Students at FRSD will not be in school on Columbus Day, Oct. 13, 2014.

Our FRSD teachers, however, will be working in teams at their buildings

to understand data related to the PA School Performance Profile.

Teachers will be digesting information related to building-level academic

scores in the Educator Effectiveness System. The data focuses on our

students in grades 3, 4 and 5 and how they scored on PSSA in Literacy,

Math, Science and Writing. Teachers will also be discussing academic

progress of groups as well. Another important topic will be how to close

the achievement gap for students. Teachers will finish the day working

closely in their Professional Learning Communities to discuss and design

required Student Learning Objectives as well as assessments of how to

achieve this goal. It will be a busy and productive day. For more information about PA

School Performance Profile, you can go to

http://paschoolperformance.org/

Sloan Elementary, for the 2013-14

school year, did a great job!

Oct. 13th In-service-No Classes for students

October 2014

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Sloan Elementary 4121 Sardis Rd.

Murrysville, PA

15668

Points of Interest:

Family Fall Fun Night

Science-Hands On

Students support athletics

AAC

A look ahead...dates

Teacher of the Month at Sloan!

Mrs. Kelly Pampalone, grade 2

teacher, is our October 2014

Teacher of the Month. Mrs. Pam-

palone is a dedicated veteran

teacher and mother of three chil-

dren. She and her students are

smiling for the camera on this spe-

cial day, “Wear a Hat” for cancer

Research.

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Friday, October 24: 7 - 9 p.m.

FALL FAMILY

FUN NIGHT We want to know if you’re coming!

Kindly respond to

rsvpfamilyfunnight@gmail.com

by Mondy, October 20th.

DJ - Live Music

Scavenger Hunt

Cookie Decorating

Snacks

Cake Walk

Balloon Art

Face Painting

KONA Ice

And More...

Sloan Students Support the FRHS Cross

Country Team Pictured here is Grade 5 student Ben Pekarcik and his

Labrador puppy Josie at the FR vs. Hempfield Cross

Country meet on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2014. Ben and Ms.

Burns came to cheer on their relatives! Ben brought joy

to the crowd with his family’s new addition, Josie! Go

Ben! Go Sloan Elementary!!! Ben is a student in Mrs.

Hong’s 5th Grade Homeroom!

Pictured here are Grade 4 stu-dents who are studying insects and outdoor education.

Sloan’s 4th grade Science scores on PSSA have been quite impres-sive! Inquiry-based science and

dedicated teachers inspire students to learn and love science!

Fall Parties and clearances

FALL PARTIES

We will be celebrating our Fall Parties on Friday, October 24th. No costumes will be worn at

the parties. This is a school district policy. Our homeroom mom and parent volunteers will

plan games for the children. Kindergarten party time (11:30 to 12:15 PM) is different than

Fall party time for grades 1-5. The times for these parties are in the afternoon from 2:15

PM until 3:00 PM.

PLEASE SEND IN COPIES OF YOUR CLEARANCES ASAP!

If you are interested in volunteering in your child’s classroom, clearances are required.

Links to the clearance forms can be found on the Sloan Elementary website.

Please send copies of your clearances to the office as soon as you receive them. They will

be recorded and kept on file.

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Science and Environment

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Academic Advisory Council met for the first time on Friday, Sept. 19th at 7:45 am in the

Sloan Library. Our guest speaker was our new SRO, Officer Dave Hanko. Officer Hanko

shared an important overview of his role in the district, district safety, Murrysville Reali-

ty Tour, and more. His phone number, in the event you have questions, is 724.327.5456,

ext. 5049. We also discussed Olweus, our school’s anti-bullying initiative. Mrs. Martz, our

Olweus coordinator, shared our building activities like Josh and Gab this month. Our next

meeting is Friday, October 17, 2014 in the Sloan Library. We have 6 parents who are

serving on the committee this year as well as a grade level teacher representative. Our

goal is to focus on issues affecting students and student achievement. Our guest speaker

in October is both Mrs. Fikejs and Ms. Wurzell, our school counselors.

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Academic Advisory Council Meetings—Review of Sept. 2014

A Little Look Ahead….

October 16—FR Bonfire

Oct. 17—FR Homecoming

Oct. 17-Sloan Anti-bullying Assembly

Oct. 20– week of Sloan Health Screenings

Oct. 22-Sloan Market Day Pick Up

Oct. 24– Sloan Fall Party Day

Oct. 24– Sloan’s Famous Fall Family Fun Night

Oct. 28-End of Q1

November 6 is Make-Up Picture Day/Picture Retake Day for

Sloan….

November 7 is Elementary Conference Day (no school for the

children/parents attend their prescheduled time)

November —Sloan PTO Meeting at 9:30 AM

November 19—Market Day Pick up at Sloan Cafe

November 26—1 hour early dismissal for Thanksgiving (Please

make sure to have someone at the bus stop to get the children

one hour earlier)

November 27—Thanksgiving Break

December 1-Thanksgiving Break cont.

December 2—classes resume!