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District Vision
Our students are the focus of all we do at
Norridge School District 80. The Student
centered classroom will promote an independent, collaborative, and motivated
learning environment. Our Administrators, Teachers, and Staff will set high
standards in a safe, nurturing, and positive
school environment which will prepare
our graduates to take on their future with
confidence.
Giles School
January 2015
www.norridge80.net
Inspiring educational excellence
in a nurturing environment
From the Desk of Mr. Bergholtz…
Happy Holidays!
LIONS
Giles School
Newsletter
Issue
As we begin our winter break I want to wish you all well during this festive time of year. I hope
you all have a pleasant and safe break.
January 2015
Dates
to
Remember
Hopefully you had a chance to come out on December 11th for the Holiday Concert or have had a
chance to take in a basketball game. The concert was excellent and our boys’ basketball teams
have started their season strong.
12/22 to 1/5-
Winter Break
A reminder, students return to school on Tuesday January 6th. We all look forward to seeing the 1/6 - School
students again in 2015.
Resumes
1/19 - MLK Day
Please mark you calendar and be on the look out for more information about January 23rd, which
No School
will be BINGO Night, hosted by ST&P. It should be a fun evening! I can say last year’s was a
1/23 - ST&P
great time.
Report Cards will be going home on January 26th.
Starting at the end of January will be our mid-year Iowa Test for 2nd -8th grade. This test will be
compared to the one from the fall to provide our teachers with further data about student growth.
Tests will be taken in the areas of reading and math.
Once again, please have a wonderful holiday season,
Bingo Night
1/26- Report
Cards sent home
Start the
year right,
be on
Time!
8:15am
Jeffrey M. Bergholtz
Principal
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www.emergencyclosingcenter.com
Volume 14 Issue 5
Winter
Weather/
Winter
Wear
Please remember
that all students
go outside for
recess weather
permitting.
Please make sure
your child wears
a warm
coat or
jacket,
a hat,
and gloves.
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2014 Volleyball Division Champions!
th
th
Congratulations to both the 7 and 8
grade volleyball teams on their FANTASTIC seasons! The 8th grade team finished
the season
with a 9-1
record taking
first
place
in
the Blue
Division.
They also
won
3rd
place
in
the Leyden Norwood Athletic Conference
Tournament! The 7th grade team finished
the season with
a 8-2 record taking first
place in
the Blue
Division.
They also won 4th place in the Leyden
Norwood Athletic Conference Tournament!
It’s imperative that we have
correct phone numbers!
Parents: Please inform the office (in writing or via email) of any
changes in phone numbers. We need the correct phone/cell number so that we are able to contact parents during the school day
for attendance and/or emergency purposes. We must be able to
contact the child’s parent/guardian and adults on the emergency
contact list.
Santa Shop
Thank you to all the
volunteers who helped
make the Santa Shop a
success. The students
enjoyed their shopping
experience.
Lunch Orders
If you want your child to receive a hot lunch, an order form MUST be
filled out for each month. The lunch staff is no longer responsible to
put an order in due to children having possible food allergies. We cannot guarantee extra lunches will be available each day. If you have any
questions, please call 708-453-4847 and ask for the lunchroom.
PRIDE!
The Pride Committee has been busy
working on planning events for students
and teachers to enjoy! From Buddy Activities, to Spirit Weeks, to Teacher Appreciation Goodies, to Planning Pride
Fun Day! This year’s Pride Fun Day is
going to be amazing! Students will have
the opportunity to move from one fun
station to another with their Pride Buddy! We are having a
Pride-riffic year!
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Holiday Baking
A tradition for over 20 years has
been the Family and Consumer Science students
assisting the
kindergarteners baking in
the foods lab.
This year they
prepared reindeer cookies
to share with
their families.
Giles Santa Collection
Peer Leaders shopped for the Salvation Army Angel Tree program. Thank you to everybody who brought in coins!
$1,646
2014 - 2015
Peer Leaders
Making the Holidays Brighter
To help meet the needs of the homeless the 7th grade Family & Consumer Sciences students used their
sewing expertise to make fleece hats
& matching scarves. Adrian also
crochet scarves to accompany the
hats. The Norridge Home Meal Delivery clients were given a handmade
tree ornament. Students stitched &
stuffed the trees using a variety of
sewing skills & tools.
Karen Perez, Michael
Cabot, Jenny Acevedo,
Gianna Igoe, Joanna
Piotrowski, Jack Tovar,
Megan Straughn, Valerie Gale, Ivy Huynh,
Nadleen
Mubarak,
Brendan Burns, Christina Sciullo, Nikolina Asanin, Katerina Urosevic,
and Katerina Milosevic.
