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Welcome to
William Penn
Elementary School

110 Woodlet Lane
Bethel Park, PA 15102
Phone: (412) 854-8522
Fax: (412) 854-8411
District Voice Mail: (412) 833-5005

School Hours:

9:20 AM to 3:40 PM

AM Kindergarten: 9:20 AM to 12:05 PM

PM Kindergarten: 12:55 PM to 3:40 PM

 
* School Contact

Mr. George Spalaris, Principal

* About Our School
 

William Penn is one of five elementary schools in Bethel Park. Approximately 200 students in grades kindergarten through four attend our school. Forty staff members work together to ensure the best educational experience possible for all of our students.

 
* Latest News
• Cafeteria Earns 2 Black Diamond Awards from Health Department--Congratulations to the Penn cafeteria staff, who recently received 2 Black Diamond Awards from the Allegheny County Health Department as a result of its most recent inspection.  Black Diamonds are presented to the facilities that have demonstrated exceptional conditions of cooking, cooling, reheating, hot and cold holding, protection from cross-contamination and sanitation, as well as having a certified manager on staff.  Congratulations!
 
• Penn Earns Keystone Achievement Award! For the third consecutive year, William Penn Elementary School has been awarded the Keystone Achievement Award by the Pennsylvania Department of Education for making Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) on the PSSA Exams for two consecutive years.  This year's award is for PSSA Scores in 2005-2006 and 2006-2007.  Congratulations to our third and fourth graders and their teachers for their outstanding work on these tests and keep up the good work!  To see the district's PSSA scores for 2006-2007, please click here.
 
• Renovation Work Completed at Penn -- The summer began two renovation projects at Penn--the installation of a new roof and electrical upgrades.  Please click here to see some "progress" photos from Penn and the other schools that underwent renovation this past summer. 
 
• Visitor Sign-In Procedures Revised for ALL Bethel Park Schools. The following sign-in procedures have been adopted for ALL visitors to Bethel Park schools. We appreciate your cooperation as we continue to provide a safe environment for our students and staff.
  1. ALL visitors to Bethel Park schools will report directly to the main office upon entry into the building.
  2. Visitors will log-in their name, date, time and reason for visit on a standardized log-in sheet in each school office.
  3. The building secretary will verify the information is complete and will obtain photo identification from the visitor, which will be held in the office for the duration of the visitor’s time in the building.
  4. Visitors will be issued visitor’s tag that must be worn visibly during the time of the visit.
  5. At the conclusion of the visit, the visitor will return the visitor’s tag to the office, log out and their photo identification will be returned to the visitor.
 

• NEW in 2007-2008—On days when a two hour delay is called, the district will operate a Modified Kindergarten Schedule as follows:

  • Morning Kindergarten will attend from 11:20 AM to 1 PM
  • Afternoon Kindergarten will attend from 2 to 3:40 PM

Modified Kindergarten equalizes both sessions to 1 hour, 40 minutes of instruction.  Please take note of this change to the schedule.  Please click here for more information.

 
• The Bethel Park School District has purchased subscriptions to the Online Edition of your child's textbooks for Science in Grades 1-4, and for Social Studies in Grade 4. The Harcourt Brace e-books feature the student edition pages, plus a variety of dynamic and engaging resources to enhance students' learning experiences. We are excited about the extensions of learning that can take place without taking books home from school. The e-books provide interactive graphics, animations, along with audio, vocabulary words, and printable pages to support learning.
 
• All Bethel Park elementary students have been given a log-in and password to allow access to these two textbooks from home (or any computer) via the website. We encourage parents to log-in with their children to experience the learning opportunities these e-books provide.
The directions are simple:
  1. Go to www.eharcourtschool.com
  2. Enter your log-in (you can find your log-in name on the Welcome letter that was sent home)
  3. Type your password
  4. Select your on-screen textbook by pointing and clicking on it.
Read more about the latest William Penn Elementary School news here...
 
* Upcoming Events
  • Monday-Friday, April 28-May 2 -- PSSA Science Assessment for Grade 4
  • Tuesday, April 29 -- Fourth Grade Band Concert at Neil Armstrong at 7 PM
  • Monday-Friday, May 5-9 -- Staff Appreciation Week--Thank You, Staff!
  • Monday-Friday, May 5-9 -- PSSA Science Assessment for Grade 4 Make-Up Week
  • Wednesday, May 7 -- William Penn Days
  • Thursday, May 8 -- Fourth Grade to Neil Armstrong at 9:30 AM
  • Thursday, May 8 -- Think First For Kids Assembly at 2 PM
  • Friday, May 9 -- Fourth Grade Field Trip
  • Sunday, May 11 -- Mother's Day--Thank You, Mom!
  • Monday, May 12 -- Kennywood Ticket Sale at 10:15 AM
  • Tuesday, May 13 -- Grade 2/Pittsburgh Symphony
  • Tuesday, May 13 -- Parent Appreciation Luncheon
  • Wednesday, May 14 -- William Penn Days
  • Wednesday, May 14 -- Cookout for Second and Fourth Grades
  • Wednesday, May 14 -- Third Grade Field Trip
  • Thursday, May 15 -- Kindergarten Orientation from 9:30 to 11 AM
  • Thursday, May 15 -- First Grade Field Trip
  • Friday, May 16 -- PTO Executive Board Meeting at 10 AM
  • Monday, May 19 -- Fitness Day
  • Monday, May 19 -- Beginning Band Commercial Day for Grade 3
  • Monday, May 19 -- PTO Meeting at 7 PM
  • Tuesday, May 20 -- Fitness Day Rain Date
  • Wednesday, May 21 -- William Penn Days
  • Thursday, May 22 -- The Musical Health Show with Slim Goodbody Assembly at 2 PM
  • Thursday, May 22 -- Kindergarten Field Trip
  • Monday, May 26 -- Memorial Day--NO SCHOOL
  • Tuesday, May 27 -- Accelerated Reader Carnival from 2 to 3:15 PM
  • Wednesday, May 28 -- William Penn Days
  • Wednesday, May 28 -- Cookout for First and Third Grades
  • Thursday, May 29 -- Letter People Celebration in the Library
  • Thursday, May 29 -- Federal Programs Parent Meeting from 7-9 PM in the Multi-Purpose Room
  • Friday, May 30 -- Fun Fair from 6 to 9 PM

Thought for the Month: Hope sees the invisible, feels the intangible, and achieves the impossible.