The Patton Post
Friday, February 17th 2023
PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE
Friday, February 17th
It has been a wonderfully busy week at Patton this week! Our 4th and 5th graders thoroughly enjoyed their virtual visit with author Julie Buxbaum on Monday and all our Panthers had a blast at their Valentine's day parties.
Thank you to all of you that came for Parent Teacher conferences these past 2 days. We appreciate your collaboration and partnership in supporting our students and helping them grow throughout the year. Our staff would also like to thank our AMAZING PTA for organizing, delivering and setting up such a delicious dinner.
Please remember that there is NO SCHOOL on Monday, February 20th in observance of President's Day.
I hope you enjoy the long weekend with your families!
Thanks
Ellie Chin
5ESSENTIALS SURVEY - Response Requested
5Essentials Survey | Click here to take it
Thank you to the 13% of Patton families that have already completed the survey!
If you have not already, please take a few minutes to complete the 5Essentials Survey. Your participation in the parent portion of the survey will help us understand the conditions at our school and guide improvement. A report will be generated only if we have 20% parent participation and we are so close! It really does only take a couple of minutes and we would be so grateful for the feedback!
Survey Link: https://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/?target_name=parent
*Your identity and survey responses will be kept completely confidential and will never be connected to you or your child.*
Student Survey (Grades 4-8 ONLY)
The Illinois 5Essentials Survey will be administered at Patton in the near future. For a copy of the questions, click here (survey content hasn't changed since 2022).
If you do not want your child to participate, fill out the information at the bottom of this form (linked here) and ask your child to return this sheet to their teacher.
ABC/25 GET BURBED CHALLENGE
RACE TO REGISTER for the ABC/25 Get Burbed Challenge on April 15, 2023! Join classmates, friends, family and staff to support the ABC/25 Foundation. You can run or walk the 5K or 1 Mile events or support the event by volunteering. Register by March 17th to receive the early bird benefits - a guaranteed race shirt in your size, packet delivery to your SD25 school and discounted registration! Additional details and link the register can be found at abc25challenge.org/registration.
Be sure to watch the video to see the winner of this years race shirt! Follow us on Facebook for all events and updates!
D25 SPECIAL OLYMPICS TEAM - ALL STARS SOCK-A-THON
Our D25 All-Stars Sock-A-Thon is underway! If you would like to support our D25 Special Olympics Team, please CLICK HERE and buy some socks! Half of the proceeds will go to support the D25 Special Olympics Team, the D25 All-Stars. Then, you can rock your socks on March 21st for World Down Syndrome Day and to support our All-Stars! *Sale ends March 3.*
BOOK DRIVE - THANK YOU!
Thank you so much to everyone that sent books in for the Bernie's Book Bank book drive run by local Hersey students! The Patton community filled 2 of these large boxes! We are so happy that we were able to contribute HUGELY to such a good cause!
VALENTINE'S PARTIES - THANK YOU!
Thank you to all of you that volunteered to assist with the Valentine's Day parties this year. As always we are so grateful to everyone that comes to help out and offer their time. I know the students all really enjoy and look forward to these parties and they could not happen without all of your help and support!
SPARE CLOTHING (2nd POSTING!)
Mud season is most definitely upon us (a bit earlier than usual!!) so we recommend packing a change of clothes in backpacks. We do try our very best to keep students off the field and away from the mud during recess but sometimes accidents happen and pants/socks can get wet and dirty very quickly. We do have a very small supply of extra clothing, but they can get used up very quickly and are limited in size.
It definitely makes for a more comfortable afternoon if a student can sit in dry, warm clothes that fit and are familiar.
Thank you for helping us with this!
4th & 5th GRADE FEBRUARY HOMEWORK CLUB (Ongoing Post)
Take advantage of not having to deal with the car line and/or the freezing cold blacktop pickup after school and have your 4th or 5th grader stay after school on (most) Tuesdays in room 255!
Mr. Morkert will provide a quiet space where kids can work on assignments, read, or get extra help. If interested, you must sign up using the link below (space is limited to 12). Please be sure to include your child's name when you sign them up and note whether you will pick up your child or if they can walk home. CAP kids welcome as well. Please contact Mr. Morkert for any questions (tmorkert@sd25.org).
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B094AACAE23AAF49-4thand5
Mr Morkert is hoping for a few more participants this month! This really is a great way for students to catch up and/or get a bit of help with areas they might be struggling in.
KINDNESS CHALLENGE (Ongoing Post)
For the whole month of February we will be running a "Kindness Challenge" at Patton! We've created a calendar of challenge ideas for our Panthers! Let's try and spread some kindness and smiles throughout the month!
PTA SCHOLARSHIPS (Ongoing Post)
The Arlington Heights Council of PTAs is accepting applications for their 2023 high school senior scholarship program. Nine graduating seniors will be awarded $1,000 each. Six achievement scholarships will be awarded as well as three Power of Courage. Applications are due on February 26, 2023 and the scholarship breakfast will be held on April 27, 2023. If you have any questions, contact d25scholarship@gmail.com.
Traffic Team - Substitutes Needed (Ongoing Post)
We have a truly AMAZING PTA traffic team that ensure our Panthers arrive to and depart from school safely and on time! If you would like to help out, please consider signing up as a substitute by filling in this form. It helps our traffic team enormously to know that there are subs available should someone fall sick or be unavailable. You can indicate if you only have availability for AM or PM and will receive a group text when there is a need. You can volunteer if you are available, but no pressure if you are not available. Any help is appreciated and benefits so many of our students. Believe it or not, even if you can only help twice during the year, your contribution is welcome and needed. Thanks so much in advance!
KINDERGARTEN - Pre-Registration is open! (Ongoing Post)
Pre-Registration for Kindergarten is open and live on the District 25 website HERE. If you don't have a kindergartener but know of people that do, please feel free spread the word and share the link with them!
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to Mrs. Hamilton or Mrs. Dunning in the office at 847-398-4288.
HARVARD AND MAUDE/HARVARD AND THOMAS - CROSSING GUARD (Ongoing Post)
District 25 has posted openings for crossing guards within the district - and the Harvard and Maude intersection is one of them! If you or anyone you know is interested, please visit this link to apply. The position is available immediately and it would be wonderful to have a crossing guard here daily to help our students safely cross the street. Please help us spread the word and/or consider applying for this position.
Recognize a Staff Member - Give a Pat on the Back to a Patton Staff Member
Patton teachers and staff work so hard to support our students on a daily basis. We invite you to fill out this google form if you would like to recognize a staff member or a team for their hard work. We will pass on the good news to them. Thank you in advance for sending an encouraging word as we know it will mean so much to our staff.
UPCOMING EVENTS/IMPORTANT DATES
Mon 20th Feb - NO SCHOOL
Fri 3rd March - PTA Sponsored - Family Bingo Night
Thurs 16th March - 3rd Grade Musical Performance
Please be sure to click on the Patton PTA website button above for information about other upcoming events
PATTON ELEMENTARY
Main Line: (847) 398-4288
Fax #: (847) 394-6681
Absence Procedure
Twitter: @AHSD25Patton