Dear Crow Island Families,
This past week was filled with a lot of fun at Crow Island. We want to thank our PTO for their support around Walk, Bike, and Wheel to school week! The energy was really amazing and it was nice to end our week with our Crow Island PTO Run-a-thon. As a school we ran a total of 303 miles! We appreciate all of the parent support and cheering on!
Have a great week,
Luke
October:
- Friday, October 25th: Kindergarten Butterfly Migration
- Wednesday, October 30th: Bus Evacuation Drill
- Thursday, October 31st: Halloween Parade and Ghost Walk
November:
- Monday, November 1st: No School, Teacher Institute Day
- Tuesday, November 5th: No School, Election Day
- Wednesday, November 6th: Picture Day Retakes
- Friday, November 8th: Tornado Drill
- Thursday, November 14th: No School, Parent Conferences
- Friday, November 15th: No School, Parent Conferences
- Monday, November 25th–Friday, November 29th: No School, Thanksgiving Break
Monday Spirit Days:
As a reminder, every Monday is considered a Crow Island Spirit Wear Day. Staff and students are encouraged to participate.
Halloween at Crow Island:
You can find information about the Halloween Celebration at Crow Island here: Halloween 2024.
Monthly Observances | October | Disability Awareness
In October, Americans observe National Disability Employment Awareness Month by paying tribute to the accomplishments of the men and women with disabilities whose work helps keep the nation’s economy strong and by reaffirming their commitment to ensure equal opportunity for all citizens. At Crow Island it is also a time for our learning community to focus on a culture of inclusion and learn more about disabilities. The Crow Island Library has cultivated a collection of books through Destiny that can be found here: October Destiny Collection.
- Click here to find October’s edition of the newsletter Belonging Means…
Leader Round Table Follow-Up
Thank you to those families who were able to join our leader round tables, hosted at all five buildings. We’ve included a link to the slides as well as a link to a feedback form including questions that were asked at the event. Feedback will be synthesized and shared out in an upcoming principal newsletter. We will then follow-up leading up to Fall Conferences in a subsequent newsletter with ways we are being responsive to the feedback. Crow Island Slides and Google Form
Safety Month in The Winnetka Public Schools
Thanks to our First Responders who have been working with Director of Safety & Security, Ray Finnerty, and our schools to practice drills and join us for “High Five Fridays” this October. Please review the Fall 2024 Safety Bulletin, produced in collaboration with the Village, for important safety-related information.
Otus for Families
This week families received an email that included information about how to log onto Otus.com in order to access benchmarking data. If you did not receive your child’s code, please email help@winnetka36.org. For more information click here to access information about how to navigate Otus and click here to view a recording of the Winnetka Parent Institute about Otus.
Winnetka Parents Institute
The District offers regular sessions for families to learn more about a variety of topics. View the entire 2024/2025 schedule here.
Up Next:
AI Literacy Lessons for Grades 5-8
November 13, 2024
9:30 A.M.
Location: Carleton Washburne School RC
UNESCO, in their 2021 report entitled AI and education: Guidance for policy-makers stated that:
“AI is said to be a key enabler of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0)…A recent global estimate suggests that 30% of work activities could be automated by 2030. Up to 375 million workers worldwide could be affected...Meanwhile, however, AI and other frontier technologies are increasing the range of high-skill jobs that require unique creative and analytical abilities and human interactions. In short, many workers’ jobs might disappear, and they will need to develop new skill sets – upskilling or reskilling – to enable them to enter the new occupations made possible by AI. Education ministries and training providers need to anticipate these changes, equipping today’s workers and preparing new generations with the necessary technical and social job skills, to smooth the transition to a world dominated by AI, while ensuring social sustainability.”
Artificial Intelligence is “out of the toothpaste tube” and is not going back in. In response, we’ll share with parents the steps we’re taking to increase the literacy of our students of Artificial Intelligence and how we’re preparing them to be responsible users of this tool.
Interested:
If you missed it, view videos from past sessions:
Insights on K-8 Literacy Programming in The Winnetka Public Schools
From Winnetka’s Volunteer Center
Celebrate Make a Difference Day on October 26th by donating new and gently used baby and toddler items to Share Our Spare. Drop off items at the Indian Hill Train Station in Winnetka on 10/26 from 9am-12pm. Check out www.shareourspare.org/donate-items/ for more details. Please contact laurenswift10@gmail.com with any questions.
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Contact Us
Email: christinedemas-hall@winnetka36.org
Website: https://crowisland.winnetka36.org/
Location: 1112 Willow Road Winnetka, IL 60093
Phone: (847)-446-0353
Twitter: @CrowIslandD36