Good Morning, Shamona Creek Families! 

I hope you all had a very happy Thanksgiving.  Here are some updates for this Week at Shamona Creek!

Home & School Association:    Thank you to all who attended our HSA meeting.  Please visit our new HSA website for updates on HSA events:  shamonacreekhsa.ptboard.com

Barnes and Noble Night:  We are very excited to bring back this special night for our school.  Shamona Creek’s Barnes & Noble Night (Main Street Exton) will be this Thursday, December 1^st.  It will be a great night out for our families and students.  There will be performances by our band, orchestra and chorus, as well as guest readers from Shamona Creek and activities for the students around the building.  See attached flier for more details.      

Make your Barnes & Noble Night complete with dinner!  Snap Pizza is located a few doors down from B & N and makes dinner fun for the whole family with their custom pizzas!  Snap Pizza has generously agreed to donate 50% of each Shamona Family’s check back to SCHSA! (Come by 4-7 and be sure to mention Shamona Creek.)

ESARs/Report Cards:    Report cards will be available for parents in the parent portal (Infinite Campus) on December 9^th. 

SHAMONA CREEK STUDENT COUNCIL-SHARK BITES SERVICE PROJECT UPDATE:

Thank you to everyone who donated to our Shark Bites project.  Our student council members were able to purchase items for the Veterans Hospital in Coatesville, and delivered the items last week.  The fundraiser was a great success and a great experience for our students! 

SCHOOL CALENDAR: 

Here is the link to our SCHOOL CALENDAR  https://sc.dasd.org/scnews-events/sccalendar?cal_date=2022-10-28

Have a great week!

Dr. Susi

Good Morning, Shamona Creek Families! 

Here are some updates for this Week and next week at Shamona Creek!

Home & School Association:    Our next HSA Meeting will be this Wednesday, 11/16, at 6:30 pm in the library.  All are welcome to attend!  Please visit our new HSA website for updates on HSA events:  shamonacreekhsa.ptboard.com

Barnes and Noble Night:  Save the date for SC Barnes and Noble night at Main Street in Exton!  This year, we will host B & N night on Thursday, December 1^st.  It will be a great night out for our families and students.  See the attached flier for more details.   

SCHOOL CALENDAR: 

Here is the link to our SCHOOL CALENDAR:

https://sc.dasd.org/scnews-events/sccalendar?cal_date=2022-10-28

Have a great week!

Dr. Susi

Good Afternoon, Shamona Families:  

Please see the message below from our school counselor, Mrs. Hoffmann:  

Shamona Creek Holiday Family Support

Please click on the link below if you are interested in learning more about how your family might benefit from our Family Holiday Giving Program.

If you are interested in receiving support for the holidays, please complete the form by Wednesday, November 16^th.

https://forms.gle/iTNab315fyyTjS217

If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Hoffmann at ehoffmann@dasd.org or 610-458-8703.

Have a good afternoon, 

Dr. Susi 

Good Afternoon, Shamona Creek Families:

We are excited to kick-off our Watch D.O.G.S. (Dads of Great SHARKS) program again this year at Shamona Creek.  Through this program, our Shamona dads have the opportunity to spend one day here at school.  

All volunteers must have clearances to be a Watchdog.  If you are in need of clearances, please sign up for a later date to allow time for you to receive them.

Please see the attached PDF.  All information on clearances and sign-up links are included, as well as an overview of the program/schedule.  

Have a great day, 

Dr. Susi 

Good Afternoon, Shamona Creek Families:

In honor of National School Safety Week and National First Responders Day today, we had a special assembly this morning to celebrate First Responders.   All of the first responders who attended today were relatives of Shamona students.  Our students learned that there are all different types of First Responders, however, all have the same goal of keeping people safe. 

Later this morning our students participated in an emergency drill.  Here are Shamona, we have many different types of drills, occurring at least once or twice each month.  To maintain the integrity of our school safety plan, we intentionally do not share specific emergency plans with our community.   

