Principal Update 01-17-2014

Our first full week back in 2014 was a great week for our students and staff to get back into the swing of things!

On Wednesday, intermediate students who qualified through preliminary rounds before winter break, participated in our Geography Bee! This year's winner was Nick Geringer! Nick will be studying to participate in the next level of Geography Bees!

We also had our WC Spelling Bee on Thursday afternoon! Students in grades 3-6 attended the assembly with thirty students from grades 4-6 participating in the bee. I was so proud of all of the students who participated! It took a lot of courage to get up in front of so many students and it was obvious that our students studied for the bee and have been working hard to study throughout the school year to learn spelling rules and patterns. We have many strong spellers who remained in the bee for multiple rounds! Ultimately, we have our top two spellers from the building bee who will be moving on to the Woodridge School District #68 Spelling Bee on February 12th! Kailey Ferguson was our WC Spelling Champion and she will be joined at the district spelling bee by Amber Moca!







District #68 and the Woodridge Police Department are joining together to offer a unique informational meeting for parents to learn about how to keep children safe in our ever-changing digital age. I have included information about this meeting below and a flyer has also been posted to our Peachjar. I encourage all parents to attend one of the sessions in order to learn more about online safety at school and what parents can do at home. The content of this meeting will be geared towards and adult audience, so it is recommended that children do not attend this meeting. Students will experience their own, age appropriate, presentation during DARE classes this year.  

The Digital Age: Is My Child Ready?

Join Woodridge Police Officer Jeff Bean for this informative meeting that will:

•         Discuss the benefits and dangers of social networking sites
•     Show parents what our kids are really doing online and with mobile phone apps
•     Review state laws on cyber-bullying, as well as District 68 policy
•     Discuss survey results taken from students here in District 68 about the topics of cyber-bullying and social networking
•     Offer suggestions and solutions for parents on how we can work together to keep our kids safe in this ever-changing digital age

This meeting is open to all parents of both elementary and junior high students. Choose one of two convenient north side and south side locations.

Thursday, February 13th

6:30pm

Edgewood School

7900 Woodridge Drive

Tuesday, February 25th

6:30pm

Meadowview School

2525 Mitchell Drive

Peachjar Reminder:

As a reminder, District 68 now distributes flyers electronically through Peachjar, an e-flyer management system.  Every year, a typical school sends home 2-3 tons of paper flyers to keep parents informed about school programs, activities, and events. Peachjar's e-flyer management system will provide savings to each school by reducing administrative workload and eliminating the costs of distributing flyers.

E-flyers are sent directly to parents’ computer or smartphone via e-mail, and parents have the ability to view all flyers in the Peachjar folder on the school's home page.  Parents can view flyers: when they want, what they want, and print only what they need.  Parents can also set delivery options by choosing to have new e-flyers sent immediately, daily, or weekly. Share flyers with other parents using Peachjar's "Share" or “Tell a Friend” feature.  Click the Peachjar icon on your school’s home web page to access this service.

Upcoming Dates to Remember:
Monday, January 20th: NO SCHOOL, MLK Day
January 21st - January 31st: Mid-Year Benchmark Assessments
Wednesday, January 22nd: Monday Schedule
Friday, January 24th: End of 2nd Quarter
Wednesday, January 29th: Band Solo and Ensemble Festival, 5-8 p.m.
Friday, January 31st: Deadline to submit Gifted Nominations
Monday, February 3rd: Board of Education Meeting, 7:30 p.m. @ JJH
Tuesday, February 4th: PTO Meeting, 1:30 p.m.
Thursday, February 6th: Navigating the American Education System Meeting for Bilingual Families, Grades 4-8
Friday, February 7th: Report Cards Distributed
Wednesday, February 12th: District #68 Spelling Bee, 7 p.m.
Thursday, February 13th: The Digital Age- Parent Information Mtg., 6:30 p.m. @ Edgewood School
Wednesday, February 19th: Elementary Band Concert, 5:30 p.m. Dinner, 7:00 p.m. Concert
Tuesday, February 25th: The Digital Age- Parent Information Mtg., 6:30 p.m. @ Meadowview School
Thursday, February 27th: Roller Skating Party, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Friday, February 28th: NO School for Students, Teacher Institute Day

Check out the picture below of the students whose names were drawn in the "Positive Paws" raffle this week!