Kindergarteners at Rydal West celebrated their 100th day of school! Students dressed up, created some awesome artwork, and played some fun games to recognize all of their hard work so far this year. What a fun day to create fantastic memories!
Kindergarten registration for the 2024-2025 school year opens tomorrow! Children whose 5th birthday occurs on or before September 1, 2024, may enroll. For more information, visit: https://www.abingtonsd.org/o/abington/page/kindergarten-registration #OneASD
Rydal's first annual Spelling Bee was a huge success! Students in grades 3-5 participated in Scripps National Spelling Bee Competition. Special guest judges included Abington's own Dr. Fecher and Dr. Melchor, as well as Abington Police Chief, Pat Molloy. Our winner, Gia, will be going on to compete in the regional competition! Thank you Mrs. Hatton and Mr. Watkins for organizing this new Rydal tradition!
REMINDER: The next Arts in ASD parent/guardian group meeting is Tuesday, Jan. 30 at 7pm in the AMS Little Theater. The meeting will focus on the visual arts with a presentation from Dr. Matthew Harris and Ms. Nicole Caracciolo, Curriculum Lead for K-12 Art. #ArtsinASD
Abington Police Officer Michael Jones came to visit the 3rd graders at Rydal Elementary! He introduced the students to his K9 partner, Shadow.
Rydal did a fantastic job participating in the MLK Sock Roll Challenge! Students across the school were challenged to donate socks, granola bars, and packs of crackers to be rolled up by the student council and 5th grade volunteers. The sock rolls are being donated to people around the community who are experiencing homelessness to bring some warmth, comfort, and nourishment to those in need! Way to go Rydal!
With the forecasted snow totals for tomorrow increasing as the day goes on, all Abington School District schools and offices will be closed Friday, January 19, 2024.
All Abington School District schools will open on a 2-hour delay tomorrow, January 17. Students are to report to their bus stops or schools two hours later than their usually scheduled time. The YMCA will not provide morning care.
Abington School District schools and offices will be closed today, January 16, 2024. As a reminder, this first closure will be observed as a traditional emergency closing day for students and staff, which means there will be no instruction.
Due to the weather forecast, all Abington School District schools will open on a two-hour delay tomorrow, January 16. Students are to report to their bus stops or schools two hours later than their usually scheduled time. The YMCA will not provide morning care.
Rydal celebrated Martin Luther King, Jr. with an assembly in his honor. Each grade did a fantastic job presenting songs, ideas, and poems about peace. It was a powerful way to celebrate Dr. King's legacy!
Due to power outages, Rydal Elementary School will be closed on Wednesday, January 10. This does not impact the school schedule at any other buildings.
All Abington School District schools will open on a 2-hour delay Wednesday, January 10. Students are to report to their bus stops or schools two hours later than their usually scheduled time. Before-school care provided by the YMCA will also operate on a delayed schedule.
Due to tonight's weather forecast, all after-school activities in ASD will be canceled. The YMCA after-school program will remain open. Tonight’s meeting of the Board of School Directors will be held virtually at 7:30pm: https://www.youtube.com/AbingtonSchoolDistrict/live
This month, Rydal is focusing on being HELPFUL. Today we had our monthly assembly to introduce our word of the month where the second graders sang a catchy song about being helpful. Our student of the month recipients were announced in front of the whole school along with our raffle winners! Keep showing that awesome BEE-havior!
Happy 2024! REMINDER: Schools and offices reopen on Tuesday, January 2nd.
Happy 2024! REMINDER: Schools and offices reopen on Tuesday, January 2nd. Enjoy the last day of winter recess!
In the following link you will find the Winter 2023 Edition of our digital newsletter, ASD Highlights & Happenings: https://www.smore.com/08ky7
Thank you to our teachers and staff, students, parents/guardians and community members who joined us for this afternoon's meeting of the Bullying Prevention Committee! #ASDProud
The student council at Rydal held their annual food drive last week! Students in grades K-5 worked together all week to bring in items that could be donated to a local food bank. At the end of the week, student council members organized and counted all of the food that was collected. In total 1,346 items will be going to the Jenkintown Food Cupboard thanks to the donations from the Rydal community!
