BUILDING WORLD CLASS THINKERS PRINCIPAL, LAURA DUBOIS PIONEER PATH SCHOOL February 1 2, 201 5 SCHOOL WEBSITE ADDRESS: www.csd17.org ABSENCE HOTLINE NUMBER: 521-2191 Feb. 12 Feb. 16 Feb. 23 Feb. 25 Feb. 27 - PTO Meeting @ N B Galloway 7:00 – 8:00 PM NO SCHOOL Presidents Day School Board Meeting 7:00 PM @ Pioneer Path Boardroom Market Day Pick-Up 5:30 – 6:30 @ N B Galloway NO SCHOOL Teachers Institute Day TOMORROW IS SCHOOL SPIRIT DAY. WEAR YOUR FAVORITE RED AND WHITE! Dear Parents, I would like to invite you to a presentation called “PARCC 411” here at Pioneer Path School. I am hoping this will help you better understand the Common Core Standards as well as the new PARCC test which replaced the ISAT. There will be two different times and I hope one will best accommodate your schedule. (Tuesday, February 24 @ 6:30 or Wednesday, February 25 @ 10:00.) During this presentation, I will let you know what our teachers are doing to help your students get ready for the test, while still focusing on the Common Core. Please click on the link below to let me know if you are interested in attending. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MJ3H3PN Thank you! Laura DuBois Principal IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING SCHOOL CLOSING As we are in the winter months and the possibility of inclement weather is upon us, please follow these steps for up to date information regarding school in session or school not in session: CHECK OUR DISTRICT WEBSITE IMMEDIATELY- A message will be scrolling across the top of the www.csd17.org home page if school has been canceled. CHECK YOUR EMAIL- An email will be sent directly to you telling you that school has been canceled. TUNE INTO RADIO STATIONS- 1340 WJOL, 98.3 WCCQ, 96.7 STAR, 100.7 RXQ, 103.1 WCSJ, 95.7 WJDK, 780 WBBM, 720 WGN TUNE INTO TV STATIONS- Channel 5 News, ABC 7 Chicago, CLTV, Fox News Chicago ACCESS THIS EMERGENCY SITE- www.EmergencyClosings.com CALL THE CHANNAHON DISTRICT 17 ADMINISTRATIVE CENTER @ 815-467-4315. 3rd & 4th GRADE CHOIR CONCERT The 3rd & 4th grade Choir Concert will be on April 21, 2015 @ 6:30 PM. 3rd GRADE MUSICAL PERFORMANCE The 3rd Grade Musical will take place May 21, 2015 at Minooka Community High School north campus at 301 S. Wabena @ 6:30 PM. YEARBOOKS FOR THE 2014-15 SCHOOL YEAR Order forms for the Yearbook will be going home on Friday, February 13th. The cost of the Yearbooks this year will be $20.00. Please return the money and order form into your homeroom/studyhall teacher before Monday, March 2nd . Yearbooks are sold on a pre-sale basis only. Please make checks payable to Lifetouch or you may now use a Credit Card Order Online at YBPay.lifetouch.com with Yearbook ID Code: 1400515 Please follow the directions on the envelope. LUNCH ACCOUNTS If you haven’t replenished your child’s lunch account yet, you may want to do so at this time. Please check your child’s account on Power School. When sending in lunch money, please make sure you fill out a lunch deposit form. Please put your form and money in an envelope with your students name on it, marked Lunch Money. ART news...from Mrs. Verbic Calling all "green" art students! Mrs. Verbic will be hosting a 3rd grade "Go Green" club on Tuesday afternoons during recess. Our group will study and create a variety of items that encourage healthy living. We will creatively use resources around us to make an impact on our school community and to inspire healthy, positive lifestyles. Interested students should see Mrs. Verbic for an "application" as soon as possible. Our first meeting will be Tuesday, February 24. Please note: Choir members have permission to attend Go Green. In order to accommodate all interested students, participants may be assigned to attend only a certain number of sessions. Thanks in advance for understanding! TECHNOLOGY NEWS…….. Life Skill/PARCC Skill There is suddenly a lot of attention being focused on students’ keyboarding skills as the PARCC test looms before us a mere month away. According to the Common Core State Standards (W.4.6, W.5.6. and W.6.6), students in grades 4, 5, and 6 should be able to type 1, 2, and 3 pages in a single sitting, respectively. It has been generally assumed to mean those pages are double spaced and that a “single sitting” is approximately one hour. Clearly keyboard familiarity and keyboarding and typing skills are going to be important for competing the PARCC test, but these are skills that are also important to success in school, on the job, and in life in general. Here in Channahon School District, students in grades K-1 practice