Shepard News & Notes
March 10, 2017
Hello Shepard Families:
Each year, eighth grade students are afforded the opportunity to share their preference for which practical arts courses (Art, CMA, Music, STEM) they would like to take. Next week, current seventh grade students will complete a survey to indicate their preferences for their eighth grade year. If you wish to have a conversation with your child about the courses they indicate a preference for, please do so over the weekend. If you have questions about our practical arts courses, please feel free to reach out to our teachers.
- Art - Ms. Conlin (jconlin@dps109.org)
- CMA - Mr. Wolfe (jwolfe@dps109.org)
- Music - Ms. Wells (cwells@dps109.org)
- STEM - Mr. Ball (cball@dps109.org)
Warm Regards,
John
Weekly SMS Newscast for the Week of March 6th!
1st/FINAL Posting - Shepard Film Festival
Please click on this link to hear about Shepard's Inaugural Film Festival. This is the perfect opportunity for students to create and showcase their amazing filming and editing skills! Final products are due by Friday, April 14, 2017.
1st Posting - Pajama Drive
Shepard students will be collecting new pajamas through the month of March to support children of CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) in the hope to assist the more than 1,500 children reported abused or neglected. Some CASA foster children find themselves in unfortunate circumstances; some may have never owned a pair of pajamas. Pajamas will be collected through March 24. Thank you for your kind support!
~Shepard Philanthropy Club
2nd/FINAL Posting - BrightBytes Survey
District 109 is committed to continue our in-depth review of the impact of our use of technology in teaching and learning. Our partnership with BrightBytes, an educational technology research company, allows us to conduct valid surveys and gain very specific, insightful and actionable data. We are seeking input from staff, students (grades 4-8) and parents. Please take about 5-10 minutes to complete the BrightBytes questionnaire. The deadline to complete the survey is March 20.
4th/FINAL Posting - DPS 109 Summer School
Registration for 2017 Summer School is open!
Log in to RevTrak and register your child. Meantime, please visit the Summer School website and view the great course offerings for this summer!
Incoming kindergarten families, to register for Kindy Summer Fun, please contact Brandie Roark.
If you have any questions about summer school, please contact Summer School co-principals Kristen Paul and Sam Kurtz, or Summer School secretary Brandie Roark.
5th Posting - Traffic Reminders
We take great pride in ensuring safe and efficient drop off and pick up procedures! Please view the attached aerial map for a visual of drop off procedures. Remember that traffic in and out of Shepard moves one direction. You will approach Shepard moving south in a single file line on Grove Avenue and exit to the east on Poplar Lane. Do not park and exit your car while on Grove, in front of the school, or on Poplar. If you must exit your vehicle, you need to park in the main lot--the Buildings & Grounds lot is not open to parents.
During pick up, please be kind to our neighbors. Do not park in front of driveways and refrain from making 3-point turns in the street or in our neighbors driveways to head north on Grove. Not only do our neighbors frequently complain about their driveways being used for this purpose, this presents a safety risk to our students.
Please respect all traffic signs and stay off your cell phone. You will see your building administrators out and about in yellow vests welcoming students and directing traffic. If you have questions, do not hesitate to ask. Bottom line - obey the rules, be patient, and keep moving!
PTSO News!
Shepard Health Fair!
Come be a part of THE SHEPARD HEALTH FAIR!
On Thursday, April 6th, health care, fitness, and other related professionals will be participating in this years’ Health Fair sponsored by the Shepard PTSO.
The fair runs from approximately 8am until 11:30am, and it is a very fun event attended by all Shepard students and staff.
We are in need of Participants*. If you are a health care professional, a fitness person, a mental health specialists, or in any other health related business and you would like to have a table at the fair, please email Laura Ward (lauramward@me.com).
*(Participants do not need to be Shepard parents, but we welcome any parents interested in participating.)
Thanks for supporting THE SHEPARD HEALTH FAIR!
Box Tops
Don't throw away those Box Tops! We collect them and submit them to
raise money for the Shepard Student Council. Drop your Box Tops off in the Shepard Office.About Us!
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Website: http://shepard.dps109.org/
Location: 440 Grove Avenue, Deerfield, IL, United States
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