SCH Weekly

Dear SCH Family,

As we enter into the Thanksgiving season, one thing I’m especially grateful for are the people who makeup SCH and devote their lives to helping the children who attend our schools. Without your continued efforts, many lives would suffer and children might not have the bright futures they do now. It is because of many of you that children are experiencing victory over their life circumstances. Collectively we do make a difference and that is something to be thankful for.

-Scott

Ms. McCauley is the ACC’s Collision Repair and Refinish Technology Instructor and has once again been recognized at the SEMA Conference in Las Vegas. SEMA is the Specialty Equipment Market Association and holds its annual conference each November. Melissa Marscin, Director of Operation & Administration of CREF – or Collision Repair Education Foundation – awarded Samantha with a $2,500 CARSTAR School Grant on Tuesday, November 5th. She gladly accepted on behalf of the Hammond Area Career Center and we are SO proud of her!

This Thursday – November 14th – we will be serving our traditional Thanksgiving lunch menu! If you are looking for the best lunch meal-deal in town we hope you’ll consider joining us for lunch on Thursday!

Have you ever wondered if a dog can climb a tree, or about your bad dream last night, or what the animals have to eat or why it gets cold outside? If you have, then you’re not alone. These are some of the things that Head Start students have wondered about on Wonder Wednesdays. At drop-off time on Wednesdays, each student’s adult asks the student what he/she wonders about and then writes the wonder on a wonder cloud. The completed wonder cloud then gets posted on the classroom’s Wonder Wednesday board. Teaching staff follow up with the students to help find answers to and/or have a conversation about the wonders. These interactions not only increase the knowledge base of students, but also foster a development of trust and convey to students that their questions, wonders, ideas, etc. are important. What will you wonder about this Wednesday?

This enrollment is your annual opportunity to enroll, waive and modify benefit elections for the January 1st through December 31st benefit plan year. The newly requested, approved plan elections will become effective 1/1/2020.

Without a qualifying life event, your next opportunity to add, change or remove coverage will be during the 2021 Open Enrollment.

WHO COMPLETES ENROLLMENT?
ALL employees must complete the enrollment process before 11:59 PM (EST) on November 22, 2019.

HOW DO I COMPLETE ENROLLMENT?

Enroll Independently from anywhere – using a WIFI enabled computer, tablet or mobile device. To begin the enrollment process, login using the steps below:

1. Go to: https://aflacatwork.com/enroll
2. Enter your 9 digit Social Security Number as your “Employee ID”
3. Enter PIN –your 6 digit PIN is the last 4 digits of your SSN, then the last 2 of your birth year (i.e. 999975)

Enroll with Onsite Assistance

Representatives from Steele Benefits will spend time at each location during Open Enrollment. Visit/enroll with Steele on your building’s enrollment date(s) – no appointment needed.

WHAT INFO IS NEEDED FOR ENROLLMENT?

1. Dependent Information – name(s), date(s) of birth
2. Beneficiary Information – name(s), date(s) of birth

Please make sure to gather personal information before you enroll.

Final benefit elections must be submitted before 11:59 PM (EST) on November 22nd.

Join the first Preschool Roadshow with specialists from Special Education, Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment. We will also have Research Associate Sally Reed-Crawford and the Director of the Early Childhood Center out of IU Bloomington, Michael Conn-Powers.

Date: December 6th
Time: 9:00-3:15 (registration will start at 8:30)

Admission: FREE! (60 capacity)

Location: Crown Point Learning Center, 130 Harrington Street, Crown Point

Session will include:

• Directory and DEC Recommended practices
• Tableau, LRE Guidance, IDC LRE coding site
• Transition (codes, informed decision, monitoring)
• Early Learning Foundations Guidance
• Learn the Signs Act Early
• Pre-K Expansion
• Social Emotional Learning
• ISPROUT

Register on the IDOE website under Special Education Announcements

Please remind your students and parents to complete the PowerSchool registration process and parent portal accounts!

PowerSchool Registration

PowerSchool Registration - English
PowerSchool Registration - Spanish

PowerSchool Parent Portal

https://sch.powerschool.com/public/home.html

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) solicited input from bus drivers on the Proper Use of Safety Belts on School Buses. This study will be analyzed and shared with school districts to assist in making decisions on policy regarding seat belt usage on school buses. The SCH Transportation department provided an opportunity for drivers to participate. Participants were entered into a raffle, with the winner being Ms. Deborah Jones. Congratulations to Ms. Jones and thanks to all that participated!

