Don't Forget: Picture Day is MONDAY! Please complete the form that was sent home and send it to school with your child this Monday (September 30th) if you wish to purchase photos. You may pay for pictures with a credit card (see below), or include cash or check in the envelope provided with the form. If you have any questions, please email [email protected]. To order pictures online, click HERE -- School Code: 10025401 Announcing Our 4th Annual One Book, One School Event! BOB is a unique story of friendship, adventure, mystery, and magic by two award winning authors, Wendy Mass and Rebecca Stead. With the gift of this special book, we ask that you read it at home together, between September 30 and October 27. On the 28th we'll have a school assembly in which both authors will join us using Google Hangout. More details and a suggested reading schedule will be sent home Monday. Please also check out the LMC website, which includes video and audio recordings of each chapter read by Patton teachers, ideas for home discussion and activities, and a welcome video created by the author, Wendy Mass, especially for Patton School! We hope you will all enjoy reading and owning this memorable special story. If you don't receive a book, please contact the school. If by chance you receive two books, please send one back for another family. Don’t forget to share your experience and reading photos with us on Twitter @pattonlmc and @AHSD25, #1book1Patton Sincerely, Ms. Melamed, Mrs. McLoone, Mr. Larson, Mrs. Vignocchi, and the entire Patton team Parent/Teacher Conferences - Oct 24 & 25 You can click here to sign up for a conference with your child's teacher. When you click on the link it will take you to a cover page for Patton School that has directions for how to sign up. Once you click on the tab along the top that has your child's teacher's name, you will see all of the sign up times available for that teacher. If you have any questions, please contact the office and Mrs. Schmit or Mrs. Hamilton will assist you (847-398-4288.) - Eric Larson & Kelly Vignocchi Save the Date See below for the scheduled dates for each grade level's performance this year. Click on the links below or HERE for additional topics. Oct 14 Off School Special - Cub Scouts - Fall Musical Workshop - Feeder Basketball - Autumn Harvest - Girl Scouts - Volleyball - Dance Clinic - Art Studio - Preschool for All Our "This is We" Wall is Missing a Few Faces! If you haven't done so yet and would like to participate, please have your student bring in a picture (no larger than a 4x6) of his or her best self. In the Commons we have a "This is We" wall on which we are displaying the photos. Students have been enjoying finding themselves and their friends and watching the wall grow! The Patton Playground Please be aware that the Park District's Children at Play (CAP) program uses the Patton playground on most days before and after school. Parents may also enjoy the playground with their children, but please do provide supervision so that your child doesn't get mixed into the CAP program. Picture Day is September 30th The order form for Patton's school picture day went home in backpacks earlier this week. Please complete the form and send it to school with your child on or any time before September 30th. You may pay for pictures with a credit card online (see below), or include cash or check in the envelope provided with the form. To order pictures online, click HERE School Code: 10025401 If you have any questions, please email [email protected] Last Chance to Join the Social Service Club! 3rd-5th graders: are you interested in helping and improving our school, our community, or the environment? This club is coordinated by Mrs. Melamed, and we meet in the LMC from 3:35-4:30 every other Thursday. For details and to sign up, please click here: Patton Social Service Club. Congratulations Patton Panthers: Golden Keyboard Winners! This year we typed our way into first place for the Summer Keyboarding Challenge! This is the fifth year of the challenge and the first victory for Patton. Together the district typed 218,587 minutes. Just think how our typing skills improved over the summer! Patton was awarded the Golden Keyboard -- the District traveling trophy -- at the last School Board Meeting. Top typists from each school were also recognized and for Patton that was Carter! Congratulations to Carter, who also won lunch with Patton's Technology Facilitator, Mrs. Corley! Students used Typingtraining.com, which is available to all District 25 students. To log in, students use their Google logins (minus @student.sd25.org in the username). From the PTA: Patton PTA's Stress Free Fundraiser Periodically, our Patton PTA asks for participation in fundraising to support our many programs for students and families at our school. We take pride in being able to offer such a wide variety of fun after school events, bring in special guests and showcase unique performers. We are not going to ask you to sell cookies, frozen pizzas, wrapping paper, magazines, cooking utensils, etc. as we had done in past years. Once again, this is our big fall fundraiser. The stress-free fundraiser! Each year, we need to raise approximately $10,000 for PTA programs. With your help this fall we are asking for a donation of approximately $25 per family to meet our goal. Donations can be made from September 3rd – September 25th. All payments for the fundraiser will happen through the District 25 Web Store. Please follow the step by step instructions below to make your contribution.
