Hawk Thoughts & Happenings
Team Pennoyer,
As we roll along through this crazy weather month of January, I realize why we probably all appreciate the sunshine, stability, and warmth around here more than people in other parts of the country. We just gotta wait for it I guess, and then take it when it comes.
Outside of school, this past week was a monumental moment in the Greenberg household. My 12 year old daughter Sadie just got her braces off, and I'm happy to say that's it for us as a family. Both of my kids were in braces for almost two years...what a relief that's over with. Maybe I should have been an Orthodontist, because I can't believe the amount of money and appointments we had deal with through the years. These doctors are probably doing ok I'd guess. On a similar note, I haven't watched it yet, but there's a new documentary on Netflix called Open Wide that follows a couple doctors that have unorthodox theories and methods when it comes to the world of orthodontics. Who knows....maybe I could have saved thousands of dollars...lol.
Well, I can't end this Hawk Happenings message this week without a shout out to Emerson and her playoff pool she put together for the staff. What a fun idea, and it's been great seeing so many staff members getting into these final NFL games. I'd love to see Detroit win the whole thing, but I know the odds are stacked against them. Anything is possible though. Maybe if Jarad Goff had Taylor Swift in his corner, things might work out differently. Enjoy the games on Sunday if you're watching!
Hawk Action Items
- If you're interested in signing up to supervise and facilitate any Behavior Academies after school on Tuesdays and Thursdays, feel free to sign up on the spreadsheet. Here's a reminder about the protocol for our Behavior Academies if you're interested. Thanks to everyone who has been supporting these.
- Just a friendly reminder to make sure food is out of the classrooms each day and nothing is left open. We have found some mice in our building, and we're doing our best to deal with this situation. As homeroom teachers, if you didn't get a to have students clean out their lockers to make sure there is no food, old work they don't need, etc. before Winter Break, please take some time that works best (could be homeroom, Enrichment, etc.) to have students do this before Friday, February 16th. If you need garbage cans or recycling bins by classrooms, please let our maintenance crew know and put in a work order...thanks!
If you haven't had a chance to take our Pennoyer climate survey, it's still open until January 31st. Remember, this is completely anonymous and results will only be reported out collectively. We greatly appreciate your input and feedback.
Click the link below to access the CERTIFIED STAFF survey:Click the link below to access the PARAPROFESSIONAL survey:Click the link below to access the SUPPORT STAFF survey:
- Lucky Losers Ridgewood Casino Night Fundraiser Event - On behalf of Ridgewood High School, an invite has been extended to the Union Pennoyer staff and families for their 4th Annual Lucky Losers Casino Night Fundraising Event. Click HERE for a flyer if you're interested. Purchase a couple's ticket for the event if you'd like. By doing this, you will be involved in the biggest community event of the year for Ridgewood. You will meet coaches, alumni, parents, school administrators, community members, along with having a fun filled night out with dancing, food, cocktails and casino gaming fun. Most of all chances to win raffle prizes, 50/50 and the grand prize of $5k (Based on 200 couples). Registration link (https://ridgenet.revtrak.net/lucky-losers-22/?fbclid=IwAR2p3wgNhO3oo7bzgnO-th5CkoWv2oqsmLFndpyJ9o3E84WAn7y28t5VcqY)
- All you can eat appetizers
Below are some useful supports and resources to check out to help build a more restorative mindset and set of tools to use at Pennoyer. These come from the PD we did at our Staff Meeting this past Monday. We're planning on continuing this work at our next Staff Meeting on Feb. 5th.
What is Restorative Practice – This is a link to a YouTube video that discusses
restorative practices and how to
use these in schools.HERE of some of the slides covered during the training. These might come in
handy as we continue to learn and utilize more restorative practices in our
classrooms.
- I hope all is going well with instituting our universal expectations each day of the week for EVERY CLASS PERIOD they teach a new group of students to support behavior, expectations, and build connections. 3 to Succeed!
Wanna make somebody's day at Pennoyer...don't forget about our staff shout outs we'd like to get started up again this year! It's real easy; if one staff member wants to give another staff member at Pennoyer a positive shout out for something that week, just send a quick email blurb to Adam, and he'll feature it in our weekly Hawk Happenings!
Great job with all the social media posts shared for the month of December! Keep it up in January. Here's the Google Form for teachers to complete. Thanks!!!
Weekly Hawk Playlist/Lyric
"I know I could turn, blink, and you'd be gone. Then I must be prepared anytime to carry on. But minute by minute, by minute by minute, I keep holding on."
- Minute by Minute by The Doobie Brothers
Hawk Celebrations
January Birthdays! 🎂
Vicki Kafka - 1/11
Kristin Kopta - 1/13
Alexis Koukari - 1/20
Sarah Adkins - 1/21
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