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September 28, 2020

9/25/2020

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No school on Monday, September 28, 2020
Theme: Autumn & Trees
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​TK: Because of an Acorn, by Lola M. Schaefer and Adam Schaefer; Leaf Man, by Lois Ehlert; Maple, by Lori Nichols
 
K: Pine and Boof: The Lucky Leaf, by Ross Burach; Pete the Cat and the Tip-Top Tree House, by James Dean

1st: Big Tree Down, by Laurie Lawlor; Because of an Acorn, by Lola M. Schaefer and Adam Schaefer
 
2nd: Up in the Leaves: The True Story of the Central Park Treehouses, by Shira Boss
 
DHH: A Tree Is Nice, by Janice May Udry
 
3rd: Up in the Leaves: The True Story of the Central Park Treehouses, by Shira Boss; The Shady Tree, by Demi
 
4th: The Mangrove Tree: Planting Trees to Feed Families, by Susan L. Roth; The Shady Tree, by Demi    
 
5th: Curry—not coming due to the holiday; Kuklinski--TBD; Gralnik--Wangari’s Trees of Peace, by Jeanette Winter

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September 21, 2020

9/17/2020

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September 21 is the International Day of Peace and our Stand4Peace event!
September 22, 2020, is the first day of fall (Autumn equinox)
September is Deaf Awareness Month
Hispanic Heritage Month: September 15 to October 15
 
Theme: “Letters”—Mail and the Alphabet
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TK, K: A Is for Autumn, by Robert Maass; Oops, Pounce, Quick, Run! by Mike Twohy
 
1st: Dear Dragon, by Josh Funk; AlphaOops: The Day Z Went First, by Alethea Kontis; Little i, by Michael Hall; Click Clack Moo, by Doreen Cronin
 
2nd: A Is for Musk Ox, by Erin Cabatingan; Dear Dragon, by Josh Funk; ASL manual alphabet video
 
DHH: A Is for Autumn, by Robert Maass; Oops, Pounce, Quick, Run! by Mike Twohy
 
3rd, 4th: The Gardener, by Sarah Stewart
 
5th: Kuklinski and Curry--Owney, the Mail-Pouch Pooch, by Mona Kerby; Gralnik--I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark, by Debbie Levy

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Learn your ABC's--in American Sign Language! And see below for The Peace Book, by Todd Parr, interpreted by Pennekamp's own Ms. Ashley for Pennekamp's DHH class
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Owney, wearing his many souvenir dog tags, and a USPS stamp honoring Owney (for grade 5's selection this week: Owney, the Mail-Pouch Pooch, by Mona Kerby)
Did you know the U.S. Postal Service delivers 472.1 million pieces of mail each day? See the fascinating website The Kid Should See This (source of the video above) for more facts and videos about mail delivery. 
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September 14, 2020

9/10/2020

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Themes: Constitution Day (September 17) and International Day of Peace (September 21)*
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TK, K: first library visit, theme is doing new things--The Cow Who Climbed a Tree, by Gemma Merino; Step Gently Out, by Helen Frost
 
1st: The Squirrels Who Squabbled, by Rachel Bright
 
2nd: Free for You and Me: What Our First Amendment Means, by Christy Mihaly
 
DHH: The Squirrels Who Squabbled, by Rachel Bright
 
3rd: The General, ​by Janet Charters
 
4th: The Rooster Who Would Not Be Quiet, by Carmen Agra Deedy, for Bill of Rights/Constitution Day
 
5th: Wangari’s Trees of Peace, by Jeanette Winter (with video below)

*Next Monday, September 21, from 11:40 to 12:10, Pennekamp will be participating in a virtual Peace Day observance. Mark your calendars for this important and inspiring event.
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September 7, 2020

9/7/2020

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Theme: Reading and Books
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TK, K: not starting library yet
 
1st: Ronan the Librarian, by Tara Luebbe and Becky Cattie, OR How Rocket Learned to Read, by Tad Hills; Dog Loves Books, by Louise Yates (plus “The Joy of Books” video)
 
2nd: Ronan the Librarian, by Tara Luebbe and Becky Cattie; Dog Loves Books, by Louise Yates (plus “The Joy of Books” video)
 
DHH: Red Knit Cap Girl and the Reading Tree, by Naoko Stoop; Dog Loves Books, by Louise Yates (plus “The Joy of Books” video)
 
3rd, 4th: From the Good Mountain: How Gutenberg Changed the World, by James Rumford (plus “The Art of Making a Book” video)
 
5th: (Gralnik only) Sylvia’s Bookshop, by Robert Burleigh (plus PowerPoint on authors and “Shakespeare & Co.--Iconic Bookshop in Paris" video)
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