🌱 How new state reading rules are already reshaping Bethel Park classrooms

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• How new state reading rules are already reshaping Bethel Park classrooms

Also on today's calendar: Christmas party and 4 more events.

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Clouds and sun; not as cold, with a high of 34 and low of 29 degrees.
• Wednesday: Breezy in the morning, temps: high: 41, low: 30.
• Thursday: Cloudy; p.m. rain, breezy, with a high of 54 and low of 24 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Pa. adopts science-of-reading reforms after years of reading struggles (centredaily.com) — Bethel Park schools have already overhauled their K–5 reading curriculum with a more systematic, phonics-based approach, and leaders say students are flourishing. That local work now aligns with new statewide “science of reading” reforms requiring all Pennsylvania districts to adopt evidence-based literacy programs, regularly screen young readers, and train teachers, backed by $10 million in state funding.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bethel Park

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday December 21

• Christmas party
  Trader Jack's Flea Market, 999 Steen Rd, Bridgeville
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Tuesday December 16

• Breast Cancer Support Group
  St. Clair Hospital , 2000 Oxford Dr # 110 , Bethel Park
  6:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• MOTHER GOOSE ON THE LOOSE
  Bethel Park Public Library , 5100 W Library Ave , Bethel Park
  10:30 am

Friday December 19

• Christmas Observed (Elementary School Parties)
  Bethel Park SD Bethel Park, PA 15102

Tuesday January 6

• SP- Session 2- First-Time Ice-Skating Lessons (Tuesdays) - Bethel Park, PA 2026
  South Park Ice Rink , 300 Corrigan Dr , Bethel Park
  4:30 pm
• SP- Session 2- Advanced Ice-Skating Lessons (Tuesdays) - Bethel Park, PA 2026
  South Park Ice Rink , 300 Corrigan Dr , Bethel Park
  6:30 pm

Thursday January 8

• SP- Session 2- Advanced Ice-Skating Lessons (Thursdays) - Bethel Park, PA 2026
  South Park Ice Rink , 300 Corrigan Dr , Bethel Park
  6:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Needle Felting
  Peters Township Public Library , 616 E McMurray Rd , McMurray
  10:00 am
• Basketball - Junior Varsity Boys vs. Pittsburgh Central Catholic (Home)
  Mt. Lebanon High School
  6:00 pm
• STEM Lab (Evening, Fall/Winter 2025)
  Dormont Public Library , 2950 West Liberty Avenue , Pittsburgh
  6:30 pm
• High School Writers' Club
  Peters Township Public Library , 616 E McMurray Rd , McMurray
  6:30 pm
• Puzzle Palooza: Happy Holidays!
  South Fayette Township Municipal Center - Lafayette Room , 100 Township Drive , South Fayette
  6:30 pm
• Zoning Hearing Board
  Peters Township, PA Calendar McMurray, PA 15317
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• PSG Global Solutions posted a job opening for Front Line Team Member in Bethel Park. Apply here.
• Pizza Hut posted a job opening for Team Member in Bethel Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bethel Park here.

🗞 Nearby News

Whitehall

• Fire breaks out at Whitehall Township apartment building (mcall.com)
• Apartment fire displaces 19 residents in Whitehall Township (lehighvalleylive.com)
• Winter storm brings Lehigh Valley more snow than expected (mcall.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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