Family Newsletter - 11/11/22

Pennoyer Families, 

I want to begin by saying a huge thanks to all of our families and community members who got out and voted with our referendum on the ballot this past week.  I know we came up a little short, but I truly appreciate all of the support you've shown for our students and school throughout this process.  Thanks for being our voices and being champions for Pennoyer.  I'm so proud to be your principal.  

As we move forward, I wanted to share a few updates and pieces of helpful information with all of you.  To begin with, we've added a new link to our website that showcases all of the wonderful club opportunities we have here at Pennoyer.  You can find this under the "School" tab on our Pennoyer website and then click on "Clubs".  Thanks to our teachers and our Director of Technology Patrick Christl for helping to put this all together!  We hope this is a helpful support to those students and families that may be interested in joining these opportunities.  If we have more club options in the future, we'll certainly update the link as needed.  

I also want to remind families that if you click the link at the bottom of these newsletters and read these weekly communications in the blog format, you're able to have them translated in any language you choose.  I hope this is a helpful feature that families will take advantage of if needed.

In addition, it looks like the colder weather is definitely on its way next week.  I'm sure this is just the beginning so please send your children to school with appropriate clothing to keep them warm.  Per our student/parent handbook, we will be outside for recess as long as long as the "feel like" temperature is above 15 degrees.  It won't be that cold out next week, but I just want our students to start coming to school prepared as we enter these colder winter months.  

Finally, I also want to take a moment to honor all of the military veterans of the United States Armed Forces that have served with bravery and dignity in times of peace and war.  We thank you for your service and sacrifice on this Veterans Day today, November 11th.

School Information and Reminders:

Updating Skyward for Grades -  Teachers will do their best to have all current assignments/assessments in Skyward within 1 week of the due date. Larger projects, late assignments and reassessments could be in Skyward within 2 weeks. Our staff will work hard to be consistent with these practices.

Wearing/Bringing Gym Shoes to School - Just a friendly reminder as the weather changes, all students are required to have appropriate gym shoes with them at school every day to participate properly in gym class.  We want to make sure students are safe, able to engage in activities, and the gym floor is preserved.  The easiest thing to do is to make sure all students come to school in some type of gym shoes each day.  When they have to wear boots or something else, please send them with an extra pair of shoes in their backpacks.  Thanks so much!

Want to get involved, volunteer, or have ideas for our school...Check out the PTC Link!

We Celebrate at Pennoyer!

I'm so excited to celebrate the new Principal's Crew group at Pennoyer this year!  We met for our second time two weeks ago, and this amazing group of students is off to a great start already.  These special 3rd-8th grade students were chosen by their teachers to represent their peers and share their voice in helping to make Pennoyer the best school possible for everyone.  It's been my honor to begin this work with these students, and I can't wait to see all of their wonderful ideas come to light.  Congratulations to Maksim, Stevan, Marcus, Miriana, Alexandra, Alex, Nicole, Ava, Alexa, Lara, Aidan, and Bart for being selected this year!

What’s Around the Corner?

• Peer Leaders are sponsoring the Pennoyer/Salvation Army - Hat and Glove Drive
• Check out this flier for more information and how to get involved!
• Pennoyer T-Shirt Fundraiser to Support Refugees
• Check out this flier for more information.  These will be handed out during Conferences as well.
• Final Day for - 8th grade Krispy Kreme fundraiser - Check out this Cool Flier!
• PTC Pennoyer Domino's Pizza Fundraiser - See flyer sent home this week.  Please return all orders by Tuesday, November 15th
• Helpful Trimester 1 Reporting Timeline
• November 18th - Trimester 1 Ends
• December 2nd - Grades are live and final for families and students in Skyward

Sincerely,

Adam

Pennoyer Principal

agreenberg@pennoyerschool.org