Shepard News & Notes
May 20th, 2016
Spring is here and with it comes a bit of spring color! Thank you to our Student Council and our student council staff sponsor--Mrs. Brown--for leading projects around our school to make the school more inviting and functional for students. In the last year they have sponsored new student lounge furniture throughout the building, a massive new spartan logo in the Hall of Honor, and they have added new plantings to the front of the property!
Thank you student council!
Warm Regards,
John
5th Posting - 8th Grade Graduation Information
- Graduation tickets will be provided to your child with their graduation robe on Monday, June 6th. Please contact Susan Monaghan--smonaghan@dps109.org--with any questions.
- The Shepard PTSO is again supporting their annual video montage to be viewed at the graduation dance. They kindly request you send photos--either individual or group shots--of 8th grade students that you would like to be shared at the graduation dance. They request that you send photos that only include current graduates--no photos with parents, siblings, or friends from other schools are requested. Photos should be sent to Karen Frey (karen@bigfrey.com - 773-818-0498), Elyse Weiss (ijweiss52@gmail.com - 773-858-1596), and/or Laura Bluman (laurabluman1@gmail.com - 773-551-7140).
- PTSO 8th Grade Graduation Dance - Friday June 3rd from 7-9pm at Shepard
- June 7th - 8th grade students dismissed at 9:30am after graduation rehearsal. Graduation at Deerfield High School at 7pm.
- Information about the PTSO supported post-graduation dinner is attached.
1st Posting - 2016-17 District Fees
District fees for the 2016-2017 school year now are payable online through Family Access. They are due on July 1; a late fee of $25 per family is assessed if you miss that deadline. If you have an outstanding balance for the current school year for any of your children, please pay those fees as soon as possible.
It is very important that you read this fee letter thoroughly - it has a lot of important information for all families. Important notes:
- Review the Family Access User Guide with step-by-step online payment instructions so you can quickly and securely pay your fees using a credit card.
- Incoming kindergarten families: You now can log into Family Access with the login information emailed to your after you registered! The email came from do.not.reply@dps109.org
with the subject "Family Access Account Information." If you have chosen extended-day (full-day) kindergarten, you will see 10 payments. The online payment instructions (step #6) explain how you can pay monthly, or choose to add multiple payments at once. - For families where parents are in separate households, fees will appear only in the Family Access account of the parent who is the primary payor.
- You will see inactive students in Family Access - including District 109 graduates! This allows our incoming families to access the system to pay their fees and ensure we have the correct emergency and contact information for them. So, if you have a child in high school (or beyond!), you will see his or her name pop up now, until we roll over the system for the new school year. Don't worry - there are no fees assigned to them!
Please contact Cathy Kedjidjian if you have any questions about Family Access. If you have questions about fee waivers, please contact Kim Gallion.
4th Posting - PTSO School Supply Order
Spring has arrived! With it comes our annual School Supplies Sale. Believe it or not, it is time to order school supplies for next fall!
Teachers like it when parents purchase through this program because every child has with the same set of supplies and is ready to go on the first day of school.
We like the program because it's so much easier than running from store to store to get just the right item. And, through bulk purchasing, we’re able to save you money, too.
Orders will be delivered right to school for students to pick-up on Fee Day in August.
We hope you enjoy the convenience of ordering school supplies online as well as the great prices we are able to get by buying in bulk. Perhaps best of all, you won’t have to shop for school supplies over the summer!
- To order, visit: DeerfieldCoalition.com
- To see a list of supplies required by grade, click here: http://www.shepardptso.org/Spd/downloads.cfm
- Questions? Contact Phyllis Varon at pvaron@comcast.net
PTSO News!
The Top Five Important Things to Know About the 8th Grade Graduation Dinner
#5 - You don't need to have a ticket to the ceremony to be able to attend the dinner. Buy dinner for friends and family that aren't able to attend the ceremony and have them meet you at Viper Alley to join the celebration at 8:15 pm that night.
#4 - The 8th Grade Grad Dinner has ONLY been open for registration since April 13th. The dinner was NOT available for purchase at Fee Day last August. So, you're only registered if you've signed up and paid in the last 5 weeks.
#3 - Early registration for the dinner closes on Friday May 27th at midnight. You can still attend the dinner, but if you miss this deadline you will pay $24 per adult and $17 per child at the door.
#2 - Wristbands for those who are pre-registered for the dinner will come home with the graduation tickets when the students pick up their graduation gowns on Tuesday morning 6/7.
And the #1 thing to know about the Shepard 8th Grade Graduation Family Dinner - It will be a fun night for us to celebrate a great group of kids before they move on to high school! Register today!
Hope to see you there - don't miss the deadline!
