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Dear Parents,
This month we wish all of our families the Luck of the Irish! You may click on your own district below to reach that section of the newsletter more rapidly. You may also click on "General Monthly Information" for information that pertains to all of the districts. You may click here for access to a printer-friendly version of this newsletter from our website.
Special Note - Summer Camp!
USC Summer Camp Orientation Meeting will be Thursday, March 5 at Eisenhower School from 7-8:30 PM. Bring the kids for summer activities, crafts, snacks, etc! Camp will be held in two locations this year - Streams and Eisenhower Schools!
SF Summer Camp Orientation Meeting will be Thursday, March 19 at South Fayette Elementary School from 7-8:30 PM. Bring the kids for summer activities, crafts, snacks, etc! |
| Upper St. Clair |
Dates to Remember
March 1 - Tuition Due. Late payments are subject to a $10 late payment fee. Please mail payments to our office using the pre-addressed envelope you receive with your statement. Please write your account ID on your check.
Thursday, March 5 - Summer Camp Orientation Meeting in the Cafeteria and Music Room from 7-8:30 PM at Eisenhower Elementary School! Bring the kids! Camp information for parents and lots of activities, crafts and snacks for the kids! Camp will be help in two locations this year - Streams and Eisenhower Schools!
Friday, March 6 - Spring Food Drive deadline. Please bring in any non-perishable donations by today. Thank you!
Friday, March 13 - Half Day Early Dismissal. EDS in session from time of dismissal (11:30 AM) until 6:00 PM. See below for additional details. |
USC Half-Day Early Dismissal - Friday, March 13
After School Program
The after school program will be in session from time of dismissal (11:30 AM) until 6:00 PM.
If your child does not normally attend the after school program on Fridays, and you are in need of care after the 11:30 AM dismissal time, please call us at 412 221-1980 and let us know. We can make arrangements for you.
District Kindergarten and K-Plus Program
The district will be holding PM kindergarten in the morning on this day (No AM Kindergarten) and dismissing PM kindergarten children at 11:30 AM to ride buses home.
EDS will be holding PM K-Plus in the morning on this day (No AM K-Plus) and dismissing PM K-Plus children at 11:30 AM to ride buses home.
If your kindergarten child normally attends the afterschool program on this day, he will stay with us for the afterschool program, which will begin at 11:30 AM on this day.
If your kindergarten child does NOT normally attend the after school program on this day, and you are in need of care after the 11:30 AM dismissal time, please call us at 412 221-1980 and let us know. We can make arrangements for you.
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| Peters Township |
Dates to Remember
March 1 - Tuition Due. Late payments are subject to a $10 late payment fee. Please mail payments to our office using the pre-addressed envelope you receive with your statement. Please write your account ID on your check.
Thursday, March 5 - Summer Camp Orientation Meeting in the Cafeteria and Music Room from 7-8:30 PM at Eisenhower Elementary School! Bring the kids! Camp information for parents and lots of activities, crafts and snacks for the kids! Camp will be held in two locations this year - Streams School (close to Boyce Road intersection) and Eisenhower School!
Friday, March 6 - Spring Food Drive deadline. Please bring in any non-perishable donations by today. Thank you! |
| South Fayette |
Dates to Remember
March 1 - Tuition Due. Late payments are subject to a $10 late payment fee. Please mail payments to our office using the pre-addressed envelope you receive with your statement. Please write your account ID on your check.
Friday, March 6 - Abrakadoodle Sign-Up Deadline. If interested, please email Allan Echko at AEchko@Abrakadoodle.com.
Friday, March 6 - Spring Food Drive deadline. Please bring in any non-perishable donations by today. Thank you!
Thursday, March 19 - Summer Camp Orientation Meeting in the multi-purpose room at South Fayette Elementary School from 7-8:30 PM. Bring the kids! Camp Information for parents and lots of activities, crafts and snacks for the kids!
Friday, March 27 - In-Service Day. EDS in session from 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM. Please be at South Fayette Elementary School by 11:00 AM. Field Trip to Jewart's Gymnastics / Climb North Rock Climbing Wall.
Monday, March 30 - Staff Development Delay - 2 hour late start. EDS in session from 7 AM until the beginning of the school day. These delay mornings will carry an extra $7 charge for the additional hours. |
SF Spring Art Class - Abrakadoodle - Registration Deadline - March 6!
Abrakadoodle will be offering art classes each Wednesday during the after school program. Classes will run each Wednesday from March 11-April 15 from 4-5 PM. The cost is $60 for the six week session. Anyone interested in registering, please email Allan Echko at AEchko@abrakadoodle.com. If you would like to visit the website, it is www.abrakadoodle.com. The registration deadline is Friday, March 6! |
SF In-Service Day - March 27- Jewart's Gymnastics/Climb North Rock Climbing Wall
Families must sign-up in advance for any in-service day they would like to attend. You will receive a sign-up email prior to the in-service day or you may click here to sign-up now. (If you sign-up for the day, you will be required to pay for the day, regardless of whether you attend the day.)
