Join us for some fun events during the 2023-24 school year!

April

• 23 - No School
• 24-26 - PSSAs ELA (Grades 3-5)
• 24 - 5th Grade Yard Sign orders due (order HERE)
• 25 - Dine & Donate @ Duffer's Tavern, 11:30 a.m. - 9 p.m.
• 30 - PSSAs Math (Grades 3-5)

May

• 1 -PSSAs Math (Grades 3-5)
• 2 - Spring Concert @ Rustin, 7 p.m.
• 2-3 - PSSAs Science (Grade 4)
• 3 - Teacher Appreciation Week raffle items due
• 6-10 - Teacher Appreciation Week
• 9 - Home & School Meeting, 6 p.m. in the library (All are welcome!)
• 10 - 4th Grade Pennsylvania Day
• 15 - 4th & 5th Grade District Track Meet (wear track shirts, volunteer HERE) - rain date May 17
• 22 - Art Show, 5:30-7:30 p.m. (volunteer HERE), Dine & Donate @ Dairy Queen Westtown, 3-10 p.m.
• 24 - No School
• 27 - No School
• 30 - Science Day
• 31 - Yearbook orders due (order HERE)

• April 18 - Home & School newsletter
• April 11 - Penn Wood newsletter
• April 4 - Home & School newsletter
• March 21 - Penn Wood newsletter
• March 13 - Home & School newsletter
• March 7 - Penn Wood newsletter

         

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Yearbooks are on sale NOW!  Reminder: 5th graders automatically receive (1) yearbook included in their 5th grade fee, so you only need to submit the form for your 5th grader if you wish to order additional copies.

 

To order, log into pennwoodhsa.com and then click this LINK. 

 

You will also be able to find the order form by:

1. Logging into pennwoodhsa.com

2. Clicking on "My Account"

3. Scrolling down to "New Forms."

4. Select "2023-24 Yearbook Order Form"

 

$18.00 Regular Price - order on/before May 31

 

 

We recommend one yearbook per child. Yearbooks are distributed at the end of the school year where classmates often enjoy writing in each others' books. We encourage you to purchase yearbooks at this time because we need an accurate count before the final book goes for printing. A small amount of books may be accessible for purchase after the deadline for $20.00, but we cannot guarantee availability. 

  

  

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5th Grade Yard Signs

If anyone would like to purchase a Yard Sign to celebrate your 5th Grader moving up to Middle School, please fill out this form and send $15.00 per sign by Wednesday, April 24. You can Venmo @PWHomeandSchool or have your student bring in cash in an envelope to be given to their teacher marked with the following:

 

Attn: 5th Grade Yard Sign

Student Name and HR Teacher

 

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Dine & donate @ Duffer's

 

Grab lunch or dinner with your family and friends at Duffer's Tavern on Thursday, April 25!  Make sure to mention "Penn Wood" when dining in or ordering takeout and you'll be supporting our school.

 

 

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teacher appreciation week

 

🍎Teacher Appreciation Week is May 6-10! 🍎. Please help Home & School show our Penn Wood teachers how much we appreciate all that they do!

 

We would like to collect gift cards, small items, gift baskets, etc., to be raffled off to the teachers throughout the week of May 6-10. Gift cards can be for places such as Starbucks, Dunkin’ Donuts, Wawa, or even a VISA/MC gift card. Donations may be dropped off at Kristen Laffey’s house (reach out for the address). There will be a bag in the office if you would like to send something in with your child.

 

Also, this year, we are offering a Venmo option to make “cash” donations in any amount. To donate via Venmo, click HERE or scan the QR code below. Please label your donation “TAW” so we know where to allocate these funds! All donations need to be in by Friday, May 3.

 

 

 

 

THANK YOU for helping us spoil our AWESOME teachers!!  Any questions please feel free to email Kristen Laffey at Krislaffey81@gmail.com.

 

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4TH & 5TH GRADE TRACK MEET

 

WCASD Track & Field Day is Wednesday, May 15 (rain date May 17) for 4th and 5th grade students. Home & School will be providing shirts for all 4th grade students and any new 5th grade students. Shirts will be delivered to school and handed out the day of the event.

 

** 5th grade - Your child should re-use their t-shirt from last year and wear it to school on the day of the track meet. If you’d like to purchase a replacement for $5, email pennwoodhomeandschool@gmail.com.

 

Also - MANY volunteers are needed for the Track Meet to be successful. Let's show up for our students, Penn Wood! You can volunteer HERE if you have your clearances.

