Bulldog Paw Prints

We had our student council speeches and election this week, and I'm happy to introduce them to you. I know they are going to bring hard work and great things to our school and community, and it will be great to see them practicing their leadership skills along the way. Congratulations!

President: Kenny

Vice President: Elin

Secretary: Evelyn

Treasurer: Ricky

Spirt Chairperson: Kylee

Regular school attendance is crucial for your child’s academic and social development. We appreciate your partnership in helping them arrive at school on time each day.

District 58 is focused on improving student attendance, and as a part of this effort, I will be sending an attendance awareness letter home to each student’s family. This letter will be sent home on Friday, October 4, and it will include the number of days your child has been in attendance. Please reach out to me should you have any questions about your child’s attendance or this letter.

We held our first official all-school meeting this afternoon, and it was a lot of fun.

*Two students from each classroom were recognized for being respectful, responsible and safe throughout the month.

Kdg. H: Ariana and Anastasia

Kdg. O: Jack and Isla

1S: Luke J. and Myla

1W: Michael and Ensley

2L: Lila and Kai

2S: Sloane and Aron

3F: Kendall and Laina

4C: William and Viv

4L: Ries and Mia

5DE: Jaxon and Lucy

5DO: Stephanie and Anan

6B: Katherine and Adon

6M: Kenny and Cora

*We reviewed expectations for the bus.

*We exceeded our all-school goal, and students will enjoy music during an upcoming month.

*Grade had the cleanest lunch table during the past month and now have the school trophy in their classrooms.

*The white team won the Minute-To-Win-It game in an intense tie-breaker and will share the championship belt until our next meeting.

On Wednesday, October 9, we will be conducting our bus evacuation drill. All students will board a school bus with their teachers, and a First Student bus driver will work with students to understand their roles/responsibilities as passengers. Expectations of remaining seated, staying out of the aisle, using appropriate voices, and maintaining a calm body will all be discussed in terms of safety, and students will learn the various ways they can exit the bus in case of an accident/emergency.

This type of drill takes about 15-20 minutes to complete.

Throughout the year, our sixth graders will be learning about and practicing various character traits. Students will learn how each trait looks and sounds, they will discuss various ways that they can practice the trait during the day, and they will identify the trait within the literature that they read. When the focus on each trait concludes, two students will be identified as having exhibited it in a consistent manner.

The next trait that was in focus this year was respect, and our Respectful Rockstars were Ella and Ava. Way to go!

District 58 invites parents and guardians to sign up for fall 2024 parent-teacher conferences using the online PowerPTC conference signup system starting Tuesday, Sept. 24 at 11 a.m. via www.PowerPTC.net.

The sign-up window will close Friday, Oct. 4 at 11 a.m.

Parent-teacher conferences will be held in person. However, families who require a remote option should schedule their conference in PowerPTC and then change the meeting type from “in person” to “video conference.”

Conferences will take place on the evenings of Tuesday, Oct. 8 and Thursday, Oct. 10.

Please view the parent-teacher conference signup guide (para Español: Registro para las reuniones de padres y maestros) to learn how to sign up for a conference using the system, along with other helpful information.

This year's school picture day went really smoothly, and the students looked great. The pictures will be coming in soon, and we will be having a make-up/re-take day on Monday, October 28.

Our favorite reading competition is coming on Saturday, February 22, 2025! The Reading Games is a free and fun reading competition for students in grades 3-8. The mission of the Reading Games is to encourage reading in Grades 3-8, expose kids to different genres, series, authors, and topics, as well as to foster teamwork and responsibility. All this occurs as teams of 5 - 8 students, led by a parent or other volunteer community member prepare for a fun competitive day of book trivia!

Students form teams and collaborate to read nine books from one of two book lists.

• List 1 is geared for readers in third and fourth grade.

• List 2 is geared for readers in fifth and sixth grade.

To see the book lists and get more information about the games, go to the Reading Games Website.

If you have a team and would like to register, or if you have any questions, please contact Lindsay Richardson at lindsayrichardson11@gmail.com for next steps. Thank you!

Monday, September 30: 2:00 Dismissal

Tuesday, October 1: Run/Walk Club (3:00 - 3:30 p.m.)

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October 8: Parent-Teacher Conferences

October 9: Bus Safety Drill

October 10: Parent-Teacher Conferences

October 14: No School

October 28: Picture Make-up/Re-take Day

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