News from Sundling Junior High

Happy Holidays from Sundling!

As we bid farewell to 2024, we can't believe how quickly the first half of the school year is flying by! A big thank you to our incredible staff, students, and community for making it such a success.

Winter Break and Beyond

• Winter Break: Saturday, December 21st - Sunday, January 5th
• School Resumes: Monday, January 6th
• Quarter 2 Ends: Friday, January 31st
• Quarter 2 Progress Reports: Friday, January 7th (Afternoon)

A Heartfelt Thank You

We're truly amazed by the generosity of our community! Together, we filled 2+ boxes with toys for the Palatine 2024 Toys for Tots campaign. Your kindness will bring joy to many children this holiday season.

Looking Ahead to January 2025

• Review and Reset: Take this break to review your child's progress on Infinite Campus and set new goals for the second half of the year.
• School-Wide Reboot: When we return in January, we'll be refreshing our school expectations and procedures to ensure a smooth start to the new quarter.

Wishing You a Wonderful Winter Break!

We hope you have a safe, restful, and joyous winter break. We can't wait to see you all in the new year!

#iagdtbap #sundlingstrong

Sincerely,

Jason Dietz Principal

Did you know? Daily attendance builds good habits for the future.
Tip: Create a family calendar to track school days and events. Aim for 9 or fewer absences for academic success!

District 15 provides every student with a technology learning device. We understand that unexpected challenges can arise and make it difficult. However, students are expected to:

Take Chromebooks home daily.

• At home, students are expected to use their District-issued Chromebooks for learning purposes.

• Students are responsible for securing and keeping the Chromebook and other District 15 technology that has been issued to them in good working order, including case and/or clamshell, and District-issued stylus.

• Additionally, this includes bringing charged Chromebooks to school daily. Chargers stay at home, for this nightly charging/not brought to school where they are easily lost/damaged.

• Students and their parents/guardians continue to be held accountable for the Responsible Use Contract all year.

District 15 recognizes that technology serves as a powerful tool in the classroom. With this in mind, teachers and students have access to devices that allow for content creation, collaboration, inquiry, and problem-solving.

Attachments:

Responsible Use Contract

During the months of January and February, your child will be participating in the ACCESS 2.0 or Alternate ACCESS test for the State of Illinois as required by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). These assessments measure the English language proficiency level of your child in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. All students who qualify for English language support are required to be administered this assessment regardless of whether or not they are currently receiving direct programming support or have refused services for the 2024-2025 school year.

The 30-minute kindergarten test and Alternate ACCESS test are given 1:1 and will be administered during a time that is least disruptive to your child’s schedule. Grades 1-8 will be administered the ACCESS 2.0 listening, reading, and writing assessments in groups, and the speaking assessment will be given either 1:1 or in a smaller group setting. For EL students with significant cognitive disabilities, the Alternate ACCESS for ELs is administered. In all cases, these assessments will be administered during times that are least disruptive to your child’s school schedule.

Additional information regarding the ACCESS test can be found at https://wida.wisc.edu/resources/what-access-ells. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me via email at urbanskr@ccsd15.net or phone at 847-963-3136. Thank you very much for your support of this assessment which provides us with valuable data as we design instruction to help our multilingual students develop high levels of proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing in English.

Sincerely,

Renee Urbanski

Assistant Superintendent of Multilingual Programs

D15 Wrestling & Girls Volleyball SEASON is almost here! Please SAVE THIS EMAIL for future reference. All sports information and registration links are also posted on the CCSD15 Website.

Complete Steps 1 & 2 below. BOTH are due by 1/6/2025 to be eligible.

STEP 1- REGISTRATION: Review the Information/Important Dates & Complete the registration form linked at the top of the Information Sheet. You will receive an email with a copy of your answers once the form is completed - please save this as your confirmation.

Girls Volleyball Information

Wrestling Information

STEP 2 - PHYSICAL: Make sure your child has a physical dated 12/15/23 or later, on file in the SCHOOL OFFICE. Physicals are considered current for 13 months. Please log on to Infinite Campus Family Portal to check the date of the physical currently on file. Either a Sports or Health Physical can be used. Send all physicals to your school nurse/health office.

Tryout schedules are determined and will be shared by the coaches prior to winter break.

