Steele Family Newsletter

Mrs. Grice, Dean of Students

Mrs. Knuth, Nurse

Mrs. Hickey, Family Engagement

Mrs. Mowen, Outreach

Mrs. Fones and Ms. Patch, Front Office Assistants

Email: kcoate@galesburg205.org
Website: https://steele.galesburg205.org/
Location: 1480 West Main Street, Galesburg, IL, USA
Phone: (309)973-2016
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/steele205/
X: @wearesteele

Instagram: @205steelestars

Upcoming Important Dates

• Feb. 11th - Family Movie Night- Orpheum

• Feb. 13th - Kindergarten & 1st grade Field Trip to the Orpheum

• Feb. 14th - Valentine's Day Dress Up Day - Wear Red/Pink and donate to Loving Bottoms Diaper Bank

• Feb. 17th - Presidents' Day (No School)

• Feb. 20th - Parent Teacher Conferences 4:00 PM - 7:30 PM

• Feb. 25th - Parent Teacher Conferences 4:00 PM - 7:30 PM

• Feb. 27th - Lombard Elective Field Trip for 4th grade

• Feb. 28th - Monthly Assembly and Behavior Incentive

• March 3-7th - School Social Worker Week

• March 3rd - PTO Meeting 5:30 PM

• March 9th - Daylight Savings

• March 14th - End of 3rd Quarter, 1 hour early out

• March 17-21st - Spring Break

• March 24th - PTO Culver’s Night

• March 24th - State Testing Assembly for 3rd and 4th grade

• March 25 - April 4th - State testing (one test a day)

Each classroom will hold a celebration during the day on Friday, February 14th. Look out for notes home or Dojo messages that explain what is needed for your child's class.

This month’s focus is Kindness. Our world needs more Kindness! Our definition of Kindness is acting with understanding, generosity, and care. You’ll hear a lot about Kindness this year because it is also 1 of our 3 outcomes: ● Be Kind: Teaching social skills like listening, friendship, solving conflicts, and leadership.These skills are taught alongside Empathy, Respect, & Cooperation ● Be Strong: Skills that help students focus, stay organized, and set goals. These skills are taught alongside Responsibility, Courage, & Perseverance ● Be Well: Skills that help students handle their emotions and deal with stress. These skills are taught alongside Gratitude, Honesty, & Creativity.

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Take a look at the "Family Strong" website for more resources for home Family Strong

Say “hello” to two-way messaging in the Galesburg 205 app! The same district app now offers class streams, class announcements, and parent-teacher chat. Parents and Guardians, look for your personalized invitation to begin using this feature in our app! The Steele staff will be trained on how to use this on March 3rd.

Download for Android: https://aptg.co/qXnSys

Download for iPhone: https://aptg.co/DLrldC

These students have been selected by their teacher for their attendance and positive attitude for the week. They received a free breakfast from Judy's Family Cafe. We are so proud of them!

These students were nominated by their classroom teacher for showing Steele's behavior expectations for the week. We are so proud of them!

Our Steele Stars participated in the District Spelling Bee at Lombard. Jaxon W. placed 2nd after a hard fought battle. Daenerys W. will participate in the regional spelling bee on March 1st. We wish her luck!!

We are getting close to our next #Shinein205 awards! Help us recognize someone who has gone above and beyond for the students in #205! #Thisis205

Click the link to nominate: https://forms.gle/5vV1qBzhPNzyXSyw6

All meetings are held at Steele in the library. Meetings run from 5:30 - 6:30 PM and are typically on the first Monday of the month.

A Google Meet will be set up for those of you that want to attend but cannot be in person.

Video call link: https://meet.google.com/jms-yjdu-agj

Or dial: ‪(US) +1 678-487-9512‬ PIN: ‪356 280 867‬#

Quarter 1: August 8 - October 11, 2024

Quarter 2: October 14 - December 20, 2024

Quarter 3: January 6 - March 14, 2025

Quarter 4: March 17 - May 21, 2025*

*unless emergency days are needed

How do we grade at the elementary level? We use a standards-based report card instead of a report card with letter grades. Elementary report cards are issued at the end of each grading period. They are intended to give an evaluation of the scholastic achievement and work habits of each child. Parents should examine all cards carefully since each child is rated not only on academic progress, but also progress in development of social attitudes and work habits.

We use a 4,3,2,1 system to assess a student's mastery of standards.

4 = Exceeding State and District Standards

3 = Meeting State and District Standards

2 = Approaching State and District Standards

1 = Not Meeting State and District Standards