Francis Scott Key School
School District of PhiladelphiaCategory: Uncategorized
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…
Key Visits the Philadelphia Opera
The school year is off to an exciting start with Key school’s partnership with the Philadelphia Opera. This year, 4th graders are involved in the “Residency Program” where students work with Opera Philadelphia Teaching Artists. After 10 weeks students create and perform their own opera! Our 5th graders are in involved in the “Dress Rehearsal…
2019-2020 School supply list
Parents and guardians you can go to the student page to find the school supplies students will need for the 2019-2020 school year.