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Welcome to the 2017-2018 school year! The start of the new school year is off to a terrific start! Here is a look at the exciting first day of the 2017-2018 school year at Penn-Delco.
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Penn-Delco Introduces New Handwriting Program
This year the Penn-Delco School District will be using an innovative learning program,
Handwriting Without Tears
. The program allows our teachers to help young students build a solid educational foundation. Using music, movement and playful activities, younger students will learn important information and skills, including body awareness, writing readiness, shape recognition, and letter/number formations. Activities that include Roll-A-Dough letters, creating Mat Man (a wood character) on the floor, and singing songs will help build the fine motor skills necessary for proficient handwriting, and older students will learn letter formation, and cursive writing. Research continues to demonstrate the value of handwriting as a life skill, including a UCLA/Princeton study that showed that students who hand-wrote lesson notes retained information better than those who typed.
Handwriting Without Tears is part of the Learning Without Tears family, a leader in providing easy-to-learn, easy-to-teach, developmentally appropriate, and inclusive mate
rials, and millions of elementary students each year benefit from the program.
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Aston Elementary Students Explore Their New Playground
Students at Aston Elementary were welcomed on the first day of school with an brand new playground. The school held a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the addition of a brand new playground. Dr. Steinhoff and district administrators joined Ms. Phillips and the staff and students at Aston for the exciting event. The new playground includes a soft surface play area, new swings and play equipment and additional basketball nets that students will love. The blacktop areas have also been completely repaved and lined. The attention to the exterior of the school complements interior improvements made to the building in recent years. The students and staff enjoyed testing out the new equipment and celebration added and fun element to an already exciting first day of school.
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Penn-Delco to Offer Health Heroes Flu Vaccine Clinic
Working with the Penn-Delco School District, Health Hero PA is excited to kick off its
2017 school located influenza vaccination clinics. Flu is among the top vaccine preventable
illnesses. Per the CDC, 25 to 50 million cases are reported each year in the United States. They lead to hundreds of thousands of hospitalizations and tens of thousands of deaths! Schools are virus incubators, and school children are efficient virus spreaders - they have the highest rates of infection.
The Health Hero program is a voluntary flu vaccination at school program that prevents the disease and reduces student absenteeism. The program has been safely immunizing children for years. This school year, an estimated half a million-school children will be immunized via this program.
To help you keep your child well Health Hero will be providing injectable flu vaccinations on
Monday October 30th
at the Penn-Delco School District. Please consider having your child vaccinated, help them become a Health Hero, and help us stop the spread of the flu in your school and homes.
· Clinics are safe: a doctor oversees the program and only licensed professionals give the immunizations.
· Clinics have no out of pocket costs: They immunize every healthy child that returns a signed consent form from their parent or guardian.
To take part in the Health Hero Program, please completely fill out, sign, and return the
consent form to your school. Once your student is vaccinated they will receive immunization paperwork for your records.
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Ten
new inductees have been selected to enter the Sun Valley Distinguished Hall of Fame. The honor reflects the impact the inductee had on Sun Valley during the years spent at the school as well as through their accomplishments thereafter.
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The 2017 Hall of Fame Induction class is such a strong reflection of the values and work ethic instilled in students by the Sun Valley faculty," Stated Mr. Patrick Sasse, Sun Valley Principal. "We are so honored to induct this distinguished group of graduates and former faculty. Our current students and staff should be proud of the accomplishments of our Hall of Fame Class of 2017 and should strive to continue making their own mark that will follow in the tradition of success at Sun Valley High School. We are pleased and excited to add them to the Hall of Fame."
A banquet was held to honor the inductees on Thursday, September 14th at the Ballroom at Boothwyn where friends and family gathered to honor the elite group. Plaques with the inductee's picture and accomplishments were given to each honoree and a second plaque will be added to the Hall of Fame located at Sun Valley High School
The 2017 Sun Valley Distinguished Hall of Fame inductees are:
Deborah Watkins Bruner - Class of 1974
Kevin DeAngelis - Class of 1983
Donna Price Henry - Class of 1978
Harvey L. Hurdle, Jr - Class of 1978
Mark Paris - Class of 1976
Phillip Drew Prosseda - Class of 1976
Daniell Rowles - Class of 2004
Linda A. Haines - Career 1970-2005
Harry Martin Hill, III - Career 1962-1992
Edward T. Kozlowski - Career 1979-2014
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Penn-Delco Schools and Teachers Embrace Social Media
You may have noticed that several teachers are now using twitter to communicate exciting news and information from the classroom. This is part of a district-wide effort to embrace social media to expand communication and share points of pride across the district. In addition to the many teachers now tweeting, every school has a twitter handle and is sharing great things happening at their buildings on a regular basis. If you do not already, please be sure to follow the district, our schools, and teachers to keep up with the great things happening at Penn-Delco.
There are so many proud moments to share that we decided to create our very own hashtag,
#PennDelcoProud
. You may see this hashtag used on tweets by teachers, our schools and administrators, and the district. This is a great way to capture those
#PennDelcoProud
moments that truly make our district unique. We encourage the community to follow our twitter handles and the
#PennDelcoProud
hashtag and take part in the pride. If you have a
#PennDelcoProud
moment that you would like to share, we want to see it! Join the conversation and share moments of pride using
#PennDelcoProud
.
Not on twitter?
Our district and school level twitter feeds are embedded and can be viewed on each school's homepage on our website.
#PennDelcoProud may also be used on Facebook and Instagram posts.
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Sun Valley Cafeteria Remodel
A major kitchen/cafeteria remodel has been completed at Sun Valley High School. The project began late last Spring and includes the reconfiguration of the cafeteria space to include a more open serving area, additional seating, and an updated kitchen. Notably, this new Sun Valley Kitchen replaces the original kitchen that has been in operation for decades. The ceiling and floors have been updated and the addition of new skylights will bring in much needed natural light to the space. This new cafeteria provides Sun Valley with a high-efficiency, state of the art kitchen, an improved dock and loading area, new side wall seating for students, enhanced lighting, a separate faculty dining room, and an improved and inviting cafeteria entrance. The new signage and paint refine the area and the bright and airy space is a welcomed improvement for staff and students. Some final cosmetic details including signage and skylight work is nearing completion. More photos of the cafeteria area will be shared once the project is fully complete.
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Success Maker Program Available at Home
SuccessMaker can now be accessed at home! SuccessMaker is a K-8 Reading and Math learning experience singularly focused on the needs of the individual learner. While working in SuccessMaker, students are supported with additional instruction, helpful tools, and targeted practice.
Teachers will communicate any assignments.
Login
USERNAME:
Student's Lunch Number
PASSWORD:
Student's Lunch Number
- Select the course that the teacher has assigned. (Math or Reading)
- Complete each session. It will end automatically in 15- 20 minutes.
- NOTE! Please allow your child to work independently as much as possible. Ensure they are away from distractions (TV, video games, etc.) and that nobody is doing the work for them, as much as possible.
- SuccessMaker adjusts its tools and assistance based on your child's answers.
- Log off correctly, to ensure all student work is saved. Using the x Close symbol at the bottom of the tool bar on the left and logging out of the program completely before closing the browser window.
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Penn-Delco School District
2821 Concord Road
Aston, PA 19014
610-497-6300
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