Pennington School welcomes back staff during Superintendent’s Convocation Day

Pennington School welcomed back staff during Superintendent’s Convocation Day on Wednesday, August 28, 2024. Faculty and staff members greeted each other with smiling faces and shared summer experiences. Principal Dr. Melissa White met with the faculty to discuss school goals, introduced new staff members and provided insight into the upcoming school year. The staff also was tasked with a beach ball activity which modeled what the administrators used during their retreat in June. 

Over 40 families from Pennington School gathered outside on school grounds, bringing baskets of delectable delights to enjoy Lunch on the Lawn Al Fresco Style on Tuesday, June 18, 2024. 

Pennington School hosted Field Day on Friday June 7th, 2024. Staff members and students were outside all day playing games and dancing. Scholars were able to get their faces painted, have snow cones, enjoy a live DJ and two bounce houses.

Fourth through sixth grade chorus students from Pennington School made their way to the concrete jungle to see "Wicked" on Broadway on Wednesday May 29, 2024. This trip has allowed students to enhance their musical abilities, broaden their cultural understanding and allow for interdisciplinary learning and personal growth. This was not only an entertaining outing but a deeply enriching educational experience.

Third and fourth grade students from Pennington School participated in the Link Up program through Carnegie Hall on Thursday May 23, 2024. Students worked on different repertoire on their recorders throughout the school year and ended the year with a concert at Carnegie Hall.

Local professionals, some with props such as firefighter hats, visited Pennington School for Career Day on Monday, May 20, 2024. Mount Vernon Police Department officers, firefighters and Department of Public Works employees were among the many careers represented throughout the school.

Pennington School hosted Muffins in the Morning, celebrating parents and guardians, on Monday, May 13, 2024.  Students colored a photo and had blueberry or chocolate muffins and water or juice. Over 100 parents RSVP’d for the event. There was also surprise performance from students in second and first grade classes 2M, 2L and 1Q.

Scholars from pre-K to first grade at Pennington School enthusiastically participated in a traffic safety presentation presented by the Westchester County Department of Public Works and Transportation on Friday, May 3, 2024.