John V. Leigh School www.norridge80.org

From the desk of Dr. Ban…

Dear Leigh School Families, December is here and so is the cold weather! Please remember to dress students for winter, as we will be outdoors for recess, weather permi ng. Winter coats, hats, gloves, scarves, and boots are a good way to keep warm during the cold months. Tickets are s ll on sale for District 80 Night at the Chicago Bulls Game! On Monday, December 19th, District 80 will be a ending the Chicago Bulls game vs. the Detroit Pistons. If you are interested in a ending, ckets are being sold for $23 each, which is half price! The game starts at 7 p.m., and our 8th grade students will be playing a game on the United Center floor prior to p-off at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are being sold on a first-come, firstserved basis.

Just around the corner….. 

Progress Reports sent home 

Congratula ons to our Girls’ Volleyball teams on a successful LNAC Tournament! JV took 3rd place overall, and our Varsity won the championship in a close game vs. Giles. Way to go, Tigers! Boys’ Basketball, Cheerleading, and Poms begin in December. Come out and support our Tigers! Our last day of school before winter break is Tuesday, December 20th, and it is a 1:15 p.m. dismissal. We will also have a Tiger Pride ac vity that day. School resumes on Monday, January 9th. From all of us at Leigh, have a happy and safe holiday season, and we’ll see you back in 2017!

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December 8th and 9th - Santa’s Workshop

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December 12th - Holiday Band Concert 7pm @ Leigh

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December 13th - BOE Meeting 7pm @ Giles School December 19th - District 80 Night at the Chicago Bulls Game

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December 20th - Early Dismissal @ 1:15pm (Lunch is served)

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December 21st - No School Teacher Institute

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December 22nd through January 6th - Winter Break

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January 9th - Classes Resume

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January 10th - PTA Meeting in the Learning Center

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January 13th - February Lunch Menus are Due

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January 13th - End of 2nd Qtr.

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January 16th - No School Martin Luther King Jr. Day

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Dr. Jennifer Ban

Volume 16, Issue 4

December 7th - Santa’s Workshop open from 2:35p - 4:00p

Sincerely,

Principal

December 6th - PTA Meeting in the Learning Center

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PTA-sponsored Santa’s Workshop will take place on Thursday and Friday, December 8th and 9th in the learning center. Families can stop by Wednesday a ernoon, December 7th, for a shopping preview a er school. On the 8th and 9th, Students can shop and buy gi s for family and friends, and students. Our Holiday Concert will take place on Monday, December 12th at 7:00 p.m. Also, mid-quarter progress reports will go home on Friday, December 2nd.

December 2nd - Mid Quarter

January 17th - BOE Meeting 7pm @ Leigh School

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January 23rd through January 26th - Boys Basketball Tournament

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November Tigers of the Month A big Tiger roar of congratulations goes out to each of the following Leigh School students who were selected by their teachers for exemplifying what it means to be safe, respectful and responsible this month: Kindergarten - Nick Bernardi & Elisa Kolbusz First Grade - Evan Aguilar & Vasili Kalaras Second Grade - Jakub Gardulski, Anastasia Kickert & Natalie Wasilenko Third Grade - Maria Lara Fourth Grade - Isabella Misiak & Julia Sabincz Fifth Grade - Stephanie Bustos & Giovanna Rizzi Sixth Grade - Bobby Faldetta, Maya Petryszak & Patrick Touhy Seventh Grade - Eman Gamra, Kiera O’Shea & Julia Sawasciuk Eighth Grade - Anthony Ryan & Marek Topor

We are PAWS-itively proud of you! Keep up the great work!

