Hello Patton Community, As I sit and write this, I am in awe of the fact that 2014 is quickly coming to a close. As any year closes out, we generally create some space to reflect on our year. From a reflection standpoint, there are so many things that I am proud from a personal perspective as well as a school perspective. We are all blessed to be part of this nurturing community at Patton where the needs of the students are at the heart of everything we do. When it comes to goal setting or creating resolutions, each of us carry them out for different lengths of time. Some of us are great at creating goals and seeing them through, while others will have great intentions, but fall off the wagon. (I've been there...) Resolutions and goals, however, are not just for adults. There are long lasting benefits to working with children and setting goals with them. If you are interested, this link will take you to a Huffington Post Article, titled, Teaching Children Confidence Through Goal Setting. My hope for you over this break is that you are able to find time to spend with family and friends. Take a risk and express your appreciation for someone. It will not only fill you, but fill the recipient as well. Have a wonderful winter break, Eric Larson | Principal, Patton Elementary School PARENT ACADEMY Back in the fall, our kindergarten and first grade literacy team hosted a literacy night. We really appreciated the feedback we received from that and have created "Parent Academy." Our goal is to provide you with some tools for you as parents so you can extend the learning at home. Right now we are in the very beginning stages. We hope to build a library of resources for you over time. Please check out Parent Academy. PATTON FAMILY HOUR OF CODE Several families have already RSVP'd to our Family Hour of Code on January 22, at 6:30pm. If you are interested but haven't let us know you are coming, please fill out the form below. Click here if you'd like to see a video of our students from our week of code.
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Hello Patton Community, Last week all students participated in a variety of coding activities. In order to determine our coding activities for the Family Hour of Code we need to know who will be joining us. If you are planning on participate in the experience, please fill out the form below. We hope to see many of you at our coding night! -Eric Good Afternoon Patton Community, This has been a really great week of activity with so many exciting things happening at school. Please check out some of our videos and the tweets of the week below. I hope you have a wonderful weekend! Eric Larson | Principal, Patton Elementary School The Hersey High School Band came and performed for our students this afternoon. Here is a short clip! Fun fact: There were 12 Patton graduates in this performance. Save The Date! Family Hour of Code. Patton will be hosting the family hour of Code in January. Here is the promo video that was sent out last week. Stay tuned for more information! 2nd and 3rd Grade Noetic Learning Math Contest In the month of November, 2nd and 3rd graders had the opportunity to participate in the Noetic Learning Math Contest. The Noetic Learning Math Contest is a national elementary math problem solving contest held twice a year. 19,367 young mathletes representing 1,279 teams across the country participated in this year’s fall contest. Please click here for more information about our winners. Tweets of the Week
PTA Weekend update 12/14/14 The Arlington Heights Council of PTAs Scholarship Application is here! The application (see below is available on the School District 25 website at sd25.org, and is available in the College Counseling Office at Buffalo Grove, Hersey, Rolling Meadows, Prospect and St. Viator high schools. The scholarship is open to all graduating Seniors who attended any District 25 schools for at least three years. Applications are due February 28, 2015.
Orbit Skate Night - Tuesday, January 27th Save the date for Patton’s upcoming Orbit Skate Night - Tuesday, January 27th 6:30-9:00 pm. Admission is free for all with a 1-2 non-perishable canned/packaged food item for donation to the Wheeling Food Pantry. Please contact Carrie May with any questions or if you’d like to volunteer for this event. Let’s get our skate on! Questions or Ideas? Do you have a question or a great idea you want to share with PTA? A topic you would like to see on a PTA Meeting Agenda? Please email your ideas to Patton PTA at [email protected]. We are always looking for help for upcoming events and committees and would love to hear from you! Thank you! Patton School General PTA Minutes - December 9th, 2014 The meeting was called to order by Bob Corley at 9:18 a.m.
