841 W. King’s Hwy.

Coatesvi l le , PA 19320

610-383-3775

Stevan Lefever

Princ ipal

www.casdschoo ls.org

MARCH 2017

The Lion’s Roar

KING’S H IGHWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

March 2017

Feb. 28– Mar. 2—Scholast ic Book Fai r

01—PTO Meet ing 7 :30 pm Library

02—Happy Bir thday Dr. Suess!

03—Strings Rehearsa l 8 :00 am (Gym)

06-10 Kindergarten Regist rat ion

06—2nd Grade School Store 9:15 am 08—Band Rehearsa l 8 :00 am (Gym)

10—2nd Grade Field Trip—Scott MS

“Aladdin” 9 :30 -11:30 am —5th Grade Field t rip—Scott MS

“Aladdin” 11 :15—1:30 pm

13—Strings Rehearsa l 8 :00 am (Gym) —1st Grade School Store 9 :15 am

14—Art Club 8 :15—9:15 am

15—Teacher in Service —No School for Students

Parent /Teacher Conferences 12:30 -3:30 pm 16—Dist ric t Wide Art Show6:00 -8:00pm

Administ rat ion Bldg.

17—Band Rehearsa l 8 :00 am (Gym) —Tooth Buddy Tales Assembly

(K -2)1 :45 -2:15 / 2 :30 -3:00

—Pinewood Derby Set -Up 6:00pm 18—Pinewood Derby 8 :00—1:00 pm

20—Kindergarten School Store 9 :15 am

22—Strings Rehearsa l 8 :00 am (Gym) 23—Donuts w/Dad (A -L) 8 :15—9:00 am

24—Donuts w/Dad (M -Z) 8 :15– 9 :00 am

—PTO Shamrock Dance 6 :00 -8:00pm 27—Band Rehearsa l 8 :00 am (Gym)

28—Art Club 8 :15—9:15 am

30—Strings Rehearsa l 8 :00 am (Gym) 31—Lion’s Pride Dress Down Day

—EARLY DISMISSAL 12:30 pm

(Elementary In -Service)

Good New s Club Dates

March 7, 14, 21, 27

Tit le I Af ter School Tutoring

March 2 , 7 , 9 , 14 ,16 , 21 ,23 ,28 ,30

Art Partners Winter Art Club

March 1,8 ,22,29

School Board Dates March 14—Commit tee Mtg.

March 28— Regular Board Mtg .

Looking ahead . . .

PSSA DATES: Apri l 4 -7 —English (Gr. 3 -5)

Apri l 25 -27—Math (Gr. 3 -5)

May 2&3—Science (4th Grade)

Principal’s Message

Dear King ’s Highway Famil ies,

We have had an excit ing February, and with the

unseasonably warm temperatures outs ide , it has real ly he lped to

keep al l o f our staf f and students excited and motivated throughout

our school . During the month your chi ld has had the opportunity to

ce lebrate Black History Month by learning about histor ical Afr ican

Americans dur ing our morning announcement tr iv ia contest, and

within c lassroom discussions and activ it ies. At King’s Highway this

ce lebrat ion wil l not end on February 28 th as we wi ll cont inue to

ce lebrate the divers ity and cultures o f indiv iduals who have he lped

shape our great nat ion.

March is gear ing up to be quite a busy month for us here at

King ’s Highway as we continue to provide a var iety of outstanding

opportunities for our students and famil ies to part icipate in. To

name a few, we are looking forward to our annual PTO Donuts with

Me event that wi l l be taking place on March 23 rd and 24 th s tarting

at 8:00 on both days in our cafeter ia . Also, i f you have , or know o f a

child that wi ll be turning f ive on or be fore September 1 , our

Kindergarten Registrat ion process wi ll be taking place the week of

March 6 – March 10. Please contact Mrs. Stauffer or Mrs. Thomas

in our o f fice to schedule an appointment, and we look forward to

seeing our future King ’s Highway kindergarteners dur ing this

important event.

