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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Monday, November 20

• Fall Break

Tuesday, November 21

• Fall Break

Wednesday, November 22

• Fall Break

Thursday, November 23

• Fall Break

Friday, November 24

• Happy Thanksgiving - Fall Break
• Village of Antioch Christmas Parade, 6:30-7:30 pm

Monday, November 27

• School resumes
• Concert Orchestra practice @ AUGS, 7:30 am
• Percussion Rehearsal @ AUGS, 7:30 am
• Volleyball Intramurals until 4:30 pm

Tuesday, November 28

• 5th Grade Band rehearsal@ AUGS, 7:30 am
• Cadet Orchestra practice @ AUGS, 7:30 am
• Beginning Orchestra rehearsal @ 7:30 am
• Yoga Intramurals until 4:30 pm
• Diversity Club until 4:30 pm

Wednesday, November 29

• Beginning Band Rehearsal @ AUGS
• Early Release at 2:35 pm

Thursday, November 30

• Concert Orchestra @ AUGS, 7:30 am
• 5th Grade Band rehearsal @ AUGS, 7:30 am
• Student Council until 4:15 pm
• 4th Grade Music Concert 6:30-7:30 pm

Friday, December 1

• Intermediate Orchestra @ AUGS, 7:30 am
  
• Beginning Band Rehearsal @ AUGS
  

Saturday, December 2

• Boosters' Very Merry Market, 10:00-3:30 pm

Dear W.C. Petty Families,

A heartfelt thank you to each and every one of you who took the time to attend our recent family conferences. Your presence and engagement not only strengthen the bond between home and school but also reinforce the collaboration needed for your child's success. Remember, this partnership is a two-way street, and your insights and support are invaluable. Also, a special note of gratitude to the families who generously contributed to our Veterans Day breakfast, creating a warm and inviting atmosphere for our honored guests. To the veterans and their families who graced us with their presence, thank you for making the event truly special for our students. Your service and sacrifice are deeply appreciated.

Sincerely,

Joanna Gerritsen, WC Petty Principal

The D34 Military Wall of Honor represents our commitment to honoring our D34 graduates who have selflessly served our great nation.

The next phase of our initiative involves collecting and displaying the names of U.S. veterans who graduated from Antioch CCSD 34. If you or a family member is a D34 graduate who served or is serving in the United States military, we respectfully invite you to complete a submission form to have the veteran's name added to our Military Wall of Honor.

Please help us spread the word so we can recognize as many D34 veterans as possible! Verified submissions received by January 1, 2024 will be added to the wall and recognized during our inaugural ceremony on February 20, 2023. All submissions received after January 1st will be added to the wall annually during the Antioch Upper Grade School Veterans Day reception.

Military Wall of Honor Submission Form: bit.ly/D34MilitaryWallofHonor

If you have any questions, please contact Kathy Hogan at (847) 838-8481

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.

iOS Update

Apple has released the new operating system, iOS 17, which the Technology Department will be pushing out to all devices soon. If you notice a student’s iPad is asking to be updated, please push the button to allow it. It may ask to be updated at night, which is fine as long as the iPad is connected to the internet. This update should help with certain program issues that we are seeing in the district.

The district will send the command to force the update, but students/staff may interrupt the download. If this happens, the students/staff should manually install the update.

To install update go to: Settings → General → Software Update

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.

Common Sense Media

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.

Apple ID Password

The technology department has seen an increase in students’ iPads requiring the Apple ID password to be entered in due to updates occurring. Please don’t allow students to click cancel or instruct students to click cancel. This password can affect future updates as well as other features on the iPads. All students’ Apple ID passwords can be found on PowerSchool under other school information on the PowerSchool parent portal.