Mrs. Grice, Dean of Students

Mrs. Knuth, Nurse

Mrs. Hickey, Family Engagement

Mrs. Mowen, Outreach

Mrs. Fones and Ms. Patch, Front Office Assistants

Email: kcoate@galesburg205.org
Website: https://steele.galesburg205.org/
Location: 1480 West Main Street, Galesburg, IL, USA
Phone: (309)973-2016
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/steele205/
X: @wearesteele

Instagram: @205steelestars

The first quarter at Steele has flown by. The staff and students here work hard each day, and I am so excited to see the academic and social and emotional growth we can make together this year.

Again, teachers will share report cards and Fall benchmarking assessments at parent teacher conferences. Conferences are being held on October 23rd and October 29th. Please make sure that you reach out to your child's teacher if you have not scheduled yet, or if you forget your time.

I would like to invite you to the Trunk or Treat night this year that will be held at Galesburg Junior Senior High School on Sunday, October 27th from 5 to 7 p.m. Along with the trunk or treat, the Stakeholder Engagement Committee will have hot dogs, chips, and drinks for families in attendance. If you are available, please join us and meet and greet your school families at this event which always seems to have a wonderful turnout!

Below is the plan for our Red Ribbon Spirit Week at the end of October. For costumes, please remember:

• Costumes must not interfere with learning for the school day
• No masks
• No blood or pretend weapons

This second quarter will go by just as quickly. Please make sure to check all of the dates below so that you are prepared.

• Oct. 21st - Band and Choir Concert at Steele
• Oct 22nd - First grade field trip to Bettendorf Children's Museum
• Oct 23rd - Parent Teacher Conferences
• Oct 24th - Fire Prevention Presentation
• Oct 29th - Picture Retake Day and Parent Teacher Conferences
• Oct 31st - Monthly Behavior Incentive and Fall classroom parties
• Nov 3rd - Daylight Saving Time ends
• Nov 4th - PTO Meeting 5:30 pm
• Nov 5th - No School Election Day
• Nov 7th - Steele Family Reading Night 5:30 - 7:00 pm
• Nov 11th - No School Veterans Day
• Nov 26th - Monthly Behavior Incentive
• Nov 27 - 29th - No School Thanksgiving
• Dec 2nd - PTO Meeting 5:30 pm
• Dec 20th - 1 hour early dismissal, End of 2nd Quarter
• Dec 21 - Jan 6th - No School Winter Break

We appreciate your partnership with the staff at Steele to make our school community strong.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Coate

Report Cards are now available in Skyward. Log on to see how your child performed on each of the standards. As a reminder, we use a scoring system of 1 to 4.

4: Exceeding on State/District Standards (I'm working on a higher level. I'm working above grade level. I can explain how to do this. I can teach others.)

3: Meeting on State/District Standards (I am right where I need to be. I am working at the expected level. I am working at grade level. I make a few or no mistakes. I can show how I understand.)

2: Developing on State/District Standards (I am starting to understand. Sometimes I need help or an example. I'm almost there. With a little more practice I'll get it.)

1: Beginning on State/District Standards (I am starting to learn this. I can't do it by myself yet. I will work with the teacher and friends. I should practice at home too.)

Kindergarten

First Grade

Second Grade

Third Grade

Fourth Grade

Take a look at the "Family Strong" website for more resources for home Family Strong

We are in need of some donated items to go with the Lagondola sandwiches PTO is purchasing for parent teacher conference dinners. Please reach out to Mrs. Shinn, PTO President, ashinn@galesburg205.org , if you have any questions and feel free to share with others.

We are getting close to our next #Shinein205 awards! Help us recognize someone who has gone above and beyond for the students in #205! #Thisis205

Click the link to nominate: https://forms.gle/5vV1qBzhPNzyXSyw6

We had several pups come through the Kiss-n-Go line during arrival and dismissal to get their pup cup! We plan to repeat this fun event again this school year.

Our kindergarteners and second graders were able to learn about the milking process, the importance of dairy foods in a healthy diets, animal care and food safety practices on a dairy farm, and much more. This was brought to us free of charge from the SouthWest SouthLand Dairy Farmers. They demonstrated how to milk a cow, described how milk goes from the farm to the consumer, and then answered questions from the audience. See the Mobile Dairy Classroom video

Mrs. Gummerson took her classes outside to work on a mosaic chalk designs.

The Carl Sandburg College Hispanic-Latino Student Association visited Steele. They highlighted famous people and the flags from many of the Spanish speaking countries. The college students also taught our Steele Stars a few words in Spanish and the dance to the song, Macarena. We are so thankful for our partnership with Anthony Law and Carl Sandburg College!

Hip, Hip, Hooray! You have won breakfast at Judy's Cafe! We are so fortunate to partner with Judy's Family Cafe in Galesburg for our weekly attendance prizes. Judy graciously donates a free breakfast to each one of our winners every week! Teachers will pick one student per week that has been at school all week long and has shown up ready to learn.

Judy's Family Cafe 1195 N. Broad Street, Galesburg https://www.facebook.com/judysfamilycafe

Congratulations to our weekly attendance winners!

September 30 - October 4, 2024

Congratulations to our students that were nominated by their bus driver for showing safety on the bus!

September 30 - October 4, 2024

Congratulations to our students that were recognized for following our Steele Star behavior expectations.

September 30 - October 4, 2024

All meetings are held at Steele in the library. Meetings run from 5:30 - 6:30 PM and are typically on the first Monday of the month.

A Google Meet will be set up for those of you that want to attend but cannot be in person.

Video call link: https://meet.google.com/jms-yjdu-agj

Or dial: ‪(US) +1 678-487-9512‬ PIN: ‪356 280 867‬#

Quarter 1: August 8 - October 11, 2024

Quarter 2: October 14 - December 20, 2024

Quarter 3: January 6 - March 14, 2025

Quarter 4: March 17 - May 21, 2025*

*unless emergency days are needed

How do we grade at the elementary level? We use a standards-based report card instead of a report card with letter grades. Elementary report cards are issued at the end of each grading period. They are intended to give an evaluation of the scholastic achievement and work habits of each child. Parents should examine all cards carefully since each child is rated not only on academic progress, but also progress in development of social attitudes and work habits.

We use a 4,3,2,1 system to assess a student's mastery of standards.

4 = Exceeding State and District Standards

3 = Meeting State and District Standards

2 = Approaching State and District Standards

1 = Not Meeting State and District Standards