Bulldog Bulletin
The Latest and Greatest News for Churchill Families
Engineering a Bright Future
Churchill looks forward to welcoming our students back and reconnecting with them upon their return to school on Tuesday, January 4th. We will pick-up with our efforts to engineer a bright future together this school year. We continue to plan for and respond to the many challenges presented to us due to pandemic schooling. You can anticipate some adjustments or revisions to address the dynamic conditions and your continued feedback. As always, we understand the heaviness that accompanies life right now and appreciate your continued patience and support as we all navigate difficult times. Our greatest wish is to serve and support our students and their families. If there is anything that we can do to address a need or concern, please do not hesitate to reach out to us.
Having had a moment to deeply reflect over this break, I find myself humbled to lead in such an amazing community. Our students, families, community and our school team are truly exceptional. Thank you all for making Homewood 153 and Churchill School such a special place.
SHIELD Testing on January 3rd
An Invitation: Principal's Advisory Committee
We are looking for interested Churchill caregivers to submit their interest to be a part of the Principal's Advisory Committee. The committee will tentatively meet three times a school year (once per Trimester) to learn about and discuss school improvement efforts as well as co-construct with the principal special projects. Please complete the form if you are interested and Principal Schnoor will reach out with further details regarding its first meeting.
Clubs - Session 2
Please see below for our clubs being offered for Session 2. The sign-up window is now open until Friday, January 7th. Please click the Sign-up Genius link below if you would like to sign-up your child for a Session 2 club. An additional separate communication will be sent Monday, January 3rd as a reminder to complete sign-up by January 7th. Please contact the main office with any questions regarding sign-ups for clubs. Our sponsors will be in touch once rosters have been finalized.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080C4FA8A82FAAF49-churchill6
Reminders
Water Bottles: All students must bring a water bottle to school and may refill at the bottle filling station throughout the day. Water fountains are turned off.
SHIELD: Our COVID testing program continues. Churchill School SHIELD tests every Wednesday during student PE times. For more information on SHIELD testing, please click here. Please contact the main office or Nurse Marcano with questions at 708-798-3424.
Lunch/Snack: Distancing in alternate locations (desks in hallways and common areas) during lunch and snack will continue. We have found that by creating a more distanced lunch and snack time we have been able to keep more students in school.
Physical Distancing: As part of our return to school, we will be reminding students of the recommended 3-6ft spacing whether seated or traveling in the hallways. We appreciate you reinforcing this as well as the other important mitigations - hand washing and correct and consistent masking.
Arrival/Dismissal: We appreciate your continued commitment to safety during these times of day. Please take a moment to review reminders on our website, Parent tab/Arrival & Dismissal.
Tutoring Update
We are partnering with local higher education institutions to bring on additional external tutors so we can expand the number of students served. As a reminder, students are pulled for 6 weeks 3 days a week from specials/PE to work on essential standards and skills students have not yet mastered and need to in order to be successful in accessing future learning.
Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports - Expectations
E-Learning Day Reminders
Here are some important details to know about an e-learning day at Churchill:
- A packet of work has been prepared and sent home in advance. Place this packet it a safe place to only be worked on during an e-learning day. If you did not receive or need an additional copy, please reach out to your child's teacher once we return from break.
- Students must complete and turn in the assigned work the next school day in order to be counted present.
- Once the district has determined an e-learning day, staff will communicate with their families from 8:30-9:00am the schedule of the day and how to contact them for assistance with completing work. They will also attach to the communication an electronic copy of the packet.
- Students are scheduled to be working on their assignments from 9:00-11:30am and from 12:15-3:15pm. Teachers are available by email to provide assistance from 9:00-11:30am and 12:15-2:15pm.
- Families may also contact the main office if they have questions or assistance is needed.
Community Connection
SHIELD Testing (Staff and Students)
Monday, Jan 3, 2022, 08:00 AM
James Hart Middle School, Morgan Avenue, Homewood, IL, USA
School Resumes - Students Return
Tuesday, Jan 4, 2022, 08:30 AM
Winston Churchill Elementary School, 190th Street, Homewood, IL, USA
Winter Benchmarking Window Begins
Thursday, Jan 6, 2022, 12:00 AM
Winston Churchill Elementary School, 190th Street, Homewood, IL, USA
Assessment and Grading - Family/Caregiver Workshop
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6045130547?pwd=VTloWnRRM2wxUXk5OXp1ZGpwQnQwZz09
Meeting ID: 604 513 0547
Passcode: Bulldogs
Thursday, Jan 6, 2022, 11:45 AM
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Homewood PTA Meeting
Wednesday, Jan 5, 2022, 05:00 PM
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HSD 153 Board of Education Meeting
Monday, Jan 10, 2022, 07:00 PM
James Hart Middle School, Morgan Avenue, Homewood, IL, USA
5th Grade Band Concert
Tuesday, Jan 11, 2022, 06:30 PM
James Hart Middle School, Morgan Avenue, Homewood, IL, USA
STAR (Winter Administration)
Thursday, 1/13 - STAR Math Assessment
Friday, 1/14 - STAR Make-ups in the classroom
Tuesday, 1/18 - STAR Make-ups
Tuesday, Jan 11, 2022, 08:30 AM
Winston Churchill Elementary School, 190th Street, Homewood, IL, USA
Clubs Session 2 - BEGIN
Wednesday, Jan 12, 2022, 03:15 PM
Winston Churchill Elementary School, 190th Street, Homewood, IL, USA
Assessment and Grading - Family/Caregiver Workshop
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6045130547?pwd=VTloWnRRM2wxUXk5OXp1ZGpwQnQwZz09
Meeting ID: 604 513 0547
Passcode: Bulldogs
Thursday, Jan 13, 2022, 06:30 PM
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Specials Rotation B - ENDS
Friday, Jan 14, 2022, 12:00 AM
Winston Churchill Elementary School, 190th Street, Homewood, IL, USA
MLK Day (District Closed)
Monday, Jan 17, 2022, 12:00 AM
1300 190th Street, Homewood, IL, USA
Churchill School
Email: sara.schnoor@hsd153.org
Website: https://churchill.hsd153.org
Location: 1300 190th Street, Homewood, IL, USA
Phone: 708-798-3424
Twitter: @Ch_PrincipalS