Hawk Thoughts & Happenings
Team Pennoyer,
I know everyone is excited for this well earned week off we have coming ahead of us. I hope whatever you have planned, you're able to unplug, recharge, and enjoy time with friends, family, and time to yourself as well. Here's a window to the top 5 things I'm looking forward to...
- My wife is taking off on Monday and Tuesday as well, but our kids are at school, so we're planning on going to the city on Tuesday for a nice, overpriced but delicious lunch on Rush Street to pretend we're part of the elite class that can have that can do this type of stuff of a daily basis!
- Going to support and help out with the start of the Stevenson High School wrestling season as they kick off their season during break with a dual meet and tournament.
- Tuesday night going out with some of my best friends from my former school Twin Groves to get dinner in Highwood and catch up.
- Wednesday night is the annual Friendsgiving that me and all my friends have been doing for years. We all get together to have good food, play live music, and see what else we can get into.
- Watching football on Thursday during the day with Lennon, my dad, and my brother and then having Thanksgiving at our new house with my entire family for the first time.
I hope everyone has a great Top 5!
Interested in some new Pennoyer Spirit Wear...check out this LINK, which is also featured on our PTC website. Everything can be shipped directly to your home!
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Newcomer Support Guide for Staff - With the support of Monica, Melissa, and Rachel, we've been looking to gather up resources that would be helpful for our staff with newcomer students at Pennoyer that come in with very limited English. I know it's been a difficult adjustment for many of our students, along with our staff, and we're always looking for better tools and ways of helping our students feel comfortable, engaged, supported, and part of daily lessons. Please feel free to look this GUIDE over and add anything you'd like along the way this school year. You can bookmark the doc and use anything in it as needed. I thought it would be helpful to have one place to look for resources that could be helpful. I'll continue to reach out to colleagues in West 40 and other areas to see what I can gather up and I welcome any ideas and collaboration on this. Thanks everyone!
We have some new board games donated by Hades' dad if you'd like to check them out! These are down in the LRC. Linda has put barcodes on them, and they could be useful during indoor recess or other times if you're interested. The games are for various age levels...enjoy!
Hawk Action Items
- Skyward Final Grade and Report Card Set Up Support! If you're interested in getting some help and questions answered, our very own Katherine Kopoulos, Megan Loring, and Kiera Strecker have volunteered to support any staff members that may need a little guidance setting up report cards in Skyward for Trimester 1. You can check out this presentation from earlier in the year as well that should be very helpful.
- Monday, Nov. 28th drop in support for Skyward grading/comments w/ Kiera from 3:15-4pm in her classroom
- Tuesday, Nov. 29th drop in support for Skyward grading/comments w/ Katherine and Megan from 3:15-4pm in Katherine's classroom
- Eisenhower Library Story Essay Activity for Students! If you think you may have some students at any age that would be interested in something like this, please pass it along. It looks like a real cool opportunity for any creative writers! There is no deadline I'm aware of to turn these in, but I'm sure the sooner, the better. HERE is the information!
- Honor an outstanding 4th-8th grade teacher by nominating them for the Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching - Click on the link below if interested https://www.goldenapple.org/
nominate-a-teacher - West 40 Webinar opportunity for all staff members on Nov. 22nd. This is a free collaborative PD option that can provide opportunities on how staff can best support refugee students at our school. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/supporting-refugee-students-tickets-453907307977
- Important Trimester 1 Grading Period Timeline
- November 18th - Trimester 1 Ends
- November 30th - Final Grades/Comments are Due in Skyward
- December 2nd - Report Cards are live for families at 4:00pm and students and communication will go out
- Interested in SEL Professional Development...check out what West 40 has to offer!
Weekly Hawk Playlist/Lyric
Thank You by Led Zeppelin
Hawk Celebrations
I'm excited to celebrate our incredible Student Council and Ms. Kopoulos and Mrs. Kafka this week for bringing the best out in our students with a wonderfully thoughtful and creative activity they came up with! Our students spent time during SEL this past week cutting out leaves and celebrating what they were thankful for. These leaves were then put up on the Pennoyer Tree of Thanks in our Multi Purpose Room for everyone to see. This is a wonderful display of gratitude and really showcases the spirit of our appreciative and thoughtful students here at Pennoyer. Thanks Student Council members for all of your leadership and support!
November Birthdays! 🎂
Monica Kula - 11/6
Sam Wyrzykowski - 11/25
Connect - Collaborate - Celebrate
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