Mary Hornacek, Principal Michelle Shabaker , Assistant Principal
Principal’s News
January 2017 Volume 8, Issue 6
Forest Glen Elementary 561 Elm St. Glen Ellyn, IL 60137 Phone: (630) 790-6490 Fax: (630) 790-6468 Website addresses: www.forestglenpta.org www.d41.org/schools/forestglen
Our Vision: Imagine. Believe. Achieve.
Upcoming Events: MAP and ACCESS Testing
Upcoming Chess Club Events:
Spirit Testing Wear Days CogAT – Grade 2 PTA Meeting
Science Fair Talon Times Restaurant Night at Barone’s Science Fair PTA Fundraiser Cyber Safety Parent Presentation CAP and Erin’s Law Presentations
Happy 2017 to everyone! I hope everyone had a great time over winter break and had opportunities to reconnect with family and friends. It is these times that mean the most! Due to our wintery weather, we will have more traffic during our arrival and dismissal times. I would like to remind parents of some of our arrival and dismissal procedures that will help make arrival and dismissal safe for our students.
The speed limit is 20 mph. Cell phone use is prohibited by law in a school zone. You may only drop off and pick up at the designated safe loading zone on Elm Street. Do not pull around waiting cars and pass on the left. You cannot drop off or pick up your students on Highland between Oak and Geneva or on Elm Street west of Highland. Please do not idle your car in the drop off/pick up lane for long periods of time. This creates a lot of air pollution for our students, our staff, and our community. Thank you in advance for being conscious of the air quality around our school community. No car traffic is allowed on Highland Avenue from Oak to Geneva during arrival and dismissal time so that our buses can enter and exit the site safely. We ask that parents access Elm Street by turning on Euclid or Pleasant. When crossing Elm Street, please cross only at the crosswalks. Only Early Childhood parents may be in the pick up line between 3:00 – 3:20 PM. K-5 parents who are picking up students should not be in the pick up line until after 3:20 PM. No students are marked tardy on days when our car line is lengthy.
Please know that we take the safety of your children very seriously and will do all that we can to keep them safe when they are in our care. We ask that you partner with us to provide safe arrival and dismissal for all! Please know that you may call us at any time if you have a comment, a suggestion, or a concern. My e-mail address is
[email protected] and my phone number is (630) 534-7350. Please let me know how my staff and I can be of assistance to you and your family. Mary Hornacek Principal
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PTA News For Kids & Parents this month
1/11 - Restaurant Night @ Barone’s - More info to come via backpack mail!
For Kids this month
Chess Club – 1/5, 1/12, 1/26 - registration is still open!
5th Grade Newspaper - 1/12
Science Fair - 1/19 - check our website for more information
Spirit Wear – 1/6, 1/20
For Parents this month
1/10, 7pm PTA Meeting
1/28 - TRIVIA NIGHT fundraiser - check our website for more information
Big thanks to… Kristina Lindahl, Claudia Brown & Kara Nicastro for their dedication and commitment to our first FG Theater Club. The children did an amazing job with their Newsies performance during the Winter Assembly. The Theater Club will be performing again at the January 10th PTA meeting - you do not want to miss it! A big thanks also to Deb DiCosola & Stephanie Qualio for their amazing sets! Rachelle Kienlan & Lindsey Griffin for another delicious Restaurant Night @ Meatheads and thank you to all our Forest Glen Families who continue to support these fun evenings. To all our parents who planned and participated in the Winter Holiday Parties. Thank you for some great parties. The kids had a blast!
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Thank you to all who participated in this year's Trick or Treat for UNICEF collection! This year Forest Glen donated $831.65 PLUS almost $300 more was collected by Humza Zaman from Mrs. Schmutz's a.m. class. Forest Glen's total donation to UNICEF over $1,100!!
Music Notes
Forest Glen Families: We have a busy few months ahead of us in music! The 3rd grade open house musical is Thursday, February 9th, and I am collecting newspapers to make some set props. Please send any old newspapers to school if you are able to donate them. The 5th graders have an open house performance in March and the 1st graders have one in May. Please be on the lookout for more information regarding the open houses to come through backpack mail! Thank you! Keira Quintero
GYM SHORTS Happy New Year!!! We hope everyone had a wonderful winter break. We have new pedometers!!! These pedometers can be worn anywhere and will record accurately. We will do a Mystery Run the first week we are back from break. Attention 4th and 5th graders. Lunch Volleyball is starting soon. On January 24th, the 5th grade will have an informational meeting. January 26th, the fourth grade will meet. Mrs. LaCosse will meet in the old gym during lunch and discuss the details of the program. If you have any questions, contact Mrs. LaCosse. Have a great 2017! Ms. Knoebl and Mrs. LaCosse
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Student Services Parent Advisory Council (SSPAC)
PBL Update The 5th graders recently completed a PBL with the purpose of increasing good sportsmanship within the Forest Glen community. The solutions focused on PE classes, recess, park district events, Ackerman Fitness Center, and even the classroom. The students received expert feedback from local umpires, a Glenbard West coach, and Ackerman’s Assistant Facility Manager. Students will be presenting some of their solutions to Mrs. Hornacek and plan to work with Ackerman in the future.
