It was wonderful to see so families at our Back Two School Nights last week.  Thank you for coming to learn more about your child's instructional program for the year.  

Afterschool club registration for the Fall Club Cycle is now open.  Click HERE for the club offerings and registration.  A paper flier with a QR code for registration will also be sent home tomorrow. If you need help completing the form, contact the office.  Registration closes on Friday, September 27, 3pm. 

Thursday, September 26 is our first $2 Pretzel Day! Pre-pay for the whole year HERE or send in $2 with your child on Thursday if they would like a pretzel.

Our first Dress Down Day is this Friday.  Student Council has selected Concilio. This organization strengthens the quality of life in diverse communities by enhancing the standard of living through services and programs advocating for children, youth, and adults, while promoting Hispanic heritages, histories, and cultures.  Click HERE to prepay for the year of Dress Down Days.

Friday is our first Coffee with the Principal paired with an HSA meeting at 8:30am in the lunchroom or virtually. All are welcome!

Friday is also a 12:09pm dismissal.  Please make arrangements for picking up your child at 12:09pm.  

Letter Day Schedule | Full PAS School Calendar

• Wednesday, October 9, 5-8 PM: Middle School BBQ. Register HERE.
• Wednesday, October 9, 6-7:30 PM: Equity Circle Parent Workshop featuring Caroline Hill. All are welcome! RSVP HERE.

Please click HERE for the stepper on how to use the SDP parent portal for your child's grades and attendance. K parents will receive hardcopy instructions on Monday. 

The District has shared Accessing Star Family Reports and Resources with families who need assistance viewing their child's Star Assessments for reading and math.

If your child had a physical exam or dental exam over the summer, please send hardcopy of the report proof to Nurse Natanya or email it to her at ngornstein@philasd.org

On September 15, we kicked-off Latine/Heritage Month. We are excited to celebrate and honor the history, culture and influence of current and past generations from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America. If you or someone you know would like to share your culture with our community, we are grateful for the experience to learn with you.  Click here to share with us.

• The HSA created a 2024-25 school year calendar featuring map artwork from PAS students. Purchase HERE. (You can pre-pay for pretzels and dress-down days on the same payment form.)

The programs listed below have either shared fliers with the school or are within a few blocks of Penn Alexander. These programs are not affiliated with Penn Alexander; as such, families should evaluate each program to ensure it is the right fit for their family.  

Join the Friday Bike Parade to PAS

Thinking about a cargo bike? Come to the PAS Bike Meet Up on 9/29 

Building a Living Archive: Black Youth (Re)Writing Histories in Philadelphia - Youth Researcher Fellow Application

After School Arts at Penn (ASAP)

Caring People Alliance - Brian Dawkins Single Parent Families Program

PAS Alumna Laila Johnson's Virtual Tutoring and  Public Speaking Program

      Elementary School: https://forms.gle/V35n16jpzCMakyPe6

      Middle School: https://forms.gle/sVPyxmXdEWZXzFRm9

Free YMCA memberships for 7th graders

Dungeons and Dragons Afterschool Club for Grades 4-8

EveryBody Movement & Wellness - Afterschool Programming

Kat Academy - Sports and Leadership Afterschool Program

Penn Alexander School

School District of Philadelphia

Phone: (215) 400-7760

4209 Spruce St.

Philadelphia PA 19104