Clow School News
November 4, 2021
School News Highlights
- Important Upcoming Dates
- Cougar Class of the Week
- Parent-Teacher Conference Scheduling
- Cougar Call Outs
- Clow Giving Tree
- Cold Weather Reminders
- Student Council Food Drive
- News from the LMC - Birthday Books
- Clow Schoolbag Website
- Health & Safety Reminders
- Reporting Student Absences
Important Upcoming Dates
Friday, November 5th - Clow Spirit Day (wear green/gold or Clow Spirit Wear!)
November 10 - 16th - Parent/Teacher Conferences Scheduling in ParentVUE
Thursday, November 18th - Parent/Teacher Conferences (4:30 - 8:00 pm - in person)
Monday, November 22nd - Parent/Teacher Conferences (8:00 am - 8:00 pm - virtual/zoom)
November 22nd - 26th - No School
Friday, December 3rd - Clow Spirit Day (wear green/gold or Clow Spirit Wear!)
December 23rd - January 9th - Winter Break (no school)
Monday, January 10th - School Resumes
Cougar Class of the Week
Thank you for encouraging your student(s) to show Cougar Pride in the classroom, in our hallways, and on the playground, too!
Parent-Teacher Conference Scheduling
We look forward to the opportunity to meet individually with parents/guardians to discuss your child's progress. Beginning November 10th at 10 am through November 16th at 6 pm, parents/guardians will have the opportunity to schedule parent/teacher conferences.
Conferences on Thursday, November 18th will be held in person from 4:30 - 8 pm.
Conferences on Monday, November 22nd will be held virtually (via zoom) from 8 am - 3 pm and 4:30 - 8 pm.
Parents can begin scheduling conferences on November 10th at 10 am through ParentVUE. Conference scheduling will remain open through November 16th at 6 pm.
Watch this short video to see a step-by-step guide for scheduling your conference.
Cougar Call Outs
During the month of November, we often look for ways in which we can show our thanks and appreciation to others. Care to express gratitude to a special Clow teacher or staff member? Please consider completing THIS FORM to share a special message with a staff member. You may choose to be specific or anonymous.
These Call Outs will be shared by Mrs. Bennett directly with the staff member and this form can be submitted by a parent/guardian or fellow staff member.
We will share Cougar Call Outs throughout the month of November!
Clow Giving Tree
The Holidays are quickly approaching and Clow School would like to extend the spirit of giving by offering families and staff an opportunity to contribute a gift to families who may not otherwise be able to provide gifts for their children. We look forward to sharing more details with you in upcoming communications. Please stay tuned for more details!
Cold Weather Reminders
Colder temperatures have certainly arrived this week! Thank you for assisting your students with dressing appropriately for our cooler temperatures.
Hats, scarves, gloves, and boots will all help to keep our students warm as they arrive and leave school each day. As a reminder, throughout the winter months, students will participate in outdoor recess when the conditions allow. The temperature and/or wind chill must be greater than 5 degrees and we also review the condition of the blacktop areas for ice, etc. to ensure that students can safely play outdoors on that day.
Thank you for helping to make sure that students have what they need for the upcoming cold winter days.
Student Council Food Drive
Clow Student Council will hold a holiday food drive for families in need. We will be working with Loaves and Fishes to provide them with their most needed items. Please consider helping us with this cause by donating during the week of November 15th-19th. Boxes will be placed in our main office entryway for any donations students might bring. Please see flyer for preferred items that they need. Loaves and Fishes Most Needed Donation List. New this year, Families have the opportunity to donate virtually at our virtual food drive link. If you donate virtually, add Clow Elementary School as the company, Thanks for your support!
News from the LMC - Birthday Books
Are you looking for a great way to celebrate your child’s birthday at school? Whether your child has already had a birthday this school year, or it is coming up...Clow LMC has the answer! You can donate a book to Clow’s LMC to honor your student AND help build our library collection! Here are two ways to participate:
1. Go to Amazon.com. Use the following link to access our wishlist:
You will find books to add to our library collection to purchase for the LMC. The book(s) will be sent directly to our school from Amazon. It's that easy!
2. Send an email to nicole_fader@ipsd.org letting me know your student is able to pick a new book from the birthday book cart in our library. I will generate a $15.00 fee in PushCoin. On or around the date of your child’s birthday, your student will be able to come to the LMC and select a book! (Summer birthdays will be celebrated at the end of the school year.)
With either choice, I will add your student’s picture inside the front cover of the book commemorating the donation and hang his/her picture on the wall of the LMC. Thank you for considering this program! If you should have any questions, please feel free to contact me @ nicole_fader@ipsd.org.
Clow Schoolbag Website
If you have not had a chance to check out our Clow Schoolbag website, this is a great resource for many curricular extensions and tie-ins.
It is housed on our Clow homepage (look for the pencil icon) or you can also find it on the LMC homepage.
Health & Safety Reminders
- Remember to send your student(s) with a mask every day. We recommend sending in extra masks in your child's backpack, in the event they need a spare. We have disposable masks available should a student need one.
- Please do not send your student to school when he/she is sick. If you are unsure, please consider the COVID self-certification questions. If you would have to answer YES to any question on the certification, please do not send the student to school.
- If your child is ill, please do not send any siblings (living in the same household) to school (in any grade level). Contact the health office of the school your symptomatic student attends and ask for further instructions.
- If your child requires a COVID test or if you have questions related to illness or testing, please contact our school nurse, Rhonda Parks - rhonda_parks@ipsd.org or 630-428-6079. She is glad to assist.
Reporting Student Absences
Clow Elementary School
Email: katie_bennett@ipsd.org
Website: clow.ipsd.org
Location: 1301 Springdale Circle, Naperville, IL, USA
Phone: 630-428-6060
Twitter: @ClowCougars