April 12, 2026

 
 

This Week

  • April 13 (Day 2) 
    • Pre-K Soccer Shots
  • April 14 (Day 3) 
  • April 15 (Day 4)
  • April 16 (Day 5)
  • April 17 (Day 6) 
    • Last day to purchase Yearbooks!
  • April 19 
    • Shep PTO Skating Party at Fountainblu from 5-7 PM
 

April

April 22 - Elmwood Principal/Counselor visit to 3rd grade

April 22 - 24 - PSSA Testing, grade 3 (ELA)

April 28 - 29 - PSSA Testing, grade 3 (Math and Make-ups)

April 29 - PTO Dine out night at Texas Roadhouse in Camp Hill

April 30 - Life Skills Field Trip to Adventure Park

April 30 - 1st Grade to Environmental Center

April 30 - April Community Meeting

May

May 1 - School in session - Snow make-up day

May 4 - No School

May 5 - PSSA Testing, grade 3 (Math and make-ups)

May 6 - MASD Wildcat Wednesday

May 11 - Pre-K Soccer Shots

May 12 - 3rd Grade Field Trip to E-Center

May 13 - K-1 Transition visit to Shep

May 13 - 3rd Grade Elmwood visit

May 14 - Probability Carnival

May 14 - 2nd Grade Field Trip to Popcorn Hat Players

May 15 - Field Day!

May 20 - Life Skills to MASH Social

May 25 - No School, Memorial Day Holiday

May 26 - 1st Grade Field Trip to Lake Tobias

May 26 - Life Skills Field Trip to Cherry Crest Farms

May 27 - Shep Move-up Day

May 28 - May Community Meeting

May 29 - Last Day of School, early dismissal at 10:45am!

 
 

Last week, we celebrated our most successful year yet of the Kids Heart Challenge at Shepherdstown. To mark the occasion, students had the opportunity to pie Mr. Wharton, Mr. Echelmeier, Mrs. Lawler, and Mr. Castner. I would like to extend my sincere thanks to all of the families who participated and supported this event.

Thanks to your generosity, we raised $13,626 for the American Heart Association. Additionally, 44 students completed Finn’s Mission, ranking 15th in the entire state—an outstanding achievement.

Students who earned post-event incentives, such as T-shirts, jump ropes, and other rewards, can expect to receive them in the coming weeks. Items will be distributed to your child as soon as they arrive.

In Physical Education this week, all grade levels will begin a speed stacking unit before transitioning to Field Day activities. It is hard to believe that time of year is already approaching.

As we prepare for Field Day, we are still in need of a few additional volunteers to help lead activity stations or provide snacks and water. If you are interested in volunteering, please scan the QR code below for more information.

 
 

On the website: Go to your child’s school webpage, click Menu, then Dining. Or, from the school’s homepage, click the Dining button located just below the main photo.

In the app: Select your child’s school, tap More, then Dining.

Need help accessing menus?

Click here to watch how to access menus from a desktop.

Click here to watch how to access menus from the mobile app.

Click here to learn how to set your default school of choice in the app.

Thank you for helping us keep menus accessible and translatable for all families.

 
 

Mark your calendars! Below are the Shepherdstown PTO meetings for the 2025-2026 school year. Please join us for the first PTO meeting in person at Shep on Wednesday, September 10 at 7 PM in the library.

  • Wednesday, May 13 at 7 PM (Zoom)

 
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Shepherdstown

Shepherdstown Elementary School

Email: Dechelmeier@mbgsd.org
Website: https://shepherdstown.mbgsd.org/
Location: 1849 S. York Street, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
Phone: 717-691-4589