Boys’ Basketball
8th grade team: Laith Abualshaikh, Derek Budnik, Michael Cabot,
John Camillo, Jovan Jocic, Radek Korzeniak, Nick Makowski, Jacob Niezgoda, Matt Olewinski, Chris Pacer, Jed Sibayan, and Konrad Skowyra.
6th/7th grade team: Br endan Bur ns, Tyler Fields, J ibr il Kishanov, Austin Ruman, Taki Tselepatiotis, Perlat Velaj, Ross Bloecker, Joseph Brewer,
Santino Camillo, Rory Moore, Nikola Radisavljevic, and John Swiderek.
Good Luck Boys!
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Read To Succeed
2014-15 Yearbook!
YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS THIS
YEAR’S YEARBOOK!
Yearbooks will be on sale from January 9th
until February 6th. Each student will be given
an envelope order form. Yearbooks are
$21.00. Please make checks payable to: Norridge District 80.
Giles school is participating in an exciting program
that encourages children in grades K through 6 to read for fun.
Read to Succeed is a free program from Six Flags. Every student
who completes six hours of recreational reading before the
school’s deadline of February 3, 2015, is eligible for one free admission ticket valid at participating Six Flags theme parks. Your
child already received their reading log in their Friday Folder. If
you have misplaced it, please have your child stop in the office to
pick up another form.
2nd Grade
Baking
The second grade
classes
enjoyed
comparing
and
analyzing favorite
versions of The
Gingerbread
Man story. In addition to reading
the stories, we
made our own Gingerbread Man cookies! Mrs. Zurzolo
and her seventh
grade Home Economics classes were
kind enough to assist in the baking
process.
Students
learned to cut out,
decorate, and bake
cookies. The older
students were so patient and supportive
with the younger students. It was a great
learning experience
for all.
ST&P News
Market Day orders are due January 14th and pick up is on January 17th from 12:00 - 12:45 pm.
 There will be a family Bingo
Night on January 23rd. Look for
a flyer with more information as
the date approaches.

Soda Can Tabs
Keep collecting soda can tabs. Place
them in baggies and
send them to the
office. The Student Council
will donate the tabs to the
Ronald McDonald House.
2014-2015
Poms
Isabel Coss,
Makarem Diab,
Guadalupe Giles,
Karina Lopez,
Aseel Mohammad,
Tatiana Montanez,
Mia Ocampo, Mia
Pollizze, Dana Salamah, and Iza
Smolik.
Cheerleaders
Angelika Brzoziewski, Sharmaine Buizing, Julia Dolegiewicz, Valerie Gale,
Kendra Gierman,
Mia
Iovino,
Nadleen Mubarak, Christina Sciullo,
Katarina
Urosevic,
and Julyssa
Vazquez.
GO TEAM!!
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Holiday Spirit Week
Holiday Scarf Day
Thank you Mr. Bucaro, Mr.
Scarpulla, and all the students who
participated in our Holiday Concert. The school enjoyed a morning
performance and parents were serenaded at night.
Holiday
Shirt
Day
Holiday Hat/Headband Day
Holiday Bling/Sparkle
Red & Green Day
My Coke Rewards
Our school has joined the My Coke Rewards for Schools Program. That means by drinking the Coca-Cola products
your family already enjoys, you can get My Coke Rewards points and donate them to help our school. It’s easy to
donate: Purchase Coca-Cola products to get codes. Go to www.mycokerewards.com/school and sign in. Enter your
codes to collect points - then search for our school to donate points. Enter the amount of points you’d
like to give, then click “Donate”.
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James Giles School
J A N U A RY 2 0 1 5
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
BB = Boys’
Basketball
Sat
1
2
3
Games start at
4pm
No School—Holiday Vacation
4
11
5
6
School Resumes
ST&P Meeting 7p
Teacher
Institute Day
BB @ Mann.
BB vs. Elm
12
19
No School—
Martin Luther
King Jr. Day
25
8
No School
13
BB @ Rosemont
18
7
26
14
BB @ Hester
20
21
Board Mtg.
7pm @ Leigh
27
15
BB vs. Leigh
22
29
Report Cards
go home
BB -7th Quarter BB -8th Quarter BB -Semifinals
Final
Final
10
16
17
End of 2nd Qtr. Market Day
P/U
12:00-12:45pm
8th grade grad
picture retakes
28
9
23
ST&P Family
Bingo Night
7pm
30
PRIDE Freeze
Pop Sale
Last Friday of
the month
BB Championship
24
31