P P a a w w P P r r i i n n t t s s Dear Lions Park Families, We have had a wonderful and productive first few days of school. I am enjoying getting to know you and your children. It will take me some time to get to know all the names, but I am already starting to recognize many faces. This is an amazingly positive and supportive school community. Below are a few thoughts as we begin the year: • We are excited to have a Little Free Library outside Door 1. The idea behind this is that you can leave a book and take a book. It is a great way to explore new books. • We will be having Safety Week at Lions Park next week. During this week, we will practice what to do in case of fire, tornado, bus evacuation or a need to lock down the building. Teachers will be talking with your children about the drills, but you may also want to talk with your children at home about the drills. Some children feel anxious and are reassured when they understand that we practice for emergencies in the same way that we prepare for tests, games and concerts. • As was announced earlier this week, we will be providing classes with an opportunity to go outside and use special glasses to view the solar eclipse. Teachers will discuss the importance of keeping the glasses on at all times when observing the eclipse and remind students of the serious nature of this activity and how easily eyes can incur permanent injury when looking directly into the sun at any time. Bill Nye, the Science Guy has this advice: http://www.planetary.org/blogs/bill-nye/20170815-bill-nye-protect-eyes.html . It would be helpful to have parents and guardians discuss this extraordinary event and review eye safety with their children. We expect our students to listen carefully and keep their solar eclipse glasses on at all times. This is an educational opportunity we want to experience and explore with our students. As a precaution, we will not have recess or PE classes outside for the day. Please remember to fill out this form if you don’t want your child(ren) to participate. • We will be doing some districtwide beginning of the year assessments starting next week. Next week students will take brief assessments to look at their reading fluency and math problem solving. The reading fluency test involves having students read three passages aloud for one minute per passage. The math problem solving test shows how many problems students can answer correctly in eight minutes. MAP (Measures of Academic Progress) testing will be the week of August 28th. Students will take two computerized MAP tests- one in reading and one in math. Each test takes approximately one hour. • We are looking forward to back to school night on August 31st. The night will begin with a welcome and introductions in the gym at 6:30pm. The full schedule can be found at this link . Mrs. Hasselbring won’t be able to attend on parent night, so her classroom presentation will be on Wednesday, August 23rd at 6:30pm in her classroom. The parents of her students are still welcome to come for the welcome, introductions and to see the special area teachers. Please enter through Door 1 on August 31st and for Mrs. Hasselbring’s presentation. • Our first PTO meeting this year will take place on Monday, September 11 th at 7 pm. I hope to see many of you there. We are so fortunate to have such an involved PTO, and we look forward to all of the events this school year. Please see the message from the PTO about how to get involved. We are looking forward to an outstanding year of learning for your children! A strong partnership between home and school is critical for student success. Please feel free to reach out to me at any time with questions or concerns. Warmly, Katie Kelly Principal Lions Park Elementary School 300 E. Council Trail Mount Prospect, IL 60056 847.394.7330 August 18, 2017
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Dear Lions Park Families, We have had a wonderful and productive first few days of school. I am enjoying getting to know you and your children. It will take me some time to get to know all the names, but I am already starting to recognize many faces. This is an amazingly positive and supportive school community. Below are a few thoughts as we begin the year:
• We are excited to have a Little Free Library outside Door 1. The idea behind this is that you can leave a book and take a book. It is a great way to explore new books.
• We will be having Safety Week at Lions Park next week. During this week, we will practice what to do in case of fire, tornado, bus evacuation or a need to lock down the building. Teachers will be talking with your children about the drills, but you may also want to talk with your children at home about the drills. Some children feel anxious and are reassured when they understand that we practice for emergencies in the same way that we prepare for tests, games and concerts.
