NY Times Bestselling author, Jen Calonita, visited Highland Elementary last week! Ms. Calonita's latest book, "Lost Legends: The Fixer-Upper", is the third book in a new middle-grade series that features the adventures of Disney’s most lovable, roguish heroes as kids. #ASDProud
REMINDER: The Arts in ASD parent/guardian group meets again tonight at 7pm. This meeting will be held in the library at Abington Middle School (above the main office entrance). The meeting is open to any parents/guardians of students in grades K-12.
It's officially the month of November, which means it's time for students to be introduced to a new theme from the Abington Pledge of Character! This month's character theme is RESPONSIBILITY, with students pledging to be responsible for their actions.
Our teachers and staff across the district were committed to their costume themes yesterday! #ASDProud
Breast Cancer Awareness Month might be coming to a close, but there's still time to support local organizations helping families who are battling the disease. Come to the Faculty Field Hockey Game on Thursday to support the Breathing Room Foundation! More info at https://www.abington.k12.pa.us/e-fliers/download.php?id=1369
Earlier this month, students from the ASHS Chorale (taught by Ms. Wolf) and Advanced Acting (taught by Ms. Whitman) traveled to the PA Renaissance Faire! Chorale competed against 20 other area schools in the music competition, performing a 16th century madrigal, and placed in the top 5, while Advanced Acting students got to hone their skills at an improv workshop. Students also enjoyed spending the day exploring the faire and interacting with professional actors while in period costume. #ASDProud #ArtsinAsD
At Tuesday's Board meeting, Dr. Matthew Harris, Supervisor of Fine Arts, and Abington School District art teachers, curated the 2023-2024 Abington School District Art Exhibit in the Administration Building, and recognized the students who have created wonderful pieces of artwork and dedicated them to the building. Their artworks will be on display for four years. #ASDProud #ArtsinASD #AwardsofASD
Abington School District is proud to have been named an Outstanding Visual Arts Community for 2022-2023 from the Pennsylvania Art Education Association! #ASDProud #ArtsinASD
Just in time for spooky season, enjoy a classic tale of "whodunit?" with this year's Abington Senior High School fall play, Clue, based on the Paramount Pictures motion picture and Hasbro board game! Save the dates for Nov. 16-18 at 7 p.m., and come dressed to theme as your favorite character. Details and ticket information to be announced soon! #ASDProud #ArtsinASD #ClueonStage
Today, author Laura Numeroff, who wrote the childhood classic, "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie," visited Highland Elementary School! During her visit, Ms. Numeroff read her famous book along with the students, and also spoke about her other written and illustrated works. Additionally, she told students about her life growing up, including her love of animals. #ASDProud
Do your elementary students need a winter coat? Get a free coat and meet the elementary social worker, Rose Walsh, at Copper Beech Elementary! To RSVP, please fill out this form: https://forms.gle/jhDETR7m3z3sghSJ8. One coat per student. First come, first served. Questions? E-mail rosewalsh@abington.k12.pa.us or call 215-884-4700 x5686.
Thanks, @bobkellyfox29 and Good Day Philadelphia, for having us on today's show during McKinley Elementary's Phillies pep rally! #ASDProud
In observation of Bullying Prevention Month, students in grade 5 at Copper Beech and grade 8 at Abington Middle School attended an assembly led by educators and public speakers, Mr. Alhassan Susso and Dr. Josue Falaise, who spoke about bullying prevention and respect, the October theme of the Abington Pledge of Character. The presentation, "Turning Adversity into Opportunity," engaged students with a variety of stories to increase their awareness around developing and maintaining positive relationships, treating each other with kindness and respect, and the purpose of valuing diversity. #ASDProud
Teachers and staff at Roslyn Elementary School also got in the Unity Day spirit yesterday by wearing orange to promote kindness and inclusion as part of Bullying Prevention Month. #ASDProud
STARTING TODAY: We are enabling a new function of our Thrillshare mass communication system that can automatically translate communications into a parent/guardian's preferred language. Any changes to your language preference for school communications can be made by calling the main office of your student's school.
Yesterday McKinley Elementary sampled tasty fall flavors during @chartwellsk12’s Discovery Kitchen Day! During lunch, students had an opportunity to explore different fall-themed recipes from Chef Gaetano. #ASDProud
Thank you to the students, parents/guardians, teachers, staff, school directors and community members who joined us yesterday for the Bullying Prevention Committee's first meeting of the 2023-2024 school year. #ASDProud
The Abington Middle School team wore orange today for Unity Day as part of National Bullying Prevention Month! Unity Day promotes kindness and inclusion for all, bringing together school communities across the nation with the message that bullying is not acceptable. #ASDProud
Special thanks to Roslyn Fire Company for visiting Roslyn Elementary School during Fire Prevention Week! #ASDProud #SafetyFirstinASD
It’s School Bus Safety Week, and tomorrow is the annual Operation Safe Stop, in partnership with the @abingtonpolice and @pennsylvaniadot. Operation Safe Stop is an initiative conducted in communities across Pennsylvania to educate the motoring public that passing a stopped school bus, when children are loading or unloading, is both dangerous and illegal. Each year, through Operation Safe Stop, law enforcement agencies, school transportation providers, pupil transportation associations and PennDOT combine their efforts to raise public awareness about the potential consequences, and reduce the occurrences, of illegal school bus passes.
#OperationSafeStop #SchoolBusSafety #SafetyFirstinASD #SafeRoutestoSchool
