Sorrick Family Focus
Week of January 28, 2019
Weekly Update
This Thursday, January 31st marks our 100th day of school! So many wonderful things have happened in the past 100 days. Our Sorrick Cougars have come a long way! Many Pre-K students who walked into school unable to tell us their names now not only recognize their names in print, but can also tell us the letters in their names! Kindergarten students can count to 100 and add numbers within 10. First-grade students are able to read many books and write in complete sentences. We have made some outstanding progress this year! Let's keep up the good work.
Throughout the week, our Kindergarten and First-grade English Learners will continue taking the WIDA ACCESS assessment. This test is administered every year to all English Learners in grades K-12. The purpose of this assessment is to measure students' academic English language in four language domains: Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing. The results of this test provide us with valuable information about their progress toward English language proficiency and establishes a baseline to monitor their future growth. If your child is taking this assessment and you have any questions, please contact his or her Bilingual teacher.
This week, we have some exciting PBIS events for students. On Monday, classes with at least 10 Team Tickets will be participating in the "Winter Wonderland" Party! There will be 3 stations for students to rotate through including a reindeer ring toss, snowball buckets and puffy snowball fight. Students can also visit the "creative corner" to decorate snowflakes. On Friday, students will have an opportunity to spend their cougar paw tickets on items from the school store. We are excited to reward students for their positive behavior each day at Sorrick School!
Your partner in education,
Natalie Profita
Principal of Sorrick School
"Paw"some Attendance News
Sorrick students are excited to share how important it is for them to be in school! Check out our video to see what some of our Sorrick Cougars with perfect attendance learned this week:
Events This Week
ACCESS Testing - Kindergarten
PBIS "Winter Wonderland" Party
ASSETS
Tuesday, January 29th
ACCESS Testing - First Grade
Learning Links
ASSETS
Wednesday, January 30th
ACCESS Testing - Kindergarten
Thursday, January 31st
100th Day of School
ASSETS
Friday, February 1st
PBIS School Store
ACCESS Testing - Kindergarten
This Week's Breakfast Menu
This Week's Lunch Menu
Cougar Snapshots of the Week!
Follow us on Twitter @SorrickNPD117 to see the latest photos of our students doing amazing things at Sorrick School!
5Essentials Survey for Parents
The Illinois 5Essentials Survey for parents will be available until February 15, 2019. This survey is to be completed by parents, guardians, or other caregivers with a child in grades pre-kindergarten through 12. The parent survey is available in both English and Spanish, and only takes approximately 10 minutes to complete. To take the survey please visit https://survey.5-essentials.org/Illinois/ and select the appropriate survey to begin.
If you have more than one child and they attend the same school, you may elect to participate multiple times. For parents with children enrolled in multiple schools, we recommend that they participate in the survey for each school. Only one parent per household may participate in the survey.
For more information about the Illinois 5Essentials Survey, or to view previous years’ Reports, please visit https://www.5-essentials.org/illinois. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact 5Essentials Client Services at 1-866-440-1874 or 5essentials@uchicago.edu.
Outdoor Recess in Winter Weather
Please remember to send your child to school with appropriate attire for the cold weather. If the temperature is 20 degrees and above (including windchill), students will have outdoor recess. If the temperature dips below 20 degrees, students will have indoor recess.
Student Absence/Late Arrival
Volunteer/Visitor Guidelines
Sorrick Elementary School
Email: nprofita@npd117.net
Website: http://www.npd117.net/sorrick
Location: 7825 West 103rd Street, Palos Hills, IL, USA
Phone: (708)233-8200
Twitter: @SorrickNPD117