Charger Chronicle

We have come to the end of September and it has been a packed month! Students are deep into curriculum, clubs and sports. We are looking forward to October, where our students will participate in band concerts, orchestra concerts, PTA events, and more junior high experiences.

We are asking our parents to ensure that their child has headphones for their Chromebooks. There are times throughout their day that they may need to utilize headphones as part of their learning. We appreciate our parent community with supports with their child's classes.

There are some upcoming meets we want to bring to your attention!

Monday - meet against Winston campus at Lindberg park - 8b, 8g, 7b, 7g

Tuesday - Meet @ Harper -2.0 mile run followed by a 1.5 mile run.

Thursday - last home meet at Harper!

If you have any questions please reach out to one of our coaches

It’s been a busy start to the year in Plum Grove Library. All 30+ Reading/Writing classes have been in and out of the library at least twice in this first month of school. During our first lesson, we reviewed the terms of the acceptable use agreement and then practiced writing an email to a teacher using five key indicators for a quality email. Students shared their wishes for the library this fall: activities, materials or books they would like to have available in PG Library. I’ve placed a couple orders already for some of the items they requested. I LOVE giving our kids ownership of their space in whatever way I can. Our second lesson covered the online library catalog, Destiny Discover, how to access it and then how to find books in the physical space. We also learned how to place a book on hold, write a review and curate a collection of books inside the catalog system.

Computer literacy standards are also a part of what we do in the library. Many ELA classes have come in to start working on individual websites using Google Sites. We hope to expand these digital portfolios to include other subjects as students become more adept with the platform. Some classes are creating annotated lists of books they have read while others are establishing the framework for a full-on portfolio of work in their reading & writing classes. Can’t wait to see how they personalize their spaces and then populate their pages with books and work!

In addition, I’ve done a few book talks with some 7th grade classes, sharing new and old titles, exposing them to genres and titles they might not gravitate to on their own. It’s easy to stay in your reading comfort zone so giving them new titles to consider is awesome! What is your student reading? Maybe read with them or alongside them, have a chat about their book and keep connecting with reading!

Please see the schedule for upcoming games. Please know that weather may impact soccer games.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Wednesday - Game @ Thomas in D25

Thursday-Game @ CSJH

BOYS SOCCER

Monday - Game @ WRS

Tuesday-Game @ PG Location Against WRS

If you have any questions please reach out to the coaches of each sport.

District 211 has updated its comprehensive transition guide for the high school graduating Class of 2028. Each District 211 high school has a unique version of the Class of 2028 Transition Guidebook. You can locate electronic copies of each high school’s guidebook on the District 211 webpage devoted to incoming freshmen information. The transition guide highlights important information for families of current 8th grade students including details about the digital placement testing.

Incoming freshmen placement testing will take place on Saturday, October 21, 2023. Starting with the Class of 2028, the PSAT 8/9 will be administered in a digital format. District 15 students will complete the assessment using their school issued device (Chromebooks). We ask for your support in encouraging students to attend with a fully charged Chromebook and charger. The technology departments across the three districts are working together on the device setup.

Some families have reached out to ask about spirit wear. There is a link on our school website where parents can purchase school spirit wear. Items are mailed directly to your home.

We want to take a moment to remind parents on procedures and our district practice for a student absence. If your child is going to be absent from school you may call our school's attendance line at 847-963-7601. We understand that students occasionally may be absent from school for valid reasons: for example, illness, death in the immediate family, family emergency, observance of a religious holiday, situations beyond the control of the student, mental or behavioral health reasons, or circumstances that cause parents reasonable concern for the safety or health of the student. Students who are absent for these reasons will be given an opportunity to make up missed school work. Taking students out of school for vacations is discouraged and is considered an unexcused absence. Staff are not required to provide work for such absences.

In order to ensure that we have enough supervisors and for the safety of students the school will send an email to students the night before a home game for different sporting events. The students will need to complete the form to receive a ticket. There are limited tickets and students will be notified if the tickets are gone. Students will go from their 9th period class directly to the gym. Students will not be able to leave and return, unless they have an adult staying with them when they return. Students will need to leave with the activity bus with them unless they have an adult staying with them in the gym.

Do you have a junior high school student who has aspirations to be their own boss? Encourage them to apply to be a part of the Palatine Chamber of Commerce’s Young Entrepreneurs Academy! Applications are due 10/2/23. Details and the application are available at www.palatinechamber.com/yea.

• October 9th and 10th- Student Non-Attendance Days
  
• October 16th-PTA meeting -7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
• October 27th- Picture Retake Day

ROLLING MEADOWS, IL. 6000

Website: https://www.ccsd15.net/PG
Location: 2600 Plum Grove Road, Rolling Meadows, IL, USA
Phone: 847-963-7600
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PlumGroveJuniorHigh