Pine Road Elementary School to Hold Youth Heart Screenings

The free heart screenings are in partnership between the Lower Moreland Township School District and Simon’s Fund.

On May 18, from 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m., Pine Road Elementary School will be the site for free heart screenings for area children ages 10 – 19. According to a Lower Moreland Township School District (LMTSD) press release, the heart screenings are made possible through a partnership with Simon’s Fund, a local nonprofit organization. Per the release: Simon’s Fund was established in 2005 in memory of Simon, son of Phyllis and Darren Sudman. Phyllis Sudman is a Lower Moreland alum.  The organization provides free heart screenings to children, primarily in the Greater Philadelphia area. It also sponsors medical research projects, hosts awareness events, works with major medical institutions and promotes legislation. According to the Simon’s Fund …

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Child Confronted Near Bus Has Parents Concerned

Lower Moreland School District sent a letter out to parents explaining a situation in which a young child was approached by an older man after he was dropped off after school.

Lower Moreland School District posted an Important Parent Notification Letter last Friday to inform parents of an incident involving a student at Pine Road Elementary School.  The letter stated that a child was approached by an older man in the driveway of her home after he was dropped off by the school bus in Justa Farms. The incident took place around 12:30 p.m. after a half-day at school. The bus driver saw the child step away from the man and decided to take action. The bus driver exited the bus and confronted the male who was described between 50 to 60 years old, black and gray hair and driving a dark, possibly, black sedan. The man said he knew the child, but the child told the bus driver she did not know who the man was. The bus …

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Liberty 1

1:22 pm on Sunday, February 17, 2013

I believe that is already a policy Vlad. The problem arises with buses that are crowded and the driver having to keep track of all the kids that are dropped off at the stops. It can get hectic with loud and excited children on a bus. This driver did a great job that day, but it could have very easily gone the other way.   more ›

Child Confronted Near Bus Has Parents Concerned

Lower Moreland School District sent a letter out to parents explaining a situation in which a young child was approached by an older man after he was dropped off after school.

Digital Learning Day Activities at Lower Moreland Schools

Pine Road Elementary and Murray Avenue Middle School will participate in the second annual Digital Learning Day.

To prepare for Digital Learning Day, Pine Road had a series of 4 teacher workshops offered through for the month of February on technology. This opportunity allowed teachers the time to try something new with infusing technology into their lessons and time to learn more about new technology tools. On Digital Learning Day, Pine Road’s Technology teacher will be supporting several teachers throughout the day. Here is the schedule: 'Digital Learning Day' will be held at Murray Avenue Middle School with a Lunch & Learn session. During each of the grade level lunches, Marian & Steve will be holding little 10-15 minute sessions introducing 'Social Bookmarking'. Social Bookmarking is a way of saving the webpages that are important to you as …

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Local Students Participate in Philadelphia Zoo Contest

Fifth graders at Pine Road Elementary conducted assemblies for other students on the importance of preventing global warming.

Pine Road Elementary School's 5th grade Academically Talented class held assemblies for K-2 students and 3-5 students on Monday, January 28.  The assemblies were part of a campaign that they have created in response to the Philadelphia Zoo’s Unless Contest about the impact of global warming on polar bears and frogs. Their campaign is “8 Ways for Better Days,” 8 suggestions for what everyone can do to help lessen global warming. The Academically Talented class designed their own T-shirt and logo (pictured to the right). They also created a Wikispace for the community to visit that can be found here. From the Philadelphia Zoo: UNLESS Contest Overview Simple things can really make a difference, from turning off water while brushing your teeth…

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Parents Charged with Stealing Lower Moreland Education Respond

Hamlet and Olesia Garcia were featured on a Fox 29 report last night.

The parents who sent their 5-year-old daughter to Pine Road Elementary School while living at a Philadelphia address are pleading for the charges to be dropped. Hamlet and Olesia Garcia appeared at a press conference and insisted they are not criminals, they are just trying to do what is best for their daughter. The Garcia's live on the Philadelphia-Lower Moreland border, and by law, their daughter should have attended Loesche Elementary School. The couple claims when they separated, their daughter resided with her grandfather in Huntingdon Valley. WATCH THE VIDEO HERE The couple face charges of theft of services and conspiracy to commit theft of services for obtaining educational services in Lower Moreland Township without paying school …

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Health Department Visits Schools, Manor Care and Others

A handful of local businesses were paid a visit by the Montgomery County Health Department over the last month.

The Montgomery County Department of Health conducted inspections of two food-service establishments in Lower Moreland this month. Click on the inspection report link to read the results for each establishment.

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Pine Road Nature Trail Clean Up Today

The nature trail at Pine Road will have wood chips spread to maintain the pathways.

The Pine Road Nature Trail was developed in 1999 by Joyce Pounds, a former teacher at Pine Road Elementary, in partnership with Project L.A.B.S. The nature trail remains a valuable resource available to us at Pine Road and the surrounding community. The clean-up will take place on Saturday, October 13 from 9 a.m. – 12 noon next to the new addition at Pine Road School. Our main goal is to spread woodchips on the trail to help maintain the pathways. Please bring any tools that may help us accomplish this goal. The most useful tools are rakes, wheelbarrows, shovels, and pitchforks. Make sure to label any personal items with your name. Gardening gloves and long pants are also a good idea since there is a chance of poison ivy in spaces between …

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School Board Holding Open Work Session Tonight

The Lower Moreland School Board will hold its open work session tonight at 7:30 p.m.

Here is the agenda posted on lmtsd.org Tuesday, September 4, 2012 Open Work Session I. Pledge of Allegiance – Mr. Howard II. Presentations Overview of Operations – Gil Lappano Superintendent’s Update – Dr. Marykay Feeley III. Personnel A. Request approval of the following Supplemental Contracts for Extra Curricular Activities for the 2012-2013 school year: Pine Road Orchestra, Amanda Handfinger, Level III, 3.0 Units, Unit Total $1125.00 Student Council, Michael Handfinger, Level I, 4.0 Units, Unit Total $1300.00 High School Dramatics: Fall Director, Leah Abramson, Level I, 4.0 Units, Unit Total $1300.00 Drama Club, Leah Abramson, Level I, 4.0 Units, Unit Total $1300.00 Fitness Center Supervisor – Fall, Casey Molt, Level I, 8.0 Units, Unit …

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PHOTOS: Pine Road Holds Race for Education

The school raised nearly $40,000 for new playground equipment.

Pine Road Elementary School hosted its first Race for Education on Friday, May 18. All of the students participated by wallking, running and dancing for an hour outside at school. Each elementary school student wrote letters to family and friends asking them for sponsorship. All of the proceeds will be used for new playground equipment.

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Rob Chakler

12:31 pm on Monday, May 21, 2012

Looks like they had a great time!   more ›