th	List 10		Mar.24/25th	List 25
Nov. 19th	List 11		Apr. 1st	List 26
Dec. 3rd	List 12		Apr. 8th	List 27
Dec. 10th	List 13		Apr. 22nd	List 28
Dec. 17th	List 14		Apr. 29th	List 29
Jan. 7th	List 15		May 6th	List 30

Back-to-School Night is scheduled for Wednesday, September 1, 2021. The program will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.  This is an open house drop-in format where you will have the opportunity to briefly view your child’s classroom(s) and meet his/her teacher(s).

In order to minimize the number of people in the classrooms at one time, we are asking that parents visit the school anytime during their designated time period, as teachers will not be delivering formal presentations.

Additionally, children are asked to stay home. 

• Families with the last names A through L are asked to participate from  4:00 to 4:45.
• Families M-Z are asked to participate from 5:15 to 6:00. 

While in the building we ask that you follow these mitigation strategies:

• Please practice social distancing and respect other individuals’ preferences, including those of our teachers.
• Monitor your own health prior to attending the event. If you are experiencing any COVID-related symptoms, please do not attend.

If you have specific concerns related to your child, please contact his/her teacher at a later time to schedule an appointment. 

Let me start off by saying how thrilled and privileged I am to get to be your sixth grade teacher! I cannot wait to meet you and hear your story. We are all so unique and can learn from each other. We are going to have a great year with new adventures and experiences!

This blog will be a great resource for you and your families to use throughout the school year. Here you will find important updates, links to helpful websites, posts by YOU and much more! Take a moment to have your parents subscribe to the website so that they will receive notifications when news posts are up.

Before you log off to enjoy the last sweet moments of summer, click the about tab to learn more about me. Then comment right here (scroll down to LEAVE A REPLY…if you are on a phone you will need to click on welcome at the top first) with one interesting or unique thing about you! I am looking forward to reading your fun fact and learning a little about you before we meet on the first day of school!