Sunday, August 13, 2023

WELCOME TO 23-24! It's the Monday Morning Memo!!!!!

         

 





Thank you to Michelle Magness for always being a great leader and an awesome teacher to work with over the summer! She makes it go so smoothly. Her hard work doesn't go unnoticed. Thank you Michelle. 

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Thank you to Mike Szotek for getting all my new Chromebooks set up and ready for the kiddos! This will make STEM go more smoothly. 😁

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Thank you to Tasha Pfau for all you help in the pre-K room this summer!! Loved getting to know you more. 😊

-From Victoria Miller (STEM teacher at Lotus)


Ellie, thanks for meeting with me and brainstorming some amazing insights and getting organized for upcoming year.  

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Russ,  thanks for assisting me in putting together the glass display unit.  Much appreciated.  

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Victoria M., Emily, and Ellie - I can't wait to work with you again this year with PBIS, thanks for taking it on !!

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Thanks to all the staff willing to provide the opportunity for our students to do extra activities before and after school.  Each year it seems to get better and better.  Can't wait to see what this year brings.  (shout out to Stipend Committee and Sue for putting together the forms for families)

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Office / Custodians... - thanks for being there this summer to keep us informed and getting the school READY !

-From Kim VanHoorelbeke (Library at Lotus)


Norm, Cari and Don for making our 66 year old facility look brand new!

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Rachelle, Lynn and Michele for their hard work preparing student schedules. 

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Jill for assisting me as we prepare for our Day of Service 2023. 

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David for getting all student and staff technology needs ready to go. 

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Kim, Meghan, Katie and Natalie for collaborating on our new and improved Community Building 2.0!

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Our Guiding Coalition and PBIS Team for all their work preparing for our opening days and a tremendous new school year!

-From Jeff Sefcik (Principal at Stanton)


Thank you to all of the summer school staff for being here to jump start our students for the upcoming school year. Thank you to the bus drivers, kitchen staff, custodians, and staff who helped with subbing for summer school too.

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Thank you to Michele Burgess who scheduled all of the students for their classes. She took a puzzle and made it all happen!

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Thank you to Jill Becmer for all of her planning and communicating with families. Thank you for organizing meet and greet!

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Thank you to Jeff, Glass Tree, and the entire maintenance and custodial team for making Stanton the best it has ever looked! 

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Thank you to all of the staff that put in time this summer for curricular planning. 

-From Rachelle Peters (Assistant Principal at Stanton)


It can be intimidating to begin a new position. I truly appreciate knowing that I have such an amazing team that supports and guides me to success. It has been a joy meeting everyone thus far!  The encouragement and support is truly appreciated!

-From Ashley Arff (ILP-B teacher at Lotus)


Thank you to the amazing Jennifer Leazer for showing, sharing, and guiding the 5th grade on advanced classroom design.  You are a rock star!

Also wanted to say thank you to the Instructional coaches and Erica B. for all the help and guidance over the summer months.  Lastly, thanks to the 5th grade team for all you do (Kathleen, Veronica, and Jennifer), I am blessed to work with each of you.  

-From Bryan Bailey (5th grade teacher)


Thank you to everyone who made Summer School happen! Thank you to everyone who worked on curriculum this summer! Thank you to the Administrative Team...there's no one I'd rather have on my team!
Thank you to all our new staff for joining our D114 family!
-From Heather 😘


Please send me your kudos for colleagues each week! I'll happily post them in this section!





These strategies remain our focus in the new year...no new focus, we stay the course. As we DO add in UFLI and the new Science resource (YAY!), please know that there are no surprises coming your way! 







 
Opening Days
Please find the Welcome Week Schedule linked here. Let's make it an amazing week!
















Back to School Key Dates

District
  • Tuesday, August 15:  Board of Education meeting at Lotus or via Meet at 7:00 PM

Lotus
  • Wednesday, August 16:  Lotus Meet and Greet 12:00-2:00
  • Thursday, August 17:  First Day of School K-4
  • Monday, August 21: First Day of PreK
  • Tuesday, August 29: Curriculum Night
    • PreK--6:00-7:00
    • Kindergarten--6:30-7:15
    • 1st Grade--6:45-7:30
  • Thursday, August 31: Curriculum Night
    • 2nd Grade--6:00-7:00
    • 3rd Grade--6:30-7:15
    • 4th Grade--6:45-7:30


Stanton
  • Wednesday, August 16:  Stanton Meet and Greet 1:00-3:00
  • Thursday, August 17:  First Day of School 
  • Monday, August 21, and Tuesday, August 22, 3:05-4:30:  Cross Country, Co-ed Soccer, and Girls Volleyball tryouts.  (Students must have a current physical on file to tryout)
  • Monday, August 28:  Fall Picture Day. 
  • Thursday, September 7: Curriculum Night 6:00-7:00









I'm so grateful to work with YOU! Have a wonderful first week back!
-Heather 💝