Philadelphia Primary School

A Great Place to Learn!

Aimee Priestley is Philadelphia Primary's March Artist of the Month! Aimee thought the hardest part of this project was adding the details on her owl using scratch art. She likes to draw penguins and unicorns with kitty ears. She would tell other aspiring artists to think about the drawing before they start!

Isla Buckley is February's Artist of the Month! Isla thought the hardest part of this project was making the berries on the tree. She likes to free draw at home and in school. She would tell other aspiring artists to use examples when you are drawing. They help a lot!

In an effort to streamline communication with our families, the Indian River Central School District is pleased to announce that we will soon begin using the Peachjar digital flyer distribution system, a free online service for schools that delivers flyers to parents, faculty, and staff via email and on our web site, social media, and custom mobile app.

This year students at Philadelphia Primary are using an online art portfolio called Artsonia. It is a way for parents to be involved in the art program and encourage young artists. Parents are able to share this information with close friends and relatives and create an artist fan club for their young artist. Since September, 280 artworks are up on the site to view. There are 131 artist fans actively involved; leaving comments for students, purchasing reproduced student artwork, and receiving online newsletters from art classroom. I noticed students take great pride in their artwork and will ask me if they could post it on Artsonia soon. It has been a great asset in the art classroom when it comes to communication with

The Indian River Central School District is pleased to announce that all students at Philadelphia and Theresa Primary Schools will be served free meals at no charge for the 2018-19 school year, through the Community Eligibility Provision of the Healthy Hunger-Free Schools Act and the National School Lunch Act. All students are allowed to be served free breakfast and lunch each day at school. Philadelphia and Theresa Primary Schools are the only schools in the District that are eligible for this due to the minimum number of students who were identified for free meals during the previous school year. The District is excited to be able to offer this to our students at Philly and Theresa!