Penn Wood Home & School Association
Biweekly Bulletin
In this Bulletin
- Message from the Board
- Upcoming Events
- Staff Appreciation Luncheon - Thank You!
- Student Holiday Shopping
- Pica's Dine & Donate
- Holiday Giving Snowman
- Holiday Classroom Teacher Gifts
- Holiday Classroom Parties
- Ice Skating Social
- Yearbook Photos Needed
- Sweetheart Dance - Save the Date!
- Lost and Found
Message from the Board
Happy December PW family & friends!
With the extra money raised by the Fall FUNdraiser, Home & School hired Burkholder Brothers to do a fall cleanup of the garden beds and install new stone in the courtyard. Thank you for your generous support!
While you’re busy making lists and shopping, it’s been exciting to see the kids visit the school store. As a mom, I don’t want more “junk” in the house but as a first-time volunteer it’s been great to see the kids:
1. Carefully decide how to spend their money
2. Plan chores to earn money for next time
3. Do the math and count their change
With the student holiday shop on 12/9, they will get to shop for others with hopefully the same diligence. Thanks to Amy Anderman (school store) and Marianne Johnston (holiday shop) for your creative shopping and organizing!
Wishing you a joyful holiday season!
Julie Finnegan
Upcoming Events
December
- 9 - Student Holiday Shop
- 12 - Deadline to register for Girls on the Run (Register HERE)
- 14 - Dine & Donate @ Pica's, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- 15 - Home & School Meeting (CANCELLED)
- 16 - Holiday Giving Snowman Contributions Due
- 19 - Pajama Day & Snow Day Shirts
- 20 - Holiday Hats/Socks Day
- 21 - Snowman/Elf Day
- 22 - Holiday Shirt Day & Classroom Parties
- 23 to 30 - No School (Happy Holidays!)
January
- 1-2 - No School
- 5 - Najee Richardson Assembly, Home & School Meeting 6-8 p.m. in library (All are welcome!)
- 13 - Half Day (12:10 p.m. Dismissal), Ice Skating Social, 2:30-4:30 p.m. (Registration Required HERE)
- 16 - MLK Jr. Day, No School
February
- 10th - Sweetheart Dance 6-8 p.m.
Staff Appreciation Luncheon - Thank You!
Thank you to everyone who donated food, snacks, drink, supplies, etc. for the Staff Appreciation Luncheon last month! Everyone really enjoyed all the yummy food and the time to sit and enjoy a meal together. Extras were placed in the staff break room and supplies were replenished.
Student Holiday Shopping
On Friday December 9th, the Home & School Association will once again be sponsoring our Student Holiday Shopping event. Please see flyer below for important details.
Pica's Dine & Donate
Get in the holiday spirit with some Pica's! Grab lunch or dinner on Wednesday, 12/14 and support our school.
Make sure to mention "Penn Wood" PRIOR to ordering your items. Thanks for your support!
Holiday Giving Snowman
Please see the flyer below for more details. Reach out to our school caseworker, Erin Crystle, with any questions.
Holiday Classroom Teacher Gifts
Though we like to show gratitude to our Penn Wood teachers and staff all year long, we do ask our Homeroom Parents to help organize two special class gifts during the school year for the classroom teachers- a holiday gift and a gift for the end of each school year. If you have not received anything yet- you should be hearing from your class's Homeroom Parent very shortly on how families can contribute to a holiday gift from the entire class.
Gifts come in all forms. It could be a drawing, a thank you note, a photo, sharing a favorite memory, a gift card, etc. To view a list of Homeroom Parents, please go to pennwoodhsa.com, log in, and view "Our Team" under the "Our Team & Activities" tab.
Holiday Classroom Parties
Let's party! Holiday Classroom Parties will take place on Thursday, December 22 and the party times will vary by grade. Up to three volunteers will plan and attend the party for each class.
Click here to view the volunteer sign-up. While most of the Holiday Party slots are currently filled, there are still spots left for End of Year Parties for some classrooms as well as Alternate spots in case one of the main volunteers is unable to attend.
Ice Skating Social
The 2023 Penn Wood Ice Skating Social will be held on Friday, January 13th from 2:30-4:30 p.m. (half day of school)!
Everyone must register online and the event has a max of 250 skaters, so please register early!
Are you a skating/hockey parent? We could use 2-3 volunteers to help tie skates for the first 20 minutes. If we have some extra volunteers, we could also use help with greeting/registration and monitoring the snacks.
Please contact Carolyn Thompson (610-842-0516) with any questions or to volunteer.
Yearbook Photos Needed
Sweetheart Dance - Save the Date!
Lost and Found
About Home & School
Email: pennwoodhomeandschool@gmail.com
Website: https://pennwoodhsa.membershiptoolkit.com/home
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/909463772548079/