Peterson's News

It was wonderful seeing so much purple and gold on Friday!!!! Congratulations to our Spirit Day winners Mrs. Williams/Mrs. Balsano's class is our our primary winner and Mrs. Baxter's class is our intermediate winner! They will proudly display the Spirit Day trophy and choose from our Out of the Blue prize cart.

Our Bookworm Vending Machine is here!!!! The vending machine was funded through a Jeanine Nicarico Grant that we were awarded with last spring. Students will receive a token to retrieve a book on their birthday and tokens will also be given out as incentives and rewards. Mrs. Sidhwa and I are in the process of ordering the books. Once we have them, we will begin using it. I have included a link to the full grant below for those of you who are interesting in learning more about it. Pictures are also below!

For those of you using the carline, please mindful of your speed when picking up and/or dropping off your student both in our line as well as when you exit. I was also ask that you not be on your phone as you are picking up and/or dropping off as it is a distraction and isn't safe.

Best,
Alli Landstrom

Teachers will begin teaching the first lesson of our Second Step Curriculum in the couple weeks. The Second Step curriculum teaches students the Social Emotional Learning standards in a developmentally appropriate way. Please see the following link for more information: https://www.isbe.net/Pages/Social-Emotional-Learning-Standards.aspx. The curriculum aligns with our Panther Pledges of Be Respectful, Be Responsible, and Be Safe. Here is the link if you’re interested in more information: https://www.secondstep.org/second-step-social-emotional-learning

Each month has a theme. The themes are Setting the Stage, Skills for Learning, Empathy, Emotion Management, Problem Solving, and Friendship Skills. For the first four weeks, we have been Setting the Stage by reviewing our Panther Pledges of Be Respectful, Be Responsible, and Be Safe. The theme that students will be involved in over the next month is Skills for Learning: listening, focusing attention, using self-talk to stay on-task, and being assertive when asking for help with a learning task. In our morning announcements, we’ll be reminding students of these skills, which help students be successful learners. Second Step lessons teach skills for learning. You’ll be receiving a Home Link this week describing why these skills are important and including fun activities to do with your child to practice them. We hope you enjoy them! The Home Links do not need to be returned unless directed by the teacher.

• In Kindergarten - Third grade, Home Links are sent home based upon the content, so a Home Link will not come home every week in these grade levels.
• In Fourth and Fifth grade, a Home Link will be sent home every week.

We will be posting the links for all grade levels on our website in the next couple weeks. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact me or your child's teacher.

Fall Picture Day is Monday, September 23rd. You will be receiving a flyer soon if you haven't already!

We had an amazing time on Tuesday with Brad and Kristi Montague! We learned about many accidental failures that became amazing things- from potato chips to ice cream cones, failures have enriched our lives! It was special having all of our students attend the assembly together. Brad and Kristi loved how respectful and engaged our students were and how beautiful our school is!

Please follow this link for information about the LMC's optional Birthday Book Program!

• https://petersonelementary.givebacks.com/store/items/1096973

All the kids love the Cake Walk. Please consider donating a cake or dessert to our cake walk this year. Items can be dropped off to the school no earlier than Thursday, September 19th. We will also be in the dismissal car line on Friday, September 20th to grab your sweets for added convenience. Sign up here to donate and thank you in advance.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0945AFAC2FAAFB6-51330024-cake

Our annual fundraiser ‘Our Party Our Way’ kicks off on Monday, September 23rd and goes until October 11th. More information will come soon so stay tuned to learn what the kids will get to vote on for this year!

Join us on Saturday, September 21 from 9 to 11 a.m. for an engaging and informative Restorative Practices Workshop. Hear from district administrators who will share updates on District 204’s restorative practices initiative and provide practical strategies for integrating these principles into your home and parenting approach.

Presenters include:

Dawn Forkner - SEL and Wellness Coordinator, IPSD
Dr. Nader Najjar - Assistant Superintendent of Equity and Innovation, IPSD
Tracy Schwartz - Positive Engagement & Student Support Coach, IPSD
Geraldine Troczynski - ELA Teacher, Fischer Middle School
Ryan Shershen - Assistant Principal, Still Middle School

The event will be held in the LMC at Still Middle School located at 787 Meadowridge Drive in Aurora. Enter through Door #1. Free childcare will be provided for children ages 3–10 by Right at School.

Registration is encouraged but not required.

Join us on Wednesday September 18thanytime open to close for Sharko's lunch/ dinner night! Whether dining in or ordering online for takeout, tell them you are there to support Peterson and a portion of all sales will be donated back to our school.

Sharko’s BBQ

4931 S. Rt. 59, Naperville

Corner of 111th and RT 59

https://sharkosbbq.com

The Indian Prairie Parents’ Council is once again hosting their annual winter coat drive to benefit District 204 students and families in need. This program gathers new and gently used clean winter coats and accessories (including boots, snow pants, hats, scarves and mittens) that will be offered at no cost to families in need. Students and parents are encouraged to bring their donated items to their school between September 9 and 20. Collection boxes will be available in the entrance of each school. If you have questions about the coat drive, please contact IPPC 1st VP and Unity Chair, Robin Schmidt at ippcpta@gmail.com.

We love to have volunteers at Peterson! Please see the updated volunteer application process. All volunteers must be approved through this process for the 24-25 school year. You will receive a confirmation email from the district once approved.

Thank you to those of you who have filled out the Arrival/Dismissal form below!! We still have more than half of our families who have not. Please do so as soon as possible! We are asking families to fill out a form for each child. We ask that if your child's dismissal plans change on a consistent basis to please fill out the again, so that we can have the most up to date information. Below is the link to form.

• September 18th - Sharko's Dinner Night
  
• September 21st - Fall Festival 12-4pm
• September 23rd - Picture Day
• September 23rd-October 11th - Fundraiser
• October 10th - McDonalds Night
• October 10th - PTA Meeting
• October 11th - Spirit Day
• October 14 - No School - Indigenous People's Day/Columbus Day

Email: allison_landstrom@ipsd.org
Website: http://peterson.ipsd.org/
Location: 4008 Chinaberry Lane, Naperville, IL, USA
Phone: (630)428-5678
Twitter: @allilandstrom