Our third, fourth, and f i f th graders are cont inuing to work

hard in preparat ion for the PSSA assessments which wil l begin for

al l s tudents within the state o f Pennsylvania on Apri l 4 th. I know

our students wi l l do their very best, and wi l l incorporate all o f the

knowledge and test taking ski l ls that they have gained from the ir

teachers s ince the beginning o f the school year . Over the course o f

the next several weeks he lpful h ints and reminders wi l l be sent

home so that you can help prepare your chi ld to do their best on

these important assessments. Also, i t is important to remember

that i f you are looking to schedule family vacat ions, doctor ’ s

appointments, or any other act ivi t ies that would keep your child

from attending schoo l, please avo id Apri l 4 th through May 3 rd as this

is our Language Arts , Math, and Science testing window. Having

students arr ive at schoo l on t ime i s a lso very important dur ing

these weeks. Throughout these days of testing the PTO wil l be

providing a snack for each student every day. This is a great way to

make sure that every student is gett ing the nutri t ion they need

throughout the day to do their best on these important tests .

Let’ s a ll keep our fingers crossed that with the arr ival o f Spring

that the warmer temperatures wi l l cont inue. I apprec iate your

continued support and commitment as our ent ire staf f continues to

provide the best instruct ion and education possible for the students

o f King’s Highway.

Mr. Stevan Lefever

Principal , KHS

THE L ION’S ROAR P AGE 2

KINDERGARTEN

Sean Hertzog, Nathan Sowa, Cooper Fegley,

Bryson Martinez, Breyana Martin

FIRST GRADE Eian McClain, Ariana Martin,

Ayden Armstrong, Tamsyn Calvert,

Da’Jana Juarez-Perez

SECOND GRADE Josh Tower, Riley Shallis,

Klowe Poland, Jorja Quinn

THIRD GRADE

Ava McEwen, Addison Gasslein,

Finnegan Dunn, Elias Hanson

FOURTH GRADE Kira Doran,

Jordan Greer-Rosado, Josiah Greer– Rosado,

Bryan Harpel

FIFTH GRADE Kayla Pirches,

Karlie Williams, Kaitlyn McKenzie

GOOD CITIZENS FOR FEBRUARY

Parents are asked to remind their children

of the importance of obeying bus safety

rules while riding the bus and also at the

bus stop. The word “assigned” is an

important word as it applies to bus

procedures. Students may only ride their

“assigned” bus, must remain in their

“assigned” seat, and may load and

unload the bus only at their “assigned”

stop. Failure to comply with the bus

rules could result in a dangerous situation

for all students. Students reported for

repeated violations of the bus rules will

have their bus privileges suspended for a

period of time. Bus rules are enforced for

everyone’s safety.

BUS SAFETY

Do you have or know a neighbor that has a ch i ld

who wi l l be f ive years o ld on or before September

1 , 2017? Al l regis trat ions for the 2017-18 school

year wi l l be taking place the week of March 6-10,

so p lease cal l our off ice as soon as possible. You

can reach us at 610-383-3775. We look forward

to hearing f rom you!

2016- 17 Yearbook Cover Design Winner

1s t Place—Front Cover—Noah Del la torre

Rm 31 Mrs . Ri tchie

2nd place—Back cover—Kayla Pirches

Rm 31 Mrs . Ri tchie

Thank you to a l l o f the 5 th grade s tudents that par t ic ipated .

I t was a tough choice !

THE L ION’S ROAR P AGE 3

Gir ls on t he R un is a fun, l i fe - ch ang in g, af t ers ch oo l p rog ra m for g ir ls , g ra des 3 -8 . Thr ough in t er ac t i ve a c t iv i t i es s uc h a s

run ni ng, p la y i ng g a me s, a nd d isc uss in g im po rt an t is su es, par t ic ip an ts l e ar n h ow to ce le br at e b ei ng g i r ls . Th e 1 0 - we ek

prog ra m fo cu ses on bui ld ing s e l f -es te e m and im pr ovi ng em ot io na l and p hys i ca l h ea l th. T he g ir l s ar e e mp o we re d w i th

a gr ea t er s en se of s el f -a w ar en es s, a s e nse of ac h iev e me nt , and a fou nda t ion in te a m bu i l d i ng t o h el p th em be co m e

str ong , co nt en t a nd sel f - co nf id en t wo me n.

