Coyote Chronicles

Thursday, September 12th, BOE Meeting 7:00 p.m.

Monday, September 23rd, Picture Day!

Students in Kindergarten will take the iReady math diagnostic test this week. The data from this assessment will be used as a benchmark for instruction in classrooms.

Student safety is our school’s highest concern. We've seen an increase in unsafe driving practices near our school and school buses this school year. For the safety of all of our students, all parents and other motorists driving near our school and school buses MUST:

• Remain attentive and NOT use cell phones or personal devices while driving

• Reduce speed to 20 mph when driving near a school between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.

• Follow traffic patterns

• Obey crossing guards

• STOP when the stop sign arm of a school bus has been extended; to clarify, this means:

• When traveling on two lane roadway with cars traveling in both directions, ALL CARS MUST STOP

• When traveling on a one-way roadway, regardless of the number of lanes, ALL CARS MUST STOP

• When traveling on four or more lane roadway with cars traveling in both directions, cars traveling in the same direction as the bus must stop

• When in doubt, STOP

• For more information on driving near school buses, view this document from the Illinois State Police website

Please take a moment to consider your driving practices near our school and buses and adjust your habits if necessary. Drivers who are observed by police participating in any of these unsafe practices will be pulled over and ticketed. We are all very busy, and this can impact our driving habits, but the safety of our students must be our priority.

In examining our student data from previous years, we consistently find that:

• Students who miss 1 or 0 days of school per month throughout the school year are twice as likely to meet grade level expectations in reading and math than those who miss 2+ days of school per month.

• Students who arrive on time to school also generally outperform those who are frequently tardy.

Without question, on-time attendance truly matters to student success. Knowing this, our goal is to help students and their families to build positive attendance habits this school year, and school administrators will be making an extra effort to monitor attendance more closely than ever. Please review this info sheet for some great tips to ensure your child is consistently in attendance and on time this school year.

PTA Movie night is coming up on Friday, September 27th. More information will be shared soon.