Warrior Weekly October 3rd

October 10- Parent Teacher Conferences 5-8pm (LINK TO MAKE APPOINTMENTS/LOCATIONS)

October 11- Parent Teacher Conferences 8-10 am (LINK TO MAKE APPOINTMENTS/LOCATIONS)

October 11- NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS- END of Quarter 1

October 14- Indigenous People's Day- No School

If you have shown previous interest in being a part of the new PTO and can help us reach our goals this year to make Abbott a better place to be and learn, you received an email for our first meeting! ANY PARENT/GUARDIAN is WELCOME! Bring another parent that is interested!!

Details-

Date: October 16th

Time: 6:30 for Meet-&-Greet with Administration 7-8pm meeting

Location: ABBOTT MS Library

Warriors and Families-

- Please call your student in at 847-888-5165 for any partial or full day absences. 15 minutes absent equal to a half day absence! Even this short of absences hurts our data and funding! Please get your kiddos to school ON TIME! For all attendance matters like this one, please see the Back to School Night Presentation Link below or call the main office for questions! We want to help you get your kids to school!

- ALMOST 25% OF OUR STUDENTS ARE ALREADY CONSIDERED CHRONICALLY ABSENT! WE WILL BE SENDING MORE AND MORE DATA DURING THE YEAR!

-Every Minute Matters and count toward chronic absenteeism and truancy! This is hurting our kids in the preparation efforts for high school and beyond!

-Do they have a fever? Are they vomiting or something similar? Is there a need for a urgent care clinic/ER visit? Is there any other extreme medical issue that a school nurse is not equipped to handle? If your answer is no, they can most likely come to school! Got questions? Call us!

-Kane County Regional Office of Education is helping up curb our attendance issue and if we solve this, we feel MANY of our obstacles will be OVERCOME! Help us get your kids to school!

Thank you!

AMS Administrative Team

#ALLIN... Go Go Warriors!

• When a teacher asks to produce them in class, they need to have it there with them. If they do not they will be sent to the office for us to investigate where it is.
• You may be charged ($300) for the Chromebook in your student fees for LOST CHROMEBOOK UNTIL YOU CAN SHOW US THE COMPUTER THAT WAS ASSIGNED TO YOU/YOUR CHILD. Charges CAN be removed and payment plans can be made to pay any fees before the end of the school year.
• If it is broken in any way, we need to fix it before the end of October. Please do NOT avoid showing us these Chromebook issues. They take time to repair. It will eventually be needing to be turned in and additional charges will apply if you allow the breakage to worsen.
• They should NOT be letting their friends use their Chromebook. you are responsible for the Chromebook that was assigned to your child.

🤩🤩BE ALL IN AT ABBOTT and help us !🤩🤩make sure your child is ready to LEARN!!!

School Safety Measures

As part of our commitment to ensuring a safe learning environment, ABBOTT MS will be conducting random, non-invasive searches throughout the school year in accordance with board policy and law. These searches are a proactive step towards maintaining safety and fostering an environment where learning can thrive without disruptions. They will be carried out by trained school personnel, in a manner that respects the privacy of all students. We assure you that these measures are standard safety procedures and not in response to any specific incident or concern. If a student refuses to participate in the random search, the school administration will follow the necessary steps in accordance with the Student Code of Conduct. Should you have any questions, please contact the school's main office.

Warrior Families-

This message only pertains to 8th graders but for students who are interested in applying to a Magnet Academy, the application window is now open. Deadline to apply is October 25th. If you are working with a student, I've attached some information that should help:

1. Excel spreadsheet of all current GPA of all 8th grade students. Please feel free to give students their current GPA using this spreadsheet. The GPA requirement is 2.20 or higher.
2. Magnet Academy letter of recommendation form. Students will need to obtain two letters of recommendations.

For all other questions, you can refer students to the Magnet Academy website and/or their school counselor. Most of their questions can be found on the website. Thanks!

BONUS INFORMATION!

-There are some events coming up that will help you decide if applying to an Academy at any of the high schools will be the right fit for you! Here is the LETTER you should read first!

- Here is the FLIER for all of the individual academies and their individual informational nights!

- Here is the PRESENTATION with testimonial videos about each academy and why they are special!

Abbott Web Page

STUDENT HANDBOOK LINKED HERE /Spanish Version!

Here is the Bell Schedule for your information as well!

Infinite Campus Parent Portal

Infinite Campus Cheat Sheet

U-46 Student Code of Conduct & Restorative Practices

Online and Social Media Resource

Teen Vaping: What You Need to Know

U-46 Web Page

AMS ABBOTT PARENT ENGAGEMENT/INTEREST SURVEY

BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT Presentation-HERE IN THE LINK

Visit us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elginAMS

U-46 SCHOOL YEAR CALENDARS

HERE IS THE LINK to all the important info from Back to School Night!! Take the time to see how hard we work at Abbott Middle School!

Changes in the Student Handbook will include keeping our students safe in the hallways during passing periods and at the beginning/end of the day. This includes interventions we will have for our students if they cannot pass through the hallways safely. Chasing, hitting, play-fighting, and running are unsafe and we would love to make sure our Warriors are displaying safe behaviors in our halls! Furthermore- If your child's cafeteria lunch period is one of the more crowded periods, there is a possibility that he or she may have assigned seats. This is for us to prioritize safety for all students and staff.

SEE THE POLICIES that we are enforcing in the STUDENT HANDBOOK LINKED HERE /Spanish Version! Here is the Bell Schedule for your information as well!

Please visit our Abbott Website for this week's activities and events!

www.u-46.org/abbott

STUDENT DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS: Posted on the screen in the hallways every day!

Visit us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elginAMS

U-46 SCHOOL YEAR CALENDARS