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Sunday, January 31, 2016

Principal's Update 1/29/2016

We had another great month at Willow Creek!

January kicked off with our school Spelling Bee! Classroom winners from grades 4th - 6th competed in the school bee in order to determine two students to move on to the District Spelling Bee! This year, Joshua from 4th Grade and Nathan from 5th Grade headed to the district bee and they both did a great job representing our school! All students who participated in the school bee did an excellent job as well, and it was clear that students studied hard for the event! Kudos to all students who were involved! A special "Thank You" goes out to Miss Caithamer and Miss Labadessa who sponsored the school bee and served as our building judges and pronouncers!!

We had several PTO sponsored events this month! As usual, the roller skating party at Lombard Roller Rink earlier in the month was a big hit with our students! Thank you to all of our parents who helped organize the event and volunteered during the event. We also just had our Potbelly Supper Club Fundraiser and a PTO Sponsored Assembly this past Thursday! Thank you to everyone who participated to help raise money for our school by attending the Supper Club! The assembly was about the Magic of Science and the students really enjoyed the learning experience!!

The new visitor procedures that were shared in last month's post are now being implemented. Please remember that you MUST have a government issued photo I.D. to enter the building, as it will be scanned in order to print an official visitor's badge.

Valentine's Day is quickly approaching and students often look forward to sharing Valentine cards with their classmates. Each classroom teacher will communicate with students and families whether or not cards will be exchanged in the classroom. Please keep in mind that if your child's classroom is exchanging cards, the students must bring a card for everyone in the class and students may NOT bring in candy or food of any type with the cards or to pass out to the class.

On Friday, January 22nd we celebrated our students of the month from the month of December! We also celebrated our students of the month from November before winter break. These students were chosen either by their teacher or their classmates for this honor. Individuals who are nominated for Student of the Month have demonstrated an ability to follow the school rules, be caring citizens, and show academic responsibility.

December students of the month were as follows:
Kindergarten: AM- Haley Dinaso 
                         PM- Jack Steinberg 

1st Grade: Boots- Omarion Zolicoffer
                   Cannis- Ethan Dusek 
                   Wiese- Melanie Plata  

2nd Grade: Armstrong- Alexis Tenuta  
                     Mack- Isabella Santiago 

3rd Grade: Dietrich- Nathan Bunzell 
                    MacNeil- Liam Bilotta    

4th Grade: Durkin- Matthew Lapacek 
                    Labadessa- Brady Martin 

5th Grade: Caithamer- Jacob Larocco            
                   Wilkinson- Nathan Maniskas 

6th Grade: Driessens- Alyssa Deschamp   
                    Keogh - Olivia Balicki 







































November students of the month were as follows:
Kindergarten: AM- Liam Quirk 
                         PM- Nate Rasmussen 

1st Grade: Boots- Angelina Boulos
                   Cannis- April Bartosz 
                   Wiese- Alex Calan   

2nd Grade: Armstrong- Marius Bartkevicius  
                     Mack- Chrisandra Gale  

3rd Grade: Dietrich- Maegan Kennedy 
                    MacNeil- Chloe Dusek    

4th Grade: Durkin- Joshua Poeschel  
                    Labadessa- Peyton Henninger 

5th Grade: Caithamer- Hannah Black             
                   Wilkinson- Leiana Abraham  

6th Grade: Driessens- Isabella Lapacek   
                    Keogh - Denny McNulty  




















Upcoming Dates to Remember
Monday, February 1st: Board of Education Meeting, 7:30 p.m. @ JJH
Tuesday, February 2nd: PTO Meeting, 1:30 p.m. in the Art Room
Thursday, Feburary 4th: School store open during the lunch hour
                                            2nd Grade Field Trip to a Play
Friday, February 5th: Report Cards Go Home
Wednesday, February 10th: 4th Grade Field Trip to the Symphony
Thursday, February 11th: 1/2 Day of School, 11:40 a.m. Dismissal
                                              Parent/Teacher Conference 3-8 p.m.
                                              No After School Clubs
Friday, February 12th: No School: Parent/Teacher Conferences 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Monday, February 15th: No School: President's Day
Friday, February 19th: PTO Movie Night, doors open 6:00 p.m. and movie begins 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, February 24th: 6 Flags Read to Succeed Reading Logs Due
Thursday, February 25th: Band Concert, 5:30 p.m. dinner and 7:00 p.m. concert
Friday, February 26th: Monarch and Rebecca Caudill Book Party for students who participate in the reading requirements to vote

Check out the pictures below of students whose names have been drawn in recent "Positive Paws" drawings!



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