Patriot Pulse
December 2019
Upcoming Events
December 9: Parenting the Digital Generation - This is a parents only presentation on Digital Parenting, Internet Safety, Social Media, popular apps, and online trends. Please join us at 6:30 pm at Prairie View Middle School.
December 12: Board of Education Meeting 6:30
December 20: Half Day Early Dismissal at 12:00
December 20th-January 6: Winter Break, Classes Resume Tuesday, January 7
5Essentials Survey
School Environment Matters: D140 Administers 2019 Illinois 5Essentials Survey to Improve Student Learning. Share your thoughts to help improve our schools! Please take the 2019 Illinois 5Essentials survey. D140 students, teachers, and parents will be given the opportunity to weigh in on school climate and learning conditions by taking the 2019 Illinois 5Essentials survey. This survey assesses a school’s culture and climate and provides insight into strengths and weaknesses on the five key factors that research shows are predictive of school success: Effective Leaders, Collaborative Teachers, Involved Families, Supportive Environment, and Ambitious Instruction. School and district leaders use their 5Essentials data to better inform their school improvement plans and help identify key strengths and areas for growth.
We guarantee that survey responses will never be connected to the identity of you or your child. School reports will only present aggregated information of how parents and students responded as a whole.
Survey results will also be reported publicly on the 5Essentials reporting site in Spring 2020 and on the State School Report Card website in Fall 2020.
Coffee Connections
Happy Character Day
Veterans' Day Assembly
Room 107 Turkey Trot
Band & Chorus
The bands have performed at the following functions:
- Andrew Football Game
- Veterans' Day Assemblies at both PV & Grissom
- Jazz Ensemble performed at The Quarry in Lemont
- Prairie View Eagle Chorus performed at the Andrew Chorus Concert at the Veterans Day Assembly.
Upcoming Performances:
- Concert & Symphonic Band will perform in concert at PV on Wednesday, December 4, 7:30 p.m.
- Cadet Band will perform in concert at Grissom on Wednesday, December 11, 7:30 p.m.
- Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Lab Bands will be performing on the following dates:
Avenue Metra Station and at Grissom on Wednesday, December 11, 7:30 p.m.
- Chorus will be performing on the following dates:
Sunday, December 8 at The Tinley Park Holiday Market from 3:00-4:00 at the Oak Park
Avenue Metra Station and at Grissom on Tuesday, December 10, 7:30 p.m.
Fire Prevention Poster Winners
Congratulations to the 7th Graders who received 100% on the Illinois Constitution Test:
Team 7-1
Ali Alghazali
Sarah Ali
Liyana Awadalla
TJ Burke
Zachary Campbell
Emily Carbajal
Sophie Coleman
Abraham Deffala
James Dvorek
Katie Dziekan
Dominic Ennis
Kaodence Flannery-Bruno
Nadia Frausto
Brooke Gallivan
Evan Gilleylen
Joanie Gricus
Kyle Hirsch
Szymon Jaronczyk
Jillian Kelly
Aubrey King
Ella Kozak
Maggie Lake
Sabrina Li
Aubrey Malak
Lucia Minetti
Tala Mohammad
Will Morrey
Razan Mustafa
Emily Nieto
Kevin Pastenes
Alexander Pavelka
Tommy Proctor
Emma Rickey
Simonas Rimskis
Logan Rubinas
Adam Rutka
Benjamin Sankey
Jaime Sierra
Sian Stephen
Nevaeh Taylor
MacKenzie Worker
Abby Zurek
Team 7-2
Aidan Abhsie
Yazeed Abuasba
Mahdi Aldabbagh
Momen Alhejoj
Sadeel Althaji
Saja Bader
Jack Carney
Ezekiel Cook
Danny Crosse
Athziri Flores
Sophia Fontana
Leia Gilleylen
Anthony Gramont
Kaitlyn Gudyka
Eliana Haddad
Caitlyn Jaskierski
Donya Judeh
Adrianna Jutton
Paige Keenor
Heidi Maharam
Kameron Mamo
Jack McKenna
Kaida Melberg
Yousef Othman
Josh O’Malley
Zach Skores
Madison Smith
Jaeden Suarez
Adam Villarreal
Annabel Walsh
Jordan Wandick
Amber Wojciak
Nathan Zegarlinski
A few notes and reminders ...
School Closure Notification Process:
If Kirby School District 140 needs to close schools due to inclement weather, families will receive notification from SchoolMessenger, our electronic messaging system, and an alert will be posted on our District/School websites. KSD 140 also communicates school closure information through Facebook, Twitter, and the Emergency Closing Center (ECC).
Box Tops
Thank you for your support!
Keep in Touch!
We encourage you to visit ksd140.org for information regarding key events pertaining to Grissom and KSD140. As always, please don't hesitate to contact us with any conerns or questions that you may have.
Respectfully,
Mrs. Deborah Broadwell
Principal
Mrs. Karyn Bissell
Assistant Principal
Virgil I. Grissom
Principal Deborah Broadwell- dbroadwell@ksd140.org
Assistant Principal Karyn Bissell- kbissell@ksd140.org
Website: ksd140.org/grissom
Location: 17000 South 80th Avenue, Tinley Park, IL, USA
Phone: 708-429-3030