Meyer Weekly

Dec 21, 2015 - Jan 8, 2016

Message From Dr. Gordon

Dear Families:

Thank you to everyone who participated in our Heart 2 Heart service project. It was a wonderful success. Our students raised close to $1000.00. AMAZING!

Many volunteers made this Kids Who Care event successful. Please join me in thanking:

Paula Carter, lead staff member
Alison Kirk, parent lead
Sunshine Baba, Carla Babakhani, Ashley Al-Bazi, Elaine Altemeier, Erin Shelley, and Georgeta Rus for shopping, setting up, and running our Meyer Mart

Please save the date and mark your calendars. You won’t want to miss Story Night at Meyer School on Thursday, February 25, 2016 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. (details coming in January). It will also be Pajama Day all day at school. Everyone is invited to wear pajamas to school.

Wishing you a wonderful Winter Break and joyous, healthy and peaceful New Year!

~Dr. Alison Gordon

Winter Break Resources

There are many wonderful activities to do over Winter Break for children and families. Follow the links for hours and information about each destination.

Some local opportunities

Chicago ideas

Important Dates

Monday, December 21 through Friday, January 1
No School (Winter Break)

Monday, January 4
School resumes

Monday, January 18
No School (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day)

Thursday, February 25
Pajama Day
Story Night (6:30-7:30 p.m.)

Emergency School Closing Information

In the event of severe weather conditions or a building emergency which necessitate school closings, closings will be announced on the following radio and television stations:

AM Radio Stations: WGN 720, WBBM 780
Television Stations: CBS Channel 2, NBC Channel 5, ABC Channel 7, WGN Channel 9, FOX Channel 32, CLTV Channel 41

Listen for "Skokie School District 73½"

In addition, school closings will be posted on the District’s website www.sd735.org. You can also check online at www.emergencyclosing.com.

In the event our schools are closed, the District will activate the District's automated phone messaging system, which will call each family with a recorded message.

Please make sure the school offices have your most current contact information.

Visitor Reminders: All visitors must check in at the main office during regular school hours for the continued safety and security of all district students and staff. Valid identification (driver’s license or state I.D.) should be available to present to office staff prior to entry approval. Once you receive your visitor’s pass, please restrict your movement in the building to your pre-arranged purpose. Visitors entering the building after hours must be escorted by a district staff member to and from their meeting location. Also important to remember, is that students have been directed never to open exterior doors for any visitors, known or unknown, during regular or after school hours. This policy is to limit the risk of any individual entering our building without checking in to receive proper approval. We continue to welcome visitors at each of our district buildings, but ask that you respect our safety procedures and policies.

Community Pages

Visit the Community section of our website for links to Community Pages, an archive of "frequent flyer" handouts shared by our community partners for students to take home in their backpacks and folders.

PTA News & Information

The PTA is live on SD735.org! Look up in the bookmark bar for the PTA link and then click it to get to know your PTA, find out how you can get involved, learn about events, download/print PTA flyers, and more.