Glen Oaks Family Focus
Week ending January 31, 2020
Newsletter Translation
Principals' Post
Hello Panther Families,
Winter weather has finally arrived - and with it comes the risk for illness. The best way to prevent infection is to take precautions to avoid exposure. The Illinois Department of Public Health recommends the following simple, everyday actions to help prevent the spread of viruses
- Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands
- Avoid close contact with people who are sick
- Stay home when you are sick
- Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue in the trash
- Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces
- READ MORE INFORMATION from the CDC on preventing the spread of illnesses
Parents should keep their children home from school if they have the following
Fever above 100 degrees, vomiting, diarrhea - children must be FREE of symptoms for 24 hours before they can return to school
Strep throat or Pink Eye has been diagnosed by a doctor - children are not cleared to return to school until 24 hours after treatment
Head lice until no nits
Working together, we can help minimize the spread of illness and keep our families AND each other healthy this winter!
Your partners in education,
Mrs. Kristin Reingruber, Principal
Dr. Carla Braun, Assistant Principal
NEW! Stage and Set Design Art Club
This year, Oak Ridge and Glen Oaks FOURTH AND FIFTH GRADE students may apply for the Stage & Set Design Art Club that will be painting and creating sets for this year's Lion King Kids performance. Space is limited, not all applicants will be accepted. Please complete this form before Monday February 10th. You will be contacted by Mrs. Ventura if your child has been accepted.
One Book, One School is COMING!
5Essentials and NPD117 Family Surveys
Glen Oaks School and NPD117 are seeking feedback from our parents to aid us with our continuous improvement process. We thank you in advance for helping us improve our systems!
Illinois 5Essentials Survey
- Visit https://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/survey/parent/login/
- Type and select “Cook” as "County."
- Type "Glen Oaks" into the "School" field to select our school.
NPD117 Family Survey
- Visit the link for our NPD117 Family Survey
- Feedback will be used to help us improve our parent orientation, family events, and communication with families.
Upcoming Events
Monday, February 3rd
- After School Programs - 4th/5th Digital Art, ASSETS
Tuesday, February 4th
- After School Programs - 2nd/3rd Art, 4th/5th Math Club, ASSETS
Wednesday, February 5th
- World Read Aloud Day!
- TEAM DAY - 1:30 PM Student Dismissal
- NO After School Programs
- PTA Meeting - 6:30 PM in Media Center (Enter Door #1)
Thursday, February 6th
- Student Council Stuffed Animal Day - bring your favorite stuffed friend to school!
- After School Programs - ASSETS
Friday, February 7th
- NO AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS
After school programs run from 3:00 - 4:00 PM unless otherwise noted.
Heart Hero Challenge
The Kids Heart Challenge is in full swing! Check your child's backpack for their NICO stickers - they come to life on the app (link to download is below).
REGISTER HERE: http://www2.heart.org/goto/glenoaks
We hope you’re having a ball and feel as rewarded as we do helping fight heart disease and stroke. Keep up the great work - you’re making a huge difference!
Don’t forget to…
- DOWNLOAD THE APP for iPhone or Android.
- SEND MESSAGES to your friends and family. The tools make it simple to send a personalized ecard or pre-written emails or to spread the word on social media.
- EARN THANK YOU GIFTS as a thank-you for raising donations and helping save lives.
- CHECK OUT THE KHC VIDEO – Are you Team Heart or Team Hero?
Sharing the message of heart health can help save lives.
Learn more about how your donations help families just like Alexa’s.
Thank you for your hard work! Every dollar you raise will help students live healthier lives.
CLICK HERE IF YOU NEED HELP REGISTERING YOUR CHILD
We're so proud of our Panthers for helping others. Together, we’re going to make a huge difference!
PBIS at Glen Oaks School
We use COOL TOOLS at Glen Oaks School to keep us focused on our positive expectations. During the month of February, we will focus on ONE specific PBIS protocol each week. We will be reviewing what each protocol looks and sounds like in various locations around the building through announcements, videos, and classroom instruction. Our Panther class teams will have the opportunity to earn GOLDEN TICKETS for following the featured protocol of the week.
Please take a moment to talk to your child about what each protocol looks and sounds like around our school.
