Important Dates
Dec. 13th: Spirit Day - Wear your South Spirit Wear, Blue/Yellow, or holiday colors!
Dec. 13th: Gingerbread Sign Up Closes
Dec. 15th: Gingerbread House Drop Off - 5:00-6:00 pm
Dec. 17th: Band & Choir Concert & Gingerbread Voting Night - 6:00 pm (voting open until 7:30 pm)
Dec. 19th: Choir & Second Grade & Third Grade Concerts - Click on the links for details & times!
Dec. 23 - Jan. 3rd: Winter Break - NO SCHOOL
Jan. 6th: Classes Resume from Winter Break
Holiday Spirit Week
Please mark your calendars for our upcoming Holiday Spirit Week in December. Students are invited to dress up each day to support the theme!
- Monday Dec. 16th: Polar Express/PJ Day
- Tuesday Dec. 17th: Wacky Winter Wear Day
- Wednesday Dec. 18th: Holiday Hat/Sock Day
- Thursday Dec. 19th: Holiday Colors (red, blue, green) or Holiday T-shirts
- Friday Dec. 20th: Dress Your Best!
Gingerbread House Competition
South's Home for the Holiday's Gingerbread house competition is back for another year! South families and staff sign up to build gingerbread houses that are entirely edible. Please click on the flyer to view the guidelines for the competition: Gingerbread Flyer 24 Then, throughout the week, students and families can vote on their favorite houses using change. But before we can hold this competition we need families and staff to sign up to build a house! Gingerbread houses can be dropped off at South Elementary on Sunday, December 15th, from 5:00-6:00 pm. Please follow this link to enter a gingerbread house! Gingerbread House Sign Up The sign-up closes on December 13th.
Voting night is December 17th from 6:00-7:30 pm. There will be hot chocolate and candy canes for families to enjoy. To volunteer at family voting please click here HOT CHOCOLATE VOLUNTEER. All the proceeds go to Habitat for Humanity!
Upcoming Events
Teacher Appreciation Cookie Exchange Help Us Sprinkle Some Holiday Cheer!
Let’s “bake” the season extra sweet for our incredible teachers! We’re inviting you to whip up (or pick up) 3 dozen of your favorite cookies or treats to share with our amazing staff. Drop-off is on Thursday, December 19, from 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM (or by 9:00 AM if that’s easier).
Thank you for making this holiday season sparkle for our teachers!
Shoe Sheriff Challenge in PE
Howdy, Partners! Y’all, it’s time to saddle up for the Shoe Sheriff Challenge! Mrs. J and Mr. Gajewski are lookin’ for students who can wrangle their laces and tie their shoes like true cowhands. If your young buckaroo can show off their shoe-tyin’ skills, they’ll earn a spot on the mighty Shoe Sheriff Star, be sworn in as an official Shoe Sheriff, and take home a shiny Shoe Sheriff badge! So, giddy up and get to practicin’ at home—there’s a whole lotta pride and a badge waitin’ for ‘em on the PE frontier!
Yeehaw!
Sheriff Johannesen and Sheriff Gajewski
In session 5 of the Harry Potter Club, we listened to new chapters, made dog cookie snacks, designed dragon eggs and played a life sized version of HP Trivial Pursuit. So much magical fun packed into one session!
Menus
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Peachjar E-Flyers
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Elevate Award
Nominations for the Elevate Award are now open for the 2024-2025 school year. Don't forget to nominate a deserving District 47 staff member for the Elevate award.
Nominate an outstanding D47 Educator for an ISBE Teacher of the Year Award
Take five minutes to join the Illinois State Board of Education in recognizing the incredible people involved in Illinois schools -- from teachers, to principals, to coaches, to counselors, to paraprofessionals, to school board members, and many more. ISBE will use submissions for the Those Who Excel & Teacher of the Year Awards, RISE Awards, and other educator recognition opportunities. Click here for the nomination form. Deadline is Oct 15.