We hope that everyone enjoyed the snowy weekend. It was great snow for sledding and snowman building! This Wednesday is Groundhog Day. I wonder if we will have 6 more weeks of winter?

Congratulations to our 200 Club winners who enjoyed a hot chocolate treat on Friday. Thank you to Ms. Raucci and Mrs. Wood for organizing. It is amazing to see our students doing great things to earn a 200 Club ticket! Who will get to celebrate their accomplishments next?

February's Core Essential is Compassion: Caring enough to do something about someone else's needs. This month, we will find many ways to show compassion to others! What does compassion look and feel like? It looks like a smile to friends and can feel warm and fuzzy. Being compassionate to others not only makes them feel good - it makes us feel good, too!

Kindergarten: Physical and Dental dated after 9/1/20

1st Grade: Physical and Dental dated after 9/1/20 * if not turned in when student was in Kindergarten. 

3rd grade: Dental exam required dated after 9/1/20

If you have a question as to whether or not you have submitted the required forms, please email your school nurse for confirmation.  

kristawhite@pdsd.org 

The dental exams will be held at Northley Middle School on Tuesday, February 1, 2022 during the school day.  Students from all elementary schools will be transported by bus to Northley to have their exam completed. Please note that Kindergarten students must be transported by a guardian, who must be present for the exam.  All parents are welcome to be present for their child’s exam. Parents must wear a mask in Penn-Delco Schools as directed by the 2022 Health and Safety Plan.

Link to Online Consent is here. 

Just a reminder about excused absences. When students are absent, in order to have that absence excused, parents or guardians must provide a signed excusal note within 3 days of returning to school, notes can be submitted in paper form or electronically. Excusal notes received from doctors are automatically excused. Our attendance policy can be found on the Pennell web site and in the Pennell Handbook.

It is important that everyone adheres to our drop off and pick up routines for the safety of our students.

In the morning, please continue to pull all the way around to the end of the recess yard before dropping your child off. This allows the pattern of traffic to flow and ensures that no one is pulling around another car.

At afternoon pick up, please only use our two parking lots closest to Pennell Road or one of the limited additional parking spaces available behind the school building. It is illegal to park along the perimeter of the back of the school. It causes congestion to the traffic pattern, in addition to it being our fire lane. Parents picking up must park in a designated parking spot. Thank you for following proper procedures for arrival and dismissal in order to keep our students safe.

A refresher on how to access Schoology or Skyward is available at pdsd.org. These sites, along with the district webpage, help you stay connected to our school and staff. If you have any questions or concerns, do not hesitate to reach out to your child's teacher or myself.

Like Pennell PTO on Facebook, and keep up to date with all of the wonderful activities and events that the organization provides our students.

The Variety Show date had to be changed due to a scheduling conflict. The new date for the show is Friday, April 22nd. Dress rehearsal will take place on Monday, April 18th from 9:30-3:30. A sign up genius was sent out to choose a rehearsal date time. If you have any questions, email Michele Dormer at mdormer34@gmail.com.

The PTO loves their volunteers and we hope to have more opportunities to volunteer this year. Please be sure your clearances are on file or up to date! Visit the PDSD website for more information on securing or updating your clearances.