Spartan Weekly Update
Friday, January 27
Highest Rise...Throws Pies
Happy Weekend Spartan Families:
This week we challenged our students to do their very best on their winter MAP assessments, and added a special twist to encourage everyone's strongest efforts. Students who showcase the most growth from fall to winter will earn the chance to throw a pie at their favorite teacher or administrator.
We have a few students who still need to make-up the MAP tests due to absences, and we will plan to announce our winners and throw pies on Friday, February 3.
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Check out our info on next week's StuCo "Pack the Place" event. Tickets will be sold during all lunch periods on Monday and Tuesday. We hope to have a full gym as the 8th grade boys and girls teams take on members of the Deerfield Police and Fire Departments.
Have a safe and wonderful weekend!
Chris Cybulski, Principal
Marie Zlotnikov, Associate Principal
Ginger Logemann, Coordinator for Student Services
Extracurricular Activities Calendar
Click Here for Access to Our Extracurricular Calendar (Note: This calendar is live, so changes and updates will be made throughout the school year).
Pack the Place...
Wednesday, February 1, 2023...5pm...All Are Welcome!!!
WE WANT TO PACK OUR GYMNASIUM!!!
The Deerfield Police and Fire Departments have begun the "trash talk" as they look to defeat our 8th grade boys and girls basketball teams in our first ever Pack the Place Charity Event.
Ticket sales begin Monday during all lunch periods.
Proceeds will support The 100 Club of Illinois, serving first responders and their families.
Pre-Sale tickets are $3 each. Tickets at the door are $5 each.
The event will include a half time show, shooting competition and concessions for sale.
PLEASE CLICK HERE TO ORDER PRESALE TICKETS
*Note: By signing up for presale tickets, you are letting the StuCo know how many tickets you need and you are locking in the $3 price. The event is likely to sell out of available seats, so sign up now.*
Panorama SEL Survey
Building students’ social-emotional learning (SEL) skills is an important part of middle school. As a part of the learning process, we will be asking our 6th through 8th grade students to reflect on their own SEL mindsets via an online survey. The survey will be administered on Wednesday, February 8, and it should take no more than 20 minutes to complete. It asks students to self-reflect on their own grit, growth mindset, self-efficacy, self-management, social awareness, emotional regulation, and supportive relationships.
Individual student responses can provide the school and family with insight into what skills the child self-identifies as strengths and others they would like to develop. The overall data helps us (the educators) identify priorities and provide targeted learning opportunities to address the SEL needs in our classrooms.
Per policy, if you would like your child to opt out of taking the survey, please click here by February 1.
Upcoming Dates
January 27 - Quarter 2 grades posted to Family Access at 3pm
February 1 - Pack the Place Basketball Event (5pm)
February 20 - NO SCHOOL for Presidents Day
February 21 - NO SCHOOL for Teacher Institute Day
DHS Pack the Pantry
Attention Young Authors!
If you are nearing the end of creating a story or poem or just recently finished one you are proud of, submit it to Mrs. Cameron or Mrs. Brady to participate in the 2023 Young Authors Competition! Deadline to submit your story is February 17th.
Calling All Shepard Artists!
The Shepard Learning Commons (LC) is hosting its third annual bookmark design contest. We invite all Spartans to submit a hand-drawn or digital design by Friday, January 27. The winning design will be printed and distributed at our LC circulation desk, and the winner will receive a Barnes & Noble gift card! (A heartfelt thank you to our Shepard PTSO for supplying us with the gift card!)
To learn more about our contest and access a template for the bookmark design, please read our digital flyer HERE. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out!
Sincerely,
Mrs. Trudeau
Counselors' Corner
Meghan Wilmot, Counselor
847-948-0620 x 5104
Erica O’Brien, Counselor
847-948-0620 x513
Tara Seiden, Social Worker
DISTRICT COMMUNICATION
Kindergarten Registration For 2023-2024 is Now Open!
Have an incoming kindergartener (or know someone who does?) The registration process for the upcoming school year is now open and the earlier we know who is coming, the better we can plan! Just go to www.dps109.org/kindy to learn how to begin the process. Please reach out to our registrar, Rosa Castillo (rcastillo@dps109.org) with any questions.