Registration Email - May 3rd You will receive an email on May 3rd that contains a 2021-2022 school year registration link. Please plan to click on the link and complete the online registration as soon as conveniently possible. Early registration is crucial to effectively plan for the next school year. Thank you! Emails for all District 25 students will be sent in batches throughout the day. If you don't receive an email by the end of the day, our tech team suggests you search your spam folder. The emails will be coming from our District email account: "[email protected]." New Students: Online Registration is ongoing for students who will be new to Patton this coming fall. If you have any questions, please email Mrs Hamilton ([email protected]) or Mrs. Schmit ([email protected].) We are happy to help! Upcoming Spirit Days to Benefit The Make-A-Wish Foundation Student Council will sponsor 3 more spirit days. Donations of up to $2 will be accepted, and all proceeds will be donated to Make-A-Wish!
MAP Test Results NWEA MAP spring 2021 reports for IN-PERSON 2nd - 5th-grade students will be sent home via backpack mail on Friday, May 7th. If you would rather pick up your child's report, please call or email office by Thursday, May 6th. Reports for REMOTE 2nd - 8th-grade students may be picked up in the school's main office by the end of the school day on May 7th. All MAP reports not picked up by the end of the school day on May 7th will be mailed home.
Covid Testing for District Students District 25 offers free Covid-19 testing for any student exhibiting Covid-19 symptoms. The testing is administered by the District nursing team. Click HERE details. To make an appointment for a symptomatic student, click HERE. Click HERE for the District 25 E-flyer page, including: Soccer Summer Camp - Summer U - Amazing Minds - School Traffic Safety - Travel Soccer Tryouts - Free Early Childhood Program Walkabout T-Shirt Orders: Deadline is Thursday! If you'd like to order a T-shirt for the Walkabout, you can do so by following this link. The shirts are $10 each, and a portion of the proceeds goes directly to Make-A-Wish. The deadline for ordering is April 29. We will be sending more information soon about the Walkabout, scheduled for May 27, 2021. Are You Moving? If you know you are moving and will not be attending Patton next year, please alert Mrs. Hamilton and Mrs. Schmit in the office as this helps us with our planning for the upcoming school year. Signing Students In or Out of School Should your child need to enter or leave school during the school day (including for lunch), we ask that you notify the teacher and Patton's office beforehand, via email or phone. When you arrive at school, you will need to sign your child in - or out - using the QR code posted on the doors OR the ONLINE FORM. Students are required to be signed in if they arrive at 9:05 or later. The form can only be filled out when you arrive to pick up/drop off your child. The form "time stamps" your entry and filling it out too soon provides inaccurate attendance information. If you fill out the form before picking up your child, the office will be requesting you to fill it out again so the time accurately reflects when your child was picked up or dropped off. Parent Feedback 2021-2022 Here you will find a link that will take to a form should you wish to provide the school with any information you feel would be important as we consider placement for your child for the upcoming school year. Please know that the placement process for all of the Patton students is extensive and well thought out. To that end, it is important to understand that requests for a specific teacher will not be considered, as allowing parents to request teachers puts a significant strain on an already extensive process. All staff members are committed to providing the best education for your children. This form is to be completed by Friday, May 7, 2021 Morning Supervision The Patton staff begin supervising the students at 8:50am. We begin letting students in the building at 8:55, and expect all students to be present and in their classroom by 9:05. Any student who arrives at 9:05 or later needs to be signed in by the adult who dropped them off at school. Patton Scene #1! Greg Tang Math Tweets Mrs. Jenkins Class! Patton Scene #2! Earth Day Science Fun in Mrs. Cowen's and Mrs. Pullam's Classrooms Click HERE for the District 25 E-flyer page, including: Soccer Summer Camp - Summer U - Amazing Minds - School Traffic Safety - Travel Soccer Tryouts - Free Early Childhood Program Assessments Map Testing: 2nd - 5th Grade MAP Testing is almost complete. There are just a few make-up tests for students to finish. Electronic score reports will be sent home in mid-May. IAR: The Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) for English/Language Arts and Math will be administered at Patton next week starting on Tuesday, 4/20 and concluding on Tuesday, 4/27. The specific grade level schedule is below. Students should make sure they bring their devices to school fully charged on all testing days. They must also have working headphones for testing. We encourage all who will be testing to make sure they get a good night's rest and eat a healthy break each day so they can perform at their best! 5th Grade - 9:10 AM Testing 3rd Grade - 10:30 AM Testing 4th Grade - 1:15 PM Testing The 14th Annual Walkabout (Previously known as the Walkathon!) Be on the lookout for more information about this year's Walkabout. We will still have a Walkabout but it will look just a little different from the previous years! Stay tuned for more information. In the meantime, if you'd like to order a T-shirt for the Walkabout, you can do so by following this link. The shirts are $10 each, and a portion of the proceeds goes directly to Make-A-Wish. The deadline for ordering is April 29.
