Our Look Up Essential Standards!
Kudos to my team for helping me get my kids to and from specials while I was dealing with a back issue. 
Kudos to Stephanie for being my very own inspector gadget and having all the things someone would need and sharing them with me. 
Kudos to Miss Lumi for sharing one of the best pieces of chocolate with me, what a nice surprise! 
Kudos to the snack cart ladies for brightening up my day with 1st grade helpers! 
Thank you to Mollie and crew for putting on the Staff Trick-or-Treat event, how fun!! 
Kudos to Matt, Erica, and Chad for your contribution to the Halloween craze! 
Kudos to Mandi, Dina, and Colleen for making copies and cutting vocab words for my math word wall! You guys are the best! Is there anything Michele can’t do?! A huge shout-out to Michele for creating our office Halloween costumes this year! She transformed us all into Expo highlighters, and they were perfect!
Thank you, Michele, for sharing your creativity, talent, and fun spirit! You made Friday super fun and gave us all a reason to "highlight" your amazing work!
As we head into the season of gratitude, we’d love to take a moment to celebrate you — our incredible staff — with our 2nd annual Thanksgiving Potluck! This is a chance to relax, share some delicious food, and enjoy each other’s company.
Date: Wednesday, November 18th
Time: Lotus @ 1:30 & Stanton @ 2:00
Location: Your School's Cafeteria
We’ve set up a sign-up sheet to help organize the dishes. Please take a moment to add your team to a food item. No need to worry about serving utensils — we’ve got that covered!
A few things to keep in mind as you sign up:
*Teams are listed below the food items on the sign up sheet. Please refer to your team before signing up :)
*Food can be homemade by team members, store-bought, or catered (with the team splitting the cost).
*Allergens: Please plan to provide a small portion of each dish that is both gluten-free and dairy-free so everyone has something they can enjoy.
*New this year — Appetizers! We’ve added an appetizer category this year. Please plan to have appetizers ready and available during staff lunches from 10:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Stanton Sign Up (Coming Soon)
Thank you for helping make this celebration special! We appreciate all you do and look forward to enjoying this time together.
Happy Thanksgiving!
SOCK-tober FINALE! Veterans Day RemindersLOTUS
There are Veterans Day notes in your mailboxes regarding the upcoming Veterans Day events at Lotus. In addition, information and a form for the Honor Wall have also been placed in your mailbox.
Please send these materials home with students by Monday, October 19th so families have time to review them and so we can properly plan for these meaningful activities.
Reminder: If you or a loved one has served in the military, please complete the Honor Wall form and submit a photo so they can be included on our Honor Wall display.
Thank you for helping us honor and recognize the service and sacrifice of our military families and veterans.
We will continue our Veterans Day tradition with an 8:15 a.m. assembly honoring the veterans connected to our Lotus community. Following the assembly, we will host a breakfast for our visiting veterans and their family members who attend Lotus.
A special thank you to Erin, Joan, and Sonia for helping coordinate this meaningful event. It's a wonderful tradition, and I appreciate everything you do to make it special.
STANTON:
Red for ED!!!! First Wednesday of each month!
Stipends--Clubs, Coaching, and More...OH MY! ATHLETIC COACHES PLEASE READ: There is a new timeline for applying for coaching positions. Coaches should apply prior to their season, and coaches will be notified as follows. Please contact Jill Becmer, Athletic Director, with any questions, please.
Late Fall: Boys Basketball, Cheer
Applications accepted through September 1, 2026
Announcement of Coaches by September 15, 2026
Winter: Wrestling, Girls Basketball, Scholastic Bowl
Applications accepted through October 1, 2026
Announcement of Coaches by October 15, 2026
Spring: Track
Applications accepted through November 1, 2026
Announcement of Coaches by November 15, 2026
Injury Reporting Absence Reporting
Looking for financial planning advice or loan forgiveness? Discover the different possibilities! We have a NEA Retirement Specialist assigned to our Fox Lake 114 certified and non-certified membership. His name is Steve Podgorski. His role is to help our members understand the many benefits of NEA union membership that are available to us - especially the ones mentioned below.
Free life insurance
Education about your TRS Tier 1 or 2 pension and what you need to know about it now.
The Federal Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness program for public school teachers.
Teacher Loan forgiveness for Title One certified staff.
Basic knowledge about your 403(b) choices including the one NEA Member Benefits recommends.
Ongoing Trauma Informed/ACEs training throughout the year through IEA. Typically training lasts anywhere from 1-3 days. Stay tuned for more information. For more information about ACEs and Trauma Informed Systems, click the link above.
SCORE Grants –The purpose of SCORE grants (from IEA) is to encourage early career members (1-10 years as an educator) and their local associations to collaborate and create opportunities for community service projects for school projects. A list of previous winners and the application can be found on the website.
Check out the IEA Teaching and Learning Portal on the IEA website for FREE clock hours on your own time! 
See what your membership has to offer! Go to ieanea.org to see all of the happenings and most up to date information on union matters. Go to ieanea.org/benefits/ to explore discounts and deals that are offered to you with your membership. 
Stay informed by reading the Region 49 Newsletter
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- Book Fairs & Book Buddies
- Family Events: Santa's Breakfast, Bingo Night, Family Fun Fair, & Rocket Launch
- Stanton Halloween Dance
November 11-- Veterans Day--SCHOOL IN SESSION
November 18--BPAC Family Event
Family Reading Night – Thursday, November 19
Family Reading Night is another event that our families absolutely love! We consistently have a fantastic turnout, and it's a great opportunity to bring our school community together around reading.
However, we need volunteers to make this event happen! Kim does an amazing job organizing this evening, but she can't do it alone. I would really hate to see such a popular and meaningful event go away because we don't have enough help.
If you're able to volunteer in any capacity, even for part of the evening, it would be greatly appreciated. Please reach out to Kim if you're willing to help.
Parent/Teacher Conferences--November 23 (Early Release ) and 24 (No Student Attendance)
*Note--10 month paraprofessionals do not attend conferences to make up being in attendance on Veterans Day.
Lotus Conference Times:
Monday=1-5 and 6-8 (dinner break 5-6)
Tuesday=8-12
Stanton Conference Times:
Monday = 2:00 - 9:00
Tuesday = 8:00 - 12:00
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