The Aston Communicator

PRINCIPAL’S CORNER As per the letter sent home on March 30, 2012 from the

Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Steinhoff, there will be for the

next 2 years, construction taking place at our school. The

majority of the energizing renovations will take place over the summer months. It will be a transformation in terms of the

classrooms on the first and second floor of the original building

the first year, and the relocation of the main office to a more

practical area to the front of the building that will improve the overall security of the building for students and staff during the

second year. It will indeed be an exciting time for all of us.

In addition to the great news above, I thank all of our

parents/guardians of our students in grades 3-5 who recently

completed the math and reading portion of the state PSSA testing. This was our best year ever for attendance during this

testing window. Our attendance rate for that 6 day period was

99% for the 221 students who were tested. Wow!

Our students continue to bring home awards from a

number of contests including, The American Legion Auxilary

Unit 926 Essay Program – First Place, Thomas Christaldi (5th

grade), First Place, Sean Guinan (4

th grade) and Second Place,

Jacob Strehle (4th

grade). In addition, in the county-wide

Passport to History contest, the following students will be

honored by the Delaware County Council at the Media Courthouse in April – Victoria Carcillo, Sean Guinan, Neeli

Thakkar and Anthony Dignazio.

ASTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

HOME OF THE ASTON ROCKETS

900 Tryens Road Aston, PA 19014

610-497-6300 Ext. 4500 office • 610-558-7881 fax

Gary Bender, Principal GBENDER@pdsd.org

PSSA TESTING, FIFTH GRADE WRITING – APRIL 16 – 20

PSSA TESTING, FOURTH GRADE SCIENCE – APRIL 23 - 27

April 2nd

– 9th

– SPRING

BREAK, SCHOOL CLOSED

10th School Store

3:40 p.m. – Science Explorers,

Crime Scene Capers

12th Fourth and Fifth Grade Seminar Field Trip

16th

– 19th

Writing Sample for 1st – 4

th

Grades

16th

– 20th

PSSA Writing for 5th

Grade

16th 7:00 p.m. – P.T.L. Meeting,

A.E.S. Library

17th Bob Conrad – The Great

American Frontier Assembly 3:40 p.m. – Science Explorers,

Crime Scene Capers

18th

, 19th

& 20th

- Spring Book Fair

18th 8:00 a.m. – Muffins with

Mom, Room 120 (If you

signed up)

7:30 p.m. – School Board

Study Session, Service

Center Conference Room

19th 8:00 a.m. – Donuts with Dad,

Room 120 (If you signed up)

Second Grade Field Trip

20th 8:15 a.m. – Breakfast with the

Principal

23rd

– 27th

Fourth Grade PSSA Science

Test

25th Grandparents Day 7:30 p.m. – School Board

Meeting

27th Fourth Grade Field Trip

April 2012

April 2012

Mr. Bender and His Pirate Crew

SPRING BOOK FAIR – April 18th

, 19th

& 20th

(Absent Make-Ups Friday, April 20th

)

Fifth Grade Variety Show

Have faith in your dreams, and someday, your rainbow will

come smiling through!

STUDENTS OF THE MONTH FORSTUDENTS OF THE MONTH FORSTUDENTS OF THE MONTH FORSTUDENTS OF THE MONTH FOR

FEBRUARYFEBRUARYFEBRUARYFEBRUARY -------- RESPECTRESPECTRESPECTRESPECT

Edward Moore – 116 a.m. Domenic Terruso – 116 p.m.

