January News & Notes
Meadowview's Monthly Newsletter
Principal's Message
To learn the most they can, please be sure to send your child to school on time. Our doors open at 8:05 and we begin learning at 8:20. If your child arrives after 8:20, we ask that you please come into the office and sign in your child.
Our fifth graders will be learning about themselves with Robert Crown this February. There is a parent night on Wednesday, January 10, 6:30 pm at Edgewood School. They will be discussing the programming and answer any questions you may have.
Winter has arrived! Please remember to send your child to school with warm winter outerwear. We go outside most days in the winter for recess! Students need boots, hat, gloves/mittens & warm coats. If they want to play in the snow, they will need snow pants, too.
We do not have the staffing to allow students to remain indoor for recess when everyone else goes outside. All of the adults in the building are either at lunch or at recess duty. Please do not request your child be allowed to stay inside for recess, unless it is a medical necessity. In that case, please send a doctor's note. We just don't have the supervision available for indoor recess. I appreciate your understanding in this matter.
Our PTO has a great family event scheduled for Friday, January 26th. Please check out the information in our PTO section of this newsletter.
It may seem far away right now, however, I wanted you to get the date on your calendars-- Meadowview's annual Open House is Thursday, March 1, 2018 from 6:30-8:00pm. This is a time where the students share some of what they have learned so far in the year. We will also be hosting our spring book fair.
As always, please feel free to call, email me or stop in with questions, comments and suggestions! Your feedback helps to make our school a better place!
PTO News
Our Little Free Library
The Big Chill
Chorus Carolling
Please Join Us!
Officer McIntyre will be talking about bullying, including cyber bullying. He'll discuss what bullying is, and what it is not. The event is for parents and we will have childcare available.
Thursday, January 18th 6:30 at Meadowview.
Staley loves High Fives!
We are "Bearing Down on Bullies!"
Some audience participation!
PTO Assembly
Staley gave us great language to use with the students about bullying. We are using this language at school when we discuss bullying with the students. You may want to ask your child about this language and use it yourself!
Types of Bullies:
- Big Mouth Bully
- Hands-on Bully
- Butt-out Bully
- Cyber Bully
- All Around Bully
Ways to Combat Bullies
- Stop and Walk
- Stick Up for What’s Right
- Include Don’t Exclude
- Adults Can Help
- RESPECT
Benchmark & ACCESS Testing
Benchmark testing helps us see if we are on track to meet our goals of individual student growth and preparing students to be college and career ready. Students will take the STAR Reading and STAR Math tests as well as the FastBridge fluency assessment. These assessments will take place January 16th thu January 26th.
Our English language learners (ELLs) will be taking the ACCESS test beginning January 29th. The ACCESS for ELLs 2.0 is an English language proficiency assessment administered to Kindergarten through 12th grade students who have been identified as English language learners (ELLs). It is given annually to monitor students' progress in acquiring academic English.
ACCESS for ELLs 2.0 is aligned with the WIDA English Language Development Standards and assesses each of the four language domains of Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing. More information about ACCESS can be found on the WIDA website.
@TheRealStaley
Signing the Banner!
YEA!
Health Services Update
In an ongoing effort to improve our processes and procedures here in Woodridge 68, we recently reviewed and revised our procedures and protocols for responding to reports of head lice in our schools. These updated procedures can be found in the Health Services section of the district website for your reference.
Awesome Guest Reader!
Awesome Guest Reader, too!
Awesome Superintendent!
Congratulations to Mrs. Jenny Bell!
All of us at Meadowview are extremely proud of all Mrs. Bell has done to attain this certification. We know our students and staff will benefit from having a National Board certified teacher in our school.
Check out the entire story on our website, the link is below.
Meadowview School
Email: neylonk@woodridge68.org
Website: https://www.woodridge68.org/Domain/11
Location: 2525 Mitchell Drive, Woodridge, IL, United States
Phone: 630-969-2390
Twitter: @Meadowview68