Carlock Corner - Special edition

Thursday, Feb. 6: Early Release Day

Tuesday, Feb. 25; Free dental clinic for Carlock students @ Carlock

Monday, Feb. 17: Presidents' Day: No School

Tuesday, Feb. 18: No School

Just a reminder: Please help your child get to school each day and be on time. We have important things happening in class starting with the very first thing. Often they are things students don’t want to miss. We understand students might be sick and need to stay home. However, if they are healthy, please make every effort to get them to school.

Please remember, you need to call the attendance line if your child will miss a day of school:

309-557-4461

The State of Illinois defines Chronic Absenteeism as missing 10% or more of a school year, regardless of the reason for the absence. As of Jan. 29, we had 100 days of school completed, missing ten days would represent 10% of the school year. Attendance letters are part of the Unit 5 District Attendance Procedures and are sent for excused and unexcused absences. I understand that some or all of student absences may have occurred due to illness.

We appreciate everyone following the Unit 5 guidelines, which recommend keeping students home if they have vomited, have a fever, or have diarrhea, even if you can't produce a doctor's note. When we review attendance for truancy purposes, we consider any instances of illness that a parent called in, students who were sent home due to sickness and required to stay home until symptoms have stopped for 24 hours, and any doctor's notes we have received. Please know that children must attend school consistently when they are not ill.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding attendance letters, please don't hesitate to contact me at your convenience. We appreciate your continued support in ensuring your child's success and look forward to partnering with you to provide the best educational experience possible.

We are informing you of a change regarding sack lunches sent home with students on early dismissal days. Due to increased cost of labor and food prices, we will begin charging for sack lunches on early dismissal days.

Effective February 6, 2025, we will begin charging students' food service accounts for the purchase of sack lunch on early dismissal days. The sack lunch will be $2.00 for paid meal eligibility, $0.40 for reduced meal eligibility and $0 to free meal eligibility students.

The sack lunch will consist of a:

• Pillsbury Mini Cinnis

• Hard boiled egg

• String cheese

• Baby Carrots

• Banana

• Choice of milk

Carlock Sign up for Early Release Sack Lunch: Sign Up

Please take a moment to order your student yearbook for the 24-25 SY. Orders are due by Feb. 28, 2025.

Yearbook order link

Grove Elementary is having an event in honor of Amy Burns Moore. This event involves opportunities for people to play Pickleball and also Kickball. Students in Elementary and Jr. High can put together a kickball team of up to 11 players.

Carlock Public Library Upcoming Events

Please call the library or check our website for more information about these programs!

Tuesday, Feb. 4, 1:30 pm: Book Club (adults)

Thursdays, Feb. 6, 13, 20, & 27, 9:30 am: Story Time (ages 5 and under)

Thursday, Feb. 13, 4:30-5:30 pm: Pages & Paws - Sign-up form

Tuesday, Feb. 25, 5:15-6 pm: Harry Potter Club (ages 8 and above) - Sign-up form

Thursday, Feb. 27, 5:30-6:30 pm: Bad Art Night (all ages) - Sign-up form

Carlock Fire & Rescue Club (your local volunteers that respond when you call 911) is having their annual pancake and sausage breakfast every Sunday in February from 7am-1pm at the community building right behind the school/next to the fire department!

"$8 gets you all-you-can-eat pancakes served with sausage, eggs, and your choice of drink! We have a raffle as well with items from t-shirts and gift cards to a 55" TV and a Blackstone griddle! All proceeds from breakfast and the raffle go towards our gear and equipment to keep us safe and better serve you and the rest of the community when an emergency arises! We thank you for your continued support."----

Please follow our Carlock Twitter @CarlockEagles, Instagram @ carlockeagles_5, and our new Facebook Page - Carlock Eagles Principal Page to showcase all the wonderful teaching and learning happening in our school.

The Carlock Corner will be sent throughout the school year for families to stay updated with Carlock happenings.

Email: fitzgeke@unit5.org
Website: https://carlock.unit5.org/
Location: 301 W Washington St, Carlock, IL, USA
Phone: 309-557-4412

Carlock Cell Phone: 309-989-2643 (text or call) use after 2:30pm if no one answers main line
Facebook: Carlock Eagles Principal Page
Twitter: @Carlockeagles