SOUTH NOTEWORTHY NEWS

May 7th: Choir Concert TONIGHT 5:45 pm

May 8th: Early Release Day - 2:00 pm dismissal

May 8th: Band Concert at LMS - 7:00 pm

May 9th: Open House 6:30-8:00 pm

May 10th: All student LMC books are due (please pay your fines as well)

May 10th: Spirit Day - Wear your South spirit wear or blue/yellow

May 20th: Field Day

May 23rd: Last Day of Kindergarten

May 24th: Last Day of School (Grades 1-5) - 10:30 dismissal

The South Green Team will be recycling alkaline batteries in May. Please send in your AAA, AA, D, C, etc. We will be collecting these in the recycling box in the school lobby.

The last Virtual Parenting Session is Wednesday, May 8, at 7:00 PM! How can we create healthy boundaries in the home setting? This session will focus on assisting parents/guardians with respect, chores, and placing limits on devices for their children. Key strategies will also be shared for building closer connections, empowering students, and setting healthy boundaries around the use of technology. Follow this link: https://bit.ly/3QqnRJ6 for more details and to save the Zoom link!

Please join us for Open House on Thursday, May 9th from 6:30-8:00pm. Visit your child's(rens) classroom to see all the wonderful work that has been accomplished this school year. Kona Ice will be selling treats in front of the building for families to purchase with a portion of the proceeds going directly back to South. We look forward to a wonderful night celebrating our student's hard work this school year. All families are welcome to South's Open House!

Join Crystal Lake Elementary District 47 in partnership with Bricks of Hope for a LEGO® Drive! Support sick children during their hospital stays by donating NEW LEGO® sets. The Bricks of Hope charity brings joy and hope through the gift of LEGO®. Drop off your donations at the school from now until May 17th.

Read more about their mission here.

Bricks of Hope Flyer

Incoming kindergarten and PreK students are invited to “meet the bus” at the annual transportation open house. The event will be held Thursday, August 1, 2024, from 9am-1pm at the TJA bus garage, 1204 S. McHenry Avenue in Crystal Lake. Visit the D47 website for details. Flyer

The Crystal Lake Police Department needs your child's help with designing the 2024 National Night Out T-shirt! They are calling on Crystal Lake 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders to submit their National Night Out t-shirt design by June 28th to Officer Stolzman at kstolzman@crystallake.org. The winning artwork will be featured on the official NNO t-shirt and handed out during the event. Learn more about National Night Out here: https://natw.org/.

We're thrilled to share that the district purchased books to expand every student's library! Every District 47 school will have a "free bookstore" allowing students to shop and choose 2-3 books of their choice. English and Spanish books are available. This initiative, paid for by ESSER funds, aims to empower students by giving them the opportunity to choose books that interest them, igniting a lifelong love for reading. Book shopping at these free bookstores will continue throughout May. Chat with your child about their book selections!

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Please use these conversation starters to talk with your child(ren) after school at home.

1) What do you want to be when you grow up and why?

2) What is the most beautiful place you have ever seen?

As we near the end of the year, if you have any spirit wear that no longer fits your child or that you are willing to donate, please send into the South office for us to redistribute to other Sabre Cats. Thank you for spreading South spirit across our community!

This is the time of the year we look at class assignments for the next school year. Often times we have parents expressing an interest in the process for assigning students to our K-5th grade classrooms. Please be assured that it is not an easy task. Thoughtful collaboration takes place with all of the teams prior to the principal finalizing the class lists.

To begin, our classroom teachers collaborate together and look at learning styles, social and emotional needs, learning abilities, behaviors, and girl to boy ratios to create the most heterogeneous classes possible. Our learning specialists and support staff are involved in this decision-making process as well.

Parental requests are only considered when there is an extenuating circumstance that would require specific placement. Although we are unable to promise a specific teacher, parents may provide us with information that would help us to determine the type of classroom environment that would best fit their child. We will make the best placement we can. It is our goal to provide every child the opportunity to be successful during their years as a South student.

The Dole will be a drop off point During National Foster Care Month for the month of May. Kids In Need has partnered with Toys for Tots to collect essential items for those in foster care. Please see the attached flyer for more details Clothing and Diaper Drive

Every week Hope's Church in Crystal Lake provides families with clothing. Should you find yourself in need, please seek out this wonderful resource. Hope's Closet

We have something new and exciting this year in our PBIS (positive behavior interventions and support) system where we are recognizing different students and classrooms each month in relation to our social emotional learning theme. Our theme for April is regulation! For the students, this looks like managing their emotions, demonstrating leadership skills, and showing self awareness.

Congratulations to these students of the month for April!

Kindergarten: Jack P., Veda K., Charlotte F.

First Grade: Georgia B., Dylan J., Bentley A.

Second Grade: Elizabeth K., Theo D., Ronan B.

Third Grade: Hazel M., Luna H., Jack P.

Fourth Grade: Paige T., Camden K., Emma M.

Fifth Grade: Adriane S., Aubrey K., Molly W., Nowa O.