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Message from the Principal
Week of November 7, 2022
Message from the Principal
Dear Virginia Lake Families,
A huge thank you to all of our Halloween classroom volunteers! The students and staff had an incredible time celebrating Halloween together.
Thank you to all of our families for contributing to the Coin Challenge last week. We raised over $2,000 for our teachers. Teachers will get to purchase books for their classroom from the Book Fair. A special congratulations to Mrs. Mohammed’s classroom who won the coin challenge! All of the students get to slime the principal!
The Chicago Wolves visited Virginia Lake last week. Please see the PTA section of the newsletter for information about how students can earn two FREE tickets to a game.
A friendly reminder that we do not have school on Tuesday, November 8th due to Election Day.
Students will be outside for P.E. this week. Please send them to school with warm clothes.
Our PTA is hosting a Book Fair this week. Students are previewing the fair and creating wish lists. If your family would like to purchase books, please send money to school in an envelope labeled with your child’s name Wednesday-Friday. Please factor in taxes, as they are not included in the prices.
Please join us this week on Monday for our STEAM Fair at Winston Campus Elementary and on Wednesday for our PTA Reading Night.
Please see the attached letter from our health office regarding cold and flu season.
Let’s make it a great week!
Warmest Regards,
Patti Van Winkle, Principal
Highlights from Virginia Lake
Halloween
Coin Challenge
Chicago Wolves
Chicago Wolves
Virginia lake elementary has partnered with the Chicago wolves for a reading program! Students will receive a reading log from their teachers. They should read a total of 300 minutes by March 1st or earlier and log their hours on their forms. Once they complete the minutes they can turn it in to their teachers and their teachers will give them a form for their parents fill out and mail or email to the information given. Parents will then receive a ticket in the mail or at will call to a game of their choice.
Ukrainian Parent Meeting
- Day/Time: Tuesday, November 15, from 6:30-8:00 pm
- Location: Lincoln Elementary School
- Theme: Navigating the US School System, Adjusting to Life in a New Country, & Available Community Resources
BPAC
District 15 is the 2nd largest elementary school district in the state of Illinois and serves over 11,000 uniquely diverse students across 20 schools. The District planned for every student, school, and community to benefit from the Moving 15 Forward proposal. Learn more about the plan at www.ccsd15.net/Moving15Forward.
Voting information: Voters planning on registering to vote or updating their address on Election Day must bring two pieces of identification to register, one with a current address.
Ways to Vote:
Early Voting (October 24-November 7)
Election Day Voting (November 8)
Important Dates
Monday, November 7th- STEAM Fair at Winston Campus Elementary
Tuesday, November 8th- No School- Election Day
Wednesday, November 9th- PTA Grandparents/Important Adult Reading Night- 6:30-7:30
Friday, November 11th- Veterans Day Assembly
Wednesday, November 16th- PTA Meeting ( Date Change)
Monday, November 21st - Tuesday, November 22nd- Parent Teacher Conferences- No School
Wednesday, November 23rd-Friday, November 25th- No School- Thanksgiving Break
Virginia Lake Elementary School
Email: vanwinkp@ccsd15.net
Website: https://www.ccsd15.net/VL
Location: 925 N Glenn Dr, Palatine, IL, USA
Phone: 847-963-7105