News from Pennoyer School

Parents, when you come to conferences this Thursday, your child's teacher will give you two letters from the school announcing very exciting online access.

Your child (and you) will get access to the school's Discovery Education Network services - online curriculum content, academic and educational videos, and more.

You will get access to your child's academic information from Family Access (after Thanksgiving). Students in PK-8 will share attendance, health, contact, emergency information, and a calendar while students in grades 4-8 will also show the teacher's grade book/assignment information.

More information will be shared in the next few weeks!

Pennoyer Weekly

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More Great Soccer News!

From the Athletic Director: Congratulations on a successful 1st day of the Boy's Soccer Tournament.  

Below are the details for Thursday, November 3, 2011 at Ridgewood High School.

Game One: 4:00 pm - Union Ridge (5-1-1) vs Pennoyer (5-2-0)

Game Two: 5:15 pm - Hester (6-1-0) vs. Mannheim (6-1-0)

At the conclusion of the games, the presentation of medals will be made so please remain on the field once you have exchanged high five's and kind words. The weather conditions for tomorrow will be about 15 degrees cooler than today and a 60% chance of rain.  So please dress warm.

Good Luck to All!!! 

More Halloween Fun!

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Great Fun at the Halloween Parade

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Boy's Soccer Tournament - Go Hawks!

From the Leyden Area Athletic Conference Director:

"I would like to congratulate everyone on a successful regular season for Boy's Soccer.  At this time I would like to announce the teams that have advanced to the tournament at Ridgewood High School.  Union Ridge (5-0-1), Mannheim (5-1-0), Hester (5-1-0) and Pennoyer (5-1-0).  I would also like to congratulate our Division Winners: Gold Division - Mannheim and the Blue Division - Union Ridge.  Before the start of the game tomorrow, the division plaques will be awarded.  The tournament will take place on Wednesday, November 2nd and Thursday, November 3rd at Ridgewood High School.  Game times will be 4:00 pm and 5:15 pm.  We will play the National Anthem.  The Tournament break down for Wednesday, November 2nd is as follows:

4:00 pm - Union Ridge vs Hester

5:15 pm - Mannheim vs. Pennoyer

From the State Superintendent of Education

Student Opportunities

Entries Sought for Illinois Work Zone Safety Calendar Contest

The Illinois Department of Transportation is asking elementary students in kindergarten through sixth grade to help promote work zone safety through art. IDOT, the Illinois State Board of Education, the American Traffic Safety Services Foundation and the Illinois Chapter of the American Traffic Safety Services Association are sponsoring the seventh annual Illinois Work Zone Safety Calendar Contest.

This year's theme is "See Orange. Slow Down. Save Lives." There are three categories for the competition divided by grades: K-1, 2-4 and 5-6 grades. Each school must select the top four posters from each category (12 posters total) and submit them to IDOT by Nov. 30. Children are eligible to participate in the contest even if their school chooses not to participate. The child's parent or guardian can submit the drawings to IDOT.

The top 30 entries, 10 from each category, will move on to a judging panel who will determine the 12 finalists to be displayed in the 2013 Illinois Work Zone Safety Calendar. The top two finalists in each category will move on to compete in a national calendar contest.

For more information, go to http://www.dot.state.il.us/trafficsafety/WZS/WZScontest.htmlor contact IDOT's contest coordinator, Jessica Keldermans, at (217) 785-3062.

Weekly News and November Calendar

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Proposed Legislation Would Hurt Pennoyer!

HB3973.pdf Download this file

Please read the attached information, and if you oppose it, please tell your local state Representative to VOTE NO on HB3973

Norridge School District 80 needs our votes

Let's support our neighboring school district!! They supported our Pepsi efforts, let's help them with Clorox!

Help Norridge School District 80 Win a 

Power a Bright Future grant from Clorox!

