Conno Elementary PTO

Lunch Monitor Subs Needed: We are in need of substitute lunch monitor volunteers, as well as paid lunch monitor positions. Our lunch periods run from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm. No experience is necessary but your clearances must be up to date and on file in the district office. Links to clearances can be found on the district website at https://www.basdk12.org/Content/clearance-instructions. Our immediate substitute vacancies are on the following dates: Thursday, Octobe...r 15, 2020 Friday, October 16, 2020 Monday, October 21, 2020 Tuesday, October 22, 2020 All Wednesdays starting October 28, 2020. Please contact Mrs. Schnur, our building secretary, at 724-214-4042 or through email at [email protected] if you are interested.

Conno BEAT T-Shirt Order: We are all walking to the Conno BEAT! Each month we celebrate our school spirit by wearing our Conno BEAT t-shirts and attending a virtual assembly with Mrs. Hull. It makes us happy, unified, and proud to see all of our students wearing their BEAT t-shirts together. We are placing a new order for Conno BEAT t-shirts. Shirt are $12 each. Orders and money are due to the Connoquenessing Elemetary School office by October 21st. Checks can be made to the Butler Area School District. If you would like to purchase a new BEAT t-shirt please complete the order form at this link: https://docs.google.com//1FAIpQLSctuP12eeYoo-nSW/viewform

Book Fair: This week and next is our Conno Book Fair. This year’s Book Fair will take place virtually. All orders will be taken online and sent directly to you. With Christmas right around the corner, it is a great time to start stashing the gift of reading. Please click here to access our Book Fair. https://www.scholastic.com/bf/conno

Halloween Parties: Our traditional classroom students will celebrate Halloween on October 30th, However, this year will look a little different. Students will not wear costumes or parade. Teachers have contacted classroom parents for a small treat or craft donation. Donations must be at school by October 23rd to quarantine before handing out to students. Treats must be prepackaged and adhere to any allergies within the classroom. Cyber students are welcome to pick up a treat in the school office on October 30 between 8:15 am and 3:00 pm.

Pictures have arrived! If your cyber student had their picture taken at school, parents may pick up pictures in the school office between 8:00 am and 4:00 pm.

October 12th - Day 5 October 13th - Day 1 October 14th - Day 2 October 15th - Day 3 October 16th - Day 4... Volunteer Opportunities: Lunch monitors are needed If you are interested please email Hope Hull at [email protected] Caring Angels - December 3rd - December 13th We will be selling chocolates during lunch from December 3rd - December 13th, please email the PTC the date you are interested in selling during lunch Important Dates to remember: October 12th - October 25th -Virtual Book Fair, see attached flyer October 30th -Halloween Party November 2nd - PTO Meeting at 6:30 PM -The meeting will be done via Google Meet

September 21st - Day 5 September 22nd - Day 1 September 23rd - Day 2 September 24th - Day 3 September 25th - Day 4... Important Dates to remember: September 23rd - Picture Day -Cyber Students may come to the building, at their designated time, according to the last name. The last name started with an A-M - 8:30 am - 9:15 am The last name starting with N-Z - 9:15 am - 10:00 am A sign up link was sent via email to cyber parents for picture day. October 5 - PTO Meeting at 6:30 PM -The meeting will be done via Google Meet Meeting ID. - A meeting link was sent in the PTO email.

Welcome back Connoquenessing! September 14th - Day 5 September 15th - Day 1 September 16th - Day 2... September 17th - Day 3 September 18th - Day 4 Here are some important dates to remember for the next few weeks. September 14 - 25 - NWEA/MAPS Testing, classroom teachers will have specific information on the date for their classroom. September 21 - October 15 - Dibels Testing, classroom teachers will have specific information on the date for their classroom. September 23 - Picture day. Cyber students may come to the building, at their designated time, according to their last name. Pictures will be taken in the GYM. Last Name Starting with A-M - 8:30 am - 9:15 am. Last Name Starting with N-Z - 9:15 am - 10:00 am September 29 - Wave 2 Cyber Pick Up at building October 5 - PTO Meeting - via Google Meet. We are always looking for volunteers. Please contact the PTO at [email protected] for more information about joining.

