3 Day Weekend!
Happy Weekend Spartan Families:
With another Monday-Funday on the horizon, we hope you will have a chance to connect and do something great with family and friends over this fall weather weekend!
This week's newsletter is chock full of updates and new information. Included below is the Sign Up Page for our upcoming conferences, a New Club Highlight, Yearbook ordering information, our first SMS Newscast of the year, some fun pictures from a great week, important updates from District 109 and a special message from Deerfield High School.
You've got 3 whole days to grab your favorite beverage/snack and unpack Shepard's best source for updates and information, The Spartan Weekly! Don't forget to check out The Song of the Week (above).
Wishing you a safe and wonderful weekend!
(Mr.C) Chris Cybulski, Principal
Marie Zlotnikov, Associate Principal
Ginger Logemann, Coordinator for Student Services
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Parent-Teacher Conferences
This year's fall parent/guardian-teacher conferences are slated for October 26th and 27th.
Click Here to Access Our Sign Ups
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Club Highlight: This week's club highlight is our Ultimate Frisbee Team. Ultimate frisbee is one of the fastest growing sports in the world! Come check out this amazing, non-cut sport open to all SMS students on Friday, October 6th at 3:00. An information packet and forms will be handed out there. If you've never played the sport before, you can learn the rules, learn how to play, and try it out! It's a great athletic way to have fun playing the ultimate game! If you can't make our first day, you can join on the following Friday and join our Google classroom (with code pkncbiv).
SHEPARD EXTRACURRICULAR CLUBS/ACTIVITIES LIST
Chess Club
Chess club begins Monday, October 23rd from 3:00-3:55 (meet in room 105).
Chess is a great game that challenges your mind, helps you learn, and is fun to play. It is one of the oldest games in the world! Come check it out on Monday, October 23rd from 3:00-3:55. Students can sign up and receive an information packet. Anyone is welcome, whether they are a first timer learning the rules or a future grandmaster. Come learn strategy, play games against friends, and enter our Shepard Chess Tournament! If you can't make the first day, you can join on the following Monday and join our Google classroom (with code 3usv2z7).
PUMPKINFEST IS BACK!!!
Saturday October 14th 12-3pm
Come join Kipling Elementary for an amazing few hours filled with unlimited games, crafts, food, music, raffle prizes and a silent auction. Game wristbands, raffle/food tickets and tote bags for sale at the door.
We hope you can join us for this wonderful community event.
Kipling Alumni - If you would like to volunteer to run a game at Pumpkinfest please sign up on the link below. We love to see our Kipling alumni back in the building!!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E44ACAD22A3FBCF8-44472490-kipling/29374066#/
The Importance of Attending School
Parents & Guardians,
Our goal in District 109 is to work together to ensure the success of every child. As we are entering the month of October, we want to remind you that regular student attendance is vital to your child’s success. We are committed to working with you, our families, to achieve this goal by supporting your family with any concerns regarding student attendance.
As a reminder, if your child is going to be absent from school, please reach out to your building’s nurse as soon as possible to discuss the reason for the absence.
SHEPARD: You can call Mrs. Farrar at 847-948-0620 x5103 or email to report an absence at shepardattendance@dps109.org.
If we do not hear from you by 10:00 a.m., our school teams will continue attempts to contact parents/guardians and will also begin contacting emergency contacts. If we are still unable to reach you, we will work in collaboration with our School Resource Officer to conduct a wellness check.
DID YOU KNOW?
Chronic Absenteeism is defined as absences totaling 10 percent or more of school days (including both excused and unexcused absences). If your child is absent 18 days or more (based on an average 180-day school year) then your child will be considered chronically absent.
Chronic Truancy is defined as absences totaling 5 percent or more of school days without a valid excuse. If your child has 9 or more unexcused absences (based on an average 180-day school year) then they will be considered chronically truant.
We are here to work with our families to support positive school attendance. If there is anything we can do to better assist you and your child, please do not hesitate to let us know. There are many people in our building ready to help address any challenges in getting to school regularly or on time. We can also help identify barriers to regular attendance and implement key resources to support your family in these efforts.
Turn in Health Forms!
PHYSICALS: All new students, Early Learners, kindergarteners, and 6th graders must have an updated health form on file by October 15th or they will be excluded from school.
UPCOMING DISCUSSION: HOW TO RAISE AN ADULT
Deerfield Parent Network, in partnership with Districts 109, 112 and 113, is pleased to announce Julie Lythcott-Haims’ presentation, “How to Raise Successful Kids” on November 30th at 7:30 pm at Deerfield High School’s Auditorium.
Julie Lythcott-Haims is the New York Times best selling author of “How to Raise an Adult''. Drawing on research; conversations with admissions officers, educators, and employers; and on her own insights as a mother and as a student dean, Julie Lythcott-Haims highlights the ways in which over-parenting harms children, their stressed-out parents, and society at large. Mark your calendars - this is sure to be a great program! While walk-ins are always welcome, DPN is asking that you RSVP for planning purposes.
RSVP LINK: RSVP HERE
A Note From the DHS Athletic Department
Dear Deerfield High School Community,
We greatly appreciate having our community and visitors enjoy our Warrior athletic events at Deerfield High School! To maintain a safe environment for all, students in grades K-8 must be accompanied and supervised by an adult at all events.
Students are expected to demonstrate appropriate behavior while attending these events. If unsupervised students are found loitering in restricted areas or playing with equipment during the game, they will be instructed by security to return to the bleachers.
Please help us maintain a safe environment for our Warrior community.
