BUILDING 73.5
Meyer Weekly
Mar 7-11, 2016
Message From Dr. Gordon
Dear Parents:
Happy March! Thanks to all the families who attended Story Night 2016. We had so much fun reading Mo Willems books and enjoying time with our students and their families!
Attention: All 2016-2017 Kindergartners!
Step One Pre-Registration for Kindergarten will be online starting at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 10.
Step Two In-Person Kindergarten registration is set for Saturday, March 12, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. or Tuesday, March 15, from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m.
If you know of any district residents, neighbors, friends or relatives, who have child at least age five (5) on or before September 1, please help spread the word about our Kindergarten registration process.
Current Meyer School Preschoolers have already been contacted to pre-register. There’s no need for current Meyer students to attend a Step Two registration event.
The Skokie Public Library offers a variety of fun learning programs. One upcoming program allows children to work with an artist-in-residence! Call or check out the library’s website for more information.
Sincerely,
~Dr. Alison Gordon
Revised Board Meeting Calendar
Click through to view, download, and print the revised 2015-2016 Meeting Calendar and list of 2015-2016 Meeting Dates. These documents were updated on March 4, 2016.
District 73.5 2016 Summer School
District 73.5 will offer Summer School for:
- Students entering grades 1-8 who are in need of academic support
- Students who fail a class (attendance is mandatory)
Summer School will be in session from Monday, June 13 through Friday, July 8 (no class on Monday, July 4) at Oliver McCracken Middle School, 8000 East Prairie Road. The program runs from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (times vary according to selected classes). More information regarding tuition cost will be available in the upcoming months. Teachers will be making recommendations for student attendance during conferences in February.
If you are currently planning your child's summer activities and would like to know in advance if your child should attend Summer School, contact your child's teacher.
Bus transportation is available to and from summer school at no additional cost. Parents will identify bus pick-up and drop-off locations once registration is complete. The park district offers a section of Camp Iwannago to align with Summer School. It is the afternoon session 220532-05. The district bus can pick up and drop off at Oakton Community Center.
Skokie District 73.5 Participates In The 5Essentials Parent Survey 2016
Beginning on January 11 teachers, parents, and students across Illinois have an opportunity to participate in the fourth annual statewide Illinois 5Essentials Survey. This survey is designed to generate a detailed picture of the inner workings of our schools.
The Illinois 5Essentials Parent Survey will be conducted January 11 through March 11, 2016. To take the survey please visit https://survey.5-essentials.org/Illinois and click the “Parent Survey” to begin. There are 17 questions and the survey should take approximately 15 minutes. If you have children in multiple buildings please complete one for each school.
Your participation in the parent survey will help us better understand our schools and guide improvement. Your identity and survey responses will be kept completely confidential and will never be connected to you or your child. If at least 20 percent of parents complete this survey, a parent supplement will also be generated. This will allow us to access to your valuable feedback.
Participation Update: Our reports show that 28% of parents have taken the 5Essentials Parent Survey. We've exceeded our original participation goal and would love to climb even higher to 100%. If you haven't already taken the survey, please take a few minutes to help us get there. Thank you, everyone, for your feedback!
Coming Soon
Monday, March 7
No School
Pulaski Day
Tuesday, March 8
School Resumes
(Kindergarten 2:00 p.m. dismissal)
Saturday, March 12
Kindergarten Step Two Registration for New Students
9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
PTA Adult Night/Auction
Prairie Moon Cafe, 1502 Sherman Av., Evanston
Tuesday, March 15
Kindergarten Step Two Registration for New Students
3:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Friday, March 18
Sixth Annual Mini Dance Marathon
6:00 to 8:30 p.m.
Monday, March 28 through Friday, April 1
No School
Spring Break
Monday, April 4
School Resumes
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. There's a little bit of everything for everyone: park district and public library news, scouts, athletics, community events and services, and more.
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. In the meantime, check out the PTA flyer for this week and be on the lookout for details about these upcoming events...
- Adult Dance & Auction
Saturday, March 12 at 7:00 p.m.
- PTA Board Elections
Tuesday, April 5 at 7:00 p.m.
- Scholastic Book Fair @ McCracken
Tuesday, April 12 through Thursday, April 14
- Buffalo Wild Wings Night
Friday, April 15
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.
