Thursday, April 26, 2012
As part of 'Keep a Poem in Your Pocket Day,' General Wayne Elementary students are encouraged to read poems at local businesses.
Editor's Note: The following information is from General Wayne Elementary School librarian Marilyn Rothberg. April is National Poetry Month. For many years, “Keep a Poem in Your Pocket Day” has been celebrated at General Wayne. We will continue this fun tradition on Thursday. BUT THIS YEAR, we are bringing poetry to the town of Malvern!!! We hope that your family will consider visiting the businesses of Malvern that afternoon. Have your student go into a store that has our special poster and share a poem from their pocket. They may even be given a little “treat” by the store owners. This is being coordinated by the General Wayne Elementary School, the Malvern Public Library’s and the Malvern Business & Professional Association. Please …
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Monday, March 19, 2012
Newest case is the seventh in the district in 2012, but the first in the school.
Great Valley School District alerted parents Monday morning that a student at General Wayne Elementary School was diagnosed with pertussis, also known as whooping cough. According to the letter (attached to this article) sent by superintendent Alan Lonoconus to parents: That student is under a doctor’s care and returned to school today after being cleared as no longer contagious. However, your child may have been exposed between March 4, 2012 and March 9, 2012. The new case is the seventh confirmed case of pertussis in the Great Valley School District. There have been four in Great Valley High School, one in Great Valley Middle School, one in Kathryn D. Markley Elementary School and the latest in General Wayne. According to Betsy Walls, …
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Tuesday, February 7, 2012
The Regional Emergency Response Team took into custody the man who allegedly fired a gun Monday afternoon, sending a nearby elementary school into a state of lockdown.
Police have not released the name of a Willistown man who allegedly fired a gun on Sycamore Circle, causing nearby General Wayne Elementary School to lock down just before dismissal time, around 3:30 p.m., Monday afternoon. According to a press release from the Willistown Police Department, officers responded to a report of a subject firing a gun from his rear porch, which they found to be enclosed. When attempts at phone contact were unsuccessful, the Regional Emergency Response Team—a S.W.A.T. team comprised of police officers from multiple municipalities—moved in: West Chester Regional Emergency Response Team responded to the scene. Emergency Response Team members entered the house and confronted the subject in the rear porch area. …
Monday, February 6, 2012
An alleged shooter has been taken into custody and the school's lockdown is lifted.
Update 6:20pm: The alleged shooter was apprehended by the county's Emergency Response Team (a.k.a. SWAT team). No one was injured in the shooting. The shots were reported on Sycamore Circle, not Sycamore Drive as was originally reported. Update 5:13pm: Several parents are confirming that they received the following notice that the lockdown was lifted: General Wayne Elementary School was just cleared from lockdown by the Chester County dispatcher. Students will begin boarding buses at 4:55 p.m. and will be transported home on their regular bus number to their routine stops. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Original story continues below. General Wayne Elementary School was placed on lockdown Monday afternoon after police …
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Molly Fuhr
8:28 am on Friday, April 27, 2012
Thanks Mrs. Rothberg and Malvern Businesses... The Bassill kids had a great afternoon reading their poems to the many eager ears! more ›