The Falcon Focus

I truly hope everyone had a relaxing summer and is recharged for what I believe will be one of the best years LPES has seen! We are fully staffed and I know our new colleagues will only add to the positive energy we have in the building. Everyone has done a fantastic job preparing the building and their classrooms...I am truly honored to work alongside such dedicated educators.

Thank you to our amazing custodial and maintenance team for all they did to get the building ready to go for the school year. We had offices built, lockers rooms gutted, and supplies relocated and organized.

Thank you to Judy for all of her work on supplies with the new school platform and for staying up-to-date on new student registrations/communication. You are one of a kind!

Thank you to Janice Dalton, Diane Stehle, and Dena Kraichley for coming to help out with supplies!

Thank you to Suzanne for helping with all the behind the scenes intricacies to get us ready to start the school year!

Thank you to Jesse for helping with staffing and updating manuals to make them easier for staff to find and navigate!

Thank you to Brisha and the PBIS Team for getting us ready for the 24-25 school year. PBIS Rewards is here - no more paper tickets!!!

Thank you to all of you for your work in getting the classrooms ready for the students!

Here is the LINK for staff shout outs for the year (which can also be found in the Lower Hub)

Monday, August 19th -All staff should report to the middle school.

8:00 - 8:45 AM; MS Cafeteria - Meet & Greet w/ Refreshments

8:45 - 9:30 AM; MS Auditorium - District Opening Day Activities

9:45 - 11:45 AM; MS Rooms 208 & 210 - Building-level Meeting

*11:45 - 12:45; MS Auditorium - Special Education Assistants/RBT Meeting

Hourly staff will be able to clock in and out at the middle school. Please connect with any new staff from Lower so they have someone familiar to sit with and navigate the middle school. Marilyn Eaton will have PG gear for sale at the school store again of you are interested in purchasing some. New staff will be introduced during the district meeting.

Tuesday, August 20th - Staff PD Day Agenda

8:30 - 10:00 AM; Cafeteria - Building Level Meeting (bring laptops)

10:00 - 11:30 AM; ELA Curriculum Updates

11:30 - 12:30 PM; Science Curriculum Updates

*12:30 - 1:30 PM; Duty Aide Team Meeting (Cafeteria)

12:30 - 1:30 PM; Lunch

1:30 - 2:30 PM; Math Curriculum Updates

2:30 - 3:30 PM; LEA Selected Measures

*Support Staff Schedule for Tuesday, August 20th

1:30 - 2:00 PM; Support Staff Meeting w/ Encore Teachers (Health Room)

2:00 - 3:30 PM; Meet with Teachers to Prepare for the Year

The custodial staff delivered school supplies to classrooms on Friday. Supplies are still coming in and we will do our best to get things checked in and distributed as quickly as possible. Please see/email Judy with any questions or concerns.

August 23, 2024 from 2:15 - 3:00 PM

We will begin calling students to the gym for our PBIS Kick-off assembly at 2:00 PM, starting with 5th grade. 4th grade will follow and 3rd grade will be called down last so they can pack up after recess/lunch. Please review assembly expectations (appropriate applause, body/eyes/ears on the speaker) and hallway expectations prior to this assembly.

We have a fire drill planned for August 28th @ 9:30 AM. We will be reviewing our Safety & Crisis Plan on 8/20/24, which you will find in the Hub and in your mailboxes next week. Teachers will get two copies, one for you and one to include with your sub plans. If you ever have any questions or concerns regarding building safety/security, please come and see me.

Breakfast and lunch will be free to all students this year. Breakfast will begin on Day 1 this year. With the exception of breakfast on the first day of school, students will be required to enter their pin numbers when getting lunch or breakfast. Any support that teachers can provide that will expedite this process is very much appreciated.

All available staff is asked to assist with arrival and breakfast on the first day of school. We will need assistance in getting students to classrooms and through the breakfast line as quickly as possible.

Live morning announcements will occur daily at 9:01 AM. Jesse is working on creating a schedule for the student leaders to be our readers. Until that is set up, we will use a variety of staff to relay the morning announcements.

LPES Morning Announcement Submissions - Submit this form for each morning announcement you want to be made. PLEASE ALLOW 24 HOURS NOTICE (EXCLUDING WEEKENDS).

Here is the link for staff to share their birthdays so we can include them on the announcements.

Staff Birthday List (this is a new form)

The LPES Staff Hub contains links to all things Lower Pottsgrove. A walkthrough will be provided on 8/19/24 which will cover:

• Handbooks/Plans (Student, MTSS, Duty Aide, etc.)

• LPES Focused (PD, MTSS Referrals, etc.)

• Daily Needs (Duty, sign-in/out, announcements, etc.)

• PBIS (Handbooks)

• Calendars/Schedules (Master, staff, student, early dismissal, encore cycle, etc.)

• Curriculum & Resources (Reveal, Wonders, Exact Path, PLC Resources, etc.)

• Supervision Documents

• District Plans

• Committee Agendas

• Newsletters

• SPED Resources

Staff are able to dress down on Fridays for a $2.00 contribution to our Casual for a Cause fund. These funds are used to support building-wide needs and student needs that may arise during the school year. The first Friday of each month is a Falcon Pride Spirit Day when the students and staff are asked to wear PG colors and or gear to show PG pride. We also have other "free" dress down days throughout the school year. During football season, if the Eagles win, the next day is a dress down day for staff. Spirit days are dress down days and you can earn additional dress down days by becoming a member of the PTA.

Meet our PTA Officers!

Memberships - 2024-25 PTA memberships are now available on our website. LPES faculty and staff that join the PTA will be awarded an additional incentive from your building principals.

Join the PTA

Either Jesse or I will be available if you need anything. Since I have two doors, I cannot hide! In all honesty (and you know the running joke), we will always have a minute for you! Please let us know how we can best support you!

August:

19 - Self-Guided Tours; 2:00-4:00 PM & 5:00-7:00 PM

21 - First Day of School for Students

23 - School-Wide PBIS Kick-Off Assembly (Gym)

26 - Grade 5 Back to School Night; 6:30-8:00 PM

27 - PBIS Bus Lessons (sign ups sent out by Jesse)

28 - Fire Drill @ 9:30 AM

28 - Grade 4 Back to School Night; 6:30-8:00 PM

30 - No School

September:

2 - No School Labor Day

3 - Grade 3 Back to School Night; 6:30-8:00 PM

4 - PTA Meeting; 6:00 PM

16 - Picture Day

25 - Act 80 Day (Early Dismissal - 12:45 PM)