During the November 8, 2022 election, you will see a question from the Community Consolidated School District 15 regarding its Moving 15 Forward plan. The plan will allow the District to repair and restore our facilities, bring full-day kindergarten to all elementary schools, update schools libraries and some learning spaces, and ensure feeder patterns from elementary to junior high and high school providing all student access to a neighborhood or near neighborhood school. To learn even more about the proposed improvements visit www.ccsd15.net/Moving15Forward.

Keeping our schools safe and secure is a top priority for District 15. We regularly review our procedures and protocols, and make improvements when necessary. To that end, we are writing to share an update from previous procedures. Effective immediately, when visitors ring the doorbell at a school, the office staff will ask the visitor their name and the purpose of their visit. If the visitor is a parent or guardian that is just dropping off a forgotten lunch or homework assignment, etc. they will be asked to leave it on the "drop off" table in the vestibule.

Please remember to label the items you drop off with your child’s name and grade level/teacher to ease the delivery of the items.

When parents/guardians or visitors are at the school for a meeting or to volunteer, they will be required to provide a driver's license or state ID which will be used to produce a visitor badge for the individual to wear on a yellow visitor lanyard while they are in the building. The office will keep the license/state ID and return it to the individual when the visitor badge is returned as they leave the building. This will ensure all staff can visually see that only individuals cleared through their office are in our schools.

When a parent/guardian comes in to pick up a student early from school, they will be asked to produce a state ID for verification.

We appreciate your support and understanding as we work together to keep our schools safe places for our staff, students, and visitors.

Your partner in safety,

Claire Kowalczyk
Deputy Superintendent

Students are permitted to wear costumes on Halloween as long as their attire complies with the student appearance policy in District 15’s parent/student handbook and the following set of expectations:

• Costumes involving fake blood are not allowed.

• Actual weapons or look-alikes weapons are not allowed.

• Masks that cover the face and head are not allowed.

• Costume make-up is allowed provided it does not cover the student’s entire face. Staff members must be able to identify students.

• Costumes that could be offensive or perpetuate a stereotype about someone’s culture, gender, heritage or religion are not allowed.

Thank you to the families who submitted their unit one Illustrative math family tasks during September! We enjoyed seeing your child use math outside of the classroom.

Illustrative Math provides students and families with an opportunity to take their learning from the classroom and apply it to an authentic situation. Below you will find a unit task for the month of October as well as a companion support video that explains what each grade level is learning in class. Follow the steps below to complete the optional unit task for October. We will be updating this section with future units as we go through the school year.

1. Find your child’s grade level below and click the link to access your unit task.

2. Read through the “Try It At Home” section and complete the task.

3. Send your family’s math work to your child’s teacher in the form of a written paper, photo story, or a video of your child demonstrating and explaining their thinking.

Kindergarten Unit 2 K-Video

1st Unit 2 1st-Video

2nd Unit 2 2nd-Video

3rd Unit 2 3rd-Video

4th Unit 2 4th-Video

5th Unit 2 5th-Video

6th Unit 2

Accelerated 7th/Pre Algebra Unit Task

Pleasant Hill Elementary PTA is partnering up with Chess Without Boarders to provide a chess club at our school. This is for Pleasant Hill Elementary students only, our PTA will receive a portion of the funds. The program is Open to all grades and will run after school at

Pleasant Hill on Wednesdays from 3:10pm - 4:10pm. Students will be engaged in learning chess, leadership programs, researching and presenting on history and geography related to chess, organizing tournaments, and serving the local community.

Program Schedule and Fees

The club meets 9 times on Wednesdays on the following dates:

• November 2, 9, 16, 30 December 7, 14, 21, January 11, 18
• The dues are $144
• Parents are welcome to help and learn with their child. A 30% tuition discount isavailable on a limited, first-come basis for students having a parent volunteer able tohelp out for the entire session.

Registration Forms were sent via email last week.

