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Memorial Elementary School
 
 
 
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Welcome to
Memorial Elementary
School

3301 South Park Road
Bethel Park, PA 15102
Phone: (412) 854-8506
Fax: (412) 833-5014
District Voice Mail: (412) 833-5005

School Hours:

9:20 AM to 3:40 PM

AM Kindergarten: 9:20 AM to 12:05 PM

PM Kindergarten: 12:55 PM to 3:40 PM

 
* School Contact

Mr. Eric Chalus, Principal

 
* About Our School
 

Memorial Elementary School is one of five K-4 elementary schools in the Bethel Park School District. Bethel Park is located in the South Hills of Pittsburgh. The staff and PTA of Memorial School strive to provide each child with the best educational experiences possible.

In addition to the core curricula taught at each grade level, the students attend regularly scheduled classes in physical education and health, library, art, vocal music, and computer instruction. Students in grades 1-4 participate in the Book-It program designed to expose students to a variety of literature and strengthen their reading and comprehension skills. Our students consistently score among the highest in the school district on the Pennsylvania State Assessment tests.

 
* Latest News
•  When Halloween Is Over, What Will You Do with Your Leftover Costumes and Candy?  During the month of November, Girl Scout Cadette Troop 50678 is collecting new and gently used Halloween costumes to be donated to the South Hills Interfaith Ministries (SHIM) for distribution next Halloween.  Please click here for more information.  Thanks for your help!
 
• The Allegheny County Health Department is offering free H1N1 vaccines to all students in Allegheny County on Saturday, November 21 from 10 AM to 4 PM at Chartiers Valley High School, McKeesport High School, North Allegheny High School and the former Reizenstein Middle School (now Schenley High School).  All students must be accompanied by an adult.  No appointment is necessary.  The vaccine will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis.  No additional mass immunization clinic is planned at this time.  Additional vaccination opportunities will be planned based on demand and vaccine availability.  For more information, please call 412-687-ACHD (412-687-2243).
 
•  Parents, We Need Your Input!  We are asking all Bethel Park Parents who have children in grades K-6 to take a few minutes to complete a brief survey that will provide us with valuable feedback regarding the effectiveness of the HALT! Bully Prevention Program, which is being used in all elementary schools as well as Neil Armstrong Middle School.  Please click here to be connected to the survey.  Please respond by Wednesday, November 25.  Thank you for your help.  Your input is very important to the program's success.
 
• Attention, Elementary Parents--If your child is enrolled in either the "Let's Read, Let's Write" or the "Stepping Up" after school tutoring programs, you are invited to attend a Federal Programs Parent Information Night on Thursday, December 3 from 7 to 8 PM in the Memorial Elementary School Multi-Purpose Room.  The purpose of this meeting is to provide a brief overview of how federal funds are allocated to programs in the Bethel Park School District.  We hope you will be able to attend.
 
•  H1N1 Update--On October 14, the school district was notified of two test-confirmed cases of H1N1 at Bethel Park High School and there have also been confirmed cases at Neil Armstrong Middle School, Lincoln Elementary School, Memorial Elementary School and Franklin Elementary School.  There have also been several students throughout the district who have exhibited flu-like symptoms and have been diagnosed by their doctors as having H1N1 or H1N1-like symptoms, but their conditions were not officially confirmed via laboratory testing. Please click here to read a letter to all Bethel Park families from Dr. Knight, that outlines what parents can do to help keep their children from getting/spreading H1N1 or other viruses.  If you or any member of your family experience flu-like symptoms, you are encouraged to contact your family physician.  As always, the best defense against communicable disease is proper hand washing. We ask parents to keep their children home if they are exhibiting symptoms or do not feel well. Please click here to learn more about H1N1/Flu Tips.  Please click here to go to the Bethel Park Health Services web page.
 
• Parents Can Monitor Their Child's Cafeteria Purchases via PayForIt.net--All Bethel Park cafeterias are using the QSP point of sale system. With this new system, parents will able to log on to see what your child is eating, how much money is in your account and to set up email reminders to let you know when your account is running low.  For more information, please go to the BPSD Food Services web page.
 
• Edline Now Available for Parents of 2nd, 3rd and 4th Graders--Parents of 2nd, 3rd and 4th can monitor their child's academic progress electronically via Edline.  Parents are encouraged to go to www.edline.net to activate their child's account to see their child's interim grades posted for Math, Language Arts and Spelling for all three grades, as well as Social Studies for third and fourth graders.  Please contact your school secretary for additional assistance.  Parents who do not have access to the Internet can do so at the Bethel Park Library.  Librarians are available to assist.
 
•  District to use ALERTNOW Notification Service as an additional communication tool between the school district and parents--Please click here to learn how you can stay up to date with what is going on in your child's school electronically via ALERT NOW.
 
