Plans are currently underway for creating a timeline of events for our students and families redistricting to Franklin and Bradford Woods. We are also working diligently for those redistricting from Bradford Woods to Marshall. Along with our school counselors, Mr. Anderchak (FES Principal), Mrs. Eimiller (BWE Principal), and I will ensure that the redistricting process is a smooth transition for all children and parents/guardians. Additional information will be sent to families in separate emails in the upcoming weeks. Please know that these planned student visits and events will occur virtually while school is in session. In-person tours for new students and families will occur in the summer months when we can appropriately socially distance and schedule smaller groups throughout the day.

Beginning the week of April 19th, all students in grades 3 - 5 will take the PSSA exams. English and Language Arts will be tested from April 19th through the 21st, and Mathematics will be tested April 28th and 29th. Additionally, students in grade 4 will take the Science PSSA, which will occur on April 26th.

Your child’s attendance at school is extremely important, and an absence during PSSA testing will require your child to test on a make-up day, thus impacting regularly scheduled instructional time. Please understand that we cannot approve trips for educational travel on testing days. We truly appreciate your support.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the school. Here is a link to a visual of our PSSA testing calendar at MES.

Field trips, assemblies, & field day - the end of the school year is always a fun time for students at MES! Plans are currently underway to make sure our students can still experience these types of events to the fullest degree possible, but we recognize our end-of-year traditions will most likely operate differently without the presence of parent volunteers. Teachers are planning to take virtual spring field trips to places like the Pittsburgh Zoo and the Carnegie Science Center, and plans are being put together for 5th grade to have an on-campus Camp KOK day later this spring since they missed out on Camp KOK in the fall. There will still be some type of field day event as well. In the meantime, the PFA is arranging for a 5th-grade t-shirt, and we will keep families in the loop as things develop at MES!

The Bradford Woods Parent and Faculty Association would like to invite all the new families being redistricted to Bradford Woods Elementary to register on our website so you can receive parent emails and information about 2021-2022 planning and events.

Franklin Elementary School and its PFA would like to extend a warm welcome to all the students and families joining them next year! We can't wait to get to know you - please join us for our April 9th and May 7th PFA virtual meetings at 9:15 am, and explore our website at franklinpfa.org to find out what we have planned over the summer and next year.

The North Allegheny School District often receives requests for the distribution of athletics and approved non-profit community organization digital flyers. All requests for community flyers to be included in this newsletter must be submitted via email only at flyers@northallegheny.org. Flyers will only be posted and removed from the District website on Friday. Visit our website for details on how to submit flyers.

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