The Petty Post
Sunday, January 28th
W.C. Petty Elementary
Website: https://www.antioch34.com/wcpetty
Location: 850 Highview Drive, Antioch, IL
Phone: 847-838-8101
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WCPettyElementarySchool
Twitter: @WCPetty34
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Important Dates
Monday, January 29
- Concert Orchestra practice @ AUGS, 7:30 am
- Percussion rehearsal @ AUGS, 7:30am
Tuesday, January 30
- 5th Grade Band rehearsal@ AUGS, 7:30 am
- Cadet Orchestra practice @ AUGS, 7:30 am
- Beginning Orchestra rehearsal @ 7:30 am
Wednesday, January 31
- Beginning Band rehearsal @ AUGS, 7:30 am
- Early Release @ 2:35 pm
- Beginning Orchestra Concert 6:30 pm
Thursday, February 1
- 5th Grade Band Rehearsal @ AUGS, 7:30 am
- Concert Orchestra practice @ AUGS, 7:30 am
- Student Council until 4:15 pm
Friday, February 2
- Intermediate Orchestra @ AUGS, 7:30 am
- Beginning Band rehearsal @ AUGS, 7:30 am
Monday, February 5
- Concert Orchestra practice @ AUGS, 7:30 am
- Percussion Rehearsal @ AUGS, 7:30 am
Tuesday, February 6
- 5th Grade Band rehearsal@ AUGS, 7:30 am
- Cadet Orchestra practice @ AUGS, 7:30 am
- Beginning Orchestra rehearsal @ 7:30 am
- Diversity Club until 4:30 pm
Wednesday, February 7
- Beginning Band Rehearsal @ AUGS
- Early Release at 2:35 pm
Thursday, February 8
- Concert Orchestra practice @ AUGS, 7:30 am
- 5th Grade Band rehearsal @ AUGS, 7:30 am
- Student Council until 4:15 pm
- Yearbook Club until 4:30 pm
- 3rd Grade Concert @ 6:30 pm
Friday, February 9
- Intermediate Orchestra @ AUGS, 7:30 am
- Beginning Band rehearsal @ AUGS, 7:30 am
Dear Petty Families,
I would like to emphasize the crucial importance of student attendance at W.C. Petty. According to the Lake County Regional Office of Education, students are considered chronically absent if they have missed 5% of the school year, while chronic truancy is defined as missing 10% or more. As of Friday, 5% of the school year would be about 4 1/2 days of absence. Regular attendance is not just a matter of compliance; it is directly linked to academic success and overall well-being of children. When students are consistently present, they have the opportunity to fully engage with the curriculum, build strong peer relationships, and develop the necessary skills for a successful future.
To encourage school attendance, we will begin recognizing students each month for perfect attendance. Also, the classes will be competing against each other in our Attendance H.E.R.O. (Here, everyday, ready & on-time) competition. Every day a class has perfect attendance they will fill out a letter on their Attendance Hero sheet (see below). When a class fills out the first sheet, they will get a new one. The class with the most letters filled in, will win a surprise at the end of the year.
Respectfully,
Joanna Gerritsen
W.C. Petty Elementary Principal
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From the Lake County Regional Office of Education....
ReferralGPS
We are committed to creating a culture of well-being of students , staff, parents and community. In an effort to continuously support this commitment, the Lake County Regional Office of Education has entered an agreement with ReferralGPS.
ReferralGPS is a web-based service focused on assisting our students, staff and community in finding local mental-health and substance use related treatment. The service compliments the districts existing systems of support as a tool for student service teams and families to connect with treatment. Along with a searchable database of treatment options, ReferralGPS provides Care Navigation to assist families on triage, appointment setting, and follow up care.
School families may access ReferralGPS in two ways:
1) Contact Student Services for the Lake County school the child attends (social workers , psychologists, counselors) to seek treatment options.
2) Visit the link at https://referralgps.com/find-help/lake to search for treatment resources or connect with a Care Navigator anonymously.
ReferralGPS takes into account all types of private and public insurance including PPO, HMO, Medicaid, and families who are uninsured or underinsured. The platform also filters by age, gender, zip code, and special requests.
ReferralGPS is available for use by district students, staff, and families at no cost. All information entered on the ReferralGPS tool is completely confidential and securely stored.
If you are interested in seeking counseling-related services at this time, please consider visiting https://referralgps.com/find-help/lake or reaching out to the Student Services team.
Next Boosters Meeting: February 20, 2024
Launch Gurnee: February 16th, 5:00 - 8:00 pm
Enjoy your day off by joining us at Launch in Gurnee for some trampoline fun! Enjoy access to all trampoline-based attractions - dodgeball, Ninja Course, Warped Wall, Airtrak Basketball Court, Battle Pit, and our freestyle trampolines. $20 per person for 3 hours of fun!
Dance Through the Decades: March 2, 2024
Information from the Technology Office 💻
iPad concerns
The technology department has seen an increase in headphone plugs breaking off in the iPads. Please help us remind students of the proper way to put headphones in the port and to never transport the iPad with the headphones attached. If the piece breaks off inside, please have your son/daughter report it to the teacher ASAP. The sound will not work with this piece broken off in the port. Please encourage your student to be very careful with the headphone jack.
Common Sense Media
The link below is a great link for parents to help teach their students about proper technology use and how to keep them safe using the internet. Antioch CCSD 34 uses some of the resources from this website as well to help with digital citizenship.
Additionally, Common Sense Media has information that can help with internet services or home devices. Please click here to find out if you qualify for free internet.
