5/6 Grade Center

Hello to the beginner or advance shutterbugs of the 5/6 Center! If you are interested in learning a bit more about photography composition, editing, and storage, then the Photography Club is right up your alley! All levels of experience and cameras are welcome. It doesn't matter if it's a phone or a DSLR! The Photography Club will meet after school on Wednesdays from 3:40 pm - 4:40 pm. Students are allowed to bring in the camera of their choice. Students will need a ride home at 4:40 pm. Because of the hight interest of this club, participants will be selected by a lottery and will be notified by 4/8/19. Questions can be directed to Mr. Kraeer at bkrae@spring-ford.net. Click here for permission slip and dates.

5th and 6th Grade Families are invited to join in a Skate Night on Tuesday, April 9,2019 at the Center Ice Skating Rink in Oaks. This is a pay at the door event. Cost is $10 per family and includes skate rental and admission. Cash or Checks are welcome. This is not a drop off event, an adult must accompany all students. Siblings are welcome. Click here for more info.

Spring-Ford Intermediate School will be hosting its 2^nd annual Basket Bingo to help raise money for an end of the year school wide event and we need your help! Each homeroom pair has been assigned a basket theme and we're asking for donations to help fill the baskets. Donations could be items or gift cards pertaining to the theme as well as monetary and items will be purchased for you. Please look for your homeroom/switch teachers name in the sign up genius. Items requested for the raffle baskets are listed, but feel free to add anything you think would fit the basket's theme. Please note your students name in the comment box. If you are able to contribute to another homeroom's basket, please do so!

All basket raffle items should be turned into your homeroom teacher on or before Thursday, APRIL 11^th, 2019.

Basket Raffle tickets will be available for purchase at the 5th and 6th grade spring music concerts, art show, and during school in homeroom. More details will be provided to students regarding ticket sale dates as we get closer to the events in May.

We thank you for all of your generosity!

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SAVE THE DATE......unfortunately, due to weather conditions, the annual Multicultural Thanksgiving had to be cancelled. Instead, we are hosting a Spring Harvest on Friday, April 12th at the 5/6/7 Center from 6:00 - 8:00 pm. It will be the same concept as the Multicultural Thanksgiving- sign up to bring a dish native to your culture, bring it with you and share with other parents, classmates and faculty. Click Here for sign up information.

The 5/6 Library invites you to help kick-off "MARCH IS READING MONTH" with our book swap! Click here for more info.

Attention all runners! SFIS Running Club will be starting soon. If you are interested in participating and are dedicated to running (not walking) , please pick up a permission slip from Mrs. Reidnauer's room W203 or the counseling office. We will be running 2 groups this year, a Monday group and a Wednesday group. You must be available to participate on one of these days. All permission slips are due to Mrs. Reidnauer by Thursday, February 14th. Due to the number of participants, running club members will be selected by lottery. An announcement will be made once members have been selected.

If your family likes to travel over Spring Break, please keep the following PSSA dates in mind when making arrangements:

Monday, April 15 ELA PSSA TESTING grades 5 - 7 Tuesday, April 16 ELA PSSA TESTING grades 5 - 7 Wednesday, April 24 ELA PSSA TESTING grades 5 - 7 Monday, April 29 MATH PSSA TESTING grades 5 - 7 Tuesday, April 30 MATH PSSA TESTING grades 5 - 7

All 5/6 Grade students are invited to participate in after school intramurals. Intramurals are from 3:45 pm -4:45 pm. Students who participate will need to be picked up in the front of the main entrance of the Intermediate School at 4:45 pm. A permission slip must be completed in order for a student to participate. The intramurals available are as follows:

FITNESS INTRAMURALS - click here for permission slip and information.

GIRLS BASKETBALL INTRAMURALS - click here for permission slip and information.

BOYS BASKETBALL INTRAMURALS - click here for permission slip and information.

The Spring-Ford Board of School Directors approved the 2019-2020 School Calendar during the January 28, 2019 Board Meeting. The first day of school will be Monday, August 26, 2019 and the tentative last day of school will be Monday, June 15, 2020.

Click here to view the full calendar.

The Spring-Ford Area School District was recently selected by the Pennsylvania Department of Education to receive a $35,000 grant through the PAsmart Program to grow the current Ram QUEST program in grades 1 through 6. RAM Quest is a class where students engage in authentic learning experiences in which they have to think critically and creatively to solve problems, to inquire, and to explore. Click here to read more.

Students in 6th - 8th Grades are invited to enter a Teen Essay Contest sponsored by the Cancer Support Community of Philadelphia. The Cancer Support Community has support groups for kids and teens who have family members or friends with cancer or for those with cancer themselves. Click here for contest guidelines and Support Group information.

Any 5th or 6th Grade students that are interested in watching movies or creating their own stories are invited to participate in our Screenwriting Club. The club will meet after school from 3:40 pm - 4:40 pm. Students must have someone to pick them up promptly at 4:40 pm. The club is limited to approximately 15 students which will be selected using a lottery. *Returning members do not need to come until Week 3. Click here for more information and permission slip.

Click here to view a message from Dr. Goodin about the S2SS Roll Out. S2SS is a life-saving and life-changing school safety program that teaches students, educators, parents and community members how to anonymously report this information through the S2SS app, website, or 24/7 Crisis Center Hotline.

The Pennsylvania Department of Education just launched the Future Ready PA Index, an online, one-stop shop that provides a clear and easy-to-navigate platform for viewing information on student and school success. The Future Ready PA Index moves beyond focusing solely on standardized test results to evaluate success by using a collection of indicators, which illustrate academic proficiency, college and career readiness, and more. Take a comprehensive look at how our schools are doing in educating and preparing students for success by visiting the new Future Ready PA Index: futurereadypa.org.

Click here to see the 5/6 After school Music Rehearsal schedule. This includes Band, Orchestra and Chorus rehearsals for 5th and 6th grade students.

If you plan on picking your student up on a regular basis each week at normal dismissal time, please complete a Recurring Parent Pick-up Form. Click here for form. Parent Pick up is at Door # 12 in the back of the building at 3:40 pm. Please park and enter Door 12 to sign your student out. Please be sure to have indentification with you at the time of pick up. Otherwise, in the event you need to pick up your student at parent pick up on a specific day, please send in a hand written note to the teacher and specify the name of the person who will pick the student up.

Please click here for the 5/6 Team list.

Please click here for the 5/6 Lunch period list.

Click Here to see a list of frequently asked questions, learn about the House System, a list of 5/6 grade Teams and more.

Click Here for the Recurring Student Pick-Up Form.

Click Here for the March Edition of the Principals Page.