Red Raider Review: Family Edition
Earlville CUSD 9 Week of Dec. 16, 2024 - Dec. 20, 2024
From the 6-12 Principal's Office
Theme For The Year: Be a Strength Spotter, Not a Deficit Detector
A strength spotter emphasizes building on existing strengths, while a deficit detector identifies and focuses on weaknesses. Find the strengths in yourself and others!
As the holiday season approaches, I want to take a moment to express my heartfelt gratitude for the trust and partnership you’ve shown our school throughout the year. It has been a wonderful journey of learning, growth, and community, and I am truly grateful to lead such a dedicated and vibrant group of students, staff, and families.
Christmas is a time to reflect on the blessings in our lives, celebrate with loved ones, and look forward to the opportunities a new year brings. Here at Earlville, we are blessed by the enthusiasm and resilience of our students, the dedication of our teachers, and the unwavering support from you—their families. Together, we create a community that nurtures not only academic excellence but also kindness, respect, and compassion.
As we head into this festive season, I hope you find time to relax, enjoy cherished traditions, and create new memories with your loved ones. Let’s all take this opportunity to recharge so we can return in the new year ready to achieve great things together.
On behalf of the entire Earlville JH/HS staff, I wish you and your family a Merry Christmas, joyful holidays, and a happy and healthy New Year!
Warm regards,
Mrs. Fruit
Principal, Earlville JH/HS
Specific Grade Level News
Junior High Only
High School Only
BOTH Junior High and High School
REMINDER: EARLY OUT FRIDAY@ 1:30-NO IVVC THAT DAY
The next date for the Blood Drive at the Lutheran Church will be Monday, January 6, 2025 from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Please take time for schedule an appointment or let Mary Sons know if you need help. The Blood Drive at the High School on 10/26 acquired over 30 pints. This is great. Please help our drives to continue to increase. Mary Sons 815-414-3241
PTA NEWS
-Dec. 17th - Secret Santa Shopping
Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100075484590137
PDF's from your daily announcements
Coming up...
December:
19 K-5 Elementary Winter Program @ 1:30pm- There will be no early dismissal after the program is done due to safety reasons. All students will be released at 3:08 pm.
20 K-5 Christmas Room Parties - 12:45pm
Early Dismissal/No IVVC - 1:30pm
End of 2nd Quarter
23- 31 No School/IVVC - Christmas Break
D2E Snapshot- Mrs. Harness
Weekly reminders…
- Starting on 10/21 if you have a failing grade in any class you will loose the privilege of having your phone at lunch. I will make sure to send the reminder in an email to you and your parent, but I wanted to give you a heads up.
- Make sure you are turning in your advisory sheet to the basket outside my office by Friday at 3pm. I am keeping track of them and making notes on them for you.
- Homework Hall has started! Please make sure you are also using the JH Homework document. If you are interested in more information, please get in touch with Mrs. Vulcani at svulcani@earlville9.org
The next date for the Blood Drive at the Lutheran Church will be Monday, January 6, 2025 from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Please take time for schedule an appointment or let Mary Sons know if you need help. The Blood Drive at the High School on 10/26 acquired over 30 pints. This is great. Please help our drives to continue to increase. Mary Sons 815-414-3241
IVVC STUDENTS: Just a reminder, you are not allowed to leave after 4th period, before the bus leaves, without permission.
Just a reminder: if you lose your school ID, you will need to go to the back of the lunch line and then sign up in the office for a new ID. New ID’s will be printed Friday, and you can pick them up Monday morning in the office. They will only be printed once a week.
Breakfast is served from 7:30 - 7:55, if your child wants to participate they need to be at the school before 7:55 am. We have started serving the students upstairs so they don't have to walk to the cafeteria. The goal is to get all of the students to have breakfast.
Please remind your child to bring a water bottle everyday.
Let's make next Tuesday a "Positivi-tee Tuesday!" Wear your favorite sweatshirt or t-shirt with a positive saying! (ex. Be Kind, You are AWESOME!, Kind is the New Cool, etc...)
Do you get a weekly email from Skyward? It comes on Saturday mornings and it displays your child's grades, attendance, and how their assignments were for the week. If you do not receive this and you want to please contact the office.
We have tightened up our attendance policy with automated emails from Skyward. As a reminder...
- Every 3 tardies you will be issued an automatic detention. Detentions are every Wednesday and Thursday till 4:15 pm
- Automated letters will also go out if you miss 5 days. The letter will explain the days you missed. Another letter will go out if you miss 10 days. As per Illinois State Law, students can't miss that 10th day with out further action.
Athletics
Red Raider Nation
12/16-12/21
Monday 12/16
Jr 10 Boys Basketball Tournament 4:30, 5:30 & 6:30--Earlville is the host school
Earlville School, 415 W. Union St., Earlville
HS Boys Basketball vs IMSA 5:30
Earlville School, 415 W. Union St., Earlville
Tuesday 12/17
JH Boys Basketball @ the Jr. 10 Tournament 4:30
Earlville School, 415 W. Union St., Earlville
HS Boys Basketball vs Amboy 5:30
Earlville School, 415 W. Union St., Earlville
HS Girls Basketball @ the Polo Tournament 7:00 vs Sterling Newman
Polo High School , 100 Union Ave., Polo
Wednesday 12/18
JH Boys Basketball @ the Jr. 10 Tournament TBD
Earlville School, 415 W. Union St., Earlville
HS Girls Basketball @ the Polo Tournament TBD
Polo High School , 100 Union Ave., Polo
Thursday 12/19
HS Girls Basketball @ the Polo Tournament TBD
Polo High School , 100 Union Ave., Polo
Friday 12/20
HS Girls Basketball @ Mendota 5:30
Mendota High School, 2300 W Main St, Mendota
Saturday, 12/21
Social Emotional Learning
Move This World Family Resources
We use this in our Academy classes. We purchased the Family account if you would like to log in and explore.
Dear Families,
To support our students’ social emotional needs and mental health, we are using a video-based social emotional learning (SEL) curriculum from Move This World. I’m excited to share that you’ll be able to access this helpful curriculum at home, too!
Social emotional learning is how students learn to process and manage emotions as well as important social skills. It includes everything from goal setting to stress management, and it provides both children and adults with tools they can use to express themselves authentically and safely. SEL helps students build healthy relationships, communicate effectively, and live a meaningful life.
Below, you’ll find log in instructions:
https://sel.movethisworld.com/d2l/login
Jr/Sr High.....
Username: EarlvilleHS.Family
Password: movethisworld
Coffee With The Principal
Coffee with the Principal:
December 18, 2024 5pm - 6pm
Please mark your calendars for the last Friday of every month (except holidays) for our monthly Parent Coffee Chats with the Principal. Each month we will have a guest speaker or a specific topic to discuss. These are informal meetings where you can bring your questions for the Principal in an open forum. Parent Coffee Chats will be on the last Friday of each month (unless otherwise noted) from 8:30–9:30 a.m. The Parent-Principal Chats provide parents with monthly opportunities to meet with the principal as a group to discuss topics, initiatives, and issues related to student learning at the schoolwide level. The Chats are a two-way exchange whereby families and school leaders listen, learn, solve problems, and share information with each other. Every month will have a theme that is based on the feedback from the survey.