their keyboarding skills using KidKeys; students in grades 2 – 8 have accounts on the free website TypingWeb.com. Students get plenty of keyboarding instruction and practice time through their computer classes and other classroom activities. At home, you can help foster your own child’s keyboarding familiarity and skills by having your child use keyboarding software or free keyboarding websites. Give The Gift of Love – Be Good to Your Child’s Heart Keeping your family's heart healthy and beating strong involves healthy habits like eating healthy, fresh, low fat foods and daily exercise. This is something that children can benefit from too. We know that behaviors are formed during childhood so it is very important to help children establish healthy heart habits while they are young. Our heart is a muscle that works 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. As the kids say "24-7"! It deserves a little special attention. Heart Healthy Tips for the Whole Family Here are some heart healthy tips that will keep your cholesterol at a healthy level : Increase Fiber Intake • Serve oatmeal for breakfast and switch over to 100% whole wheat bread • Add beans to soups or offer as a side dish • Place sliced fruit and veggies on the table for your child • Offer fresh fruit smoothies using low-fat yogurt Decrease Saturated Fat Intake • Offer low-fat mozzarella or Swiss cheese • Serve fish and chicken breast more often than red meat • Stir fry and bake your meals instead of deep frying • Serve vegetarian meals and skip the meat; your child can get plenty of protein from 1% milk, non-fat yogurt, beans, peanut butter, and tofu. • Use spray dressings vs. traditional Thousand Island or Blue Cheese salad dressing Increase Intake of Healthy Fats - Monounsaturated and Polyunsaturated fats • Cook with olive, safflower, or canola oil (use small amounts as oils are high in calories) • Offer 2 tablespoons of cashews on top of yogurt; all nuts have healthy fat in them. (nuts can be a choking hazard so avoid offering to young children or children with nut allergies) • Seeds can be another great source for healthy oils. You can add ground flax seeds into a fruit smoothie or on top of their favorite cereal or salad. • Add avocado slices to a salad Daily Movement – Get Your Heart Rate Up • Get the dance music on and dance with your child • Turn off the computer games and play basketball with your child • Go for a walk with your child • Sign your child up for swimming or gymnastics at the local recreation department • Prioritize your day so that movement happens – mark it down on the calendar as a reminder We now know that changes in the heart can begin at a very young age. By making these simple little changes, you can keep family heart healthy. Remember, small changes do add up! http://www.nourishinteractive.com/healthy-living/free-nutrition-articles/12-children-high-cholesterol-kids-heart-healthy-food-tips-children-cholesteroltesting?mc_cid=448ad7a251&mc_eid=a9de775a41 KINDERGARTEN ROUND-UP IN BOARD ROOM AT PIONEER PATH SCHOOL Thursday, Feb. 26, 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Please bring your completed registration packet and fees to round-up. In addition, TO REGISTER A PARENT MUST SUPPLY THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS: 1. A certified copy of your child’s birth certificate issued by the county of birth. 2. A copy of a custody agreement if applicable. 3. Proof of residency: Three of the following documentation will be accepted. The only exceptions will be those families declared Homeless. Category I (must supply one) Category II (must supply two) 1) Ownership Title 1) Previous months (GAS, ELECTRIC, WATER) 2) Closing Papers 2) Driver’s License with correct 3) Current Rental/Lease address Agreement* 3) Voter Registration Card with 4) Current Tax Bill correct address *Rental/lease agreement showing 5-digit street address, dates beginning/ending and lessee/lessor signatures. This is also a yearly requirement and must be updated each year. If a Parent/Guardian is living with District Resident, the following must be provided: 1. An Affidavit of Residency Part 1 to be completed by Parent/Guardian seeking to enroll student into school. It must be completed and notarized. 