• Memorial Earns Keystone Achievement Award! For the fourth consecutive year, Memorial Elementary School has been awarded the Keystone Achievement Award by the Pennsylvania Department of Education for making Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) on the PSSA Exams for two consecutive years.  This year's award is for PSSA Scores in 2006-2007 and 2007-2008.  Congratulations to our third and fourth graders and their teachers for their outstanding work on these tests and keep up the good work!  To see the district's PSSA scores for 2007-2008, please click here.
 

•  ATTENTION KINDERGARTEN PARENTS--On days when a two hour delay is called, the district will operate a Modified Kindergarten Schedule.  Please click here for more information.

 
Read more about the latest news at Memorial by clicking here.
 
* Upcoming Events

  • Friday, November 6 -- BINGO

  • Monday, November 9 -- PTA Meeting at 9:30 AM

  • Wednesday, November 11 -- Veterans' Day--THANK YOU, VETERANS!

  • Thursday, November 12 -- Parent/Teacher Conferences -- NO SCHOOL

  • Friday, November 13 -- Parent/Teacher Conferences -- NO SCHOOL

  • Friday, November 20 -- Student Store

  • Thursday-Monday, November 26-30 -- Fall Recess -- NO SCHOOL

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  • Friday, December 11 -- Student Store

  • Saturday, December 19 -- Holiday Festival/Holiday Shop

  • Thursday, December 24-Friday, January 1 -- Winter Recess -- NO SCHOOL

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  • Monday, January 4 -- Classes Resume

  • Thursday, January 7 -- Beginning Band Night at 7 PM

  • Friday, January 8 -- Student Store

  • Monday, January 11 -- PTA Meeting at 7 PM

  • Monday, January 18 -- Inservice Day/Martin Luther King Day--NO SCHOOL

  • Tuesday, January 19 -- Second Grading Period/First Semester Ends

  • Wednesday, January 20 -- Third Grading Period/Second Semester Begins

  • Friday, January 22 -- Read-A-Thon Begins

  • Saturday, January 23 -- Barnes & Noble Book Fair

  • Monday, January 25 -- Teacher Records Day--NO SCHOOL

  • Thursday, January 28 -- Kindergarten Parent Information Night (KPIN) at IMS from 7 to 8:30 PM

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  • Tuesday, February 2 -- GROUND HOG DAY!

  • Tuesday, February 2 -- Kindergarten Registration

  • Friday, February 5 -- BINGO

  • Thursday, February 11 -- Valentine's Parties

  • Friday, February 12 -- Teacher Inservice Day -- NO SCHOOL

  • Sunday, February 14 -- Happy Valentine's Day!

  • Monday, February 15 -- Presidents' Day -- NO SCHOOL

  • Friday, February 19 -- Student Store

  • Tuesday, February 23 -- Science/Art Expo

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  • Tuesday, March 2 -- Read Across America Day

  • Monday, March 8 -- PTA Meeting at 9:30 AM

  • Friday, March 12 -- Student Store

  • Wednesday, March 17 -- Happy St. Patrick's Day!

  • Thursday, March 18 -- Spelling Bee

  • Friday, March 26 -- Third Grading Period Ends

  • Monday, March 29 -- Fourth Grading Period Begins

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  • Thursday, April 1 -- Teacher Records Day--NO SCHOOL

  • Friday-Monday, April 2-5 -- Spring Recess--NO SCHOOL

  • Friday, April 9 -- Student Store

  • Friday, April 9 -- Talent Show

  • Monday-Friday, April 12-16 -- PSSA Reading and Math Tests for Grades 3 and 4/Terra Nova Tests for Grades 1 and 2

  • Friday, April 23 -- BINGO

  • Monday-Friday, April 26-30 -- PSSA Science Test for Grade 4

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  • Tuesday, May 4 -- National Teacher Day--THANK YOU, TEACHERS!

  • Sunday, May 9 -- Happy Mothers' Day!

  • Monday, May 10 -- PTA Meeting at 7 PM

  • Thursday, May 13 -- Kindergarten Orientation

  • Friday, May 14 -- Student Store

  • Friday, May 14 -- Fun Fair

  • Friday, May 14 -- Elementary Band Demonstration Day for Third Grade

  • Tuesday, May 18 -- Teacher Inservice Day--NO SCHOOL

  • Wednesday, May 26 -- Beginning Band Parent Information Night at 7 PM

  • Friday, May 28 -- Field Day

  • Monday, May 31 -- Memorial Day--NO SCHOOL

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  • Wednesday, June 2 -- Field Day Rain Date

  • Friday, June 4 -- LAST DAY OF SCHOOL

  • Monday, June 7 -- Teacher Records Day

  • Friday, June 11 -- KENNYWOOD DAY!