Middle School Gr 4-6

Pennsylvania Youth Survey: 4th Grade PAYS Jr. Survey Passive Parental/Caregiver Permission Letter Our school is taking part in the 2025 Pennsylvania Youth Survey Junior (PAYS Jr.) sponsored by the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency, the Pennsylvania Department of Education, and the Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs. The survey has been specially designed for 4th graders in terms of survey length, content, and question wording. The survey will ask questions about the behaviors and perceptions of students in the 4th grade on topics such as school climate, bullying, and mental health. The survey will take about 25-30 minutes to complete. The information we receive will assist us and our community partners in working to promote mental health, a positive school climate and healthy youth development. We want to ensure that all parents and caregivers are notified that the survey is being conducted and provide you with as much information about the survey as possible. As a parent or caregiver, you have the right to prohibit your child’s participation. The following facts about the survey will help you make...

Our school is taking part in the 2025 Pennsylvania Youth Survey (PAYS) sponsored by the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency, the Pennsylvania Department of Education, and the Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs. The survey will ask questions about the behaviors of students in the 6th, 8th, 10th, and 12th grades, including questions about school climate, mental health, violence, bullying, and substance use. The information we receive will assist us and our community partners in working to promote mental health and prevent substance use and other problem behaviors. We want to ensure that all parents and caregivers are notified the survey is being conducted as well as provide you with as much information about the survey as possible. As a parent or caregiver, you have the right to prohibit your child’s participation. The following facts about the survey will help you make an informed decision: Participation in this survey is completely voluntary. Students will be instructed by their proctor that they can skip any questions they do not understand or choose not to answer. If they have any...

Back to School Night for all 4th, 5th, and 6th grade students and their parents will be on Tuesday August 19th from 4:00-7:00.

Parents can submit excuse notes for absences electronically! When your child is absent, you will get a notice link on the FOCUS Parent Portal that your child has an unexcused absence without a note.  You can click that link to go to the attendance page, scroll down to the date of absence, and hover over the Excuse Note area to upload a note or a picture of your excuse note.  Your child's building will get notification that the note has been uploaded and can then review to either approve the absence as excused or provide an explanation if the absence can't be approved as excused.  Parents are still welcome to send in a paper excuse as well.  All parents are encouraged to create a FOCUS Parent Portal account to view your child's grades, attendance, schedule, and more!  FOCUS Gradebook / Student Information System

Parents/Students: If you wish to get a head start and purchase items for your classes prior to school starting, the following list are items needed for classes for the 2024-2025 school year: 6th Grade Mrs. Smorto (6th Grade ELA & Math) – Binder, loose leaf paper, dry erase markers, glue stick, folder, crayons/colored pencils and highlighters. Mrs. Mento (6th Grade ELA) – Highlighters, Dry Erase Markers, Glue Stick, and 2″ binder with paper. Mrs. Warner (6th Grade Science & Social Studies) – Notebooks, Pencils, Highlighters. Mr. Mardula (6th Grade Math & Science) - Pencils, Folder, Notebook, Highlighters   5th Grade Mr. Eckenrode (5th Grade Math & Science) – Pencils, Folder, Notebook, and Highlighters. Mrs. Hajnosz (5th Grade ELA & SS) – Pencils, Folder, Notebook, and Highlighters. Mrs. Kerfonta (5th Grade Math & Science) – Pencils, Folder, Notebook, and Highlighters. Mrs. Marino (5th Grade ELA & SS) – Pencils, Folder, Notebook, and Highlighters.   4th Grade Mrs. Audley (4th Grade ELA, Science, & SS) – Pencils, Folder, Notebook, and Highlighters. Mrs. Baker (4th Grade ELA, Science, & SS) – Pencils, Folder,...

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Safe2Say Something is an anonymous tip-line a person can use to report information about possible bullying, suicide, violence, etc.

The username and password you use to check your child's AR progress have been changed to match the same username and password your child uses. Please ask your child to share this information with you, or contact Mrs. Gibson at the middle school for additional help.

As a reminder, all families with any negative balance on school lunch accounts will receive an automated phone message on Sunday evenings. Please see the link below for information about how to access your online school lunch account, make payments, or view what your child is eating or purchasing. Please contact us at 814-886-7753 x1103 if you have questions or need assistance. Food Services

Students are permitted to take backpacks and book bags into classrooms. Teachers may ask students to place bags in a designated location within a room to ease congestion around desks and aisles.

All student absences are treated as unlawful until your child’s school receives a written excuse explaining the absence. This excuse must be given to the school office within three days of the absence. Call the school office if you have a question or concern about your child’s absences and excuses required.