Oct. 11, 2019 All-School Parent Community Dues
The Penn Charter Parent Community — of which all PC parents are part — needs your support. Your dues help run events like Upper School Family Breakfast, Middle School Family Night, Lower School Family Fun Night, and parent socials and pop-ins. And Color Day wouldn't be the same without your support. The suggested annual family dues for the PCPC is $40. We ask that you pay your dues online if you haven't already done so. And if you aren't sure whether or not you have paid your dues, reach out to Scott Solomon, PCPC treasurer, and he will let you know. Thanks for your support, Volunteers Needed for Empty Bowls Project
The Visual Arts Department needs parent volunteers to help glaze bowls Oct 15-17 during the school day and on Wednesday, Oct 16, 3:30-4:15 pm in the Ceramics Room. If you can help, contact Ruth McGee. K-12 Absentee Re-Take Picture Day
Thursday, Oct. 24, 8 am-1 pm LS Lobby Students who didn't get their picture taken by Barksdale earlier this year and can't find their original Barksdale order form can print and bring one of these: Lower School; or Middle and Upper School. Students who wish to have their photos re-taken should bring their original package of prints from the Sept. 3, 4, or Oct. 3 sittings and give the packets to the photographer. There is no sign-up; students may come to the lobby whenever they have free time and are excused by their teacher. Lower School form. Middle and Upper School form. Parent-to-Parent: Weekly Update
The Spotted Lantern Fly: Learn All About It and Its Impact Tuesday, Oct. 15, 11:45 am and 12:30 pm, Location TBA The PC Parent Community and the Teaching & Learning Center are excited to host a Lunch & Learn with Michelle Niedermeier from the PA Integrated Pest Management Program, a collaboration between the PA Department of Agriculture and the Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences. Michelle will share research about the spotted lantern fly, where it came from, why it's here, quarantine zones, its impact on homeowners and food, forests, other industries and tourism, as well as what we should and should not do. Sign up.
Other Workshops On Oct. 23, join the community in reading The Art of Breaking Things and come to a discussion of the book with the author, PC's own Laura Sibson. On Nov. 1, enjoy a warm cup of coffee and meet the chickens of the Coop Co-op, a group of families raising backyard chickens. Sign up.
Explore Quakerism at Penn Charter: Intro to Quakerism Tuesday, Oct. 22, 8:15-9:15 am, Trask Library (Lower School) Parents in all divisions: learn more about the history and practice of Quakerism at Penn Charter. This session is particularly helpful to new parents but also benefits parents who have been at PC for years. Get an overview of Quaker education and how it influences the daily life of PC students on campus and beyond from members of our PC family: Lee Payton is the assistant director of Upper School and teaches Quaker Principles and Practice, and Maria Adamson teaches Upper School social studies. Come early and share a cup of coffee and lite bites with friends. For more information, contact Parent Quakerism Committee co-chairs Soozung Rankin or Rachele Loffer. Service Opportunities
Blankets Drive for Depaul House Tuesday, Oct. 15 through Friday, Nov. 1
Package Food at Share Saturday, Oct. 26, 9 am-12 pm, and Saturday Nov. 16, 9 am-12 pm PC will package food boxes at Share Food Program for distribution to local food pantries and elderly people. All ages and grades welcome. We will meet at Share (2901 W. Hunting Park Ave.) Please wear closed-toed shoes. Sign up.
Moving Homeless Families Sunday, Oct. 27, 1-2:30 pm (start and end time could change)
Parents of Color Affinity Group Social
Thursday, Oct. 24, 6:30-8:30 pm, Timmons House (3850 The Oak Road) Shopping Night at Skirt
Thursday, Nov. 14, 6-8 pm; Skirt (212 S. 17th Street, Philadelphia 19103) Skirt Rittenhouse, a women's boutique, is hosting its annual Penn Charter shopping night, with 10 percent of the evening's proceeds benefitting the PC Parent Community. All in our community are welcome to mingle, eat and shop! The event is free. See more. And let us know you're coming. Vaping: What Every Parent Should Know (From US Parent Forum)
At the Oct. 7 Upper School Parent Forum, Debbie Foley, coordinator of health services, led a discussion and presentation on e-cigarettes and the recent lung-related injuries and deaths. We invite all interested parents to read her presentation. Yearbook Ads for Purchase
Deadline: Friday, Nov. 1
Upper School US Fall Family Breakfast Wednesday, Oct. 16, 7:30 am, Dining Hall You donut want to miss the Upper School family breakfast. It's an eggsellent opportunity to bond with your student and fellow Upper School families while fueling up for the day! We know waking up a bit early is a latte to ask, but we're offering a scrumptious start to the day with our breakfast buffet of egg frittatas, bagels & cream cheese, fruit, yogurt bar, muffins, doughnuts, cereal, and morning beverages… compliments of the Upper School Parent Community. RSVP so we know who is coming and have enough food for everyone. Also, please send us your fall-themed jokes and puns. Funniest entry wins a prize! Parent Info Session for Cow House Studios Trip
Tuesday, Oct. 22, 6:30-7:15 pm, Room 105 (Art Room)
Middle School Field Hockey Clinic to Benefit OPC
See the announcement below, under Lower School, about a field hockey clinic for students in grades 1-8. Seventh and Eighth Grade Dance
Friday, Oct. 18, 7-9 pm; cost $7 MS Parent Pop-In
Friday, Oct. 18, 7-9 pm; Timmons House, 3850 The Oak Road Middle School Family Night
IdeaLab Opportunities
Lower School Field Hockey Clinic to Benefit OPC
Lower School Family Visiting Day Friday, Oct. 25 |