Spr ing session begins March 13 and ends on June 3 with the Gir ls on the Run 5K.

Gir ls wi l l meet every Tuesday and Thursday afterschool f rom 3:45 -5 :15 pm.

Re gis t rat ion ope ns Fe brua ry 6 , a nd ea r ly b ird pr ic ing wi l l be in e f f e c t t hrough Fe brua ry 1 9 .

The pr ice wi l l increase by $10 on 2 /20. Register onl ine at www.ymcabwv.org/gotr or in

person at any YMC A branch. Quest ions? Plea se contact LaShante O’Banio n —

lobanio n@ymcagbw. org or 6 1 0 -3 8 0 -9622 ext 2415 .

F i f th Grade News —Mrs. R i t ch ie’s C lass

Anthology of Poetry by Young Americans

Students in Mrs. R itch ie’s 5 th grade c lassroom were recent ly given the oppor tuni ty to submit poetry for

publ ishing in the Anthology of Poetry by Young Amer icans . The s tudents l i sted below were chosen to

have their poems publ ished th is year . What an amazing opportuni ty and an awesome accompl ishment!

A l l students should be proud of their ef for ts .

Congratula t ions on a job wel l done!

Koron Al len

Noah Del la torre

Kar ina Harr is

Joseph Kl ing

Wi l l iam Lockman

Nasir Lyons

Dylan Madden

Shannen Mae

Anthony Mastr iania

E than Newit t

Jonathon Quintero -Alvarez

S i reni ty R iggs

Mar i Rogers

Jacob Rut tman

Rylee Staff

Shania Wangui

A lex Werner

THE L ION’S ROAR P AGE 4

MUS IC NEWS K ar e n D ie hl — i ns t r ument a l / b and/s t r i ngs te ache r

Cy nt hi a Fo r d —m us ic /cho r a l t e ac he r

M ARC H IS MUS IC IN OU R SC HOOLS

M ONT H!

* * ME NC, t he Mus ic E duc at or’s Nat i onal Conf e re nc e has des i g nat e d Marc h as Musi c i n our

S c ho o l ’s Mo nt h ( MIO S M) . T his is t he t im e o f ye ar w he n m us i c e du c at i o n be c om es t he f o cu s

o f s c ho ols ac r os s t he nat i o n. MIO S M b e g an as a s i ngle s t ate wi de ob s e rv anc e b y ME NC in

1 97 3. T he ce le b r at i o n has g r ow n ov er t he de cade s to e nc om p as s a day , t he n a w ee k, and t he n

i n 1 98 5 to be com e a mont h l o ng c el eb r at i o n o f s c ho ol m us ic . T he p ur po s e o f MIO SM is t o

r a is e aw ar e nes s o f t he imp o r t anc e o f m us ic e duc at i o n f o r a l l c h i l dre n – and t o rem i nd c i t i ze ns

t hat s c ho ol is w her e a l l c h i l dr e n s ho ul d hav e acc es s to m us ic . MIO SM is an op po r t uni t y fo r

m us i c t e ac he rs t o b r i ng t hei r m us i c pr o g r am s to t he att e nt i o n o f t he s c ho o l and t he c om m u ni ty .

Please note the fol lowing dates. . .

Spr ing Instrumental Music Concert — Monday, May 15th at 7 :00 pm Spr ing Chorus Concert—Wednesday, May 18th at 7 :00 pm

On Tuesday, February 21, 2017, Matthew Vint, 5th

grader in Mrs. Gery ’s c lass, attended the Chester

County Spel l ing Bee. We are very proud to announce

that Matthew made it thought 5 rounds of the Bee!

