The Red Raider Review
Earlville CUSD 9 Week of December 4, 2023 Family Edition
From the 6-12 Principal's Office
Huge D2E SHOUTOUT to Earlville CUSD 9! Our State Superintendent came to visit on Monday to learn about all the amazing things we are doing. Chesney Auter and Griffin Cook did a D2E job showing him around.
Dear Families,
As we embrace the festive spirit of December, I wanted to extend my warmest wishes to you and your loved ones. This month brings a sense of joy and togetherness, and I hope it fills your homes with laughter and cherished moments.
Our community has exciting events planned for December, including our winter band concert, EBA Christmas Festival, EPD Community Christmas Party, and our Elementary concert. These opportunities for connection and celebration are essential in fostering a supportive school community.
Additionally, please be aware of any upcoming important dates (click to access the calendar). Your continued involvement and support contribute significantly to the success of our school.
Wishing you a wonderful holiday season filled with happiness and memorable experiences.
Best regards,
Mrs. Fruit
JH/HS Principal
Specific Grade Level News
Junior High Only
- Homework Hall has started! Please make sure you are also using the JH Homework document.
- Homework Hall is up and running if you are interested in more information please contact Mrs. Vulcani at svulcani@earlville9.org
- JH Boys BB and cheer has started, lets fill those stands to cheer the kids on!
High School Only
- HS Boys BB and Cheer Schedules
- HS Girls BB Schedule
- HS E- Sports Schedule
BOTH Junior High and High School
Do you get a weekly email from Skyward? It comes on Saturday mornings and it displays your child's grades, attendance, and how their assignments were for the week. If you do not receive this and you want to please contact the office.
We have tightened up our attendance policy with automated emails from Skyward. As a reminder...
- Every 3 tardies you will be issued an automatic detention. Detentions are every Wednesday and Thursday till 4:15 pm
- Automated letters will also go out if you miss 5 days. The letter will explain the days you missed. Another letter will go out if you miss 10 days. As per Illinois State Law, students can't miss that 10th day with out further action.
PDF's from your daily announcements
Coming up...
December
14 Winter Band Concert - 7pm
19 K-5 Elementary Holiday Program - 2pm
20 K-5 Christmas Room Parties - 12:45pm
20 End of 2nd Quarter
Early Dismissal/No IVVC - 1:30pm
21- 29 No School/IVVC - Christmas Break
January
1-5 No School/IVVC - Christmas Break
8 School/IVVC Resumes
11 Winter Sports Pictures 8am-1pm
K-5 Awards Assembly - 8:10am (East gym)
15 M. L. King’s Birthday - School Is In Session
No IVVC
26 Early Dismissal - 11:18am
The Earlville Police Department will be hosting a Christmas party for ALL the kids in the community on Sunday, December 10th, at the Fire Station from 1:00-3:00 pm. You can bring your Mom and Dad and come on in through the back door of the fire station. While your parents are talking and drinking coffee, you can enjoy some cookies, candy, hot chocolate, and even a hot dog. While having fun with the other kids, you can tour the fire department and learn about those awesome trucks! It is rumored that Santa Claus with be stopping by to talk with the kids so make sure you get a photo with him. Any adults without kids from the community are welcome to come by and enjoy some Christmas Cheer and watch the fun! Anyone wishing to donate cookies, candy, or even some cash to help offset the costs, please feel free to stop by the Police Department and take the opportunity to say HI to the new Police Chief. This is a great opportunity for the community to come together. We hope to see everyone there!
You can purchase pictures online at https://hrimaging.com/#shop You will need your students id which is found on the student ID# or on the student profile in Skyward.
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Mendota District #289 Affiliate Small Steps program offers services in Mendota and Earlville districts. Small Steps serves children 0-3 and their families through home visits, group connections, resource networks and child screenings. Our staff is certified by Parents as Teachers. Parents as Teachers National Center is an international nonprofit organization that promotes optimal early development, learning and health of young children by supporting and engaging their parents and caregivers.
If you are interested in being part of our program, please contact us at the numbers listed below:
Mendota 815-538-1849
Earlville 815-246-8361 ext. 32
D2E Snapshot- Mrs. Wick
Weekly reminders…
Breakfast is served from 7:30 - 7:55, if your child wants to participate they need to be at the school before 7:55 am. We have started serving the students upstairs so they don't have to walk to the cafeteria. The goal is to get all of the students to have breakfast.
Please remind your child to bring a water bottle everyday.
Athletics
Athletics for the week with locations: (Click this to see the updates)
Red Raider Nation
11/27-12/2
Monday 11/27 JH Boys Basketball vs. Somonauk 4:30 Earlville School, 415 W. Union St., Earlville Tuesday 11/28 HS Girls Basketball @ Alden-Hebron 6:00 Varsity Only Alden-Hebron High School, 9604 Illinois St, Hebron Wednesday 11/29 JH Boys Basketball @ HBR 4:30 Hinckley-Big Rock Middle School, 47W984 US-30, Big Rock Thursday 11/30 HS Girls Basketball vs. HBR 5:30 Earlville School, 415 W. Union St., Earlville Friday 12/01 JH 7th Grade Boys Basketball Tournament @ HBR 6:35 Hinckley-Big Rock Middle School, 47W984 US-30, Big Rock HS Boys Basketball vs. Indian Creek 5:30 Earlville School, 415 W. Union St., Earlville Saturday 12/02 JH 7th Grade Boys Basketball Tournament @ HBR 10:15 Hinckley-Big Rock Middle School, 47W984 US-30, Big Rock
Social Emotional Learning
Move This World Family Resources
We use this in our Academy classes. We purchased the Family account if you would like to log in and explore.
Dear Families,
To support our students’ social emotional needs and mental health, we are using a video-based social emotional learning (SEL) curriculum from Move This World. I’m excited to share that you’ll be able to access this helpful curriculum at home, too!
Social emotional learning is how students learn to process and manage emotions as well as important social skills. It includes everything from goal setting to stress management, and it provides both children and adults with tools they can use to express themselves authentically and safely. SEL helps students build healthy relationships, communicate effectively, and live a meaningful life.
Below, you’ll find log in instructions:
https://sel.movethisworld.com/d2l/login
Jr/Sr High.....
Username: EarlvilleHS.Family
Password: movethisworld
Coffee With The Principal
Coffee with the Principal:
Coffee Conversations: Click the picture to the right to see all of the monthly topics.
November- NO COFFEE WITH THE PRINCIPAL
December 15, 2023
First semester, what went well and what can we improve on?
October 27, 2023
Legal and media conversations
Social Media can be scary - Click the link for the flyer
This is what Ms. Ferracuti discussed- https://socialmediavictims.org/congress/protecting-kids-on-social-media-act/
Please mark your calendars for the last Friday of every month (except holidays) for our monthly Parent Coffee Chats with the Principal. Each month we will have a guest speaker or a specific topic to discuss. These are informal meetings where you can bring your questions for the Principal in an open forum. Parent Coffee Chats will be on the last Friday of each month (unless otherwise noted) from 8:30–9:30 a.m. The Parent-Principal Chats provide parents with monthly opportunities to meet with the principal as a group to discuss topics, initiatives, and issues related to student learning at the schoolwide level. The Chats are a two-way exchange whereby families and school leaders listen, learn, solve problems, and share information with each other. Every month will have a theme that is based on the feedback from the survey.