News from Carl Sandburg

September 22, 2024

Message from Mrs. Johansen

Dear Wildcat Community,

I have included a few updates in this newsletter for families.

Picture Day is scheduled for October 2nd. Please click on the link to complete the online orders through Lifetouch. More details are on the picture below.
Interscholastic Sport Update: Congratulations to the Sandburg athletes who are participating in our Fall Sports: Cross Country, Girls Basketball, and Boys Soccer. For more information about their schedules, check out the Sandburg Sports Website and scroll down to find the calendar. Our coaches do their best to communicate any changes quickly. We appreciate your patience.
Student Spectators at Home games: An exciting part of being in middle school is getting to stay after school to watch the home sporting events that take place in the gym. Our Lady Wildcats first home basketball game is on September 30th. Our students are able to sign up on a google form to get a ticket for each event. They can stay to watch some of the games and take an activity bus home at 3:50. An email will come to students on September 29th and students can sign up on their devices.
Young Entrepreneurs Program Students who are interested in the Young Entrepreneurs program should read more at https://www.palatinechamber.com/yea/. September 30th is the due date for registration.
Lunch Update: At Sandburg, all students receive one free lunch from food services. If they would like to purchase an additional lunch, they may do so if there is extra food and all students have had a chance to eat one full lunch. At lunch, we have started offering Ala Carte items that are available for purchase. Students may purchase these items with cash or if they have money in their lunch accounts.

Have a wonderful week!

Erika Johansen

Sandburg Principal

Upcoming Dates to Remember

September 26th-Half Day Of Student Attendance
October 2nd- School Picture Day
October 9th- D15 Board of ED Meeting 7:00 pm
October 14th- Columbus Day/Teacher Plan Day (no student attendance)
October 16th- D211 Orchestra Festival, FHS (arrive 4:45pm, 7pm concert)
October 18th- PTSA Fall Fest @ Sandburg 4:30-6
October 21st- Sandburg PTSA Virtual Meeting 6:00 pm
October 25th- Marching band football game
October 26th- 8:00 am PSAT testing at RMHS
October 28th- 7pm RMHS Choral festival

Did you know? Students w/ perfect attendance are more likely to excel in school.

Sandburg Picture Day is October 2nd!

Sandburg Clubs and Intramurals- Get Involved!

We have some AWESOME clubs and intramurals that will be offered this year. This is a fantastic opportunity for students to explore different opportunities and make some great memories.

Crafting Club- This club will meet one time each month from October to May. Ms. Van Dyke is the club sponsor and hosts the club after school in room A101. Students will need to watch the morning announcements to sign up for each craft. Space is limited, so you will want to sign up quickly! Watch the morning announcements for the first club meeting.

Art Club- Art club is for everyone as long as they have a passion for art! The purpose of the art club is to provide students who have an interest in art, an opportunity to explore art beyond what is offered in the curriculum. This club will take place periodically from October to May after school. Ms. Martin is the club sponsor. Watch the morning announcements for the first club meeting.

Choir- The Carl Sandburg Choir will meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays before school at 6:30am. Open to all grade levels and vocal experiences! The first rehearsal was on September 17th, but it is never too late to join! The sponsor for this club is Mr. Photo. Please join our google classroom for semiweekly updates and performance information!

Dungeons and Dragons Club- This club will meet weekly on Wednesdays after school and run from September to May. Mr. Stevenson, our STEM teacher, is the club sponsor.

Environmental Club- This club will meet at lunchtime with our sponsor, Mrs. Kurka. Watch the morning announcements for the club meeting dates. There will be different days for different grade levels.

Yearbook Club- This club will meet after school with Ms. Lestina, our club sponsor. Watch the morning announcements for the first club meeting date.

Spirit Squad- This group will start meeting later this fall with Ms. Rzepka and Ms. Lestina, our sponsors. Watch the morning announcements for the first meeting date.

Intramurals

The following intramurals will be offered this year by the staff sponsors listed below. Students should watch the morning announcements for the dates the intramurals will run.

Basketball - Mr. Schmidt

Board Games - Mrs. Garcia Macko

Running - Mrs. Buelow

Soccer - Mrs. Garcia-Macko, Ms. Martin

Volleyball- Mrs. Olson

Weight Room - Ms. Dolson, Ms. VanDyke

Wiffleball - Mr. Pierpont

Spirit Squad - Ms. Rzepka, Ms. Lestina

PickleBall - Mrs. Buelow

Yoga - Ms. Martin

Spectators at Away Athletic Events

We realize that the Middle School athletic events are fun to attend and we have enjoyed having spectators come to the games. If students choose to attend away games at Thomas Jefferson, Plum Grove, Sundling, or Winston Campus, it's expected that a parent comes with the students to the basketball game and stays the entire time.

The CHAMPS expectations for spectator behavior are the same at each school in our district. Please remember you are a representative of our school when visiting another school.

Students, from another school, who come in without a parent or guardian will not be permitted to attend the game.

A Note from the Sandburg PTSA

Save the date for the Fall Fest! October 18th 4:30-6:00 pm

Sandburg parents- we could use your help! Here is a sign-up genius that gives some ideas for how you can help support this event! Thank you!!!

Students will be asked to RSVP using a google form that is sent to their email. Only students may complete this form from their student Chromebooks. They will get the google form via email on Tuesday the 24th.