Many parents have often asked me in the past few months how we explain different types of drills to our students.  When explaining drills, we keep our explanations very general in nature: 

1.  We use drills to practice what to do in an emergency. There are lots of different drills we practice for all different types of situations. 

2.  Even though these emergencies would most likely never happen, it is important for us to have a plan and practice because we have a lot of people here in the school that need to know what to do in an emergency situation.   

3.  The most important thing a student can do in a drill situation or in an emergency is stay quiet and listen to the directions given by adults/teachers.  

I am sending those points to you today so that if your child was to ask about our safety drills at home, you can use our language and main points to reinforce the message. 

Thanks,

Dr. Susi

Good Afternoon, Shamona Creek Families! 

Here are some updates for this Week and next week at Shamona Creek!

THANK YOU to everyone who donated to the FUN RUN.  We are keeping the link open until the end of the week. 

Home & School Association:    Thank you to all who came out to our first HSA Meeting.  Please visit our new HSA website for updates on HSA events:  shamonacreekhsa.ptboard.com

Veteran’s Wall of Honor: 

In addition to our assembly, our Student Council and Star Spangled Shark clubs like to honor our veteran relatives/friends on a wall of honor that is displayed in our school.  If you or someone in your family is a veteran, and you would like to honor them on our Wall, please print and submit the form attached to this email.  You can even include a photograph!  Please submit to Mrs. Kondracki on or before 10/27. The clubs will be decorating the school for Veterans Day. 

AIMS Web Benchmark Testing:  Parents should have received an email from DASD Pupil Services regarding AIMSWEB testing and reports.  We administer benchmark assessments 3 times per school year.   We have heard that some of the reports are still in the process of being uploaded by our tech department.  As soon as I hear that it is rectified, I will send something out to parents.  To access your child’s AIMSWeb results, go to the backpack on the parent portal.  For directions to access your child’s backpack, click here.

Barnes and Noble Night:  Save the date for SC Barnes and Noble night!  This year, we will host B & N night on Thursday, December 1^st.  More information coming soon! 

WATCH DOGS:  We are looking to begin our Watch Dogs program in the month of November.  Please be on the lookout for more information coming this week in a separate email.   

SCHOOL CALENDAR: 

Here is the link to our SCHOOL CALENDAR  https://sc.dasd.org/scnews-events/sccalendar?cal_date=2022-10-28

Have a great week!

Dr. Susi

Good Afternoon, Shamona Creek Families:

Parent-Teacher Conferences will take place in November.    

As we have done in the past few years, we are using one link and one system for scheduling conferences school-wide.  This will help parents who are scheduling more than one conference for multiple children to be able to coordinate times.  

4th and 5th Grade Parents, please schedule your conferences at a time when you know your 4th/5th grader can be present.  If it is during the school day when they are here, we will have them step out of class to attend.  

Here is our SC link to schedule:  https://ptcfast.com/schools/Shamona_Creek_Elementary

Have a great evening,

Dr. Susi 

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Good Afternoon, Shamona Families!

Tomorrow is our FUN RUN!  Our students are super excited.  Each student will be receiving a fun run T-shirt for participating.  Please send your child to school wearing sneakers. 

We are still collecting donations, which directly benefit our Home & School Association.  Here is a message from our HSA with some information on how donations are used here at SC:

https://youtu.be/wcKZ5WLlMqw

Here is the link to donate:

 https://shamonacreekhsa.ptboard.com/formvw?store=2854&form=8

Have a great evening!

Dr. Susi 

Good Afternoon, Shamona Creek Families! 

Here are some updates for this Week and next week at Shamona Creek!

THIS WEEK KICKS OFF OUR ANNUAL FUN RUN!  STUDENTS RECEIVED INFORMATION LAST WEEK AND BROUGHT HOME INFORMATION TO PARENTS.  I HAVE ALSO ATTACHED THE INFORMATION TO THIS EMAIL.  LOOKING FORWARD TO OUR FUN RUN ON FRIDAY! 

