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Pennsylvania Secretary of Education Visits Coebourn Elementary
The Pennsylvania Public School Building Construction and Reconstruction Advisory Committee held a meeting at Coebourn Elementary School on November 22, 2016. The bipartisan committee is charged with improving and streamlining the process for reimbursement of some school construction costs.
Penn-Delco's State Rep. Leanne Krueger-Braneky is a member of the committee and moderated the meeting. Penn-Delco's State Senator Tom Killion was also in attendance.
Pennsylvania's Secretary of Education, Sec. Pedro Rivera, is the Co-chair of the committee. At the conclusion of the meeting, he had the opportunity to tour Coebourn Elementary and speak with some of our outstanding students.
Penn-Delco Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Steinhoff noted, "It was an honor to host the statewide Plan Con Advisory Committee at our own Coebourn Elementary School. The opportunity to host the hearing, provide a tour of our school for Secretary of Education Rivera, and address the committee on matters involving state reimbursement of construction costs was certainly welcomed."
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Sun Valley Marching Band Named American Division Champions for the Second Year
The Marching Vanguards, led by director Tim Pry, came in 1st place in the American Open Class Division at the 2016 Cavalcade of Bands Championships held in Allentown on Sunday, November 13th.
Their undefeated
performance, Hungry Like a Wolf, wowed the judges and audiences week after week this season and the championship competition was no different. The group beat out eight other groups in their division for the championship title, with a final score of 95.95. They also received awards for High Music, High Visual Performance, and High Effect. The drum line took 2nd place and the color guard took 3rd place overall. This is the second year in a row that the Sun Valley Marching Band has won the championship title in their division.
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Sun Valley Students Selected for District Choir
Four Sun Valley students have been selected for the PMEA District Honor Choir this year.
The Following students will participate in the District Honor Choir Festival at Penncrest High School on January 12th through the 14th.
Thomas Christaldi
Brooke Jasper
Gianni Palmarini
Jacqueline Scheck
On January 12th they will have another audition for the Region Choral Festival. Congratulations to our talented students!
In addition to being selected for the district choir, Jaqueline Scheck, who recently returned from performing with the National Honor Choir, was selected for the prestigious Eastern Region Honor Choir, which includes select singers from the entire east coast. Congratulations, Jacqueline!
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New Elementary Report Card Reminder
Elementary report cards will be made available through Home Access Center
on December 9th after 4:00 p.m. This is a reminder that we have revised our elementary report card for all students in kindergarten through grade 5. It is our expectation that this new report card will provide more detailed information regarding your child's progress towards grade-level goals.
This new standards-based report card was designed by a committee of K-5 teachers from each of our four elementary schools. The committee worked over the past two years to design the new report card and align common assessments to each of the performance indicators.
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Coebourn Goes Green
Coebourn Elementary is going green! Students have created extra recycling stations at lunch, a compost area and are working on using less electricity. Here are some of their Green Goals for the year.
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Northley Students Host a Thanksgiving Feast
Some Northley students had another taste of turkey as part of their annual Thanksgiving Feast. To prepare for their feast, they developed a menu, shopping list, discussed appropriate table manners, and followed recipes to make all the menu items from scratch. Students took part in setting a table properly, preparing and setting up food stations, finding their name on place cards, making conversation with the people sitting near them, and cleaning up after themselves. In class, students have been discussing the meaning of Thanksgiving and before the feast, each student and staff member shared what he or she was thankful for. This year they added a photo booth where the students had fun posing for pictures with their classmates and teachers.
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Sun Valley Winter Sports Preview
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Sun Valley administrators and counselors tell students that they are inspiring and appreciated...
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Parkside Students Host Annual Food Drive for City Team
Parkside student council recently held their annual food drive for City Team. City Team is an organization based in Chester that supplies food to families in need for Thanksgiving. Student council members helped prepare the boxes and bags of food to be loaded on the City Team truck and delivered to families in need.
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Pennell Students Donate to Soldiers in Afghanistan
Pennell's second grade collected items to be sent to soldiers in Afghanistan through AMVETS Post 118. Mr. Harry Mirra came to Pennell to deliver a personal thank you to the students. He also took some time to teach the students about the American flag.
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Schools Celebrate American Education Week
Penn-Delco schools celebrated American Education Week, November 14th - 18th. Each of our four elementary schools, as well as Northley Middle School, welcomed parents and guardians into the buildings to gain a hands-on experience of what a day is like for our students.
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Making a Difference in Penn-Delco
Penn-Delco is kicking off a new video series called "Making a Difference in Penn-Delco." Throughout the school year, administrators will nominate staff members, students, or community members as individuals who are making a difference in our school district. These individuals will be featured in a spotlight video highlighting how they make a positive impact on our schools. Our first "Making a Difference in Penn-Delco" nominee is Chris Farmer, head custodian at Aston Elementary. Please enjoy this video and learn how Chris is making a difference in Penn-Delco.
Our second nominee is from Coebourn Elementary and will be announced very shortly. Stay tuned!
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Attention Sun Valley and Northley Parent
s:
The Aston Police Department will be hosting an
Internet Safety Parent Meeting
for Northley and Sun Valley parents on
December 12th at 7:00 pm in the Sun Valley Library
. They will discuss topics such as internet safety, cyber bullying, social media, and sexting. Parents are encouraged to attend this meeting to learn more about internet safety and appropriate use of social media.
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Penn-Delco School District
2821 Concord Road
Aston, PA 19014
610-497-6300
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