WHAT DOES THE PATTON PTA DO WITH MY DONATION? The Patton PTA pays for fun events such as Birthday Books, Spirit Day, Back to School Bash, Pumpkin Patch, Cultural Arts Presentations, Bingo Night, Fun Fair, family pool night and the Ice Cream Social. The PTA also subsidizes many other special events and programs throughout the year such as author visits, in coming kindergarten play dates, teacher appreciation week and teacher dinners during conferences, Running Club, Mini Courses, Traffic and Safety, Directory Spot, and Fifth Grade Recognition Books. All of these events and programs are made possible by donations, membership dues and fundraising efforts. Every little bit helps to ensure these programs continue for our kids. Thank you so much! If you have questions, please contact the PTA at [email protected], Beckie Hejna at [email protected] or Sharon Korb at [email protected]. Safety Patrol Reminder If your child is part of Safety Patrol, please follow the same drop off procedure in the morning as when you bring your child to school. They are to be dropped off by the playground and then walk to the main entrance. This will help keep the traffic moving and everyone safe. Thank you! - John Dolniak Click on the links below or HERE for additional topics. Girl Scouts - Volleyball - Dance Clinic - Art Studio - Music For Youth - Preschool for All Do you have a question? Here are some people and places that can help!
Safety Patrol If your child is part of Safety Patrol, please follow the same drop off procedure in the morning as when you bring your child to school. They are to be dropped off by the playground and then walk to the main entrance. This will help keep the traffic moving and everyone safe. Thank you! - John Dolniak Second Graders Practicing place value with math centers Extra Opportunities for 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students Join the Patton Press, our online student newspaper! This club meets on Wednesdays after school for four weeks to produce each issue. Students write about Patton happenings, Patton students and teachers, or research what they are interested in. No experience necessary. To sign up for one or both of the fall sessions, click here: Patton Press Join the Social Service Club! Are you interested in helping and improving our school, our community, or the environment? We meet in the LMC at 3:35-4:30 every other Thursday. You can sign up here: Patton Social Service Club Join the Running Club! (4th and 5th grades only) Are you interested in joining a club focused on FUN and FITNESS? Running club meets on Wednesdays in October from 3:45-4:30. Each session will begin with a warm-up, 30 minutes of running at your own pace, and strength & conditioning. Mrs. Goumas and Mrs. Rusch will sponsor the club again this year ([email protected]; [email protected]). Thank you, Mrs. Goumas and Mrs. Rusch! Please note: The club will not meet if it is raining. Parent volunteers are VITAL to the success as they provide a safe running path. Please sign up to volunteer for at least one session if possible. To sign up to run or volunteer, click here: Running Club 5TH Grade Parents: An upcoming parent night will take place on November 12, 2019 from 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm at the Dunton Administration Building (1200 S. Dunton Ave.) and will inform you on the health and drug prevention education programs (Puberty I- Understanding Changes, Life Begins, and the Science Behind Drugs) your child will experience this year. Please contact Melanie Zenisek, Science and Social Studies Coordinator, with any questions or concerns at [email protected]. Click on the links below or HERE for additional topics. Girl Scouts - Volleyball - Dance Clinic - Art Studio - Youth Theater - Amazing Minds - Music For Youth - Preschool for All Head to Patton Tonight for PTA's Back to School Bash! Headphones Needed 2nd-5th Grade Students: Students will be taking FastBridge Assessments for reading and math in the coming weeks. Headphones are needed for the math assessment. Should additional headphones be needed from home, specific communication from the classroom will occur. Seeking Student Reporters 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students: Join the Patton Press, our online student newspaper! This club meets on Wednesdays after school for four weeks to produce one issue. Students write about Patton happenings, Patton students and teachers, or research what they are interested in. No experience necessary. To sign up for one or both of the fall sessions click here: Join the Patton Press BOX TOPS News Welcome Back Patton Families! My name is Julie Gartrell and I’m thrilled to be Patton's Box Tops for Education™ Coordinator. Clipping Box Tops is an easy way to help earn cash for our school. Each one is worth 10¢! Just look for the pink Box Tops on hundreds of products. BOX TOPS IS GOING DIGITAL AND MAKING IT EVEN EASIER TO EARN MONEY FOR PATTON! All you have to do is download the all-new box tops app on your phone, shop as your normally would, then simply scan your store receipts to find participation products. The app will automatically credit our school’s box tops earnings online! Please be sure to send in any clipped box tops that you collected over the summer, they are still valid! And continue to clip any official coupons you have. For more information on Box Tops, including a list of participating products, go to BTFE.com. Be sure to sign up as a member (it’s free!) so you can check out our school’s earnings details and get access to coupons and bonus offers. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me. I’m here to help make Patton's Box Tops for Education™ program a huge success this year. Thanks for your help! - Julie Gartrell ([email protected]; 224-227-5247) A Message from the Food Service Department The Food Service Department offers safe meals for students who have food allergies or sensitivities. If you are interested in a safe meal menu for your child, please contact the food service office via email and we will send you the documents that need to be completed. Please send your email to [email protected]. This year we are offering dessert with school meals that are purchased on Fridays. Families of students with peanut/tree nut allergies need to be aware that we do offer items that are produced in facilities that also produce items that contain peanuts and tree nuts. Please review labels on the website here for more information. Labeling regulations for food service items are different from retail packaged items; companies are not required to post this statement on bulk cases of product.
Click on the links below or HERE for additional topics. Art Studio - Cheerleading - Code Classes - Youth Theater - Amazing Minds - Music For Youth - Preschool for All
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