Pennoyer Family Newsletter - 5/24/24

Pennoyer Families,

I can't believe we're moving into our final week of school next week!  I thought this week went by quickly and there was so much excitement and fun moments to celebrate.  Here are a few highlights I have to share...

Our K-2nd grade students got to experience the wonders of the Museum of Science and Industry early this week.  They had the best time exploring and being able connect things with lessons they've learned about in school.

I got to be a guest reader in Mrs. Loring's classroom, and I really enjoyed reading to the 3rd graders!

The Washington DC crew wore their shirts we bought on our trip and  connected on USA day this week as part of our school wide ABC countdown.  We're still enjoying our stories from a great trip together with our 8th graders this year!

Mr. Browne and our school band put on a fabulous demonstration assembly for our 3rd graders this week to try and "drum up" some excited about our band program at Pennoyer and hopefully get some new students to join as 4th graders next year.  We really want to build up this program at our school!

8th grade took a final picture at recess this week to commemorate their last recess at Pennoyer together.  We're so excited to celebrate with them next week at graduation!

Our 5th graders, along with Officer Steve, Ms. Dollak, and Mr. Widd had their DARE graduation after completing the program they've put so much time and effort into.  These 5th graders really focused in on making good choices both in and out of the classroom, and the lessons they learned during their DARE education will be so helpful moving forward into their middle school years.  We're so proud of them!!!

We ended the week with our final PBIS Spirit Assembly of the school year, and it was so much fun!  We highlighted all of the great things our students are involved in at Pennoyer and played some Kahoot games where students got to know the teachers they might have next year just a little bit more.  There was definitely a lot of Pennoyer spirit in the air!!!

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 amazing Talent Show/Art Showcase we had at Pennoyer this week!  We have so many creative students that really shine as artists and performers.  Ms. Bieda, Ms. Kopolous, and Ms. Wood put together a fabulous evening event that truly highlighted the the passions and abilities of our Pennoyer students and brought out the best in them.  Things kicked off with the Art Showcase with so many things to see.  Students were able to show off their favorite art activities they were most proud of and it was truly a gallery of work that was impressive.  One of the things I know I enjoyed the most was a lesson on display where our 8th graders got to interpret the artwork of our Kindergartners...it was so cool!  When it was finally time to hit the stage for the Talent Show, the lights were bright and so were the performers.  There was such an amazing variety of acts from dance, to instrument playing, singing, yo-yo trickery, and so much more!  It takes a lot of guts to get up on the stage and perform for others, and we couldn't be more proud of each and every one of our students that were brave enough to share their special talents with everyone in attendance.  #PennoyerPride and #Pennoyer'sGotTalent

What’s Around the Corner?

• No School on Monday, May 27th for Memorial Day

• Final Week of School Special Events Calendar...
• Tuesday, May 28th - 8th Grade Odyssey Boat Trip
• Wednesday, May 29th - Hello/Goodbye 7th and 8th Grade Breakfast from 8:30-10:00am, Student/Staff Volleyball Game at 1:00pm, and Final 8th Grade Clap Out at the end of the day
• Thursday, May 30th - Preschool Graduation outside the preschool room at 9am, 8th Grade Graduation Practice at Ridgewood High School from 9-10:30am, and 8th Grade Graduation Ceremony at Ridgewood High School in their field house at 6:30pm.  Students must arrive at 5:45pm.
• Friday, May 31st - Kindergarten Celebration in the MPR at 8:45am and Mini grade level Field Day for 1st-7th grade

Sincerely,

Adam

Pennoyer Principal

agreenberg@pennoyerschool.org