A full slate of kindergarten open houses are on tap for next week. These open houses have some added significance for many with the limited number of spots at the Penn Alexander School and the recent news that enrollment in the school’s lower grades will be limited beginning next year regardless of whether a student lives in the school’s catchment area or not.
Some schools are putting more effort into this open house than in the past. For example, days of planning have gone into the open house at the Henry C. Lea School, where the group West Philly Coalition for Neighborhood Schools has helped the school’s Home and School Association take care of everything from catering to publicizing the school’s May 23 open house. Lea’s catchment area borders Penn Alexander’s to the west. Penn Alexander‘s open house is May 24 at 9:30 a.m. The Samuel Powel School will not have an open house.
The schedule for Lea’s open house (the only one where a full schedule was available) is:
8:20 – 8:40 a.m Meet and Greet with principal Dr. Lisa Bell-Chiles in the library
8:45 – 9:30 a.m. Kindergarten Open House, Rooms 101 and 102
9:35 – 10:00 a.m. Lea School Tour lead by Maurice Jones
10:05 – 10:20 a.m. Kindergarten teacher Ms. Mykytiuch will be free to talk to parents, Room 101
10:25 – 10:45 a.m. Meeting with Lea Home School Association President Maurice Jones and others in the library
10:50 – 11:05 a.m. Kindergarten teacher Ms. McCloskey will be free to talk to parents, Room 102
Other open houses in the neighborhood include (list courtesy of the West Philly Coalition for Neighborhood Schools):
A. D. Harrington School
5300-34 Baltimore Ave
(215) 471 – 2914
5/24, 9:00-10:00
Kindergarten teacher: Ms. Davis
Alain Locke School
4550 Haverford Ave.
(215) 823 – 8202
5/24 – 9-11 a.m.
Alexander Wilson School
1300 S. 46th St.
(215) 823 – 8206
5/24 – 9 a.m.
B. B. Comegys School
5100 Greenway Ave.
(215) 727 – 2162
5/24, 1:00-3:00 p.m.
Charles Drew School
3724 Warren St.
Phone: (215) 823 – 8204
5/26, 10:00-11:00
Kindergarten teacher: Ms. Gunderstorf
Penn Alexander School
4209 Spruce St.
(215) 823 – 5465
5/24 – 9:30 a.m.
Samuel B Huey School
5200 Pine St.
(215) 471 – 2901
NO OPEN HOUSE, Contact school to visit kindergarten individually
Samuel Powel School
301 N. 36th St.
(215) 823 – 8201
No open house
May 19th, 2011 at 3:35 pm
I just want to add that the Lea Open House is so lengthy time-wise because we wanted to give late-arriving parents the opportunity to talk to the teachers and see the kindergartens. Attendees are welcome to come late/leave early as necessary.
We’re trying to get a basic headcount so if you plan on coming, please respond to this poll: http://doodle.com/tnrxdas8mfi4784z
The poll is private so you’re not making your commitment to attend public – no pressure in case you can’t make it for some reason. This will help me and the teachers guesstimate how many handouts to make.