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This is just a reminder that district administration and our school offices are closed this week (June 29-July 3) for our summer closure. We will reopen on July 6. Thank you!

Assessed Assignments Due Date Assessed assignments from April 27th-May 28th are due no later than Noon on June 4th. Please check with your child’s teacher if you are unsure of what assignments are missing. Teachers are tracking if students have mastered content (2), attempted content (1), or not attempted the critical content (0). This information will better help us as we plan instruction for next school year.... Student Materials Return/Tech Return This week is the week to visit school to reclaim your child’s items and to return any school materials. Our Pick up day is June 1st from 1:00 pm -5:30 pm. For more information, please see https://www.basdk12.org/news/633 Technology that was borrowed from the district needs to be returned on your school’s pick-up day. Be sure to include all chargers, protective covers, and other equipment that you may have been lent.

Dear Parents and Guardians: Although the school year is coming to a close, our food service program (https://www.basdk12.org/Content2/1608) will remain active through the summer. As many of you know, we have been providing two meals a day, seven days a week to almost 2,000 children in our district.... If your children are already receiving meals, you do not have to do anything else. Your children will continue to receive food service through the summer. If your children are not currently receiving food service, but you would like to, please use this link to sign up: https://docs.google.com//1FAIpQLSfuI6X9P4ibxdWu-h/viewform. You only need to sign up one time and your children will receive meals through the summer. The only requirement is that you reside within the Butler Area School District and your children are 18 years of age or younger. You do not have to qualify for free/reduced meals or meet any other requirements. This is open to all. Pick up and delivery options will be available all summer. If you are already receiving meals, your food service will continue via pick up or delivery (whichever preference you have already selected). If you select pick up, meals can be picked up at either the Center Avenue Community School or the Emily Brittain Community Partnership and Demonstration School between 11 am and 1 pm. On Friday, you will be given meals for Saturday and Sunday when you pick up. If you select delivery, meals will be delivered on Monday, Wednesday and Friday to those who have signed up. On Monday, you will receive meals for Monday and Tuesday. On Wednesday, you will receive meals for Wednesday and Thursday. On Friday, you will receive meals for Friday, Saturday and Sunday. We want to thank all of our employees who have been working throughout the school closure to make our food service program possible. We hope our families find it helpful. Sincerely, Brian J. White, Jr., Ed.D. Superintendent Butler Area School District

Good morning Connoquenessing Elementary! This is our last week of school!! What a different year it has been! I want to congratulate all of you for making this year so special. You have made it through a year and an event that no other students in our lifetime have ever had to experience. You have learned many new things this year. Not just things that you would have normally learned in your grade level, but things that most students never had to learn during a typical sc...hool year. You have learned flexibility. You have been flexible in the way you have learned. You have learned to work remotely, away from school, and without your teacher next to you. You have learned to be independent. You have had to be independent in many ways that you did not have to be before. Some of you have had to get your own breakfast or lunch. Some of you had to learn to navigate through Clever and the internet to access daily assignments on your own. You have learned patience. Patience is what you have had while you have waited for your parents and teachers to learn how to approach remote learning. You have been patient with your teachers as they learned how to build and deliver lessons in a new environment. You have had patience while you have hoped for school to reopen this year. And you have learned perseverance. Perseverance means that you have not given up. You have continued to try to learn and do your work in a new way. I congratulate each and every one of you for all that you have done this year. I wish I had that crystal ball to look in and see what August holds. But as of now, I do not know what next year will look like. However, there is one thing that I do know. I know that your teachers and I will miss you very much. We care about you and think about you every day. We are all hoping and looking forward to seeing you in the fall. Have a wonderful summer! To see this week's Principal's Address video click https://www.basdk12.org/news/579 Best Regards, Hope A. Hull Principal Connoquenessing Elementary School