Monday Morning Memo: Monday Morning Memo 4/24/23

For all those who do Medicaid billing, this is your reminder to do it! We need you to please stay on top of this!!! THANK YOU!!!! 😁

If you have no idea what this means...you don't have to do it! YAY!!!!

The reading team would like to thank the 4th grade teachers for recommending some wonderful 4th grade students to be reading mentors for a few of our 1st grade Reading Recovery students. We are so grateful because the extra reading our first graders will be doing is so beneficial to their growth as readers. We would also like to thank the 1st grade teachers for being so flexible with letting their students participate in this program. We can't wait to see our reading students blossom!

-From Joan Kantenwein, Joseph Fernandez, and Ellen Stirrat

Thank you SO MUCH to Mike Szotek for whipping up four Clever badges for me that I needed in a hurry! You are the best!

-From Kim Leable (EL Teacher at Lotus)

Olivia Livesay, Laura’s daughter, for volunteering her time this week giving free haircuts to our kids during our lunch periods.

and

The Stanton PBIS Team of Wilson, JaLove-Filippelli and Livesay for planning our 3rd quarter incentive trip to GCHS to see the play Addams Family.

and

Kim Mack and Meghan Reimers for all their planning and prep work to get our students signed up to work weekly with Dr. Rendon and Silver Lining.

and

Cassie Curtis for representing the 7th grade team recognizing our students at the Board of Education meeting.

and

to our Track and Field coaches who again this Saturday provided an opportunity for our kids to compete (and succeed) in a top local meet

and

to Kim Mack for sharing a very powerful podcast on building a trauma informed mindset when dealing with difficult behaviors - thanks for challenging my mind this weekend!

-From Jeff Sefcik (Principal at Stanton)

To Cheryl Schuck for her time and dedication for our staff egg hunt. To Deb Miller for getting donations. Also Georgette Franco for making lunch for us. This was a truly magnificent event. Also to everyone who helped stuff eggs.

-From Colleen Robinson (Paraprofessional at Lotus)

Thank you to all the amazing people who helped put the Easter egg hunt event together for our families. Thank you Georgette for putting together an amazing lunch for everyone, to COLLEEN for helping set up the gym full of eggs for all the families, and helping with putting together baskets and the donations that she gave, to DEBBIE MILLER for all of the fundraising that you did. The kids loved getting their ice cream from DQ, the pizza certificates, the candy, the McDonald’s cards. You are in an amazing fundraiser and I’m coming to you again next year. To everyone that helped to put all the candy eggs together and goodie bags (Melanie SCHLESSER, Deena, Cary SCARPINO, YESENIA Flores, Gina CROSTHWAITE, Misty Madula, Brittany Miller). Thanks to Sue for making up the invite. Thank you Russ for opening up the building for then coming to lock up for us. You’re help and support means a lot to us. It was just amazing to see everybody having so much fun. Look forward to doing this again next year. If I forgot anyone, I apologize and thank you again everybody! Thanks to all the families who came to make this such a success!

-From Cheryl Schuck (Paraprofessional at Lotus)

Kudos to Caitlyn Fenton for being a leader for our team and working hard to make Camp Duncan happen. Also kudos to everyone (Erica Barraza, Gina Crosthwaite, and Kelly Welsh) who joined 4th grade on our Camp Duncan trip. It was a great day!

-From Victoria Corrado (4th grade Teacher)

Thank you to teachers, paras, and anyone else who pitched in for being flexible, cooperative, and such a huge help during IAR testing! We are complete!!

-From Victoria Miller (STEM Teacher at Lotus

Kudos to:

Jill Becmer for all your help with our logo design!

To Andrea, Jill, Kristie, Mary, Michele, Paula, and Sue for meeting to figure out all things registration!

To Viv Hernandez for being an AWESOME translator at the Board meeting!

To Kim VanHoorelbeke for being awarded over $3800 in grant money for the kids at Lotus and the Library!

To the 3rd grade team for all your help with this week's student video. The kids were amazing and took their job seriously (including interviewing their friends and making discussion notes on an index card)!

To Joan Kantenwein for a much needed "Mom" talk on Friday. I appreciated more than you know.

--From Heather 😘

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...I'll keep adding as great ideas come forward.

I just found this and thought it was pretty cool...check it out...

I'll attach it to this week's Monday Memo email, too, so it's a little easier to see!

23-24 STIPEND TIME!!!

Thanks to some amazing 3rd graders (and their fabulous teachers who coached them up), I got some great student input about clubs they think would be interesting. Check out this video of them sharing their ideas.

Everything you need to know about stipends (clubs, activities, sports, and TONS of other things) is coming your way via email.

