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The end of the

school year is, yet again,

quickly approaching. Wow!

Where does the time go? It

has been a very busy year

with construction. The entire

school community has done a

great job remaining flexible

throughout the construction.

The kids have been especially

flexible and positive. They

have been excited throughout

the entire process and they

just keep moving forward

without missing a beat. I am

so proud of our students!

Deconstruction of

the old building began this

week. As a matter of fact,

they are deconstructing right

now as I am writing this mes-

sage! The project should be

finished up sometime in June

and we should be in full swing

for the start of next school

year. We will still have open

house in the summer for stu-

dents to meet their new

teachers. We will also have

open houses for the commu-

nity to view the new school

when it is 100% complete.

For those of you who

were able to make it to the

Spaghetti Dinner, you got a

glimpse of how beautiful the

new school is. You have an-

other chance to check out the

new auditorium at the spring

concert on May 3rd.

Thank you all for

your flexibility and support the

past two years. It is challeng-

ing to run school through a

construction project. I am

truly thankful to work with

such a fine community! You

are the best!

Sincerely,

Edward L. Gnall

Principal

Volume 3, Issue 9

FRO M TH E PR I N C I PA L : A YE A R O F FL E X I B I L I T Y

May, 2012

Special points of interest:

• May 3rd Spring Concert

• May 7th Mid-Marking Period

• May 7-11 5th Grade Camp Heb-

ron

• May 8th National Teacher Day

• May 8th @ 7PM PTO Mtg.

• May 23 @ 7pm MS 5th Grade

Parent Orientation

• May 22-24 PTO Book Fair

• May 24 Talent Show @ 6:30 PM

• Field Day June 5

Crazy George assebmly

• May 28 Memorial Day

• June 6 5th Grade Promotion @

7 PM

• June 7 Last Day

• June 7 5th Grade Celebration

I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E :

Field Day 2

Safe Footwear 2

Kudos! 2

Spring Concert 3

Fifth Grade Parents 3

Talent Show 3

Construction 4

CONEWAGO NEWS !

T H A N K Y O U ! F R O M M R S . M I L L E R A N D M R S . W O L F

We enjoyed Sec-

retary’s Day very much.

The day began with a

breakfast for all teach-

ers and staff. Cards,

flowers, and gifts arrived

in our office throughout

the day. It is always

enlightening to read our

job descriptions from

the students’ points of

view! From our perspec-

tive…...working in the

school office is one of

the best jobs to have!

Thank you, faculty, staff,

students and parents!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Miller and

Mrs. Wolf

Look closely…………….who is the operator?

The grounds of

the school are still under

construction; this allows us

no space to safely conduct

field day on our school

grounds.

Field Day has

been rescheduled from

June 1 to June 5. We will

hold our field day jointly

with Nye Elementary at the

Nye school grounds. Mrs.

Krulock will coordinate the

combined activities.

Transportation by

Lower Dauphin buses will

be arranged. Our AM kin-

dergartners will be staying

for the whole day so they

can also attend the field

day activities and an as-

sembly program in the af-

ternoon at Conewago.

More information about

lunches and opportunities

for parent volunteers will

be coming home in the

coming weeks.

Crazy George will

be with us for the after-

noon assembly at Cone-

wago on field day. He is

one of America’s top bas-

ketball entertainers and

makes hundreds of ap-

pearances each year to

help kids focus on their

strengths and never give

up!

helpers did a great job with the food.

Spring 2012 has been an exception-ally busy time. Our 5th grade students worked hard on the Spaghetti Dinner Theatre. Mrs. Weimer and Miss O’Donnell worked with them for several weeks. Mrs. Marianne DeNotaris and her

Race for Educa-tion has been an adven-ture for all…...students, parents, teachers, par-ent volunteers and es-pecially Mr. Piermattei and Mrs. DeNotaris.

Mrs. Jolene Berry and Mrs. Michelle Angerer have done an outstanding job on the 11-12 class book.

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F O O T W E A R . . . S A F E T Y F I R S T

F I E LD DAY W IT H NY E EL EM EN TA RY

K U D O S T O H A R D W O R K E R S

1. Sneakers are the

most appropriate footwear

for recess and physical

education classes. Open-

toed shoes invite scrapes

from the macadam. Shoes

with proper support and

coverage help prevent foot

and ankle injuries.

2. Flip-flops should

not be worn to school due

to safety on the play-

ground.

I appreciate your

cooperation in helping us

maintain a safe atmos-

phere for the remainder of

the school year.

During the warmer

months of school, children

often like to wear footwear

that is more comfortable

when it is hot, but is not

always safe for school.

Please read the following

guidelines and help us

keep your child/children

safe at school.

“Sneakers are the most

appropriate footwear for

recess and physical

education classes.”

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Conewago News!

