Dear Emerson Families,

Thank you for another wonderful week! We hope that you all enjoy the long holiday weekend! We will see everyone on Tuesday!

Best,

Tessa

This week...

10/9 - NO SCHOOL

10/10 - Emerson Cross Country Meet @ Emerson

10/11 - Emerson Symphonic and Jazz Concerts

10/12 - 7th/8th Grade Girls Basketball @ Iroquois

10/13 - 6th Grade BOO BASH!

Looking ahead…

10/24 Picture Retake Day

Has your student recently lost a sweatshirt, hoodie, jacket, pants (yes, pants!), lunchbox, water bottle or the contents of their locker? Make sure you remind them to check the lost and found! The lost and found will be accessible during Parent Teacher Conferences, so make sure you stop by to see if anything looks familiar. Everything not claimed at the end of the trimester will be donated. Thank you!

Yearbook sales are live for the 23-24 school year. The cost for a copy is $30. Yearbooks can be purchased online through My School Bucks, OR with cash or check in the main office. The deadline to secure a copy is Wednesday, December 13. After this date, yearbooks will be sold on a first come, first serve basis. If you have any questions, contact Ms. Apuli (mapuli@d64.org) or Ms. Dobrydnio (edobrydnio@d64.org).

We are also seeking student photos from any and all school events. If you have any to share, you can send them over through either of the following options:

• Upload through yearbookforever.com (code: eagles)

• Download the Yearbook Snap mobile app from the App Store or Google Play (code: eagles)

• Click here to access a video walking through the above steps.

• Email your photos directly to the yearbook sponsors → mapuli@d64.org / edobrydnio@d64.org

Students that had their pictures taken in September either received pictures in homeroom on Wednesday OR a postcard with a preview of the picture and a unique order code. If you have not seen them yet, make sure that your student is reminded to bring them home. If your student has misplaced their unique order code, orders can be placed at ordercp.com with the code 10042402. If you ordered a classroom composite picture, those will be delivered at a later date.

Retakes are on October 24th, along with Group and Team picture day. Original picture orders must be returned in order to not be charged for the retake. Students should notify their homeroom teacher if they will be taking retakes.

Our Parent University returns on October 18th!

Join us for this free event with Dr. Justin Patchin, who is the Co-Founder and Co-Director of the Cyberbullying Research Center. Dr. Patchin travels the country and talks with students, educators, and parents about how to safely navigate social media and prevent the misuse of technology.

Parents in the community are welcome to come to Dr. Patchin’s presentation on Wednesday, October 18th, at 6:00 pm in the Hendee Rooms (Jefferson School -8200 Greendale Ave Niles, IL 60714)

If you plan on coming please RSVP here.

Please find the link to the Parent University website HERE

Fall Conferences at Emerson will be on October 17th, 23rd, and 26th. Please sign up for a time to meet your student’s teachers. We will be using the PowerPTC program again to sign up for conferences. The link with instructions is listed below.

You will have the opportunity to sign up for your student’s team conferences (Core Classes: Math, Science, Social Studies, and Language Arts) as well as individual elective teachers.

If you need further help signing up please contact our Instructional Technology Coach or your student's homeroom teacher.

PowerPTC Instructions

The 6th grade social will be the annual Halloween Boo Bash. It will take place in the MRP after school on October 13, 2023 from 3:15-5:00pm. We are asking that students wear costumes to the party (please no makeup, masks or weapons). The PTO will provide pizza, snacks, and drinks. There will be a DJ, games, and prizes to be handed out. To make this event fun and successful for the students we are asking for help with a few things.

Please consider donating any of the following:

1. Time - please sign up on the PTO website to help volunteer for the event.

2. Candy - please purchase bags of peanut free candy and drop them off ASAP so that we know what we have for prizes.

3. Gift cards - please purchase gift cards (any denominations). Kids love Amazon, Target, Starbucks, etc.

Please drop off donations at the Emerson front office, or at the Pissios household at 808 N. Washington Ave in Park Ridge.

Any questions please contact Ronda Pissios at (312) 927-1764 or email at rpissios@yahoo.com

Please sign up by scanning the QR Code in the flyer below. See you there!

