murrysville, pa 15668 oct. 13th in-service-no classes for...
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Students at FRSD will not be in school on Columbus Day, Oct. 13, 2014.
Our FRSD teachers, however, will be working in teams at their buildings
to understand data related to the PA School Performance Profile.
Teachers will be digesting information related to building-level academic
scores in the Educator Effectiveness System. The data focuses on our
students in grades 3, 4 and 5 and how they scored on PSSA in Literacy,
Math, Science and Writing. Teachers will also be discussing academic
progress of groups as well. Another important topic will be how to close
the achievement gap for students. Teachers will finish the day working
closely in their Professional Learning Communities to discuss and design
required Student Learning Objectives as well as assessments of how to
achieve this goal. It will be a busy and productive day. For more information about PA
School Performance Profile, you can go to
http://paschoolperformance.org/
Sloan Elementary, for the 2013-14
school year, did a great job!
Oct. 13th In-service-No Classes for students
October 2014
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Sloan Elementary 4121 Sardis Rd.
Murrysville, PA
15668
Points of Interest:
Family Fall Fun Night
Science-Hands On
Students support athletics
AAC
A look ahead...dates
Teacher of the Month at Sloan!
Mrs. Kelly Pampalone, grade 2
teacher, is our October 2014
Teacher of the Month. Mrs. Pam-
palone is a dedicated veteran
teacher and mother of three chil-
dren. She and her students are
smiling for the camera on this spe-
cial day, “Wear a Hat” for cancer
Research.
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Friday, October 24: 7 - 9 p.m.
FALL FAMILY
FUN NIGHT We want to know if you’re coming!
Kindly respond to
by Mondy, October 20th.
DJ - Live Music
Scavenger Hunt
Cookie Decorating
Snacks
Cake Walk
Balloon Art
Face Painting
KONA Ice
And More...
Sloan Students Support the FRHS Cross
Country Team Pictured here is Grade 5 student Ben Pekarcik and his
Labrador puppy Josie at the FR vs. Hempfield Cross
Country meet on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2014. Ben and Ms.
Burns came to cheer on their relatives! Ben brought joy
to the crowd with his family’s new addition, Josie! Go
Ben! Go Sloan Elementary!!! Ben is a student in Mrs.
Hong’s 5th Grade Homeroom!
Pictured here are Grade 4 stu-dents who are studying insects and outdoor education.
Sloan’s 4th grade Science scores on PSSA have been quite impres-sive! Inquiry-based science and
dedicated teachers inspire students to learn and love science!
Fall Parties and clearances
FALL PARTIES
We will be celebrating our Fall Parties on Friday, October 24th. No costumes will be worn at
the parties. This is a school district policy. Our homeroom mom and parent volunteers will
plan games for the children. Kindergarten party time (11:30 to 12:15 PM) is different than
Fall party time for grades 1-5. The times for these parties are in the afternoon from 2:15
PM until 3:00 PM.
PLEASE SEND IN COPIES OF YOUR CLEARANCES ASAP!
If you are interested in volunteering in your child’s classroom, clearances are required.
Links to the clearance forms can be found on the Sloan Elementary website.
Please send copies of your clearances to the office as soon as you receive them. They will
be recorded and kept on file.
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Science and Environment
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Academic Advisory Council met for the first time on Friday, Sept. 19th at 7:45 am in the
Sloan Library. Our guest speaker was our new SRO, Officer Dave Hanko. Officer Hanko
shared an important overview of his role in the district, district safety, Murrysville Reali-
ty Tour, and more. His phone number, in the event you have questions, is 724.327.5456,
ext. 5049. We also discussed Olweus, our school’s anti-bullying initiative. Mrs. Martz, our
Olweus coordinator, shared our building activities like Josh and Gab this month. Our next
meeting is Friday, October 17, 2014 in the Sloan Library. We have 6 parents who are
serving on the committee this year as well as a grade level teacher representative. Our
goal is to focus on issues affecting students and student achievement. Our guest speaker
in October is both Mrs. Fikejs and Ms. Wurzell, our school counselors.
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Academic Advisory Council Meetings—Review of Sept. 2014
A Little Look Ahead….
October 16—FR Bonfire
Oct. 17—FR Homecoming
Oct. 17-Sloan Anti-bullying Assembly
Oct. 20– week of Sloan Health Screenings
Oct. 22-Sloan Market Day Pick Up
Oct. 24– Sloan Fall Party Day
Oct. 24– Sloan’s Famous Fall Family Fun Night
Oct. 28-End of Q1
November 6 is Make-Up Picture Day/Picture Retake Day for
Sloan….
November 7 is Elementary Conference Day (no school for the
children/parents attend their prescheduled time)
November —Sloan PTO Meeting at 9:30 AM
November 19—Market Day Pick up at Sloan Cafe
November 26—1 hour early dismissal for Thanksgiving (Please
make sure to have someone at the bus stop to get the children
one hour earlier)
November 27—Thanksgiving Break
December 1-Thanksgiving Break cont.
December 2—classes resume!