Car Ride Games - See the picture below for easy car ride games to keep everyone in the car entertained. Two of them have available game boards at the links below.
License Plate Game Board: https://5il.co/1wjfv
Road Trip Scavenger Hunt Board: https://5il.co/1wjgk
WCSD Important Dates for Students 2023-2024 School Year
Little Free Library World Map - Want to find Little Free Libraries near you? Get the Little Free Library mobile app (it’s free)! Get it in the App Store for iOS devices or the Google Play Store for Android devices.
The Little Free Library app makes it easy to find little library locations near you. You can get directions, create routes, save your favorites, and track the libraries you visit. If you’re a Little Free Library steward, there’s a section of the app that lets you edit your library’s listing in real time!
https://littlefreelibrary.org/map/
2023 P-EBT Information for Parents and Families
Linked below are the PEBT Summer 2023 Family Guide and P-EBT FAQ Sheets.
- Family Guide: https://5il.co/2007f
- FAQ: https://5il.co/2007d
Please note that the Department of Human Services (DHS) has a new P-EBT Inquiry Portal at https://www.pennebt.com/en/. Do not use any previous links.
The inquiry portal allows parents to submit specific questions to DHS about their child’s PEBT benefits. This is separate from the Parent Portal where parents may look up whether their child is eligible for P-EBT and request a replacement card. Descriptions of these two resources along with others such as the DHS P-EBT family hotline number are included in the Family Guide.
Summer Food Update - 7/19/23
Participants in the City Summer Playground Program will be on a field trip on Thursday, July 20, 2023. Therefore, free lunches through the Summer Food Service Program will not be distributed at the playgrounds on that day. Any eligible child may still receive a free breakfast or lunch at Beaty Warren Middle School from 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM and 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM.
For additional information, visit https://www.wcsdpa.org/page/summer-food-service-program
REMINDER: The 4th Annual KIN Fund Golf Fundraiser will be held at Cable Hollow Golf Course on Sunday, July 30, 2023, at 9 AM. The WCSD is still accepting golf and sponsor registrations for the event, which honors the memory of Boyd Freeborough.
The KIN Fund at the Community Foundation of Warren County has supported 1,120 individuals. Since 2015, 68% of individuals supported by the KIN Fund are between the ages of birth and 14 years of age and 32% are 15 years of age or older. An average of 19% of KIN Fund recipients are identified as families/students suffering from homelessness.
Your support for the KIN Fund has been greatly appreciated. See the flyers attached to this post for more information on how to register or become a sponsor.
Do you have children under the age of five? Check out The Imagination Library Program. All Warren County children from birth to five years of age are eligible to participate in the book program, free of charge, regardless of family income. Books are mailed to participating children once a month until they reach five years of age. Each book is age appropriate.
All information can be found at the Jefferson DeFrees Family Center at the link below.
https://www.jdfamilycenter.org/services/dolly-parton-imagination-library
Shout it from the Top of Wolverine Mountain! Tonight is the night! It’s Sheffield Wolverines Track and Field Youth Camp beginning at 6 PM. We will begin registration at 5:30PM. If you are entering grades K-7, you are more than welcome to still attend! The cost is $20 per person or $40 max for a family. Camp tonight and tomorrow will begin at 6:00PM and will start to wrap up at 7:45 PM. Track Meet is scheduled for Thursday - registration begins at 4:30PM with the track meet beginning at 5 PM. Water bottles and exercise attire are highly recommended! There will be water and snacks available for participants. Let’s make this the best, most fun camp yet!
UPDATE: All summer programming normally scheduled at Beaty Warren Middle School will resume on Tuesday, July 11, 2023. This includes 21st Century, LEAP, the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), Extended School Year, and all SFSP meal preparation for City of Warren playground sites.
More Road Trip Fun
June is Internet Safety Month so we wanted to highlight an article that takes a deep dive into four of the most popular social media apps that students may be inquiring about or already using. Introducing your child to social media provides useful information about the risks and positive features of these apps. Parents will discover expert advice on how to develop ongoing conversations with children about social media platforms, the risks and benefits for teens with actionable steps on how to keep online safety top of mind.
https://wcsdpa.onlinesafetyhub.io//parent/age-advice/starting-with-social-media
Calling all scientists! You can use your skills of observation to help track the firefly population this summer.
Spend at least 10 minutes once a week during firefly season (late June through August) observing fireflies in one location (your backyard or in a nearby field). Learn more about what to look for and how to submit observations ➡ https://bit.ly/3zgbKXp.
Road Trip Math activity
SFSP City Playground Hours - Update 6/22/23
Bagged lunches are now served at the Lacey and Crescent playgrounds at 11:00 am - 11:30 am. Breakfast and lunch will be served at Beaty Warren Middle School as originally announced. Please see the poster below for more information, and feel free to share this post with your family and friends.
If you know of a summer program for children that might be interested in partnering with the WCSD to offer SFSP meals, have them contact 814-723-6900.
Beach Ball Math
The WCSD Summer Food Service Program will begin on Monday, June 12th at Beaty Warren Middle School, with additional sites at Crescent and Lacy Playgrounds in Warren starting June 19th.
Beaty will offer breakfast and lunch, while the playgrounds will offer bagged lunches.
See https://www.wcsdpa.org/page/summer-food-service-program for more information.
Sheffield Library Summer Reading Program!
Last Day of School!
For those who are unaware, there are a number of wildfires currently burning in Quebec, Canada. The smoke from those fires is drifting south to the United States, causing hazy skies and a decline in air quality.
Since wildfire smoke may pose health concerns to certain populations, the Warren County School District is following the recommendations based on air quality data provided by AirNow, the official U.S. Air Quality Index (AQI). The AQI is a color-coded index designed to communicate whether air quality is healthy or unhealthy for you and recommend steps to protect your health.
You may visit AirNow at www.AirNow.gov, enter your zip code, to see what the AQI value is.
The district and its schools will be following the recommendations based on the AQI through the remainder of the school year. Be aware that conditions may be different in different parts of the county.
Medicaid and CHIP renewals
