Click on the link http://norridge.suntimes.com/11424795-417/pennoyer-school-science-fair-ribbon... Michael Lubelfeld Ed.D.
Superintendent
Superintendent
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Saturday, March 24, 2012
Information about anti-bullying
Here is a link to an anti-bullying e-magazine http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=slhrescab&v=001dd8yjkr0-rA... We all have to always work together to stop bullying!
Friday, March 23, 2012
Contact Ms. Peters for more information
Support Class of 2012’s
Misericordia Candy Days
April 24th– 27th
$1.00
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Special Service Project benefits the Heifer organization
Special thanks to Mrs. Adkins, 3rd grade teacher, Chuck Ghiloni from the Village of Norridge and representing the Rotary Club of Norridge-Harwood Heights, and Mr. Bender, faculty, students, family, and community! 
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Through local efforts, chores at home, learning at school, service around town, we raised more than $1,200 at Pennoyer, and the Rotary donated $1,000; more than $2,200 in total!
Please see attached documents describing the learning/service program.
We at Pennoyer are proud to extend our service from our homes, school, and village, all the way to far reaches of the globe!
Thank you!
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5th grade D.A.R.E Program - a Huge success!
The Numbers
Millions of children will benefit this year from the DARE program
220 new communities started D.A.R.E. in last three years
75% of USA school districts and 43 countries teach D.A.R.E.
10,000+ communities using D.A.R.E.
75,000+ D.A.R.E. officers trained/certified throughout USA
$12 per child from K through 12 for all educational materials
(as a non-profit D.A.R.E. is the most affordable program available) The Program
Curriculum developed by educators, taught by trained officers
Focuses on responsibility, resisting peer pressure
Implementation is community decision
Elementary, middle, high school, after-school, parental components
Training mandatory for instructors before they enter the classroom
New science-based curricula from top researchers—Research and principle based content
—Authentic activities
—Active learning principles and “best teaching” practices
—Complex reasoning and decision-making
—Officers as facilitators not lecturersThe Science
D.A.R.E. has a Scientific Advisory Board led by Dr. Herb Kleber, Columbia University
NIDA issued Research Based Guide identifying standards for prevention programs, publication proposed checklist of research-based prevention principles—D.A.R.E. was only program to satisfy all eight categories .
Study recently published in the Journal of the National Medical Association demonstrates that the D.A.R.E. curriculum is highly effective in prevention of smoking. Students that completed the D.A.R.E. program were five times less likely to start smokingcompared to youngsters who did not participate in D.A.R.E.
(as a non-profit D.A.R.E. is the most affordable program available) The Program
—Authentic activities
—Active learning principles and “best teaching” practices
—Complex reasoning and decision-making
—Officers as facilitators not lecturersThe Science
Monday, March 19, 2012
more science fair projects!
click the link to see the video: http://animoto.com/play/WZNIiS98plUPpIdWu1QU7g
Science Fair Projects being judged
As usual the students did an amazing job on their science fair group projects! Today is judging day, Wednesday all will have the chance to visit with the young scientists and their awesome work.
Check out this video I made with Animoto: Science Fair projecs (sorry about the spelling)
Friday, March 16, 2012
Exciting Community Event
Consider visiting the Eisenhower Public Library on Thursday, March 22 ... please read the attached flyer about Project Happiness - an exciting video project with George Lucas
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Fund raising and service project information
Hello!
Pennoyer School is teaming up with Dunkin Donuts to offer you great coffee and the opportunity to raise money for our school and our school’s Heifer International school wide project. All the money we earn with be divided between Pennoyer and Heifer International project. So the more coffee you buy the more we all benefit!
Please fill out the order form below and enclose your payment (cash or check made out to Pennoyer School) by Thursday, March 22nd. We will place the order with Dunkin Donuts on Friday so that you can have your coffee by the first week in April.
