Did you know that Family Conferences are this week?
Thank you for your continued partnership! Seemingly, all of the student-led conferences went very well! Our scholars proudly and pridefully, expressed goals, challenges and successes!
Did you know our school community has the choice to participate in some additional fun wearing appropriate costumes on Halloween?
We enjoy adding some fun and school spirit on the half day of school! Halloween costumes are welcomed on the 31st! Here is the LINK for our guidelines.
Did you know that we will be collecting, packing and sending candy to the troops overseas in partnership with Jacky's Soldiers?
Once again we will be participating in partnership with Jacky's Soldiers to collect candy for our troops! Please help us collect your left over Halloween candy or the extra candy you may just need to get out of the house by sending it in with your scholar or dropping it off in the office! Last year, we collected over 1,200 pounds! I believe we can tip the scale on 1,500 pounds! Here is a Fox News story from a few years back!
Did you know home basketball games and volleyball games begin next week?
We love having fans here to support our Mustang Athletes. Here is the LINK for our Spector Permission Form and Code of Conduct for student spectators. Student fans unaccompanied by parents, must have an electronic or paper form on file to attend home games. Students cannot stay in the building for games unless they are part of a club or activity.
Mustang Families,
Our theme for this 123rd year of D123 is "U Belong." We know everyone enjoyed some wonderful information and successful student-led conferences! We had an attendance rate over 86% for our district! Our partnership is key! Thank you for a successful Fall Family Conference!
We all have the responsibility to support one another as part of this Mustang family. As a dynamic and supportive environment, believing in the gift we individually and collectively bring to the table is extremely important! Please remind scholars to follow our Mustang Musts of being responsible, safe and respectful. We have noticed our student levels of comfort increasing and reminder conversations at home solidify our partnership. Our Mustang Musts keep our opportunities very simple and we appreciate your partnership to reinforce this. Here is LINKED resource for families with some tips for preventing cyberbullying. We are hearing about elevated challenges on social media outlets. Please talk to and check your child's phone activity so it doesn't impact our educational environment! Your support and proactiveness is greatly appreciated!
Speaking of support and success, here is the Class of 2025 Graduate Expectation Letter. This letter has been distributed and discussed with our Class of 2025!
Bus Behavior: Please remind bus riders that we must be following our Mustang Musts. We have been hearing about challenging, inappropriate and unsafe behavior on the bus riders to and from school. Students will be given consequences for their behavior which may include a suspension from the bus.
Bus Loading and Unloading: Families should not be passing buses in our parking lot. This is dangerous and almost caused an accident. Do not pass buses with their stop sign extended.
Teacher Assignments, Schedules and Transportation
Skyward Family Access is a great place to check on student balances, schedules, emergency contacts and all things student information!
Student Portal: Our Mustangs utilize the this site to access their Google Classrooms, Google Drive, Gmail, Skyward and student apps. This is also where daily announcements are posted for students. It is always a perfect conversation starter for our sometimes reluctant middle school communicators!
Ask your scholar to grab their Chromebook and check out the student home page along with their Google Classrooms for each course! Do you see any missing assignments?
Lunch Accounts: Make sure to check your child's lunch account on Skyward. Alcarte items are available for purchase. Scholars with negative balances will NOT be allowed to purchase any alcarte items. Thinking about lunch, if a student receives a lunch detention, they are given a bagged lunch and cannot purchase alarte items.
Lunch Detentions: Students serving lunch detentions will be given a brown bag lunch unless they have brought a home lunch the day of detention.
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OCTOBER 15TH DEADLINE
Health Examination and Immunization Requirements
There are specific requirements for students entering preschool, kindergarten, second grade and sixth grade, as well as for all new students. Visit our Health Forms & Guidelines page for more information. Please note that these vaccinations and/or health examinations are required by state law. Students have been excluded from school beginning 10/16/24 if they are missing immunizations or physicals and do not have documentation of a doctor's appointment.
- All incoming 6th Graders must have a physical and dental report on file.
- All 6th, 7th and 8th Graders interested in sports will need a sports physical to try out for teams.
Student Device Repair Program:
Your student's device is protected against accidental damage, theft, fire, flood, natural disasters, power surge and vandalism. If your child’s device needs repair, below are the costs associated with each incident during a school year:
1st incident - No Charge (one-time fee waiver)
2nd incident - $25.00
3rd incident - $50.00
Free & Reduced Lunch Reminder
The federal program allowing districts across the country to offer free breakfast and lunch to all students regardless of income has expired. At this time, the federal government has not extended the waivers for this school year to allow free meals for all students. As a result, schools across the nation will be reverting back to free and reduced-price meals based on income eligibility guidelines set by theU.S. Department of Agriculture. Families who do not qualify for free or reduced lunch will have to pay for school meals. Students whose families are eligible for free or reduced-price breakfast or lunch will be able to access meals this school year at no cost or a discounted rate. D123 will continue to explore ways we can help families with this adjustment since this may create a financial burden for some of our families. At no point would we ever want any child to go hungry at school. If you would like to apply for free or reduced priced meals, please click here.
Membership is $6.00 per student and $10.00 per adult
PTSA Meetings are at 6:00pm monthly
- PTSA Meeting- November 4, 2024 at 6:00pm
- PTSA Spirit Gear- Orders have been delivered!
- Reach out to Delecta Harris, our PTSA President for more information (olhmsd123ptsa@gmail.com )
- PTSA Facebook
All parents/ guardians/ staff & students are highly encouraged to join the PTSA and attend meetings. This is an incredible opportunity, partnership and fun way to support our scholar’s experience at the middle school!
If you are interested in supporting our school in a different capacity please reach out to our PTSA! Maybe you do not have the time to donate, but your contributions can still be made through your membership!
Oak Lawn Community High School
Our Arabic Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, and Organization of Latin American Students would like to invite your 8th graders and their families to our Community Outreach event.
Be Exceptional Leadership Award Opportunity
Event Details: Open House
Date: Sunday, October 20th
Time: Registration starts at 1:45 PM, the program begins at 2:00 PM
Location: Chicago Christian High School
The Marist High School Grade School Band Night will be held on October 18, 2024.
- Not-So-Haunted House
- TODAY! 4-6pm (3:30-4pm low sensory accommodations)
- Recommended for children 2-8 years old
- Girls Night Out Halloween Party
- Wednesday, October 30 from 5-8pm
- 7th & 8th Grade Girls
- Open House
- Monday, November 4 from 6-8pm
- **Updated flyer
- Drink Coffee, Talk McAuley!
- Tuesday, November 19 at 8:15am
- Parents of 8th Grade Girls
- Backstage Pass: Peter Pan
- November 21-24
- 6th-8th Graders
- Shadowing at McAuley!
- Shadow days at McAuley are offered everyday! We invite all 6-8th grade girls to experience a day in the life of a Mighty Mac.
- Registration link can be found here: mothermcauley.org/admissions/shadow-mcauley
Providence Catholic High School
