Clow School News

• Important Upcoming Dates
• Scheduling Parent/Teacher Conferences
• District 204 Project Arrow PTA Opportunities
• Clothing for the Nurse's Office
• 1st Quarter Report Cards
• World Kindness Day & Local Author Visit
• District 204 Volunteer Program Information
• LMC Birthday Book Club
• School Hours
• Reporting Student Absences & Late Arrival Procedures
• School Lunch Menus
• Arrival/Dismissal Procedures
• Arrival & Dismissal Map
• Information on MyStop Mobile App

Friday, November 1st - Cougar Pride Spirit Day (wear green/gold, Clow Spirit Wear)

Friday, November 1st - Quarter One Report Cards Available in ParentVUE (4:00 pm)

Monday, November 4th - No School (Institute Day)

Tuesday, November 5th - No School (Election Day)

Wednesday, November 20th - PTA Family Paint Night

Thursday, November 21st - Parent/Teacher Conferences (4:30 - 7:50 pm)

Monday, November 25th - Parent/Teacher Conferences (8:00 am - 3:00 pm, 4:30 - 7:50 pm)

November 25th - 29th - No School (Thanksgiving Break)

Parent/teacher conferences for preschool, elementary, middle and high school will take place on Thursday, November 21, 2024 from 4:30 pm - 7:50 pm and Monday, November 25, 2024 from 8:00 am - 3:00 pm and 4:30 pm - 7:50 pm.

Elementary, middle, and high school parents can begin scheduling conferences through ParentVUE on November 13 starting at 6:00 am. Preschool families will receive directions for how to register for conferences from your child’s classroom teacher.

To schedule your conference for elementary, middle, and high school students, log in to ParentVUE and select "Conference" from the menu on the left side to see the times available. Once you have scheduled your conference, you can click "Email Schedule" to have the details emailed to you. You can also go back to ParentVUE at any time to view the information. Conference scheduling will remain open through November 19 at 6:00 pm.

On occasion, we have students visit our nurse's office who are in need of a change of clothes. At this time, we are running very low on spare clothing, especially pants. If your child has come home wearing something from the nurse's office, please wash and return the item(s) as soon as possible. If you have items that you would like to donate to the nurse's office to replenish our supply, we would welcome your donations! Leggings and sweatpants in any size would be appreciated. Thank you for your consideration!

District 204 provides elementary report cards through ParentVUE. Beginning Friday, November 1st at 4:00 pm, you will be able to view your child's elementary school report card through ParentVUE. Kindergarten report cards for the first quarter include marks for the Math Profile of Progress only. Quarters 2, 3, and 4 will include marks for all areas.

The end of the quarter is a great time to review your child's progress, celebrate successes, and talk about areas of growth. As always, our teachers are happy to connect with you. Please contact your child's teacher with any questions or concerns at report card time and throughout the school year.

We look forward to talking with you at the upcoming Parent/Teacher Conferences on November 21st and 25th. Sign up information is outlined in the communication above.

"World Kindness Day" will take place on Wednesday, November 13th. This day, first introduced in 1988, offers an opportunity for us to celebrate our theme of kindness being our superpower here at Clow School! We are looking forward to hosting local author, Ms. Karyn Ross, on this day. Ms. Ross will volunteer her time to be with us and meet with students to share her books "Big Karma and Little Kosmo Welcome New Cat Zenni" and "Big Karma and Little Kosmo Help Each Other." Ms. Ross shares that her program focuses on "showing how being different and welcoming everyone, whoever they are, and wherever they are from, brings people together and creates belonging and community."

If you are interested, copies of the books can be purchased in advance from Amazon and Ms. Ross would be glad to sign the books during the event on November 13th. All proceeds from the book sales go directly to fund The Love and Kindness Project Foundation.

District 204 is pleased to announce the launch of a district-wide volunteer tracking program using the Raptor Technologies system, in alignment with our Strategic Plan. This program aims to promote and recruit volunteers across the district to support areas such as Boosters, Fine Arts, LMC, PTA, and IPPC events.

All volunteers must complete the district's original volunteer form and a new online application via the Raptor Technologies system. Upload the original volunteer form into the online application. Access the forms on our Volunteer Program webpage. This process ensures consistency across all district schools.

If you have questions about the program, please contact Jeannie Dina, Assistant Director of Community Relations, at jeannie_dina@ipsd.org.

Are you looking for a great way to celebrate your child’s birthday at school? Whether your child already had a birthday this school year, or it is coming up... Clow LMC has the answer! You can donate a book to Clow’s LMC to honor your student AND help build our library collection!

Here are two ways to participate:

1. Go to Amazon.com. Use the following link to access our wishlist:

https://a.co/3hgh2n9. You will find books to add to our library collection to purchase for the LMC. The book(s) will be sent directly to our school from Amazon. It's that easy!

2. Fill out the Birthday Book Club permission slip that came home and return to school at your earliest convenience. If you have misplaced that form, please send an email to nicole_fader@ipsd.org letting me know your student is able to participate. Shortly thereafter, you will see a $15 fee in PushCoin. Your student will be able to come to the LMC and select a brand-new book that we are eager to add to our collection!

With either choice, I will add your student’s picture inside the front cover of the book commemorating the donation and hang his/her picture on the wall of the LMC.

Thank you for considering this program! If you should have any questions, please feel free to contact me @ nicole_fader@ipsd.org.

• Regular school hours are 9:05 am – 3:35 pm on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. Students may begin arriving each of these days at 8:50 am.

• Wednesday school hours are 9:15 am – 3:35 pm. This late start allows time for staff to engage in professional development opportunities. All arrival procedures, student supervision, and bus service will be delayed by 10 minutes every Wednesday of the school year.

If your child will be absent from school for any reason, please remember to call the school office to report the absence (630-428-6060, press option 3). Please also share the reason for the absence, as our attendance system requires that a reason for the absence be entered. If you report the absence on voicemail, please include both your child's name and the reason for the absence. If our school nurse should need additional information, she will reach out to you directly.

When students arrive to school on time, they are able to follow their classroom routine and get the day off to a great start. We do understand that situations may arise that can impact a child arriving to school on time. If you know your child will be arriving to school late on any given day, due to an appointment or other obligation, we encourage you to make the classroom teacher aware of the expected late arrival as well as ask that you contact our school office. Students arriving late to school should come to the front, main entrance doors. A parent/guardian must come in with the student to sign him/her into the office and share the reason for late arrival. Students should not be dropped off without an adult. Thank you for your assistance in getting your child(ren) to school on time each day!