Sheffield Area Elementary School

Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) Dates & Times

The Warren County School District is again offering the federally funded Summer Food Service Program this summer. Funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and administered through the Pennsylvania Department of Education, the program provides free meals and snacks to all children 18 years of age and younger at approved sites across Warren County. No registration or income requirements are necessary.

Sites include:
– Beaty Warren Middle School, breakfast and lunch, Monday through Friday from June 9 through Aug. 8. Breakfast hours are 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. with lunch from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
– Warren Area Elementary Center, bagged breakfast and lunch, Monday through Friday from June 9 through Aug. 8. Breakfast is from 8 to 8:30 a.m. with lunch from 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
– Lacy Park & Playground, bagged lunch only, Monday through Friday from June 16 through Aug. 8, from 11:30 a.m. to noon.
– Crescent Park, bagged lunch only, Monday through Friday from June 16 through Aug. 8, from 11:30 a.m. to noon.
– Sheffield Township Park, bagged lunch only, Monday through Friday from June 16 through Aug. 8, from 11:30 a.m. to noon.

All sites will be closed from June 30 through July 4 for the Fourth of July holiday.

Children are encouraged to arrive early at playground sites to help staff order the appropriate number of meals. All meals must be eaten on-site, and menus will be available online at www.wcsdpa.org under the “Summer Food Service Program” tab.. The district will announce any changes to dates, times, or sites via signage, its website, mobile app, and the Warren County School District Facebook page.

The program is a collaboration between the Warren County School District, city of Warren and Sheffield Township. Organizations offering summer programming and interested in becoming a Summer Food Service Program site can call Jones at 814-723-6900 or email jonesm@wcsdpa.org.

Weekly Math Fun: Lemonade Stand Learning! 🍋📊 This week, bring math to life with a pretend or real lemonade stand! Whether you're indoors with stuffed animal customers or outside with friends and neighbors, this fun activity is packed with opportunities to build math skills through play. Try These Add-On Challenges: 🧮 Set a Budget – Give your child a pretend budget to “buy” ingredients and supplies. Can they stay within it and still turn a profit? 📋 Create a Menu – Let them design a menu with prices, discounts (like 2 for $1), or combo deals that involve multi-step math. 📊 Customer Survey – Have kids ask customers for their favorite lemonade flavor and use tally marks or a simple bar graph to show the results. 💡 Reflect Together – After the stand closes, ask: “What was the most popular item?” “How much money did you earn?” “What would you do differently next time?” This sweet setup builds planning, problem-solving, and real-world math confidence in a way that’s refreshing and fun. Stay tuned for next week’s post with another hands-on way to explore math at home! ✨📐

📢 Attention WCSD Parents! If your child will be enrolled in the Warren County School District for the 2025–2026 school year, you can avoid first-day paperwork by updating your student’s information electronically ahead of time! ✅ An email was sent this morning from noreplyenrollment@powerschool.com with quick and easy instructions. 📬 Letters with this information will also be mailed home soon. 💻 Get started now by clicking here: https://registration.powerschool.com/family/gosnap.aspx?action=43103&culture=en Thank you for helping us start the school year smoothly! #WCSD #BackToSchoolPrep #ParentReminder #20252026SchoolYear

Weekly Math Fun: Hop Into Learning with Math Fact Hopscotch! 🎯✏️ Looking for an energetic way to practice math facts? Head outside and turn your sidewalk into a math-powered playground with Math Fact Hopscotch! This twist on a classic game helps kids build math fluency while keeping their bodies active and engaged. Use sidewalk chalk to create a hopscotch grid and fill each square with math problems instead of numbers. As your child hops through the course, they’ll solve each fact before jumping—turning each step into a math win! Want to challenge older learners? ✅ Focus on higher multiplication and division facts ✅ Add two-step problems or missing-number equations ✅ Make it a timed challenge to encourage speed and accuracy Math in motion strengthens focus, improves memory, and makes practice feel like play. Stay tuned for next week’s post for another fun, movement-based math idea! 🧠🏃‍♂️📐

Have you considered volunteering for the PTO? What does that even look like? What do they need? Here are some ways you can volunteer throughout the year: 👫 be a room parent 📸 help out at picture day 🎃 help out with class parties 📚work at the book fair 🎄volunteer at the holiday shop 💃🪩🕺🏼 dance help 🙋‍♀️ many other opportunities Interested in knowing more? Ask away! Follow us at the Sheffield Elementary School PTO page on Facebook or comment below! We’d love to get you involved to continue to make our school the best one around. https://www.wcsdpa.org/page/volunteers

🍦 Scoop Up Some Math Fun! Turn your child's favorite treat into a hands-on math lesson! With Ice Cream Scoop Graphing, kids can survey friends and family about their top ice cream flavors, then turn the results into a colorful pictograph or bar graph. It’s a simple and fun way to practice data collection, comparison, and even fractions! 📊 Why It’s Great: – Builds graphing, counting, and comparison skills  – Encourages math conversation – Helps build a better understanding of math vocabulary like most, least, equal, and difference – Is a real-world application of math concepts in a way that’s both engaging and memorable Perfect for summer fun with zero prep needed—just bring your imagination and your favorite flavors!

Summer Food Update, 7/10/25

The City of Warren Playground Program has canceled the field trips scheduled for today, July 10th, at the Crescent Park and Lacy Park Playgrounds. As a result, Summer Food will be available today at both locations.

Thank you, and have a great summer day!