New Lunch Menu
Below is the menu the District will offer when students begin the full five day week April 26th. All meals offered for the remainder of the school year will continue to be free for all students. Labels for all food items can be found on the District website food service page. Monday, April 19th - No School One week from Monday is a School Improvement Day. There is no student attendance on this day, however staff will be on site and the office will be open. Please Do a "Mask Check" As Patton has successfully opened up to more and more students, we realize this is in large part due to staff, parents, and students following Covid guidelines and precautions. We are truly thankful for the proactive response of our community. In order to continue moving in this very positive direction, we ask that you take a moment this weekend to check your child's masks. Please ensure that:
Covid Testing for District Students District 25 offers free Covid-19 testing for any student exhibiting Covid-19 symptoms. The testing is administered by the District nursing team. For details or to make an appointment, please click HERE. One Book One School Reading of our all-school book, Cleo Edison Oliver, Playground Millionaire, has started this week. For the reading schedule, a video from the book's author, and much more please check out the LMC's website HERE. Repeat Information From Last Week For Families Who Have Selected In-Person Learning - New Zoom Guidelines We are so excited to have more students returning in-person schooling. Patton currently has 92% of the student population in the building. Due to an increasing number of families who have selected the in-person option, we have some classrooms that have no remote learners. Moving forward we are adjusting our guidelines when it comes to in-person students logging in remotely on Zoom. Our goal is to return to as close to “normal” as possible during this time. The expectation is that students who selected “in-person learning” are here in the building. Only under select circumstances would we allow a child to Zoom in. For Families Taking a Vacation Students will not be allowed to log in to Zoom while on vacation. Our teachers may work with you to provide your child with assignments/alternative activities to complete while they are away, or they may choose to catch your child up on material missed when they return. After your vacation, we will allow your child to Zoom into the classroom remotely in order to follow the recommended quarantine guidelines by IDPH. Please contact our school nurse, Mrs. Klancnik to determine a date of return. For Students Who are Sick and/or Required to Quarantine Please contact the school office to report the absence and based on direction from our school nurse and administration, we will determine if your child can Zoom until cleared to return to school. Please keep in mind that many teachers are not automatically on Zoom so arrangements will need to be made in advance. For Students with Appointments During the School Day If your child has an appointment during the school day (doctor, dentist, orthodontist, etc.) he/she should still attend school at Patton until they need to leave for the appointment. Students will not be allowed to Zoom in for part of the day to accommodate various appointments. Click HERE for the District 25 E-flyer page, including: Soccer Summer Camp - Summer U - Amazing Minds - T-ball, Baseball, Softball - School Traffic Safety - Preschool for All For Families Who Have Selected In-Person Learning - New Zoom Guidelines We are so excited to have more students returning in-person schooling. Patton currently has 92% of the student population in the building. Due to an increasing number of families who have selected the in-person option, we have some classrooms that have no remote learners. Moving forward we are adjusting our guidelines when it comes to in-person students logging in remotely on Zoom. Our goal is to return to as close to “normal” as possible during this time. The expectation is that students who selected “in-person learning” are here in the building. Only under select circumstances would we allow a child to Zoom in. For Families Taking a Vacation Students will not be allowed to log in to Zoom while on vacation. Our teachers may work with you to provide your child with assignments/alternative activities to complete while they are away, or they may choose to catch your child up on material missed when they return. After your vacation, we will allow your child to Zoom into the classroom remotely in order to follow the recommended quarantine guidelines by IDPH. Please contact our school nurse, Mrs. Klancnik to determine a date of return. For Students Who are Sick and/or Required to Quarantine Please contact the school office to report the absence and based on