Patterson Elementary Announcements

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Hello Students and Families!

We have been so lucky to have another week of beautiful weather for this time of year! PE classes were able to enjoy some extra outdoor time this week as they worked on ball skills, cardio, and interacting with peers.

Thank you to those who have been supporting our big Orange Ruler Fun Run fundraiser, it is greatly appreciated! We are 78% of the way towards our fundraising goal. We are counting on your support to be able to invest in PTA activities and programs during the year for ALL students like the Wheel of Wisdom Assembly, Science Fair, BINGO Family Fun Night, Kindergarten t-shirts, classroom digital software, LMC books, Patterson Champion rewards, out of the blue prizes, and much more!

This is the LAST weekend before Turn-In day next Tuesday.

• How can you help? - Please visit orangeruler.com/signup. The online process is very easy - only 3-5 minutes to make such a positive impact by registering, adding a 100% tax-deductible donation and inviting friends and family to help by simply adding a link to Facebook or adding email addresses (emails only used for this program and not for marketing whatsoever). This small extra step is so important because it vastly expands the reach of our great community and rapidly multiplies the support for our cause.

Our children have also been enjoying the positive bonding with their classes and are looking forward to all the exciting, memorable experiences and rewards still to come that they will be sharing including the exciting Fun Run, Pig Race, and Obstacle course done my Mrs. Lee and myself. We have been training hard for race day!

Your small investment of time and support during these final days has such as positive impact on all our children, their classes and our entire community!

Let’s go Team Patterson!

Enjoy the three day weekend! Remember there is NO SCHOOL on Monday. We look forward to seeing everyone back at school on Tuesday!

Mrs. Michelle Hebenstreit, Principal

michelle_hebenstreit@ipsd.org

#630-428-6503

Our students worked hard following Patterson Expectations of Be Safe, Be Respectful, and Be Responsible! Mrs. Hebenstreit and Mrs. Lee sure enjoy celebrating our students each week!

Congratulations to the students who were nominated on Monday:

Abby Chung

Lily Hanson

Knox Bamonte

Veronika Siniavina

Harnita Jayanth

Tilly Skybetter-Thoms

Aaron Cohen

Ever Jones

Liam Palzer

Jordan Jones

Adaline Filip

Zakariya Faseehuddin

Hanson Chen

Joylene Liu

David Diaz de Leon

Nivaan Singh

Maddy Dommer

Amy Zhan

October 11 - iReady Scores available in ParentVue

October 14 - No School - Columbus Day/Indigeneous People's Day

October 15 - First Student Council Meeting 3:35 - 4:15

October 16 - Orange Ruler Turn In Day

October 18 - Orange Ruler Fun Run, PTA Bingo Night at 6:30-8:00pm

October 21 - PTA General Meeting at 9:30am in room 107

October 23 - 31 Red Ribbon Week

October 24 - Quarter 1 Ends

October 28 - PTA Executive Meeting at 9:15 in room 107

October 28-29 - Pumpkin Contest Drop-off

October 30 - Pumpkin Contest Judging (staff)

October 31 - Pumpkin Contest Winner Announced

October 31 - Fall Party at 2:30pm and Costume Parade at 2:15pm. Parents are invited to attend the costume parade which will be outside around the front of the building.

November 1 - Quarter 1 Grades Posted on ParentVue at 4PM

November 4 & 5 - No School

November 6 - Picture Re-Take

November 6 - Author Chris Grabenstein with Gr 3-5 1:15-2:00 in LMC

November 8 - KN Field Trip

Here are some important notes from the LMC!

Our annual Patterson Pumpkin Character Contest is coming up the week of October 28! It is truly one of the highlights of year here in the LMC. (if you are visiting the LMC take a look at some of the "pumpkin characters" from past years that were donated!) Forms with detailed instructions and dates were sent home with students. If you need another copy, have your student see Mrs. Maly!

Stay tuned for an exciting visit from Chris Grabenstein, author of Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library for our 3-5 graders coming in November from Anderson's Bookshop! This courtesy is extended to us for hosting bookfairs with them. We will be sending home a form to purchase Chris Grabenstein's newest and last book of the Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library series! He will be autographing all purchases!

