Caruso Connect - March 7th

Caruso Middle School is an inclusive and vibrant community where Blue Jays

take ownership of their social-emotional and academic growth by supporting,

challenging, and celebrating self and others.

Good Evening Blue Jay Families:

We would like to start this week's Caruso Connect with a few reminders for our families. These have been in place all year however, we feel that it would not hurt to send them home again:

-The policy for dismissing students not feeling well is:

• They must first go to the nurse's office.
• The nurse will contact home about students going home.

- Please remind your students to NOT use their phones during the day. All cell phones should remain in a student’s locker or out of sight during school hours. If you need to make contact with your student, please call the office. Students who violate our phone policy will receive a check in.

- We do not allow any food delivery services during school hours. However, Parents/Guardians are more than welcome to bring a lunch for their student.

- When dropping off forgotten items, please ring the front doorbell. Front office will buzz you in to place your items on the tables in the front hall. Please label them with the sticky notes we have placed out there for all to use.

- It is NOT necessary to drop off water for your students. We have multiple filtered water fountains throughout the school to provide hydration for your students.

- If your student needs to leave for an appointment, please ring the front doorbell, and we will call your student down to the office to sign out and meet you at your car.

- When ringing the front office door bell we as that you remain OFF your phones during school hours. This allows us to better serve you.

We appreciate everyone reviewing our policies and procedures, as they are meant to help create a safe school environment for our entire community.

Another update to our 5Essentials survey! A continued thanks to those families that have completed it, our current family response rate is 18% and, in order to receive the results we need a response rate of 20%+. If you have not, please do so. The survey should take no more than 5 minutes to complete. To take the Parent Survey, please visit https://survey.5-essentials.org/Illinois/ and select the appropriate survey to begin.

Finally, we are extending and invite to the West Side Classic - CMS vs Wilmot vs South Park Teacher Volleyball Game 4 PM on Wednesday of this week. Please see the video below for more information.

If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out,

Tim, Alli, Marcia & the Caruso Staff

Tim Brodeur - Principal - tbrodeur@dps109.org

Alli Waller - Associate Principal - awaller@dps109.org

Marcia Klita - Coordinator of Student Support - mklita@dps109.org

March 13th - West Side Classic - CMS vs Wilmot vs South Park Teacher Volleyball Game 4 PM

March 15-17th - CMS Musical, Seussical Jr.

March 21st & 22nd - Parent Teacher Conferences

March 25th - April 1st - Spring Break

June 4th - 8th Grade Graduation 5:30 PM Deerfield High School

(Communicated 8/5/23)

Join us for coffee w/ Caruso; a way for the adults in our students' lives to build stronger connections with us at Caruso. Space is limited to 25 people per event. Please RSVP by calling the Caruso Main Office at 847-945-8430. Thanks to the PTO for Sponsoring Coffee.

Track and Field Season is coming up! Our first practice is Monday, March 18, the week before Spring Break. Please contact Coach Burke (nburke@dps109.org) or Coach Pire (apire@dps109.org) if you have any questions.

The D109 2024 Kindergarten Registration online form is available! To register your new student please visit our registration page.

Online Course Requests. Online course requests open on January 10. However, we recommend 8th grade families wait until the Course Registration Video is released and they have attended High School Preview night before making course requests.

Course Registration Video will be released by January 12. Families will have the opportunity to learn about course offerings and the online registration process.

Special Education Articulation Meetings will be held January 12-18. If a student has an IEP, the IEP team will update their registration to reflect the special education services that are agreed upon during the articulation meeting. Any course that requires special education services will be locked at the meeting. General education course registrations, such as advisory or electives, are the responsibility of the student and family.

High School Preview Night is Wednesday, January 17, starting at 6:30 pm. This in-person event is for both students and parents/guardians. If families have questions or concerns regarding course placement, they can speak with the DHS academic department chair at High School Preview Night.

Course Requests close on Tuesday, January 30. Families must submit their final course requests by 3:30 pm.

Counseling Collaboration Meetings late-January through early-February. During collaboration meetings, members of the DHS Counseling Department meet with middle school principals and staff to exchange information on 8th graders who are not receiving special education services. Students with 504 plans will be discussed at this meeting. In preparation for the meeting, we will share an outline of topics. All collaboration meetings will be held virtually.

Calendar of Events:

January 10, 2024: Course Registration Opens for Course Requests

January 12, 2024: Course Registration Video shared with families

January 17, 2024: High School Preview Night for Students & Parents/Guardians
6:30 pm- 8:30 pm (In-Person)

January 30, 2024: Course Requests Completed by 3:30 pm

February 13, 2024: Course Verification Opens after 8:00 am

February 15, 2024: Course Verification Closes at 3:30 pm

April 15, 2024: Extra-Curricular Night

May 1, 2024: Health Forms Due to DHS Health Services Office

Mid-August, 2024: Schedules posted on Infinite Campus

August 12, 2024: Warrior Welcome for Students & Parents/Guardians (evening)

August 14, 2024: First day of student attendance

(Communicated 8/25/23)

Our online yearbook offer is live and yearbooks can be purchased HERE or by phone at 1-877-767-5217.

Please encourage your students to dress up in our Spirit Days!

Email: cmsoffice@dps109.org
Website: https://www.dps109.org/Page/9
Location: 1801 Montgomery Road, Deerfield, IL, USA
Twitter: @109Caruso