direction from our school nurse and administration, we will determine if your child can Zoom until cleared to return to school. Please keep in mind that many teachers are not automatically on Zoom so arrangements will need to be made in advance. For Students with Appointments During the School Day If your child has an appointment during the school day (doctor, dentist, orthodontist, etc.) he/she should still attend school at Patton until they need to leave for the appointment. Students will not be allowed to Zoom in for part of the day to accommodate various appointments. Attention 5th Graders Rocket Lab Registration Ends Friday, 4/2, at Noon Demonstrate your understanding and observe how Newton’s Third Law of Motion works by building and launching your very own model rocket! To register and order your rocket materials, go to the District 25 WEB STORE. Click on "Elementary Schools," then "Patton," then "Rocket Club." Life Begins Presentation As part of the District 25 fifth grade health education program, your child has the opportunity to participate in a program called Life Begins sponsored by Candor Health Education. The program will be presented on Monday, April 12, 2021, from 1:30PM to 3:00PM, via Zoom. The boys and girls will be in separate Zooms. Please click on THIS FORM to let us know if your student will be participating in the program. Erin's Law Presentations - 4th and 5th Grade Erin's Law Presentations for 4th and 5th grade have been scheduled for various days in April. You will be notified by your child's classroom teacher of the day and time for your child's classroom. For additional information on Erin's Law, please follow this link, which will take you to a D25 page. On this page you will find presentations, materials used, and opt out forms should you choose. 5 Essentials Survey for Parents It’s that time of year again and we want your input about Patton Elementary School! Please participate in the Illinois 5Essentials Parent Survey, as a part of the Illinois 5Essentials Survey administration. The survey responses are anonymous and will never be connected to the identity of you or your child, as school reports will only present aggregated information of how parents responded as a whole. In order for the survey report to be generated we need at least 20 percent of our parents to take the survey. Please CLICK HERE to take the parent survey that began on February 3, 2021. The 5Essentials Survey is open through April 2, 2021. If you have any questions about the survey, please contact 5Essentials Customer Support at 1-866-440-1874 or [email protected]. Patton's 5th Annual One Book, One School Event! Cleo Edison Oliver, Playground Millionaire by Sundee Frasier Cleo is an authentic and current story of family, entrepreneurship, and fun, with diverse characters and an engaging heroine you will never forget. Here’s how it works - each family will receive one copy of our ONE BOOK, ONE SCHOOL selection - thank you PTA! (In person families: books will be sent home with oldest student; remote families: books will be available in the vestibule for pick up.) Families will read at home with their students, while teachers, administrators and staff are reading as well, according to a weekly reading schedule starting on Monday April 5 - through April 30. It is one Giant Book Club! The reading schedule is on the LMC website. On that web page you will find:
This year especially, we hope the few minutes of reading and/or listening together will provide a welcome respite from a challenging time in our lives. We are confident that all Patton students will be ready to be a part of the school buzz about the latest reading and families will enjoy Cleo’s adventure! We hope you will share your experience and your reading photos with us on Twitter @pattonlmc and @AHSD25, with the #1book1Patton, and use the Flipgrid link on the LMC website to share a video of your reading with us all. Patton PTA Video To our Patton Families and Community Members: As registration draws near for the 2021-2022 school year, we wanted to introduce our new families to our PTA. We also wanted to give our returning families an overview of what the PTA is and what we do at Patton. Take a look at the video below. If you have any questions, please reach out and we will do our best to answer them. - Your Patton PTA Executive Board April 6th - Election Day School will be in session April 6th. We are planning indoor recess on this day. Senior Walk 2021 Heavenly Hats Fundraiser Our Student Council wanted to thank all the families who contributed to their fundraiser that helps provide hats patients who lose their hair due to various medical treatments. They sent the letter below to the Heavenly Hats Foundation. Patton Scene This Week: Mrs. Pullam's Class!
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