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Thank you for an incredible first week of school. We are still working on some improvements, but all in all it was great opening to our school year.
We look forward to seeing all of our parents this Tuesday, 9/12, starting at 6:30 PM for Back to School Night. You should have received a letter from me in your child's school bag with details for the night. If you cannot find the letter you can click on the link above for information.
We also invite you to our first PTO meeting this Thursday, 9/14, at 6:30 in the Pennell Library.
Kindergarten Arrival
All kindergarten students should arrive between 8:35 and 8:50 AM starting this week. Now that we have the morning routine down, we are confident that we can all arrive on time moving forward. Please display the yellow Kindergarten sign on your dash during drop off, so we can more easily discern which cars should pull into the kinder line. Please remember to also wait to pull all the way up near the stop sign, and do not exit car. A staff member will help your child out on the school side of the vehicle. We appreciate your cooperation.
** Monday we will send home a yellow kindergarten sign you should display in your dash in the morning so that we can more easily direct traffic.
First-Fifth Arrival
Please pull all the way up next to the playground if you are the first car, and remember to stay in your vehicle at all times while allowing your child to exit on the building side/driver side of the car. This is extremely important to mitigate the efficient flow of the car line.
Dismissal Procedures
Please write student(s) first names with large black marker as well to aid in the dismissal process. Our youngest scholars are not recognizing their last names when calling them for dismissal.
Just like last year, please be patient the first few weeks of school as we establish our dismissal routine. It is imperative that we do it slowly and diligently to start until we are familiar with everyone's individual needs. I promise you that after the first 2-3 weeks, we will clear the building quickly and safely.
**Reminder: anyone picking up your child MUST have the blue card with your family's name on it, or they will be asked to go the office and produce identification so that we can check it with our system and your approved people.
Free and Reduced Lunch
Any family experiencing economic hardship is encouraged to apply for free or reduced lunch for their child(ren). Please click HERE for information about the program. Please click HERE for the application.
Bus information can be found at pdsd.org/bustimes
Upcoming Dates for your Calendar:
- 9/10-16 Arts in Education Week
- 9/12 6:30-8:30 Back to School Night
- 9/14 Pennell Pride Day - Please wear your Pennell t-shirts
- 9/14 6:30 PTO Meeting
- 9/15-17 Rosh Hashanah
- 9/22 First day of Autumn
- 9/25 Yom Kippur
- 9/25-29 Spirit Week
- 9/29 Homecoming
- 10/2 9:30 Benergy Assembly
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