Monday Morning Memo: Monday Morning Memo 11/8/21

Huge kudos to everyone at Stanton for the hard work and long hours put in for Student-Led Conferences!!!!!!

-From Heather 💖

Cassie Curtis - Thank you for meeting with me and inviting me in to observe a class for growth-producing feedback! So excited to work with you!

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5th Grade Team has been doing an awesome job with the launch of ARC! From asking questions, to troubleshooting what works best for the schedule...I can't wait to see where this year takes us with this new resource!!

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The entire ILPA Team! Thank you for bringing back the Custard/Treat Cart. It's such a joy to talk with your students....and get a little treat each week!

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*Matt Shannon for helping Cassie and me figure out a seating chart to use with a rather rowdy bunch!

*Cassie Curtis for being a ROCKSTAR! She has been working hard and is very eager to try new things in class and is taking feedback and running with it!

*All the paras at Stanton that helped make millions of "WIN Wednesday" sticky notes!

-From Stephanie Kaye

Thanks to Kim VanHoorelbeke for helping me with a computer issue. I’m sure the student appreciated your help also.

-From Cheryl Schuck

Jessica Urban for leading an awesome learning opportunity for the Stanton team during our monthly Agenda Meeting. Can’t wait to continue to be apart of our growth as a team in building relationships and implementing PBIS. Great support provided by Rachelle, Grant, and Lemar!!

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All the Support Staff for pitching in during SLCs and doing whatever needed to get done!

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All the teachers for grinding through a long day and a half and for keeping a smile on your face and continuing to build positive relationships with our families!

-From JEff Sefcik

Thank you SO much for "tagging me out" to go watch Number Corner, Erica! So much fun and learning, and I really appreciated the opportunity! Thanks Mo and Erin for allowing me to watch- I was blown away by the rich content you covered in such a short period of time! AWESOME!

-Tiff TW

Thank you to Bryan Bailey, Bobbie Warneke, Jill Becmer and Sam Meantanis for helping me with my project... you made my day!!! I so So SO appreciate it!!!

-From Karen Lobodzinski

Thank you Chris Brown & Cheryl Schuck for assisting with the buses this week.

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Kudos to Misty Madula & Emily Welsh for going above and beyond these past few weeks. Your dedication to your students and willingness to problem solve have truly been amazing!

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Thank you Maureen DeVoss for assisting with a student in the office this week.

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Thank you Kim Hanson, Ellie Seyfert & Lynn Smolen for assisting with students this week and for always being flexible with your time.

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Thank you Becca Strandberg for helping out in another classroom this week and to Cary Scarpino for being flexible with the change. Yes Cary, I owe you! :)

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Kudos to Sue Pinkawa, Paula Kvacik & Sharon Preskill for always being there for me and for always being ready at a moment's notice for any curveball thrown your way. You rock!!!

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Kudos to the Guiding Coalition Team for all the hard work and tough conversations we've had in order to improve our school and district. Everyone on the team has great insights to share and always comes prepared ready to plan.

-From Matt Peters

Deb Marineau; Thank you for being such a positive force in the students' lives each day. You greet them with a smile and kind words in the morning. Moreover, you have been instrumental in regards to helping with increasing reading exposure.

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Kindergarten Team: Ladies you are the best! Thanks for being super collaborators, wonderful listeners and for being the champions for these students. You go above and beyond everyday!!!! Keep bringing the joy and excitement.

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Russ---Thanks for fixing my table. I do not know how it ended up with 1 leg that was different.

-From Nicole Mild

I would like to thank Abbey Kadera for taking time out of her busy day to translate a family letter about our Veterans’ Day project at Lotus this week. Abbey, you are so invaluable to our district! I can’t wait to see the participation from all our families in recognizing the veterans in our community!

-From Joan Kantenwein

Please send me KUDOS to give shout outs to colleagues! I LOVE to put them in the Monday Memo! 🎉

WELCOME TO:

Kristie Paul--our new Administrative Assistant to the Superintendent!

and

Eli Panchi--our new Bilingual Family Liaison! Eli's position is shared between us, Gavin D37, and Grant D124. She will be at Stanton each Tuesday and at Lotus each Thursday!

Please Join Us!!!!

Furniture--Planning Ahead--

If you have high school-aged children (or know of any) who need volunteer hours, this is an OUTSTANDING way to earn hours!