Head lice season is upon us. The peak months are August through October and again in January. Please remember, if your child has head lice, you should be informing the school nurse. The recommended guidelines for parents and guardians is as follows:

• Check your child’s hair and scalp regularly for eggs; they look like tiny white or greyish grains stuck to the hair. Head lice like clean heads too.
• Do not allow your child to use other children’s comb, brush etc.
• If you find your child does have lice, please inform the school.
• Call your physician for a medicated shampoo or visit your local pharmacy. Directions must be followed for effective treatment. Follow the instructions for the entire family.
• Proper hair treatment is required for the removal of to prevent recurrence.
• Inspect comb and hair each day for 10 days to remove dead lice and nits.
• Machine wash and dry (on hot settings) all stuffed toys, bedding, hats, clothing and disinfect home properly to prevent reemergence of lice.
• Clean the brushes, combs and hair ornaments using hot soapy water or soak in Lysol for 30 minutes or place in a sealed plastic bag for 30 days.
• Remind your child to avoid sharing combs, hats, and clothing.
• Repeat the treatment of the affected person after 7-10 days.

If your student has head lice, they must be excluded from school until the day after the first pediculicide treatment. This is for the safety and well-being of all of our students.

To help prevent the spread of illness, we would like to give you some guidelines to help with your decision on whether or not to send your child to school

We ask that you keep your child home if they:

• Have a fever of 100.4F or higher
• Have a sore throat with a fever
• Have diarrhea (3 or more episodes in 24 hours)
• Have abdominal cramps and/or vomiting
• Have a rash or open and draining sores

If your child has recently been ill, please be aware of the following guidelines before having your child return:

• Feel fit for at least 24 hours
• Be fever free for 24 hours without medication
• Be free of vomiting and/or diarrhea for at least 24 hours
• For strep throat, they must be on appropriate medication for at least 24 hours
• For conjunctivitis (pink eye), they must be on appropriate eye drops for at least 24 hours or cleared by physician
• Rash illness should be assessed by a doctor

If chicken pox suspected, keep home for at least 5 days after the appearance of the rash or until the blisters have scabbed over

The single most important thing you can do to keep your child free of illness is to teach them the proper way to wash their hands. Also, be sure they are dressed weather appropriate. Please notify the nurse if your child has a communicable illness (strep throat, influenza, lice, COVID, etc.), or any health concerns that need to be monitored at school.

Mrs. Martin can be reached at 847-963-5902 or via email martins2@ccsd15.net

-During the posted time on the sign by the back lot entrance. No left turn is allowed during drop-off heading north on Ceder.

-During the posted time on the sign located on the corner of Ceder and Michigan, no left turn is allowed heading south onto Cedar from Michigan.

-Drop off allows for one SINGLE file line in the circle drive in the morning. Please be patient as cars are stopping frequently to drop off students.

-Pick up allows for cars to park (not left unattended and running) along the curb. Double parking is not allowed.

-Students should not be crossing Cedar or Illinois to get to a vehicle without using he designated crosswalks. (A crossing guard is at Illinois and Birchwood, A crosswalk is at the corner of Michigan and Cedar)

-Students should ALWAYS exit a car on the passenger side while in the circle drive.

-If you are dropping off or picking up and decide to park in the parking lot, students must be escorted by an adult to the schools entrance. Students should not be going through the parking lot without an adult. This is extremely important.

It is important to remain patient and not be on any electronic devices to assure our students and your safety. Please think of the safety of all of our students and families during these times of the day.

The District 15 mobile app is available on the App Store and Google Play! To download the free app, search for "CCSD15."

This communication tool allows parents and students to quick access to important school and district information, including Campus Parent, the D15 Bullying Tip Line, a quick link to MyStop (bus stop location and pick-up times), lunch menus, schedules, parent/student handbook, directory information, school news, and more.

• To see integrated student information on the app, click the "student information" button and log-in using your email address and your Campus Parent password. If you are unsure of your password, please visit Infinite Campus and click "forgot password." If you are still having trouble, please contact your school's main office for assistance.

• To make sure you aren’t missing any notices, make sure you turn notifications ON for the mobile app.