TECH NEWS:

• Students in Grades 2-5 all have Chromebooks that will travel to and from school daily. Grades K-1 will keep their Chromebooks at school in a charging cart in the classroom to use throughout the day.
• Please keep all chargers at home, do not send them to school. Students are responsible for charging their Chromebooks at home for the school day. We do not have the capability to charge Chromebooks during the day for students. Thank you for helping students be successful here at school!
• Students take home Chromebooks every night for charging to be ready for the next day of learning at school. Each grade level has different expectations on homework or practice at night on Chromebooks. Please contact your child's teacher for more information on what is required.
• Just a reminder that Chromebooks are for schoolwork only. Students are allowed to access their dashboard (SSO) that has multiple items for them to use. Other sites allowed are Mrs. Maly's LMC page with activites or their teacher's Google Classroom which may have items for them to access.
• For information regarding District 204 Student Data Privacy please click here.
• For more information regarding SOPPA (Student Online Personal Protection Act) and how it is applied in District 204 please click this link.

Thank you again for all of your support!

• If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me by email or phone: dawn_maly@ipsd.org or 630.428.6500 x 55358.

Happy Reading! Mrs. Maly, LMC Director

Our Orange Ruler Fun Run for all students will take place on Friday, October 18th throughout the school day. We encourage students to wear orange on this day and bring a water bottle to school. Students will participate in the Fun Run as a grade level in the gym. This is a student only event. Students will also get to enjoy the Pig Races by the top 10 classes. And...If we meet our school goal, the students will get to watch the Obstacle Course Race in which Mrs. Lee and myself will be competing. We are so excited to celebrate the students and can't wait for our Fun Run! Thank you to the PTA for all the behind the scenes work in helping to make this event possible!

On Friday, October 11th, student iReady scores and parent reports will be released in your parent vue account. National percentile scores in reading and math as well as the "For Families" Score reports will be viewable. Please click on the link below which includes more information on how to interpret the reports as well as information on how to access the reports. If you have questions, please reach out to your child's classroom teacher.

iReady Parent Letter- English

iReady Parent Letter- Spanish

In order to volunteer, you must complete the online process which is required by the district. Please click the link below for directions. This is for any volunteer regardless if you are part of the PTA.

Become A Volunteer Today!

Thanks to those of you who have already supported our Orange Ruler Fun Run fundraiser; it is greatly appreciated! With your generous support, we are getting closer to our school fundraising goal of $25,000.

Financial support from people like you keeps Patterson at its best. Donate to your student’s Orange Ruler to support activities and programs like these:

🕹️ Wheel of Wisdom

🧪 Science Fair

🎉 Bingo for Books Family Fun Night

👚 Kindergarten t-shirts

👩‍💻 Classroom software

📚 LMC books

🏆 Patterson Champion rewards

🎁 Out of the Blue prizes

and much more

If you haven't already, please visit orangeruler.com/signup to register your student.

Remember to wear orange or Patterson spirit wear to school on October 18, for the Orange Ruler Fun Run!

The whole family is invited to the PTA's Fall Family Fun Night: Bingo for Books! Bring the siblings to this FREE event on October 18, from 6:30pm to 8:00pm in the Patterson gym.

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We are collecting gently used books in good condition for K-5th Grade reading levels to be used as prizes for our upcoming Fall Family Fun Night: Bingo for Books event.

A Bingo for Books donation box is in the Patterson lobby.

Do you enjoy art, music and dance or have an interest in writing, producing films and taking photos? Then join us to explore the arts and express yourself with PTA Reflections!

This year's theme is Accepting Imperfection.

All PTA Reflections entries are due to the Patterson office by Tuesday, October 15, 2024. Entries not meeting the category specific guidelines upon submission will be disqualified from advancement. Specific submissions guidelines, entry forms and more are available on the Patterson PTA website. Please email the Patterson PTA with questions.

What is Reflections?

The National PTA has a long-standing commitment to arts education. We proudly offer this National Reflections program to all our District 204 students. Each School’s PTA works hard to make this program work by advertising, collecting entries, and announcing any advancements or winners. Founded in 1969, PTA Reflections is known as the oldest and largest national student recognition program in the arts. Each year, over 300,000 students in Pre-K through Grade 12 create original works of art in response to a student-created theme. This 50+ year-old program helps them explore their own thoughts, feelings and ideas, develop artistic literacy, increase confidence and find a love for learning that will help them become more successful in school and in life.

The PTA provides school and teacher support, programs, events and fundraising throughout the year. Your PTA membership gives you access to attend class parties and other PTA-sponsored activities at Patterson, but you are not required to attend meetings, events or volunteer.

If you plan to attend class parties, your first step is joining the PTA.

By joining the PTA, you are able to know what is happening at Patterson and hear the Principal’s Report directly from Mrs. Hebenstreit at the monthly PTA Meetings.

