Pennoyer Staff Newsletter - 10/7/22

           Hawk Thoughts & Happenings

Team Pennoyer,

I thought it was a great first week of October around here.  I want to thank everyone for their work and support with our safety drills this week.  I was proud of our students and staff, and everything ran smoothly.  I know there are areas we can improve upon, and I'll continue to work through new ideas out there and feedback I've received.  Ok...I need a new show to watch, so feel free to throw out some ideas.  The hardest thing in my house is finding something that Jamee and I can agree on.  I like the dark, dramatic shows, and she wants everything to be lighthearted and nothing too serious.  

Whatever you do this weekend, I'm so excited that everyone has an extra day off on Monday.  Make the best of it and enjoy the nice fall weather.  I have to find Sadie a Halloween costume, and this might be the big weekend to decorate our house.  Lennon never cared much, but Sadie and I have a tradition of doing this, ever since the episode that happened when she was 4 or 5 years old.   I'll keep it short, but the story is basically we were going to start decorating the house like usual, when I pulled the bag of Halloween decorations out from the garage.  Now let me tell you that I smelled something funny in our garage prior to this day for a few weeks, but couldn't put my finger on what exactly it was.  Well, to my utter surprise, that smell was actually waiting for me in the bag of Halloween decorations.  As I opened the bag of decorations on the garage floor with my little Sadie just steps away from me, what I saw as I reached my hand into the bag was the most decomposed squirrel I have ever laid my eyes on.  To be honest, it was so decayed, it could have been a chipmunk for all I know.  I jumped back, and I don't exactly know the look that was on my face, but it was freaking out my daughter.  She said, "Daddy, what is it?"  I remember saying, "Oh Sadie, it's nothing, but these Halloween decorations got all dirty and broken from last year so we can't use them anymore."  She gave a little frowny face, and I immediately closed up the bag tight and went straight to the garbage bin with it.  We took a ride to buy new decorations that day, and I'm happy to say, we still have many of those plastic tombstones, spiders, and skeletons almost 6 - 7 years later.

Hawk Action Items 

• Pennoyer PTC Walk - A - Thon - Friday, Oct. 14th - Here's the plan...we will have students and whichever staff want to walk participate from 1-2pm (We can change the time a little bit.  If we start late, they can walk for 45 min instead of an hour if needed for some reason).  The K- 4th will walk on the blacktop in the back of school and 5th-8th will walk on the side by the field. When they're done, they will gather for the outdoor assembly on blacktop from approx. 2-2:30pm.  After that, students can be sent back to class for enough time for 3pm dismissal.  Thanks to all that volunteered to help.  I will be supporting as the MC of the assembly and getting pie thrown in my face!!!
• PTC Meeting next Tuesday if a teacher representative is interested in joining.  It has been moved to 5pm for this meeting and will be in the MPR.  HERE's the agenda to see.
• Staff Halloween Costume Contest - This is just meant be totally fun, but I've heard there's a history of staff joining together as grade bands and dressing up together with a theme/idea in mind.  I know our office staff has a good idea brewing!  Just wanted to put this on your radar before Halloween squeaks up on us.  Let's see who takes the crown this year!
• Lunch/Recess Support Sign Up for October 17 - October 28 - We still need staff members to fill in to support our Lunch/Recess for a two week period coming up when Ramia is out of the building.  We really need support with 8th grade if possible.  Take a look at the doc, and feel free to sign up for as many or as little time slots as you'd like.  Thanks so much!
• Mentor Mentee Meeting - Thursday, Oct. 13- This will be in Meghan Loring's room from 3:15-4:15pm
• Stipend Openings for JV Girls and JV Boys Basketball Teams...Connect w/ Adam if interested.

Weekly Hawk Playlist/Lyric

"They've been wasting most their days, in remembrance of ignorance oldest praise.  Tell me who of them, will come to be.  How many of them, are you and me."

-Pastime Paradise by Stevie Wonder

Hawk Celebrations

October 2nd was National Custodial Workers Day, so I wanted to take this opportunity to celebrate our incredible crew we have here at Pennoyer.  Alain, Carmen, George, and Angelica are so dedicated to their work each and every day, and I know how lucky we are to have them at our school.  They work long hours, often putting in overtime, and keep our school functioning and clean day in and day out.  They do all of this with smiles on their faces and a positive attitude that not only our staff, but our students feel as well.  I couldn't be more proud to work with these four individuals.  Thanks for everything you do!!!

October Birthdays! 🎂

Ramia Elddine - 10/2

April Bardelas - 10/4

Rachel Slawson - 10/7

Alissa Warchol - 10/3

James Nelsen - 10/15

Erica Hauer - 10/18

Connect - Collaborate - Celebrate