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Friday, March 22, 2013
All school celebration
Mrs. Miceli addresses Pennoyer school in celebration of an all school video in honor of Academic Excellence
WPNT Pennoyer News
Check out video edition #2 - GREAT student reporters - GREAT student newscast.
Thank you students, Mrs. Miceli, Mr. Christl, and Ms. Raffaelli!
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Pennoyer DARE Graduation Speech Excerpt
http://audioboo.fm/boos/1282050 Portions of a speech from one of the 5th grade essay winners at DARE graduation Pennoyer School District #79, Norridge, Illinois Educating the minds of tomorrow since 1840
Chicago Bandits starting shortstop Tammy Williams addresses Pennoyer's 5th grade DARE graduation
Michael Lubelfeld Ed.D.
Superintendent
@pennoyerschool on Twitter Sent from my iPad
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Getting ready for I LOVE READING WEEK next month!
Pennoyer School’s…
“I Love Reading Week”
Pennoyer’s I Love Reading Week will kick off on Monday, April 15th, correlating with National Library Week. Here’s what is planned…
Monday, April 15th – “Open the Door to Reading”
Students and teachers will decorate their classroom door as a book (side facing the hallway). Start discussing ideas with your students now. Choose a book, decide on what materials you will need. Classrooms can start transforming their doors on Monday, April 15th. Have your classroom door ready for viewing by 8:10 a.m. on Thursday, April 18th .
Tuesday, April 16th – “Read In! BINGO”
Each class will schedule a time during the school day to play “Read In! BINGO”. Each student will be given a blank BINGO sheet. Each teacher will have a master list of possible authors and titles. From this list, each student will select 24 choices and write each one in one of their game card squares. (The center square, of course, is a FREE space.) The teacher will draw choices from a hat. As an author or title is called, each student will cross it off if it appears on their BINGO card. If you’d like, permit students to bring in popcorn to munch on during the game. The first student to win from each class will receive a Dairy Queen Treat! Please give the name of your first BINGO winner to Mrs. Leveille. Treat Day to be determined. BINGO sheets for students and the master list of possible authors and titles will be placed in teachers’ mailboxes on Friday, April 12th. This might be a fun reading buddy activity.
Wednesday, April 17th – “Dress up as your favorite book character!”
Students and teachers may come to school dressed as their favorite book character. Each student should bring the book that illustrates their character. Face paint and hair dyes may be used if the costume warrants either. Please keep in mind that the students must be able to tolerate the costume for the entire day. Students can dress as characters from books they enjoyed when they were younger or characters from books they currently enjoy. Costumes must be appropriate for school. Students may also want to dress as a group of characters from a book.
Thursday, April 18th –“Reader’s Theater” – We want you!
Grades 5th – 8th will gather in the gym at 9 a.m. to view a special Reader’s Theater entitled, Peddler Polly and the Story Stealer, by Aaron Shepard.
Pre-K – 4th grade will gather in the gym at 12:45 to view a special Reader’s Theater entitled, Which Shoes Do You Choose?, by Aaron Shepard.
For those faculty and staff who enjoy “hamming it up” a bit, this is for you. We will need volunteers from the faculty and staff to perform in both of Aaron Shepard’s Reader’s Theaters. We won’t practice too much. The mistakes when reading the scripts and the easy atmosphere that surrounds these informal plays make them hilarious!
See Mrs. Leveille if interested in joining the cast! It will be good for a laugh!
A selected group of students will set the stage for each of our Reader’s Theaters by reciting the poem, Count on Reading, by Joanie Welch.
Friday, April 19th – “Book Walk”
Now that the classroom doors are completed, at some point in the day, take your class for a “Book Walk” around Pennoyer School. A sign-up sheet for walking time slots will be posted in the lounge on Friday, April 12th. Please sign-up for a time slot to avoid congenstion in the hallways.
Photo Ops! ~ The newspaper will be out to take some pictures during the week.
Say, “Cheese.” J
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
other school closing information for your information
Visit the Emergency Closing Center Website:
Maine South is closed today too.
SNOW DAY - WE'RE CLOSED TODAY
PENNOYER SCHOOL IS CLOSED TODAY DUE TO THE IMPENDING WINTER STORM
NO SCHOOL - NO AFTER SCHOOL SPORTS/ACTIVITIES
NO EVENING MEETINGS
Michael Lubelfeld Ed.D.
Superintendent
Monday, March 4, 2013
Note
Dear Pennoyer Community
I hope you know that the safety of students and staff is always our highest priority. We do not typically close school based on weather predictions alone. We have seen the forecast change frequently in the past and value the time that our students are in school. I have been monitoring the forecast throughout the day, as have other superintendents.
Tonight we made the decision to wait until the 4:00 a.m. news to evaluate the situation, and to monitor the most current radar weather available. The latest forecast has the most significant snow a little more south than originally predicted. As we all know with weather, anything can happen. It is our intent to make a decision by 5:30 a.m. at the latest. If the radar shows heavy snow fall throughout the afternoon, which could cause hazardous conditions for staff and students, we will appropriately make the decision to close.
I recognize that to close school at a later time might cause an inconvenience to staff and our families. However, we value emergency days and want to make sure that they are used for true emergencies.
Sincerely,
Sincerely,
Mike
Michael Lubelfeld Ed.D.
Michael Lubelfeld Ed.D.
Superintendent
Pennoyer School District #79, Norridge, Illinois
Educating the minds of tomorrow since 1840
@pennoyerschool on Twitter
Friday, March 1, 2013
Celebrating a Polish-American Hero
Casimir Pulaski Day
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Casimir Pulaski Day | |
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| Type | state holiday; city holiday |
| Date | First Monday in March |
| 2012 date | March 5 |
| 2013 date | March 4 |
| 2014 date | March 3 |
Casimir Pulaski Day is a holiday observed in Illinois on the first Monday of every March in memory of Casimir Pulaski (March 6, 1745[1] – October 11, 1779), a Revolutionary War cavalry officer born in Poland as Kazimierz Pułaski. He is known for his contributions to the U.S. military in the American Revolution by training its soldiers and cavalry.
The day is celebrated mainly in areas that have large Polish populations, such as Chicago. The focus of official commemorations of Casimir Pulaski Day in Chicago is at the Polish Museum of America where various city and state officials congregate to pay tribute to Chicago's Polish Community.
This is a separate holiday from the federal observance, General Pulaski Memorial Day, which commemorates Pulaski's death from wounds suffered at the Siege of Savannah on October 9, 1779.
Illinois enacted a law on September 13, 1977, to celebrate the birthday of Casimir Pulaski and held the first official Pulaski Day celebrations in 1978. The bill was introduced by State Senator Norbert A. Kosinski, a Democrat from Chicago, and signed by Thomas C. Hynes, President of the Senate on June 26, 1977. Chicago Public Schools, Cook County government offices, the Chicago Public Library, Springfield Public Schools, and state-wide public and private schools are closed on this holiday.
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