Tussey Mountain School District

This is a friendly reminder that PSSA testing starts next week. Students in grades 3 and 4 will begin on Monday, April 22nd, and grades 5 through 8 will begin on Tuesday, April 23rd. We kindly ask that you help your child get to school on time and well-rested for their PSSA tests. All students will be given the opportunity to eat breakfast at school. We appreciate your cooperation in making sure your child has a successful testing experience.

Due to continuing flooding concerns the Tussey Mountain School District will be dismissing early today, Wednesday, April 3. Elementary parent pickups will begin at 12:45 pm and buses will pickup at 12:50 pm. Middle/High School will begin dismissing at 1:00 pm. There will be no afternoon preschool today, no afterschool or after three programming, and no athletic activities. Additionally, the Claysburg pizza fundraiser delivery has been rescheduled until Friday, April 5.

All after school activities are canceled for today, April 2nd due to rising water concerns.

Due to flooding in some areas of the district, After School and After 3 programming is canceled for Tuesday April 2, 2024. All students will be sent home on regular buses.

Dear Parents and Guardians: As you are probably aware by now, we will be experiencing a solar eclipse on Monday, April 8th. According to the information available on nasa.gov, the eclipse will begin in Saxton next Monday at 2:02 P.M. and conclude around 4:30 P.M. The total eclipse, or the time the sun is covered by the moon, will last about four and a half minutes in the middle of that timeframe. Experts agree that looking directly at an eclipse can do permanent harm. Because this eclipse will take place as we load buses for the ride home, we will be reminding all of our students right before dismissal to notice the change of light, but not to look at the eclipse itself. We will also have increased teacher presence outside during dismissal to remind students. Our after school activities will proceed as usual, but students will be kept inside until the eclipse had concluded. Normally, we would be taking advantage of this rare educational event, but due to the timing, we are not able to. In the event your schedule permits and you would like to experience this rare event with your child, we will excuse an early dismissal as educational. If you choose to take your child home early, you may pick him or her up at or before 1:30 p.m. If you would like us to dismiss your child early for the eclipse, please contact your child's school office by noon on Friday, April 5, 2024, to assist with our planning efforts. If you have any questions or concerns regarding this notification, please feel free to contact your child's principal or myself. Thank you in advance for your attention and cooperation regarding this matter. Sincerely, Dr. Jerry Shoemake Superintendent

Spring Break for Tussey Mountain School District is Thursday, March 28 through Monday, April 1. All schools in the Tussey Mountain School District will be closed on those dates. Students will return to school on Tuesday, April 2.

March 21 is the end of marking period 3. There is an early dismissal scheduled for Friday, March 22. Elementary parent pickups will begin at 12:45 p.m., buses will begin dismissal at 12:50 p.m. Middle School and High School students will be dismissed at 1:00 p.m. There will be no afternoon preschool and no vo-tech on Friday.

Attention Parents and Guardians. Tussey Mountain Elementary is experiencing problems with our phones. At this time 814-635-2934 is not working. To get in touch with the elementary school, please dial 814-635-2975 and select option 3 to be connected to the elementary school.

All Tussey Mountain schools are utilizing a flexible instruction day tomorrow, Tuesday, February 13th.

There will be no school for students on Friday, February 16 for an Act 80 day. There will also be no school on Monday, February 19 due to President's Day.

There is no school for students this Friday, January 26th. This is a professional development day for staff only.

The TM Elementary Flex Day schedule has been modified for Friday, January 19, 2024 to reflect the scheduled Early Dismissal. Live sessions at the elementary school will be held today according to the following schedule. Live Session 1 will be held from 9:00-10:00 and Live Session 2 will be held from 11:00-12:00. There will be no live sessions held in the afternoon.

All Tussey Mountain schools are canceled tomorrow, Friday, January 19th. We will be using a Flexible Instruction Day.

Due to mechanical difficulties bus 26, Carol Sheffield is running 20 minutes behind schedule. She will be driving bus 37 to pick up students.

All Tussey Mountain schools are delayed two hours tomorrow, Wednesday, January 17th.

All after school activities have been canceled for today. There will be no Afterschool and no practices. All games have been rescheduled.

All Tussey Mountain schools are delayed 2 hours tomorrow, Tuesday, January 16th.

There is no school scheduled for Monday, January 15th in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. The last day of marking period 2 is Tuesday, January 16th. There is also an early dismissal scheduled for Friday, January 19th. There will NOT be afternoon preschool or vo-tech on Friday. Upcoming calendar events are posted on the TMSD website.

Tussey Mountain Elementary Menu Changes. Thursday January 18th and 25th menu offerings have changed to the following January 18 Sloppy Joe, tater tots, applesauce, milk. Alternative is chicken patty or pbj January 25 French toast sticks, sausage patty, tater tots, applesauce and milk. Alternative chicken patty or pbj.

All Tussey Mountain schools are on a two hour delay tomorrow, Wednesday, January 10th.