May 14, 2021

Dear Aliquippa Elementary Families:

 

As we near the end of this school year, we want to thank you for all the adjustments you had to make as a caregiver of a school-aged child during this pandemic.  With so many changes during this past school year, we know it hasn’t been easy.  We also know the impact that the pandemic has had on our students has been great.   Therefore, we have planned a FREE summer program to work with as many K-3^rd grade students as possible.   This will be in-person, with our teachers, and with limited use of technology.  We have planned a program which will help recover skills in both reading and mathematics while keeping the day fun and interactive.  Students will receive breakfast and lunch while attending the program.  Transportation will also be provided.  (Please click "MORE+")

WPPC school-based program in Aliquippa School will be offering summer therapeutic groups and individual therapy options for students in grades 3rd thru 6th and grades 7th and 8th. If your child could benefit from these services, please call or email Vanessa to set up an intake: (Phone) 724- 857- 7500 EXT 4164 or 2578  (Email) [email protected]

PA Department of Agriculture (PDA) Secretary Russell Redding recently announced Aliquippa School District will receive a PDA Farm to School grant of close to $9000 to build a vegetable garden at the elementary school.  The school district is one of 39 projects approved, in the state, to enhance access to healthy, local foods and increase agriculture awareness in schools. Click the link for more information.

You are invited to attend a free virtual conference presented by the State Parent Advisory Council. Click the Read More link for more information.

The Emergency Broadband Benefit Program is a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) program that provides a temporary discount on monthly broadband bills for qualifying low-income households. If your household is eligible, you can receive:

The FCC has announced that consumers can begin applying for and enrolling in the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program on May 12, 2021. The program will end when the fund runs out of money, or six months after the Department of Health and Human Services declares an end to the COVID-19 health emergency, whichever is sooner. Click here for more information, to see if you qualify, and to apply.

Please remind your child to take advantage of Tutor.com for extra help in math, science, social studies, or English. Sign in at www.tutor.com/quips. This service is available 24/7 through the end of the summer! See the attachments for more information.

Penn State Beaver delivers summer youth camps that provide local school children with educationally sound programs to build STEAM competencies in fun and creative ways. These include a variety of camps that can help minimize summer regression through the exploration of robotics, chemistry, multimedia, science, sustainability, the mind, the arts, and sports education.

While some ongoing Covid 19 and University restrictions continue to exist, the campus is excited to announce that they will be able to safely offer face-to-face summer youth academic and athletic programs this summer!  In past years, they have hosted over 500 area youth and can do so safely again this summer within the imposed guidelines. The attached flyer outlines this year’s programming in detail.

Kindergarten registration for the 2021-2022 school year will be held on Friday, May 14th. Please view the attached flyer for more information.

Sign up to allow your purchases and prescriptions at Rite Aid to help raise funds for the Aliquippa Elementary School. The entire program is at no cost to you. All you need to do is sign up: https://rxfundraising.com/s/?id=AliquippaElementarySchool