WE STILL NEED MORE HELP (especially at Stanton!)

When: Monday, December 20

Time: 7:00AM-appx 3:00 PM

Our fabulous custodial crew will be onsite, but if you're willing to be part of this effort, we will pay $15/hour to those who are willing to help make the plan happen.

Let me know if you are interested!

Paraprofessional Hours during Parent Teacher Conferences

Here's a schedule to clarify working hours for paras. All paras are expected to work a total of 15 hours between the two conference days.

Please review the schedule below and follow your start time:

6:15 am - 6:45 pm Meal break: 5-6 pm
7:15 am - 7:45 pm Meal break: 5-6 pm
7:30 am - 8:00 pm Meal break: 5-6 pm
8:00 am - 8:30 pm Meal break: 5-6 pm

Total paid hours - 11

All paras will work 8 am - noon on the second conference day for a total of 4 paid hours. Please let Maddie know if you have any questions.

COVID Updates

Vaccination Updates for 5-11 Year Olds

LCHD Updates:

The Lake County Health Department is excited to announce that the Emergency Use Authorization for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine was expanded to include children aged 5-11.

The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is authorized for children and adolescents aged 5 and up, as a 2-dose series administered 3 weeks apart. The dose for children aged 5-11 is one-third of the dosage of the vaccine for older adolescents and adults.

Both the CDC and IDPH recommend that children aged 5 and up get the COVID-19 vaccine to protect themselves and others against the virus.

The Lake County Health Department encourages parents to explore their options for the pediatric COVID-19 vaccine:

Contact your child’s pediatrician or your family doctor.
Check with your local pharmacy.
Register at allvax.lakecohealth.org so that you will be notified when you can schedule an appointment through the Lake County Health Department.
Visit vaccines.gov to find a provider near you that may have pediatric vaccines available.

Please register in AllVax to be notified when you can schedule an appointment for your child at one of these locations. There are over 200 locations in Lake County that you may also schedule an appointment with, so please check with your healthcare provider, pharmacy, or other retail locations.

We are considering offering a vaccination clinic in D114 in December/January if there is enough interest. Please email me at heather.friziellie@foxlake114.org BY FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12 if you would be interested in getting your 5-11 year old vaccinated at an onsite clinic.

COVID Communication

To streamline communication and ensure transparency, we will now be sharing with classroom teachers when there is a positive COVID case in your classroom. Below, please see what will be sent when this happens:

Who sends:

Principal or Assistant Principal

TO:

Classroom teacher(s)

Specials/Exploratory teachers

CC:

Sharon or Lora

Heather

Principal/AP who isn’t the sender

Good morning/afternoon/evening!

I’m writing to let you know that (student) has tested positive for COVID-19. (He/she) will be out until at least (date) and should have access to remote learning.

Next steps:

To help us identify close contacts, please reply to this email to share the names of students who were:

*Within 3 feet with masks in the classroom for more than 15 minutes.

*Within 6 feet without masks for more than 15 minutes while eating.

and staff who were:

*Within 6 feet with masks for more than 15 minutes.

Please notify all related service providers and support staff who were in your classroom and who had direct contact with the student.

Your instructional space will be thoroughly sanitized by our custodians.

Make sure all mitigation strategies continue to be implemented to the very best of your ability. This includes masks being worn over noses and mouths, social distancing, hand washing, seating charts in place for all situations (especially when students are eating), and--as needed--wiping down of surfaces.

Should you have any symptoms or notice students showing symptoms, please notify the nurse immediately.

Please remember that this is confidential information and share ONLY with the need to know staff listed above.

Feel free to contact me directly with any questions or for additional guidance.

Thanks for your attention to this!

(Signature)

CLOSE CONTACTS and "Test to Stay" Reminders...

"Test to stay" can ONLY be used when masks have been worn consistently and properly at all times in the school setting. "Test to Stay" applies to SCHOOL-BASED close contacts ONLY. We can apply "test to say" in classroom situations and the bus. We CANNOT apply it to situations where staff/students are eating and within 6 feet of each other.

We will ALWAYS notify you directly and immediately if you are identified as a close contact.

