Here are the 5 important news items you need for this week!

1. W. E. B. DuBois is a National Magnet certified School!!!!!
2. Meet Our New FRYSC, Ms. Dee.
3. Middle School's 1st Spirit Wear Day is Friday 8/23.
4. Baseball Online Store is Open Until the End of August.
5. Sign Up for Kroger Community Rewards to Help Raise Money for Our Young Lions/Kings.
6. Mark Your Calendar- Important Dates
7. Bonus: You Need to Know! (scroll all the way down!)

Study hard & dream big! School begins at 7:30a and ends at 2:10p. Please be on time and have iPads/Chromebooks charged to at least 80%.

This is a very rigorous process and the schools’ magnet coordinators, principals, and leadership teams spent countless hours providing documentation to show alignment to Magnet School of America’s Standards of Excellence of:

· Diversity

Student Recruitment and Selection
Diversity and Equity

· Innovative Curriculum and Professional Development

Theme and Curriculum Fidelity
Professional Development

· Academic Excellence

Instructional Fidelity

Student Achievement

· Leadership

Leadership and Educator Development
District and Magnet Relations

· Family and Community Partnerships

Community Engagement and Partnerships
Family Engagement and Communication

Please join us in celebrating these schools and congratulating the school personnel who worked so hard to earn this prestigious award.

Our 1st Middle School Dress Down will be this Friday 8/23. All Middle Schoolers can wear a DuBois shirt with their uniform pants and shoe of choice with a closed toe/heel. No crocs or house shoes/slides.

Click below to order from the baseball online store. The store will be open until the end of August

W.E.B. Dubois Academy PTSA earns reward dollars through the Kroger Community Rewards® program. Kroger Community Rewards® makes fund-raising easy.

All you have to do is sign up then shop at Kroger and swipe your Plus Card! • Visit www.kroger.com.

At the bottom of the page under Community select Kroger Community Rewards. •

Sign in or create an account using your Kroger Plus card number. •

Under Community Rewards select enroll. •

Enter PN491 to find the organization and then select WEB Dubois Academy PTSA. Click Enroll.

It’s that easy.

Ms. Amos's ELA class will begin reading Summer of the Mariposas next week! Check out the video below to get the "gist" of the module. Stay tuned for opportunities to help us celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month as we dive into this great and challenging text!

https://ilclassroom.com/lesson_plans/165974-grade-8-module-1-overview-video-folklore-of-latin-america?path=Wiki.73932%2FWiki.606593%2FWiki.614380%2FWiki.492062%2FWiki.492156%2FWiki.492161&card=3604173

8/28 Open House

9/2 Labor Day (NO SCHOOL)

9/4 MS MAP Testing

9/4 HS CERT Testing (Practice ACT)

9/4 MS Bow Tie Ceremony

9/7 Saturday School (9a-12p)

9/18 Picture Day

9/21 Saturday School (9a-12p)

9/27 7th Grade Field Trip to JA Finance Park (9a-1p)

10/2-10/6 Fall Break

10/9 Senior ACT