WES GENERAL INFORMATION 2026-2027
ACCESS ASPEN PORTAL FOLLOWING THE STEPS BELOW:
Go to the Abington Public Schools website: www.abingtonps.org
Select Staff and Parent Portal logon under Technology Resources
Enter your Family Portal Username and Password and Select your student.
Make sure the My Info tab is selected at the top of the screen
All students will find their homeroom teacher and homeroom number at the bottom right-hand side of the screen
ARRIVAL AND DISMISSAL PROCEDURES
Breakfast arrival time: 8:10
Parent Drop-off arrival: 8:25-8:40
If you are dropping a student off, please stay in the drop-off line and pull all the way forward when you have reached the sidewalk. Students should exit on the right-hand side of the vehicle. If you are parking and walking your student to the door, please be mindful of the active car line.
Students who arrive later than 8:40 must be accompanied by an adult to the office and signed in before continuing to class.
Dismissal time: 2:40
Parent pick up: Students will be released from the front door of the building. Please be patient in the first few weeks as staff are still getting to know new families and student dismissal plans.
RECESS AND LUNCH
Grade 3
Recess – 11:00
Lunch- 11:30
Grade 4
Recess – 12:00
Lunch- 12:30
BUS REMINDER
If you received a bus tag for your child, but do not plan for them to take the bus this year, please email transportation@abingtonps.org and let them know, so you can be removed from the bus roster. Please also let your child’s teacher know of their alternative dismissal plan.
Bus routes take longer at the beginning of the school year while bus drivers are getting used to the new stops and students. Please be patient and kind while we transport the students to school and home safely.
PHOTO PERMISSION
Please take the time to update the photo permission in your Aspen Portal. Please note: In addition to opting out of photos on Aspen, we require a written note to confirm that you do not want any photos on social media or any other school entity that might post pictures.
COMMUNICATION FROM HOME
Please send your child to school with a note if there are changes to their dismissal plan. Any changes that have to be made after school starts, please call the main office as the teachers are not always available to check their email throughout the day.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Melanie Savicke, Principal melaniesavicke@abingtonps.org
Christine Caliendo, Admin Assistant christinecaliendo@abingtonps.org
Debra Ambrose, School Nurse debraambrose@abintonps.org
Kellie Lyons, Team Chairperson kellielyons@abingtonps.org
Corey Wharton, School Psychologist coreywharton@abingtonps.org
MESSAGE FROM THE DISTRICT
Beginning this school year, ALL district and school communications—including newsletters, updates, and announcements—will be posted on our webpage and sent through Thrillshare, our communication platform (via email, SMS message, and Live Feed within our app). We piloted this platform last year alongside Constant Contact. This year you will no longer receive district or school-based messages through Constant Contact (community-based messages will continue to be sent using Constant Contact).
To ensure you receive all Abington Public Schools information, please take a moment to log into Aspen and verify that the email addresses listed for your student’s first two contacts are accurate and up to date.
Thrillshare will use this information to send communications directly to you. If you need assistance logging into Aspen, please click here.
We appreciate your cooperation in helping us make this transition smooth and effective. Thank you for your continued partnership in supporting our students and schools.
MESSAGE FROM THE NURSE
Welcome back to school. I hope everyone had a relaxing and enjoyable summer.
If your student had a physical over the summer, please forward me a copy either by email or fax. This will help to ensure the maintenance of accurate health records.
Debra Ambrose RNC,RTR,BSN,NCSN
Woodsdale School Nurse
Tel: 781 -982-2180 EXT 4327
Fax: 781-347-5241
Email : debraambrose@abingtonps.org
ARRIVAL PROCEDURES
Breakfast arrival time: 8:10
Parent Drop-off arrival: 8:25-8:40
Students are not allowed up to their classrooms until 8:25. Please do not drop off your student if they are not eating breakfast.
UPDATED DROP OFF PROCEDURE:
We have updated our morning drop-off procedures to help ensure a smooth and safe arrival for all students.
If you are dropping off by car, please stay to the right side of the cones and pull all the way down to the drop-off sign.
Students may begin exiting the vehicle once your car is against the sidewalk.
After drop-off, please continue driving all the way past the last parking spot before turning to exit. (See picture below for reference.)
Arrival Times:
Breakfast drop-off begins at 8:10 AM.
Doors open for all students at 8:25 AM.
If your child is not eating breakfast, please do not drop them off before 8:25.
Thank you for your cooperation in keeping our parking lot safe and efficient during morning arrivals!
Students who arrive later than 8:40 must be accompanied by an adult to the office and sign in before continuing to class.
RECESS AND LUNCH UPDATES
Please remove lunch and recess updates and just add
Recess
Grade 3- 11:00
Grade 4 – 12:00
Lunch
Grade 3 – 11:30
Grade 4 – 12:30
BUS REMINDER
If you received a bus tag for your child, but do not plan for them to take the bus this year, please email transportation@abingtonps.org and let them know, so you can be removed from the bus roster. Please also let your child’s teacher know of their alternative dismissal plan.
Bus routes take longer at the beginning of the school year while bus drivers are getting used to the new stops and students. Please be patient and kind while we transport the students to school and home safely.
COMMUNICATION FROM HOME
Please send your child to school with a note if there are changes to their dismissal plan. If things change throughout the day and you did not write a note, please call the main office as the teachers are not always available to check their email throughout the day.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Melanie Savicke, Principal melaniesavicke@abingtonps.org
Christine Caliendo, Admin Assistant christinecaliendo@abingtonps.org
Debra Ambrose, School Nurse debraambrose@abintonps.org
Kellie Lyons, Team Chairperson kellielyons@abingtonps.org
Corey Wharton, School Psychologist coreywharton@abingtonps.org