Viking Newsletter
Weekly Update for September 3 - September 6
Kindergarten
Letter Recognition
Routines and Procedures
Learning about Numbers
Go Math!
Meet our Student Council President
Listening and Learning
A key component for my entry plan is to gather insights and perceptions about our school from a variety of different sources. While I believe face to face meetings are the best I know that is not always possible with our parents based on their busy schedules, so I created a short survey for parents to complete to tell me what they think about Taft. The Chat and Coffee with the Superintendent meeting that I held this week and the scheduled one for next week will both cover all of these questions.
Please access the link below to take the survey. I truly value the time you will take giving us your thoughts about Taft. I also believe that it will help make us a better school. To that end I have created the survey with open ended questions, so it would not restrict your ability to give us your thoughts in any way.
Snack and Chat with the Superintendent
Thursday, Sep 12, 2019, 02:30 PM
1605 South Washington Street, Lockport, IL, USA
RSVPs are enabled for this event.
Chat with the Superintendent
Wednesday, Sep 18, 2019, 05:00 PM
1605 South Washington Street, Lockport, IL, USA
RSVPs are enabled for this event.
PTA Share a Dish Meeting
Taft's Parent Teacher Association (PTA) is hosting a meeting on Wednesday, September 11th at 6:00 PM in the Library. Parents are asked to bring a snack and some ideas to share. Our PTA does so many fantastic things for our school and they can do even more with more parents working together for our kids. We hope everyone can make it!
Special School Board Meeting
Follow us on Twitter
PTA Profit Day at Pops!
Attendance
I truly feel that attendance is one of the most important indicators for student success and completely understand that students will be absent from time to time. I just feel that keeping this one data point on display on a weekly basis helps illustrate just how important it is. I have always subscribed to the famous quote, "What gets measured, gets done" as a way to drive continuous improvement. Measuring and reporting our attendance is something we can do to hold true to that value.
Sports Update
Girls Basketball tryouts for 5th-8th grade are on 9/19, so make sure you have a current sports physical on file.
Taft Parents Athletic Association Meeting
Lockport Police Department's Citizens Police Academy
Upcoming Dates to Remember
9/6/19 - PTA Walkathon Shirt Orders Due
9/9/19 - Taft Spirit Wear Sale Begins
9/11/19 - Taft PTA "Let's Share" - 6PM in the Library
9/12/19 - Taft Parents Athletic Association Meeting - 7PM in the Library
9/18/19 - Special Board of Education Budget Hearing at 6:55PM
9/18/19 - Regular Board of Education Meeting at 7PM Closed Session & 7:30PM Open Session
9/23/19 - Last day to turn in Spirit Wear Orders
9/23/19 - Taft Profit Day at Sizzles
10/4/19 – Fall Picture Day
10/7/19 – Spirit Week – Pajama Day
10/8/19 – Spirit Week – Favorite Sports Attire
10/9/19 – Spirit Week – Wear Mismatched/Backwards Clothes
10/10/19 – Spirit Week – Crazy Hair and Hat Day
10/11/19 – Spirit Week – Walkathon Day
Taft School District 90
Email: j.calabrese@taftsd90.org
Website: www.taft90.org
Location: 1605 South Washington Street, Lockport, IL, USA
Phone: (815)838-0434
Twitter: @jjcalabrese