John V. Leigh School December, 2016 Band/Choral News Giles-Leigh Students to Perform in Annual Holiday Concerts The members of the Giles-Leigh School Concert Band, Cadet Band, and Leigh School Chorus will perform in the upcoming annual Holiday Concert. This concert will take place at Leigh School on Monday, December 12th at 7:00 PM. Selec ons will include fes ve music for the holiday season and other pieces the students have been rehearsing. These students will also perform for the en re school for these concerts. So, come out and let us put you in the holiday spirit!! Happy Holidays to all and Happy 2017!! Mr. C. Bucaro/Mrs. A. Radzik Band Director/Choral Director

A le er from your school nurse... Flu season is fast approaching. When people are in close contact with one another, as children are at school, we need to follow good common sense germ preven on rules. Do not send a child to school with a fever, defined as a temperature of 100 degrees or higher, vomi ng and/or diarrhea, a draining pink eye, or a persistent uncontrollable cough. Children should be fever free for 24 hours before returning to school. Children should also be kept home for an addi onal 24 hours a er their vomi ng and diarrhea has stopped. Please remind your child to keep his/her fingers away from his/her eyes, mouth, and nose. This is an important way to keep germs from entering our bodies. Reinforce to your child the importance of covering his/her cough to protect others around them from becoming ill. Encourage coughing or sneezing into the inner elbow to avoid spreading germs on the hands. Remind your child to wash his/her hands a er using the bathroom, a er sneezing into his/her hands, a er blowing his/her nose, a er coughing into his/her hands, and before ea ng. Remember to call the school office if your child will be absent and please no fy me if your child has been diagnosed by a doctor with a communicable illness, such as, strep throat, conjunc vi s, chicken pox, etc. If we all work together we can all enjoy the holiday season! Happy Holidays! Pa y Lubash, RN John V. Leigh School Nurse

Please show your Tiger Pride and bring a pair of new PJ’s to school between now and December 9th!

The Pajama Program depends on the generous support of volunteers, supporters, event hosts, pajama drive sponsors, and of course, donations of cozy new pajamas and new children’s books.

1st Quarter Honor Roll Sixth Grade : Janelle Adaya ,Nicolette Amundsen ,Henry Backa, Maciej Baginski, Alexa Barcas, Hatjon Bendaj, Emilia Bielska, Matthew Bohn, Peter Bortis, Mary Bowling, Elizabeth Brenner, Alyssa Bruno, John Cacucciolo, Joseph Christensen, Joseph Clark, Katherine Echeverria San Jose, Robert Faldetta, Rachel Glas, Ennio Gonzales, Joshua Iliescu, Mirko Jaksic, Nicholas Kalaras, Vladimir Karakashev, Kristin Karakoleva, Pamela Katsambas, Leah Knecht, Denys Kryzhanovych, Derek Lacsamana, Manuel Lahera Jr., Ethan Josh Laya, Magdalena Lenart, Gianna Messina, Maya Petryszak, Maya Piekarz , Sofia Roman, Landon Shirley, Jacob Swider, Elizabeth Touhy, Patrick Touhy, Kuba Tyszka, Adrianna Vitale, Lauren Weiberg

Seventh Grade: Ciana Arnone , Michael Biancorosso, Victoria Buch, Leonardo Cataldo, Victoria Duszynski, Patrycja Dziechciowska, Alexander Firlej, Eman Gamra, Victoria Gatych, Dymytri Hayda, Ajdin Jakupovic, Olivia Jalbrzykowski, Martyna Jarzyna, Anthony Kidd, Mateusz Komperda, Alex Krzos, Konstantyn Kushyna, Gabriela Kuta, Francesca LoRusso, Michael LoRusso, Lazar Lucic, Nicolas Mach, Bartosz Malicki, Safa Muharram, Franklin Mustafaraj, Kiera O’Shea, Keemi Patel, Shivani Patel, Dhruv Patel, Jasmine Plaud, Tanja Popovic , Joanna Quintana, Michael Rasic, Julia Sawasciuk, Wafa Smairat, Gianna Spagnola, Nicolas Swiac, Klaudia Tac, Martina Vitale, Klaudia Wilczek, Stefanie Witkowski , Allyson Zalewski.

