East Fallowfield Elementary School

Principal: Melissa Willis - willism@casdschools.org

Guidance: Lynn Stover - stoverl@casdschools.org

Secretary: Jaclyn Bernardo - bernardoj@casdschools.org

Attendance - Sam Frost - efattendance@casdschools.org

The mission of the Coatesville Area School District, rich in diversity, and committed to excellence, is to create innovative educational experiences, which are funded by the taxpayers, supported by the community, delivered by dedicated teachers and administrators, to ensure all students will become responsible, contributing global citizens.

Email: willism@casdschools.org

Website: https://www.casdschools.org/eastfallowfield

Location: 2254 Strasburg Road, Coatesville, PA, USA

Phone: 610-383-3765

Twitter: @CASDEFallowfld

1/9 - PTO Meeting, 7 pm

1/10 - EF Science Fair

1/10 - EF Science Fair Awards, 6:30 pm

1/16 - EF Science Fair/Awards Snow Date

1/17 - Early Dismissal, 12:30 pm

1/18 - District Spelling Bee at Rainbow Elementary

1/19 - District Spelling Bee (Snow Date)

The Coatesville Area School District will be participating in MLK Day of Service Donation project pictured below. We will be collecting the following items in the main office starting tomorrow, Thursday, January 4th through Thursday, January 11th. Thank you in advance for your support of this service project.

On Tuesday, January 2nd, our superintendent of schools sent out to the following message regarding our inclement weather plan. Please be sure to check your child's teacher's Class Dojo page for more details.

Dear CASD (Coatesville Area School District) Families,

With snow on the horizon, it’s time to go over what you can expect in the event of inclement weather! Following a careful review of key weather-related factors, building conditions, and fellow local school districts' plans, CASD may decide it is in the best interest of our students and staff to issue an early dismissal, delay the start of school, or close schools and offices for the day. We will make these decisions as soon as we can to inform you in a timely manner.

Should a change to our normal school schedule be required, families will be notified through email, call, and text alerts on district and school websites; and social and other media postings.

In addition to early dismissals, delays, and school closures, CASD has chosen to participate in the Flexible Instruction Day (FID) Program. A FID offers an online, alternative approach to delivering instruction due to weather or other emergencies when travel or access to our buildings is not possible. FID(s) eliminate the need for make-up days in the event of school cancellations. I am sure you can agree that it is important to do what we can to prevent extending the school year any later into the summer.

FLEXIBLE INSTRUCTIONAL DAYS: The first five (5) emergency/inclement weather days will be held as FIDs/virtual days. Student Expectations:

Elementary students will:

• continue the day rotation on a FID
• log into their teacher's Zoom room by 9:30 AM (Zoom address found on the teacher’s Canvas and Class Dojo pages).
• follow grade level schedules (see below)
• complete assignments that teachers provide and submit the assignments.
• be provided with the day's schedule for both synchronous (zoom meetings) and asynchronous work. All work will be posted to each teacher’s Canvas page.

SCHEDULES & FURTHER INFORMATION: For any school closure, messages will be sent out to families directly and a notification will be placed on the website(https://www.casdschools.org). If you would like to double check, the following radio/TV stations will also receive the information: KYW1060, NBC 10, WPVITV6, Fox 29.

Should emergency/inclement weather conditions interfere with access to virtual classes, CASD may elect to switch to a full closure, with all classes canceled. In that case, weather make-up days will be utilized per the district calendar schedule.

Additional emergency/inclement weather days beyond the five FIDs will be full closures and all in-person and virtual classes will be canceled. In these cases, weather make-up days will be utilized per the district calendar schedule.

On Wednesday, East Fallowfield welcomed Ms. Shaunte Norman from Fulton Bank to assist us with our Junior Achievement lessons. Our 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students learned about earning, saving, and spending money. They also learned about creating and running a business. We are so thankful for this community connection!

First grade students made sundials in STEM class last week! On the next sunny day, students will be able to place their sundials in the sun and look for the line shadow to tell time!

Our January PTO meeting will be Tuesday, January 9, 2024.

The American Red Cross provides and installs smoke detectors in any CASD students’ homes where they are needed and instructs their families on their use and maintenance. This is done free of charge.

If you do not have a smoke detector(s) or one(s) that don’t work, the Red Cross can schedule a time to visit your home and install new devices. Simply call the Red Cross at 1-800-Red Cross or visit the Red Cross website.

Chromebooks

• Please be sure to send your child back to school with their district-issued Chromebook and charger if they took it home for the summer.
• If your child turned in their Chromebook at the end of the year, they will be distributed within the first few days of school.
• If your child is in kindergarten or new to the district, laptops will be distributed within the first weeks of school.
• Technology Insurance Fees (TIF) can be made via RevTrak on the school district’s website: https://coatesvillearea.revtrak.net/casd-technology/.
• Should you have any technology concerns please contact our Technology Department at ithelpdesk@casdschools.org.

The district is continuing our contract with A Child’s Place as our before and after care provider. Please see the attached flyer below for information about rates and how to enroll your child. We are happy to announce that we will have both before and after care at East Fallowfield this year!