Weekly Math Fun: Road Trip Math! 🚗🧮 Headed out on a summer adventure? Make the most of your travel time with math games on the go! Road trips are the perfect setting for fun, low-prep activities that strengthen math thinking while you watch the world go by. In addition to license plate math (see image), try these: 🗺️ Toll Booth Tracker – Predict how many toll booths you’ll pass or how much you’ll spend. Add the amounts along the way! ⛽ Gas Budgeting Game – Estimate how much gas you’ll need. Have your child track mileage, price per gallon, and total cost at each stop. 🍟 Snack Sale Challenge – Pretend you’re running a snack shop in the car. Assign prices to items and have your child “buy” them using mental math. 📦 Road Sign Geometry – Look for shapes in road signs (octagons, triangles, rectangles) and track how many of each you find. 🔟 Skip Count Challenge – Pick a number (like 3 or 5) and skip count each time you see a billboard, red car, or road sign. Whether you're traveling across states or just across town, these math activities turn the journey into a classroom on wheels. Stay tuned for next week’s post, where we’ll share another creative way to keep math learning fun all summer long! ☀️📊

Have a safe and happy Fourth of July!

🌿 Take Math Outside! A simple walk becomes a fun math adventure when kids count, compare, and estimate along the way. From tallying leaves to predicting steps, nature offers endless opportunities to explore math through movement and curiosity. This low-prep activity builds number sense, sorting skills, and early estimation—all while getting some fresh air! 🌳📊 📊 Sort and Compare: – Sort objects by size, color, or type – Ask: "Did we find more small rocks or large ones?" – Use tally marks or create a simple bar graph when you return home Why It’s Great: ✔ Builds counting, sorting, comparing, and measurement skills ✔ Encourages observation and curiosity ✔ Turns everyday moments into hands-on learning Whether it’s a short walk or an afternoon hike, math is everywhere in nature—you just have to look for it!

Our partner at the Sheffield Memorial Park has informed us that they will be closed today, Tuesday, June 24th, due to the continuing hot weather. Summer Food Service meals will be available at Beaty Warren Middle School as scheduled. The Park expects to be open for the remainder of this week.

💦 Water Balloon Math: Cool Off & Learn! Turn summer fun into brain-boosting play! Water Balloon Math mixes movement and math to help kids build fact fluency in an exciting, active way. 💡 Why it works: This game strengthens number recall, coordination, and processing speed—all while keeping kids engaged outdoors. It’s perfect for kinesthetic learners who thrive on hands-on activities. Associating physical activity with problem-solving strengthens memory and keeps learners more engaged than flashcards or worksheets alone. 🎯 Pro Tips: Let kids write the problems on the balloons for extra practice. Use different colors for different operations (blue for addition, red for multiplication). Add a reflection: Which problems were trickiest? How fast did you solve them? Water Balloon Math turns your yard into a learning playground—and proves that summer learning can be just as fun as it is refreshing! A splash of fun + a dash of learning = summer math success!

📢 Attention WCSD Parents! If your child will be enrolled in the Warren County School District for the 2025–2026 school year, you can avoid first-day paperwork by updating your student’s information electronically ahead of time! ✅ An email was sent this morning from noreplyenrollment@powerschool.com with quick and easy instructions. 📬 Letters with this information will also be mailed home soon. 💻 Get started now by clicking here: https://registration.powerschool.com/family/gosnap.aspx?action=43103&culture=en Thank you for helping us start the school year smoothly! #WCSD #BackToSchoolPrep #ParentReminder #20252026SchoolYear

Weekly Math Fun: Sidewalk Chalk Geometry! 🎨📐 This week, take math outside with a colorful twist! Use sidewalk chalk to explore shapes, angles, and patterns right on your driveway or sidewalk. It’s a creative and active way to build geometry skills—no worksheets required! Make Math Come to Life: 🔷 Draw Shapes & Name Them – Review sides and corners as your child draws polygons like triangles, squares, and hexagons. 🔺 Angle Practice – Teach acute, right, and obtuse angles by drawing them, then challenge your child to find real-life matches around the yard. 🦘 Play & Move – Create shape-based games like “Jump to the rectangle!” to get kids moving while learning math terms. 📏 Coordinate Grids (for older kids) – Practice plotting points and identifying patterns using a simple X-Y axis drawn on the sidewalk. This low-prep activity supports spatial reasoning, geometry vocabulary, and creativity, all while getting fresh air and sunshine. Stay tuned for next week’s post, where we’ll share another fun way to keep math meaningful and engaging at home! ☀️📊

Weekly Math Fun: Summer Reading = Math, Too! 📚➕ Summer reading can boost more than just literacy—it’s also a great way to build math understanding through stories! This week, try reading math-themed books that introduce number concepts, patterns, geometry, and measurement in creative, engaging ways. Ways to Make It Meaningful: 📖 Choose books that spark curiosity and include natural math connections. 💬 Pause to ask questions like, “How did the characters solve that problem?” or “Can we try that math activity at home?” 📝 Keep a simple math reading log to track titles and talk about what your child learned from each book. Why It Matters: ✔ Combines math and literacy in meaningful ways ✔ Encourages discussion and real-world application of math concepts ✔ Helps prevent summer learning loss in both subjects Books like The Grapes of Math and How Big Is a Foot? make math feel playful and approachable while encouraging discussion and real-world thinking. Whether you’re reading under a tree or curled up before bed, math-themed books can make summer reading even more impactful. Stay tuned for next week’s post with another fun way to support math at home! ☀️📏

Congratulations to our Fifth grade LEAD graduates! Thank you to our SROs that teach this program to our students each year.

Today our kindergarten friends in Mrs. Lindberg's class said goodbye to their student teacher, Mrs.Markfink. Mrs.Marfink will be graduating from the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford soon. We wish her luck in all of her future endeavors.

Fun was had by all at our annual SAES FUN DAY!! Thank you so much to all those who helped make this annual tradition possible!