Scenic Cougar Paws

🌟Walkathon is October 24th!🌟

Our goal is to raise $50,000.00 by October 24th! We are currently 45% of the way to our goal. Donations will be accepted through Monday, October 27th. 

Donations can be made through PayPal– https://www.paypal.me/scenichs – Please reference the student’s name and room number on every PayPal donation, so the student gets credit for donations. 

OR

Please send cash or check (made payable to “Scenic Hills Home & School”) to school. Please put donations in an envelope labeled with student name and room number, so the student gets credit for donations.

• With the funds, our H&S helps support: Field Trips, Clubs, Field Day, Spring Fling, student rewards, recess equipment, Family BINGO, PSSA snacks and celebrations, Prime Time, Science Fair, 5th Grade Party, Reading Olympics, Ice Cream Social, Fall Fun Night, and so much more! Every donation helps!

• Individual, class, grade, and school-wide prizes will be earned as we progress toward our goal! Students' goal is to fill as much of their Cougar Paw as possible!

Here is a link to the student packet and answers to FAQs.

Daily school attendance ensures students receive the full academic & social benefits of their educational program. Regular school attendance is also required by law. 

• Families are asked to plan vacations on non-school days. In a circumstance when that is not possible, absence for vacation must be requested and approved in advance, or it is coded as unexcused. Excused absences for vacation may not exceed 5 days.

• If your child is marked absent, you will receive an automated call to confirm Excused Absences, or a personal phone call from our attendance secretary for Unexcused Absences.  This confirms the absence and serves as a reminder to send in a written absence note if you have not already done so.

• You can check your child's attendance in HAC.  If there are any questions, please call Ms. Scelfo or Mrs. Speakes.

If you need to report a student's absence:

1. Use the link on the Scenic Attendance website linked here  to submit a note to attendance each morning of your child's absence OR

2. Email scenic.attendance@ssdcougars.org  each morning of your child’s absence with the following information:

   • Parent /Guardian name and phone number reporting the absence

   • The student’s name, grade, date of absence(s)

   • The reason for absence. A reason must be provided.

3. When e-mail is unavailable, absences may be phoned into the Attendance Hotline at  610-938-6610. If a phone call is used to report the absence, a written note or email must be provided within 3 days upon returning to school for the absence to be excused. Here is a link to a form that can be used for written notes.

4. Absences become Unexcused (UA) if a note is not received within 3 days of the absence or if the reason for absence is not approved for excuse.  If your child has three Unexcused Absences (UA), you will receive a letter regarding the absences. Unresolved unexcused absences may result in attendance improvement conferences or truancy proceedings.

2025-2026 Home & School General Meeting Dates 

All general meetings take place in the Scenic LMC.

10/15 @ 7PM  Rescheduled to 10/22 @ 7PM

1/21 @ 7PM

5/13 @ 7PM

Reminder From the Elementary Student Handbook about birthdays and invitations...

We recognize the importance of celebrating student birthdays, and we love to honor our birthday children by announcing their names on the morning announcements. Our teachers take great pride in making their students feel important on their birthdays as well. If you would like to send in something special to mark your child’s birthday, please send an item for the classroom such as a favorite book (signed and dated by your child) or other trinkets such as pencils, erasers, stickers, and the like. Due to the growing number of allergies and health concerns for our students, we ask that you please do not send in food treats for your child’s birthday. 

Invitations for parties or other private events may not be distributed in classrooms, on school buses, or on school property. Your cooperation in this matter is critical to create a supportive atmosphere for each child and not one in which the feelings of any child are placed in jeopardy.