The Mustang Memo
Week Ending 10/25
Important Dates/Things to Remember
Breakthrough Coaching PD - I will be out of the building Monday and Tuesday
Halloween - 10/31 Special schedule this day
2nd Grade Music Performance - 10/31
Institute Day/ No School - 11/1
1st Trimester Ends - 11/15 (report cards go home 12/6)
Mannapalooza - 11/16
Thanksgiving Break - Wed. 11/27 - Friday 11/29
***Friendly reminder to label your child/children's lunchboxes and clothing items such as sweatshirts, coats, accessories.
Thank You
Thank you to:
- Charlisa Pugh for organizing today's Jr. Achievement Day
- All the parents who taught the Jr. Achievement Day lessons this morning!
- Adam Paradis for organizing the Book Fair
- Karen Patel and Lauren Pero for organizing the staff luncheon Thursday
- Mekhala Samsi and Shruti Trehan for the beautiful bulletin board display showcasing Diwali, the Indian Festival of Lights. In addition to our monthly DivCo bulletin boards, we welcome families reaching out to us if they are interested in highlighting their culture.
- Gina Demes for taking the final book donations to Shriner's Hospital. Approximately 1,000 books were donated from the Mann Community!
Halloween - Different Routine on the 31st and Teal Pumpkin Project
Culturally responsive Halloween costumes
FARE's Teal Pumpkin Project is a worldwide movement to create a safer, happier Halloween for all kids. The Teal Pumpkin Project raises awareness of food allergies through the addition of non-food trinkets and toys to your treats, making Halloween safer and more inclusive for all trick or treaters. You can participate by following these four easy steps:
- Provide non-food treats for trick-or-treaters
- Place a teal pumpkin in front of your home to indicate to passersby that you have non-food treats available
- Add your home to the Teal Pumpkin Project map
- Spread the word! Share the Teal Pumpkin Project with your friends and family
Check out our display in the lobby and grab a sign for your front door. Visit tealpumpkinproject.org for more information and additional downloadable resources.
5 Essentials Survey
Illinois 5Essentials Parent Survey
The parent survey will take approximately 10 minutes to complete. You may skip questions you do not wish to answer, but the survey must be completed in one sitting and cannot be retrieved once it is submitted. If you have more than one child enrolled in a building (i.e., two students who attend the same school), you have the option of completing multiple surveys for that building. In addition, if you have children enrolled in multiple schools (i.e., a District 97 elementary school and middle school), you may participate in the survey for each school.
However, only one parent/guardian per household may fill out the survey. Your identity will be kept completely confidential and your responses will not be linked to you. In addition, school-level reports will only be generated if at least 20 percent of our parents/guardians complete the survey, which can be accessed until Friday, February 14, 2020 by visiting http://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/survey/parent/. This percentage will be based on the total number of students enrolled at each school.
If we successfully meet this requirement, we will receive our reports in Spring 2020. The results will also be made available to the public via the Illinois School Report Cards, which will be released in the fall.
You can access general information about the Illinois 5Essentials Survey by visiting https://illinois.5-essentials.org/.
Thank you for participating in this important endeavor, and for your continued support of our schools and the children we serve.
Super STEAM Saturday
Email: csullivan@op97.org
Phone: 708-524-3085
Twitter: @MrsSullivand97