Picture day is Thursday, September 10th!
A few quick reminders:
Online Prepay: Families can prepay online through midnight on Picture Day.
Military Family Packages: Students with an active-duty immediate family member serving in the U.S. military are eligible for a complimentary Picture Day package. Families simply need to notify the school office by Tuesday, September 8th.
Upcoming Spirit Days:
Tomorrow September 3rd - Wear your VMES spirit wear or red and gray
Friday, September 11th - Spirit Day Wear red, white, and blue
From The Office:
Early sign-out or appointment - Please send an email or note to the school letting us know the date, time, name, and relationship of the person who is signing your child out. They must be listed under your child as a contact. If you need to add a contact please do so in writing. Please be sure to bring your ID when signing out your student NEW FOR THIS YEAR: When you arrive please ring the bell, identify yourself, and the student/students you are picking up, once you enter the vestibule you will need to sign into the IPAD (ID is required with first time sign in) located in the vestibule and then sign your student out on the clipboard. The office will check your ID every time. If you have any questions please call the office at (610)351-5910 Ungerk@parklandsd.net or dotteryd@parklandsd.net
If you have any end-of-the-day changes to transportation please email or send a note to your child's teacher and the office staff before 3pm day of.
Parkland Police Pals Program is Returning
Police Pals Program Parent Letter
IMPORTANT
- Home Access Center is a secure web-based opportunity to track your student’s attendance and academic performance. Home Access Center is the sole method by which your student’s transportation, homeroom, contact information and report cards will be communicated to you during the school://www.parklandsd.org/hac If your child's transportation is not correct in HAC. Please call the school's main office at 610-351-5910 to update the information.
Instructions for locating Teacher Name and Bus/Transportation Information
Need help logging in? Email hac@parklandsd.org
HAC Instructions - How to login in & Introduction
How to create a Home Access Account
Access to the School
Veterans Memorial Elementary School will be locked at all times, and all visitors are required to enter the school through the main entrance. Parkland School District's security protocol may require all visitors, including parents to show identification upon arrival.
When a visitor arrives at school, press the buzzer to contact the office. The visitor will be asked their name and to state the nature of their visit. The visitor should be able to identify the name of the child, grade/teacher, and name of the staff member they have an appointment to see, if appropriate.
If you are to enter the building for ANY reason, you must sign in via the Visitor Login iPad, BEFORE you can enter. You will need your Driver's License the first time you sign in this way.
School Hours are 8:50 am – 3:30 pm. Doors open at 8:35 am. The office is open from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm
Lunch & Recess periods on regular school days follow this schedule:
Grade K 10:35 am -11:20 pm
Grade 1 11:25 am -12:10 pm
Grade 2 11:00 am -11:45 am
Grade 3 12:40 pm - 1:25 pm
Grade 4 11:50 pm -12:35 pm
Grade 5 12:15 pm - 1:00 pm
Early Dismissal Days
On early dismissal days, school will end at 11:45 AM. Students will NOT eat lunch at school on these days.
Bus Information
- Please be at your bus stop at least 10 minutes prior to the scheduled time for both AM & PM bus stops.
- Remember - your K or 1st grade student will NOT be allowed to exit the bus if a trusted adult is not in full view of the driver at the bus stop! Your child will be returned to the school and you will have to pick them up.
Late students, after 8:50 am, MUST enter through the main entrance and a parent must come into the vestibule to sign them in. If late due to an appointment, please provide a doctor's note.
Looking for before and after care please visit - https://www.parklandsd.org/community/day-care
Information for Right At School before and after care -
Parkland, PA Welcome Page - Right At School
Parkland - EN+ES_1-5DayPricingFlyer_Right Club _BeforeAfter
Parkland, PA Resources - Right At School
Download the New Parkland App by Apptegy Thrillshare - NEW FOR 2026 - the Parkland app is where all communication between students and teacher and parents and teachers will occur. Access the Parkland app on your computer here or download the app on your phone with this link for Apple or this link for Android phones. In either instance, log in with your parent email or phone number that we have on file. Please share with your students that we are rolling out this new communication system, which will be available on their Chromebooks as a tab called “Thrillshare” when they restart their devices. Students will learn more when they arrive at school.
Food Service Accounts: Advance payments for cafeteria purchases can be made at www.schoolcafe.com/ParklandSD or by sending cash/check (payable to PSD Cafeteria) to the Food Services Office at 2619 Stadium Drive, Orefield, PA 18069. Learn more about Food Services and Student Accounts on our Food Services webpage.
Chromebook Device Protection Plan (DPP): All Parkland students are assigned a Chromebook. Optional insurance coverage for device damages is available for $20 (Grades 4-12) or $10 (Grades KG-3) for the year. Open enrollment ends September 30th. For details, visit our DPP webpage. Online payments are accepted through My School Bucks. Chromebooks for Grades KG-3 will remain in the classroom at all times, except for Grade 3 when students may potentially take devices home on remote learning/inclement weather days
Monthly Newsletter from the Nurse
Building Readers English Edition - September 2026
Building Readers Spanish Edition - September 2026
Board Approved district Calendar
PTO News:
PTO meeting via Meet at 7pm on September 9.
https://meet.google.com/ebh-
Book fair will take place the week of September 21. Flyers and shopping day coming soon.
Family night-book fair and food trucks. September 25, 6-8pm.
UPCOMING DATES
- Thursday, September 3rd Spirit Day wear your VMES spirit wear or red and gray
- Friday, September 4th and Monday, September 7th - School Closed
- Wednesday, September 9th PTO Meeting (Virtual) 7pm
- Thursday, September 10th Picture Day
- Friday, September 11th Spirit Day wear red, white, and blue
- Monday, September 21st School’s closed for Students
- Tuesday September 22nd-25th Fall Book Fair
- Friday, September 25th PTO Book Fair Family Night 6pm-8pm
