January 2025 e-Newsletter

Important News

Reorganization Meeting

Lower Gwynedd Township held its’ annual reorganization meeting on Monday, January 6th, 2025. Supervisor Danielle Duckett was elected Chair of the Board for a fourth year in a row. Supervisor Mike Twersky was also re-elected Vice Chair with Tessie McNeely, Janine Martin, and Jimmy Chong completing the board. The Board of Supervisors approved the slate of staff, professional consultants, and appointees to various boards and commissions as listed on the agenda linked above. In addition, they established the banking institutions, set the meeting calendar, approved the holiday schedule, and adopted the fee schedule.

Wissahickon Pre-Registration Kindergarten Overview:

The Wissahickon School District (WSD) is excited to welcome incoming kindergarteners for the 2025-2026 school year! The community is encouraged to share this information with friends and neighbors who will register their kindergarten students in WSD. Below are four important updates for parents/caregivers of incoming kindergartners who currently reside within the district boundaries. Children who will be age 5 on or before September 1, 2025, are eligible to enter kindergarten for the 2025-2026 school year.

1.) Kindergarten Overview Meetings: The elementary schools in WSD will hold in-person meetings on Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. at Blue Bell Elementary, Lower Gwynedd Elementary, Shady Grove Elementary, and Stony Creek Elementary. These meetings will include a welcome by the building principal, an overview of the kindergarten program, and information from the school counselor and nurse.

2.) Kindergarten Registration: Following the pre-registration kindergarten overview meetings on January 21, 2025, kindergarten registration will begin on January 22, 2025 (will end on March 7, 2025). For more information about our kindergarten registration process, please visit this web page to get started:

Kindergarten Registration - Wissahickon School District

3.) Kindergarten Interviews: In the spring (March 10-April 11, 2025), WSD invites registered kindergarten students to their school to participate in our kindergarten interview process, which is an opportunity for a kindergarten teacher, reading specialist, or school counselor to meet with and learn more about your child in preparation for the start of the school year.

4.) Kindergarten Orientation/Back to School Night Event: On Thursday August 21, 2025, from 4:00-6:00 p.m. incoming kindergartners and parents/caregivers are invited to an Orientation & Back to School Night event at their school, this includes the Bus Ride Experience (more information will be emailed in the summer).