SOUTH NOTEWORTHY NEWS

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Nov. 12th: PTO Meeting 7:00-8:00 pm in the school cafeteria

Nov. 13th: Portillo's Dine Out 5:00-8:00 pm

Nov. 13th: Early Release Day - 2:00 pm dismissal

Nov. 15th: Spirit Day - Wear your South spirit wear or blue/yellow

Nov. 22nd: Spirit Day - Wear a favorite character T-shirt

Nov. 25th: Parent/Teacher Conferences 8:00 am - 8:00 pm - NO SCHOOL

Nov. 26th: Parent/Teacher Conferences 8:00 am - 11:00 am - NO SCHOOL

Nov. 27th - 29th: Fall Break - NO SCHOOL

Dec. 2nd: Classes resume from Fall Break

The South Green Team will be recycling holiday lights and alkaline batteries from now through December 20th. Collection boxes will be in the school entryway. Please send in these to be recycled with your students.

South is proud to support the Crystal Lake Food Pantry and looks forward to participating in the Community Harvest Food Drive again this year, a combined effort of the Crystal Lake Chamber of Commerce and the Crystal Lake Community. Click here to see this year's flyer for suggested donations Donations will be accepted from Monday, November 11th - Friday, November 22nd. Items can be placed in the box that is in the main entryway of the building.

As the cold weather approaches, please make sure that your child/children’s winter items are labeled with their names on them. Please have children properly dressed in a coat with other winter accessories as needed. Students go outside whenever the temperature permits. Students should have coats, hats, and mittens since they will be outside to enjoy the fall and winter weather.

Guidelines for students being outside at school are:

• If temperature is 15 degrees or warmer the maximum time out is unlimited

• If temperature is zero to 15 degrees the maximum time out is 20 minutes

• If temperature is below zero the students are inside

Vision and Hearing Screenings are scheduled for November 20 & 21. Mrs. Cuajunco is looking for parent volunteers to help assist with students going to and from the conference room at these times for both dates: 9:00-11:00, 11:00-1:00, and 1:00-3:00. If you are available to help with any of these shifts please contact her directly via email at kcuajunco@d47.org Please note that you will need to be an active volunteer in order to help. If you have not already done so, please visit the Volunteer and Visitor Proceedures tab on the website to fill out the volunteer application form.

As we start the process of developing our new Strategic Plan, we invite you to provide feedback on the district. Please take a moment to share your thoughts in our School and Community Perception Survey. Your input will play a crucial role in shaping a plan that best supports our students and community.

Click here for the survey in English
Click here for the survey in Spanish

• We look forward to welcoming parents to our monthly PTO meeting TONIGHT, November 12th at 7:00 pm. Please join us for committee updates, to learn about upcoming events, or hear of volunteer opportunities. Hope to see you there!

• Take a break from cooking and support South Elementary for our latest dine out! Portillo's in Crystal Lake will donate 20% of applicable sales made by South families from 5PM-8PM, Wednesday, November 13th. Be sure to show the digital flyer when placing your order in person (to the first order taker in the drive thru) or enter code Portillos23 online or through their app in the "Apply Offer" field. Thank you for supporting South Elementary!

• Let's "Gobble" Up Some Gratitude for Our Teachers!
  

  This November, we’re decking out one of our bulletin boards with thanks for our amazing teachers! Help us "feather" our Staff Appreciation Turkey by decorating the feather sent home with your kind words or artwork. Just write, draw, or color your feather and return it before conferences to watch our turkey grow! Let’s show our teachers they're worth all the "trimmings!"

• Let's Fuel Our Teachers for Conferences! Help us keep our amazing teachers energized during parent-teacher conferences! Visit the link below to sign-up to donate snacks, drinks, or your time. Donations may be dropped off at the front office November 19 - 21, 8:15 AM - 3:30 PM. Sign Me Up to Pitch In! Thank you for helping us support our incredible teachers!

Want to stay in the know? Be sure to follow us on:

• Facebook: South Elementary PTO
• Sign-up for our Remind messages! Simply text @ebkd7f to the number 81010

For any questions please email d47sospto@gmail.com

We are excited to bring back our monthly PBIS Assemblies for a second year! Our school will be focusing on a monthly PBIS (positive behavior interventions and support) theme that promotes being respectful, responsible, and safe. As a part of these assemblies, we will be recognizing a Student of the Month from each class who has worked hard to promote and display positive behaviors associated with that theme! Our theme for October was manners and kindness. For the students, this looks like saying “please” and “thank you”, listening when others speak, and helping teachers and peers.

Congratulations to these students for the month of October!

Kindergarten: Camille O., Mickey P., Olivia T.

First Grade: Oaklynn M., Eli C., Evelyn P.

Second Grade: Sofia K., Santiago C., Lukas E., Evander W.

Third Grade: JT A., Callie H., Greyson V., Samir J.

Fourth Grade: James M., Zoey G., Mitch C.

Fifth Grade: Yuliia Z., Amber D., Rob H.

South Elementary thanks all our veterans, especially Mrs. Arroyo (Army), Mr. Chaix (Navy), and Mr. Pawlak (Airforce) for visiting and sharing their military service with all of our students. All three of these veterans' careers and uniforms are being exhibited in our glass display cabinets. South students have been learning about veterans in their encore classes. Students wrote letters to veterans, created patriotic chains, made poppy drawings, and worked collaboratively on American flags and posters saluting veterans. These projects, along with red, white, and blue stars representing South's students and staff's veterans are hung and featured in the hallways of South school. Coin and food donations were given to the Veterans Path to Hope organization in Crystal Lake. Thank you to all our families that helped send in donations and names of their family members that are veterans.

Please click on the links below for additional information:

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline Information

Salvation Army Christmas Assistance Program

McHenry County Food Pantries:

Harvest Bible Chapel

580 Tracy Trail

847-398-7005

Hours: Saturdays 9-10:30

Verification: None

Area: No restrictions

First United Methodist Church

Nunda Township Building

3510 Bay Rd.

815-459-0785

Hours: Fridays 11-3pm

Verification: None

Area: No restrictions

Pivotal Counseling Center is now accepting Medicaid including Blue Cross Community Medicaid, Meridian Medicaid, and Molina Medicaid for outpatient counseling. Learn more here