1/21/2015
Pawprints
At a Glance
1/22-1/23
1/22
11:25
1/22
2:30
1/22
3:05
1/22
7pm
Parent Day-Gymnastics
Gr. 4/5 Keyboarding
Band Rehearsal-CHMS
Young Rembrandts
PTO Sponsored
Community Engagement
1/23
1/23
1/23
1/23
Yearbook Orders Due
Lunch Alert Day
Gr. 2 to Shedd
Parent Day – Gymnastics
1/26
1/26
1/26
11:25
7pm
SELAS Week
Spanish-Learning Labs
BOE at Elm
1/27
1/27
NO CHESS CLUB
3:05
CHPD Keyboarding
1/28
1/28
1/28
11:50
3:05
3:05
Gr. 2/3 Keyboarding
Elementary Golf School
Bricks4Kidz
1/29
1/29
1/29
11:25
3:05
7pm
Gr. 4/5 Keyboarding
Young Rembrandts
Band Concert at CHMS
1/30
11:25
PTO Spirit Lunch
WALKER
WEDNESDAY NEWS
SELAS WEEK AT WALKER
S.E.L.A.S. (Social Emotional Learning for Academic
Success) week is 1/26-1/30. We want to spend
some time each day emphasizing one of our monthly
themes. Students will bring home a daily question
related to a theme to engage their families in
conversation. The next day classes will share a few
of the student responses. Here are the questions
that will be sent home:
Monday
… FRIENDSHIP—What makes a good friend?
Tuesday
…UNIQUE—What makes our family unique?
Wednesday
… COMPASSION—How does your family show
compassion?
Thursday
…RESPECT—How do you show respect at home,
at school, or in the community?
Friday
…COOPERATION—How do you cooperate with
your family?
Each day staff members will also share their own
answers to these questions in a “Guess Who”
format during morning announcements, i.e. “I am
a good neighbor because I shoveled my neighbor’s
driveway . . . who am I?”
WALKER WEDNESDAY NEWS
PTO GENERAL MEETING
The PTO would like to invite you to attend
the
next
General
Meeting
on
th
Wednesday, February 4 at 7pm in the
Learning Lab. We look forward to seeing
you there!
SPIRIT LUNCH IS COMING!! Come in
your Walker spirit wear to enjoy Spirit
Lunch on Friday, January 30th! Waffle
sticks with syrup, bacon and apple slices
are on the menu! Questions?
Please
contact Kitty Connors (974.6285) or Susie
Turek (654.1506).
1/21/2015
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
On Thursday, 1/22/2015 at 7pm Walker
School will host Superintendent Dr. Don
White and Assistant Superintendent of
Learning Kurt Schneider for a community
engagement for both Walker and the
CHMS communities. Please refer to the
attached letter that was emailed to
parents for more information.
We look forward to seeing many of you
there!
PARENT DAY - GYMNASTICS CULMINATION – NOTE CHANGES FOR 2P AND KAM
You are invited to come to your child’s physical education class during their scheduled parent
time as listed below to experience gymnastics with your child. Classes are scheduled for
Thursday, 1/22 and Friday, 1/23. This year the students are coming up with the theme. Let
your child show you how much fun it is to exercise. We highly recommend that you wear
athletic shoes and comfortable clothing. Check the schedule below to see when your child has
physical education. Please note: Due to liability, siblings may not participate. Please
come and join us but participate at your own risk.
Thursday, 1/22
12:25-12:50
1:20-1:45
2:15-2:40
2:40-3:05
KPM
2L
5MU
2P
Friday, Jan. 23-AM
Friday, Jan. 23 -PM
8:45-9:10
9:10-9:35
9:35-9:55
10:25-10:50
10:50-11:15
12:25-12:50
12:50-1:15
1:20-1:45
1:50-2:15
2:15-2:40
4W
4G
KAM
1M
1J
4H
3P
3F
1T
5MA
2015-2016 NEW AND KINDERGARTEN STUDENT REGISTRATION
D181 looks forward to welcoming families for kindergarten and new student
registration on 2/24 and 2/25 at the child’s neighborhood school (9am-3pm). Families
can also attend district-wide evening registration on 2/24 at Prospect School (5:30-7:30
pm).
