Pine-Richland School District
702 Warrendale Road
Gibsonia, PA 15044
Phone: 724-625-7773
Fax:
724-625-1490
Memo
To:
Fifth Grade Teachers
From:
James C. Manley
CC:
Elementary Principals
Date:
2/12/2016
Re:
Fifth Grade Parent and Student Program
As you may know the school district in partnership with the PTO organizations and the
Northern Area Alliance Against Highly Addictive Drugs will be hosting a meeting for fifth grade
students and their parents at Richland Elementary School (for Hance and Richland) on
March 30 and at Wexford Elementary School on April 6 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. The
topic will be teenage alcohol and drug abuse. We will have some high school student leaders
discuss what has influenced their success. The video “Listen” will be shown which tells the
real story of how drugs ruined families and killed teenagers right here in the North Hills.
Experts in counseling, law enforcement and preventative programs will be on hand to inform
parents where they can turn for help if needed.
In my professional opinion, I consider this a must attendance for students and their parents.
Although we cannot mandate their attendance, we can highly encourage them to attend.
You can help us by encouraging your students to participate. Perhaps giving extra credit for
an assignment associated with their attendance would be beneficial. (e.g., Write what they
learned from this experience). Any help in this regard would be welcomed.
I would encourage you to attend and to learn from the experts who will be presenting at this
meeting. Please be informed that your time will count towards Flextime and Act 48. If you
attend, you can help us greet the parents and students as they enter the room and help us
establish a very positive and caring tone.
Substance abuse is the number one health problem in our country. Experts claim that
America’s drug crisis is a runaway train and we must work in partnership in keeping our
teenagers from jumping on board or being flattened on the tracks. We will begin formulating
this partnership at these meetings.
Thank you for your help and support. Please let your principal know if you plan to attend.
Any additional ideas for encouraging fifth grade students and their parents to attend would be
welcomed.
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