The Patton Post

We made it! What a wonderful end of year week full of fun! We had perfect weather for our Field Day on Wednesday and the sun was shining as everyone got their Kona Ice this morning. It certainly was a wonderful way to end the week! Thank you PTA for treating our students! We want to thank all the parents who were able to volunteer for Field Day, we couldn't have done it without your help!

We loved seeing our 5th Graders off in style with a lovely clap-out at the end of the day! The end of the year is always a bittersweet one as we say goodbye to this grade! I have no doubt that every single one of them is going to make an excellent Thomas Timberwolf and I can't wait to hear all about their adventures in Middle School!

As the year comes to a close, I would like to say a huge THANK YOU to everyone for your patience and grace as we navigated this year, especially with the construction. We can't wait to see the finished product when we come back!

Our office will be open until Friday, June 14th. We do have some meetings scheduled and at times we will be working in different parts of the building. Please call or email before heading over so we can make sure someone is in the office when you arrive to greet you! There will be some construction work occurring at Patton on Friday, June 7th that requires the power to be shut off. The school will be closed that day. After June 14th the office will close and will reopen on Thursday, July 25th.

On behalf of myself and all the Patton staff, we hope you enjoy your summer break and we can't wait to see you all on THURSDAY, AUGUST 29th!

Happy Summer!

Ellie Chin

Our Field Day was so much fun! We had all sorts of different stations - hurdles, space hoppers, the limbo, an inflatable obstacle course, egg and spoon races - you name it, we had it! THANK YOU to all the parents that volunteered to help out - we had so many of you and we were so grateful! I hope you all had a great time and enjoyed the treats we provided! We would be lost without you all!

Huge thanks also goes to Suzanne Fasolo for taking these excellent photos for us!! We cannot thank you enough for capturing all the fun!!!

Our Fifth graders had an amazing day in the city on Thursday! They enjoyed a beautiful blue sky day at Millennium Park and then got to tour Wrigley Field! We wish all our 5th graders well as they leave Patton and head over to Thomas. As Olaf says, "Oh, I love happy endings." Our 5th graders are all truly worth melting for and we will miss them tremendously.

This week, the whole school enjoyed a concert by the Patton Beginning Band! Students in D25 begin their band experience in fifth grade. There are many instruments from which students may choose. There is no requirement for previous musical experience for most instruments, but if a student wishes to learn percussion (drums, mallets, bells, etc.), there is a requirement that the student must first have 2 years of formal piano lessons. More information about this and all the instruments offered in fifth grade and beyond may be found here: Elementary Band Information

As sad as we are to announce the retirement of 3 of our amazing teachers, we are very excited for what the future holds for them! Mrs Corley, Mr Dolniak and Mrs McLoone have been such amazing members of the Patton family for a combined total of 74 years and we will definitely miss them! We wish them well in their retirement!

Dr Bein is retiring at the end of this month after 10 years as District 25's Superintendent. We wish her all the best in her retirement and are excited to welcome Dr. Brian Kaye as our new Superintendent.

If any of you are worried about the "Summer slide" have no fear......the Arlington Heights Memorial Library is here!!!

They have lots of resources available for you to keep kiddos busy and, most importantly, to ward off the dreaded (yet inevitable) "I'M BORED!!!"

If you have a 5th grader who is interested in taking part in this event, please see the below flyer for more information!

Registration for the 2024-2025 school year is officially open! You should have received an email from the district with a link to register any returning students! Please complete registration as soon as you are able - it really does help us with our planning for the upcoming school year.

For more information please head to the AHSD25 website HERE

As we plan for 2024 - 2025 school year, it will help us to know if your student (currently in Kindergarten - 4th Grade) will not be returning to Patton. Please complete one form for each student by clicking HERE or on the blue button below. Please contact Mrs Hamilton at chamilton@sd25.org if you have any questions.

The ABC/25 Foundation is hosting an amazing FUN FAIR on Saturday, June 1st at South Middle School!

Schedule:

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM | ABC/25 Members Only Access

10:30 AM - 1:00 PM | Public Access

1:00 PM | Mascot Race

Get ready for a day of fun, games, and excitement at ABC/25's Fun Fair! Events and activities include: climbing wall, obstacle courses, dunk tank, games, concessions, a sensory-friendly area, and more!

This is NOT a drop-off event. All children MUST be accompanied by an adult. Please also leave all four-legged friends at home.

Worried about rain? We've got you covered! In the event of inclement weather, we will set up the activities indoors.

Parking is available on side streets along South Middle School and at the garage on Highland Street.

Pre-Registration is now OPEN to families with incoming new and kindergarten students for next year, 2024-2025! Please begin the registration process by visiting www.sd25.org/Registration and clicking on the 2024-2025 Pre-Registration drop down or by clicking the button below!

If you know of any new families to the area/have any neighbors with school age children that you think might be interested, please feel free to share this information with them!

The District recently launched its new Parent Academy newsletter and page on the website.

The goal of Parent Academy is to provide learning opportunities for parents to better understand ways to support their students’ academic success and personal well-being. We welcome parents and families to engage in various activities and events to explore topics related to mental health, well-being, equity and inclusion, and academics. Please visit the website (www.sd25.org/ParentAcademy) for archived newsletters, further resources and information, or to submit an idea/topic for the next Parent Academy newsletter.

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