Parents must bring a certified copy of the child’s birth certificate along with
documents to show residency in the district. A complete list of acceptable documents
is listed on the district website: www.d181.org > Resources > Registration.
Please refer to the attached flyer.
Registration for returning families will take place later in the Spring.
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WALKER WEDNESDAY NEWS
PARCC INFORMATION
Are you looking for more
information about the PARCC
assessment that will be
administered in March and
May of 2015? Visit the D181
website:
www.d181.org >
Learning > Assessments >
PARCC.
A comprehensive
FAQ is posted about this state
test, which is replacing the
ISAT.
1/21/2015
ILLINOIS 5ESSENTIALS SURVEY
Our D181 schools are once again administering the
Illinois 5Essentials Survey. Teachers, parents, and
middle school students are being invited to take the
15-minute survey to help identify strengths and areas
for improvement in our schools’ climate and learning
conditions. The survey will be open January 12
through March 13. Families, students and applicable
staff can access the survey online:
https://survey.5-essentials.org/Illinois-pilot.
Further information and the survey link are posted on
the District website: www.d181.org > Resources > IL
5Essentials.
FROM THE MRC
Keyboarding Club will take place in January and February for students in Grades 25. The club will meet during lunch on Wednesday for students in Grades 2/3 and on
Thursday for students in Grades 4/5. We hope you can join us. Paperwork was sent
home with your child in their Friday folders.
ONE BOOK, ONE SCHOOL has started. This
year the book is Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s
Library by Chris Grabenstein. We are hoping
that every family will read it at home. Please
refer to the reading schedule. It is
encouraged that every family purchase a
copy of the same book. The book can be
purchased in the Walker MRC for $4.54.
LUNCH SUPERVISORS NEEDED!
If you are interested in helping us
during lunch, we need you! We have a
great group of supervisors who will
welcome you and help you get
acclimated! If you know someone in the
area who would be interested, please
pass this information along. The time
commitment is from 11:20 am to 12:25
pm. Please contact Mr. C if you would
like more information.
LUNCH ALERT DAY!
FRIDAY, JANUARY 23rd
The lunchroom will not be available on the
23rd since both the gym and MPR will be set
up for Gymnastics Parent Day. If you can
take your child home for lunch or make other
lunch arrangements on this day, it would be
appreciated. Children will be eating lunch in
classrooms on the 23rd.
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WALKER WEDNESDAY NEWS
ORDER YOUR YEARBOOK!
Don’t miss out on your chance to order your
yearbook! There are 2 ordering options:
1. Order your yearbook online with additional
personalization options available! Go to:
www.jostensyearbooks.com
Follow the instructions. It’s easy, fast and no
lost forms to worry about!
2. Fill out the attached flyer and return it with
payment to school.
All orders, by form or online, will be shipped to
the school. Yearbooks are $20 each and include
60 color pages.
Orders are due by Friday,
rd
January 23 .
We do not order extra
yearbooks, so make sure to order your child’s
copy today!
Contact Melinda Haggard with
questions:
[email protected]
1/21/2015
AIMSWEB
The winter AimsWeb benchmark
assessments will take place
during January. The AimsWeb
Early Literacy and Reading
Assessments provide us with
valuable information regarding
development and progress in the
area of reading.
This is a
standardized test administered to
students across the nation. The
measures are short one-minute
snapshots of your child’s reading
ability.
Individual student
results will be used as one
measure to plan appropriate
reading instruction.
AFTER SCHOOL
LEARNING!
FUN
AND
BRICKS 4 KIDZ is offering Jr.
Engineering Club with LEGO®
Bricks.
