A shout out to the entire transportation staff and all of the volunteers who helped
deliver school supplies to district families. THANK YOU!
-From Andrea De Matteo
Thanks to Lauren, Jessica, Abbey and Lisa for joining me on an end of the year parent conference. It was great to have 4 specialists, all with something personal and genuine to share with mom about the student!
(Fiona is also thanked, she had another meeting, but passed on good information to share)
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To Lauren-
Thanks so much for making such a big difference in the life of one of our students. His time in your classroom allowed him to grow and have gains that I don't think would have happened without your help!
-From Mary Fosterling
To Michelle-
For being such a constant source of knowledge, support, leadership and friendship throughout the year and especially for keeping us on course during the very unexpected and sometimes challenging end of this school year!
-From The EC Team
Kudos to the 3rd grade team, who never ceases to amaze me. You guys are rock stars and I can always count on you for anything! Thank you so much for agreeing to pilot the SAEBRS screener and your positive feedback. I truly enjoy working with you!
-From Jessica Urban
I would like to say thank you to Matt and Natalie for making sure the reading team's book bags got into the hands of our families each week. I know that our families appreciated the books and we appreciated the peace of mind knowing our students were reading at home and in our lessons.
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Thank you to Ellen Stirrat for helping me make the reading bags each week. Your help with this task not only made the process go quicker, but it made it so much more enjoyable!
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I would also like to thank Don and Russ for transporting the books to and from Lotus and Stanton each week so that we could replenish the bags. It was nice to not have to worry about if the book bags would be here. You came through every week for us and helped make a difference in the lives of our students.
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And...thank you to all the reading mentors that volunteered their time this year to read books with our readers who were not getting the extra reading done at home: Matt Peters, Natalie Udstuen, Sue Pinkawa, Colleen Robinson, Paula Kvacik, Maureen Koenig, and Gayle McManamon. You truly were a gift to us and you made a positive impact on the progress of our students. It really does take a village to do what's best for our kiddos! It is so nice to be a part of this village!
-From Joan Kantenwein
Shout out to Joan Kantenwein for her dedication to teaching reading to our kids and leading our team through this hard time. Before Covid and through it, Joan has guided our reading team with her knowledge, her kindness and her work ethic. Lotus is lucky to have her and I am grateful to work alongside her! So... Thanks Joan, for all you do!!
-From Ellen Stirrat
MONDAY MEMO CONTINUES
I'll be continuing the Monday Memo throughout the summer to keep you all updated on plans,
opportunities, and information as we work to be ready for Fall 2020. The Memo will be brief,
so please stay in the habit of reading to ensure you have the most current updates.
I will do my very best to put everything in the Memo so you have one "go to" spot to see
all the information (rather than sending a bunch of different emails). However, if there's info
that you need ASAP, I will send an email/push message if needed.
As always, your suggestions for communication are welcome!
LOTUS VIRTUAL FIELD DAY
Here's a link to a digital scrapbook of Lotus' virtual field day...take a peek, and be ready
to smile! Thanks, Amber Mysliwiec, for putting this together!
STIPENDS AND PLANNING FOR NEXT YEAR
Please remember that all stipend proposals/applications should be completed and given to your principal by June 5.
Also, be sure to sign up/send me summer writing proposals by June 5, as well. Summer Bucket Fillers document linked here with more details.
SUMMER SCHOOL UPDATE
Thanks to eveyrone who has let us know that you're willing to help with Summer School, and thanks for the names of students for summer "Bridge" programming. We'll be working over the next couple weeks to finalize plan based on the facts as we have them. Details to come ASAP!!!
COVID-19 SAFETY PROCEDURES
if you are concerned that you have COVID-19 or have been exposed to COVID-19 and have been or are scheduled to be onsite, please let your principal, Maddie Espinoza, and/or me know immediately so we can partner with you for your safety and for the safety of others. You can trust that we will keep all this information confidential, balancing staff privacy and system safety needs. In addition, the steps below (from the CDC website) MUST be taken if you have been diagnosed with or exposed to COVID-19:
COMING ONSITE:
No one can come to work who is sick and/or has a temperature at or above 100.4.
Staff must take their temperatures at home.
If you don't have a thermometer at home, let the administrator on site know and we'll take your temperature for you.
Wash your hands regularly!
All staff should wear masks when onsite.
All staff should wear gloves when handling materials that others will also use.
In partnership with Region 49, the EAFL will be donating $100 to help support the Grant Township Food Pantry. We are happy to be able to help in this small way!
You can now earn CPDUs for licensure recertification for hours put in to train and prepare for remote learning. Here is a link to a video on the topic from IEA President Kathi Griffin.
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
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
June 1 from 12:00-1:00PM--D114 Staff Virtual End of Year Picnic---"Simply the Best"
June 16--Board of Education Meeting @ TBD
Thank you to each and every one of you for making this an amazing year. While it certainly isn't ending the way we would have anticipated, I am so proud of what WE have accomplished. None of this...the year, the referendum, eLearning...could have happened without this amazing team. I'm so blessed to work with you.
To those of you who are heading in new directions for next year, I truly wish you all the very, very best. Thank you for all you have done for D114 and for adding your gifts to our learning community. If you ever need anything, please don't hesitate to reach out.
One Team...All In!
