SOUTH NOTEWORTHY NEWS

May 14th: TONIGHT PTO Plant Sale Pick-Up 3:30-6:30 pm

May 17th: Spirit Day - Wear Your Summer Vacation Attire or South Spirit Wear!

May 20th-24th: End of Year Spirit Days! Please click the link HERE to join the fun!

May 20th: Field Day

May 23rd: Last Day of Kindergarten

May 24th: Last Day of School (Grades 1-5) - 10:30 dismissal

May 24th: Play Day at the Dole 11:00-2:00 pm

Field Day will take place on Monday, May 20th! All student lunches follow the same lunch schedule as a typical day.

• What to wear: Students should wear comfortable, weather-appropriate clothes and shoes. They are encouraged to wear their class color for the day (this information should be provided via Seesaw from your classroom teacher). Students should also plan to put on sunscreen before arriving at school. They may bring a hat and water bottle labeled with their name. There will also be two water games, so you may want to send an extra outfit for your child. Children have a choice in how actively they participate in the water games.

Join Crystal Lake Elementary District 47 in partnership with Bricks of Hope for a LEGO® Drive! Support sick children during their hospital stays by donating NEW LEGO® sets. The Bricks of Hope charity brings joy and hope through the gift of LEGO®. Drop off your donations at the school from now until May 17th.

Read more about their mission here.

Bricks of Hope Flyer

Mark your calendars for Friday, May 24th from 11-2:00pm. The Dole is hosting a free event for families! There will be games, races, prizes, monster bubbles, sidewalk chalk art, DJ, 600 Free Cones from Julie Ann’s, food-trucks (or bring a picnic!) etc. We hope any and all District 47 families can join us for a day of fun!

Incoming kindergarten and PreK students are invited to “meet the bus” at the annual transportation open house. The event will be held Thursday, August 1, 2024, from 9am-1pm at the TJA bus garage, 1204 S. McHenry Avenue in Crystal Lake. Visit the D47 website for details. Flyer

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The Crystal Lake Police Department needs your child's help with designing the 2024 National Night Out T-shirt! They are calling on Crystal Lake 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders to submit their National Night Out t-shirt design by June 28th to Officer Stolzman at kstolzman@crystallake.org. The winning artwork will be featured on the official NNO t-shirt and handed out during the event. Learn more about National Night Out here: https://natw.org/.

A new Boundary Update page is now available on the District website. It will be regularly updated to share new information and feedback opportunities. The boundary committee met for a second time on Monday, May 13. The page will soon be updated with insights from the discussions held during that session.

5th grade teachers and school administrators have spent the last few weeks carefully reviewing their students' needs for 6th grade. Beyond Encores of Art, Family and Consumer Science, Music, Spanish, STEM, plus Band per student choice, academic courses include Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Science. For a small percentage of students, enrollment in Extended Curriculum (EC) classes for Language Arts and Math has been considered. If students are eligible for EC classes, a letter will be sent home on May 15th. Full student schedules are available in August prior to the start of school.

Please use these conversation starters to talk with your child(ren) after school at home.

1) What is your favorite memory from this school year?

2) Where would you like to go on your next family vacation?

The Dole will be a drop off point During National Foster Care Month for the month of May. Kids In Need has partnered with Toys for Tots to collect essential items for those in foster care. Please see the attached flyer for more details Clothing and Diaper Drive

Every week Hope's Church in Crystal Lake provides families with clothing. Should you find yourself in need, please seek out this wonderful resource. Hope's Closet

If you find yourself in need of a Mental Health Assessment please refer to this community resource HERE

Last Friday, May 10th, was the due date for all LMC books. If you still have any library books or classroom books at home on loan, they are now past due and need to be returned to school. If you have outstanding library fines they need to be paid ASAP.

Congratulations to Mr. Fishman! He was nominated and chosen as a grand prize winner for Lou Malnati's Teacher Appreciation Program by a South family. He will receive free pizza for a year! Mr. Fishman also earned a $250 pizza party for the South staff. Lou Malnati's honors incredible educators who make a difference in the lives of students, Mr. Fishman being one. South is very lucky to have him as part of the Sabre Cat Community! Thank you for all you do Mr. Fishman!

We are looking to add more smiling faces to the South Sabre Cat community! We currently have openings for lunch/playground supervisors for the upcoming school year. South is a wonderful place to be day in and day out and we would love to have members of the South family community join us! Should you be interested in applying, please click on the links below or forward on to interested applicants so they can apply. Click the "red apply" button in the top right corner of the job description contained within the LINK. Please call the main office if you have any questions.