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.
🌿 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!
Due to the holiday, there will be no Summer Food Service Program meals offered at any of our 2025 locations from June 30th through July 4th. Meal service will resume on Monday, July 7th.
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! ☀️📊
📢 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: 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!
🧠 Guess My Number: A Fun Math Game for Anywhere! 🎲
Looking for a quick and engaging way to boost your child’s number sense and logical thinking? “Guess My Number” turns everyday moments—like car rides or dinner time—into a fun math challenge.
One player picks a number, and others ask yes/no questions using math clues to figure it out. It's like 20 Questions—but with numbers!
💡 Try mixing it up:
- Use multiplication or subtraction facts in your clues
- Try ranges up to 100 or 1,000 for older kids
- Challenge everyone to solve it in fewer questions each time
It’s a simple, screen-free way to strengthen math reasoning as a family!
✨ Get ready to think strategically and talk math—no materials required!
Please be sure to read the PTO letter that was sent home and return the PTO Officer Nomination forms ASAP. Without the PTO and volunteers our students will be missing out on activities that enrich their school experience.
🗓️ One Week Left! 🗓️ Can you believe it, SAES families? We're down to our last week of school! It's been an incredible year, and we're wrapping things up with some special events. Let's savor these last few days together! 🐾
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This Week’s Math Moment: Fractions with Dominoes! 🎲➗
Dominoes aren’t just for games—they’re perfect for exploring fractions in a way that’s hands-on and visual! Use the dots on each domino to build, compare, and simplify fractions in a fun and stress-free way.
This activity can grow with your child:
🔸 Younger learners can practice identifying and simplifying fractions
🔸 Older students can add, subtract, or even write equations using the values they create
🔸 Try turning it into a fraction memory match or sorting challenge!
All you need is a domino set and some curious math minds.
Make fractions make sense—one dot at a time! 🌟
Stay tuned for next week’s activity for more hands-on math fun at home!
2025 SUN Bucks Program Information
The Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT), or SUN Bucks Program, was authorized by Congress in 2022. The program, through participating agencies, provides $40 per summer month per child to families with eligible school-age children to buy groceries. The Pennsylvania Departments of Human Services (DHS) and Education (PDE) are jointly responsible for overseeing the SUN Bucks program in Pennsylvania, under the guidance of the USDA.
Each household will receive a $120 SUN Bucks benefit per eligible child, equivalent to $40 per month for June-August. SUN Bucks benefits are issued at the household level. DHS follows a hierarchy of where benefits are issued: the family’s state EBT card (ACCESS) if available, otherwise the family’s previously-issued SUN Bucks EBT card if available, otherwise a new SUN Bucks EBT card.
Most families will not need to apply for 2025 SUN Bucks since the bulk of eligible students are captured automatically by 1) being eligible for free/reduced meals at NSLP/SBP schools, or 2) if they didn’t attend an NSLP/SBP school, by being on the state’s direct-certified list and of compulsory school age.
Families with questions about whether their child is automatically eligible or if they need to apply should use the Eligibility Navigator tool on the DHS website. The self-guided series of questions tells the family if a child is automatically eligible, not eligible, or if they should apply for SUN Bucks. Please review the resources below for more information on the SUN Bucks Program.
- DHS SUN Bucks website – https://www.dhs.pa.gov/sunbucks
- DHS Statewide Customer Service Center – (877) 395-8930, or (215) 560-7226 in Philadelphia
- SUN Bucks family flyers (found at the bottom of the DHS SUN Bucks website)
- CAO locator: https://www.dhs.pa.gov/services/assistance/pages/cao-contact.aspx
- Summer EBT Income Eligibility Guidelines: https://bestpractices.nokidhungry.org/resource/sebt-income-eligibilityguidelines
- Pre-recorded FAQ line for families – (877) 762-1575
A huge shout-out and heartfelt thank you to the incredible Veterans who were outside our school today, kindly passing out poppies to our students as they boarded the buses! It was especially touching to see that several of these dedicated volunteers are also our own bus drivers, continuing their service to the community in another vital role. Your presence and this meaningful gesture are so appreciated, especially as we head into Memorial Day weekend. It's a wonderful way to teach our students about remembrance and gratitude for those who made the ultimate sacrifice. Thank you for your service and for sharing this tradition with us! 🌺
Students in Mrs. Burkett's Child Development class presented nursery rhymes to Kindergarten students this afternoon! This goes along with learning about the skills children learn related to early literacy. The high school class was tasked to choose a nursery rhyme, creating a poster, and presenting the nursery rhyme in a fun and engaging manner. The Kindergarten students were wonderful audience members and some even got to partake in the presentations. Great work to all involved!
