We hope that everyone enjoys the Super Bowl this evening (or the half-time show and commercials for those who are not Rams or Bengals fans!)

Pennell's First Grade had a great time celebrating the 100th Day of School on Friday with a hallway parade and lots of 100 themed activities.

Friday, February 18th is a full day teacher professional development day so there is no school for students. Monday, February 21st there is no school for staff or students due to President's Day. Enjoy the 4 day weekend!

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!

Would you like to help out at Pennell? Do you have a open day in your schedule? Pennell is in need of Substitute Assistants. You can work one day a week, one day a month, whatever fits your schedule. Substitute Assistants are needed on an on-call, as needed basis, that may be called to substitute as a classroom assistant, playground/cafeteria assistant, or office assistant depending on individual interest and/or qualifications. If interested, click here and apply on www.pdsd.org.

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 

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.

Variety Show will be held Friday, April 22nd. 

T-shirt orders are due Friday 2/18. Please complete the form to place your order.  

Variety Show Dress rehearsal will take place on Monday, April 18th from 9:30-3:30. Please sign up here to choose a rehearsal date time. If you have any questions, email Michele Dormer at mdormer34@gmail.com.

Gertrude Hawk Chocolate sale flyers went home last week! Please help support our school and enjoy your favorite treats! Delivery will be the week of April 4th.

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.