Students meet for an extended homeroom period each Wednesday for team building/school-wide activities and receive direct instruction in social-emotional learning through our Second Step program. We recently introduced/reviewed our S.O.A.R.S. matrix to all students during the first few days of school. S.O.A.R.S. is an acronym that means the following: Showing respect, Offering empathy, Acts safely, be Responsible for learning and behavior, and Show self-regulation and self-awareness. The emphasis for this school year is building a school community — “Together, We Are Emerson. Students decorated a banner that embodies this slogan, while incorporating ways in which we will demonstrate S.O.A.R.S. behaviors. In addition, we had our annual Back to School Assembly which included introductions of staff members and Minute-to-Win-It Games. We will continue to revisit this matrix as we build a school community that is safe and inclusive for all.

We use the Second Step program to promote skills and attitudes that increase students’ success in school, help students get along with others, and prevent violence, bullying, and substance abuse. Second Step is based on research in three key areas: early adolescent development, risk and protective factors, and instructional practices to support the program’s goals. Each lesson is specific to and appropriate for each grade level.

Please CLICK THIS LINK to see our Soars Winners and Lessons for the month of September

8th-grade boys' basketball tryouts have been moved to

Monday, October 16th - 7:00 am to 8:00 am

Tuesday, October 17th - 7:00 am to 8:00 am

BE PREPARED TO ATTEND BOTH DAYS

7th-grade boys' basketball tryouts are scheduled for

Wednesday, October 18th - 4:15 to 6:00

Thursday, October 19th - 3:00 to 5:00

Friday, October 20th - 7:00am - 8:00am

BE PREPARED TO ATTEND BOTH DAYS

Reminder:

Athletic physical and parent permission forms must be on file with our Emerson Health Office in order to try out.

These forms should be submitted electronically via PowerSchool (submission instructions can be found here)

Email Coach Schauer (aschauer@d64.org) with any questions.

HERE is this week's newsletter! Have a good Friday and wonderful weekend!

As a reminder, the deadline for missing health documents is by the end of the school day on Friday, October 13th to avoid exclusion. Please don't forget to complete, sign and date the health history at the top of the second page. This part is really easy to miss and is a required part of the exam.

Notifications for missing documents have been emailed, handed to students, and sent via phone.

Completed forms should be uploaded into Powerschool under Health Office Document Submission.

Please direct questions to em-nurse@d64.org.

Students not in compliance with this regulation on or before the end of the school day, October 13th, 2023 will be excluded from school attendance beginning Monday, October 16th, 2023.

Below is a short video on how to log into Powerschool and access different information within the system including where to find the link for MySchoolBucks and how to set up your PowerSchool app. Below that, you will find a link to instructions on how to sign up for Schoology for parents. These tools are extremely useful for checking grades, attendance, assignments and for enrolling your student in school in the spring.

POTLUCK INFO

Calling all cooks! We are in need of delicious dishes for our teachers during Parent/Teacher conferences on Oct. 17th. This will be a competition so please label your dishes with your name. Drop off is by front office at 2:30, no later, due to school letting out. Anything is welcome and appreciated. Please sign up on membership toolkit under the volunteer section!
Any questions? Contact Jiyon Aubey 847-863-1879
Or Denise Schliesmann 847-284-4030

SPIRITWEAR

Have you purchased your child some Emerson Spiritwear yet? Well don’t delay, this year, students who wear Emerson Spiritwear on Spirit Days will get SOARS tickets from their homeroom teacher! (Those tickets are then submitted in a raffle for student prizes each week and at trimester-end assemblies.) Many tickets have already been awarded so act fast!

You can online and customize spiritwear, just click here. Or you can send your child to the school office BEFORE and AFTER school where they can buy preordered Spiritwear Tshirts, both long and short-sleeved ($26-$36) AND the Emerson magnets ($5). Show that Emerson SPIRIT!

PTO MEMBERSHIP

It’s not too late to join the PTO by going to our website and registering. With your support, we can provide and help sponsor the many events and perks offered to your children and the school. Once you join, you can access the PTO parent directory, sign up to volunteer for the PTO committees/events and be the first to get information about PTO events. Click Here

Attendance - 847-318-8110

Email: em-office@d64.org
Website: https://www.d64.org/ems
Location: 8101 North Cumberland Avenue, Niles, IL, USA
Phone: 847-318-8110