5/6 Grade Center

Do you love watching movies and enjoy writing your own stories? If so, Screenwriting Club is the perfect place for you. This club is open to 5th and 6th grade students. In this club, you will read and analyze popular screenplays. You will even begin writing your very own movie! If you are interested, pick up a permission slip outside Miss Coletti's Room (W179) for more information.

Mrs. Beerer's Art Club is starting up! This club is open to both 5th and 6th grade students. Meetings will be held after school until 4:40 on Thursdays from January 30^th – March 5^th. Applications are outside of Mrs. Beerer's Art Room (W169) and are due back Thursday, January 10^th. There is a limited amount of students able to participate in the club. Participants will be chosen by lottery.

Would you like to make our school a happier place? Do you enjoy helping others? If you answered yes, Kindness Club is for you! This club is open to 6^th graders and will meet monthly on Wednesdays at 8:15 AM. If you would like to join Kindness Club, please pick up a permission slip in the counseling office and return it to the office by Friday, January 24^th.

Do you have lots of facts and knowledge in your brain? Do you like to answer the questions on Jeopardy? Then you should join the school's Knowledge Bowl team! Knowledge Bowl is an academic quiz bowl-like competition. Knowledge Bowl usually involves teams of four to six students trying to answer questions in a written round and several oral rounds. We are forming a 6th Grade Center team – hoping to compete in the Chester County Knowledge Bowl. Anyone is welcome to practice with the team. After 3 or 4 sessions, team members will be chosen based on performance. Everyone is still welcome at all meetings but only the chosen group will go to the actual competition. Most of the meetings will be on Thursdays until 4:40. Your ride pick should pick you up in the front of the school. The first practice will be next Thursday, January 23^rd. If interested, stop by the Media Center to pick up a permission slip. See Mrs. Crist (W139) with any questions

NEW THIS YEAR......5th/6th Grade Cadet and Color Guard Club!!!!! Students and parents interested in learning more are invited to an informational meeting on Monday, 1/6 at 6:30 in the 5/6 Center's Cafeteria. Flier is attached for your review. Thank you!

Cadet Flyer.pdf

Board Games Club will start the week of January 6th. If you are interested in playing various types of board games, have fun and meet new friends from this school, come out for Mr. Moyer's board games club. There will be a variety of games to play. It will be after school from 3:40-4:40. You will meet in the WOOD gym. This is for any 5th and 6th grade girl or boy. The 6th Grade Club will meet on Tuesdays and the 5th Grade Club will meet on Thursdays. You may get a permission slip from in front of Mr. Moyer's office. That paper will have the dates. You must have a permission slip on the first day or you may not participate. You must have a ride home at 4:40 p.m.

The 5th grade end of year celebration will be an EXTRAVAGANZA held during the day and on school grounds. It's sure to be an exciting and fun-filled day!!!! Please return payment of $30.00 in an envelope marked EXTRAVAGANZA with your child's name to the appropriate homeroom teacher by Friday, January 31, 2020. Make checks payable to: SFASD, Click here for more information.

Our school yearbook will only remain at the lowest price of $25 for 9 more days! On Sunday, December 1^st, the price changes to $30.

Two ways to order a yearbook:

ONLINE — You must use this link https://wpcgo.yearbookforever.com/U9byL as it will take you directly to the correct school page for the Spring-Ford Intermediate 5/6 Grade Center to order a yearbook for your 5th or 6th grader.
NOTE:(If you are ordering for someone other than a 5th or 6th grader you must select a different school or use a different link, so the order goes to the correct place)
Please make sure you print your online order receipt for your records.

SECOND WAY— Complete an order form and send it with a check or money order to school. Please make the check payable to Spring-Ford Intermediate 5/6 Center. Click Here for form

This school year, Creative Health Services, in cooperation with the 5th/6th Grade Center Student Assistance Program (SAP), will be offering interactive skill building support groups. These groups are designed to provide supportive interventions to increase students' coping skills and are completely voluntary. Groups will meet once a week for 6 to 8 weeks during the school day. It is possible students may have to miss class time to participate. Click here for more info and permission slip.

The 5^th/6^th Grade Homework Club is currently accepting applicants for the 2019-2020 school year. Participation is based on referral from teachers, parents, and/or counselors.The club is held every Monday and Wednesday from 3:45 PM until 4:45 PM and is an excellent resource for our 5^th and 6^th grade students. Click Here for more info.

Click Here for 5/6 Grade Music Rehearsal Schedule.

Click on the link below to access the study video which was featured at the Back To School Open House.

https://vimeo.com/169193980?ref=em-share

Wondering if your child's bus is running late? Download the new "Bus Status" app for iOS and Android to receive bus notifications straight to your phone.

The Bus Status app displays up to date bus information for schools and school districts. The app sends out push notifications for cancelled, delayed, or early buses, keeping parents and students updated. Select your bus route as a favorite to receive notifications for special announcements and late bus information. See instructions below to use this new app.

Click here to learn more.

In the event that your student is out sick, needs to leave early, or is going on a trip, click here for guidelines/information.

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.

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.

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 January Edition of the Principals Page.