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Save the date! January 22nd is going to be Family Hour of Code at 6:30pm. See the video below and be on the lookout for more information to come later on. Hello Patton Community, Below is our Veterans Day Assembly video. Please take some time to view it at your convenience. While Veterans Day may have passed for this year, it is never to late to honor a Veteran. A big thank you goes out to General Mukoyama, our Veteran guests, and the Arlingtones. I hope you enjoy, Eric Larson | Principal, Patton Elementary School Good Afternoon Patton Community, It is difficult to believe that Winter Break is two weeks away! This has been a really busy week with many exciting things happening throughout the building, which I think you will see in the Tweets of the Week section. Hour of Code Next week our students will be participating in the Worldwide Hour of Code initiative. As many of you know we have many students who participate in the Patton Code Club. There are a multitude of benefits to coding, and coding does not always need to happen in front of a computer. This week the Patton staff all participated in an unplugged coding activity. Be on the lookout in upcoming updates for a Family Night of Code coming in January of 2015! If you'd like more information about coding, please visit code.org. ICTM Math Contest #1 Below are the results of the first ICTM Math Contest for our 4th and 5th Grade students. Congratulations to all of our students. Continue to persevere and work hard. The next contest will be in early February. A big thank you goes out to Mrs. Cioni and Mrs. Anderle for being our coaches for this club!
Tweets of the week For those who may not have made the leap over to Twitter, I would encourage you to give it a try. If nothing else, you can use it to see what is happening at Patton on a daily basis. Many of our classroom are using Twitter and the school is always tweeting out what is happening. Give it a try and follow @AHSD25Patton.
I hope you have a wonderful weekend. Sincerely, Eric Larson | Principal, Patton Elementary School PTA WEEKEND UPDATE 12.4 December PTA Meeting and Coffee and Cookie Social PTA will hold our December meeting next Tuesday, December 9th at 9:15 am in the Commons. We will have a very brief business meeting followed by a Coffee and Cookie Social to celebrate the holidays. All Patton parents are invited to attend! We hope to see you at the meeting! Patton Holiday Shop - Saturday December 6th from 10AM-12PM Patton’s Childrens' Holiday Shop will be held this Saturday in the gymnasium of Patton School. It is an opportunity for students to shop for special but inexpensive gifts for family and friends. Merchandise is available for purchase by the students with prices ranging from $0.50 - $10.00. Adults and older children “Elves” will be on hand to help the younger children shop, allowing children to purchase surprise gifts for their parents. Available to parents while their children shop will be the annual Cookie Buffet set up in the Commons. This is an opportunity to purchase a plate for $5.00 and fill it with homemade treats created by wonderful parent volunteers. Also available to parents will be the Parent Vendor Boutique. The Parent Vendor Boutique is an opportunity for parents to purchase items sold by other Patton parents. A Silent Auction will also be taking place in the Commons during the Holiday Shop. Book Fair Thank You! Special thanks to the following people for helping set up, cashier, or take down the book fair: Tracy Cosley, Michelle Defazio, Brian & Julie Gartrell, Sarah Harte, Stephanie Park, Michael & Rob Petzold, Don, Judy & Nicole Schoenfeld, Jenny, Adam, & Colin Stanhope, Jennifer Thomas, & Lisa Ulrych. We couldn’t have done it without you! - Joanna Esposito & Rachel Moran Fitness Club 2015 We are currently looking for individuals who would like to share their fitness talents with our 4th and 5th grade Fitness Club. The Patton PTA wants to encourage a healthy lifestyle with this great opportunity for kids to experience a variety of ways to stay fit this winter. If you or someone you know is a fitness trainer, aerobic instructor etc., please contact Bonnie Alcaro [email protected]. Fitness Club will start after winter break on January 8th. Questions or Ideas? Do you have a question or a great idea you want to share with PTA? A topic you would like to see on a PTA Meeting Agenda? Please email your ideas to Patton PTA at [email protected]. We are always looking for help for upcoming events and committees and would love to hear from you! Thank you! Weekly Flyers Calling all first and second graders! How would you like to go on an incredible journey with Amazing Minds after school? Explore topics such as countries near and far, land and water animals, rocks and minerals, and stormy weather. (Topics change each session). Build rock collections, excavate Ancient Egyptian tombs, and shop in a simulated grocery store. Learn to use tools that help you solve problems such as calculators, magnifying glasses, microscopes, tape measures and geology kits. Engage in science experiments where you dissect owl pellets, wear prism glasses, and make raisins bounce. Top it all off with exciting topic related take home prizes such as an Australian boomerang. Come and exercise your brain with us after school! This adventure begins January 12th. Winter Topics: China, Let's Experiment, and Native Americans. For details, see the flyer or registration website below! Now Available -- Online Registration at: myamazingminds
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Below is a letter from the office staff regarding gifts during the holiday season. Please take a moment to look it over. Sincerely, The Patton Office Staff P.S. If you can't see the letter, you can download it by clicking here. |
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