February 3rd-7th: Be Here and Ready
February 10th-14th: Be Caring
February 17th-21st: Be Safe
February 24th-28th: Be Respectful
Making Changes to your Child's Dismissal Routine
Remember the FROSTY FIVE!
Just a reminder - barring any unsafe situations and adverse weather conditions, we WILL have the children go outside each day for recess, provided they have the necessary clothing items to keep them warm and dry. Hopefully, there may even be some snow for them to enjoy in the process!
When we have accumulated snow, the children who wear snow pants, boots, hats, gloves and warm coats will be permitted to play SAFELY in the snow during recess time. Children who do not have those items will play on the blacktop area only - so they don’t get wet or dirty. Remember the FROSTY FIVE!
Congratulations to the NPD117 Cast of "The Lion King Kids"!
The North Palos District 117’s Lion King Kids Cast is official! We look forward to seeing the Glen Oaks and Oak Ridge cast in action on Wednesday, May 6th at 6:30 p.m. in the APR at Oak Ridge School.
Jana Abed - Animal Chorus
Bayan Ahmad - Animal Chorus
Amal Al-maflehi - Animal Chorus
Muath Alayan - Animal Chorus
Teagan Alcala - Animal Chorus
Olivia Browne - Animal Chorus
Victoria Burczyk - Nala
Abigail Carlson - Banzai
Kaylani Cerda - Timon
Grace Crawley - Shenzi
Tyler Dakic - Animal Chorus
Cuyler Daniels - Simba
Isaiah David - Animal Chorus
Haylo Delgado - Animal Chorus
Grace DeYoung - Animal Chorus
Malak Elnajami - Animal Chorus
Ariyel Flowers - Animal Chorus
Scott Forston - Animal Chorus
Emilia Framos - Animal Chorus
Haneen Gorchene - Animal Chorus
Madilyn Greene - Zazu
Adam Hasan - Animal Chorus
Veronika Janeczek - Animal Chorus
Liliana Jasinski - Rafiki #1
Layla Joudeh - Rafiki #3
Maryam Khudaira - Animal Chorus
Lauren Kula - Animal Chorus
Akaylah Martin - Sarabi
Katie Moskala - Animal Chorus
Kaitlyn Niedbalec - Mufasa
Yasmeen Nofal - Animal Chorus
Carly Quinn - Ed
Laurna Quinn - Animal Chorus
Madalin Ramirez - Pumba
Itzel Reyes - Rafiki #2
Karolina Rico - Scar
Jessica Rizzo - Animal Chorus
Klaudia Sedlak - Animal Chorus
Phoebe Tritschler - Animal Chorus
Emir Tureli Haleem - Animal Chorus
Omar Younis - Animal Chorus
Second Graders Celebrate 100th Day of School!
Glen Oaks PTA Information
Amazon Smile
A simple way to support the Glen Oaks Panther PTA is by signing up for smile.amazon.com. As you shop, Amazon gives back to our PTA. Simply look for Glen Oaks PTA - Hickory Hills as the charity to support in Amazon Smile.
Smencils Order
ALL Smencils were delivered this past week. Thank you for your order!
PTA Events and Ideas
Student Council Spirit Days!
2nd - PURPLE
3rd - RED
4th - ORANGE
5th- BLUE
EVERY FRIDAY - Show your PANTHER spirit by wearing your Glen Oaks School spirit wear!
Monthly Spirit Theme Days
Thursday, Feb. 6th - Stuffed Animal Day
Thursday, Mar. 12th - Sports Day
Monday, Mar. 30th - “We’re putting on our thinking CAPS!” -Hat Day
Tuesday, Mar. 31st - “We’re going to ROCK the test!” - Rockstar Day
Wednesday, April 1st - “There’s no fools in our SCHOOL!” School Spirit Day
Thursday, April 2nd - “Our brains hold our SUPERPOWERS!”- Superhero Day
Friday, April 3rd - “Get a good night’s SLEEP before testing” -Pajama Day
Thursday, May 7th - Beach Day
Glen Oaks School
Email: kreingruber@npd117.net
Website: www.npd117.net/glenoaks
Location: Hickory Hills, IL, USA
Phone: 708-598-5711
Twitter: @GlenOaksNPD117