Volunteer for a PTA Committee

There are many different PTA committees that could use your help. Time commitments vary, so you can volunteer even if you don’t have a lot of time. If you are interested in volunteering, please email the PTA at thepattersonpta@gmail.com.

Visit the PTA website.

Show your Patterson spirit with new Spirit Wear options!

Office Hours beginning on Monday, Aug. 12th:

8:00am-4:15pm

School Hours:

Monday,Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday:

• School Start Times
• First Bell- 8:50am
• Last Bell 9:05am, Students are expected to be in their seats by this time
• School End Times:
• Dismissal Bell 3:35pm

Wednesday (Late Start, Staff engage in Professional Development before school):

• School Start Times
• First Bell- 9:05am
• Last Bell 9:15am, Students are expected to be in their seats by this time
• School End Times:
• Dismissal Bell 3:35pm

If your child arrives after the last bell, please park in the circle drive and walk your child to Door 1. You will need to come in and sign your child in at the greeter desk or front office.

Lunch and Recess Times:

3rd Grade 11:00-11:35

2nd Grade 11:25-12:00

4th Grade 11:50-12:25

5th Grade 12:15-12:50

1st Grade 12:40-1:15

Kindergarten 1:05-1:40

Students can eat breakfast before school or can purchase breakfast. Students may bring a lunch from home or can buy lunch. White milk or chocolate milk are also available for purchase. To purchase breakfast, lunch, or milk, you will need to fund your child's pushcoin wallet. Cash/checks are not accepted. For information on funding wallets through Pushcoin, please click here: https://www.ipsd.org/Page/2623

Menus can be found on the district website or August menus are below.

September Breakfast Menu

September Lunch Menu

The safety of our Patterson students, staff, and families is an upmost priority to our team. During meet and greet, each teacher will have a form for parents/guardians to notify your child's teacher and our office team how your child will be dismissed each day. Please make sure to complete this form when visiting your child's classroom.

Staff will be present at all entrances being used for arrival and dismissal to supervise students.

New this year:

• On the first day of school, your child will receive a backpack tag that is color coded by bus, car rider, walker, biker, or YMCA. Pleaase leave this tag on your child's backpack for the duration of the school year.
• Door 11 will be used for the dismissal of Kindergarten students only. Siblings that wish to "pick up" their kindergarten sibling will meet them outside Door 11.

Arrival Procedures:

• Students may enter the building through Doors 1,2,11 or by the back rike in the back of school at Door 9 and should NOT arrive before 8:50am or 9:05am on late start day.
• Car Riders will pull into the front circle drive. Please remember there are no cell phones while driving on school property. Please do not let your child leave the car until you see a staff member outside.
• Big Bus Riders will be dropped off at the bus pad and a staff member will walk the students inside the building through door 2.
• Small bus riders will be dropped off in the side lot and will be met by a staff member and walked inside.

Dismissal Procedures:

• Dismissal will begin at 3:35pm.
• Kindergarten walkers or car riders will exit the building through Door 11 and will be escorted by a staff member. Students will not be released unless they see an older sibling or parent.
• All other students will be dismissed from Door 1, 2, or out Door 9 by the bike rack.
• Car Riders will all have car numbers which you will receive at Meet and Greet or the first day of school. Please have your car number visible in your window. Car Riders will use the front circle drive. Students will be dismissed to the gym where they will watch for the car number to appear on the screen. Students will exit through Door 1 or 2. Parents/Guardians, please be respectful and patient of staff directing the carline.
• Big bus riders will be dismissed to the gym and will be walked by a staff member to the bus pad out through the gym door.
• Small bus riders will be dimissed through the gym door, Door 4, in the side lot and will be escorted by a staff member to the bus.

***VERY IMPORTANT: If your child is a car rider, please do NOT exit your car in the carline. Students need to be able to open the car door and get in their car independently. Thank you for staying in your car to help move the carline along quickly.

For more detailed information and to view our arrival/dismissal map, please click HERE.

Registration is open for YMCA Safe 'n' Sound Program for before and after school care. We are lucky that Patterson is a site for this program. For more information or to register your child click the link: YMCA Safe 'n' Sound

Per the district parent/student handbook, please remind your child of the rules regarding cell phones and smartwatches.

All electronic devices must be kept powered-off or silenced and out-of-sight during the regular school day unless: (a) the supervising teacher grants permission; (b) use of the device is provided in a student’s individualized education program (IEP); (c) it is used during the student’s lunch period, or (d) it is needed in an emergency that threatens the safety of students, staff, or other individuals.

We appreciate your support in helping us priortize learning and instruction during the school day. Please note that in elementary school, we do not allow use of electronic devices during lunch.