End of Year Gift Giving

7/1/2026 8:00 am

Please Give to the Teachers & Staff!

As the school year winds down, we want to thank our amazing teachers and staff at Penn Alexander for a great year. All monetary gifts collected will be distributed amongst ALL teachers and staff, including classroom and specials teachers, main office staff, custodians, and crossing guards. Sign up HERE to 'ring the bell' at drop off or pick up the week of June 1.

The deadline for giving is June 30. Thank you so much for your gift!

Donate Here

Community Garden

6/15/2026 8:00 am

Adopt-the-Garden During the Summer!

The Penn Alexander garden is flourishing! Please join us in caring for our wonderful outdoor learning space by adopting the garden for one week or more. Ms. Kearney will lead a training session on Monday, June 1 at 3:15 PM in the garden. Contact Ms. Kearney with any questions or if you want to be involved but can't make it to the training session.

Summer Adoption Sign Up

Website Work

6/13/2026 1:00 am

Work on the Website Back-End

Medium-level Commitment, Unsung Hero!

1-2 hours per week

Are you a techie who can help the HSA keep the website up-to-date on a weekly basis? Do you like maintaining web content and event blog posts? If so, this is the job for you - it can be done from home or the office whenever you have a few spare moments. Training can be over the summer to start the work during the 2026-27 school year.

Sign Up Here

School District Survey

6/12/2026 12:00 pm

Take the Philly School Experience Survey

Speak up as your child's biggest champion!

Time commitment: 5-10 minutes

Complete the Philly School Experience Survey (PSES), the annual survey for all Philly public school parents and guardians. The survey is available in 14 languages. Complete the survey online and enter to win a $25 gift card. Plus any grade with 80% family survey completion will earn a free recess. Any grade that gets 100% family response will earn free recess and water ice party! The survey closes on Friday, June 12.

Take Survey HERE

EITC

3/16/2026 3:45 pm

Learn about the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC)

Would You Like to Turn a $500 Donation into a $4,500 Gift to PAS?

The EITC program is a way to designate your Pennsylvania tax dollars directly to Penn Alexander. Learn more through the slideshow or webinar.

EITC Slideshow HERE

EITC Webinar HERE

Passcode: iUQ55*U!

Social Media Moderator

12/15/2025 8:00 am

Help with Social Media

Medium-level Commitment, Big Audience!

Time Commitment: 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. Information from the e-Pony can be used as a guideline, and related posts can be scheduled to pop up throughout the week--an easy, weekly task.

Sign Up Here

Attendance Form

8/25/2025 8:30 am

NEW: How to Report an Absence

New Guidelines!

Fill out a Google Form for ALL Absences

In an effort to increase efficiency for the staff and to ease and improve communication between teachers, staff, and families, a new Google form has been created for parents to use for all absences. Please use this electronic form to submit an excuse for your child's absence from school within three days of the absence. A doctor's note must be provided for three consecutive days of absence. After 10 parent excuses, a doctor's note will be required.

See the Family Handbook HERE for more details about the attendance policy (page 8) and the school district policy HERE.

Absence Form

Teacher Appreciation Chair

5/5/2025 8:30 am

Teacher Appreciation Chair Needed

Show Teachers and Staff the Love!

Time Commitment: approx. 1-4 hours / month

The HSA is looking for someone to lead teacher and staff appreciation efforts at PAS. We need someone who can lead a committee, help set up meetings, execute project plans, coordinate tasks with committee members, make decisions, etc. We could also use more committee members to help with various tasks. Fill out the Volunteer Interest Form if interested in learning more.