The Wildcat Newsletter
April 2022
Important Dates
Monday, March 14 - Friday, March 25 - IAR Testing Window
Friday, March 25 - Report Cards Issued
Monday, March 28 - Friday, April 1 - No School, Spring Break
Tuesday, April 5 - Spring Pictures
Monday, April 11 - Candor Health Presentations, Grades 5-8
Thursday, April 14 - Preschool Screening
Friday, April 15 - No School
Monday, April 18 - No Student Attendance, Teacher Institute
Tuesday, April 19 - Thursday, April 21 - ISA Testing Window (Grades 5 & 8)
Monday, April 25 - Tuesday, April 26 - Erin's Law Presentations
Friday, April 29 - 8th Grade Chicago Tour
New Door for K-1 Starting April 4
Drop-Off Procedures
Lunch Sign-Out Procedures
If your student will be going home for lunch, please inform the school office BEFORE 10:30am. Please email or call Mrs. Sopata (asopata@komarek94.org or 708.447.8030) to let her know that your student will be leaving. Thank you so much for your assistance in this matter!
Outerwear and Weather Reminder
Spring Picture Day
Candor Health Presentations
Program titles are provided below:
Grade 5: Puberty
Grade 6: Human Reproduction
Grade 7: Navigating Middle School Years
Grade 8: Teen Sexual Health I
If you would like to opt your student out of this program, please complete the form linked HERE. We ask that all opt-out requests please be submitted by Wednesday, April 6, 2022 in order to finalize alternate locations and activities for these students. Thank you in advance!
Erin's Law
To view the following as a PDF, please click HERE.
Erin’s Law, House Bill 6193 was signed by Governor Pat Quinn on January 24, 2013. This law requires schools to implement an age-appropriate sexual assault and abuse awareness and prevention curriculum for grades pre-K through 12.
Victor Pacini, a survivor of sexual abuse, author and motivational speaker, will be assisting our schools in implementing this mandate. Mr. Pacini’s program is developmentally appropriate, interactive, and aligned with learning standards. The focus of his presentation is to teach children basic skills to keep them safe from dangerous or abusive situations. The concepts that will be discussed are:
Distinguishing safe from unsafe touches
Safety rules at home and school
Saying “NO”
Safe/Unsafe Secrets
It’s not the child’s fault if someone touches him or her
Telling a trusted adult
Victor Pacini’s colleague Deanna Hynes will be presenting at our schools. The dates for the student presentations at are as follows:
Monday, April 25th - 3rd, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grades
Tuesday, April 26th - Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, and 4th grades
Requests to Opt-Out: If you prefer that your child opt-out of this prevention education session, please click HERE to complete the Google Form. Please complete this form prior to Wednesday, April 20th, and your child will not attend the presentation with their grade level.
If you have any questions about these presentations and/or the curriculum, please give me a call.
Sincerely,
Diane Janka
Director of Student Services
708-447-8030 x115
Heritage Month
Lost and Found
Items that have not been claimed by Friday, March 25 will be donated over Spring Break.
Attendance Reminder
Please call the attendance line (708) 447-8030, option 2 if your child will NOT be in attendance.
Breakfast & Lunch
Quest has started posting menus to https://fdmealplanner.com Please feel free to access this site to view menu updates, nutritional information, or translations. You can search "Komarek" to find our school-specific menu. Please note that this menu and site is provided and updated by Quest, and not Komarek. Please check this website for updated menus.
Spring Preschool Screening!
Did you know Preschool Screening is the first step in obtaining a spot for Komarek Preschool!?!
We are having our final preschool screening of the year on Thursday, April 14th. Please click HERE to complete the Preschool Screening Interest Form and someone will be in touch to with you to schedule an appointment for our April 14th screening.
Preschool screening is designed to assess a child's development and assist in identifying children who may require further evaluation to determine eligibility for special education services or those who may be eligible for a state-funded preschool program. Your child must be at least two and one half years old to attend a screening. The screenings are by appointment, and at no cost to families.
If you have concerns about your preschool age child's development, please feel free to reach out to Dr. Janka, Director of Student Services, at any time. Her phone number is 708-447-8030, x115 and email is djanka@komarek94.org.
Thursday, Apr 14, 2022, 08:30 AM
Komarek School, West 24th Street, North Riverside, IL, USA
Kindergarten Round-Up
Tuesday, May 3, 2022, 06:30 PM
8940 West 24th Street, North Riverside, IL, USA
Curriculum Corner
State Assessments
Thank you for assisting us the past two weeks during our IAR testing window. Following Spring Break, students in Grades 5 and 8 will take the ISA (more information can be found below and in the "Important Dates" section of this newsletter).
- ISA (Illinois Science Assessment) is aligned to the Illinois Learning Standards for Science incorporating the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). The ISA is administered to students enrolled in a public school district in grades 5, 8 and 11.These assessments will take place in April following Spring Break for 5th and 8th grade students.
Tech Corner
Thank you so much for your assistance during our IAR testing period. We will wrap-up any makeup tests during the weeks of April 4 and April 11.
Illinois Science Assessment
Grades 5 and 8 will be taking the ISA on Tuesday, April 19-Thursday, April 21 during their math and science class time each day. During our testing window, it is especially important to ensure that your student is coming to school with a healthy snack and a fully-charged device.
Thank you so much for your cooperation and assistance!
Spring Break
If your student is traveling for Spring Break, we ask that you consider leaving school-issued devices at home or setting additional reminders to ensure that your school device is not misplaced during your travels! Thank you so much!