Our monthly assembly was filled with surprises! On top of the announcement of our student-of-the-month winners and raffle winners, Rydal's Boosterthon reward took place. Because we surpassed our goal, the top earners from each class got to silly string Dr. Morgan, Ms. Corbett, and Dr. Watkins! The whole school cheered and celebrated the fun!
The 28th Annual Abington Arts Fest, where students' creative works will be on display, will be held in the Administration Building gymnasium on Monday and Tuesday, April 14 and 15, from 1-6:30 pm. Come celebrate the #ArtsinASD with selected pieces from students in grades K-12!
Parker "Basketball" Jones brought lots of energy to Rydal! The whole school was involved as we fine-tuned our listening skills, practiced taking our time, and learned that practice and failure are essential in getting better at something. We had so much fun learning that it's okay to make mistakes because we may not know how to do something...YET.
Today is Paraprofessional Appreciation Day, and the Special Education Department is celebrating at our schools all week long. Thank you to our paraeducators for supporting our students and teachers year round! #ASDProud
On Friday night, Abington School District hosted the first-ever regional elementary Best Buddies event at Abington Senior High School. The event, to which Best Buddies chapters from across the region were invited, featured face-painting, a photo booth, sensory and coloring stations, a yoga session, and dancing for families in attendance. Thank you to the Special Education Department for organizing this event, and to our ASHS student volunteers! #ASDProud
In the following link you will find the Spring 2025 Edition of our digital newsletter, ASD Highlights & Happenings: https://secure.smore.com/n/rc5npd
Rydal's C.A.R.E. club celebrated an annual Hindu festival called Holi. Holi welcomes the new beginnings of spring filled with joy, love, and vibrant colors! Students went outside and participated in a traditional practice of throwing dry colors similar to a color run. They had so much fun!
Rydal's 5th grade celebrated their DARE graduation! Officers from the Abington Police Department delivered the program over the course of 8 weeks and taught students the importance of making good decisions in the middle school and beyond. Students were recognized for their stellar DARE essays that outlined all that they learned while others were surprised with the Darren Award which highlighted those who went above and beyond in their contributions to each lesson.
Join us on Thursday, April 3, from 6:30-8 p.m. at Abington Middle School to learn more about the $285 million bond referendum to build a new Middle School. Take a tour, ask questions, and explore information on the proposed plan, cost and tax impact, and voting information. Visit www.oneasdonefuture.org to learn more.
Just four weeks to go until all seven of our ASD elementary schools host Kindergarten Orientation on Thursday, April 10! Register your student for the 2025-2026 school year today! https://www.abingtonsd.org/o/abington/page/kindergarten-registration #ASDProud #Back2SchoolASD
Students in Mrs. Hatton's 1st grade class visited Mr. Hoag's 5th grade class to read a chapter from "Kenny and the Dragon". What a fun way to kick-off the first week of our One School, One Book initiative!
Our annual One School, One Book initiative kicked off this week! The library was transformed to welcome our guests into the world of our story, "Kenny and the Dragon". Our guest readers were then escorted to different classrooms to read the first chapter of the book to our eager students. The excitement from our morning filled the halls all day!
Rydal celebrated our new word of the month for March-- ENCOURAGMENT! Students and staff gathered together to brainstorm ways to encourage each other all month long. Congratulations to all of our raffle winners and student of the month winners! Keep doing amazing things!
Rydal's 5th graders had a special visit from the high school's FAAD Club (Friends Against Alcohol and Drugs). The high schoolers were able to work with the classes to do activities and put on skits that demonstrated avoiding peer pressure! Everyone had an awesome time!
Just in time for Read Across America Week, celebrated March 2-6, 2025, Abington School District Is launching a new poster campaign called “ASD Reads!”, designed to promote literacy and encourage a love of reading among students of all ages.
With more than 100 unique designs that will be displayed across the District’s 10 school buildings, bus garage and Administration Building, the poster artwork features staff members districtwide, including teachers, paraprofessionals, administrative assistants, bus drivers, custodians, administrators and more. School directors were also included in the campaign. All of the featured personnel were photographed holding their favorite book so that they can share this personal fun fact about themselves with students.
“ASD Reads!” posters will be displayed throughout each school, from libraries and cafeterias, to hallways and classrooms, beginning this week. For more information, and a full album of all the poster designs, visit https://www.abingtonsd.org/article/2043291. #ASDProud #ASDReads #ReadAcrossAmerica
All Abington School District schools and offices have been cleared to open tomorrow, February 20, 2025, following the fire at SPS Technologies. Please visit the Abington Township website for more information: bit.ly/4gTzUZY
All Abington School District schools and offices will be CLOSED tomorrow, Wednesday, February 19, as first responders continue to manage the emergency at SPS Technologies.
Due to the fire at SPS Technologies, the Abington Township Police Dept. has informed us that all Abington School District schools and buildings/grounds should remain closed tomorrow, February 18. Please be safe and keep the employees of SPS, and our first responders, in your thoughts.
The 2025-2026 school year calendar was approved by the Board of School Directors on Tuesday and is now available on our website! Visit https://www.abingtonsd.org/page/district-calendars
ASD will open following the two-hour delay, as previously planned and communicated last night. Thank you for your patience as we reassessed road and sidewalk conditions following the overnight snowfall.
