It's hard to believe the first month of school has just been completed! Please see the latest news from Mrs. Miceli!
This is a reminder about our Tech Fair, scheduled for Tuesday, September 27th, at 6:30 p.m. You will see students collaborating and discussing possible solutions, project-based learning, and students immersed in a learning experience that allows them to grapple with a problem and gain higher-order thinking skills from pursuing the solution. The recent technologies has allowed us to change some of our instructional approaches. This is all very exciting for both students and teachers.
At Pennoyer school, our policies and handbooks have recently been updated to reflect current law and practices regarding bullying. We do not tolerate bullying and we work diligently with our students to support and maintain a safe, healthy, and bully-free environment. Acts of bullying are treated very seriously and taken care of by the staff and administration. Please direct any questions about bullying to our principal's office. From the State Superintendent of Education, for your information:
Bullying Prevention
Coalition Working to Implement Task Force's Recommendations
Gov. Quinn signed the Illinois Prevent School Violence Act amendments just in time for the 2010-11 school year. Now, efforts are under way continuing to implement the act's important tenets, which include the first-ever definition of bullying in Illinois law, enumerated categories of students particularly vulnerable to bullying, and an expansion of the law's reach to include private, non-religious schools. For a copy of the act, go to http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/96/PDF/096-0952.pdf.
The act created the Illinois School Bullying Prevention Task Force to examine bullying and ways to effectively prevent it. For a copy of the recommendations, go to http://www.isbe.net/SBPTF/pdf/sbptf_report_030111.pdf. The Prevent School Violence Illinois coalition, a group of organizations across the state committed to effective bullying prevention and intervention, has taken up the work of implementing the task force's recommendations by raising awareness, connecting stakeholders, and providing expertise and resources. Drawing from the recommendations, the coalition recognizes:- That bullying negatively affects every person within a school community and the climate of the school community itself;
- That bullying prevention is most effective when it accounts for the unique issues of a particular school community;
- That the impacts of systemic issues (e.g., racism, classism, religious bias, adultism, disability discrimination and homophobia) contribute to negative environments for youth and adults;
- That Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) is as important as math and English; and
- That overreliance on punitive school discipline detracts from a school community's ability to provide optimal conditions for learning and development and must be replaced by restorative measures.
For more about Prevent School Violence Illinois, contact Sarah Schriber at sarah@illinoissafeschools.org or (312) 368-9070, ext. 323.
Attached you will find the Pennoyer Weekly for the week of September 19th. Along with the weekly you will find information on the Technology Fair, October Hot Lunch Menu, Walk-A-Thon, Scrip and Carson's Community Days!
5200 North Cumberland Avenue
Norridge, IL 60706
(708) 456-9094, fax: (708) 456-9098
Every October, STEMFest packs NIU’s Convocation Center with exhibits, activities, and competitions that help K-12 students and their families explore science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). One of the most rewarding parts of this festival is seeing the “eureka” moment in children’s eyes when they see the world in an entirely new way. Kids who attend STEMFest today might change the world tomorrow. visit: http://www.stemfest.niu.edu/stem/fest/ for more information
Don't Miss Out! Watch classroom lessons come alive! Tech Fair, September 27, 6:30 p.m.
The Pennoyer Weekly is out! Pizza order forms are also available!
Patriot Day
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama and White House staff observe a moment of silence on September 11, 2009.
President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheneyon September 11, 2004 lead a moment of silence on theSouth Lawn with White House staff and families of victims of 9/11.
In the United States, Patriot Day occurs on September 11 of each year, designated in memory of the 2,977 killed in the September 11, 2001 attacks. Most Americans who were alive during the events refer to the day as "Nine-Eleven (9/11)", "September Eleventh", or some variation thereof. Initially, the day was called the Prayer and Remembrance for the Victims of the Terrorist Attacks on September 11, 2001.
U.S. House of Representatives Joint Resolution 71 was approved by a vote of 407–0 on October 25, 2001. It requested that the President designate September 11 of each year as "Patriot Day". President George W. Bush signed the resolution into law on December 18, 2001 (as Public Law 107-89[
On this day, the President directs that the American flag be flown at half-staff at individual American homes, at the White House, and on all U.S. government buildings and establishments, home and abroad. The President also asks Americans to observe a moment of silence beginning at 8:46 A.M. (Eastern Daylight Time), the time the first plane struck the North Tower of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.
Labor Day became a federal holiday in 1894, all U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and the territories have made it a statutory holiday. From Wikipedia:
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The form for the celebration of Labor Day was outlined in the first proposal of the holiday: A street parade to exhibit to the public "the strength and esprit de corps of the trade and labor organizations," followed by a festival for the workers and their families. This became the pattern for Labor Day celebrations. Speeches by prominent men and women were introduced later, as more emphasis was placed upon the economic and civil significance of the holiday. Still later, by a resolution of the American Federation of Labor convention of 1909, the Sunday preceding Labor Day was adopted as Labor Sunday and dedicated to the spiritual and educational aspects of the labor movement. The holiday is often regarded as a day of rest and parties. Speeches or political demonstrations are more low-key than May 1 Labor Day celebrations in most countries, although events held by labor organizations often feature political themes and appearances by candidates for office, especially in election years. Forms of celebration include picnics, barbecues, fireworks displays, water sports, and public art events. Families with school-age children take it as the last chance to travel before the end of summer recess. Similarly, some teenagers and young adults view it as the last weekend for parties before returning to school, although school starting times now vary.
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Traditionally, Labor Day is celebrated by most Americans as the symbolic end of the summer. In high society, Labor Day is (or was) considered the last day of the year when it is fashionable for women to wear white.[4]
In U.S. sports, Labor Day marks the beginning of the NFL and college football seasons. NCAA teams usually play their first games the week before Labor Day, with the NFL traditionally playing their first game the Thursday following Labor Day. The Southern 500 NASCAR auto race was held that day from 1950 to 1983 in Darlington, South Carolina. At Indianapolis, the National Hot Rod Association hold their finals to the U.S. Nationals drag race.