Parents and guardians of 7th and 8th graders
Wednesday, June 1st, is the 7th and 8th-grade picnic at Penn Forest Township Park. The picnic will be from 9:30 am-1:00 pm. Students should wear sunscreen and outdoor-appropriate clothing and footwear. We are looking forward to celebrating the end of a great year!
LVHN - Coordinated Health is pleased to offer complimentary PIAA sports physicals to the athletes at your school. Fall Sport physicals will be held at the High School nurse's office on June 9th beginning at 4:00pm:
4:00-5:00 Students currently in 11th and 10th grades
5:00-6:00 Students currently in 9th and 8th grades
6:00-7:00 Students currently in 6th and 7th grades
Sections 1-6 of the physical form must be completed and turned in at the time of the physical. Please use the link below for the physical form.
Section 7 will be completed by the physician
Students who are getting a private physical must have them completed June 1 or after.
https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/2793/JTASD/1839018/Physical_form_2022.pdf
Penn kidder PTA is looking for volunteers to help with two events:
Tuesday 5/31 for 7th and 8th grade field day at the Jim Thorpe High School field running event stations.
Friday 6/3 for the 8th grade moving up party, serving food and chaperoning the event.
If you would be willing to help or need more information please email the PTA at pkcpta@jtasd.org or message our Facebook page.
Superintendent Mr. Rushefski: Coming to school today following the Uvalde, TX tragedy is extremely difficult. We know that these life and death situations have an effect on all of us, especially our students. We want our schools to be a positive learning environment that is a safe haven to allow students to learn and have the most normal school experience, if that is possible.
Let's review what we do to be safe at JTASD:
Local/State Police Support,
School Resource Officers in each school
ALICE active shooter training for staff and students to learn how to respond to an intruder in the building
Yearly Active Shooter Drills
Yearly Lockdown/Lockout Drills
Monthly Fire/Evacuation Drills,
Bi-yearly Bus Evacuations Drills
Safety Teams to Review our Operations
The administrative team, guidance counselors, teachers and staff keep the safety of the students in the forefront of all that they do. They are available and listening today and in the days to come to the emotional concerns that are coming forward because of the recent events. Should you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out to Lori Lienhard-Director of Security, our school principals, and our guidance counselors. We will get through this together.
Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser with proceeds to go to the Johnson Family
Summer camp link
Informational presentation
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1U0SNVtfQcEU9cTsb-aQQWyS2pJGPvnZx2R7peo_IJmQ/edit?usp=sharing
Sign up link
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/13BjlwLZcopror7K2qw0c9Ez-2jK42y9b7YWRDlJ0u94/prefill
8th Grade Moving Up Ceremony
Due to the impending severe weather, the Jim Thorpe Area School District will be dismissing early today on Monday May 16. The high school will dismiss at 11:30AM, and the L. B. Morris School and Penn-Kidder Campus will dismiss at 12:30PM. There will be no afternoon Pre-K Counts class, and all after school activities are cancelled.
Boys basketball open gym is canceled for this evening, Monday May 16th.
The next open gym will be Wednesday from 6-8 at the high school for grades 6-11.
On Wednesday, May 11th, there will be a Board Meeting held at 7PM at the High School auditorium.
On Friday, May 12, there will be an early dismissal with the HS day ending at 11:30AM and the LB/PK at 12:30PM.
Camp GOTR (Girls on the Run) for girls in grades 3rd-5th grade.
12:30 Early Dismissal on Friday, May 13th. Parents should arrive for students 3 hours earlier than normal.
PKC Art Show and Science Fair
Thursday, May 19th from 6:00-8:00PM
JT Tennis
Who? Any and all Jim Thorpe students from the 6th grade through 12th.
What? Tennis! Whoop whoop! 🎾🎾🎾
When? Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4pm - 6pm (Starting May 10th)
Where? The High School Tennis Courts.
Why? It's Fun! It's a hard sport to learn - and lessons are expensive... This is free. Once you learn, you can enjoy the sport for your entire life (take that football)
Sunshine + People = Fun Times
As an added bonus - beating Blue Mountain always feels good.
There are extra racquets and tennis balls, so no equipment needed
JT Boys Basketball will be holding an open gym for boys in grades 6-12 on Wednesday, May 11th from 6-8 at the high school.
The Batman and Casper buses are running about 10 minutes late this morning.
Good afternoon,
The cookie and coffee fundraiser orders will be available for pick up on Tuesday, May 10th.
There will be 3 pick-up options available. Please email pkc@jtasd.org to let us know how you would like to retrieve your items.
In person pickup between 12:00 and 2:30 at the front office.
Pick up at Parent Pick-up in the rear of the building between 3:10 and 3:25.
Send orders home with your child.
Have a great weekend.
PTA Spring Book Fair
Pre-K Drop off and pick up will take place at the main entrance of Penn Kidder today.