The Weekly Cat Tales
January 16th
Make Good Choices and Choose Kind!!!
Important Dates☑️
January 17th-26th: NWEA MAP Testing
January 23rd: Let's Celebrate D123
February 1st: BPAC Meeting (see flyer Below) 6:00-7:30pm at Kolmar School
February 6th: 100th Day of School Celebration
February 7th: Late Start
Lunch Next Week🍽️
🆕What's New🆕
NWEA Map Testing💻
Our District Window for MAP testing is 1/9-1/26. Grade level teams will be determining the days they will be administering these assessments. Please look for information from your child's teacher regarding dates. Note that if classes were scheduled today, teachers will be modifying dates previous shared.
Morning Drop Off🚘
At 8:10 am, the Covington teachers are outside and ready to accept your children that come through the driveway. You must pull up to the teachers to let your students out.
Drivers: PLEASE STAY IN YOUR CAR!!!! THE TEACHERS WILL HELP UNLOAD YOUR CHILD
Getting out of your car to help unload your child is a danger to yourself and others AND slows down the process of getting our kids into school. There are plenty of teachers outside to help with this process.
At 8:35 am, the doors close PROMPTLY!!!! At this time, I ask that you park on the street and walk your child into the school if you are running late. I understand that mornings can get hectic. However, we continue to have people stop in the drop-off lane to come inside, which causes a backup of others trying to get through.
Let's Celebrate D123 on Tuesday, January 23🎈
Please wear your Covington Spirit Wear or any D123 Spirit Wear on Tuesday, January 23rd.
Yearbook Purchases📖
Don't miss out on a year of memories!
Please use the link below to purchase your 2023-2024 yearbook. If you have not purchased a yearbook in the past you will be asked to create an account. The yearbooks are about $22 depending on the modifications you choose for your yearbook.
SABERS😀
Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123 utilizes systems of academic and social-emotional support linked directly to the assessed needs of our students. Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) provide all students with timely and targeted interventions based on the results of universal screening tools in reading, math, and behavior. Universal screening helps school staff to determine which students may be academically or behaviorally “at risk.”
The Illinois State Board of Education has adopted learning standards for children’s social and emotional development in addition to academic standards that already exist for each grade. All Illinois schools are responsible for teaching children how to manage their emotions, get along with others, and make good decisions.
To help assess our students' social-emotional needs, we use a district-wide social-emotional screener three times per year in grades K-8. Students whose scores fall below a specific cut-off may need targeted behavior support. Universal screening refines and strengthens our efforts to help our students succeed by allowing us to take positive and preventative measures as early as possible.
The Social, Academic, and Emotional Behavior Risk Screener (SAEBRS) focuses on the academic engagement behaviors of students. Teachers complete the SAEBRS, and the results will provide identified students with social skills interventions and support to help them engage positively in learning. As with our academic screenings, you will be notified if your student is selected for participation in an intervention program. Please contact your child’s teacher if you have questions about your child’s participation.
Thank you for your willingness to assist Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123 in building a student support system linked directly to data. This will ensure that each of our students has the opportunity to receive the assistance they need to achieve academic and social-emotional success. Please do not hesitate to contact the school social worker, counselor, or your child’s teacher if you have any questions.
To view the PDF from District Office, please click the link below.
BPAC Meetings😎
Please join us at Kolmar school on February 1st at 6:00pm. The meeting will be held at Kolmar School. We will be having a conversation with Mr. Ferney Ramirez from The Family First FHF Productions.
**Children are welcome!***
🍎PTO Update🍎
Contact Us✉️
Any questions? Please contact Barbie Dorencz at covingtonschoolpto@gmail.com.