Shout out to Gina Crosthwaite and Victoria Alper for staying after school to help me reorganize my classroom for number corner and helping me get ready for the beginning of the year. It was so much appreciated. You guys rock!
--From Caitlyn Fenton (4th grade at Lotus)
To Erica Barraza for helping with all the little things
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Kim Leable for lending Melissa and I some Back to school decor
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Cheryl Schuck, Chris Brown, Deb Miller, and Linda Rasmussen for checking in on me and keeping me on task the past few day
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Our amazing kitchen staff for the food this week
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Lisa Huck for making sure our kiddos had PE times.
-From Colleen Robinson (Paraprofessional at Lotus)
I have to give kudos, like, shout from a mountain top kudos, to Norm! He has been working so hard, has been so helpful, he got a HUGE piece of furniture into the counseling office like a magician... He's just so valued and I thought he should know!
-From Meghan Reimers (Counselor at Stanton)
Jill Becmer for her work on the opening day slides and music!
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David Roat for his help with tech and sound set up!
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Norm for the ____________________ fill in the blank! Too many thanks to list them all!!
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Kim Mack and Meghan Reimers for all their work on Community Building and Calm Classroom!!!
-From Jeff Sefcik (Principal at Stanton)
Thank you to Ellie for sharing our Second Step pacing guide! This is extremely helpful for specials and PE because now we can apply that in our class and stay on track with where the students are!
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Paula & Sue deserve a HUGE shoutout for everything they do for us! The packet of important information was extremely helpful! Thank you for going out of your way to ensure the students are safe and well taken care of and the staff have everything they need to make this happen!
-From Amber Mysliwiec (PE teacher at Lotus)
Thank you to the AMAZING Food Service Staff for 3 great days of Teacher Institute Meals, and a great beginning with our Students.
You prove we are ONE TEAM, ALL IN!
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Thank you Russ for keeping everything clean when you were by yourself all week, and making sure our kitchen and cafeteria was clean and tidy.
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Thank you Norm and Cari for taking care of our kitchen and cafeteria as well, your hard work does not go unnoticed.
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Thank you to Sue, Paula, Jill and Michele for always making sure Parents get the menus, a la carte permits and everything our Students need. The food service is always appreciative of all your hard work and help.
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Thank you to Cheryl Schuck for helping me communicate with Kindergarten teachers for ticket distribution. In between your thousand things to do, you always find a way to help others. You are appreciated!
-From Georgette Franco (District Food Services Coordinator)
Thank you to all members of the Stanton Staff for an awesome start back and for making our students feel so loved and excited to be back!
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Thank you to Stephanie Silverman for spending the first day back to school with us and helping to make everyone feel comfortable in a new role.
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Thank you to Kim Mack and Meghan Reimers for being the best team ever and jumping right into supporting Stanton!
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Thank you to Stephanie Kaye for being behind the scenes with every resource and every initiative that is taking place.
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Thank you to Cathy Jawnyj for all of your support and for meeting with me.
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Thank you to Katie Jalove for supporting the fifth grade team, your efforts do not go unnoticed.
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Thank you to Jill Becmer and Michele Burgess for all of their help getting schedules ready, planning the first day kickoff, organizing meet and greet, and being the first contact students and parents have when they come in.
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Thank you to Norm for getting Stanton ready to go and running from one project to the next project!
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Thank you to Jamie Smeigh, Lisa Shannon, Lemar Wilson, Katie Jalove, Kim Mack, Ryan Hochman, Rich Bressett for helping to mentor our new staff members.
-From Rachelle Peters (Assistant Principal at Stanton)
Thank you Karen and Yvette for the awesome job your doing in the Stanton kitchen. Couldn’t do it without you guys.
-From Sue Giandonato (Kitchen Lead at Stanton)
Thank you to Russ and Linda for taking my counter out and painting, so I could have a reading area with space for my number corner :) Thank you Mike for adding more cord to my phone, so it could be closer to my desk. I know you all had a lot to do this summer, but you were all patient with me and got it done quickly!
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Thank you to everyone who has helped me the past few weeks! Thank you to everyone that has stopped by to ask if I need help or check in to see how the day was going. Special thanks to my 3rd grade team for making me feel welcome! Gina and Sherry deserve an extra shout out for coming in over their summer to help get my room together :) Thank you so much for hanging with me during your summer! Kudos to Anna, Teri, Kelly, and Vicki for sharing documents with me to help me feel ready for Meet and Greet! Thank you to everyone for their patience and understanding :)
-From Mollie Herchenbach (3rd grade at Lotus)
Thank you Norm for all your help in setting up our offices this week! Especially going over and beyond to deliver the mammoth couch to Meghan's office ! We really appreciate it!
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Thank you to Katie Jalove for answering questions and sharing your wealth of knowledge and insight on PBIS, Second Step and the mentor program!
