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The Polar Express made four stops in the District this year – taking both morning and afternoon kindergarten students at Bower Hill and Pleasant Valley on a trip to the North Pole .
McMurray 4th graders made holiday placements for the Washington City Mission . After a character lesson on caring , the students put the lesson into action !

Holiday Happenings Around the District

Members of the PTHS acapella group performed for the Chamber of Commerce Holiday luncheon .
Members of the McMurray Student Council visited Paramount Assisted Living to sing holiday songs and spread lots of holiday cheer with the holiday cards that the students created .

Members of the 6th grade band were joined by McMurray alumni ( aka students from PTMS and PTHS ) to share holiday songs with the students and staff . eters Township

PETERS TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT NEWS
PV Staff and students were showing off their holiday spirit ! At lunch , in the hall , in gym class - everywhere they went the spirit showed !
PTMS Chorus members greeted staff and students as they arrived at school with the sweet sounds of holiday music !
Students and parents donated to Operation Toy Soldier to support our military men and women and their families this holiday . These 6th grade students from Mrs . Wysocki ' s class and Mrs . Clark ' s class donated $ 600 and spent part of their weekend shopping for the cause .
Third grade students in Mrs . Schinosi ’ s and Mrs . Barnes ’ class celebrated the season with an event called Cocoa , Cookies , and Compliments . Students exchanged gifts of compliments they had written to one another during the class gift exchange .
Students at Pleasant Valley and Bower Hill kicked off the winter break with the building sing-a-longs !
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