The Ludwig Ledger

I would like to take this opportunity to welcome all of our students and staff back from winter break. I hope everyone had time to disconnect from the daily grind, recharge, and make some wonderful memories with family and friends during the holidays. Here’s to a healthy and happy 2025!

As we look ahead on the calendar, there are lots of events to be excited about! In the coming weeks and months, be on the lookout for more information to be released about this year's St. Baldrick's Podcast-a-Thon and Open Gym Social, Ludwig's Career Day, Ludwig's Variety Show, the 4th Grade Musical, Choir/Band Concerts, and our Family Night. Add in our yearly IAR state testing (April) and ISA testing for 5th graders (March), and the second half year is certainly going to fly by.

In addition to a wide range of extracurricular programming, we're looking forward to continuing to challenge our students academically in the new year. With the continued use of best instructional practices, rigorous and relevant learning experiences, and the infusion of meaningful technology usage at school will not only help us prepare our students for success this year, but for many years to come. We know our students are up for the challenge and, as always, we appreciate your support in your child's educational journey.

That said, please continue to remain in contact with your child's teacher regarding his/her academic progress during the second semester. The Ludwig Virtual Backpack is a great way to remain in the loop with events happening across the district, and our FaceBook page continues to highlight happenings at the school. As always, if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to your child's teacher or Ludwig's main office.

Sincerely,

Mr. Kulik

Jan. 6th - Teacher Institute Day (NO SCHOOL)

Jan. 7th - Classes Resume

Jan 7th - 17th - PFA Penny Wars

Jan. 8th - Ludwig Spirit Day (Sports Day)

Jan. 14th - 16th - Winter FastBridge Benchmarking

Jan. 20th - MLK Jr. Day (NO SCHOOL)

Jan. 21st - 28th - ACCESS Testing for EL Students

Jan 21st. - January BOE Meeting @ Ludwig School at 7pm

Jan 24th - Trimester 2 - Midterm

Jan. 28th - 5th Grade Band Concert @ Ludwig School at 7pm (Doors Open at 6:30pm)

Jan. 31st - Ludwig Career Day

Jan. 31st - Trimester 2 - Midterm Grades Available in PowerSchool

On January 14th, 15th, and 16th, all 4th and 5th grade students will complete winter FastBridge benchmarking assessments in the subjects of ELA and Math. Please encourage your child to get a good night sleep and eat a healthy breakfast before coming to school on these testing days. Also, please ensure they bring their fully charged iPad back to school each morning.

We look forward to celebrating all of our students' accomplishments and growth on these assessments, from the beginning of the year. Our classroom teachers and support service providers will meet after the testing window has concluded to ensure all students are receiving the appropriate instruction and supports here at school. FastBridge Parent Reports will be made available to families, after the conclusion of testing.

Ludwig's EL teacher, Mrs. Natalie Nelson, will be administering this year's ACCESS test to all of Ludwig's EL students during the window of January 21st - January 28th. The results from the ACCESS test will be used to help our staff make decisions about how to best facilitate our students' English academic language development. Students' scores reflect proficiency levels ranging from Level 1 (Entering) to Level 6 (Reaching).

Test scores can be used for a variety of purposes:

2) For accountability purposes.

3) As a measure to make reclassification decisions about whether a student can exit English language support services.

4) To support decisions about placing students into appropriate classes or groups for instruction and instructional planning.

5) To show the progress students have made.

If your child receives EL services and you have questions about the ACCESS test, results, or score reports (when available) please don't hesitate to reach out to Mrs. Nelson.

Don't miss out on your opportunity to order this year's Will County School District 92 2024-2025 Yearbook! The flyer below with ordering information can also be found in Ludwig's Virtual Backpack. The deadline for purchase is April 4th, 2025.

Ludwig's 4th and 5th Grade Choir members put on a very festive concert in December, to a packed house of family and friends! Way to go to all of our singers!

Take a quick listen to their renditions of....

4th Grade Choir - Run Rudolph Run - https://drive.google.com/file/d/18Q30myctDV9sMvZNSLVqJQZxom9Z8pGG/view?usp=sharing

5th Grade Choir - Peppermint Winter -
https://drive.google.com/file/d/18NI_FYhjrXQZ9JWKRbb88EmqyWi1byxk/view?usp=sharing

Click on the 4th grade and 5th grade pictures below for highlights from this year's bowling field trips to Strike and Spare II. Students were able to showcase all that they learned during their bowling unit in PE class, as well as have a little holiday fun!

A special THANK YOU goes out to our wonderful room parents for helping with this year's winter classroom parties. We couldn't have done it without your help!

For snapshots from all 14 room parties across the school, please click the "Holiday Party" image.