The Conewago

Spring Concert,

Sing a Rainbow, will

be held on Thurs-

day, May 3, 2012, at

7:00 pm. The con-

cert features

Grades 3 and 4 in a

variety of roles, in-

cluding performing

on their band and

orchestra instru-

ments, poetry, and

singing in a chorus

of sixty-five

voices!

This will be

our first school

concert from our

new stage. It will

be an evening to

celebrate music in

our lives, and we

hope to see you

there!

experience is

enjoyable for

everyone.

Please

be sure that you

screen any mu-

sic that the

children bring in

for the show. If

music is

deemed inap-

propriate for

school it will not be permitted

in the show. Thank you in

It is almost time for

our 9th Annual Talent Show

here at Conewago. Mrs.

Weimer and Mrs. Avery will be

in charge of running the Tal-

ent Show again this year.

Information has gone home to

first, third, and fifth graders.

The event is sched-

uled for Thursday, May 24th,

2012, at 6:30PM. When the

information about the show

comes home, please read the

details closely to be sure the

advance for your

cooperation.

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A T T E N T I O N F I F T H G R A D E P A R E N T S

S P R I N G C O N C E R T :

9 T H A N N UA L T A L E N T S H OW

is a Fifth Grade Parent Orien-

tation at the middle school.

This event begins at 7:00 PM.

This meeting will help you to

become familiar with the Mid-

dle School prior to your child

attending next year. Please

mark your calendar and plan

to attend.

Finally, on June 6th,

Fifth Grade Promotion will

occur at Conewago at 7 PM.

The following day there will be

a celebration at the Hum-

melstown Swim Club. Infor-

mation, permission slips, and

volunteer and food sign-ups

have been sent home. If you

have any questions, please

contact Mrs. Wolf at Cone-

wago School, 367-7233.

There are several

important dates in May and

June for you and/or your

child. On May 17th, your

child will visit the Lower Dau-

phin Middle School. This visit

will take place during the

school day and will help your

child with transition to the

middle school next year. Also

note that on May 23rd, there

“Fifth Grade Parent

Orientation at the

middle school will take

place on May 23, at 7

PM.”

Spring Concert Thursday, May 3rd.

Soon time for the Talent Show.

Points for Parents. . .

Allow plenty of time for

student pick-up for

appointments.

Trip forms are required

for any absence or

early dismissal other

than for a medical or

dental appointment.

The following forms are

on the opening page of

the Lower Dauphin

website:

*Educational trip

forms

*Excuse cards

*Pa Child Abuse

and Pa Criminal

Record Check

forms

2809 Hershey Road

Elizabethtown, PA 17022

Conewago Elementary School

the

existing

school

site. How-

ever,

some of

the bricks

are going

to be

saved,

cleaned

and sold

by the

Conewago

PTO as a school fundraiser.

We’ll have more details about

that at the start of next school

year.

Project Manager Rick Martz

expects the deconstruction to

continue through mid-June.

Then it’ll be time for finishing

touches on the grounds with

planting of grass, shrubbery and

trees.

We’ll also complete the new

parking area over the summer.

In the fall, parent drop-off and

pick-ups will be handled in the

area where the existing school

wing is located and bus drop-off

Now that all students and staff

are moved into the new

Conewago Elementary School

building, workers can begin to

“deconstruct” the old school

wing that was built in the

1950s.

We call this “deconstruction”

rather than “demolition”

because as part of the program

to obtain Leadership in Energy

and Environmental Design

(LEED) certification, greater

care must be taken in

disposing of the materials. In a

non-LEEDs project, crews

would come in with bulldozers

and simply knock down the

building, scoop up the debris

and dump it into a landfill.

Since the district is going for

LEEDs Silver Certification, that

process is much different.

The construction workers will

recycle the copper pipes and

wires in the school. The steel

girders in the school will be

recycled. Even the bricks and

masonry walls will find a new

use – as land fill material on

and pick-up will take place in the

traffic circle that we’re currently

using for both.

“It’s an exciting time,” said Mr.

Gnall, school principal. “We’re in

the home stretch and we’re all

looking forward to not seeing

yellow construction vehicles

outside our windows.

“I want to thank the staff,

students and parents here at

Conewago Elementary School for

bearing with us during this

construction project. I’m been

very impressed with everyone’s

flexibility and understanding.”

DEC O N STRU C TI ON BEG I N S

Phone: (717) 367-7233

Fax : 717) 367-6893

Lower Dauphin School District

“Enlightening the Present: Inspiring the Future”

Mission Statement:

The Mission of the Lower Dauphin School District is to ensure that all students develop the knowledge,

skills, and attitudes which will enable them to become independent, self-sufficient adults who will succeed as

productive citizens and will contribute responsibly in a global community.

Vision Statement:

Every student can succeed. To ensure this success, it is our commitment to provide diverse educational

opportunities and quality instruction in a safe, supportive environment. Our graduates will take their

place in a global society as productive and responsible citizens, family members and lifelong learners.