Great peace have those who love your law, and nothing can make them stumble.

School Picture Day is Tuesday, August 29.  The picture process will be a little different this year. 

• Strawbridge Studios:  Based on the results of last year's parent survey last year, we decided to return to Strawbridge.
• No more pre-pay!  This year, we'll take pictures of all students and send home a packet of pictures.  Parents may opt to pay for and keep the pictures they like and return those that they don't want to keep.  There is an online pay option for those who would prefer to pay online. 
• If your child is sick on picture day or if you're not happy with the pictures, you can have them re-taken on picture make-up day, November 8.
• What if your child has PE on Tuesday?  Make sure your child wears their normal dress on picture day and we'll make sure the PE activities for that day are suitable for regular clothes.

Hot Lunch ordering is now open!  The first hot lunch will be Friday, September 1.  

This year, we've made a couple of changes:

1) We've added 2 new restaurants; Moes and Dominos!  Please refer to this document for a complete list of menu items with descriptions and prices. 

Upper and Lower Schools will be on different schedules so check our website calendar or RenWeb calendar each week for the hot lunch selections at each school. 

If you are new to the school and need help with ordering instructions, click here.

IMPORTANT! 

• If you order one week at a time, please remember hot lunch ordering closes at noon on each Tuesday.  So, please get your orders placed before Tuesday at noon.  If you are able to place an order, don't worry, we received the order.  When ordering closes, it is not possible to place an order.
• If you prefer placing one order for the entire year, please remember we cannot refund money for unused hot lunches.
   

We need drivers!

• We cannot run the program without our wonderful volunteer parents who retrieve lunchs, deliver them to our school and help serve.  If you volunteer to pick up lunch (aka drive), your child will eat FREE on that day!  Click the link below for details and to sign up. 

 

Please remember Monday marks the beginning of the Kiss and Go period for parents of our younger JK-1st grade students who have been walking their children in to the building and classrooms each morning.

Parents are always welcome to walk their children in to the building, we just ask that they refrain from walking their children down to the classrooms beginning Monday.  Don't worry, we'll have plenty of staff present to make sure your child feels secure and arrives safely to his/her classrooms.      

On August 21st of this year I was in awe standing in the front yard of my daughter and son in law's home in Greenville, SC where my wife and I viewed the total solar eclipse in crystal clear skies. The eclipse started around 1:10 PM but totality did not come until 2:38 PM. As the eclipse was about midway, the neighborhood friends with their children came over and had a few questions about safety. I told them what to do and what to look for during the approach of totality. Shortly before totality everyone witnessed the "shadow bands" running across the grass and down the driveway. Several noticed the crescent shape light through the leaves of bushes and trees as they reflected off of the grass or sidewalk. The area was still lit up but with a dim greenish light. and then suddenly there was darkness. The temperature dropped approximately 8 degrees which was a blessing being that it was about 92 degrees before the eclipse. The sky was dark enough to view Venus and several stars. Along the horizon looked to be slightly lit up with a dim orangish light. The street lights came on and the crickets began chirping loudly throughout the entire event. My grandsons' dog left the front yard and went into the garage where she normally will sleep at night being fooled by mother nature.

The darkness (totality) lasted for 2 minutes and 24 seconds giving plenty of photographic timing and then the "Diamond Ring Effect" spelled the end of totality with a very bright burst of energy. The photograph shows the Corona of the sun and the gravitational field lines associated streaming ionized material (plasma) from the surface of the sun. The entire event leaves one very humbled and yet the event is something I will never forget.