Weekly Updates

Attendance: Call or email by 9 AM

Absentee Hotline: 610-351-5900 Extension 27711

Absentee Email: KVATTENDANCE@parklandsd.net

Day Number

Friday September 13

Day 1

QUICK LINKS FOR PARENTS
Lunch & Breakfast Menus Application for Free and Reduced Price Meals MySchoolBucks (online payments) Food Services Dept. (610.351.5670) Vacation Permit Birthday Bag Order Form	Volunteer Clearance Instructions Home Access Center (HAC) PSD Online Calendar PSD Transportation Dept (610.351.5690) Community & Recreational Events Student and Family Support

QUICK LINKS FOR PARENTS

Lunch & Breakfast Menus

Application for Free and Reduced Price Meals

MySchoolBucks (online payments)

Food Services Dept. (610.351.5670)

Vacation Permit

Birthday Bag Order Form

Volunteer Clearance Instructions

Home Access Center (HAC)

PSD Online Calendar

PSD Transportation Dept (610.351.5690)

Community & Recreational Events

Student and Family Support

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School News / Upcoming Events - September 13th, 2024

Monday, September 16th

International Dot Day - Students and Staff wear dots

Thursday, September 19th

School Picture Day (details below)

Friday, September 20th

Night on the Circle - 5PM - 7PM

PARKLAND DA VINCI SCIENCE CENTER NIGHT - On Wednesday, September 25, from 4-7 PM, the new Da Vinci Science Center in downtown Allentown is opening just for us! For $10 per person, your family can explore our exciting exhibits, enjoy hands-on activities, and discover the wonders of science in a fun, educational environment.

Where: Da Vinci Science Center at PPL Pavilion 815 W Hamilton St., Allentown PA 18101

Parking: Parking entrance is at 836 Linden Street and at 35 N. Ninth Street

How: Visit www.davincisciencecenter.org/parkland to purchase your tickets.

New Device Protection Plan available

Parkland now offers a program to protect your child's Chromebook with our Device Protection Plan for just $10/year! But hurry - enrollment closes Sept 30, 2024! Learn more at www.parklandsd.org/dpp or purchase now at the link below:

Building Readers - October - English edition

Building Readers - October - Spanish edition

KV PTO Information

Coyote

School News / Upcoming Events - September 6th, 2024

Tuesday, September 10th

Kernsville PTO Meeting - 9 AM - School Cafeteria

Friday, September 13th

Colored T Shirts by Grade

K-Red, 1st-Orange, 2nd-Yellow

3-Green, 4-Blue, 5-Purple

Looking ahead...

Monday, September 16th

International Dot Day

All staff and students wear dots

Thursday, September 19th

School Picture Day

Friday, September 20th

Night on the Circle sponsored by the KV PTO - 5PM - 7PM

Kernsville is celebrating the book, The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds, from 9/9 to 9/16/2024. As part of this celebration we would like each grade level to wear an assigned color shirt on Fri., 9/13/24. Each class/grade will create a colored dot which we will combine together to take a colorful photo of grade level dots! Here are the colors assigned to each grade level:

- Kindergarten - red
- 1st grade - orange
- 2nd grade - yellow
- 3rd grade - green
- 4th grade - blue
- 5th grade - purple

Kernsville will join the 15th anniversary celebration of International Dot Day on Monday, 9/16/2024. As part of this celebration we would like all students and staff to wear dots. Kernsville will join a virtual global livestream celebration of creativity, courage, and collaboration with author/illustrator Peter H. Reynolds and his twin brother, Paul, from Boston's historic Shubert Theatre at the Bach Center.

Parkland Police Pals Program

Parkland Cares Food Distribution Information

Building Readers - September (English)

Building Readers - September (Spanish)

KV PTO Information

Coyote

School News / Upcoming Events - August 30th, 2024

Monday, September 2nd

School Closed

Bus Information

Please be at your bus stop at least 10 minutes prior to the scheduled time for both AM & PM bus stops.
Remember - your K or 1st grade student will NOT be allowed to exit the bus if you are not in full view of the driver at the bus stop! Your child will be returned to the school and you will have to pick them up.

If you have any questions at all, please call or email the office.

Morning Arrival & Afternoon Dismissal

Buses drop off at the FRONT of the building 8:35-8:50 am. Buses start lining up for afternoon dismissal by 3:15 pm. Dismissal continues through 3:50 pm. Please DO NOT try to drop off or pick up your student at the front entrance during these times.

Late students, after 8:50 am, MUST enter through the main entrance and a parent must come into the vestibule to sign them in.

Early dismissal students MUST be signed out at the office by 3:15 pm. No later, as it becomes dangerous for you, your student and the bus drivers in the parking lot.

Parent morning drop-off (8:35 am-8:50 am) and afternoon pick-up (3:30-3:50 pm) takes place in the west-side parking lot adjacent to the white covered walkway

Stay in the car line that weaves through the parking lot until you arrive next to the covered walkway.
Do not park and do not exit your vehicle.
Staff will be at the present to supervise students.
If you are not here by 3:50 pm your child will be waiting in the main office for you.