Please refer to the
attached
flyer
for
sign-up
information. Winter session begins
1/28 (6 week sessions) Have fun!
JUMP ROPE FOR HEART
Our 11th Annual Jump Rope for Heart will be
held on Saturday, February 21. The event will be
held in the Walker School gym as follows:
Grades K-2
9-10 am
Grades 3-5
10:15-11:15 am
Jump Rope For Heart (JRFH) is a fun event that
helps children understand the importance of
community service and physical activity while
helping to save lives. We are looking forward to
another fun and heart healthy Jump Rope for
Heart this year! JRFH information was sent
home last week in Friday Folders. The Parent
Letter is attached for your convenience.
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WALKER WEDNESDAY NEWS
1/21/2015
GIRLS ON THE RUN
Walker School is very excited to be participating in
the Girls on the Run program this year. This
program is open to girls in grades 3-5 and will meet
on Tuesdays and Thursdays. We are very excited
that many of the girls are looking forward to
participating this year. We anticipate the start date
being near the end of February. As soon as we
receive the start date and registration information
from the Girls on the Run organization, we will send
it out. We are looking forward to a fun-filled first year with the girls! If you have any
questions, please feel free to contact one of the coaches:
Natalie Felix: [email protected] OR Melissa Marshall: [email protected]
D181 PRESCHOOL REGISTRATION BEGINS 2/2/2015
Registration for three and four year old students begins February 2 at Oak School
during school hours. Registration can also be completed during the district-wide
registration on 2/24 at Prospect School (5:30-7:30 pm). Parents must bring a certified
copy of the child’s birth certificate along with documents to show residency in the
district. A complete list of acceptable documents is listed on the district website:
www.d181.org > Resources > Registration. Space is limited; registration is accepted on
a first-come, first-serve basis. Children must be three years old by 9/1/2015, reside
within district boundaries and be toilet-trained. This program is a blended classroom
for 3-5 year old students with and without disabilities. The students are co-taught by
certified early childhood teachers who also hold certification in special education.
Classes are held at Oak School Monday through Friday. Morning sessions are open to
three and four year old students; afternoon sessions are open to four year old students.
CONTACT US:
Walker School
630.861.4600
Jan Martin, Secretary
Ext. 4601
June Zogas, Nurse
Ext. 4608
Eric Chisausky, Principal Ext. 4604
Absence Line
Press “1”
Fax
630.887.0387
WALKER FLYERS:
Walker Yearbook
Kindergarten/New Student Registration
Community Engagement Letter
Jump Rope for Heart Parent Letter
Bricks4Kidz
5Essentials Parent Survey Flyer
WALKER SCHOOL HOURS:
School Day:
8:35 am – 3:05 pm
AM Kindergarten 8:35 am – 11:25 am
Lunch
11:25 – 12:15 pm
PM Kindergarten 12:15 – 3:05 pm
Submissions for WWNews are due by
Monday at noon. Thank you!
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Walker School Yearbook 2014-‐‑2015 Order Form Order on-‐‑line with personalization options available at www.jostensyearbooks.com or Return the order form below with cash or check made payable to Walker School PTO All orders due by Friday, January 23rd -‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑ Family Name: ________________________________________________ Student Name: _______________ Teacher: _______________ Student Name: _______________ Teacher: _______________ Student Name: _______________ Teacher: _______________ Number of Copies: _______ Amount Enclosed: _______ $20.00 per copy Community Consolidated School District 181
Kindergarten
& New Student
Registration
2015-16 School Year
February 24 & 25
9am - 3pm at the
Neighborhood Elementary School
- or -
February 24
5:30 - 7:30pm at Prospect School
Parents are required to bring several documents to
registration. Please visit our website for a complete
list of acceptable and required documents.
www.d181.org > Resources > Registration
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Help Your Child Save Lives and be a Heart Hero!
!
!
