Only PV PM kindergarten is cancelled.
Peters Township School District officials have cancelled afternoon kindergarten for Pleasant Valley Elementary students due to a power outage. Bower Hill Elementary kindergarten will go on as scheduled Wednesday afternoon. More than 1,300 West Penn Power customers are without power in Peters Township due to the morning's severe storm. Click here for updates throughout the day.
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The winter storm is causing the closures.
Editor's Note: This article was updated at 1:10 p.m. A Peters Township School District spokeswoman announced that all Peters Township schools will be dismissed 45 minutes early Friday. Jan. 25. High school students will be dismissed at 1:40 p.m.; middle school students at 2:15 p.m.; and elementary students at 2:45 p.m. "Parents should be aware that we anticipate longer than normal bus rides and while specific arrival tiems may be hard to predict, students may be arriving home earlier than normal. Staff members will remain at the schools with car riders until all students are picked up," according to a news release. In addition, due to winter weather conditions, all evening activities, practices, games and trips have been canceled, …
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Discover how the educators at Bower Hill Elementary School get students and parents ready for the first day of kindergarten.
Sweaty palms. Racing heart. Nervous thoughts. Separation anxiety. Fear of the school bus. Insecurity about new rules and new authority figures. Uncontrollable sobbing. These are but a few of the physical and emotional responses commonly associated with a kindergartener’s first day of school. Sometimes it’s the kid who feels this way. More often, it’s the parent. We sat down with some of the administrators at Bower Hill Elementary School to find out how the school’s educators address these, and other, issues to help ease you and your child through the transition from preschool, daycare or homecare to kindergarten. School Counselor Fred Traumuller opened the discussion by saying, “One of the things I think we do very well here at Bower Hill …
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