The 5th graders had an awesome time on their field trip to Lincoln Financial Field! They got to check out the special behind-the-scenes aspects of the stadium including the pressroom, locker room, and even got to go onto the field!
UPDATE: The Board of School Directors took a key step forward in its planning process for the future of Abington Middle School. After reviewing community survey results and assessing research and independent analysis, the Board expressed a desire to pursue a plan to build one new middle school on the current campus. The District will now prepare a resolution to fund this project through a referendum, which would be voted on by Abington Township and Borough of Rockledge residents. The Board will review and vote on this resolution at the January 28 meeting of the Board of School Directors. Visit https://www.oneasdonefuture.org/resources for the full presentation and survey results. #OneASDOneFuture
Now through March 31, everyone who shops at the GIANT on Susquehanna Road in Roslyn will be invited to “round up” at the register and donate the round-up amount of their bill to support Feeding School Kids. Customers can also give by converting their CHOICE Rewards Points to donations in the GIANT app, or by purchasing a reusable bag.
At the end of March, all round-up donations will be tallied and donated to Abington School District. Donations have been used by the Student Services Department to purchase GIANT gift cards that are distributed by our social workers directly to our families in need in order to help supplement the cost of their groceries.
Thank you to GIANT and our local families for feeding families in our community!
Due to the timing of tomorrow’s snow forecast, and out of a concern for safety in traveling to/from school, all Abington School District schools will be closed tomorrow, Monday, January 6, 2025. Please refer to our inclement weather procedures for the 2024-2025 school year, which were emailed to parents and guardians last month, for more information: https://www.abingtonsd.org/article/1922084. Have a fun and safe snow day!
In the following link you will find the Winter 2024 Edition of our digital newsletter, ASD Highlights & Happenings: https://secure.smore.com/n/fgdsp
Rydal's student council hosted their annual December Food Drive! Students in grades K-5 donated different food throughout the week to help our community. At the end of the drive, student council members stayed after school to help count, box, and load all of the food that was collected. In all, 1,555 items were sent to the Jenkintown Food Cupboard! Way to go Rydal!
Winter is coming! Inclement weather procedures for the 2024-2025 school year have been emailed to parents/guardians and teachers and staff. Please familiarize yourself with our plans in the event weather conditions warrant an early dismissal, late arrival or school closure.
For the past month, Rydal has been participating in an I-Ready Turkey Trot Challenge! Classes in grades K-2 and 3-5 competed against each other to see who could pass the most I-Ready lessons! Congratulations to Mrs. Hatton's 1st grade class and Mrs. Caldwell's 3rd grade class for coming out on top! The student who passed the most lessons in each class got to participate in a fun relay at a school assembly. Happy Thanksgiving to all!
Our Pledge of Character assembly for the month of November was a huge success! Our student council executive board recognized our student of the month winners and announced our raffle winners who modeled the word of the month: RESPONSIBILITY. We are so excited to see what next month brings!
Rydal had a fantastic time celebrating American Education Week! It was so awesome to see so many special visitors get to experience the magic of teaching and learning that Rydal has to offer each and every day!
SURVEY DEADLINE EXTENDED: Don’t miss your chance to weigh in on the future of Abington Middle School. Tomorrow, Nov. 22, will be the final day to participate in our ThoughtExchange on the proposed facility options! The survey will close on Friday at 5 p.m. Every opinion counts, and the more feedback we have, the better we can plan for the future. Click here to participate in our ThoughtExchange: https://tejoin.com/scroll/815918726
Ms. Desai's 4th grade class had an awesome outing! After reading "The Wild Robot" book as a read aloud in class, everyone got together to see the movie at Penn Cinema over the weekend! What a fun way to wrap up a great book!
Our 4th and 5th graders did an amazing job at our district Track Meet today! It was so awesome to see the sportsmanship and to hear the cheers coming from the stands. The track team showed up to early morning practices for the whole month of October in order to prepare for the meet today. Their hard work definitely paid off! Way to go!
Kindergarten students participated in their own mock election! Students learned about the importance of voting and later casted their votes privately in booths and placed their votes in the ballot box. They even sported "I Voted!" hats for all of Rydal to see!
To wrap up October, our student of the month winners and raffle prize winners were announced at our school-wide assembly! There were so many smiles as students cheered for their classmates who were recognized for following the 4 BEEs all month long. Looking ahead to November, Rydal is ready to show RESPONSIBILITY! Our next pledge of character word aims for us to show responsibility for our actions each and every day.
Frist Grade had the best Friday celebrating Fall Fest! Mr. Gross from Briar Bush came to Rydal with some animal friends-- students were able to sit in the courtyard and meet Abby the Skunk and Pitters the Rat. Then, they returned to their classrooms and created a fun fall craft!
It's National School Bus Safety Week, and there's no better time than now to familiarize yourself with school bus stopping laws:
1) When you meet a stopped school bus with red signal lights flashing and stop arm extended, you MUST STOP.
2) When you approach an intersection where a school bus is stopped with red signal lights flashing and stop arm extended, you MUST STOP, whether you are on the same street or the cross street.
3) You MUST STOP at least 10 feet away from the school bus.
4) Drivers do not have to stop on a highway with clearly defined dividing sections or physical barriers providing separate roadways. This only applies when the school bus is on the opposite side of the road.
5) You MUST WAIT until the red lights have stopped flashing and the stop arm has been withdrawn before moving.
6) DO NOT MOVE until all the children have reached a place of safety.
Please keep in mind that stop-arm safety technology is being installed on all ASD school buses to help Abington Police better enforce school bus stopping laws. The safety of our students as they travel to and from school is the responsibility of our entire community!
The Abington School District community is invited to join the students and staff of Abington Senior High School at the annual Trunk or Treat event, scheduled for Friday, Oct. 25, from 5-7 p.m. in the high school faculty parking lot. Costumes are encouraged!
Abington High School ninth graders volunteered at Rydal on Fall Give Back Day! Students in Ms. Crawford's 1st grade class were lucky to have some special visitors who were a huge help during reading time! It was so nice to see so many former Rydal students wanting to coming back to volunteer with their former teachers!
In the following link you will find the Fall 2024 Edition of our digital newsletter, ASD Highlights & Happenings: https://secure.smore.com/n/19jrc
