Francis Scott Key School
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4th graders talk opera and service learning!
Ivanna spoke for the class during our Opera Philadelphia Celebration: “Good Morning, my name is Ivanna. Room 24 has so much fun making our Flipgrids to express what we are passionate about. We talked about how we love opera, some of us sang, some of us acted, and some of us recited our poetry about…
Creating a virtual book about a virtual classroom
The 1st graders in Ms. Nguyen’s class created a virtual book with Ms. Hawley about being in a virtual classroom. Students drew their own pictures about their favorite part of virtual school. They also wrote their stories for the pages in the book! Have fun reading the book!
Valuable clinic information for your child’s immunization!
Parents, please use this information to find out how you can get your child’s vaccinations for school! You can find out more information on the School District of Philadelphia’s webpage. You can get your child vacinated: Your child’s doctor A school immunization clinic A CVS Pharmacy Philadelphia’s City Helath Centers Please call…
Back to School!
The first day of school starts September 2 for students. You can see a list of supplies your teacher hopes you will have ready before we begin remote learning! In addition to getting a message in Class Dojo, you can also find the list on this page of our website and on the student page….
Food sharing with families
While we were quarantined, Principal Cheung, parents, and teachers coordinated and volunteered to help distribute food. Pastor Matt from Christ Church was able to help families with boxes of food so that everyone had plenty to eat! It was a great way to see students, their families, and our neighbors. It also helped staff get…
Key staff distribute Chromebooks!
Staff and teachers volunteered to distrubute Chromebooks to the families of our students. The Chromebooks would be used by students to keep up with school work while schools were closed. All safety precautions were taken during the distribution. Key handed out just over 300 Chromebooks on the first two days of distribution.
PHS Junior Flower Show
This year the theme for the PHS 2020 Junior Flower Show was Horticulture Holiday inspired by the Mediterranean. The focus for the show was on horticulture. This year, students in grade Kindergarten through sixth grade submitted entries. We had over 180 entries this year! Projects includes terrariums, succulents, photography, botanical illustrations, and garbage gardening. The…
Key students get new shoes!
Since 2003 Samaritan’s Feet, an organization that distributes shoes to children in cities across the United States, has given over 7 million shoes away.We were lucky to have them visit Key school! The day was filled with shoes and fun as all of our students receieved perfectly sized shoes. Thank you for your generosity!
New science and engineering books come to Key through Subaru!
“Subaru Loves Learning” is an initiative that joins the Suabaru car company and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Together, these two groups help to braoden students’ understanding of science, engineering, and innovation. Key was selected as a school to reecive books for our school library. We were visited by author Elizabeth…
First Lego League team gets started!
We have started a First Lego League team here at Key! Mr. Stopper and Dr. Rivera are coaches and the team meets every Tuesday and Thursday. The team has come up with a name for themselves. They chose “FSK Lego Stars.” This will be the team name for competitions. At the last meeting, teams made…