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Intermediate School Personnel• Principal: Mrs. Tanya Harmon• Vice Principal: Mr. Landrus Lewis• Building Secretary: Ms. Cheri Miller• Vice Principal’s Secretary: Ms. Tomica Hawkins• Main Office Secretary: Ms. Marielis Mediavilla• School Guidance Counselors:

– Mrs. Marge Gaffney (4th) & Mr. Dave Duncan (5th)• School Nurse: Mrs. Stacey Farreny & Leila Boyd• CST Members: Karen Scheideman, Anna Grant, Jennifer

Ellsworth, Jillian Synosky & Thomas Cox

Daily Operations• School begins promptly at 8:05 a.m.• Students are considered late after 8:27 a.m.• Breakfast - served daily in the classroom• Lunch periods (4 lunches)- include indoor or outdoor

recess • School day ends at 3:05 p.m.(early dismissal-12:43 p.m.)• Free lunch/breakfast for all students - 21-22 SY• Breakfast and lunch menu sent home monthly

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Arrival/Dismissal ProceduresMorning Drop Off Procedure: ❏ Car riders will be drop off in front of the building. All walkers and

car riders will enter through the front doors. Bus Students:❏ AM Buses will drop students off at the back of the building.

Afternoon Pick Up Procedure✏ Students will be dismissed through the front doors. Walkers and

car riders will be dismissed first. Student picked up will be in front of the building.

✏ PM Buses will pick up in the front of the building. ✏ Students not picked up by 3:15 p.m., will be brought to the Main

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Elementary Mindset“Keeping them younger...longer.”

• Uniforms remain the same as elementary (Navy blue collared shirt - Navy blue or Khaki bottoms)

• Face Masks are required in the building; students will receive Intermediate School logo face mask

• Proper footwear is required for safety purposes• Cellphones can be brought to school but must be off

and stored in bookbags• Individual school supplies will be provided to

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Academics• Two or three teacher model

(Ela/SS- Math/Sci)• Adjacent classrooms for

smooth transition• Teachers escort students to all

classes (including lunch)• Double Periods of Language

Arts Daily (Journeys series)• Double Periods of Math Daily

(enVisions 2.0 )• Double Periods of History and

Science (every other day)

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• Pre-Accelerated Classes (4th)• Accelerated Classes (5th)• Gifted/ Talented Program• Double Periods of Special

Areas (every other day)• Special Areas: Gym, Music

(vocal & instrumental), Art, Computer, Spanish

• Technology - one to one chromebooks

• Instructional Coaches (Math, Reading, Science)• Basic Skills Teachers (Language Arts & Math)• English Language Learners (ELL- 3 levels)• Break-out Period - Intervention and Enrichment• Monthly Social Emotional Learning (SEL)

Activities

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• Students of the Month Recognition• Awards Assembly Program• Winter and Spring Concert Performances (if possible) • Positive Behavior Interventions and Support (PBIS)

Monthly Award Incentives• Activity Clubs (before and after school)

Celebrating Our Students

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• Art Club• Newspaper Club• 24 Game Tournament• Student Council• PennBucks • Social Events (if possible)

Clubs and Activities

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Communication• Pennsauken Parent Link- Delivers important

messages• Genesis Parent Portal- Monitors student

progress• Teacher Voicemail Extensions• School/District Website• Teacher Email• Monthly Calendar of Events

Online Resources★ Please note that the following list of student

forms can now be completed online and submitted electronically via Parent Access on the Pennsauken School District website (www.pennsauken.net)

Ø Bus Conduct and Safety AgreementØ Parent Portal Registration FormØ Photo Release Form

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Please join us again on Tuesday, September 14th for our Back to School Night beginning

at 6:30 p.m.

We thank you for attending our Parent Orientation Night and we look forward to a very

productive school year.

Please enjoy the Tour!

Closing Remarks