The Patton Post
Wednesday, October 22nd
Hello Families
This shorter Post comes to you a bit earlier this week as we have NO SCHOOL tomorrow, Thursday, October 23rd and Friday, October 24th due to Parent Teacher Conferences.
Picture re-takes went off without a hitch on Tuesday, our bus evacuation drill went smoothly today and we had another wonderful author visit this week! Rachel Ignotofsky came to talk to our 3rd - 5th Graders about her new book, "Dinosaurs: Exploring Prehistoric Life and Geological Time" . Thank you to our LMC Director, Stacy Hemmer, for organizing this visit for our students.
We look forward to seeing you at Parent Teacher Conferences.
Have a great weekend!
Ellie Chin
Yearbook Discount Until 10/31!
Yearbooks are available for a 10% discount through October 31, 2025. Two free customizable pages are included. Teachers will be updated shortly, if you have any problems please contact yearbookpatton@gmail.com
Final day to purchase for a discount: October 31, 2025
Final day to purchase for school delivery: April 27, 2026
Personalized pages due: April 13, 2026
If there are any financial issues please contact: Barb Donahue bdonahue@sd25.org
Today (Wednesday) you will have received the google form link to let us know whether your child/ren will be going home for lunch or staying at school on Halloween. We do ask that everyone fills out this form to ensure that we know what each student is doing on Halloween.
Students that go home for lunch should return by 1:10pm to ensure they are back in plenty of time for our festivities.
At around 1:45 pm we will begin our annual Halloween parade around the neighborhood (please see the parade route graphic). Parents are welcome to come and stand along the parade route to watch the students go by! Please know that the parade will be cancelled in the event of inclement weather.
Classroom parties will then take place following the parade and school will finish at the regular time of 3:35pm.
We would love to honor and recognize all Veterans connected to the Patton community, even if they can't be with us in person, by including their photo and information in a display that will be in the Patton commons throughout the month of November. Please download and complete this page and include a photo or have your child draw a picture if you would like to have a special Veteran recognized at Patton. Copies of this will be available in the office if you do not have access to a printer. Please return these to the school office by November 3rd.
We will post these at Patton throughout the month of November to recognize and honor these Veterans for their service and will celebrate them at our Veteran's Assembly on Tuesday, November 11th.
The students and staff at Patton would like to invite any veterans or active service members that are immediate family members of our students to join us at our Veteran’s Day assembly on Tuesday, November 11th at 11am. We are very grateful for your service and would love to honor and recognize you as we celebrate Veterans Day together.
Please complete this google form if someone is a Veteran or active service member in your immediate family who would like to attend our Veterans Day assembly. The deadline to RSVP is Sunday, November 2nd.
Student safety remains a top priority in District 25. All schools are safe and welcoming for every student and family, with district procedures in place to support students’ safety and learning in the event of any ICE-related incident. The district will continue to share information with families to reinforce our commitment to keeping students safe.
District Dish (Under Superintendent Message) – September 18 & October 16
Dr. Kaye’s Letter – January 2025
Child Sexual Abuse Prevention lessons will begin soon at Patton. Illinois Public Act 097-Â1147, requires public schools to provide child sexual abuse prevention education for children in preÂkindergarten through twelfth grades. AgeÂ-appropriate instruction helps students recognize unsafe situations, keep themselves safe, and understand how to respond to unsafe situations. School social workers work with each grade level to provide age-Âappropriate information on topics such as safe versus unsafe touching, the touching rule, secrets, and reporting.
The following link includes more information, including presentations and opt-out forms:
If you choose to opt your child out of the presentation, please share the form with Ellie Chin (echin@sd25.org) and Barb Donahue (bdonahue@sd25.org).
Calling all Patton Panthers to participate in this year's Reflections program. Students of all grades and abilities can create works of art reflecting upon this year's theme: “I Belong.”
Students can submit their completed works of art in one (or more) of the art categories: dance choreography, film production, literature, music composition, photography and visual arts. Students must individually submit artwork. Here are some ideas for how students can incorporate the theme for each category. Additionally, please carefully read through these specific PTA reflections rules and FAQs before submitting the final artwork.
Projects are due at the Patton Office on November 20th. Students are welcome to submit more than one project. Our Patton PTA proudly participates in the National PTA Reflections program, which encourages students to express themselves through the arts. Projects are completed at home. Last year, we had twenty talented students submit their works of art, and it was truly inspiring.
Please see this link to help think about the theme. Here is the link to the student entry form.
We look forward to receiving the wonderful entries from your student(s). Thank you again for your ongoing support.
All projects must be submitted to Patton’s main office by the end of school day on Thursday, November 20th.
Feel free to reach out to Tina Shah (tinashah1@gmail.com) with any questions!
PATTON ELEMENTARY
Main Line: (847) 398-4288
Fax #: (847) 394-6681
Absence Procedure
Twitter: @AHSD25Patton