After a competitive nomination period, voting is now open and James Giles School needs your help to win up to $50,000 in The Clorox Company's Power A Bright Future grant program! Help us secure funding for iPads for NSD 80 by visitinghttp://www.powerabrightfuture.com/gallery/detail/?nid=397 or texting ** clorox4379 to 44144 and voting once per day per person through Dec. 9, 2011 for James Giles School. Share this great news with your friends and family members! 

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Weekly Message from Mrs Miceli

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Note change in calendar

Dear Parent/Guardian,

This is a reminder that we will be starting something new this year, an Early Release Day.  This day is designed for professional development for faculty and staff.  Student Release time is at 1:45 P.M.  Buses will be in operation at that hour.  Please make arrangements for your child(ren) to be picked up at 1:45 P.M. on Tuesday, October 25th.

 

**October 25th Student Dismissal 1:45 P.M.**

Veteran's Day Assembly Invite - SAVE THE DATE

Spirit Week is coming up!

Beginning on Monday, October 17th, all students will celebrate SPIRIT WEEK and show off their Pennoyer Pride. 

Students will also show their appreciation for our school and community by sharing canned goods and non-perishable items to be donated to the Salvation Army. 

The schedule for the week is as follows:

Monday-Pajama Day, start the week by relaxing in paja-ma pants.

Tuesday-CrazyHair/Hat Day-have some hair-raising fun.

Wednesday-Wacky Wednesday-not sure what to wear?Mix it up with mismatched clothes.

Thursday-Team Jersey Day-Please show team spirit; wear a team jersey or your favorite team’s colors.

Friday-Pennoyer Pride Day-show your school spirit; wear blue and gold. Don’t forget to bring in canned goods.

Sports at Pennoyer ... week at a glance ...

The girls’ volleyball teams will play the following games this week:

Monday, 10/17, Leigh at HOME.

Tuesday, 10,18, HAWKS at Giles.

The boys’ soccer team will play the following games this week:

Monday, 10/17, Union Ridge at HOME.

Wednesday, 10/19, HAWKS at River Grove.

Thursday, 10/20, HAWKS at Giles.

All games begin at 4:00 p.m.

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Mrs. Miceli's Weekly

Pennoyer Weekly 10172011.pdf Download this file

Mrs. Miceli's Weekly

Pennoyer Weekly 10172011.pdf Download this file

Veteran's Day Assembly

Whether it's peacetime or wartime, it's always important to teach our students that Veterans Day means more than just a day off from school. Patriotism is a value that must be taught and modeled for our young students. By taking some time to give this sentiment even deeper meaning in our classroom we will be holding a Veterans’ Day Ceremony on November 9, 2011 at 8:30 a.m. in the Pennoyer Gymnasium.  Students will participate in a variety of events some including singing songs incorporating the United States Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marines.  We will view a documentary from Discovery Education about Veterans and Veterans Day.  We will listen to some veterans that will come to our school and speak to us about what this day’s means to them.  We will give thank you cards to those veterans present in honor of their heroism.  Each student and visitor will receive a United States flag that they will be able to wave around as a celebration of thanks to our veterans.

Veteran's Day Assembly

Whether it's peacetime or wartime, it's always important to teach our students that Veterans Day means more than just a day off from school. Patriotism is a value that must be taught and modeled for our young students. By taking some time to give this sentiment even deeper meaning in our classroom we will be holding a Veterans’ Day Ceremony on November 9, 2011 at 8:30 a.m. in the Pennoyer Gymnasium.  Students will participate in a variety of events some including singing songs incorporating the United States Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marines.  We will view a documentary from Discovery Education about Veterans and Veterans Day.  We will listen to some veterans that will come to our school and speak to us about what this day’s means to them.  We will give thank you cards to those veterans present in honor of their heroism.  Each student and visitor will receive a United States flag that they will be able to wave around as a celebration of thanks to our veterans.

Fire Safety Week

The students and teachers learned about fire equipment and emergency medical equipment!