Be on the lookout for some fun events during the 2025-26 school year! 

 

 

Have a great summer!!!

 

August

  • 13 - Kindergarten & New Family Playground Meetup and Tours (RSVP HERE, sign up for a tour HERE) (rain date 14)
  • 24 - Chalk the Walk, 3-5 p.m.
  • 25 - First Day of School!
  • 29 - No school

September

  • 1 - No school, Labor Day
  • 5 - Ice Cream Social, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
  • 18 - Home & School meeting, 6 p.m. in the library (All are welcome!)
  • 22 - Half day (12:10 p.m. dismissal)
  • 23 - No school, Rosh Hashana

 

    

2025-26 school supplies

View Penn Wood's 2025-26 school supply lists HERE. 

 

You can purchase supplies on your own OR Penn Wood's Home & School Association has teamed up with 1st Day School Supplies to offer parents a quick and convenient way to order school supplies for next year. Each individual box is labeled with your student's name and grade and delivered to Penn Wood in August just before the start of the school year.

 

Order a 1st Day school supply box HERE on/before July 1st!

 

 

kindergarten & new Family Playground Meetup and tours

Do you have or know an incoming Kindergartner or a new Penn Wood student? Join Penn Wood's Home & School Association and your future classmates for a playground meetup and tour of the school this summer on Wednesday, August 13 (rain date August 14)!

 

There are two steps:

  1. RSVP for the meetup HERE so Home & School can prepare with snacks and drinks!
  2. Schedule a tour if you'd like! Use ONE slot per family so up to six families can tour at one time.

Returning Families: We are also in need of returning Penn Wood families to serve as tour guides so please consider signing up to be a tour guide HERE. Tour guides will be provided with a checklist of main areas ahead of time to prepare.

 

 

 

CLASSROOM PARTY SIGN UP - will open early OCTOBER 2025

Classroom parties are a favorite Penn Wood tradition, and we will use a SignUpGenius for all three parties at once.

 

VOLUNTEER SIGN UP LINK COMING EARLY OCTOBER 2025!

 

Three volunteers for each party will plan & provide the snacks and activities.  More details and guidelines will be sent from Home & School to the volunteers closer to the date of each party. The parties are as follows:

  • Halloween Party - scheduled for Friday, October 31 after the 2pm Halloween parade
  • Holiday Party - dates and times are TBD
  • End of Year - dates and times are TBD
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 for ONE party per child and ONE party 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.)
  • Please do not bring siblings.
  • We recognize there may not be a spot for everyone who wants to volunteer. There are 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 under the My Account section of this website. 

 

PRETZEL FRIDAYS

Pretzel Fridays will be back in 2025-26! The 5th grade class offers the chance for students to order mini soft pretzels from Philly Pretzel Factory in West Chester. The pretzels will be delivered to classrooms each full day Friday starting on September 19. 

 

Orders will be due by September 12.  ORDER FORM COMING SOON!  Please reach out to pwe5thgrade@gmail.com with any questions.

 

** No orders for half days or holidays and no make-up/refunds for snow days** The pretzels are traditional soft pretzels in the "mini" size.** Please complete one order per student and wait to checkout & pay for all orders at once.If you have any questions, please email pwe5thgrade@gmail.com.

 

 

student directory

Our student directory is live!  To access- you will need to log in to this website and click on Directory.  You can also download the Membership Toolkit app for quick access on your phone. A login is required because the information is CONFIDENTIAL and not to be used for solicitation purposes.

 

Also available or coming soon on the main page of the Directory are class lists, a homeroom parent list with contact info, and a staff favorites list!

 

Still need to update your Online Directory Preferences? - Don't miss out on birthday parties and playdates! Update your contact info for the directory:

  • Register or log in to this website
  • Go to "My Account"
  • Click on "Family Information" to update your child's teacher info, add any new Penn Wood students, and confirm your contact info.
  • Go to "Directory Publish Preferences" to update your preferences of what contact info is shown in the school Online Directory.  

 

 

Outdoor Lunch volunteers

Considering volunteering for outdoor lunch duty so the students can get some extra fresh air!  Volunteer clearances are required.

 

The volunteer sign up link for the 2025-26 school year will be available shortly after the school year begins!

 

 

 

school store

The PWE School Store is 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.

 

The volunteer sign up link for the 2025-26 school year will be available shortly after the school year begins!

 

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.  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

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 or 2 of individually wrapped candies, we would appreciate it!

 

The volunteer sign up link for the 2025-26 school year will be available shortly after the school year begins!

 

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.

 

Thank you!

 

 

Keep scanning those receipts to earn money for our school!

Download the Box Tops for Education app HERE

Search for Penn Wood Elementary School 

  

 
Our Home & School Association helps Penn Wood thrive with volunteers like you, so THANK YOU! Want to get more involved in the 2024-25 school year?  There are many different ways to do this based on your individual interests and availability. You can:  
 
1. See current Volunteer Opportunities under the My Account section of this website at any time.  If you're new to volunteering, don't hesitate to reach out to the contact listed in the SignUpGenius with any questions.
 
2. Attend an upcoming Home & School meeting.  Schedule is below and all are welcome!
 
3. Read more about all of Home & School's Committees under the "Our Team & Activities" tab.
 
4. Work towards getting your volunteer clearances on file and up-to-date with the main office. These clearances will be needed for certain volunteer positions when in the presence of students (e.g. field trips, classroom parties). For more information, visit https://www.wcasd.net/Domain/1039.
 
5.  Consider signing up in the 2025-26 Penn Wood Home & School Volunteer Sign Up to get involved in a committee.
 
Email pennwoodhomeandschool@gmail.com with any questions!

      

penn wood cares

Penn Wood Home & School is thankful for the generous community support we've received over the years from these local and Penn Wood family-owned/operated businesses.  Please consider supporting these local restaurants and businesses in the future.  If your business would like to be added to the list, please email us at pennwoodhomeandschool@gmail.com. #pennwoodcares

 

Home & SCHOOL Meetings

General Meetings are held in-person at school at 6 p.m. in the library.  See the 2025-26 meeting schedule below!

All are welcome!

 

September 18, October 9, November 13, January 8, February 12, March 12, April 9, and May 14 

 

 

Email pennwoodhomeandschool@gmail.com with any questions.

 

Welcome to all the new and returning Penn Wood families! We look forward to connecting with you this year.  Please take some time to review some ways to connect & support Home & School below:

 

CONNECT & SUPPORT 

Please also take some time to review the items below to best connect and support Home & School:

 

  1. Register or log in to this website - this is your “one stop shop” for all things Home & School.
  2. Access the Online Directory under the Directory section of this website.  This is a secure part of this website so you must log in to view.  The more people that join, the more useful it is for play dates & birthday parties.
    • Need to update information?  Log in to this website then go to My Account --> Family Information to update your child's teacher info, add any new Penn Wood students, and confirm your contact info.  Please note: these updates do not flow back to the district's Parent Portal.  
    • Need to update what info is included in the Directory?  Go to My Account --> Directory Publish Preferences to update your preferences of what contact info is shown.
  3. Download the Membership Toolkit app (app version of pennwoodhsa.com) for easy access to HSA event info, signups, online payments, directory & more.
  4. Have your clearances on file with the Penn Wood office so you’re ready to volunteer.
  5. Sign up for text reminders - download the Remind app and join class @pwehsa.
  6. Join & invite PWE friends to our private “Penn Wood Home and School” Facebook group to ask/learn from member questions.  Make sure to answer the security questions.
  7. Don't forget to scan your receipts into the Box Tops app and earn money for Penn Wood Elementary.