KDM News – 10/27/13
We continue to add family email addresses to the PTO email database. If you’ve missed the first few
emails or would like to reference any PTO emails in the future, they are posted on the KDM website here.
Monday 10/28
Tuesday 10/29
Wednesday 10/30 Thursday 10/31
Friday 11/1
Day 4
Day 5
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Day 3
Day 2
NEW TO THE WEBSITE:______________________
Principal’s Letter
Click here to read the October Principal's update letter from Mrs. Morris.
Science Fair
All 4th and 5th grade students are invited to enter the 2014 SCIENCE FAIR! Click here for more
information.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:_________________________
Boosterthon update
Final numbers are in….the Boosterthon event raised $23,593 for KDM.
Other interesting stats:
States: 35
Countries: 12
Participation: 79%
Top Class: Mr. Stewart
After our first count, we have collected approximately 80%. Thank you! $16,000 will be used to pay for
Field Trip transportation costs. The remainder will be used to offset Field Trip admission costs –
lowering the amount parents will pay for upcoming trips.
Please continue to send remaining pledges in to your student’s teacher. Contact Boosterthon
Chairperson Suzanne May at [email protected] if you have any questions.
Mileage Club
Please have your students bring their chains from last year if they still have them. Reward charms (and
new chains as needed) will be given out starting this week. Please note: the correct email address for
Diane Hauser is [email protected].
Box Tops update
We collected a total of 12,518 Box Tops during our Fall contest – amounting to $1,252 for KDM. The
following classes have won a lunchtime pizza party: Dr. Haney AM; Riddle; Hober/Ryan; Clark; Simpkins;
Quinn-Kerins. Here are the final standings:
K - Gorr 118; Haney AM 925; Haney PM 55; Krumbhaar 145
1st - Izykowski 544; Lloyd 440; Mylonas 309; Riddle 701; Sinclair 141
2nd - Galletti/Inaganti 365; McCabe 337; Over 357; Hober/Ryan 449; Stevenson 191
3rd - Badman/Dilenno 519; Birtel 525; Clark 622; Stewart 422
4th - Gimbel 583; Keating 586; Kyler/Ahern 290; Ritter 312; Simpkins 1,705
5th - Cliffel 492; Dorsey 456; Quinn-Kerins 565; Salerno 364
Please continue to send Box Tops to school. We collect them year round. If you have any questions,
please contact BoxTops coordinator Cristina Hartley at [email protected]. Thank you for your
support!
Parent Key Communicator – Meeting Minutes
Parent representatives from KDM go to regular GVSD “Parent Key Communicator” meetings to discuss
information pertinent to families across the district. Parent representatives are charged with bringing
concerns from parents/schools to the District Office on an anonymous basis. Please click here to see
minutes from the September 25th meeting.
The following three KDM parents are serving as Parent Key Communicators for our school:
Allison Utecht ([email protected])
Lamees Hanna ([email protected])
Shiva Dubey ([email protected])
The next PKC meeting is on November 6th. Please let one of these parents know if you have any
questions or concerns that you would like them to address.
PTO Facebook Page
Find us on Facebook (KD Markley Elementary PTO) and “like” our new page.
AT SCHOOL THIS WEEK:______________________
Halloween Parades – Thursday, Oct. 31st at 2 pm
KDM Fall Festival – Saturday, Nov. 2, 10 am-2 pm
Join us at KDM’s annual Fall Festival for a day of fun! This year’s Fall Festival offers new and exciting
games and crafts, great food, the beloved cake walk, and more. For more information, click here to view
the flyer. To volunteer to help and / or donate a baked good (homemade or purchased) to the cake walk,
please click here.
COMMUNITY:______________________________
Great Valley Middle School Theatre Company proudly presents, The Little Mermaid, Jr.
Based on the wildly successful Disney movie, The Little Mermaid, Jr. is an action-packed musical about
a beautiful mermaid who dreams of becoming human. It’s a treat for all ages so gather a group of friends,
family and neighbors and join us “under the sea” for one or ALL of our four (4) performances! Just print
the form, attach a check, place in an envelope and return to your homeroom teacher by Friday,
November 8th. Or, you can mail your order to: The Little Mermaid, c/o Tom DeTulleo, 1717 Clock Tower
Drive, West Chester, PA, 19380. Email questions to [email protected] The middle schoolers have been
working incredibly hard to bring The Little Mermaid to the big stage so please come out and support
these budding young performers! Orders will be confirmed via email and tickets held at Will Call. ORDER
TODAY to secure the best seats!!
Registration Opportunities
Bricks 4 Kidz
A new Bricks 4 Kidz session "Life sciences" begins on October 22nd. It’s a 6-week session costing
$90/session. $72 if you choose to enroll in all sessions till June 10th, 2014. Explore the fascinating science
of living things and build engaging models of creatures from caterpillars to dinosaurs. During this six-week
unit, students will explore topics such as how the human body stays cool, the amazing life cycle of a
butterfly, and investigate the Venus Fly Trap -- a plant that eats bugs! If you love creatures, this is the
class for you. To register or for more info please visit www.bricks4kidz.com/exton.
Science Explorers After-School Science Club at KDM for Grades 1-5:
The second club of the school year is set to begin on Nov 4th!! Science Club meets on Mondays in KD
Markley Elementary's Science Lab after school from 3:45-4:45pm and is available to students in 1st to 5th
grade. The next club topic is ANATOMY ACADEMY: Head, shoulders, knees and toes, eyes, ears, mouth
and nose…..lungs, heart, brain and skin….where should Science Explorers begin? Learn how your skin
holds you together and how to make your memory better. Grow a brain, build a lung, touch a heart, have
some fun, join the club, before it’s done!
Club topics later in the year include Eureka and Earth's Mysteries. Please visit www.scienceexplorers.com
and click on After-school clubs for more information on club dates, cost or to register your child. Class
size is limited to 20 students per club...so, please register early to guarantee your child a spot.
Contact Jill Shinn at [email protected] with any questions.
Young Rembrandts - A Different Kind of Learning. A Powerful Kind of Fun!
Young Rembrandts teaches drawing with a see-touch-do method that all kids can succeed with, learn from
and love! Watch your child reach a brand new level of confidence and potential with this engaging, awardwinning program. Classes are held Wednesdays at KDM from 3:45 - 4:45 pm from 10/30/13-12/11/13.
Tuition is $90.00 for a 6-week session. Mail in enrollment or enroll online at www.youngrembrandts.com.