Welcome To Joseph Ferderbar Elementary School
Mrs. Judy Brown - Principal
215-809-6370
It gives me great pleasure, as Principal of Joseph Ferderbar Elementary School. to welcome you to the official school website. This website has been prepared in the hope that it will become for parents, students, and visitors to the site, a valuable source of school news and timely information. This website has been developed to enable everyone to become familiar with our school, its policies, and other procedures that are basic for the smooth functioning of our school, as well as to provide you with updated school news, schedules and events.
Our staff takes great pride in providing a safe and secure learning environment. Our entire staff is committed to establishing a school environment that allows our students to flourish and to grow intellectually, emtionally, and socially. Our staff of dedicated professionals have high expectations for your child and will do their best so that your child can achieve his or her personal best.
Our students are uniquely special. Their good work, creativity and stick-to-itiveness are a direct reflection of your parenting. Congratulations to you and thank you for sending us energized and wonderful students to work with each and every day.
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Dear Parents and Guardians,
This month we will be turning the clocks forward and we will all appreciate the additional sunlight that comes with it. Our children will have more time to play outside after school so we thought it is a good time to remind them about safety. Our teachers will be speaking with their students about keeping themselves safe and we are also hoping that it will be a topic that you discuss with your children in your homes.
It is good to remind children of all ages the importance of not talking to people they don’t know and who ask them to do something that doesn’t seem right, such as, get into their car or go into their home. Please remind them to always check with a safe adult when in a situation that seems unsafe.
Our teachers will be using the following to remind students about safety in the neighborhood:
Remember: never go anywhere, get in a car, answer questions, or accept anything from strangers - even if the person seems friendly. Grown-ups ask help from grown-ups, not from kids.
Always remember: NO-GO-TELL You should: l) Say NO if someone tries to come near you, touch you or makes you feel scared or uncomfortable, 2) GO quickly way from the situation, and 3) TELL a trusted adult.
Remember to keep yourself safe at home, at school, and in your neighborhood.
As always, we are partners in teaching children ways to be safe.
Should you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact your building principal. Thank for your continued support.
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Safety at Ferderbar
Ferderbar Elementary places a premium on student safety. Security initiatives currently in place include:
· A collaborative partnership between the school and the local Lower Southampton Police Department
and first responders.
· Security cameras covering the building-inside and out
· Door monitoring system
· Electronic “key cards” used for access control
· Video access control at the main entrance doors.
· Emergency procedures, handbooks and evacuation maps in each classroom.
· Fire and burglar alarm systems monitored 24-7.
Monthly Crisis Emergency Response Team meetings-our building safety committee which plans monthly drills including lock down, fire, and shelter in place drills.
The following are the drills that Ferderbar staff and students practice:
Shelter in Place: A Shelter in Place Drill is called to practice getting all of the students and staff into one centralized location inside the school. This way everyone is safe, accounted for and information can quickly and easily be passed to staff and students. We may Shelter in Place during severe weather.
Code Blue: A Code Blue Drill is called to practice getting all students and staff into the closest lockable room. This way everyone is safe locked inside a classroom. A Code Blue may be called if there is a human threat inside or outside of the school building.
Evacuation Drill: An Evacuation Drill is practiced to get all students and staff out of the building and to a centralized location. This way everyone is safe, accounted for and information can quickly and easily be passed to staff and students. We may evacuate for a fire.
We ask all parents/guardians to inform us immediately if your phone number (cell, home & work), email or address changes. We use this information through our “Global Connect” system which notifies parents of emergency closings due to bad weather or other incidents that may occur.