All coffee is $7 for one pound “Grind”, choose from: Regular, Decaf, French Vanilla and Hazelnut. All orders and money due by Thursday, March 22nd. Coffee will be delivered the first week in April.
Thank you for supporting Student Council and Heifer International project!
Sincerely,
Ms. Stutzman and Pennoyer Student Council
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Please return order form and money to Pennoyer School no later then Thursday, March 22nd. Coffee will be delivered to school the first week in April. All coffees are $7 for one pound of “Grind” in any flavor: Regular, Decaf, French Vanilla, Hazelnut.
Student name: _______________________________ Grade/Teacher: ____________
Parent name: ________________________________ Phone #: ____________________
Student Council is teaming up with Dunkin Donuts (owned by a Pennoyer family) to bring you a special on their one pound ground coffee. I have included the flyer that will go in the Pennoyer Weekly tomorrow. And just as an added bonus, Student Council will be contributing 1/2 of the earnings to the Heifer International program. So buy that coffee and help out both our school and the service project.
Thank you,
Pam
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Pamela Stutzman, LCSW
School Social Worker
Pennoyer Elementary School
Love Dunkin Donuts Coffee?
Get your caffeine fix and support two great causes!
Pennoyer School is teaming up with Dunkin Donuts to offer you great coffee and the opportunity to raise money for our school and our school’s Heifer International school wide project. All the money we earn with be divided between Pennoyer and Heifer International project. So the more coffee you buy the more we all benefit!
Please fill out the order form below and enclose your payment (cash or check made out to Pennoyer School) by Thursday, March 22nd. We will place the order with Dunkin Donuts on Friday so that you can have your coffee by the first week in April.
All coffee is $7 for one pound “Grind”, choose from: Regular, Decaf, French Vanilla and Hazelnut. All orders and money due by Thursday, March 22nd. Coffee will be delivered the first week in April.
Thank you for supporting Student Council and Heifer International project!
Sincerely,
Ms. Stutzman and Pennoyer Student Council
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Please return order form and money to Pennoyer School no later then Thursday, March 22nd. Coffee will be delivered to school the first week in April. All coffees are $7 for one pound of “Grind” in any flavor: Regular, Decaf, French Vanilla, Hazelnut.
Student name: _______________________________ Grade/Teacher: ____________
Parent name: ________________________________ Phone #: ____________________
| Flavors | How many? | Total |
| Regular | @ $7 each | |
| Decaf | @ $7 each | |
| French Vanilla | @ $7 each | |
| Hazelnut | @ $7 each | |
| Total for order | # @ $7 each | Grand Total: |
Grand total: ____________
Please make checks payable to Pennoyer School. Thank you for supporting Student Council and Heifer International!
Friday, March 9, 2012
Family Reading Night
Students enjoyed a presentation by author/illustrator Kevin Luthardt during Family Reading Night. Some of the students joined Kevin for lunch and discussed the life of an author and the process of writing a book.
Susan M. Miceli
Principal
Pennoyer School District 79
5200 N. Cumberland Ave.
Norridge, Illinois
Phone: 708-456-9094
Fax:708-456-9098
Thursday, March 8, 2012
8th grade parents
8th grade parents that would like their children to test into Italian II at Maine South need to contact Susan Kramer today or tomorrow with your child's name, school name, and home phone number.
Thanks!
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Celebrating Pulaski Day and ISAT testing and an author visit, mother son adventure ...
This is an exciting and busy week for the Pennoyer Hawks!
We enjoyed a day off in honor of Polish hero Casimir Pulaski, thanks to his heroic efforts many years ago, we enjoy our freedom today!
This is the annual state testing time, all students in grades 3-8 will be tested in reading and mathematics; and students in grades 4 and 7 will be tested in science.
We are excited this week to welcome local author and artist Kevin Luthardt back to Pennoyer!
On Friday, March 9th we will have the annual Mother/Son Adventure!!
Great times, great learning, great experiences.
Friday, March 2, 2012
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