Quote from President Obama

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QUOTE OF THE WEEK

"One thing I never want to see happen is schools that are just teaching the test because then you're not learning about the world, you're not learning about different cultures, you're not learning about science, you're not learning about math. All you're learning about is how to fill out a little bubble on an exam and little tricks that you need to do in order to take a test and that's not going to make education interesting." -- President Barack Obama, in a question-and-answer session at Bell Multicultural High School in Washington, D.C.
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Grant Opportunity

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Best Buy Children's Foundation: @15 Community Grants
The Best Buy Children's Foundation @15 Community Grants empower teens to thrive by helping them excel in school, engage in their communities, and develop life and leadership skills. Maximum award: $10,000. Eligibility: nonprofit 501(c)3 certified organizations located within 50 miles of a Best Buy store or Regional Distribution Center that provide positive experiences that will empower early adolescents (primarily ages 13-18) to excel in school, engage in their communities, and develop life and leadership skills. Deadline: August 1, 2011.
http://www.bestbuy-communityrelations.com/community_grants_rfp.htm
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Fundraising information at Target

Our School's Progress from Target... 

Let's make our goal to increase these numbers!

PENNOYER ELEM SCHOOLNORRIDGE , IL 60706-1499School ID:47839

The most recent Target donation to this school (August 2010): $218.74
Total of all Target donations to this school through August 2010: $4792.26
Amount accumulated toward the next Target donation:* $192.91
Number of REDcard holders who have designated this school: 23
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If you shop at Target, you can help Pennoyer School - at no extra costs!

There are so many ways you can help Pennoyer School, one way is to register your Target Red card (if you have one) as a Pennoyer School supporter ... for details: https://sites.target.com/site/en/corporate/page.jsp?contentId=PRD03-005174&ref=sr_shorturl_tcoe

There is NO EXTRA COST to you for Target to donate 5% of your shopping costs directly to Pennoyer School!

Check it out - please consider connecting your Target Red card to Pennoyer School!
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Facebook Stats

Thank you for checking out the Pennoyer news and information on the Facebook Page!!

Here is this week's summary for your Facebook Page:

Pennoyer School District 79
180monthly active users17 since last week
182people like this4 since last week
34wall posts or comments this week15 since last week
177visits this week54 since last week
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Senator Dan Kotowski visits the 7th and 8th grade!

Pennoyer school is very grateful to Senator Dan Kotowski for spending quality educational time with the Pennoyer 7th and 8th grade students today! The senator interacted with the students on topics such as state finances, policy making, community issues, and governance. The senator's visit is part of the Pennoyer school commitment to partnerships with government, business, and the community as we all partner together to educate our youth!  Pictures of Senator Kotowski's visit will be posted. Sen. Kotowski can be reached at dan@senatorkotowski.com, or http://www.senatorkotowski.com
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DARE Graduation

Today the 5th grade students celebrated their D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) program with poems, essays, speeches, videos, and song. Thank you to the Norridge Village officials (Mayor, Clerk, Trustees, Police Chief, Police Officers) for continuing the supportive partnership between village and school as we work together to support the lives of our youth. We will share some photos of the graduation as well!
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Pennoyer Wins Battle of the Books!!!

Pennoyer School wins 

 

 

  

 FIRST PLACE! 

 

 

 

 
Pennoyer - 367 points
Saint Eugene Blue - 362 points
Giles - 357 points
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