Parent leaders are invited to attend an upcoming June 5 workshop with our district partner, Be a Part of the Conversation. The event will take place from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Center for Families in Bryn Mawr and will offer a chance for parents to talk about how to support healthy, substance-free kids. There is no charge to attend and refreshments will be served. You may register online for this free event at: parentleaders.eventbrite.com

Perkiomen Valley School District is offering nutritious meals and snacks, free of charge, to children in need. Bags of food will be available throughout the summer and can be picked up at the District Office or Schwenksville Elementary School. There is no requirement to provide personal financial information to qualify for this program.


If your child would benefit from this program, you are encouraged to enroll him/her by completing this form and returning it to your school counselor by Friday, May 31. Once your child is enrolled in the Power Packs Program, he/she will receive bags of food each week throughout summer or until you no longer need to participate. All bags can be picked up on Mondays, beginning on June 10, in the front office at Schwenksville Elementary School or District Office. If you have questions, please email powerpacks@pvsd.org.

You may also find resources for summer meals through this link: https://www.fns.usda.gov/summerfoodrocks

A Fifth-Grade Parents’ Night will be held Wednesday, June 5, from 7 to 8 p.m. at both middle schools to introduce fifth-grade parents to the sixth-grade program. The presentations will be held in each school's auditorium. Guidance counselors and administrators will be on hand to welcome parents/guardians to the Perkiomen Valley Middle School community.

If you have a rising sixth-grader, you may want to consider enrolling him/her in the Jump Start program, which is a transition camp available to incoming sixth-grade students and is being held from June 17-20 at both middle schools. If you are interested in signing your child up for this program, click here for more information. Please be aware that the program is capped at 30 students per school.

Schools and offices will be closed Monday, May 27, in observance of Memorial Day.

The Art Department's 4th Annual Art and Food Truck Festival will be held Saturday, June 1, from 12 to 4 p.m. at Perkiomen Valley High School. This event supports arts within the district and the community. Join us for a fun day featuring 15 food trucks, 26 artists, 14 vendors and performances on the music stage. In the auxiliary gym, there will be a "Kids Zone" with inflatables, a Post-It Note mural, games and more. In the competition gym, see live demonstrations by professional artists along with art students from Middle School West, South, Schwenksville, Skippack, and the High School. Perkiomen Valley employees will also be displaying their talents, including Stacie Kuneck from Just Jane Crafts; Liz Dowiak from Musings & Monograms; and Matt Storm from PV Ink. The festival will also feature the K-12 Progressional Art Wall sponsored by the Berman Museum at Ursinus College, a professional face painter, caricature and henna artists, a faculty dunk tank, raffles, a photobooth, a chalk wall, a scavenger hunt and much more! Stop by the art booth on the day of the event for more information. Stay up to date with us at www.pvartfest.com and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

Spring is on the way, which means it's time to sign up for our upcoming classes! The 2019 Late Spring/Summer Community Ed brochure is now available online, and you can also peruse classes and register through our webstore.

The Perkiomen Valley School Board approved the 2019-20 instructional calendar at the Jan. 14th business meeting. The calendar features an Aug. 26, 2019, start for school, and a June 11, 2020, end date.

The calendar for next year is very similar to the current calendar, featuring parent-teacher conferences the week of Thanksgiving (meaning a full week off for students), and a winter break spanning Dec. 23 to Jan. 1.

Looking to take your involvement with the district to the next level? Work at PVSD as a Substitute Aide! Submit your application as a Substitute Teacher Aide and spend your days providing meaningful service to students and staff in our schools. Although regular availability is preferred, this job provides significant scheduling flexibility from week to week. Apply now online or contact Susan Angel (sangel@pvsd.org) with questions.

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