MEMO Date: August 29, 2017 To: All PIC families who have opted out of the lunch program From: Deb Green, Executive Director Re: Pizza Day for all! We have had a stronger-than-imagined advocacy voice for keeping our weekly Pizza Day for the children whose families have opted out of the full lunch...
Fifth Sponsor throws hat in the ring for ArtStart STARR Restaurants Votes YES for kids! Stephen Starr, Philadelphia restaurateur, announced on Sunday that he is throwing his hat in the ring as an event sponsor. Starr was a frontrunner in supporting last year's ArtStart. In addition to a Starr's...
GRAPHIC DESIGNER - needed ASAP! Are you a skilled graphic designer, passionately creative, and familiar with all the standard computer applications? How would you like to put those skills to good use and earn PPP? Email Communications Manager Rachel Isaacson today!
September 6 has been declared Read a Book Day. Take this opportunity to talk with your teachers and arrange to read to the classroom on that day (or ANY DAY!). Bring some of your favorites, select some from the PIC library (located in the Spruce Building), or ask the children to pick from the...
The expansion and formation of new teaching teams have given us the opportunity to rename some classrooms! The teachers (and children, too) thought about animals, insects, and birds that are local to West Philly, and have unveiled the following new names .... drumroll please ..... Butterflies (new...
Exciting PPP! Earn your next PPP hours by volunteering to pick up auction items from various neighborhood businesses who are generously donating to our excellent silent auction. This is a great opportunity to be a part of this important fall fundraiser. Email Development Manager Karen Stachelek to...
New (or not-so-new) PIC families are invited to come to one of the two upcoming New Family Orientation meetings - 9/20 and 9/26. Both meetings will be held from 8:30 - 9:30 am in the Spruce Building Small Gym. Hear from Executive Director Deb Green about PIC's history, new initiatives, events for...
Terrific Twos Most of us have heard of the Terrific Twos*, the approximate age when the sweet, agreeable bundles of sunshine we have nurtured since birth somehow transform into unreasonable and often defiant creatures. Children at this stage of development have realized they are their own entities...
PIC Early Learning and After School classrooms kick off the school year by hosting evening potlucks with their families. Families will gather in their child's classroom for a brief (adult-only) meeting with the teaching team to learn about classroom practices and what is in store for the year ahead...
Asking good questions In the Roadrunners, we are all scientists. When asked what it means to be a scientist, Roadrunners offer, "it means discovering things," or "doing experiments." But what do all scientists start with? Good questions. A few weeks ago, the Roadrunners instituted Why? Wednesday. On...