Do you love kids and want to make a difference? The Partners for our Community (POC) is seeking two full-time Family and Community Engagement Specialists. This position will coordinate services from our community partners to foster academic success and strengthen family-community connections.

Curious? Click here and here to learn more. Contact Cristina Correa at cristinac@partnersforourcommunities.org or call 847-776-9500.

In the event of potential inclement weather on January 6th, CCSD 15 may call an “eLearning day”. Please read more about eLearning here:

https://www.ccsd15.net/our-district/departments/teaching-learning-assessment/elearning-plan

All students in grades K-8 will be bringing home devices over the upcoming Winter Break so that devices are home in the case of potential inclement weather. All devices should return to schools on Monday, January 6, 2025, after Winter Break or on the next regular in-person school day. For parents/guardians of K-2 students, please remember to return the device, case, and charger when students return to school.

Parents who transport their students to school are asked to enter the traffic circle on the south side of the school or use the parking spots located along Smith St. directly in front of the building. Please be sure to drop off your child at curbside, ensuring that they do not have to cross through moving cars. For safety reasons, the north lot in front of the school is reserved for bus loading and unloading, bike riders and parking for staff and visitors!

Students may not enter the building prior to the 7:35 AM bell unless they are participating in jazz band or choral rehearsals, working in the Learning Resource Center (LRC), attending breakfast, have a prior written pass from a teacher, or are directed to do so by a staff member due to inclement weather. Students may not wander or loiter the hallways prior to the beginning of the school day.

If you are looking for a good book to read, then stop by and check out our WRS Little Library (circle drive entrance) for some of the most popular books for adolescent readers. New titles will be added each week. Please swing by anytime, grab a book and read, and then return it when you are finished! It's that simple, no check-out needed!

We want to continue to encourage our students to read while at home, and provide opportunities to get copies of today's top books and authors!

WRS will host Homework Center for students on Mondays and Wednesdays after school from 2:15-3:45 PM. Staff will be available to supervise and support students on these designated days each week. Students will meet in the Library after school, and they will be required to sign in when they attend. Students must complete school work and follow school rules and expected behaviors during that time.

January 6- School Resumes

January 6-9- 6/7/8 Grade Girls Volleyball Tryouts

January 9- WRS PTA Chipotle Dine & Share 5:00PM-8:00 PM

January 15- D15 Board of Education Meeting 7:00pm

January 15-March 4- ACCESS Testing

January 20- No School: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

January 21- No School: Teacher Institute Day

January 22- WRS PTA Meeting 7:00pm

January 28- WRS PTA Panera Dine & Share (All Day)

January 30- 8th Grade Graduation Picture Day

January 31- Quarter 2 Ends

Walter R. Sundling Family Assistance Form

If you are someone who is in need of community resources, please fill out this form. After you have completed and submitted it, one of the social workers will reach out to assist you.

WRS Family Assistance Form

Hello families of Sundling Middle School!

Please consider joining the PTA via the link below and please stop by and say hi at our PTA table at all of the events! If you have any questions or want to volunteer for anything please reach out to me at my email address SundlingPTA@gmail.com. Let’s have a great year as our first year as a MIDDLE SCHOOL!!!!

Looking forward to meeting you all!

Ellen Dugosh

Sundling Middle School PTA President

How to Become a Sundling PTA Member!

• Sign up online at: https://sundlingpta.new.memberhub.store/store

(There is a MemberHub service change of 75¢ (Individual) and 92¢ (Household) to join online.)

If you are interested in leading an event or committee, please fill out this google form: https://forms.gle/wY6MFB4L5J415Kwp9

Everyone is also welcome to join us at any of our monthly PTA meetings in the WRS Board Room on:

• Jan 22: 7 PM
• Feb 26; 7 PM
• Mar 18; 7 PM
• Apr 16; 7 PM
• May 21; 7 PM

Whether you show your support with a membership, volunteering as a helper or with donations for a specific event, or volunteering to lead an event or committee—we hope you will join us to make this a fantastic year!

Website: www.ccsd15.net/WRS
Location: 1100 North Smith Street, Palatine, IL, USA
Phone: 847-963-3700

Email: dietzj@ccsd15.net
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wrspaladins
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wrsmspaladins/