Important School Reminders

1. Report if your child is going to be absent.

2. Please notify the main office of any phone number or address changes.

3. Please remember to bring a form of picture identification when picking up your child during school or at dismissal.

Welcome Red Knight families!  My name is Julie Hamlin and I am the proud building principal of 13th & Union Elementary School.  We are so excited to welcome your family to 13th & Union for a fabulous 2024-2025 school year!  Our teachers and staff have been hard at work this summer preparing for this year and to continue making 13th & Union the place to be! 🐝

As a mother and educator, I am focused on developing the whole child and supporting their success academically and social-emotionally.  We all have one goal and that is for your child to walk across the graduation stage at the end of their senior year.  Here at 13th & Union, we are focused on supporting the path to graduation beginning in Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten.  

Our door is always open and we welcome the opportunity to collaborate with you!  Please do not hesitate to reach out with questions or concerns that you may have.  We are partners in your child’s education and want our school to feel like home and be a safe place that your child can learn and grow!

Proud to be a Red Knight,

Julie Hamlin, Principal

Principal:
Julie Hamlin

Assistant Principal:
Lynette Navedo

School Nurse:
Susan Cawley
School Counselors:
PK-2 Tara Van Orden and 3-4 Justin Underkoffler
Social Worker:
Kaitlyn Mensch
Parent Outreach Assistant: Norma Espada
Office Secretary: Kelly Anderson
Attendance Secretary: Jane Manmiller
Home and School Visitor: Dave Marrella 

Address
1600 N. 13th Street
Reading, PA 19604

Main Office: 610-371-5795
Fax: 610-371-5801

Grades: PreK-4
School Colors: Red and Black 
School Mascot: Red Knight

Elementary School Hours 
8:05 a.m. - 2:40 p.m.

Kindergarten Hours
8:05 a.m. - 2:40 p.m.

Pre-Kindergarten Hours
Morning: 8:05 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Afternoon: 12 p.m. - 2:40 p.m.