Monday, November 11th

• Edison ES - Food Drive begins (ends on November 15th)
• Edison ES - Veterans Breakfast
• Edison ES - Cheerleading - 3:15 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.
• Hess ES - “Make it a Good Night Monday” live read aloud on Facebook - 7 p.m.
• O'Bannon ES - Cardinal Coffee & Conversation with Superintendent Miller - 9:30 a.m.
• Whiting MS 8th grade Basketball @ Clark MS/HS - 5 p.m.

Tuesday, November 12th

• Administration Center - Public Work Session - 6 p.m.
• Edison ES - Chess - 3:25 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Edison ES - Chorus - 3:15 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.
• Edison ES - Soccer - 3:15 p.m. to 5 p.m.
• Eggers MS 8th grade Basketball @ Clark MS/HS - 5 p.m.
• Irving ES - Parent Volunteer Training - 9:15 a.m.
• Lake Station Basketball @ Morton HS - 5:30 p.m.
• Morton HS - Senior Portraits - 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• O'Bannon ES - Art Club - 3:15 p.m.

Wednesday, November 13th

• Clark MS/HS - PTSA Meeting - 4:30 p.m. (Use door B)
• Clark MS/HS - Coffee with the Principal - 5 p.m. (Use door B)
• Edison ES - Cheerleading - 3:15 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.
• Edison ES - Head Start Side by Side & PACT Parent Workshop
• Edison ES - Girl Scouts - 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
• Franklin ES - Advisory Council Meeting - 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
• Franklin ES - Reading Side-by-Side (During Reading blocks)
• Hess ES - enVision Math Professional Development - 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Morton HS - ISTEP Practice Test
• O'Bannon ES - Side-by-Side Day
  
• O'Bannon ES - PTA Meeting - 3:30 p.m.
  

Thursday, November 14th

• Administration Center - Executive Session - 5:30 p.m.
• Clark MS/HS Basketball @ River Forest - 5:30 p.m.
• Edison ES - Brownies & Daises - 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
• Edison ES - Head Start Parent/Teacher Conferences
  
• Edison ES - Soccer - 3:15 p.m. to 5 p.m.
• Hess ES - Family Forum with Frank Mrvan - 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
• Irving ES - Parent Zumba class - 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. (Dress with comfortable clothing!)
• Morton HS - Insurance Open Enrollment - Room 301
• Morton HS Basketball @ Lowell - 5:30 p.m.
• O'Bannon ES - Chess - 3:15 p.m.
  
• O'Bannon ES - Volleyball - 3:15 p.m.
• Scott MS Basketball @ Clark MS/HS - 5 p.m.
• Wallace ES - Family Literacy Night - 3:45 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Friday, November 15th

• Edison ES - Basketball - 3:15 p.m. to 5 p.m.
• Hess ES - Coffee Cart Friday
• Lincoln ES - Major Saver Limo Ride/Pizza Party 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
• Lincoln ES - Pre-school Side-by-Side
• Lincoln ES - Open Enrollment onsite

Saturday, November 16th

• Administration Center - Special Board Meeting - 10 a.m.
• Morton HS Basketball @ Crown Point - 5:30 p.m.
• Whiting HS Basketball @ Clark MS/HS - 5:30 p.m.

We unveiled our new Sensory Path in one of our hallways on November 6. Students will be able to use this area when they need to refocus, release energy, or practice self-regulation when their emotions are high. A team of staff members completed the project over Fall Break so that it could be used when students returned.

Scott Scorpions are very excited that Isaac Moore from PATH (Positive Approach to Teen Health) has begun implementing the LivTru mentoring program with our students. The program will run every Wednesday for the remainder of the school year. Each week, Mr. Moore will be working with our scholars on leadership skills, college and career readiness, and building positive relationships. Our scholars were very engaged and are very excited to be part of such an amazing program!

Thank you Mr. Moore for your continued support of our scholars!

An update from the Superintendent is distributed at the beginning of the week.

View previous weekly updates from Mr. Miller here.

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