If you OR students in your room are identified as a classroom/school based close contact and:

*You/students are not vaccinated but do not have symptoms, you MAY access "test to stay" to monitor your status following the timelines set by LCHD, which require Binex testing on days 1, 3, 5, and 7 after exposure. DUE TO THE ISSUES WITH BINEX AVAILABILITY, WE CANNOT TEST MORE FREQUENTLY THAN THIS MOVING FORWARD. Please do not ask Sharon or Lora to do so. If you do not wish to participate in "test to stay", you must quarantine, and Sharon/Lora will provide timelines for this. For students, parents/guardians must give permission for "test to stay" testing to be done.

*You/students are vaccinated or unvaccinated and test positive for COVID, you must isolate. Sharon/Lora will provide timelines for this.

*You/students are vaccinated or unvaccinated and have COVID symptoms, you must quarantine. Sharon/Lora will provide timelines for this.

*You/students are vaccinated with no symptoms, you are fine to stay. You MAY also access "test to stay" to monitor your status following the timelines set by LCHD, which require Binex testing on days 1, 3, 5, and 7 after exposure. DUE TO THE ISSUES WITH BINEX AVAILABILITY, WE CANNOT TEST MORE FREQUENTLY THAN THIS MOVING FORWARD. Please do not ask Sharon or Lora to do so. For students, parents/guardians must give permission for "test to stay" testing to be done.

Please see Heather with any questions!

Current Local COVID Data
11/7/21--Click here for Daily D114 COVID data.

11/5/21
Current D114 Daily Data

CDC thresholds and local data for Lake County
Indicator
Low Transmission
Moderate Transmission
Substantial Transmission
High Transmission
Current Status

Incidence Rate:
Total new cases per 100K persons in the last 7 days
0-9
10-49
50-99
100 or greater
117.87
7 Day Average Test Positivity Rate
Less than 5%
5.0%-7.9%
8.0%-9.9%
Greater than 10%
2.2%

D114 Local Zip Codes Data from Northwestern University COVID Dashboard--ALL DATA INCLUDES ACTUAL AND PROBABLE CASES!
Indicator
Low Transmission
Moderate Transmission
Substantial Transmission
High Transmission
Current Status

Incidence Rate:
Total new cases per 100K persons in the last 7 days
0-9
10-49
50-99
100 or greater
192.7
7 Day Average Test Positivity Rate
Less than 5%
5.0%-7.9%
8.0%-9.9%
Greater than 10%
3.62%

November iReady GOALS:

Everyone: Please be sure to check your classroom data for any students with “flags”.
What:
A Yellow Flag = a student has failed two lessons in a row
A Red Flag = a student has failed three lessons in a row and a Domain has been turned off

Why:
Students need some kind of intervention because they are not understanding the concepts

How to Help:
Sit and do the lesson with the student a 3rd time and reteach as you go, download resources in the toolbox, 1:1 conferring/reteach, open the quiz on your end and do it together, then turn the Domain back on

-November iReady DATA:

With it being a shortened week, we will run the iReady data next week!

-Formative Assessment (updated bi-weekly)

Organizer

Video

Relationships Matter

-This Week’s Tip:

-Community Builder:

Guess-The-Fib:

Direct the students to write three statements about themselves. Two

statements should be unbelievable facts, while the third is a

believable fib. You may wish to model this. While sitting in a

community forum, have each student share his or her statements with

the class. The class then proceeds to guess which statement is the fib.

-Weekly Cheer/Silly Sport/Brain Break:

New Newsletter: Our Region 49 newsletter is now up and running. If you are interested in learning more about the happenings of our region and have links to upcoming grants, events and PD, please see the attached. Region 49 Newsletter

We are still looking for anyone who would be interested in going to the Regional Assembly. If you are interested, please see Cathy or Maureen to let them know.

The 5^th Annual Illinois Teacher Leadership Summit is scheduled for Feb. 11-12 in Normal, IL

November 11--Veterans' Day Holiday--enjoy the day off!

Also November 11--November PTA Meeting

Time: 6:30 pm

Where: Virtually

Click the link below to be admitted into the meeting. (*you will need a Gmail account)

https://meet.google.com/rps-xjos-qnn

November 16--BOE meeting at 7PM at Lotus or via Meet

November 18--Lotus Virtual Family Reading Night

🦃💘 November 19--Staff Thanksgiving Lunch at both schools 🦃💘

Don't bring a thing--we are thankful for YOU and will serve a delicious lunch (thanks to our amazing Food Service team). Please join during your lunch time.