Parent Camp - Save the Date! The second annual Parent Camp will be held on Saturday, February 4 from 8 a.m. to noon at Hadley Junior High. Parents from all District 41 schools are welcome to attend! Parent Camp is a program for parents, teachers and school administrators to come together and informally talk in groups about topics of interest to the parent community. Please save the date! More information will be coming soon.
Mark Your Calendars – Open House Dates February 9 – 6:30 PM – Grade 3 Music Presentation – Old Gym 7:00 PM – Grades 2 and 3 - AM Classroom 7:25 PM – Grades 2 and 3 - PM Classroom March 22 – 6:30 PM – Grade 5 Music Presentation – Old Gym 7:00 PM – Grades 4 and 5 - AM Classroom 7:25 PM – Grades 4 and 5 - PM Classroom May 18 – 6:30 – 7:15 PM – Kindergarten and 7:15 – 8:00 PM – Grade 1 Kindergarten and Grade 1 Open Houses begin in the Old Gym
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Cyber Safety Parent Presentation All District 41 parents are invited to a presentation by cyber safety expert Liz Repking on Monday, January 30 at Hadley Junior High, 240 Hawthorne Blvd. in Glen Ellyn, at 7 p.m. For more information and resources for parents, Click Here. Thank you to Dr. Adam Saylor of Saylor & Murphy Orthodontics in Glen Ellyn for sponsoring this event!
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5Essentials Survey Dear District 41 Parents, Along with other school districts across the state, District 41 is participating in the Illinois 5Essentials Survey. All District 41 teachers, parents and students in 6th, 7th and 8th grades are being asked to participate. Please note: Prior to surveying the students, a letter with more details will be sent to parents of the students who will be asked to take the survey. The Parent Survey How you feel about your child’s education is important to us. We want to gather this information in order to better understand each specific school community. We need at least 20 percent of parents to complete this survey in order to receive a parent survey results report. The survey is open and will remain open through January 16, 2017.
To take the survey please visit https://survey.5-essentials.org/Illinois/ and select the PARENT survey to begin.
Your identity is not shared with District 41 and survey responses will be kept confidential. About 5Essentials On behalf of the Illinois State Board of Education, UChicago Impact administers the Illinois 5Essentials Survey. This survey is based on the Five Essentials for School Success, an evidence-based framework developed by the University of Chicago. This framework identifies how school performance on five factors or “essentials” can lead to important student outcomes, including improved attendance and larger test score gains. The 5Essentials are: Effective Leaders Collaborative Teachers Involved Families Supportive Environment Ambitious Instruction For more information about the Illinois 5Essentials Survey, please visit https://illinois.5essentials.org. If you have any questions or concerns about the survey, please contact 5Essentials Client Services at 1-866-440-1874 or
[email protected]. Thank you in advance for taking the time to complete this survey. Sincerely, Dr. Paul Gordon Superintendent
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January 3
Classes Resume
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MAP Testing Begins
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7:00 PM – Chess Club
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Spirit Wear Day
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ACCESS Testing Begins 7:00 PM – Board of Education Meeting – CSO
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7:00 PM – PTA Meeting
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4:00 – 10:00 PM - Barone’s Restaurant Night
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3:30 PM – Talon Times 7:00 PM – Chess Club
30 – 31 CAP Program – Grades K, 1, 4, and 5 Erin’s Law Presentations – Grades 2 and 3
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Martin Luther King Day – No School
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7:00 PM – Cyber Safety Parent Presentation - Hadley
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Institute Day – No School
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Valentine’s Day 10:00 AM – EC / PreK / Kindergarten Party 1:30 PM – EC – Grade 5 Party
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3:30 PM – Talon Times 7:00 PM – Chess Club
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Wear Red – Heart Health Month 6:00 – 9:00 PM – Musical Mayhem
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7:00 PM – Science Fair
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Spirit Wear Day
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7:00 PM - Board of Education Meeting – CSO
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7:00 PM – Chess Club
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MAP Testing Ends
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7:00 PM – Forest Glen PTA Fundraiser – Trivia Night – Reserve 22 / Village Links of Glen Ellyn
February 1-3
CAP Program – Grades K, 1, 4, and 5 Erin’s Law Presentations – Grades 2 and 3
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3:30 PM – Talon Times 7:00 PM – Chess Club
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Wear Red – Heart Health Month 7:00 PM – PTA Dance
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8:00 AM – Noon – D41 Parent Camp - Hadley
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Cyber Safety Assembly – Grades 4 and 5 3:35 – 4:10 PM – Chorus Rehearsal 7:00 PM – Board of Education Meeting - CSO
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President’s Day – No School
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7:00 PM – Board of Education Meeting - CSO
Open House – Grades 2 and 3 6:30 PM – Grade 3 Music Presentation – Old Gym 7:00 – 7:20 PM – Grades 2 and 3 visit AM classrooms 7:25 – 7:45 PM – Grades 2 and 3 visit PM classrooms
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7:00 PM – Chess Club
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Wear Red – Heart Health Month SIP Day – 11:30 AM Dismissal No EC / PreK / Kindergarten Attendance
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3:35 – 4:10 PM – Chorus Rehearsal
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Wear Red – Heart Health Month
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