NESHAMINY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Samuel Everitt Elementary School Forsythia Drive South * Levittown, PA 19056

Andre Modica, Principal * 215 809 6320

APRIL 2015

NEWSLETTER

“Providing Educational Excellence

and Community Service since 1955 “

On Wednesday, March 25th, seventeen 4th and six 5th graders competed in the Bucks

County Reading Olympic Competition held at Neshaminy High School. Samuel

Everitt fielded two teams for this competition which began practicing in November.

Collectively the students read 45 books and completed countless story maps on each.

Both teams earned Green Ribbons in the competition and should be commended for

their commitment to Reading over the course of the year.

The Book Runners

Team members: Victoria Borode, Mariana Dudley, Ewan Hawk, Chaitanya Krishna,

Colin Majors, Madeline Miller, Carlos Morris, Madelyn Nelson, Zane Smith, Nicole

Tora, Augustus White

The Rockin' Readers -

Team members: Zoe Brown, Andrew Dougherty, Mya Dudek, Alexa Fisher, Jonathan

Hernandez, Andrew Neiman, Katherine Offenbach, Aneesa Shaik, Amelia Sheehy,

Jillian Sperling, Adah Wallace

Students in Mrs. Lysun’s third grade class gave up some of their recess time to spread some sunshine into the lives of others. The students made Valentine’s for elderly residents at a nursing home back in February. They enjoyed it so much; they created spring baskets and filled them with candy for the nursing home residents. The baskets will be handed out during our Easter break.

Austin Smolen was a weekly Dolphin Ticket winner and chose Riley Lokitis, and Jaden Miller to have lunch with him and Mrs. Arner as a prize! Congrats Austin on showing Respect, Responsibility, and Safety!

Everitt’s Field Day will be held on Friday, May 15, 2015. The day is

designed for students to participate in a wide range of activities. In

order for the day to run smoothly, parents are needed to volunteer

at the various areas. A flier will be coming home with students.

Parents wishing to volunteer should fill out the appropriate section

of the flier and return it to school. Volunteers will have time to

observe their child participating in the activities. The rain date will

be Monday, May 18, 2015.

When: Wednesday, May 6th

Time: 6:30 pm to 8 pm Where: Throughout the entire school

“The arts give us the opportunity to educate the whole

child…to allow every child a chance to raise his or her

self-esteem and become a life-long lover of creativity.”

This Spring Art Show is organized to showcase your child’s artistic talents as they have progressed throughout the year!

We are very proud of the accomplishments our students have made and look forward to sharing

them with you. See you there…

Mrs. Potter

PSSAs are here!

GRADE 3, 4, 5 Reading....April 14, 15, 16, 17 GRADE 3, 4, 5 Math........April 21, 22, 23

GRADE 4 Science....... April 28, 29

TIPS for Parents This is a very important test and, in an effort to maximize pupil performance, we are offering the following suggestions:

The Evenings Before the Test

Maintain the same routine in your home. Don’t change bedtime rules or begin a new system of chores. This may upset your child.

Talk to your child about the test. Encourage your child to perform to the best of his/her ability. Your child should be encouraged to take the test seriously.

Help your child understand the purpose of testing, how test results are used, and how this information helps the teacher understand what your child needs to learn.

Insure that your child goes to bed at a reasonable time.

The Morning of the Test

Encourage your child to rise a few minutes earlier to avoid rushing. Have your child at the bus stop or at school on time.

Suggest a nutritious breakfast be eaten.

Have your child dress comfortably in a favorite outfit if possible.

Reassure your child about the test. Try to reduce any test anxiety or concerns they may have.

Send your child to school in a positive frame of mind. Tests are not for punishment but instead an attempt to show how much you know.

Progress Reports for the third marking period will be made

available on the Home Access Center on Friday, April 10th.

April PTO News…………………

March was a fun month for everyone at Samuel Everitt! We had a huge turnout at our BINGO night and the

Talent Show will wrap up the month on Friday March 27th

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This school year is going by so fast. April will be a month for planning and preparation for the rest of our

year.

April 6th will be the PTO meeting. The meeting will start at 7pm. We hope to see more

parents/guardians at the meeting. These meetings are for adults only; please leave your children home.

Our school store dates will be April 14th and April 28th.

We are still in the process of moving all parents/guardians to the new SAMUEL EVERITT PTO GROUP

page on Facebook. This is a CLOSED page, which means it is more secure for our children, families and

school. We will verify that every person that requests to be in the group is a parent/guardian of an Everitt

student, this may take a day or two, and so please be patient. The old "like" page will be closed down on

April 3rd. We put important updates and information on the SAMUEL EVERITT PTO GROUP page and

you can ask questions and get in touch with the board members quicker. Please be sure to find us on

Facebook.

We hope you had a safe and wonderful Easter Recess!

Thank you!

Fire Department Visits Everitt

On Tuesday, March 17, 2015, the Middletown Township Fire Department paid a visit to our kindergarten classes. Ms. Sandy Morgan, from the Fire Marshall’s office, presented a poison prevention program in an effort to enhance our students’ awareness in this regard.

Bucks County, memo Operation Helping Hand/School Name

Wednesday, April 8, 2015 Herbert Hoover Elementary School Gymnasium 6-8pm Free Admission

Lenape Valley Foundation Neshaminy Food Service Department Lower Bucks Family YMCA Bucks County Department of Health Wills Eye Hospital Families Living Well Bucks County Medical Reserve Corps Lenape Valley Foundation Bucks County Safe Kids And many more!

Health Fair sponsored by the Neshaminy Certified School Nurses

Join us for

Activities Games Giveaway’s Information Demonstrations

A fun-filled evening for all Neshaminy community parents and their children!

Everitt recognizes student success

on the 2014 PSSA Students in 4th and 5th grade were presented with special awards in recognition of proficient or better marks on their 2014 PSSA assessment. Students

received pencils, certificates, lanyards, pins, and for those with all advanced proficient scores, a special academic medal of excellence.

PSSA Award Winners

Ms. Bowman's Class Mrs. Gaft's Class

Mr. Kausch's Class Mrs. Kirk's Class

Mr. Sauritch's Class Mrs. Toth's Class

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Advanced Proficient Marks

Seated L to R: Augustus White, Andrew Neiman, Allison Sperling, Amelia Sheehy......Standing L to R: Kylie Vendetti, Emily Brown, Hailey Cross, Mia Martin, Amya Wilson, Chaitanya Krishna

Seated L to R: Bruce Hiner, Mason Landman, Mackenzie Gutherman, Alexa Fisher, Ewan Hawk, Diya Bhandari, ......Standing L to R: Aiden Rosa, Cassidy Fencl, Chidubem Ifeanyi, Kayla McClure, Jillian Sperling

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Notes:

1 Easter Recess

School Closed

2 Easter Recess

District Closed

3 Easter Recess

District Closed

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6 Day 1

PTO Meeting 7pm…..Library

7 Day 2

School Store

8 Day 3

9 Day 4

10 Day 5

Progress

Reports are available on

Home Access Center

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13 Day 1

14 Day 2

School Store

15 Day 3

16 Day 4

17 Day 5

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20 Day 1

21 Day 2

22 Day 3

23 Day 4

24 Day 5

PTO Mother/Son Event

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27 Day 1

28 Day 2

School Store

29 Day 3 30 Day 4 Notes:

April 21-23………. PSSA Math Testing Grades 3, 4, 5

April 14-17……PSSA English Language Arts Testing Grades 3, 4, 5

April 28-29….PSSA Science Testing Grade 4