Character Day

10/31/2024 9:00 am

Character Day

Thursday, October 31

Kids and adults: Come to school on October 31 dressed as your favorite book character!

No full face masks, weapons, cultural appropriation, or inappropriate language.

Also, Penn Alexander School will be hosting its 23rd Annual Harvest Food Drive to support the University City Hospitality Coalition. Drop off food, toiletries, PPE, and supplies at school by November 18 or make a donation to UCHC. Learn more HERE.

School Gear

10/24/2024 2:00 pm

School Gear for Sale!

Does Your Child Need Cold-Weather Gear?

The HSA is selling sweatpants (NEW!), short sleeve T-shirts, long sleeve shirts, hoodie sweatshirts, hats, and school-year calendars.

Purchase Here

Help with the Fall Festival

10/23/2024 4:00 pm

Sign up for a Fall Festival Volunteer Shift

Our Most Fun Carnival Event of the Year!

We are currently calling volunteers to help at the Fall Festival. Shifts are available before, during, and after the event.

Highlighted Volunteer Opportunities:

Help bake and frost 500 cupcakes in the PAS kitchen on October 21 and/or October 22.
Bake a batch of nut-free treats and drop off on October 22 or 23.
Set up games, activities, crafts, and stations throughout the entire school on October 23.
Donate needed supplies (sign up HERE).
BIGGEST NEED: Please sign up for a shift during the event, October 23 from 4:00-5:00 PM or 5:00-6:00 PM. Pair up with some parent friends to tag-team childcare duty with taking a volunteer shift; or volunteer together. Volunteers who take a shift on the day of the festival will get 10 FREE tickets!

Sign Up Form

Other Event Needs:

The HSA is looking for chairs to head up the Sadie Alexander Birthday Celebration, the Ice Skating Party, and the Pancake Breakfast. See all volunteer needs and sign up HERE.

Harvest Food Drive

10/23/2024 8:30 am

Contribute to the Harvest Food Drive!

Deadline: Monday, November 18

Penn Alexander School will be hosting its 23rd Annual Harvest Food Drive to support the University City Hospitality Coalition. Drop off food, toiletries, and cleaning supplies at school or make a donation to UCHC.

SDP Parent Portal

9/27/2024 8:30 am

Log into the Parent Portal

Helpful for Keeping Track of Your Student's Performance

Time Commitment: approx. 5 minutes

The School District of Philadelphia’s Parent & Family Portal gives you access to valuable information about your child’s education and school such as grades, attendance, and report cards.

Register HERE

In addition, helpful webpages on the HSA website include the FAQ / Parent Resource page (log in only), Afterschool / Extracurricular / Camp page, Communications page, and Safety page.

Annual Family Giving

9/25/2024 8:30 am

Please Give Today!

The HSA's mission is to help maintain, empower, and further enhance Penn Alexander School in order to provide the best possible learning environment for our children. One of the ways we do that is by raising money to help fill in the gaps, and we ask for donations several times a year. Every dollar you donate goes right back to our children, our teachers, our classrooms, and/or our school.

We are launching our 2024-25 fundraising with a goal of $75,000 for the general fund. Once we reach that goal, we will stop asking!*
(*We will also ask for teacher and staff donations in December and again in June; we pass 100% of those funds collected through to ALL teachers and staff to show our appreciation for their hard work.)

We strive for 100% family participation, with gifts in the past ranging from $1 to $1,000+. We know that not everyone can afford to give much, but every single dollar helps and is appreciated! For more information about where your money goes and additional ways to support the HSA, such as volunteering and attending events, please click HERE. Thank you so much!

Donate Here

Clearances

9/12/2024 8:30 am

Get Your Clearances

Necessary for Chaperoning Field Trips and Helping in School

Time Commitment: approx. 1 - 2 hours; lasts for 5 years!

You may have noticed field trip permission slips have started coming home with your child(ren)! Field trip details and payment links can be found HERE. The School District of Philadelphia still requires parents to sign a paper permission slip.

Most volunteer positions, including chaperoning field trips, require that individuals complete this School District of Philadelphia Volunteer Checklist before helping at school.

This process can take time, particularly if you have not lived in Pennsylvania for 10 years, so please act now!

Once all paperwork is completed, submit this form:

Volunteer Clearance Form

Social Media Moderator

8/22/2024 1:00 am

Help with Social Media

Medium-level Commitment, Big Audience!

1 - 2 hours per week

Did you know the HSA has a private, parents and guardians-only PAS Facebook group where we can all post and share resources? The HSA could use some help managing the group and posting content. Content from the e-Pony can be copied, and related posts can be scheduled to pop up throughout the week--an easy, weekly task.

Sign Up Here