Please reach out to any Stipend Committee member with questions or input:

Maureen DeVoss

Kim VanHoorelbeke

Amber Mysliwiec

Rachelle Peters

Heather Friziellie

Updated Form

We've updated the field trip request form to hopefully clarify student needs for special transportation moving forward. This form is in the D114 Business Office Share folder (linked below), and hard copies are available in both school offices.

A Note from the Kitchens...

We have been sending emails with reminders for negative balances in the lunch accounts.

Starting next week, we will be sending emails generated directly from Skyward, from low balances of $5 to negative amounts, to make you aware of your account.

If you already contacted Georgette regarding the payment, please disregard the notices.

If you have any questions regarding your account, please don't hesitate to contact Georgette.

We appreciate your business!

If You're Interested...

Please reach out to Jeff Sefcik if you have any questions!

Summer Curriculum Work

Hello!!! Just reminding you that it's that time of year...when I ask for your ideas and proposals for summer curriculum work! THANK YOU to the teams who have already sent in ideas! WOW....amazing!!!!!

Here's WHAT:

Summer Curriculum Writing:

What do YOU want to work on this summer?

Example Projects:

*Using Flash Back (will be created during upcoming CTT time) to plan to Flash Forward for next year

*SST Planning

*Fencepost work, including 3-2-1 unit designs and 15 day challenge plans

*UFLI training

*Stuff YOU want to work on!

Here's How:

Email Heather:

Name(s)
Purpose of the work/intended outcomes
Proposed number of hours
Proposed schedule and plan for work

Notes:

Work must be completed onsite.

Artifacts of the work must be shared with Heather.

Timesheets must be completed, and pay rate is $34 per hour.

Looking forward to seeing your great ideas! Please send any questions my way!

2023-24 Budget Requests--Sending in a separate email as well!

Here is a document to use if you have specific budget requests for the 2023-24 school year. This DOES NOT include your supply money--that's a whole different thing. If you have already submitted a request, you DO NOT NEED TO RESUBMIT. I'd appreciate receiving all requests by Friday, June 4. If you need more time, please let me know.

As always, we'll do our best to meet the students' needs in the most fiscally responsible ways.

When you use the document, remember...

PLEASE REMEMBER TO SELECT "FILE", THEN "MAKE A COPY".
1. Upon opening this document, select "File" and "Make a copy". Rename your new document using the following format: Date-Last Name-Vendor ex: 050721-Smith-Lakeshore. 2. Required fields are in yellow. Do not add columns or tally fields. One vendor per form, please. Do not use tabs. 3. When complete, share the doc with heather.friziellie@foxlake114.org, mary.taylor@foxlake114.org, and andrea.dematteo@foxlake114.org

Coursework Hours!!!

Here's a GREAT and inexpensive way to get additional coursework hours! Please remember that any and all coursework reimbursement requests or lane changes MUST be submitted by June 30!

Mark Your Calendar!

May 17--Open Enrollment meetings will be held at both sites for 23-24 insurance plans/pricing/opportunities! More details coming soon!

Summer PD Opportunity!

From the Regional Office...

The Lake County ROE is pleased to announce that registration for the 2023 Summer Professional Learning: Acquire, Share, Honor (SPLASH) Conference is now open. This is a FREE conference held on Tuesday, June 13, 2023 from 8 am-2:30 pm at Warren Township High School Almond Campus. Light morning refreshments, lunch, and the opportunity to win great raffle prizes will be provided to all participants! You will also receive 6.5 PD or CEU hours.

This year we are hosting a great lineup of speakers. The morning will start off with the keynote speaker Chris Singleton who will inspire with his topic, Overcoming the Unthinkable Adversity. From there, the day moves into breakout sessions of either 45 or 90 minutes for you to choose. We have featured speakers Chase Mielke from Top Youth Speakers and Genein Letford from Intercultural Creativity along with local speakers like Courtney Orzel from IASA, Laura Beltchenko, Dr. Erik Youngman, Valerie Burton and many more presenters ready to share their knowledge.

Check out the SPLASH website for more information and to register.

Thanks to everyone for your feedback! Erica and Stephanie are sending out Lotus- and Stanton-specific supports, but I'll also post the link to a folder containing them all here so they are easy to find, everyone can see everything, and you're reminded to check them out!

Thank you to everyone who turned in an application for the negotiations team. The EAFL Board will be getting together to find the most diverse team to represent everyone in this process. If you have any suggestions, questions or comments, please be sure to reach out to a member of the EAFL board.

Believe it or not, it is time to start looking towards next year. Here are some items to keep in mind:

- We will be holding elections for the board within the next week or so, please make sure to vote.

- We will be releasing the 2023-2024 stipend requests. We love all the creative ideas that we have come about over the years that help meet the interests of our kids. If you have any ideas that you think kids would be interested in, please fill out the stipend forms before the end of the year. There will be a separate email and an attachment in this Monday Memo!

Have a wonderful week!