To Betty, Oner, Michelle, and David for providing a wonderful opportunity for 40 of our most avid readers. Betty organized a trip to see the Windy City Bulls.
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Lemar for sponsoring our first ever Art Club!! The creativity that our kids are displaying is amazing!
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Dan, Jill, and Rachelle for hosting the 7th grade girls' basketball tournament on Saturday.
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Michele for inputting all the referendum info for future work!
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Melissa for her leadership on the referendum and all the staff that helped canvassing and putting out signs this weekend!!
-From Jeff Sefcik
Thank you to Rachelle Peters, Walter Nickles, Niccole Culbertson, Katie Jalove, Emily Armbrecht, Molly Goodsite, Katy Gardner, Kendra Smeigh and Ashley Palmer for chaperoning the Student Council Valentine's Dance at Stanton.
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Thank you to Norm Fischer for picking up our Valentine carnations at Prunellas. We appreciate your help with our Student Council errands from time to time.
--from Liz Andersen and Laura Livesay
THANK YOU SO MUCH to all the volunteers who gave their Saturday morning to canvass and support the referendum. I can't tell you how much I appreciate you.
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HUGE thanks to Melissa Jakstas and Kim VanHoorelbeke for leading the effort for canvassing---we couldn't do it without you.
ONE TEAM..ALL IN!
-From Heather
Anyone can give a SHOUT OUT to anyone, so please send those positive notes to me and I'll publish each Monday!
Discipline Corner
Our kids face challenges and therefore can be challenging.
Here's a key tip for getting kids to actively engage in pre-assessment...
Thanks, Megan and the 5th grade team at Stanton!
REFERENDUM UPDATE
Week 1 of canvassing went GREAT! The team was awesome! I also had the chance to present an overview of our referendum effort to the Board of Education at Grant, and they were fully supportive. This week, we'll have week 2 of canvassing on Saturday. I'll also present the referendum overview (with a super cool video!) at Leisure Village on Thursday and at the Mayor's Senior Luncheon on Saturday. Keep liking and sharing our Facebook and Twitter posts, and any and all support of this effort is GREATLY appreciated!
TOSA Corner
iReady Usage Goal = 80% or our students receive 30-49 minutes per week
iReady Proficiency Goal= 80% of our students receive 70% or higher on their lessons
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU to all of our amazing volunteers for canvassing on Saturday! We had great weather, and more importantly a great response from our community! Our next canvassing date is this coming Saturday, 2/29 and we will meet at LOTUS. If you're signed-up, look for an email with more specific details later in the week. If you still need to sign-up you can do so HERE.
Election day is March 17th!
If you'd like to find out which candidates are recommended by the IEA, please use THIS LINK.
If you have student debt, don't forget about the IEA's Degrees Not Debt program! Find more information HERE or contact Steve Podgorski at (847)815-1595 or spodgorski@lincolninvestment.
Melissa Jakstas, President
Maureen DeVoss, Vice President for Certified Staff
Chris Brown, Vice President for Non-Certified Staff
Katy Gardner, Treasurer
Betty Cwiak, Secretary
Cathy Jawnyj, Region Representative
Kendra Smeigh, Stanton School Representative
Tiffany Tardio Weber, Lotus School Representative
Don't forget the "Pay It Forward Mini Challenge" starts today and goes through Saturday 2/29! Turn in your raffle tickets to Melissa Jakstas by Wednesday, March 4th for a chance to win a $20 gift card!
8. Intentionally Schedule Alone Time // Be sure to schedule in some alone time or some “me time.” Having time alone from everyone helps you to reflect more intentionally and it allows you to truly rest and recharge. Take a bubble bath or do a creative activity that gets your creative juices flowing. Have an outlet that you can turn to when you just need to get away and have some alone time.
Heather's Reflection Question:
My alone time is when I work at out 5AM. What's your alone time? How do you sustain it, and what do you GET from it?
D114 Friday Facts--Blog sent to all families each Friday--let me know if you ever have something you'd like added. Thanks to Sue Pinkawa and Jill Becmer for helping me with this each week!
*check here for documents most frequently used/requested
Please let Heather know of suggestions for any documents to add to this
folder!
Blue Cross Blue Shield:
SEL Pacing Guides
Saturday, March 7--RD Sayles Foundation Spring Fundraising Event
Check out this picture of Paige Shaffer and Kally Kibitlewski showing off their Lotus "swag" beachside! Looking forward to having them both back next year!