Everyone at King ’s Highway cou ld not be prouder of

your efforts !

C R E AT IV E C O N N E CT I ON S

D I S TR I C T ART S H OW

TH U RS DAY, M ARC H 16 , 2 017

6 : 0 0 - 8 : 0 0 P M

T h e C o a t e sv i l l e A re a S c h o o l D i s t r i c t w i l l h o l d a “ C re a t i v e C o n n e c t i o n s ” D i s t r i c t A r t S h o w, i n w h i c h o v e r 1 5 0 a r t w o r k s c re a t e d b y s t u d e n t s i n g ra d e s

K - 1 2 w i l l b e d i s p l ay e d !

Ev e r y o n e i s w e l c o m e t o j o i n u s d u r i n g o u r o p e n i n g n i g h t o n T h u r s d ay, M a rc h 1 6 , 2 0 1 7 f ro m 6 : 0 0 - 8 : 0 0 p m a t t h e C e n t r a l A d m i n i s t ra t i o n O f f i c e .

( 3 0 3 0 C G Z i n n R o a d T h o r n d a l e , PA 1 9 3 7 2 )

King’s Highway’s featured artists are:

Parker Zook Jack Brown German Ochoa Karlie Williams Abigail Bowder Chloe Crane Ethan Tuttle Lily Burke Callie Ruszkay Cameron Lammy Naadir Sparks Amelia Digiovanni Naleea Zurcher Neven Zurcher Karina Harris Samantha Keeshan Tamsyn Calvert Wyatt Cessna Loryana Beltran

Congratulations to all of our participants!

KHS Reading for Education fundraiser update…

Thank you to everyone that was able to complete a postcard packet for the Reading for

Education program. Al l students that part ic ipated were g iven pr izes based on the

number o f cards completed . Al l o f those students that completed the entire packet were

entered into a drawing to win a Minion Robot .

The winner o f the robot was Just is Kirk!

We were able to raise a total o f $184 .00 for the Reading Olympics Program .

JUST A REMINDER FROM THE NURSE ALL STUDENTS IN GRADES K INDERGARTEN AND 3RD GRADE MUST HAVE A

DENTAL EXAM ON F ILE IN THE NURSE’S OFF ICE. FREE SCHOOL EXAMS ARE

AVAILABLE WITH A S IGNED PERMISS ION FORM. DENTAL EXAMS COMPLETED

CAN BE FAXED TO THE SCHOOL AT 610-672-9850 . I F YOU’RE NOT SURE I F

YOUR CHILD HAS SUBMITTED ONE, PLEASE EMAIL THE NURSE AT

juhas r@casdschool s .org

ALL K INDERGARTEN STUDENTS

MUST HAVE ALL THE IR IMMUNIZAT IONS INTO THE NURSE BY APRIL 30 OR THEY

WILL BE EXCLUDED FROM SCHOOL. LETTERS HAVE BEEN SENT TO THOSE

STUDENTS MISS ING IMMUNIZAT IONS.

THEY CAN BE FAXED TO THE SCHOOL AT 610-672-9850.

ALL K INDERGARTEN STUDENTS

MUST HAVE A PHYS ICAL EXAM ON F ILE BY THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.

FREE SCHOOL EXAMS ARE AVAILABLE WITH A S IGNED PERMISS ION FORM

THE SCHOOL DOES NOT ADMINISTER IMMUNIZAT IONS.

King ’s Highway E lementary Schoo l

PTO Annua l

DONUTS WITH “DADS”

(A-L) Thursday, March 23rd

(M-Z) Fr iday, March 24th

8:15—9:00 am in KHS Cafe

Come have donuts, coffee and ju ice

with your chi ld (ren) !

P lease return to schoo l ASAP!

Dead l ine to RSVP: March 21,2017

Name of adult

attending_________________________________________________

Student Name(s)/

Grade______________________________________________

Teacher/ROOM: __________________

Number Attending:____________________________