Weekly News - April 30th, 2025

See below for weekly news from E.M.C. Elementary: 

1. EMC April Calendar - Click here to view.    
    
2. EMC May Calendar - Click here to view 
    
3. April’s Schoolwide Challenge - Learn the 7 continents and 5 oceans!    
   May’s Schoolwide Challenge - Telling Time on an analog clock!   
    
4. Panther Press Newsletter - Click here to view.        
    
5. PSSA Testing for Grades 3-5. Click here for more information.   
   Science Grade 5 Only April 30- May 1   
    
6. Day/Lemonade Day - Friday, May 2: Wear Yellow Day! EMC is celebrating the grit and perseverance our students have shown this school year. Remember to wear your “I Have Grit” T-Shirts or wear yellow.     
    
7. Teacher Appreciation Week - May 5-May 9. If you want to make this a special week for our teachers, please click here to sign up! Any help is appreciated. 
    
8. EMC School Store and Spirit Day - Our last Schoolwide School Store will be on Wednesday, May 7. This date will be easy to remember because it is also our School Spirit Day! Please send the money in an envelope and label:       
   School Store, your child’s name, and money amount.  The items cost $0.50-$2.00. Please do not send bills larger than $10. Students are allowed to purchase up to 4 items per school store day. See the flyer and price sheet.   
        
9. Afterschool Gardening Club - Monday, May 12 from 3:30-4: 30pm. Click here to sign up.    
    
10. EMC Field Day - Friday, May 23. If you are interested in volunteering to run a station, please click here and fill out the google form. This year’s field day falls on the Friday of Memorial Day weekend so we’re encouraging our students to wear red, white, and blue! Students should bring a water bottle and wear sneakers. If they need sunscreen, please apply it before they arrive at school. If you have any questions, please let us know.  
     
11. Souderton Summer Camp - Monday, June 16-Friday, August 15. Click here for more information and to sign up. 
     
12. Cell Phones and Smartwatches - Please remember, if you are sending your child to school with a cell phone or Smartwatch, the students must turn their phones/watches off during the day and store them in their bookbags.  
     
13. Attendance Reminder - To report an absence, late or early dismissal, please email EMC’s attendance office at: Attendemc@soudertonsd.org.
              
14. Dismissal Reminder - Reminder to our students who are walkers or car riders- Please make sure you are heading to your car or on your way home at dismissal. Do not stop and play in our front yard, the crossing guards are only able to help for a limited time and the car traffic needs to keep moving. Thank you for your help!