Eighth Grade: Lilia Alaverdyan, Gianna Amundsen, Jason Anderson, Joseph Badalamenti, Andrew Bortis, Michaela Bruno, Olivia Budek, Joseph Dolcimascolo, Katelyn Hamden, Jelena Jaksic, Adam Johnson, Vasilios Katsambas, Igor Kinal, Emily Kmiotek, Frank Magnelli, Benjamin Nguyen, Dylan O’Shea, Julia Opalka, Makayla Owens, Jay Patel, Kevin Petryszak, Paulina Placzek, Marybeth Quintana, Maria Reiker, Michael Robak, Kathryn Romanowski, Giuliana Rossi, Anthony Ryan, Maria Sanchez Ku, Nicole Shumsky, Eden Sienkiewicz, Michal Strojek, Dean Sulimowski, Brielle Susmarski, Marek Topor, Briana Troppina, Viktoria Tyszka, Johnathon Witkowski, Wiktoria Wzorek.

Tigers Giving Thanks This month’s Pride activity was one that really embraced the sentiments of the season. In observance of Veterans’ Day, all our Leigh Tigers met up with their buddies to participate in “A Million Thanks” program. Partners worked together to write letters of appreciation for our military. Our efforts helped the program’s sponsors meet their goal of sending letters to one million service men and women no matter their current status- active, reserved or Veterans. It was a great opportunity for our students to show their appreciation for their freedom as well as to show off their writing skills and spend some time with their new-found friends.

Student Council would like to thank all those who helped make our Thanksgiving Food Drive such a huge success! Your donations helped make this our best effort ever! Many local families in need will benefit from your generosity this holiday season. We truly appreciate you and your support!

Spanish News SHA (Sociedad Hispanica de Amistad) members recently competed in a poetry and poster contest at Niles North High School. Three students received first place (high honors) in poetry, and two of those three were chosen at the end to state the poem in front of the entire crowd! Other students placed second and third. Two of our nine students placed first in a poster contest (Spanish/language themed) and others placed in second or third. These students were the first to ever compete in a Spanish competition from Leigh, and everyone did a great job!

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Mid Quarter Progress Reports Peer Leader Field Trip to the HIP

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4p - BB @ Rhodes 7p - PTA Mtg. in the Learning Center

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4p - BB @ Giles 2:35p - Early Dismissal Santa’s Workshop

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Holiday Socks Day 4p - BB @ Pennoyer 7p - Holiday Concert @ Leigh

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7p - District 80 Night at the Chicago Bulls Game

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Flannel Day

Holiday Hat Day

Tiger Pride Day

2:35p - Early Dismissal

4p - BB vs. Elm

Freeze Pop Friday

4p - BB @ RHS vs. Union Ridge

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Early Dismissal–1:15p (Lunch is served) 4p - BB @ Lincoln

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Teacher Institute – No School

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First Day of Winter Winter Break - No School

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Winter Break — No School

Reminders: 

Winter Break Starts Thursday, December 22, 2016 through Friday, January 6, 2017. School is back in session on Monday, January 9, 2017.

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February Lunch Menus will be sent home after winter break and are due back on Friday, January 13th.

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JANUARY 2016 Sun 1

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BB=Boys Basketball

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11 BB Leigh vs. Lincoln

BB vs. Mannheim

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No School Rehearsal Mar n Luther 7pm - BOE MTG King Jr. Day @ Leigh

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BB - JV Playoffs 1st Round; loca on TBD

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BB - Varsity 1st Round Playoffs; loca on TBD

7:30a - Chorus Rehearsal

BB Leigh vs. Pennoyer

7pm - PTA Mtg. In the Learning Center

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Winter Break – No School School Resumes

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End of 2nd Qtr February Lunch Menus due today

SIP Day - 11:45a Dismissal (No Lunch)

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BB Leigh vs. Giles

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BB - Semi-Finals JV/ Varsity @ Giles

BB - Championship /3rd place @ Giles

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