8th Grade Graduation Family Dinner
Date: Tuesday, June 7, 2016
Time: 8:15 - 11:00 pm (immediately following Graduation Ceremony)
Place: VIPER ALLEY
275 Parkway Drive, Lincolnshire
Cost: Special subsidized pricing – thanks to the SMS PTSO! $15 per Person ($8 for children 10 & under)
(must pay for all dinner attendees, including SMS graduates – open to all, including those unable to attend the ceremony beforehand)
*Pre-pay and save! Price is $24 per adult and $17 per child on 6/7 at the door.*
Menu: Full buffet dinner and soda/tea/coffee included
- House Salad – Balsamic and Ranch on the side
- Lemon Chicken
- Chicken Fingers with ketchup
- Penne Pasta with Marinara
- Cheese Pizzas
- French Fries
- Cookies and Brownies
- Unlimited Coffee, Tea and Fountain Soda
*CASH BAR*
NOTE: This Is NOT a drop off event for kids. All students must be accompanied by a parent/adult family member.
**Payment via PTSO portal (for paid PTSO members only):
Go to http://www.shepardptso.org/
Scroll down and click on Click here to order for 8th Grade Grad Dinner.
Login to your account (if you forgot your password, follow instructions to reset it)
Enter numbers of adults (including the graduate) and children (10 and under)
Click 'Add to Shopping Cart' then 'Check Out'
**OR pay by check (payable to Shepard PTSO) for the full amount, place check in a sealed envelope and drop off in the Treasurer's mailbox in the SMS office**
REGISTRATION CLOSES AT MIDNIGHT ON FRIDAY MAY 27th- after that, pay more at the door!
Questions? Please contact Cindy Lieb or Sharon Gertz jrbmom@comcast.net or sgertz@helmsbriscoe.com
To print this information: 8th Grad Graduation Dinner Sign Up 2016 (3).pdf
Treat Day Wrap Up
Thank you so much for your help with Treat Day this year. We raised $1,537.00 that will go towards helping families in need at Shepard. Proceeds help to pay for fees, yearbooks, lunches and extra curricular activities for low income families. This ensures that these students have the full Shepard experience. I am grateful that I had such a reliable group of bakers who provided such a fun variety of treats for the students.
Gretchen Belmonti
Wendy Bernstein
Marla Davishoff
Gail Fradin
Lynn Frank
Allison Galvin
Cindy Ginsburg
Melissa Glassberg
Kim Gordon
Beth Gottlieb
Julie Kahn
Reagan Knaus
Carolyn Koppel
Missy Linn
Meghan Martinez
Alison McEvoy
Kim Parson
Laura Passmore
Beth Perlman
Suzanne Saric
Leslie Schaffel
Susie Sloan
Juli Slusky
Jodi Sugar
Mike Vandenberg
Terri Weiner
Sharon Weyhmueller
Michelle Wolf
Holly Worley
Thanks,
Michelle Edelmuth
Important information about 6th Grade Social Dance
It's time for 6th Grade Social Dance! You should have registered for Social Dance at Fee Day. If you did not and would still like to register, just drop off a check for $60 (made out to the Shepard PTSO) in the box in the front office. If you are not sure if you registered, please contact Lisa Pinksy at shepardptso@gmail.com. (Please note that there are several date changes.)
Please note the TIMES for Social Dance - All sessions will be from 7:00 - 8:15pm. PLEASE remember to pick up your child PROMPTLY at 8:15!
There is a DRESS CODE for Social Dance. The dress code for boys is belted dress slacks and dress shirt with collar. Boy’s shirts must be tucked in. For girls the dress code is dresses or skirts & blouses. All students must wear dress shoes (no athletic shoes).
Also, Josh’s On The Square has agreed to stay open late so that the Shepard 6th graders can go there for food or ice cream after Social Dance (until 9:30). EVERYONE is welcome (we will not be providing chaperones at Josh’s).
DATES FOR SOCIAL DANCE 7:00 – 8:15pm (PLEASE NOTE CHANGES)
Friday, April 8
Friday, April 15
Thursday, April 21
Friday, April 29
Friday, May 6
Friday, May 20
Thursday, May 26 – Final Party
Looking forward to this exciting activity for the 6th graders. They will talk about this for years to come!!
8th Grade Graduation Party
The 8th grade graduation party is June 3rd, 2016!
Many parents have already paid; however, there are a handful of families that have not. You can check your PTSO account to see if you have paid. Please go to the PTSO website, log into your account, click on 'My Info - My Orders' to check. To sign up, click on “for sale," and it will be under fee day. Another option is to drop off a $20 check at the front office made out to the Shepard PTSO.
Questions? Contact Jenny Fisher at fishnkrup@aol.com
Box Tops
Don't throw away those Box Tops! We collect them and submit them to
raise money for the Shepard Student Council. Drop your Box Tops off in the Shepard Office.Heinen's
Heinen’s will contribute up to 1% of what you spend at their store to Shepard at the end of the school year. Thanks to all who participated in the program last year—Shepard received a check for $875 in June!
If you participated in this program last year, you must RE-SELECT Shepard this year. You can do this in the store at the Customer Service counter, or you can log in to your Tasteful Rewards profile at www.heinensrewards.com. Go to the “My Profile” tab at the top right of the home page, then scroll down to the “Teaming Up for Education” section and select Illinois-Deerfield-Alan B Shepard Middle School and make sure to save your selection.
If you’re new to the program, please take a look at this information to sign up—it’s quick and easy and a great way to help Shepard make a little easy money!
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