Day: Friday, March 27 (Sign-up deadline is Tues, March 17)
Time: We are open from 7:00 AM-6:00 PM. Please be at South Fayette Elementary School by 11:00 AM. We will return about 5:00 PM.
Place: South Fayette Elementary School.
Cost: There is a $33 tuition charge per child for the full-day in-service day. An additional charge of $13 per child will appear on your statement to cover the cost of the field trip and transportation. All children who attend EDS on this day will be going on the field trip.
Dress: Comfortable clothing and plain yellow EDS T-shirt (if your child does not have one yet, we will give him one, and a $5 T-shirt charge will appear on your statement)
Bring: Please pack your child's lunch in a plastic bag (ziploc or grocery bag). Children will NOT need backpacks or spending money.
Click here for more information on Jewart's Gymnastics/Climb North Rock Climbing. |
SF Staff Development Delay Day - March 30
March 30 will be a staff development delay morning. If your child is enrolled in the before school program on Mondays, we will be extending the morning program on these days to accommodate the morning delay. Therefore, the before school program will run from 7:00 AM until the beginning of the school day at 11:00 AM. These delay mornings will carry can extra $7 charge for the additional hours.
We regret that if your child is not normally enrolled on Monday mornings, we will not be able to add these staff delay days to your child's schedule as an "extra morning" due to staffing constraints. If you wish to add Monday mornings to your child's schedule on a permanent basis, please call the office at 412 221-1980. |
| Chartiers Valley |
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Dates to Remember
March 1 - Tuition Due. Late payments are subject to a $10 late payment fee. Please mail payments to our office using the pre-addressed envelope you receive with your statement. Please write your account ID on your check.
Friday, March 6 - Spring Food Drive deadline. Please bring in any non-perishable donations by today. Thank you!
Monday, March 30- In-Service Day held at Chartiers Valley Primary School. EDS in session from 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM. In-House Event - Noah's Ark Stuff-N-Fluff Animal Workshop. Each child will be making their own animal to take home! (no additional charge) |
CV In-Service Day - March 30- Noah's Ark Stuff-N-Fluff Animal Workshop
Families must sign-up in advance for any in-service day they would like to attend. You will receive a sign-up email prior to the in-service day or you may click here sign-up now. (If you sign-up for the day, you will be required to pay for the day, regardless of whether you attend the day.) Day: Monday, March 30 (Sign-up deadline is Tues, March 17)
Time: We are open from 7:00 AM-6:00 PM. The Noah's Ark Workshop will begin at 1:00 PM. Each child will be able to make their own animal and dress it in either a t-shirt or boxer shorts.
Place: Chartiers Valley Primary School
Cost: There is a $33 tuition charge per child for the full-day in-service day. There is no additional charge for the stuffed animal that each child will make at the Animal Workshop.
Dress: Comfortable clothing
Bring: Please pack your child's lunch in a plastic bag (ziploc or grocery bag).
Click here for more information on Noah's Ark Animal Workshops. |
| General Monthly Information |
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Please Remember to Call If your child attends the afternoon session and will not be attending the program on a day he or she is scheduled to attend, please notify the program no later than 2:00 PM the day of the intended absence. Our phone numbers are: Upper St. Clair EDS - Eisenhower School: (412) 831-6359 EDS - Baker Elementary School: (412) 851-2825 EDS - Streams Elementary School: (412) 770-8356
Peters Township EDS - Bower Hill Elementary School: (724) 941-5451 EDS - McMurray Elementary School: (724) 941-5500 EDS - Pleasant Valley Elementary School: (724) 941-5525 South Fayette EDS - South Fayette Elementary School: (412) 853-0062
Chartiers Valley EDS - Chartiers Valley Primary School: (412) 758-6637 Our voice mail answers 24 hours a day. If we do not receive notice that your child will be absent on an afternoon that he or she is scheduled to attend, you will be charged a $10 no call fee.
We cannot allow children to go anywhere but to the program if they are scheduled to be with us and we have not been notified by a parent or authorized guardian. We must enforce this policy for the safety of all the children. |
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Our Administrative Office
Our administrative phone number is (412) 221-1980. You may also reach us by email at
Please email or call if you have any questions or concerns. If your call is urgent and you are unable to reach someone at the office, you may try the program's cell phone at (412) 853-0179. Please continue to call your local EDS phone at your child's elementary school if your child will be absent or will be coming to the program on a day when he or she is not expected to attend. Thank you. | |
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