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! ☀️📏
Come Celebrate Our 5th Graders! We’re sending off our awesome 5th grade students with a Clap-Out on Friday, June 6th, and we’d love for you to join us! Here’s how it’ll work: Families who want to cheer on their 5th grader should gather outside the main entrance and line the sidewalk from the gym doors to the front office doors. This will create a fun send-off path for our students as they walk through. A few quick reminders: Be sure to arrive by 2:20 PM with the clap-out at 2:30. If you want to snap a quick photo, that’s totally fine — just keep it moving so we can get students back inside by 2:45 PM. Students will not be allowed to leave early. They’ll head home the same way they normally do. This helps us keep things safe and smooth for everyone and gives teachers a chance to say one last goodbye. Thanks so much for understanding — YES families are the best!
LAST CALL FOR YEARBOOK SALES: 24-25 YES Yearbooks for sale.: $17/copy. Please have your child stop by the office to get their copy! Cash only! The yearbooks turned out awesome! We have a few more left to sale!
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.
Attention Parents: We have 8 extra copies of the 24-25 YES Yearbooks for sale. $17/copy. Please have your child stop by the office to get their copy! Cash only! The yearbooks turned out awesome!
Attention Parents: Just a reminder; our Bike to School Day is tomorrow, Wednesday, June 4th, we will meet over at the old PNC Bank Building at 7:10, See you there!
Also, our Fun Day today went great! Tomorrow, Wednesday, June 4th, Grades K-1 will have their Fun Day in the morning and Egger/Watson's classes will be in the PM. Please be sure to send your child with an extra set of clothes and a beach towel if possible. The students really enjoyed the water activities!
Attention Parents: Our Fun Days are coming up 5/3-5/4. The PTO has many fun activities planned for our students, thank you to our PTO for all their hard work in planning these special days! As our students may get wet, please be sure to send your student with a chance of clothes!
YEARBOOKS ARE IN! We have extra copies of the 24-25 yearbooks for sale. First come, first serve! $17/copy! Cash only.
🧠 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!
Attention YES families, 2024-2025 Yearbooks are in, and they look AWESOME! We will be handing out yearbooks to those students who preordered one starting on Monday, June 2nd, 2025. If you didn't preorder and would still like a copy, please know that we have limited copies available in the main office, and they will be handed out on a first-come-first-served basis. We are only accepting cash and they are $17.00 per copy.
Attention Parents: Some buses may be delayed bringing our students home tonight. There was a serious non-school related accident on Route 27 between Garland and Pittsfield that happened late this afternoon. Some buses may be rerouted over Ross Hill Road.
Attention Parents, our last Special Visitor's Luncheon is scheduled for Friday, May 30th for Grade 1, 2, and 5! Nutrition will be set up with check in tables at the main entrance at 11:10. Once visitors are checked in, 1st grade visitors will report to the library side of the lobby, 2nd grade visitors will wait at the office side of the lobby, and 5th grade visitors will report to the Gym. We will have staff on hand to guide you where to go! The students will come down to meet their visitor at 11:40; 1st and 2nd grade students and visitors will get in the food line first and 5th grade will line up next. First grade will eat in Cafeteria A, 2nd Grade will eat in Cafeteria B, and 5th grade will eat in the gym! We will have our book fair set up in the gym, so please be sure to go down to the gym before you leave to check out this event! We look forward to seeing everyone on Friday!
SAVE THE DATE: Come Celebrate Our 5th Graders!
We’re sending off our awesome 5th grade students with a Clap-Out on Friday, June 6th, and we’d love for you to join us!
Here’s how it’ll work: Families who want to cheer on their 5th grader should gather outside the main entrance and line the sidewalk from the gym doors to the front office doors. This will create a fun send-off path for our students as they walk through.
A few quick reminders:
Be sure to arrive by 2:20 PM with the clap-out at 2:30. If you want to snap a quick photo, that’s totally fine — just keep it moving so we can get students back inside by 2:45 PM.
Students will not be allowed to leave early. They’ll head home the same way they normally do. This helps us keep things safe and smooth for everyone and gives teachers a chance to say one last goodbye. Thanks so much for understanding — YES families are the best!
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Attention Parents: With rain expected tomorrow and Thursday, the Bike to School Day will be held next Wednesday, June 4th! The weather looks quite favorable next week! We will meet at 7:10 with our bikes at the old PNC Bank building. We hope to see you there!
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!
Reminder: Kindergarten Roundup is right around the corner for WAEC!
The final WCSD Kindergarten Roundup session will be this Tuesday, May 27th, at Warren Area Elementary Center from 2:00-6:00 PM.
Each elementary school will host a Kindergarten Roundup session so interested parents can meet with various people to learn more about kindergarten and complete helpful screenings. Please see the flyer below or the Registration tab on the district webpage: https://www.wcsdpa.org/o/wcsd/page/registration for more information.
If you know someone else with a child ready for kindergarten, please share the information with them.
ATTENTION: Walk to School Day for 2025 has been cancelled. We hope for better weather next week for our Bike to School Day on Wednesday, May 28th!
Attention Parents: Due to the rainy upcoming forecast, tomorrow's WALK TO SCHOOL DAY will be moved to the original rain date of Thursday, May 22. We meet in front of the TMC Tax Experience/White Cane Coffee Building (the old Youngsville PNC Bank) at 7:10am. We start walking by 7:15am. to school! We hope to see you there!
Attention Parents: Due to the upcoming rainy forecast; The K-2 Spring Concert this Thursday, May 22nd will be held indoors in the gymnasium. Doors will open at 6:00! We hope to see you there!