Panther News
January 23rd, 2022
A Note From Mr. Christ
Dear Paddock Families,
I hope you all have had a wonderful, relaxing weekend. With the number of COVID-19 cases increasing over the last few weeks, I would like to remind all of our Paddock families to please keep your student home from school if they are showing any COVID symptoms. These symptoms are:
- Fever (100.4 or higher)
- New onset of moderate to severe headache
- Shortness of breath or a new cough
- Sore throat
- Vomiting or diarrhea
- New loss of sense of taste or smell
- Fatigue or muscle or body aches from an unknown cause
In addition to this, when your student is at school, ensuring they have a cloth mask that covers their nose and mouth, without the need to regularly pull it up, is imperative. At the building level, we will continue to implement the school COVID mitigation measures outlined in the Illinois Department of Public Health guidelines.
I am grateful for everyone's efforts in making Paddock school a safe place to learn for all of our students. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to me (christj@ccsd15.net) or our school nurse Mrs. Pool (poolk@ccsd15.net).
Have a great week.
Sincerely-
Jason Christ
Principal
5 Essentials Survey
The parent survey is to be completed by parents, guardians, or other caregivers with a child in grades pre kindergarten through 12. We need at least 20% of parents to complete the survey for results to be included in our final report. The parent survey is available in English and Spanish and takes approximately 10 minutes to complete. To complete the parent survey, please visit https://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/ and:
- Select Parent survey
- Type County where school is located (Cook)
- Type in schools name (Stuart R Paddock)
For more information about the Illinois 5Essentials Survey, please visit https://www.isbe.net/Pages/5Essentials-Survey.aspx.
Valentine's Day
On Valentine's Day students can:
- Bring in Valentine’s Day cards to give to other students as long as there is enough for all of the students in the class.
- Small items (erasers, pencils, stickers, etc.) attached to a Valentine’s Day card are okay.
- No food items, including candy, are allowed to be distributed to other students.
- Students are encouraged to wear something red or pink to celebrate the day.
If you have any questions, please reach out to your child's classroom teacher.
3-Tier Bus Schedule and Start Time Change
As a result of moving to a 3-tier bus system, all District 15 schools will have their start times slightly adjusted. At Paddock, the school day will start and end 35 minutes later. Starting February 23rd, the new schedule will be:
Mon - Thurs
8:25 am - 3:05 pm
KDG AM: 8:25 - 11:00 am
KDG PM: 12:30 - 3:05 pm
Friday
8:25 am - 2:15 pm
KDG AM: 8:25 - 10:35 am
KDG PM: 12:05 - 2:15 pm
At Paddock, teacher daily schedules, specials (art, PE music) times, and the lunch/recess schedule will all shift 35 minutes later as well. We believe that doing this will cause the least amount of disruption to the students' learning environment and daily routines. If you have any questions about this, please contact the Paddock main office.
PTA Membership Drive
Chiggys Dine and Share
Feed My Starving Children Family Volunteering Event
Come together as a family to turn hunger into hope for food insecure families in our community. Mark your calendar for February 10th from 4:30-6:15.
Click below to log in to the Feed My Starving Children website and sign up.
Car Loop Line
When dropping off or picking up your student in car loop, please remember to:
- Pull all the way up to the car in front of you before letting your student out -- This allows more cars to drop off/pick up at a time and keeps the line moving quickly.
- Stay in your car -- It is dangerous for parents to get out of their cars due to the two-way traffic and it significantly slows down the line.
- Have your student ready -- having snow gear, backpacks, and masks ready before the student exits the car will make dropping off students much faster.
- Stay in line -- Do not try to go around another car or make a U-turn. This is extremely dangerous with two-way traffic that includes school buses and daycare vans.
Doing this will help keep the car loop line running smoothly so that all of the students get in and out of the building as quickly and safely as possible.
ECDEC Screening
Masks
Please make sure you are sending at least 1-2 additional clean masks with your child each day. These masks should be well fitting and cover both the student's nose and mouth without the student needing to continually pull the mask up. Having a well fitting mask is imperative to keeping our students safe and limiting close contacts, should a positive case arise. Thank you for your help in this.
Health Office
As a reminder, if you student is showing any signs of COVID-19, please keep them home from school. Additionally, if they awaiting the results of a COVID-19 test, we encourage you to have them stay home until those results come in. Being able to certify that your student is healthy and able to come to school will be extremely beneficial as we move into the colder months of the year.
If your child has a Health Care plan for asthma or an allergy OR has medication they need to take at school, please make sure you read the linked documents and get in contact with Mrs. Pool, our Paddock nurse. You can reach her at 847-963-5802 or poolk@ccsd15.net.
District 15 Job Fairs
District 15 will be holding Job Fairs on the following dates. Come apply onsite and Be a Part of Our Team!
Dates:
- Monday, January 24, 2022
- Monday, March 7, 2022
Location: Palatine Library, 700 N. North Court, Palatine, IL 60067
Time: 12:00 - 3:00 p.m.
We are looking for the following positions:
Bus Drivers - no experience necessary; paid training; free benefits (employee only); pension; paid holidays
Substitute Teachers and Substitute Program Assistants - set your own schedule!
Full time Program Assistants
Office and Library Clericals
Maintenance/Laborers/Custodians
And more!
Please contact Chanell Lopez at lopezc@ccsd15.net or Lori Thum at thuml@ccsd15.net in the Human Resources department with any questions.
Paddock Spirit Wear
Join The Paddock PTA!!
Paddock's PTA is an organization of families and teachers working together to provide an enriching learning environment for our students and a welcoming community for our families. Your PTA membership is used to host school activities, student programs, and school assemblies. It helps our families connect with each other, know what’s happening at Paddock, give parents opportunities to volunteer and provide support to our teachers. The more members our PTA has, the more good we can do.
To join the PTA please visit the Paddock PTA website.
PTA President Welcome Letter
Join The PTA
Join The PTA - Spanish
Upcoming Dates to Remember
- January 26th - Chiggy's Gyros Dine and Share
- February 1st - District Spelling Bee
- February 2nd - PTA Meeting - 7:00pm
- February 10th - Feed My Starving Children - 4:30pm
- February 14th - Valentine's Day Parties
Jason Christ
Email: christj@ccsd15.net
Website: www.ccsd15.net/SRP
Location: 225 West Washington Street, Palatine, IL, USA
Phone: 847-963-5800