Home & School Association:    Thank you to all who came out to our first HSA Meeting.  Please visit our new HSA website for updates on HSA events:  shamonacreekhsa.ptboard.com

Please see the attachment for the October dates for dine arounds/feeding frenzies at Iron Hill.  Mention SC HSA and 20% of your bill will be donated back to our Home & School Association! 

Annual Veterans Day Assembly:   

As we have for the last few years, we would like to invite veterans who are relatives or friends of our students’ families to honor at our annual Veteran’s Day Assembly.  If you have ever attended this assembly, you know what a special event this is for our students, staff and veterans!  It is even more special when the veterans are connected to our school.  The assembly will be held on November 11^th at 9:45 am.  If you or a family member/friend are a veteran and interested in being honored at our assembly, please use this link: 

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeChtOMPcf0zqsPVWtwdBn-REy-aLtHs55rW5nXlRCy6Yc1ww/viewform

Veteran’s Wall of Honor: 

In addition to our assembly, our Student Council and Star Spangled Shark clubs like to honor our veteran relatives/friends on a wall of honor that is displayed in our school.  If you or someone in your family is a veteran, and you would like to honor them on our Wall, please print and submit the form attached to this email.  You can even include a photograph!  Please submit to Mrs. Kondracki on or before 10/27. The clubs will be decorating the school for Veterans Day. 

AIMS Web Benchmark Testing:  Parents should have received an email from DASD Pupil Services regarding AIMSWEB testing.  We administer benchmark assessments 3 times per school year.   To access your child’s AIMSWeb results, go to the backpack on the parent portal. 

For directions to access your child’s backpack, click here.

Barnes and Noble Night:  Save the date for SC Barnes and Noble night!  This year, we will host B & N night on Thursday, December 1^st.  More information coming soon! 

WATCH DOGS:  We are looking to begin our Watch Dogs program in the month of November.  Please be on the lookout for more information coming soon.  We will be sending it out in a separate email later this week. 

SCHOOL CALENDAR: 

Here is the link to our SCHOOL CALENDAR  https://sc.dasd.org/scnews-events/sccalendar?cal_date=2022-10-28 

Have a great week!

Dr. Susi

Good Evening, Shamona Creek Families! 

Here are LOTS of updates for this Week at Shamona Creek...

Spirit Wear:  Our HSA is excited to share a new link for spirit wear this year.  The online store will remain open all year.  Here is the link:  1stplacespiritwear.com  

You can search for Shamona Creek Elementary on the search page.   All Spirit wear orders will be shipped directly to your home.

India Heritage Month:  We are looking for some SC parent volunteers who would be willing to collaborate with our DASD Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) team to organize our 2nd annual India Heritage Celebration.  This event will be held in different capacities across all district buildings in November.

The focus of the celebration is for all 3rd grade students to experience Indian culture and traditions through engaging stations/activities. 

We had such wonderful parent support last year with our event and look forward to recruiting the same support for our program again this year!

If you would like more information or are interested in volunteering/supporting the event at SC, please email Justin Brown @ jbrown@dasd.org

Thank you for your support!

Home & School Association:    Thank you to all who came out to our first HSA Meeting last week.  Please visit our new HSA website for updates on HSA events:  shamonacreekhsa.ptboard.com

Please see the attachment for the October dates for dine arounds/feeding frenzies at Iron Hill.  Mention SC HSA and 20% of your bill will be donated back to our Home & School Association! 

A Message from our School Counselor:  Please see the attached newsletter from Mrs. Hoffmann, our school counselor! 

Student Clubs:

We are getting ready to begin many of our student clubs for the year.  Most of our fall clubs are for students in grades 4 & 5.  Please be sure to check the grade levels for each club prior to registering your child. 

Students participating in extra curricular clubs are required to pay a ONE TIME per year $25 activity fee per child.  Band, Orchestra, and Chorus are included in this.  The fee only needs to be paid once and students can participate in multiple clubs/activities using that one-time fee.  To pay your activity fee, please go to www.payschoolscentral.com. This is the same website used to fund student lunch accounts.     If you do not have an account, you will need your child’s school ID number to create an account.  ID numbers can be found in the parent portal. 

