Valentine's Day Request

Valentine's Day is this Wednesday, and we know that everyone in our school community will be showing their kindness. Students are welcome to exchange Valentine's Day cards this week, but please follow the guidance provided by your child's classroom teacher. Please do not send in chocolate, treats, or other foods. We have students with diabetes and allergies, and many families want to have a say over what their children eat. 

Run Clinics for Family Marathon Participants Only

We are so excited that so many students and families have signed up for our Family Marathon! Students and families will run the final mile together at school on March 15th! Any students looking to get in some extra miles can join our run "clinics" on the days below. Parents of students who are registered for the marathon are welcome to join us as well.

• Students with last names A- M will go on Day 1 of the weekly run clinic.  
• Students with last names N-Z will go on Day 2 of the weekly run clinic. 

Run clinics will be held on:

February 13 (Tuesday- Day 1) and 14 (Wednesday- Day 2) 
February 21 (Wednesday- Day 1) and 22 (Thursday- Day 2)
February 27 (Tuesday- Day 1) and 28 (Wednesday- Day 2) 
March 6 (Wednesday- Day 1) and March 7 (Thursday- Day 2) 

Please be mindful of the dates since run clinics are not being held on consistent days due to Teacher Workdays. Chorus students, please attend on the non-chorus day if there is chorus that week. 

Upcoming Lockdown Drill

All WCPSS schools are required to hold lockdown drills to ensure that students and staff are prepared in the case of a potential threat in the building. In preparation for the formal lockdown drill, and to prepare for an emergency, teachers show their students what to do in the case of a lockdown. What the teachers share with students depends on the age of the students, but we are mindful that discussing these drills has the potential to cause anxiety for some students. 

While we are directed not to share the exact date or time of a lockdown drill, we will be having one in the next couple of months. We will send a short message to families after the drill to let them know the drill has been completed. Please remember that how you talk about lockdowns will directly impact your child's feelings about the subject, and we do not want our children to worry. If your child needs any support with lockdown-related anxiety, please reach out to your child's teacher and/or our counselors, Mrs. Reilly (kreilly@wcpss.net) or Mrs. Trueman (ktrueman@wcpss.net).

DreamBox Challenge Update

• Students should work independently. DreamBox collects data while students are working and adapts their content based on their performance. If students receive help completing the lessons, they will encounter work that is too difficult for them and become very frustrated. Dreambox will no longer be an effective tool to help your child.
• Students should listen to the audio while working in DreamBox, either by using headphones or turning the volume up on their device.

Previously shared information . . .

Rising Kindergarten Enrollment for School

Tracking School Buses

Notes from our PTA . . . 

Family Marathon

The Family Marathon is underway, and we have over 500 participants registered! . . . T-shirt orders were due on 1/26 and will come home with students in March. Stay tuned for upcoming February Run Clinic information! We will run the last mile together at school on March 15th. More details can be found on our pta website.

scottsridgepta.com/family-marathon

Silent Auction

We are in the process of working on our spring fundraiser which will include a silent auction. Do you own a local business (or know someone who does)? Do you own a vacation rental and would be willing to donate a few nights? Do you have a contact in a local university athletic department who can assist with a donation? If so, we would love to hear from you. All donations are tax deductible. Please send an email to vp2@scottsridgepta.com. 

Yearbook

Just a reminder that the yearbook purchase deadline in March 15, 2024. Yearbooks will not automatically be sent home to all students like previous years - they will only be sold through the pre-sale. Purchased yearbooks will be distributed in May 2024.

Yearbooks can be purchased with cash, check (made payable to “Strawbridge”), or online (www.strawbridge.net using the online code: YB29848). 

scottsridgepta.com/yearbook