Steele Family Newsletter

August 21, 2023

Week of May 6, 2024

Shine in #205

CUSD #205 is kicking off “Shine in #205” for the 2023-2024 school year. The program is aimed to provide recognition for district employees who go the extra mile for students in #205. Each month there will be two staff members selected from the nominations. Parents, Guardians, Co-Workers, Community members are all welcome to nominate a CUSD

#205 staff member.

Click here to nominate a #205 staff member: https://forms.gle/dKxYFirU2qxCt53H8

CUSD #205 2023-2024 School Year Calendar

Click the headline above to see the calendar for all of the District #205 schools. This will help you stay up-to-date on days off, early release days and much more.

📅 Upcoming Important Dates

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May 6 - 10th - Staff Appreciation Week
May 6 - 17th - Spring Assessments for Students
May 6th - First Grade Environmental Day Field Trip
May 7th - 205 Championship Spelling Bee at Lombard 1:00 PM
May 8th - Rescheduled PTO Meeting 5:30 PM
May 13th - Board Meeting 7:00 PM
May 14th - Rootabaga Jazz Assembly
May 16th - Steele Family Carnival 5-7 PM
May 17th - 4th Grade Field Trip to Dickson Mounds
May 27th - No School Memorial Day
May 28th - First Grade Walking Field Trip to Rotary Park (behavior incentive)
May 31st - Last Day of School - one hour early dismissal

24-25 Registration is Open!

Registration is now open for the 2024-2025 school year! Returning Families, please log in to Skyward Family Access to begin the quick and easy process. Click the link for step-by-step instructions: https://bit.ly/4cWd1o0 #Thisis205

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Our District is collaborating in our community with Knox College this summer to provide exciting opportunities to our students:

● District #205 will provide scholarships for 168 #205 students to attend Knox College’s

College 4 Kids this summer. Scholarships will be provided on a first-come, first serve

basis to students entering grades 1-8 (21 students per grade level). Knox College 4 Kids

started in 1975. It is an annual summer academic enrichment program offered by the

college. Participating students select from an array of courses provided by local

community professionals and educators. The camp runs from July 8-19th, 2024 this

year. Registration information and additional details can be found at:

https://www.knox.edu/offices/summer-camps/knox-college-for-kids The registration

deadline is June 7th, 2024. To take advantage of this opportunity, guardians must enter

“C4KCUSD” in the “Event Code” portion of registration. District #205 will not be

providing transportation to College 4 Kids. To learn more about this opportunity, visit https://www.galesburg205.org/page/2024-summer-enrichment-opportunities.

Lina, Daenerys, and Jaxon will compete in the Galesburg CUSD 205 Spelling Bee on May 7, 2024 at Lombard Middle School. They will compete with the top three spellers from King Elementary, Silas Willard Elementary and Lombard Middle School.

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Summer Athletic Camps at GHS

Did you know...Galesburg High School offers summer athletic camps. All camp forms can be found by clicking the link. Look at the list to see if one interests your student(s)! https://bit.ly/GHScamps

Citizenship Award

This week we recognized one of our 4th graders for doing something very heroic on her way to school. On her way to the bus stop, a little toddler ran up to her who was unaccompanied by an adult and was lost. The little boy could not tell her where he lived so she called 911 on her cell phone. She let the police know what happened and waited with the little boy until the police got there. Then she came to school like nothing ever happened. We are so proud of her!

Steele Stars Met the Behavior Goal for April!

Before the students at Steele Elementary left for Spring Break, they were told that if they made it through April with less than 50 office referrals they would be able to turn their principal, Mrs. Coate into an "ice cream sundae". Steele students succeeded and had under 50 referrals during the entire month of April so that meant it was time to have some fun with ice cream toppings at Steele.

According to Mrs. Coate, students also had to demonstrate positive behaviors, which included being safe, kind, and helpful. The students all enjoyed taking sprinkles, marshmallows, chocolate syrup and whip cream and "decorating" their principal who with a cherry on top, also enjoyed the celebration. For more pictures, visit: https://www.galesburg205.org/article/1580960