SHAULL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

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The Shaull Elementary School Newsletter Friday, May 2, 2025
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Principal's Message

Greetings Shaull Families,

We have many exciting events coming up for the last month of the school year! Grades 1-5 Field Day is next Friday, May 9th and May Fair is the following Friday, May 16th! Yearbooks will be coming in soon and we will have a building wide time where students can have friends and staff sign their yearbooks. Our spring concerts are also coming up. Our Shaull Spring Chorus Concert is May 28th at 7:00 PM at Mountain View Middle School. The CV Elementary Spring Band/Orchestra Concert is June 3rd at 7:00 PM at CVHS.

We are asking families who use our parent drop off and pick up car lane to exercise caution in our car line. Out of an abundance of caution, please do not pass other cars letting children out in the morning or cars who are letting children in during dismissal. This is of the utmost importance. Please stay in your car, wait patiently, and proceed when the car in front of you has driven through. While it may take a few extra moments to proceed through the line, its an investment in time that is worth the wait.

Green Ridge at Shaull Kindergarten Families - Please see the announcement from Principal Franze at Green Ridge Elementary regarding a Kindergarten to First Grade Step Up day on June 2nd! Green Ridge K Step Up Day Memo

To celebrate our amazing teachers and staff at Shaull, we will have a special theme day on Monday to kick off Teacher Appreciation Week - "Dress Like A Teacher Day!" See the graphic below for details!

In our next and final edition of Shark Bites of this school year, we will showcase our Portrait of an Eagle Award Recipients from across each grade level!

Enjoy your weekend!

Mr. T.

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Field Day is next Friday, May 9th!

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1st–5th Grade Field Day is scheduled for Friday, May 9th (Rain Date: Thursday, May 15th):

  • Field Day Time: 10:15 AM – 3:15 PM

  • Lunch Break: 12:15 – 1:30 PM

We are currently looking for volunteers to help run our activity stations. If you're available to assist, please sign up here:
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https://ttsu.me/shaullfd25

To learn more about the day—including the full schedule, station descriptions, and FAQs—please visit our Field Day website:
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https://shaullpe.weebly.com/

Families are welcome to attend and watch Field Day, but all adult attendees must pre-register. Each adult must register separately using the following link:
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https://tinyurl.com/shaull2025fieldday

📌 Note: If you sign up to volunteer, you do not need to complete the pre-registration form.

Thank you in advance for your support and cooperation. We’re looking forward to a fun and memorable day with our students!

Sunscreen Reminder from Nurse Bowen

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Non-Aerosol Parent Sunscreen Permission Form

5th into 6th Grade Math Placement Test

To 5th Grade Families,

As we approach the end of the year, it is time to begin thinking of your child’s placement into the appropriate math class for next year. Next year’s 6th grade students will have two options for placement in math. The 6th grade classes will be as follows:

Math 6 – Students are at grade level and move at a normal pace.

Math 7 – Students skip 1 grade level in math (formally known as Pre-Algebra).

In order to have students who are properly placed, we will be testing students on their readiness for 6th grade math or higher for next year. Since all of our current tests only assess students on their knowledge of 5th grade material, we needed to find the proper tests to discover their aptitude for higher level math. The test that will be administered will be a form of a 6th grade final exam. This will be administered to all 5th grade students. Proficiency on this test along with other data will help determine if your child will be placed in Math 6 or Math 7. Our rationale for administering this test to all of the students is that we want to give everyone the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities in math. This test will be given to your child at Shaull on May 14, 2025.

The following data will be used for placement: 4th grade PSSAs, 5th grade PSSAs (once available), Spring aMath score, Spring CPM Math Automaticity score, PVAAS projections, and score on 6th grade final exam. Once the data is analyzed, emails will be sent to the families of students who are recommended for Math 7. If you do not receive an email by the end of June, contact Ms. Stacey Knerr (sknerr@cvschools.org) with questions.

It is very important that we test their readiness so students are not misplaced and become frustrated with math. We feel that all of our courses at the middle school are rigorous, and the elementary math program has helped prepare your child to experience success next year in 6th grade.

All students are recommended to complete a summer assignment prior to the start of the new school year. All summer assignments are located on the district webpage. Be sure that your student completes the appropriate assignment based upon their placement. Please feel free to contact me with any questions.

Sincerely,

Ms. Stacey Knerr K-12 Math Department Supervisor

May Fair is Friday, May 16 6:00-8:30 PM!

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The pre-sale for wristbands and raffle tickets will be Friday 4/25-Friday 5/9.

Please see the links below to sign up to volunteer and to donate:

Volunteer at May Fair

Donate Items for May Fair

Raffle Tickets

May Common Sense Media Parent Resources

Our friends at Common Sense Media lend their expert advice on some of today’s toughest online parenting scenarios:

May Family Resources - "Tech Talk"

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Eagle Foundation Summer Camps

Registration is Open!

Please visit the Eagle Foundation Summer Camp website for more information: https://tinyurl.com/EFSummerCamps

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2025-26 Kindergarten Registration is Open

The online registration forms to enroll KINDERGARTEN students only for the 2025/26 school year are now available!

Please visit our CV registration website:  www.cvschools.org/registration or call Central Registration at 717-506-3399 with any questions.

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Looking for Shaull Spirit Wear? Check out our School Store:

CLICK HERE for Shaull's School Store Link

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Important Dates

May 5-9 - Teacher Appreciation Week

May 9 - Field Day

May 15 - Rain date Field Day

May 16 - May Fair

May 20 - School Closed: Teacher in-service

May 21 - 5th Grade Field Trip - JA Biz Town

May 22 - Band/orchestra rehearsal at MV

May 28 - Spring Chorus Concert 7:00 PM @ MVMS

June 3 - Last Day of School for Green Ridge Kindergarten at Shaull Students

June 3 - Orchestra/Band Concert 7:00 PM @ CVHS

June 4 - Last Day of School for Shaull Kindergarten

June 5 - Last Day of School - Half Day

August 19 - First Day of School!

Previous Editions of Shark Bites

April 16, 2025

April 4, 2025

March 21, 2025

March 7, 2025

February 21, 2025

February 7, 2025

January 24, 2025

January 10, 2025

December 20, 2024

December 6, 2024

November 22, 2024

November 8, 2024

October 25, 2024

October 11, 2024

September 27, 2024

September 13, 2024

August 30, 2024

August 16, 2024

August 2, 2024

May 26, 2024

Useful Documents and Links

Shaull Elementary School Website - Shaull Website

2024-25 At A Glance Calendar - Calendar

2025-26 At A Glance Calendar - 25-26 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 Accounts - School Cafe Account/Lunch Menus

Lunch Menus - CV Lunch Menus

CV Educational Trip Request Form - Ed Trip Form

PTO Information

Our PTO works diligently to plan and host wonderful experiences for our students and families.

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 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
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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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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

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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.