December 2019 • Winter Solstice Edition

Enjoy Time Together Winter break is finally here! Our students have worked hard this first stretch of the school year and are ready to enjoy some time with friends and family. Break begins with a half-day on Friday, December 20. All schools are closed through the new year with classes resuming on Thursday, January 2. Enjoy the season! Attend the Next Event in our Speaker Series Penn-Delco's speaker series continues on January 14 with Dr. Caroline Fenkel, LCSW. Dr. Fenkel will address the causes of chronic isolation and will guide parents in ways they can help their teens to break the isolation cycle. For more information about the series, click here. Isolation: The New Drug of Choice January 14, 2020 6:30pm - 8:00pm Northley Middle School Library

Watch some news videos

• Learn about the special programs Thanksgiving meal for our staff and administration. It's an annual tradition to learn and share. • There were a few Veterans events around the district in November, including special programs for veterans at Coebourn and Aston Elementarys. Check out the event at Aston and learn how it impacts our local heroes. • Check out our Penn-Delco musicians and their winter concerts in December. All concerts will be ready to view by December 19th on our Penn-Delco YouTube Channel. Enjoy!

Click on the links below to catch-up on district news you may have missed at pdsd.org

Transportation Department now on Twitter Sun Valley Students medal at Science Olympiad Take the County                          Health Survey Refresh yourself about absence policies Mobile Dentists available for K/1, 3, and 7th grade check-ups #PennDelcoReadsWhat are you reading during break?

Northley re-designated as a School to Watch

Northley Middle School is one of ten re-designated schools in Pennsylvania recognized for its excellence. State leaders selected each school for its Academic Excellence, Developmental Responsiveness, Social Equity and Organizational Structures and Processes. In addition, each school has strong leadership, teachers who work together to improve curriculum and instruction, and a commitment to assessment and accountability to bring about continuous improvement. Northley will be recognized at the Pennsylvania Association for Middle Level Education State Conference at the Toftrees Resort in State College on March 1, 2020. They will also be recognized nationally with all the other recognized STW schools across the country in Washington DC at the National Forum’s National Schools to Watch Conference on June 24-27, 2020. More information will be shared about the honor in the future. You can read the Pennsylvania Association for Middle Level Education (PAMLE) press release here.

Four Schools, One book launches in January

Get ready for a month of family reading and learning! Elementary Schools in the district will be announcing their book selection for the Four Schools, One Book campaign in January. While we encouraged students to read out loud with family in the past, this year's campaign asks parents to read to their student , no matter what the grade. The book title will be announced in early January at all elementary schools. A letter and schedule will come home with the student as well as be posted online. Parents will be encouraged to post themselves reading to their child with hashtags to share in the fun.

District 12 Choir Festival at Sun Valley

Congratulations to our choir members who qualified for the District 12 Choir Festival and Concert on January 18, 2020. This year the amazing event will be held at Sun Valley where singers from Delaware, Chester, and Philadelphia Counties will rehearse, socialize, and perform. Chiara Robinson, Senta Johnson, Victoria Carsilo and Levi Das were chosen after auditions in November. They will have an opportunity to move to Regional Choir during auditions in January at the festival. To learn more and get tickets to the event, go to the Sun Valley website.

Way to go Nathan McCarty for being selected for the PMEA District 12 Band Festival in February. We are #PennDelcoProud of all of our musicians going to District events this winter. Congratulations to our Ches-Mont League 2019 Fall All League Selections . See the entire list at our Athletics web site.

Dr. Steinhoff and the School Board on Reorganization Night. Welcome new Board Member Stephanie Ellis.

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