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FEBRUARY 2, 2022
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LVIII • NO 6
First Kindergarten Expo Planned
Annual Sportsmen’s Banquet To Return The Ephrata Area Churches’ annual sportsmen’s banquet was canceled in 2021 due to COVID-19 restrictions, but this year, the group, which includes about a dozen Ephrata- and Akron-area churches, is planning to hold the event. The speaker will be Tracy Breen, a fulltime outdoor writer, speaker, and marketing consultant. He will speak on the topic of “Outwitting a Big Game Animal’s Senses.” See Sportsmen’s Banquet pg 3
“We want families to have information, especially if they’re new to the district.” Kindergarten Readiness Kits will also be available at the expo for parents who have not received them yet. Eckert noted that the idea is to get the kits into the hands of the parents of the more than 100 incoming learners as quickly as possible. “We received a grant from the (Lancaster County) Community Foundation to provide kits for all our incoming learners,” said Eckert. PVSD purchased pre-assembled kits and then added more items, along with a folder of instructions for
parents. Eckert said the kits include scissors, pencils, and dice, and the folder includes information about immunizations; a Braves Bingo card, which offers a variety of activities to prepare for kindergarten; and a checklist for parents. Along with picking up a kit, parents can sign up for Transition Nights, which were offered for the first time in 2021. Transition Nights will be held at Paradise and Salisbury elementary schools in late April or early May. Each night will have a theme. “We will have a literacy night, a math night, and a social and emotional learning night,” said Eckert, who noted that teachers, principals, counselors, and nurses will all be at the schools. “(Families will) experience the school, meet the staff, and learn about a topic,” said Eckert, who noted that dinner will be provided. “We want families to have information, especially if they’re new to the district,” explained Eckert. “We hope to have that one-to-one connection to share what we have to offer and (help families) to know the district before the children start kindergarten.” Readers who have questions may email lisa_eckert@pequeavalley.org or call 717-381-5020.
Lisa Eckert, director of early learning for the Pequea Valley School District, looks forward to welcoming families to the first Kindergarten Expo.
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CV Chamber Orchestra Plays For Tuesday Alive Tuesday Alive with 55 & Up gathering which time Jesse had graduated. of more than 50 in the church fellowTuesday Alive with 55 & Up is held On Dec. 14, 2021, Audrey Kanagy, ship hall. Originally, the presentation at 10 a.m. on the second Tuesday of pastor of Ridgeview Mennonite was scheduled in December of 2020, the month for several months a year Church, must have felt a mixture of when Audrey’s son Jesse was a stu- at the church, 3723 Ridge Road, Gorjoy and sadness when she introduced dent and part of the chamber orches- donville. Programs include speakers, the Conestoga Valley High School tra, but COVID-19 restrictions music, and other presentations (CVHS) chamber orchestra to the delayed the concert until 2021, by designed to enhance spiritual growth and fellowship. All persons age 55 and older are welcome to attend. Programs are generally held in March, April, May, June, September, October, November, and December. CVHS conductor Emily Sheffer explained that the group of more than a dozen students were all volunteers who gather after school Audrey Kanagy introduced the Conestoga Valley High School chamber
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“We are very excited. This is the first time we have done this,” said Lisa Eckert, director of early learning for the Pequea Valley School District (PVSD). Eckert’s excitement is related to Kindergarten Expo 2022. Kindergarten Expo 2022 will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 22, at the Together Community Center, 3293 Lincoln Highway East, Paradise, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. The event will be designed for those whose children will enter kindergarten in the fall of 2022. Kindergarten Expo 2022 will offer parents a place to turn in paperwork, including birth certificates, immunization records, proof of residency, and parental identification information. The event will also include online registration stations, information about transition activities, a free book for each newly registered kindergartner, refreshments, door prizes, and more. Eckert has arranged for local organizations, including the Pequea Valley Public Library, Pequea Valley youth sports leagues, the Paradise Parent Teacher Organization, the Salisbury Parent Teacher Committee, The Factory Ministries and Community Action
Partnership Child Care to have displays at the event. PVSD staff members will be present at the expo during the day. Eckert believes the timespan of the drop-in event will give parents plenty of opportunities to stop by. “We will hopefully reach as many families as possible,” she said, noting that computers will be set up at the expo so that those without regular online access can register a child with assistance if needed.
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