McClure Messages
February 24 - 28 and March 3 - 7
5 Essentials Survey now open
Beginning now, students in grades four through twelve, as well as all teachers across Illinois, will be taking the 5Essentials Survey. As required by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE), this survey is designed and administered by UChicago Impact at the University of Chicago to generate a detailed picture of the inner workings of each school across our state.
The survey gathers data related to five indicators that are correlated with important student outcomes. These five indicators are Effective Leaders, Collaborative Teachers, Involved Families, Supportive Environments, and Ambitious Instruction.
This survey is designed to gather parental thoughts on the same important factors noted above and the impact they have had on school effectiveness at your child’s school.
The Parent Survey is currently available until March 28, and can be accessed by clicking HERE.
If at least 20 percent of parents at a school complete this survey, a parent supplemental report will be generated. Parent identity and survey responses will be kept completely confidential and will never be connected to you or your child.
While this summary information is included on our School Report Card for general reporting purposes, I do very much value and appreciate your perceptions of Forest Hills and would greatly appreciate it if you all take a few minutes to complete this brief survey.
Upcoming State Testing
Please note there are two upcoming State assessments on the horizon.
Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR): Students in 3rd-8th grade take this assessment that assesses ELA and Math standards. This assessment is spread out of the course of five (5) days. Students will begin testing on Monday, March 17.
Illinois Science Assessment (ISA): Students in 5th & 8th grades take this assessment, beginning in April. This assessment is spread out in testing sessions across three (3) days.
Here is what you can do to help support good testing experiences:
- Make sure your child gets a good night's sleep and eats a healthy breakfast each day.
- Schedule appointments outside of the testing windows. This promotes a positive testing environment and reduces the number of make-up tests, which keeps learning flowing!
McClure 7th Grade Career Day (repeat)
We are excited to announce that we will be hosting our very first Career Day for our 7th grade students on Wednesday, April 16th. This event will provide an excellent opportunity for students to explore a variety of professions and gain insight into potential career paths. We believe that exposing our students to different careers will help them start thinking about their future goals and aspirations.
As part of this event, we are inviting professionals from various fields to speak with students, share their experiences, and answer questions. Our hope is to engage students with many different industries and the educational paths required for various professions. If you or someone you know would be interested in sharing your career experience with our students, we would love to have you join us. We are looking for professionals from a wide range of fields, including but not limited to:
Healthcare
Technology
Engineering
Arts & Entertainment
Business & Entrepreneurship
Education
Law & Public Service
Science & Environmental Careers
Each volunteer will have a table space to bring any hands-on/interactive materials/poster boards to showcase their career to students. Students will be placed in small groups (max 4 students at a time) and will rotate in order to spend about 3-5 minutes with each volunteer. Each volunteer will give a short elevator pitch to each small group. This pitch will then be repeated to each group of students as they rotate around the room. Volunteers will not be asked to speak in front of a large group. Volunteers can come for just the morning, just the afternoon, or all day.. If you are interested in participating, please fill out this google form.
Thank you for your continued support, and we look forward to making Career Day an inspiring and valuable experience for our students.
Any questions? Please reach out to Karen Beilfuss at kbeilfuss@d101.org
Volleyball Intramurals
A Word from WSFEE
MARK YOUR CALENDARS! WSFEE's Golf & Pickleball Event is set for Friday May 16th! We are excited to have the opportunity to host this event on a Friday this year, and are now looking for Sponsors! Know that every donation counts. As a sponsor, you will receive publicity and goodwill with your business’s name in front of an eager audience of 1,200 Western Springs families and potential new clients.
Want to be part of the fun? Please reach out via contactus@wsfee.org or finance@wsfee.org for more information about sponsorship opportunities. And Follow WSFEE on Instagram (@wsfee_d101) to hear about sponsorship and donation opportunities, and additional events.
Send a Note of Thanks
There is nothing that feeds a teacher's soul more than a thank you. If at any point you'd like to send a teacher or staff member a note of appreciation, this is one way to acknowledge the way they have positively impacted you or your child's experience at McClure. Click the button below to go to a quick form and the staff member will receive your note on a lovely digital stationary in their inbox.
