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January 2018 Newsletter
Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!!
Winter Break
There will be NO SCHOOL December 22 - January 5. School resumes on Monday, January 8.
STAR Assessment - Winter Benchmark
PTO Family Movie Night
- Movie will start PROMPTLY at 6:30 PM in the Gym.
- Bring lawn chair, blanket/s, etc... to sit on.
- Bring a container for popcorn - PTO will provide the popcorn, you provide the container.
- Bring a drink that has a lid of some sort to avoid spilling.
- Parents/guardians are to be present with their child and not simply drop them off at the school.
We look forward to a great evening with families!
Great Kindness Challenge Week
BRRRR!
Also, please label your children's coats, hats, gloves, scarves, etc... with a sharpie. We have several items in our Lost and Found that are unclaimed. Any unclaimed items will be donated over Winter Break.
Winter Parties - What time?
Holiday Collection
THANK YOU so much for your outpouring of generosity throughout our Holiday Shopping campaign! This year, we collected just over $5,800. We took the entire school shopping to Toys R Us and Target to purchase items for children at the Children's Home of Peoria. We then dropped off the items at the Children's Home where students were applauded by the staff as well as greeted by Santa himself! Thank you for setting an example for your child in the area of generosity, and thank you for making a difference in our community!
PTO News
The next scheduled PTO meeting is Monday, January 22 at 6:00 PM.
The PTO has a great number of committee chair positions to fill. Please help us out by chairing a committee. Any kind of help would be much appreciated. Some of these include:
- Scholastic Book Fair
- Reading Night (connected to the Book Fair)
- PTO Carnival (our biggest fundraiser)
- and others....
If you have any interest or have questions about these committees, please contact PTO President Mishi Palinkas via email: mishi.palinkas@gmail.com
How do I report an absence?
If you need to pick up your child early from school, or there is a transportation change, please notify the office. Thank you!
DHS Smart Cookie Sales!
The Dunlap High School Life Skills class will once again be coming to schools to sell fresh cookies. There is one cookie in a bag and it sells for $.50. The cookies come in chocolate chip and M&M. This program at DHS teaches the students the skills they will need to live as independently as possible and be contributing members of their communities. The cookie business provides an opportunity to practice both vocational and social skills in a real life setting. The proceeds from the sales go towards buying groceries to use for weekly cooking lessons and allow students to go to different places to learn how to navigate and access the community.
Cookies for Sale at Banner on Friday, January 12 at 1:30 PM. Cost will be $.50 for 1 large cookie, chocolate chip or M&M.
2nd Grading Period
Volunteering! We need you, but....
If you would like to volunteer with field trips, library, classroom parties in the Dunlap schools, etc..., you will need to complete the online application on the Dunlap District website. After completing, the District Office will contact you regarding fingerprinting. Please let the Banner office know that you have started the process. We suggest you start this as soon as possible as it does take some time to process everything. You must be approved before you can take part in an activity. Please call our office if you have any questions!
Right At School's Winter Break Camp
Gizmos and Gadgets Galore! Childhood curiosity and experimentation can spark dreams, opening a world of invention as a product of imagination! The Right At School campers will be challenged to invent, develop and construct contraptions to
find inventive solutions to everyday problems! Together, teams will tinker and transform everyday objects into creative solutions.
December 22, 27, 28, 29
January 2, 3, 4, 5
8am-6pm
$62 per day
*10 student minimum per day
Please register by December 11 by going to http://rightatschool.com/
Any questions contact Area Manager, LeeAnne at 309.241.5468.
Hosted at Ridgeview Elementary
3903 W. Ridgeview
Lunch Menu for January!
Check out fun tidbits, pictures, and recipes on the Dunlap Food Service Facebook page. Food Service Facebook Page
Upcoming Dates to keep on your radar
- Winter Holiday Classroom parties - Thursday, December 21 at 8:30 AM; School dismissed at 1:45 PM
- PTO Family Movie Night - Friday, January 12 at 6:30 PM (movie start time)
- NO SCHOOL in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. - Monday, January 15
- PTO monthly meeting - Monday, January 22 at 6:00 PM.
- Great Kindness Challenge Week - Monday, January 22 through Friday, January 26
- PTO Scholastic Book Fair - Thursday, February 1 from 4:00 - 8:00 PM.
Banner Bobcats!
Kindergarten - 10:50 - 11:10 (lunch); 11:10 - 11:30 (recess)
1st grade - 11:00 - 11:20 (lunch); 11:20 - 11:40 (recess)
2nd grade - 11:30 - 11:50 (lunch); 11:50 - 12:10 (recess)
3rd grade - 11:40 - 12:00 (lunch); 12:00 - 12:20 (recess)
4th grade - 12:05 - 12:25 (lunch); 12:25 - 12:45 (recess)
5th grade - 12:15 - 12:35 (lunch); 12:35 - 12:55 (recess)
Email: gfairchild@dunlapcusd.net
Website: www.dunlapcusd.net/banner
Location: 12610 North Allen Road, Dunlap, IL, United States
Phone: 309-243-7774
Facebook: www.facebook.com/BannerElementary
Twitter: @BESBobcats323