Cody Wiest – 118 Samantha Newell – 105 Devon Bartley – 110

Kylie Huber – 103 Lauren Billigmeier – 106

Monika Volz – 102 Emily Kauffeld – 109

Alexandra Jordan - 104 Brigid Dooley – 108 Alexander Fredericks – 205

Samantha Hoy – 206

Neeli Thakkar – 203 Victoria Carcillo – 201 Brandon Hinderhofer – 204

Aidan Holefelder – 208 Michael Shay – 202

Patrick O’Donnell - 210

READING COUNTS –

Congratulations to our

latest Millionaire Readers:

One Million Words:

Crisa Krouse

Zachary Pipino

Tyler Milines

Brandon Gorski

Three Million Words:

Neeli Thakkar

Joseph Shapiro

Reading Counts Goal: 128,000,000

Current A.E.S. Words Read: 105,527,907

Words Needed to Make the Goal: 22,472,093

INTELLIGENCE PLUS CHARACTER---THAT IS THE GOAL OF TRUE EDUCATION.

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

S.M.E. High Achievers for February:

Math – Andrew Burrell Reading – Maggie Linn

Sumdog

Champion:

Andrew Burrell

April 2012 Aston’s Outstanding Students

KUDOS TO OUR A.E.S. RECYCLING CLUB, STUDENTS, AND STAFF

Thanks to our recycling efforts we will be using funds raised to purchase

much needed items for our school. Way to go!!!

Sports with the Principal

APRIL 2012

The Lunchtime Incentive Sports Program is for students in grades 4 & 5. They may

participate if school work is completed and behavior is good in and out of the classroom

setting each day.

BASKETBALL -

4th

Grade – Team #1 won by a score of 4-0 over #2 with Johnny

Eskridge scoring all 4 points for #1. Team #3 won by a score of 2-0 over #4

with Owen Day scoring the winning bucket for #3. Team #1 won by a score of 10-4 over #3 with Avi Druva and Johhny Eskridge scoring 4 points each and

Ian Kohlermann scoring 2 points. Owen Day scored all 4 points for #3. The

standings for 4th grade basketball at the end of March are as follows:

1st Place – Team #1, 2

nd Place – Team #2, 3

rd Place – Team #3 & 4

th Place –

Team #4.

5th

Grade – Team #2 won by a score of 8-2 over #5 with Stanley

Rogers scoring all 8 points. Jack Youhouse scored for #5. Team #3 won 12-6

over #4 with Taylor Grayston scoring 8 points and Ornel Profi & Kimberly

Enzman scoring 2 each. Jacob Strehle scored 4 points & Mike Poissant 2

points for #4. Team #1 won 12-6 over #3 with Shawn Burton scoring 6 points and Shane Thomas 4 points. Ornel Profi scored 5 points and Taylor

Grayston 2 points for #3. The standings for 5th grade basketball are as follows:

1st Place – Team #1, 2

nd Place - #2, 3

rd Place - #5, 4

th Place - #3 & 5

th Place - #4.

PLAYOFFS WILL BEGIN IN APRIL!

FLOOR HOCKEY – 4

th Grade – Team #3 won 3-1 over #1 with Johnny Eskridge scoring a

Hat Trick. Colin McClellan scored for #1. Team #2 won 2-1 over #4 with

EricaWorthington & Hunter Hofmann scoring goals. Matt Stamper scored for #4. Team #3 won 4-0 over #5 with Avi Dhruva & Johnny Eskridge each

scoring 2 goals. The standings for 4th grade hockey at the end of March are as

follows: 1st Place – Team #3, 2

nd Place – Team #1, 3

rd Place – A tie between

#2 & #5, and 5th Place – Team #4.

5th

Grade – Team #3 won 5-4 over #1 with Matt Pomante & Gianna

Daley scoring 2 goals each & Callum Grealy 1 goal. Eric Ward, Aaron Barr,

Joe Denney & Nadine Novotni each scored a goal for #1. Team #4 won 2-1 Over #2 with Julian Kelly and Ryan Kester scoring goals. Charlie Hong scored

For #2. Team #5 won 7-0 over #3 with Patrick O’Donnell scoring a Hat Trick &

Shawn Burton, Mike Shay, Aidan Holefelder & Mike Poissant with a goal. The standings for 5

th grade hockey are as follows: 1

st Place – Team #5, 2

nd

Place – Team #3, 3rd

Place – Team #4, 4th Place – Team #2 & 5

th – Team #1.