PAS WEEKLY UPDATE WEEK OF December 4, 2017 Mr. Farrell, Principal Upcoming Events Winter Concert Invitaton (December 12) We invite all families to our Winter Concert on Change for Change Tuesday, December 12th. This year we will have two con- Drive Begins certs during the day– 9:30AM and 1:30PM, giving all of our Monday, December 4th K-8 students an opportunity to partcipate. Our Middle School Handbell Ensemble, Band and String students, and Dancing Classrooms 4th & 5th grade choirs will be featured. We hope you can join us for this joyful community celebraton. Event (5th Grade) Wed., December 6th 8:45AM HSA Winter Rafe (December 14) Early Dismissal (Noon) Save the Date for the Annual HSA Winter Rafe at PAS on Friday, December 8th Thursday, December 14th 5:30PM. -Grand prizes: Pretzel Friday ($1.00) 2 MacBook Air laptops Friday, December 8th Beats solo3 Wireless Headphones Winter Concert See enclosed for a descripton of the other awesome Tuesday, December 12th prizes. 9:30AM & 1:30PM Buy online at htps://www.pennalexanderschool.org/ Science Fair (4th & 5th) Tuesday, December 12th School Picture Update School pictures from Lifetouch were sent Science Fair (Middle School) home last week. Retake day is Thurs- Wednesday, December 13th day, December 14. Students will need to bring their photo package to school in order to retake their picture. HSA Winter Rafe Thur., December 14th 5:30PM School Advisory Council (SAC) Meetng Wed., Dec. 20th 3:30-5PM A BIG thanks for all who partcipated in the Home and School (HSA) Giving Tuesday campaign. $5720 was raised, 190% of our goal! Please review the Winter Annu- al Giving appeal leter in this week’s pony. Our rich programming and opportuni- Student Winter Break tes could not happen without the generous giving of families in our community. December 25th– January 3rd Any giving amount helps support our students and community. We appreciate your support. December 2017 ​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​ ​ ​ Dear Parents, ​ ​ First of all, we want to say thank you! Thank you, both for the time you give as volunteers at school, and for ​ ​ ​ ​ your generous donations to the Home and School Association (HSA). Your support makes so many things possible for our children at PAS. So far this year we have raised $13,000 towards our goal of $100,000. We believe that your participation is the “secret ingredient” that makes our school stand apart from all other public schools in Philadelphia. Your involvement has helped PAS become a National Blue Ribbon school. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Here is just a short list of some of what we have accomplished together because of your generous ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ giving: ● Salary support for Ms. Rutledge, PAS’s full-time art teacher - $60,000 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ● Egg hatching/baby chick program for First Grade - $1,000 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ● Dancing Classrooms for fifth grade - $3,000 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ● Spring Musical performance (copyright purchase & costume/set supplies) - $2,000 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ● Eighth-grade field trip to see a musical - $3,000 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ● Registration fees and supplies for Reading Olympics and GeoBee competitions - $500 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ● Music program supplies and technical upgrades - $3,000 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ● SMART boards and iPads for all grades - $5,000 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ● After-school clubs (supplies and support for instructors) - $5,000 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Really, there is so much more that your donations support at PAS and even more that Mr. Farrell has in mind for our children going forward. In order to continue to offer these programs, WE NEED YOU! Help us ​ reach our goal of raising $100,000 this school year. Please add the HSA to your end-of-year giving and give generously. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ The suggested tax-deductible contribution is $100 per child, but any and all donations are greatly ​ appreciated. No amount is too small or too big. Last year’s gifts ranged from $5 to $5,000. Please ​ complete the form on the back of this letter and return it to the school or donate online at www.pennalexanderschool.org. ​ NEW THIS YEAR – transfer stock to the HSA for a better tax benefit. Contact Leila Graham-Willis ([email protected]) for more information. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Again, THANK YOU! Have a safe and happy winter break! ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​​ ​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Your HSA Board, ​ ​ ​ ​ Kathleen Moosbrugger, President ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Greg Salisbury, Vice President of the Upper School ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Rotonya Carr, Vice President of the Lower School ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Leila Graham-Willis, Treasurer ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Elizabeth Johnson, Secretary ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Christine McDaniel, Room Parent Coordinator ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Jamie Kudera, Media Manager ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ PLEASE TURN OVER FOR DONATION FORM ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​​ ​ ​ ​ I nterested in making a 2017 year-end tax deductible contribution? ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Think about PAS! ​ ​ ​ ​ PAS HSA DONATION FORM Please make checks payable​ ​ to​ ​“The Home &​ ​School Association of PAS.” ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Your Name: _______________________________________________________________________________ ​ ​ ​ ​ Child’s Name Classroom # Amount ​ ​ ​ ​ $ ___________________ ​ ​​ ​ $ ___________________ ​ ​​ ​ $ ___________________ ​ ​​ ​ $ ___________________ ​ ​​ ​ *I can donate an additional amount to help meet the $ ____________________ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ goal of $100 per PAS student.* ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Please make checks payable to “Home and School TOTAL: $ ______________________________ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​ ​ ​ Association of PAS.” ​ ​ ​ ​ ☐ I pledge now to either match or increase my donation next year (2018). ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ☐ Please apply my donation to my VISA© or MasterCard©. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Name as appears on card: ________________________________________________________________________________ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​​ ​ CC Number: ____________________________________________________ Exp. date: _____________________ Sec. code: ___________ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Address: ________________________________________________________________ Zip Code: ____________________ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Email Address: ________________________________________________________ Phone #: __________________________ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ I agree to allow The Home and School Association of Penn Alexander to charge my credit card in the amount of $______________________________. Signature: ________________________________________________________ Date: ______________________ ​ ​​ ​ ​ ​ 2nd annual... ​ ​ ​ ​ Change for Change Drive! ​ ​ ​ ​​ ​ ​​ Starting Monday, December 4th​ ​​ ​ ​ ​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ and ending Friday, December 15th ​ ​ ​ ​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ The Middle School Student Council will be sponsoring the 2nd Annual Change for ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Change Campaign. Change collected from our school will help support families in ​ ​ ​ ​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ need in our community around the holiday season, including Ronald McDonald ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ House patients. All students (K-8) are encouraged to bring in loose change, and add ​ ​ ​ ​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ it to their homeroom’s collection container. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ In this year’s Change for Change fundraiser, students in grade K-5 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ will compete by grade, and Middle School students will compete by ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ homeroom. Grades/homerooms will compete for the most points. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (1 cent = 1 point) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Winning classes will receive a special breakfast, provided by the ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Student Council! ​ ​ HAVE FUN! ​ ​ And may the best homeroom/grade win! ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Penn Alexander Holiday Raffle Drawing & Cupcake Party Thursday, December 14, 5:30-7pm GRAND PRIZES 2 MacBook Air 13” 128GB Laptops Beats solo3 Wireless Headphones AMAZING $500+ BASKETS SPONSORED BY EACH GRADE Special $1 Surprise Raffle Available Only at the Event Winner must be present to win for special $1. Please bring cupcakes or sandwiches to share. **Raffle Tickets are $5 each. More tickets are available in the office, at pennalexanderschool.org or at the event. No need to be present to win! Middle School WHAT’S COOKING Middle School proudly presents the What’s Cooking basket! Take your kitchen to new heights! Learn from the best our city has to offer (even if he - PAS Chopped Jr. Champion - is still in high school) or take up bread making. There is even an organic dog biscuit cookbook so that your pooch is include. Lots more gadgets and recipes for many weekends of family cooking fun… Panera Bread – 12 monthly loaves Cooking Lesson by Chopped Jr Champion Henry McDaniel Oster Turbo Convection Toaster Oven Cookbooks-MasterChef Junior, Taste of Home: Voucher for a free spot in a sourdough baking classes Farberware Stainless Steel Teakettle (1.3qt) Dinner on a Dime Kitchen Towel, Flexible Spatula, Muffin Pan Cuisinart Smart Stick Teo Speed Hand Blender Digital Thermometer, Wilton Leaf Cut-Outs PAS 5GR CAMPING CRAZY Get out of dodge or stake your campsite in your own backyard or living room.