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Thank you Stephanie Kaye for your ALL support so far and taking the time to answer questions and for your assistance in helping us find a new home for some of our unneeded furniture!!
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Thank you to the cafeteria staff--for feeding us the most AMAZING meals last week--and especially for your smiles and kindness!
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Thank you Meghan for joining our team! I have so appreciated your kindness, enthusiasm and sense of humor the past few weeks and I am looking forward to a wonderful year of us supporting staff and students!
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Thank you to Jeff, Rachelle and Lynn for helping me get acclimated so far! I am so grateful to be back among a team of supportive administrators!
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And to THE ENTIRE STANTON STAFF-Thank you for making me feel welcome my first week! I am truly grateful for all your encouragement and support and I am looking forward to an amazing year with you all!
-From Kim Mack (Social Worker at Stanton)
A huge thank you to the amazing Kitchen staff at Lotus and Stanton for the delicious breakfasts and lunches served last week. A special shout-out to Georgette Franco for always going above and beyond to make sure everyone has what they need.
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Thank you always to Sue Pinkawa who, amidst one hundred things going on, graciously fills requests and follows up to make certain that everything is complete.
-From Mary Santi (Special Education teacher at Lotus)
I wanted to thank Cathy Jawny and Cheryl Shuck for all of their help and support with a student in my class. You both are so amazing!
A huge thank you to Don for hanging my bulletin board, I know how busy you are and I’m so appreciative of all you do!
-From Jen Groot (1st grade at Lotus)
Thank you to :
*David and Mike for all your help with set up for Monday's opening day!
*Georgette, Sue, Yvette, Karen, Sonia, Penny, Ysenia, and Hilda for all you did to provide such amazing meals for us last week.
*Jeff, Lynn, Matt, Natalie, and Rachelle for being available to greet everyone at the door on Monday to kick off the Friz 5 in action!
*The 1st grade team--thanks for making me laugh HARD during our Dilly Bar debate.
*Mo DeVoss for being my Dilly Bar buddy at Lotus!
*Mollie Herchenbach and Brittney Miller for the 🍍 gift and being ninjas to sneak it in my office.
*Matt Peters for being a good sport with Omega Man at Friday's assembly...
-From Heather (Luckiest Superintendent in the World!)
Please send me your kudos for colleagues each week! I'll happily post them in this section!
Here's a link to all the ideas gathered for the HOW and WHY of the Friz 5...thanks for adding your awesome thoughts at our opening day!
Here's a link to the full TNPT study about the Opportunity Myth and the big 4 moves that we control to helping more kids learn at the highest of levels. I'm guessing you'll see the connections to the Friz 5:
I can't WAIT to see how we all bring the Friz 5 to life as we each do our part to
BELIEVE!
INSPIRE!
and
ACHIEVE!
We're truly all in this together, so reach out with questions, to ask for support, and to share celebrations along the way.
Maintenance Requests
When you need anything done in your space, please use this WORK ORDER REQUEST to enter it. This is how we track and assign all the jobs we need done, so please use it. THANKS!!!
Staff Lunch Updates for 22-23
Last year with all the shortages in the food service, prices have been spiking so this year everything is already more expensive.
We have the need to increase the price of our a la carte from $1.25 to $1.50.
Adult meals ("student lunch for adult") and teachers lunches (salads and sandwiches) will go up $0.10 from $3.50 to $3.60.
Welcome back Staff! Your EAFL Board hopes everyone has had a great first week of school.
New Members- If you did NOT receive your black EAFL T-Shirt, please email Maureen DeVoss at maureen.devoss@foxlake114.org with your size. We need to order one more batch of shirts, since we were out of most sizes. We will have you geared up in no time.
All Members- We are looking for a new regional representative to sit on the Union Board with our team. This member would be a part of the decision making board, and their role would be to attend a regional meeting in Libertyville once a month, and meet with the board and Heather once a month. This is open to anyone who would like to volunteer their time and leadership.
Also, please be on the lookout for an email this week with information to help with loan forgiveness and retirement opportunities. It is never too early to start planning.
We hope everyone has an amazing second week of school.
Monday, August 29--First Day of School for PreK!!!! 💗
Monday, September 5--District closed for Labor Day
Curriculum Nights
All from 6-7 PM
Sept 6 (PreK & 2nd)
Sept 8 (1st & 4th)
Sept 13 (Kinder & 3rd)
Sept 15 (Stanton)
Link to D114 Business Office Share Folder
*check here for documents most frequently used/requested
Please let Heather know of suggestions for any documents to add to this
folder!
I got this text from one of Taylor's teachers and it absolutely made my whole heart smile! I'm going to commit to sending one positive "something" to a family/student each day to pay it forward.
Note: This teacher LOVES flamingos, thus the emoji! 🦩
I hope it's a really wonderful, happy, and fulfilling week for you! THANK YOU for all you do every day to make our schools places that SHINE for our kids!
-Heather 💗
