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Reiffton School

4355 Dunham Drive | Reading, PA 19606
(610) 779-7640

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  • Office

    x7006 Greg Fries, Principal
    x7005, Joe Alcaro, Assistant Principal
    x7003 Eileen Malone, Attendance Secretary
    x7001 Gina Rousseau, Secretary

  • Counselors & Psychologist

    x7405 Diana Ricci, Counselor A-K
    x7403 Emily Seeberger, Counselor L-Z
    x7022 Chad Rutherford, Psychologist

  • Nurse

    x7015 Tammy Hughes

  • Technology Support

    x7208 Cathy Bittinger

Note: Faculty phone numbers go to voice mail during school hours

  • Grade 5 - Team A

    x7709 Krista Gilham
    x7715 Jessica Hans
    x7716 Kimberly Kardos
    x7708 Derek Wolfe

  • Grade 5 - Team B

    x7315 Kim Grogan
    x7304 Janel Reinford
    x7305 Jessica Schaeffer
    x7317 Karen Timura

  • Grade 5 - Team C

    x7717 Carolyn Bihl
    x7704 Heather Kirlin
    x7705 Drew Schaeffer
    x7718 Anna Zielinski

  • Grade 6 - Team D

    x7217 Russell Keith
    x7216 Rick Spraut
    x7206 Michelle Woolsey

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    x7604 Haley Barton
    x7617 Brian Druzba
    x7616 Matt Hoelscher
    x7605 Amanda Karich

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    x7613 Jason Delewski
    x7606 Amber Dewire
    x7607 Erin Trostle
    x7612 Theresa Wentling

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    x7406 Megan Block

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    x7207 Carol Bagoly, Intervention Specialist
    x7316 Meredith Hudome, Reading Specialist

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    x7218 Justin Blatt, Gifted
    x7212 Deb Carl, Special Education
    x7409 Lidie Dawson, Emotional Support
    x7608 Miranda Dorsey, Learning Support
    x7308 Cara Lobb, Special Education
    x7314 Tracy Prout, Life Skills
    x7023 Emily Showalter, Emotional Support
    x7213 Corri Speakman, Special Education
    x7313 Susan Ummarino, Multiple Disability Support
    x7713 Hayley Williamson, Special Education

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    x7041 Jen Dorta, Physical Education
    x7123 Dawn Keebler, Music
    x7126 Patricia Kline, Music
    x7119 Sally Lamm, Library
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    x7503 Christine Cady, Speech Therapist

Home » Students Build their Brains by Building Legos

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Huddled around boxes of Legos and computers, Reiffton students were building their brains–as well as their coding and engineering skills–as they took part in the school’s Robotics club after school today. Thanks to a generous grant from the Exeter Community Education Foundation, who provided the Lego kits and accompanying computer programs, twenty Reiffton students were randomly chosen to be a part of the 10-week program that offers STEM-based after-school learning to interested students who volunteered to solve problems through building contraptions and coding small motors to make their Legos come to life. In one corner of the room, a team of girls designed a robotic hand that they had coded to open and close, gleefully holding up a bottle of hand sanitizer once they had figured out the correct code and configuration to make the Lego “fingers” move. In another group, a team of boys were designing a motorcycle-like car that could zoom along their desk.

To round out the club, other students were working on STEM-based learning projects, such as applying engineering principles to build a 3-foot high suspension bridge out of thin and bendy K’Nex sticks that was strong enough to hold a book when they placed it on top. Other students were huddled around a desk showing each other tips on how to use Scratch, an introductory visual-based coding-based program that allows them to create interactive stories, games and animations.

Despite all of the different projects going on in the classroom this afternoon, the students all shared the same energetic enthusiasm for tapping into their brains to solve problems–even after a full day of school. “This is awesome,” said Connor Funk as he was building his Lego set. “I love getting my energy out and showing what I’m building to my friends.” Leena Biratate agreed, and said that the club was helping her think about what she wanted to do when she grows up. “I think I want to be a software engineer,” she said as she plugged code into the computer, helping her team figure out how to make their Legos come to life. 

We are so grateful to the ECEF for funding this awesome after-school opportunity for our students, and look forward to seeing what amazing things they build and learn over the next 8 weeks! 

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  • 4355 Dunham Drive
    Reading, PA 19606

  • Phone:
    610-779-7640

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    610-779-6995

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