2. An Affidavit of Residency Part 2 to be completed by resident stating his/her approval of parent and child(ren) living with resident. It must be notarized and supporting residency documentation attached (see above). (Affidavit of Residency Forms are available through our District Office or Website www.csd17.org). This is a yearly requirement and will only be accepted at the District Office after June 1. PLEASE NOTE: Your child will not be registered without proper proof of residency and original birth certificate. Children entering Kindergarten must have a completed physical with up-to-date immunization records dated within one year of school entry. Physicals must be written on the approved medical form. Forms will be available at Round-up. Please call 467-4311 with any questions or to obtain a registration packet. Music Boosters News! Mark your calendars for Wednesday, March 18th! Plans for our 6th annual Italian Pasta Night are well underway. Please check to make sure you have received a packet from your child for this year’s Italian Pasta Night. We need your help to make this year’s fundraiser a success. If you have any questions regarding the Italian Pasta Night or are in need of a packet or more tickets, please contact Sherri Gierman at [email protected]. Please note that our February meeting has changed. We will meet on Tuesday, February 17th. Our meetings take place in the Art room at Three Rivers School and begin at 7:00pm. If you have any questions about the meeting, please contact Kellie Mason at [email protected]. Did you know? The PTO provides meals to the teachers when they have to stay late for conferences? Get involved in helping today! Important Dates: February 12, PTO Meeting @ N B Galloway 7:00-8:00 PM March 25, Market Day Pick-up 5:30 – 6:30 PM Join our Facebook page (Channahon Updates) for the latest updates and to see how you can be involved! Keep collecting those Kellogg’s Rewards labels along with Box Tops and Campbell’s. Just send them in with your child to school! We'll get them to the right person. Thank you!!!! Minooka HS Band and Guard Boosters 24th Annual Craft Fair Sat. February 21, 2015 9:00 -3:00 MCHS Central Campus Soles for Sports!!!!! **Do you have some barely used soccer cleats from that one season you wanted to try out the sport? **Maybe you outgrew a great pair of track shoes before the next season and they are just taking up closet space! **Do you, or someone you know, need a pair of good athletic shoes, but don’t want to invest too much money in a sport you’re not certain you’ll stick with yet? WE HAVE A GREAT “SOLE”UTION for those problems!!!! Some great Beta Students: Gino Capecci, Cooper Maskel, and Seth Joder along with their families have initiated a collection this month of used, but still good quality, athletic footwear!! The Channahon schools and Channahon Park District have collection boxes throughout this month. We are looking to collect slightly used, but in good condition, athletic shoes. Specifically: gym shoes, sport specific shoes, cleats From the shoes that are collected our Beta members will clean them up and sort them and there will be an opportunity for anyone who wishes to “shop” collected shoes. Shopping Soles for Sport: Saturday, February 21st, 1-4 P.M. Chanahon Jr. High-multi-purpose room So go through your closets and sports tubs to see what you can donate and bring those shoes in to any of the collection boxes for drop off! Girl Scout Troops Now Forming! Contact Alicia Joebgen 815-651-2720 [email protected] For meeting days, times & locations! Youth Football, Cheer & Poms Chanooka Braves 2015 Registration Ages 6—14 New Participant Registration Date: Veteran Registration Date: Saturday February 21st 9am — 1pm Saturday March 14th 9am — 1pmD9 Contact person: 555 555 5555 Pioneer Path school Minooka Methodist Church Annex For more info go to Www.chanookabraves.com Faith Integrity Generosity Humility Trust 5. Family Environment 4. Certified Coaches (USA Football, ASEP, Red Cross First Aid) 3. Player Accountability 2. Virtue-Centered Catholic Teachings 1. Team Celebrations (Mom, Ceremony, Mentor Appreciation, Jersey Ceremony, Team Banquet) Football: $175 (3rd – 8th Grades) Cheer: $125 / Single or $200/ Family (1st – 8th Grade) Raffle: 1 athlete – 10 Tickets ($100) 2 athletes – 15 Tickets ($150) 3+ athletes – 20 Tickets ($200) The Right Team – Right Now! 1. Complete St. Ann Football Activity y Waiver Scan Me! (http://goo.gl/forms/kkoJZ9dz1P) 2. Emailed Invoice (Pay online, by mail, in person) 3. Football players – follow link to St. Raphael Football Online Registration {http://tinyurl.com/SRFReg2015) Play More Wait Less Enjoy the Game Questions: Contact John Krenkel (815) 290-9SAF (9723) [email protected] When a team outgrows individual performance and learns team confidence, excellence becomes a reality. Joe Paterno
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