Monday, September 30, 2024 - Regular Bell Schedule

Tuesday, October 1, 2024 - Regular Bell Schedule

• Poll Worker Training

Wednesday, October 2, 2024 - PSAT Day gr. 9-11- Special Schedule

• HHM Assembly Rehearsal
• Open House 6:00 - 8:00 PM
• Voter Registration Trip

Thursday, October 3, 2024 - Rosh Hashanah - Schools Closed

Friday, October 4, 2024 - 1 Hour Advisory Bell Schedule

• Community Meeting
• Zoo Trip

*Interim Reports will be distributed this week.

Hispanic Heritage Month | Engaging our Diverse Palumbo Community

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, Palumbo's HSA is proud to launch a new community-building initiative for Spanish-speaking families called Academy at Palumbo Familias. Their first meeting is Wednesday, October 2 at 5:30 p.m. Location TBA. Contact HSA Member at Large Edwin Mayorga at edwin.mayorga@gmail.com to learn more.

Below are some opportunities to get involved and to support the health and wellness of our school community this year. Thank you to everyone who has already donated to The Griffin Fund and become an HSA member. We are grateful for your support!

The Griffin Fund | Elevating the Health & Wellness of our School

Here are a few things The Griffin Fund is supporting this year.

• Transformation of Counselors Space into a Wellness Center - an inviting and relaxing place for students to use if they need to take a break from the stresses of the school day, and, in some cases, get mental health assistance before returning to class.
  
• Resources to support the Health & Wellness of our school community

How can you help? Our Griffin Fund goal for 2024-25 is $15,000. We have raised over $3200 so far. Please consider making a donation to help us cover the upfront costs of creating the Wellness Center. The closer we meet our goal, the more we can do! Click here to learn more about The Griffin Fund and how to donate.

HSA Membership | Building Family Participation

Membership goal: 80 | Current membership: 67

Join our volunteer-led, active, collaborative group of families who are united by a common goal to support the Academy at Palumbo community and to enhance the educational experience of Palumbo’s students.

• Membership is open to current and incoming Palumbo families.
• While dues are not required to be a member, dues grant you voting rights and are key in funding senior scholarships, resources, and events for Palumbo students and staff.
• Dues: $25/year or $100/four years (per family).
  
• We accept payment through PayPal, Venmo, or by check.
• Click here for payment options.
• For questions about becoming a member, contact us at palumbogriffinshsa@gmail.com.

Stay connected to the HSA

Want to be in the know or have ideas or an expertise you'd like to share with us?

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The School District of Philadelphia is in the initial stages of developing the Academic Calendars for the next two years (school years 2025-2026 and 2026-2027). Our goal is to create calendars that support student learning and meet the needs of students, families and staff, while adhering to the educational requirements mandated by the Pennsylvania Department of Education and various Collective Bargaining Units. We cannot effectively achieve that goal without your feedback!

I invite all students, families, staff, community members, and other School District of Philadelphia stakeholders to complete the Academic Calendar Feedback Survey, which is open now! Access the survey by clicking this link or by visiting www.philasd.org and clicking on the link in the green banner.

You may use this electronic form to submit an excuse for your child's absence from school within three days of the absence. A doctors note must be provided after three consecutive days of absence. After 9 parental excuses, a doctors note will be required. Be sure to complete each section below to ensure the excuse is accepted. Written notes are also accepted in the main office. All request are subject to administrative approval.

Many families have been inquiring about purchasing Palumbo gear. Here's the link to our online store, where there's lots of selections, and personalization is available on some items. Click the picture to access the online store.

School Selection for 2025-26 has started! Potential students and families are invited to attend one of our Open House dates. Tours will be given every hour on the hour during the school day events, with the last tour starting at 1:00 PM.

FREE Virtual Financial Empowerment Workshop Series!

Our school has partnered with Philadelphia Financial Scholars (PFS) to offer personal finance education to our students and families!

Are you looking to take charge of your finances?

Could you benefit from financial education?

Want to learn more about Budgeting, Borrowing / Credit, Insurance, Real Estate & Building Equity, Paying for College, and Investing?*

Join us for a FREE, six-week virtual financial empowerment workshop for school staff, parents, and caregivers!

The virtual workshops will be held on Tuesday evenings from October 15 – November 19 from 7PM – 8PM on Zoom.

The first 20 people who register will receive a $250 contribution to their child’s 529 or other qualifying education savings account once they have attended all six sessions! (Only one contribution will be made for each qualifying registrant caregiver/parent)

CLICK HERE TO RSVP TODAY!

*Information provided in these seminars is for educational purposes only. PFS does not provide investment advice. Everyone’s financial situation is unique, and the products and strategies discussed may not be right for your circumstances.

The School District of Philadelphia is excited to announce that our schools can now accept online payments from parents through SchoolCash Online.

By minimizing cash and check payments at our schools, we can increase safety & security in the schools, allow staff to focus on students, and make life more convenient for teachers and parents:

• Keep track of your child's school items and activity fees

• Check your account history

• View and print receipts

• Pay for school fees with a simple click

Visit https://philasd.schoolcashonline.com or use the QR code below. After you have signed up, you will receive notifications of upcoming events and items involving your child, including: field trips, yearbooks, spirit wear, athletic fees, and more. Enjoy the convenience of making payments from the convenience of your phone, home or office.

Benefits to parents and schools

SchoolCash Online helps parents and community members pay school-related fees safely, quickly, and easily. In addition to convenience for yourself, you will help increase efficiency and security at our school by making payments directly into our school's bank account. This allows teachers and secretaries to focus on helping students, and not counting cash. In addition, you are immediately informed about school activities!

How to create a SchoolCash Online account

The process has two steps: 1) You create a free SchoolCash Online account; 2) You attach your student(s) to your profile to pay for their fees/items and receive automated notifications about fee availability and due dates.

There are two ways for parents to create an account:

• Our SchoolCash system sends an invitation email to primary guardians, who can click a link to start the registration process and attach their student(s) to their profile.

• Any parent can create an account by visiting our district's SchoolCash Online page: https://philasd.schoolcashonline.com.

How it works

Powered by KEV Group, SchoolCash Online is the industry leader in the safe and secure management of school fees. This system puts all of the school-related fees for your student online for purchase. Schools post their items and activities and assign the relevant fees to your student, so you can then make purchases online using your credit card or any Visa or Mastercard product. This allows you to stay informed about upcoming school activities while keeping track of the school fees that require your attention.

Our online payment system, SchoolCash Online, also will be sending some Primary Guardians an email in addition to this email.

If you are a Primary Guardian in the school's Student Information System and you don't yet have a SchoolCash Online account with that email address, you will receive an automated invitation from SchoolCash Online to create one. You can always create an account at any time by visiting https://philasd.schoolcashonline.com.

If you are a Primary Guardian in the school's Student Information System, and if you already have a SchoolCash Online account with that email address but you haven't yet linked your student(s) to your account, you will receive an automated email from SchoolCash Online for each unlinked child. This email will ask you to confirm that you want the system to automatically connect your child to your account.

If you are a Primary Guardian, once you have logged into SchoolCash Online, you will be able to share the child's access to other guardians.