Penn-Kidder Campus 2020-2021

The Penn-Kidder Campus welcomes the community's contributions to the online discussion environment on its Facebook Page (e.g. Comments, photos, and photo tagging). This page provides a place to discuss the schools events and breaking news. The following guidelines are designed to help provide a quality environment for our parents and students. Please take a minute to read them and keep them in mind whenever you participate. We abide by Facebook's terms and conditions, and t...he school asks its Facebook fans to do the same. In particular, please do not bully, intimidate, or harass any user, teacher, or student. Do not post content that is hateful, threatening, or that contains nudity or graphic or gratuitous violence, or do anything unlawful, misleading, malicious, or discriminatory on the Penn-Kidder Facebook page. It is important to note that not all postings by people on this site reflect the beliefs of the school. We reserve the right to remove any posts that are negative in nature, unfactual, or off topic. Do not post names of students or parents without permission. This is a positive forum.

Penn Kidder Buses and parent pick-up might be running a little late today. Please be patient with the dismissal process.

Field Day Schedule: 6/1 AM 1st & 2nd Grade PM Kindergarten... 6/2 AM 3rd & 4th Grade PM 4th Grade 6/3 AM 7th & 8th Grade PM 6th Grade Rain Dates: 6/7 & 6/8 OLC Student Transportation Sign-up: https://forms.gle/AoCSJwijbfD6nN9r7

LAST CALL FOR 2020-2021 YEARBOOK ORDERS Orders Due Tuesday, June 1st Cost is $20.00 Checks made payable to Penn Kidder Campus Online option is no longer available Please send orders and payments to the PKC Office attention Yearbooks. Orders should include the following:... Student Name, Quantity and amount enclosed Questions pertaining to yearbooks can be addressed to [email protected] or by calling the PKC office.

If you have your child registered for kindergarten for the 21-22 school year, please use the following link to sign your child up for the Kindergarten testing and Kindergarten Camp: https://forms.gle/L4HrmjcjHdgabKRk9 KDG Testing June 14th or June 15th. KDG Camp week of July 12th OR July 19th

Yearbook order deadline coming soon.... The school is working hard to finalize the 2020-2021 yearbook. If you are interested in ordering a yearbook, now is the time to do so!

Qtr 2 Report Cards All parents/guardians should have either received a link to retrieve a report card or a PDF file of the Qtr 2 report cards. We had a few email addresses that would not work so those report cards went out in the regular mail today. If you have not received either email correspondence, please email your name, your child's name and grade to [email protected].

School Photos February 23rd Grades K-5 and the 6-8th grade Monday/Tuesday In-School Learners February 24th Grades 6-8th Wednesday/Thursday In-School Learners and all on-line learners (By appointment only) **OLC Students ONLY Please complete the online appointment request by using the following link: https://forms.gle/jMrTzZp7yzSGVFuY9... Online order available Website: www.lifetouch.com Picture Day ID: EVTGT23CV

Webinar for parents, grandparents, guardians, teachers, child care staff, and child-serving professionals childrenguild.org/webinars

7 day meal Distribution at both the High School and Penn Kidder Campus: Tuesday, January 19th from 3:30-4:30

Valentine exchange rules Valentines will be unopened and sent home with students on Tuesday, February 16th. If you choose to have your child participate, cards MUST be sent in by NO LATER than Monday, February 8th. This allows quarantine time. ... If you DO NOT wish for your child to participate, please message the teacher privately. His/her name should be removed from the list. DO NOT LICK ENVELOPES when preparing valentines, use tape or no envelope at all. Candy or other items need to be attached to the Valentine. CANDY/ITEMS MUST BE IN ORIGINAL WRAPPING FROM THE STORE. An adult in the classroom will be the only person dispersing the Valentines.

7 day meal Distribution at both the High School and Penn Kidder Campus: Tuesday, January 5th from 3:30-4:30 Tuesday, January 12th from 3:30-4:30

Meal distribution today, Thursday, February 4th from 3:30 to 4:30 PM at both the high school and Penn Kidder

Winter Break & Lunch Distribution LOCATION & DATES HAVE CHANGED **Santa visit and the 7 day meal distribution will be held on Tuesday, December 22,2020 from 3:30pm to 4:30pm in the lower front parking lot at PKC. Early Dismissal December 23rd School Closed December 24th-January 1... Lunch distribution the week of December 28th will. be held on Tuesday, December 29th from 12:30-2:00pm in the lower front parking lot at PKC. Instruction resumes Monday, January 4th See more

Due to the inclement weather this week, the district will be doing a 7 day meal distribution on Tuesday, December 15, 2020. The Santa meal distribution day at Penn-Kidder Campus will be postponed until Tuesday December 22.

Meal distribution today from 3:30 to 4:30 PM at both the high school and Penn Kidder

Wednesday, February 3rd, will be an FID Day with no live instruction. Assignments are to be asynchronous. An FID day counts towards the 180 days of school. However, all buildings will be closed. The cafeteria will be distributing 4 days worth of meals on Wednesday from 3:30 to 4:30 PM at both the high school and Penn Kidder Campus.

JTASD Nutrition: Holiday Kits & Santa Meals Kits can be picked up at meal distribution or in the front office. Please Place your order on google form by clicking the link below. Please make checks out to Jim Thorpe Area School District Cafeteria.... Any questions please call 570-325-5144 or email [email protected] or [email protected] Santa will be helping us pass out meals at the High School on Tuesday December 15. He will be at Penn-Kidder Campus Thursday December 17. Holiday Kits Kit 1 Cookies and Hot Chocolate: $1.25 Per Kit, 2 Cookies, Hot Chocolate, Mix, Peppermint Stirrer, Mini Marshmallows Kit 2 Want to Build a Snowman: $1.25 Per kit, Powered Donuts, Fruit Roll up, Package of Sixlets, Mini Chocolate Chips, 1 Baby Carrot, Pretzel Sticks, Kit 3 Decorate your own Cookie: $1.60 per kit, 2 Sugar Cookies, Package of Sixlets, Icing, Sprinkles, Fruit Snacks https://docs.google.com//1FAIpQLSddXMgIevCQ3d6RG-/viewform

Everything you need to know about ... school meals #SupportSchoolMeals https://youtu.be/ikP11931T1w Penn Kidder meal pick-ups are Tuesday and Thursday from 3:30-4:30.

PTA REFLECTIONS PROGRAM I MATTER BECAUSE Do you enjoy art, music and dance or have an interest in writing, producing films and taking photos? Then join us and have fun unleashing your inner artist with PTA Reflections! This year’s theme, I Matter Because, calls for your own unique interpretation through the arts. Information was emailed out today. Fill out the entry form and submit your entry by December 22 to the main office or email pictures of your artwork and entry form to Julie Renode at [email protected]. Any questions, please contact Julie Renode at 856-296-4780 or at [email protected].