• As was announced earlier this week, we will be providing classes with an opportunity to go outside and use special glasses to view the solar eclipse. Teachers will discuss the importance of keeping the glasses on at all times when observing the eclipse and remind students of the serious nature of this activity and how easily eyes can incur permanent injury when looking directly into the sun at any time. Bill Nye, the Science Guy has this advice: http://www.planetary.org/blogs/bill-nye/20170815-bill-nye-protect-eyes.html . It would be helpful to have parents and guardians discuss this extraordinary event and review eye safety with their children. We expect our students to listen carefully and keep their solar eclipse glasses on at all times. This is an educational opportunity we want to experience and explore with our students. As a precaution, we will not have recess or PE classes outside for the day. Please remember to fill out this form if you don’t want your child(ren) to participate.
• We will be doing some districtwide beginning of the year assessments starting next week. Next week students will take brief assessments to look at their reading fluency and math problem solving. The reading fluency test involves having students read three passages aloud for one minute per passage. The math problem solving test shows how many problems students can answer correctly in eight minutes. MAP (Measures of Academic Progress) testing will be the week of August 28th. Students will take two computerized MAP tests- one in reading and one in math. Each test takes approximately one hour.
• We are looking forward to back to school night on August 31st. The night will begin with a welcome and introductions in the gym at 6:30pm. The full schedule can be found at this link. Mrs. Hasselbring won’t be able to attend on parent night, so her classroom presentation will be on Wednesday, August 23rd at 6:30pm in her classroom. The parents of her students are still welcome to come for the welcome, introductions and to see the special area teachers. Please enter through Door 1 on August 31st and for Mrs. Hasselbring’s presentation.
• Our first PTO meeting this year will take place on Monday, September 11th at 7 pm. I hope to see many of you there. We are so fortunate to have such an involved PTO, and we look forward to all of the events this school year. Please see the message from the PTO about how to get involved.
We are looking forward to an outstanding year of learning for your children! A strong partnership between home and school is critical for student success. Please feel free to reach out to me at any time with questions or concerns. Warmly, Katie Kelly Principal
Lions Park Elementary School 300 E. Council Trail
Mount Prospect, IL 60056 847.394.7330 August18,2017
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Lions Park PTO is in desperate need of parent volunteers!The PTO is staffed solely by volunteers, we are asking parents to help make all of the activities successful by participating in the open spots that still remain for our 2017-2018 school year. The PTO funds, and plans many activities throughout the year for the students at Lions Park. Some functions might have to be cut without the help of our Parents. We are looking for assistance with the following:5th Grade Activities - Co-chair and/or planning helpTurkey Shoot – ChairRoar and Run - Chair or Co-chairMath Night - Chair or co-chairLego We-Do Workshop – ChairSTEM fair - Co-ChairSecretary - 2 year positionIf you are interested in volunteering for any of these positions or helping out on any other committees, please contact Liz Grazioso ([email protected]).
REMINDER – If your child requires any medication at school, please send the medication and the proper paperwork in ASAP. Medication forms can be found on the school website under the parent tab on the right side of the screen. If you are unsure what forms are required or have any questions, please call or email the nurse. Cathy Bauer RN Lions Park School Nurse Ph 847-394-7330 x3102 Fax 847-394-7338 [email protected]
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Sapphire, navy or sport gray T-shirt.
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$25.00
Black or Navy Cardigan Sweater with embroidery
$27.00
Navy or Sports Gray sweatpants.
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The District 57 Administration Office is pleased to present this information about upcoming events and news from local organizations that serve our community’s children.
Blast into Scouting Thursday, September 14th, 7-8:00 p.m.
Sign up at Westbrook, Fairview or Lions Park. Receive a free rocket for joining. More information or to sign up online, go to www.BlastIntoScouting.org
Youth Cheerleading Clinic Hosted by Prospect High School Join the Prospect Cheerleaders to learn cheer skills & perform Pre-Game at the Varsity Football
Game on September 28! More information and to register, go to http://tinyurl.com/y88ubhg5
Mount Prospect Fire Department 2017 Poster Contest – Grades K-5 The Mount Prospect Fire Department annually sponsors a Poster Contest. The deadline this year is October 11, 2017. This year’s theme is: “Every Second Counts: Plan 2 Ways Out!”
