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Half Day School Weekly Newsletter - November 12, 2021
Celebrating Veterans Day
Half Day School honored veterans on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, with poems, essays, songs, and a great thank you shoutout! Veterans Day is a federal holiday in the United States observed annually in November for honoring military veterans who served in the United States Armed Forces. Please enjoy the virtual Veterans Day assembly.
The following students were the winners of the Veterans Day essay contest. You can read their essays in this Google Doc. Congratulations essay contest winners:
Third-Grade
Shireen Wangnoo
Shreya Bhave
Fourth-Grade
Mila Bonner
Sophie Pedersen
Fifth-Grade
Ananth Srinivasan
Gemma De La Paz
Reports Cards Available Wednesday
Families may view students' grades in Unified Classroom sometime after 4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 17. If you need assistance locating your child's report card, please follow these instructions.
Spelling Bee Aficionados
Students in grades 4-8 who are interested in the Scripps National Spelling Bee competition should register to participate by Wednesday, Dec. 1. Once registered, a spelling bee coordinator will assign the appropriate test to your child. Please read the Spelling Bee letter for detailed information about the competition.
Parent-Teacher Conferences
Book Fair is Open
- To browse the catalog and shop online, visit efairs.follettbookfairs.com
- Log in using fair code K57RY
- The book fair will remain open through Friday, Nov. 19
- Books purchased through the online fair are expected to be delivered to your student’s class by Friday, Dec. 10
District 103 News
Vaccination Clinic for Ages 5 to Adult
Registration is open for the vaccination clinic occurring this Saturday, November 13, at Laura B. Sprague School. There are slots available for anyone ages 5 and above. The clinic offers the
Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson vaccines.
There is now a two-step process to register for your vaccination.
If you have already registered for the vaccination, please secure a time for your appointment by clicking the link in #2 above.
Lunch Program Update
If you wish to continue to use our food provider, Quest, for your child’s lunch, you do not need to do anything. No update is required. We will continue to offer meals to your child as we have during the first trimester. Daniel Wright students select their meals each week, so there is no need to make any changes to their selection process.
If you would like to opt-in or opt-out of the program, or change the meals being offered to your Sprague or Half Day child, please complete the “Lunch Opt-In Form” in your Unified Classroom account by Thursday, Nov. 18, at 12:00 p.m. If you need help accessing the forms, please review this instructional video. We will institute any changes after Thanksgiving break on Monday, Nov. 29. For more about the lunch program this year, please read the news bulletin. Lunch menus can be found on our website.
Board of Education Meeting
Partnerships
Mabel’s Labels
Do you often have to search the school's “lost and found” bins for missing items? Save the hassle and label your child’s things. D103 PTO teams up with Mabel’s Labels.
1. Go to mabelslabels.com
2. Click ‘Support Fundraiser’
3. Enter ‘District 103 Parent Teacher Organization (Lincolnshire)
Community News
State Art Contest
The contest includes four entry levels: K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12. A panel of judges will select a winner and two runners-up in each entry level. All winners and runners-up will have their work displayed by the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum from Feb. 12 through March 18, 2022. The student whose work is chosen as "Best in Show" will be featured on a poster to celebrate Illinois Arts Education week. They will also be recognized at an ISBE board meeting and their framed work will be displayed in the Board office.
All entries must be received by mail, postmarked no later than Friday, Dec. 17. Mail entries to:
Arts Contest
Student Care
100 North First Street, E-222
Springfield, IL 62777
Football & Cheer Registration
Buffalo Bills football and cheer registration is underway.
Blood Drive
Special Recreation Programming
Half Day Upcoming Events
Half Day School
Assistant Principal Laura Delagrange
Email: ask103@d103.org
Website: www.d103.org/halfday
Location: 239 Olde Half Day Road Lincolnshire, IL 60069
Phone: 847-634-6463
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HalfDaySchool/?ref=bookmarks