St. Peter's School

Important Dates for the 2013-14 School Year

jess — Mon, 06 May 2013 18:39:46 +0000

SEPTEMBER
02: Labor Day
06: 1st Day of School

OCTOBER
14: School Closed

NOVEMBER
01: Parent/Teacher Conferences
15: Professional Development Day
26: Grandparent & Special Friend Day; Noon Dismissal
27-29: School Closed – reopens on Dec. 2

DECEMBER
19: Noon Dismissal
20-Jan 5: School Closed. Reopens Jan 6.

JANUARY
20: School Closed
31: Professional Development Day

FEBRUARY
10-17: School Closed. Reopens on Feb 18.

MARCH
14: Parent/Teacher Conferences.

APRIL
14 – 21: School Closed, Reopens on Apr. 22

MAY
23: Field Day in the morning. Noon Dismissal.
26: School Closed

JUNE
11: Last Day for Grades 1-7. Noon Dismissal.

Branches of May

marla — Wed, 01 May 2013 14:45:26 +0000

The Branches of May celebration was held this morning as the School welcomed the beginning of Spring and the awakening of the earth for spring planting. The children made their way around the school singing the “May Day Carol” and the Eighth Grade presented the faculty with branches of May for their classrooms.

Philanthropy Journal Names Leo Kivell ’14 National Youth Volunteer of the Year

marla — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:18:36 +0000

St. Peter’s alum, Leo Kivell ’14, was named National Youth Volunteer of the Year by Philanthropy Journal for his exceptional service to St. Peter’s Food Cupboard. Kivell has helped to raise thousands of dollars and provide food for countless families and elderly men and women. Click here to read the full story: http://www.philanthropyjournal.org/resources/volunteers-honored-selfless-commitment-improve-their-communities.

Summer Enrichment Information Session

jess — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 14:36:20 +0000

St. Peter’s School will host an information session about our Summer Enrichment Program. Come learn about all of the exciting opportunities for exploring and growing at St. Peter’s School this summer!

Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at 9:30 AM
St. Peter’s School
319 Lombard Street

To RSVP, please email Brit Munsterteiger, or call 215-925-3963.

St. Peter’s Featured at the Annual Arts Festival

marla — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 20:01:22 +0000

On Saturday St. Peter’s participated in the annual Joint Arts Festival with Germantown Greene Friends School. WHYY captured the day by filming our students! Click here to view some highlights: http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/component/flexicontent/item/51808-greene-street-friends-school-joint-arts-festival-gallery.

St. Peter’s Faculty Attends 2013 NAIS Annual Conference

marla — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 14:57:24 +0000

St. Peter’s Faculty takes a professional day this Friday to attend the 2013 NAIS Annual Conference in Philadelphia. It is an exciting day for faculty to interact with colleagues and learn about new and creative educational ideas! Click here for more information: http://annualconference.nais.org/Pages/default.aspx

The Shipley Singers

marla — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 19:45:03 +0000

The Shipley singers performed for the School at an afternoon assembly. What a special and incredible performance!

Third Grade Presents the Lenape Museum

marla — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 15:42:22 +0000

On January 29th, the St. Peter’s third grade presented the Lenape Museum in the theater. Students displayed projects featuring one or more aspects of Lenni Lenape culture. After studying the Lenape extensively and visiting the Churchville Nature Center in October, the third graders selected topics for their projects and spent more than two months researching and preparing for the Museum. Their hard work and creativity was well-received and recognized by the St. Peter’s community!

Celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

marla — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 13:35:15 +0000

The Preschool and Prekindergarten classes have been reading and talking about Martin Luther King, Jr.’s life and important work for equality in our country, regardless of race. A great biography is Happy Birthday, Martin Luther King by Jean Marzollo. We made a “Unity Flower” in his honor out of colorful cut-outs of our hands.

Kindergarten Takes Flight!

marla — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 14:09:39 +0000

Sparked by students’ passion for creating paper airplanes, and our recent study of travel and different aircrafts, the children created paper airplanes and tested their flight outside.They predicted and tested ways that their aircraft could go farther and straighter, such as putting a paperclip on the tip of the plane! The children measured the distance of their flights and tried to determine the best approach to flying their creation.They took their observations and results and wrote about them during their Writer’s Workshop period. It was an awesome teachable moment!