Star Spangled Sharks Club:  This club is for 4^th and 5^th graders and helps to organize community service projects and school events.  Join star spangled sharks!  Here is the form to sign up: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSef32m-if3e5ny1wg59iMt28n7D6t2XM_yEkH2AKU-VHl28sA/viewform

Morning Broadcast Club:  Calling all 5^th graders! Are you interested in doing the morning broadcast LIVE for the whole school to see? If you are, here is the link with more information and to sign up! https://forms.gle/AaNQ8irzUJXofvBU7

Make It and Take it Crafts Club:  This is for students in grades 4 & 5.  Students will meet on D Days at 8:00 in Ms. Moore’s fifth grade classroom. This club is for students who enjoy making quick, fun seasonal crafts using paper, glue, paint, and other mediums.  After they “make it”, students will “take it” home to enjoy.   An activity fee applies to this club.  Enrollment is limited to 20 students.

Please sign up using this Google form link: https://forms.gle/daA6Jj8zJ3yg5Znm8

Orchestra: 

3^rd grade-Classes begin on September 28 and are held on C DAYS.  Sign up here:  https://forms.gle/M4znqzScA1CaCPmS7

4^th and 5^th grade-Classes begin on September 16, Rehearsals begin on September 27 and are held on B DAYS.  Sign up here:  https://forms.gle/D9AiVddrYCMA87gr6

Downingtown Community Education Foundation Programs:  Please see the attachment for the different programs/age groups that will be offered through the DCEF at Shamona Creek this Fall.

REVIEW 360- STUDENT SURVEY (GRADES 3, 4 & 5)

As part of our Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) efforts to provide targeted support to our students, each year we administer a universal screener to students to determine their proficiency in math and reading. 

If you recall, several years ago we began administering a third universal screener for students in grades three through five in order to provide targeted support for students with behavioral and emotional needs.

The BASC-3 Behavioral and Emotional Screening System (BASC-3 BESS) offers a reliable, quick, and systematic way to determine behavioral and emotional strengths and weaknesses of children and adolescents in preschool through high school.

• The screener will be administered to your child during Health or I-design class with Mrs. Hoffmann between October 6th and October 14th.  

• The screener should take no longer than 15 minutes for children to complete.   

The universal screener provides a score of normal risk, elevated risk or extremely elevated risk for each student and identifies instructional recommendations. We expect all students to have some level of risk across their elementary career. However, families of any student's self-assessment score that is categorized as overall elevated or extremely elevated, will be contacted. 

We will work as a school team to identify interventions in order to appropriately support the needs of each specific student. Currently, we are implementing class meetings, teacher check-ins, weekly social-emotional lessons, monthly guidance lessons, targeted small group instruction and individual check-ins when appropriate with the school counselor, prevention specialist and behavior specialist. 

If you have any questions about the assessment or child’s participation, please do not hesitate to reach out to Dr. Susi or Mrs. Hoffmann.

Here is the link to our SCHOOL CALENDAR:  https://sc.dasd.org/scnews-events/sccalendar?cal_date=2022-10-28

Have a great evening,

Dr. Susi

Good Afternoon, Shamona Creek Families! 

It was great to see our students back at Shamona yesterday! 

Here are a few updates for this week at Shamona Creek...  

Transportation & Parent Pick-up: 

If you are changing your child’s transportation plan after the school day begins, please call the main office BY 2:00 PM.  Calling the office will help to ensure that the teachers receive the message prior to dismissal.   

***Our afternoon carline/parent pick-up area is for current Shamona Creek students only.  For safety reasons, we cannot accommodate 6^th grade center students.  We have communicated this with MC6GC as well.  Parents who are picking up in both locations will need to drive through the carline at both schools.

Breakfast and Lunch Information: 

Students will need to pre-order meals again this year.  Please click here to access the 2022-2023 K-5 School Meal Program Update to find out more about cost of student lunches and how to access your child’s account. 

Please see the Health and Phys. Ed NEWSLETTER!

Have a great week!   

Dr. Susi