The Patton Post
Friday, September 15th
This week your Panther/s came home with school picture ordering information. You can also order your package online by clicking https://orders.colorportraits.com/prepay/ and use School Event Code: 10025401. This is the online version of the flyer with additional step by step order information if needed.
Online ordering will be available until picture day. Questions? Email betsybalachandran@gmail.com.
Are you interested in joining a club focused on FUN and FITNESS?
If so, join Running Club!
Running club meets on Tuesdays in October (10/3, 10/10, 10/17, 10/24) from 3:35-4:30.
Each session will begin with a warm-up, 30 minutes of running at your own pace, strength & conditioning.
Huge thanks go to Mrs Goumas for being the club sponsor for this club!
Parent volunteers are VITAL to the success as they provide a safe running path. Please sign up to volunteer for at least one session if possible.
Please note: The club will not meet if it is raining.
If your 4th or 5th grader is interested in taking part in running club this fall please sign up HERE.
Once you sign up, more information about the club will be sent your way.
During the school year, we practice many safety drills with our students. In addition, classroom teachers review our emergency procedures with their students.
So far this year we have completed a Fire Drill, a Shelter in Place and a Lockdown Drill. Our Fire Drill and Lockdown Drill were both carried out with members of the AHFD and AHPD in attendance.
The remaining drills for the year are as follows:
FIRE DRILL
- Tuesday, September 19th
- Thursday, October 5th (with the AHFD)
LOCKDOWN DRILL
- Spring Date - TBD
BUS EVACUATION DRILL
- Tuesday, October 17th
- Spring Date TBD
The ABC/25 Foundation is excited to launch the 2023-24 school year! We have an array of thrilling developments in store, and it all begins with the unveiling of our fresh, redesigned logo and new slogan, "GRANTING INSPIRATION TO FORWARD EDUCATION"
We invite you to join ABC/25 Foundation and make an impact on District 25 student learning. Your support ensures that we can continue to provide students with projects and programs that foster innovation, creativity, and excellence.
Become an ABC/25 Foundation Member by donating $40.00 or more HERE.
Membership must be renewed annually.
One donation per family.
Each family membership is applied towards all schools your children attend.
If you're curious to learn more about the ABC/25 Foundation or are eager to get involved by volunteering on our committee, we invite you to attend an informative meeting at the Arlington Ale House on September 20th. Please RSVP here: https://forms.gle/UY2zVaGcvKpF4Lsw6
Join us in our journey to support and enhance education in our community!
Make sure to explore our revamped website www.abc25.org and follow ABC/25 of Facebook and Instagram for all of our latest updates!
As mentioned earlier in this Post, our Signup Genius link will go live a bit earlier this year to give everyone more time to schedule their conferences. This coming Sunday, September 17th at 7pm you will receive an email with the signup link where you will be able to select times with your child/ren's teacher(s).
Conferences are always a great way for you to spend some one on one time with your child/ren's classroom teacher and to understand how your students are progressing this year.
Please note that school will NOT be in session on these dates.
If you haven’t joined the PTA for the 2022-2023 school year, please consider doing so!!
Annual PTA membership is only $12 and can easily be completed through the School District 25 Online store! Click here to Join the Patton PTA
As a Patton PTA member, you will have access to the Patton Student DirectorySpot App, which is useful for planning birthday parties, carpools, and playdates. The office is not allowed to divulge any private information and students are not allowed to hand out party invites at school so Directory Spot really is an incredibly handy app for you to have access to.
Your PTA membership gives you discounts at different retailers (see www.pta.org/benefits for details). You are also a member of the National PTA, which advocates for the safety, education, and well-being of our children.
Questions? Please e-mail ahpattonptamembership@gmail.com
Grades 1 through 5 are allowed to bring in a snack to enjoy during the school day. It is District 25 policy that snacks be limited to a fruit or a vegetable in its own skin. We kindly ask that you please do not send in any crackers, chips, cookies, etc for snack time. These items can be included with their lunch.
We appreciate all of our drivers who have done an excellent job following the arrival and dismissal procedures. We are all adjusting to our new routines with construction this year, and we appreciate everyone’s patience, cooperation, and understanding. We would like to remind everyone to please adhere to traffic signs around the school.
A community member stopped by to share that he has noticed cars exiting our parking lot at a high speed going south on Patton Avenue and ignoring the stop sign that is at Patton Avenue and Maude. He was expressing concern due to the number of walkers and bikers he sees in the neighborhood. Please do note that there is a stop sign and please follow the speed limit. Some of our students and their younger siblings are small and may not be easily visible while you are driving. We have requested the support of the Arlington Heights Police Department to help monitor this area for safety and they have assisted us in putting in a request with the forestry department to trim any trees that may be impacting visibility of the stop sign. Thank you so much for helping to keep all our students safe.
Parents whose children are exiting Door 10, on Patton Avenue. Our crossing guard has shared that some students are choosing to cross in the middle of the street rather than walking to the corner and crossing with the assistance of the crossing guard. Please have a conversation with your children and remind them to cross only at the corner with the crossing guard. There is a huge shortage district-wide of crossing guards and we are very fortunate to have this intersection staffed.
For CAP parents who are dropping off or picking up close to our arrival and dismissal times, please be mindful that our parking lot is drive through only during arrival and dismissal to allow for a steady flow of traffic. Our traffic dismissal line typically finishes around 3:45. At that time we begin walking any remaining students inside to call home and check on their rides.
If you are picking up from CAP after 3:45, you are able to park and exit your vehicle as long as the pick up lane has cleared out. If you need to pick up your child before 3:45, please consider having them exit the building with the other students and picking them up in the car pick up lane. If it is a last-minute change, please know that you can call the front office, and we will relay the message to your child.
CAP Parents should also know that we do not allow access to other parts of our school when you are dropping off and picking up students. For the safety and security of the building and all students and staff, please only remain in the Commons area when dropping off and picking up. Students know that classrooms are not accessible to them before school and that after school they may only return for forgotten items until 3:45. After that the school building is not accessible to students and parents. Please encourage responsibility as we do the same at school.
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