SHAULL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Shark Bites

The Shaull Elementary School Newsletter Friday, August 2, 2024
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Principal's Message

Greetings Shaull Families,

With the Summer winding down and the new school year quickly approaching, we wanted to provide all of our families with information relative to the start of school. All teacher assignments have been entered into the Skyward database and are visible to you by way of your parent access portal (*by the end of the day Friday, 8/2). If you need assistance navigating the portal, please contact our school office. Our wonderful secretaries, Mrs. Nigro and Mrs. Moesta would be happy to help you!

Additionally, we would like to extend a warm welcome to our Green Ridge Elementary Kindergarten Families! As their school building undergoes a construction and renovation project over the next two years, we will house their Kindergarten teachers and students. While they will always be Green Ridge Gators, they will be a little bit Shaull Shark as well! 🦈

Our amazing Shaull Elementary PTO has organized an informal Kona Ice "Breaker" evening on the playground on August 12 at 5:00 PM. Please join us on the playground to have a Kona Ice, compliments of the PTO, and say hello!

We will also host Kindergarten and New Student to Shaull Orientation on Thursday, August 15 beginning at 5:30 PM. Green Ridge Kindergarten Families should attend from 5:30 to 6:15 PM, Shaull Kindergarten Families should attend from 6:30 to 7:15 PM, and any families new to Shaull in grades 1-5 should attend at 7:30. Following a few days of in-service for staff, our first student day of school is Tuesday, August 20, 2024. We can't wait!

Back to School Night will be held at all CV elementary schools on Wednesday, September 4, from 5:30 - 7:30 PM. This event is for students in grades 1-5.

Once the school year begins, our school newsletter will be sent every other Friday via our new district website, email, and text system, Thrillshare. Any email sent through this system will show the sender as Shaull Elementary School.

Please feel free to reach out to me directly should you have any questions or concerns throughout the school year.

Respectfully,

Mr. T.

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Note About School Supplies

The Cumberland Valley School District provides all elementary students with the basic school supplies needed for each day. Parents do need to provide their elementary student with a backpack, lunch box/bag if packing lunch, and a water bottle if necessary.

Meet our New Shaull Staff!

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Important Dates

August 12 - Kona Ice "Breaker" on the Playground 5:00 PM

August 15 -

5:30 PM Morning Kindergarten Orientation (Green Ridge)

6:30 PM Afternoon Kindergarten Orientation (Shaull)

7:30 PM New Families to Shaull Orientation (Grades 1-5)

August 20 - First Day of School

August 26 - Kindergarten Only No School

September 2 - No School

September 4 - Shaull Back to School Night 5:30 to 7:30 PM (Grades 1-5)

September 4 - Picture Day

September 11 - Shaull PTO Meeting 7:00 PM on Zoom

October 3 - Picture Retakes

October 9 - Shaull PTO Meeting 7:00 PM on Zoom

October 11 - Shaull FUN RUN!

October 14 - No School

October 18 - Fun Run Rain Date

October 25 - Fall Socials (during the school day)

October 25 - Shaull Halloween Costume Dance 6:00 PM

Click the link below for the 24-25 District Calendar:

2024-2025 CVSD At A Glance Calendar

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2024-2025 Shaull Elementary Bell Times

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Dismissal Procedures - QR Codes Mailed to families 8/6/2024

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Now Hiring!

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School Lunch Information

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Click this link for the 2024-25 Food Services Update

School lunch and breakfast prices will remain the same for the 24-25 school year:

$2.25 breakfast

*** Free breakfast for all Pennsylvania public school students will continue this school year.

$3.25 elementary lunch

Science Explorers is Back for 2024-2025!

Does your first through fifth grade student LOVE science? If so, perhaps one of our after school science clubs would be great for them! Please see the information below to learn more about our Science Explorers after school science clubs this school year! Space in each club is limited and its first come, first served.

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Reg Info

Previous Editions of Shark Bites

May 26, 2024

Useful Documents and Links

Shaull Elementary School Website - Shaull Website

24-25 At A Glance Calendar - Calendar

Shaull's You Tube Page - Shaull Sharks You Tube Page

Shaull's Facebook Page - Facebook

Getting Started on Seesaw - Seesaw Help

Mastery Connect User Guide - MC User Guide Doc

School Cafe and Menu Information - School Cafe Account/Lunch Menus

Attention 5th Grade Families: See the informational graphic below about our Fall Engineering Club

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Portrait of an Eagle

Fly Like an Eagle!

Cumberland Valley School District's Portrait of an Eagle is our vision for all students upon graduation. Through the immersive Kindergarten through twelfth grade experience here at CVSD, our students will be able to demonstrate these seven competencies for success in adult life.

We will reward students each month with the CVSD Portrait of an Eagle Award Certificate. Be on the look out should your student come home with an award!

Additionally, students will be awarded the "High Fly"er" tickets on an ongoing basis to be entered in for regular prize drawings. Students may earn lunch with the principal, a game in the lobby "Sharkade," or prizes from the Principal Prize Bin.

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PTO Corner

Our PTO works diligently to plan and host wonderful experiences for our students and families. Our next event will be the Kona Ice "Breaker" on the Shaull playground on August 12 at 5:00 PM.

In order for our PTO to be successful for current and future generations of Shaull students and teachers, we need participation by our parents. Please reach out to me or the PTO at shaullpto@gmail.com, shpto@cvschools.org, or rtysarczyk@cvschools.org for information on how to attend a Zoom PTO meeting or how to get involved in our events. Our PTO meetings are one Wednesday each month and generally are 30-45 minutes in length.

PTO Events
PTO Positions
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YMCA Fees

YMCA Before and After Care Information

See the flyer for the West Shore YMCA 24/25 Before & After School program information. After-school snack is included daily. The Y also offer financial assistance is available to those who qualify, and accepts United Way. Program participants do not need to be members of the YMCA in order to enroll in before/after school programs, but there is a discount for YMCA members.

Member Rate (monthly)/ Community Guest Rate (monthly)

AM only $500/$620

PM only $540/$670

AM & PM $625/$775

Staff Shout Outs!

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Please use the link below to nominate a Shaull staff member for doing something amazing or for going above and beyond! We will share responses in future editions of Shark Bites!

Eagle Spotlight - Shaull Staff Shout Out Form

CVSD is Hiring!

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 NOW HIRING // We're looking for smiling faces to join our team of support and professional staff. CV offers competitive pay, generous benefits (including paid time off, health insurance, and retirement) for eligible positions, a safe + fun work environment, and more. To learn more and apply 🔗 www.cvschools.org/jobs.

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Our Vision at Shaull Elementary School

Working together to promote an environment where every child belongs and grows into a lifelong learner.