Phoenixville Area Early Learning Center

Everything you need to know to go back to school
on August 28!

1. Summer Academic Work

2. Complete the Annual Student Update. Info coming soon.

3. Get to Know School Guidelines and Procedures
Attendance and Student Absence
Arrival/Dismissal

4. Review District Calendar


5. Important Upcoming Dates
• August 13, 2025 Let's Go to Kindergarten - (registration required)
»Two sessions 8:30-11:30am or 12:45-3:45pm
»If you have an incoming PASD Kindergartner and would like to attend our "Kindergarten Day" on August 13 you must be fully registered with no outstanding paperwork by July 4, 2025.

• August 26 PAELC K-1 Back to School Open House
5:00-6:00pm
Students are encouraged to attend with their parents.

• August 28 - First Day of School

6. School Supply List (see below)
If you are unable to afford school supplies, please contact your school office at 484-927-5450. PCEF donates fully-stocked backpacks for families who cannot afford school supplies. 

Supply List: First Grade

Note: Please put all items in one bag labeled with your child’s name. Teachers may request additional supplies as needed through the year.

•Sturdy backpack without wheels     
•One set of over the ear headphones in a Ziploc bag (no earbuds)   
•Two dozen Dixon Ticonderoga #2 pencils (sharpened if possible)
•Three 24-count boxes of standard sized Crayola crayons
•Two 8-packs of fine tip Expo Dry Erase board markers – black only 
•Two yellow highlighters
•Three vinyl 2-pocket folders (1 red, 1 yellow, 1 blue)
•Four large glue sticks (.77 oz size) 
•One pair of children’s Fiskar scissors
•One pack of large pink erasers
•Two large boxes of tissues 
•Last name A-M: either one snack size or sandwich size box of Ziploc bags
•Last name N-Z: one gallon size box of Ziploc bags
•One black & white composition book
•Optional: lunch box for snack and/or lunch

Supply List: Kindergarten

Note:  Do not label individual items except for headphones & lunch box.

•Sturdy backpack without wheels
(Size of backpack must be able to accommodate a 9” x 12” folder.) 
•One set of over the ear headphones in a Ziploc bag labeled with child’s name (no ear buds, no wireless)
•One sturdy plastic pencil box (5” x 8”) labeled with child’s name  
•Two dozen Dixon Ticonderoga #2 pencils (sharpened if possible)
•One 12-count box of Crayola colored pencils
•One 10-count box of Crayola washable markers
•Four 24-count boxes of standard sized Crayola crayons
•Two 4-packs or one 8-pack of Expo Dry Erase board markers – black only 
•Two 2-pocket folders (1 red, 1 yellow)
•Two 8-pack of glue sticks 
•One pair of children’s Fiskar scissors
•Three containers of Play-doh (4 oz)
•One roll of paper towels
•Two boxes of tissues
•Two containers of anti-bacterial wipes
•Two containers of hand sanitizer
•Optional: lunch box for snack and/or lunch