HOW: Support your child in the American Heart Association’s Jump Rope For Heart program
WHAT: A life-saving and educational community service program
WHY: Your child will help kids with special hearts, learn about how to be heart healthy and feel good!
WHEN: Saturday, February 21; K-2 9:00-10:00 and 3-5 10:15 - 11:15
!
Dear Parent/Guardian,
!We are thrilled to share our school is supporting the American Heart Association’s Jump Rope For Heart program!
When your child participates in Jump Rope For Heart he/she:
! • Learns about the importance of the heart – how it works, and how to take care of it: Through classroom
exercises and educational information provided by the American Heart Association.
•
Helps kids with special hearts: Our safe online tool makes it easy for your child to set up a Web page and
send emails to invite friends and family to support their fundraising efforts and to share life-saving
information.
•
Feels good for making a difference in people’s lives! Funds raised support American Heart Association
research and education initiatives that save lives in our community. Congenital heart defects are the most
common cause of infant death from birth defects. Many children are alive today because of treatments
not available even 10 years ago. Funded research and advancements have changed and saved their
lives!
!!
!We hope you are as excited as we are to support our students in this important experience! If you have any
questions or would like to volunteer, please let me know. Permission slip is located on the collection envelope. Visit
www.heart.org/jump to get started today!
!
!
Hope to see you there!
Mrs. Marshall & Mr. Kolar
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Please return your child’s permission slip by:
Friday February 13
Please return your child’s donation envelope by:
Friday, February 20
Special Notes:
*Please make checks payable to American Heart Association.
*For the safety of our children, we ask that your child not go door-to-door or ask strangers for donations.
*Our school also has the opportunity to earn free physical education equipment.
Illinois 5Essentials
Parent Survey
Open Through March 13
www.d181.org > Resources > IL 5Essentials
Direct Survey Link: https://survey.5-essentials.org/Illinois-pilot
District 181 is joining the Illinois State Board of
Education (ISBE) in once again administering the Illinois
5Essentials Survey. Our certified teachers and middle
school students will take the survey, and it is open to any
interested D181 parent. The 15-minute research-based
survey will help schools throughout the state identify
strengths and areas for improvement in their
climate and learning conditions.
The Five Essentials:
Effective Leaders • Collaborative Teachers • Involved Families
Supportive Environment • Ambitious Instruction
JR. ENGINEERING CLUB WITH LEGO® BRICKS AT
WALKER ELEMENTARY
STEM Based Motorized Model Building with Lego Bricks, Gears & Motors
Jr. Engineering Club with LEGO® Bricks
Winter Session: Wednesdays, January 28-March 4, 2015, 3:15-4:15pm (6 weeks)
Spring Session: Wednesdays, March 11-April 22, 2015, 3:15-4:15pm (6 weeks – no class week of 3/30)
Open to grades K -5
In our 6 week session students will experience hands-on engineering fundamentals as they build motorized
models using LEGO® bricks, gears and motors! Our programs are built around proprietary model kits,
plans and STEM curriculum, designed by teachers, architects and engineers. The activities are interactive,
hands-on and engaging to promote learning in a fun way.
We Learn – Fun and interactive teaching period
We Build – Students will build a new project each week using LEGO® bricks
We Play – Once the project is completed, students use the rest of their time to expand on their project and
collaborate with one another
All materials will be provided. At the end of the week session students will go home with a custom LEGO
mini-figure!
Rates and
Registration: Wednesdays, 3:15-4:15pm
Winter Session:
Jan. 28-Mar.4, 2015
Spring Session:
Mar. 11-Apr. 22, 2015
Fee:
$84 each session or $151
for both sessions (10% off) To learn more about our STEM based programs and to
register online, please visit our website at www.bricks4kidz.com/oswegolagrange
(To register, click on “view Classes” button on top of the home
page, select Walker School and click on the preferred class)
(331) 457-4021
After School Programs* Scout Workshops* Birthday Parties