Spartan Weekly Update

Happy Weekend Spartan Families:

We are wishing you a great weekend with 1 extra hour of sleep! Before you head into your family time and weekend schedule, please take a moment to check Skyward Family Access for your child's Quarter 1 Report Card. If you have any report card questions or concerns, please reach out to your child's teacher(s) next week.

As a reminder, we are off on Tuesday for the Election Day Holiday, but we are in session on Friday for Veterans Day.

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Elyssa's Mission

As a reminder, next week our students will be participating in the Elyssa's Mission SOS Program for depression awareness and suicide prevention. Please check your email for detailed information. Should you not want your child to participate in the program, please click here to "Opt-Out".

For Reference:
11/7 = 8th Grade Elyssa's Mission Program
11/9 = 7th Grade Elyssa's Mission Program
11/10 = 6th Grade Elyssa's Mission Program

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Have a wonderful weekend!

#SMSPride

Chris Cybulski, Principal

Marie Zlotnikov, Associate Principal

Ginger Logemann, Coordinator for Student Services

Extracurricular Activities Calendar

Click Here for Access to Our Extracurricular Calendar (Note: This calendar is live, so changes and updates will be made throughout the school year).

Please note that there is NO SCHOOL on Tuesday, November 8th due to Election Day (a State of Illinois holiday for schools) and there IS SCHOOL next Friday, November 11th. This is a change from previous years where we may have had Veterans Day off, because the state had not mandated that Election Day was a non-attendance day.

November 4 - Quarter 1 Grades in Skyward Family Access

November 8 - NO SCHOOL (Election Day)

November 11 - School is in session (Veterans Day)

November 21 - Conferences (Evening)

November 22 - No School/Conferences (8am-3pm)

November 23-25 - Thanksgiving Break

Special Lunch Orders

Beginning Monday, November 7, Special Lunch orders for December 5th--March 3rd can be placed. Click Here to visit the Lunch Solutions Site.

DoorDash & Other Food Deliveries

We have noticed an uptick in lunch delivery orders for students. While we understand that circumstances occasionally necessitate a last minute lunch delivery, we kindly ask that you make every effort to avoid scheduling lunch delivers to Shepard. In the event you do need to use a service to deliver a lunch, we ask that you contact our office to alert us to the delivery. Out of an abundance of caution, for safety reasons, we do not want students meeting drivers at the main entrance to collect their food.

Welcome to the 2022-2023 school year! Our names are Mrs. Wilmot, Ms. Seiden and Mrs. O’Brien and we are the counselors/social worker at Shepard Middle School. We are here to: listen to student’s concerns about academic, social or emotional issues, help students process their feelings/problems, teach/practice skills involving coping, executive functioning (time management, organization, study skills, etc.), anxiety management, and social skills, deliver classroom lessons on social emotional topics, and refer students to outside mental health resources for additional support. Students are free to stop by our office (room 101) or email us if they would like to set up a time to connect. We also run a weekly lunch bunch for every grade level on Thursdays.

Meghan Wilmot, Counselor

mmcdonough@dps109.org

847-948-0620 x 5104

Erica O’Brien, Counselor

eobrien@dps109.org

847-948-0620 x513

Tara Seiden, Social Worker

tseiden@dps109.org

Spartan Counseling Corner

Our 3rd annual Food & Supply Drive benefiting the West Deerfield Township Food Pantry starts on Monday. Collections will be taken at all six schools the week of November 7-11. The food pantry has kindly asked that NO CANS be donated, but they appreciate the following:

Note: A collection bin will be in the main lobby

As a reminder; if your child is presenting with COVID-19 symptoms, we will be continuing to accept home test results via our website. Here is the link to submit your child’s home test results (please select your child’s school from the drop down menu). If you have any questions or concerns about your ability to access home tests during the school year please reach out to Joanna Ford at jford@dps109.org.