 

 

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PENN WOOD Art Show 2024

 Stop by the Penn Wood Art Show at school, hosted by our art teacher Ms. McLoone, on Wednesday, May 22 between 5:30-7:30 p.m. to see what our Penn Wood artists have been busy creating!

 

Volunteer to help at the Art Show HERE!

 

Penn Wood's Home & School Association has partnered with Dairy Queen at Westtown Marketplace, 1502 West Chester Pike, the same night so you can stop for ice cream before or after the event.  Our school will receive 20% of ALL SALES between 3-10 p.m.!  Make sure to share with your family and friends.  Thank you, Dairy Queen!

 

 

Art Show: Penn Wood Elementary

1470 Johnny's Way

West Chester, PA 19382

5:30-7:30 p.m.

 

Dine & Donate @ Dairy Queen

1502 West Chester Pike

West Chester, PA 19382

3-10 p.m.

  

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PENN WOOD SPIRIT BLANKET FUNDRAISER

A limited quantity of Penn Wood blankets are available to purchase. These blankets will make the perfect gift! They are warm, soft, 50X60 and have plenty of Penn Wood spirit. If interested, please contact Vicki Babylon at vpeters721@comcast.net.

 

 

  

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pretzel fridays

Pretzel Fridays began on Friday, September 22.  Did you forget to sign up?  Sign up HERE if your student would like to receive pretzels each Friday for snack.

 

Please note- any orders not submitted by Tuesday night may not be included in that week since orders are sent to Philly Pretzel Factory on Wednesday.  Thank you for supporting the 5th Grade class!

 

Email PWE5thGrade@gmail.com with any questions.

classroom party sign up

Classroom parties are a favorite Penn Wood tradition and we are again using a SignUpGenius for all three parties at once.

Three volunteers will be able to sign up for each classroom per party.   Party volunteers will plan the snacks & activities. More details and guidelines will be sent from Home & School to the volunteers closer to the date of each party. One party remains:

· End of Year - Monday, 6/10/2024 is a PLACEHOLDER.  As it gets closer to June, each grade will select a date and time that works best with their schedule and volunteers will be notified ASAP. NOTE: The 5th Grade Committee plans the 5th Grade year-end party and the sign-up is organized separately.

Be sure to read the rules below BEFORE signing up.  Some of these rules increase the chances that each student will have a parent volunteer at one of their class parties during the year.  Thank you in advance for being considerate!

• Please only sign up once for each child and once per day (parties may be the same time for different grades.)
• Volunteers from the same household are limited to ONE party per child.
• You must have all three volunteer clearances on file with Penn Wood's main office to volunteer.  (See https://www.wcasd.net/domain/1039 for more information.)
• You cannot bring siblings.
• We recognize there may not be a spot for everyone who wants to volunteer. There will be two Alternate spots per classroom per party so if you do not get a spot, you can sign up as an alternate and you may be contacted if any of the original volunteers cannot attend. You can also keep your eye out for other volunteer opportunities on PennWoodHSA.com.

Penn Wood Classroom Party Sign Up:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F49ADA92CA2FAC61-202324#/

If you have any questions, please contact pennwoodhomeandschool@gmail.com.

school store

The PWE School Store will be open Tuesday & Thursday mornings before school from 8:30-9:00 a.m. The store is set up in between the cafeteria & gym and sells everything from school supplies (crayons, folders, erasers) to fun things (keychains, bookmarks, squeeze balls, bendable pencils) to PWE gear (stickers, bracelets, maybe more to come!). Everything is priced between $0.10 and $2.00.

Volunteers: We rely on volunteers to run the store and can’t open without them! Please consider signing up – it’s quick (30 min), your kid(s) will LOVE helping you run it, and the PWE students really enjoy shopping. Sign up here!  Volunteer clearances are required.

All Parents: Some kids have come in with special money ($2 bills, dollar coins), so you may want to check what they’re bringing in so they don’t part with special tooth fairy or other occasion gifts!

Thank you in advance for your support of the School Store!

Penn Wood chocolate bowl 2023-24

Our Penn Wood teachers and staff enjoy a chocolate treat, mints, and even hard candy every so often. Home & School started a bowl of chocolate in 2020 and we would like to keep this going. If you would like to send a big bag (possibly from Costco) or 2 of individually wrapped candies, please sign up below.

It doesn't have to be the exact date you signed up for but that week would be great. You can send candy in with your student and label the bag "Penn Wood Chocolate Bowl" or drop off to the main office.  There are about 60 staff members.

Sign up HERE.  Thank you!

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