Mustang Memo

November 3: Board of Education Meeting

November 4: First Trimester Ends

November 7: Institute Day - No School

November 8: Election Day - No School

November 10: Report Cards Live in HomeAccess

November 10: Early Release

November 10: Parent/Teacher Conferences (1:00-7:00pm)

November 15: PTO Meeting

November 17: Board of Education Meeting

November 21: Parent Teacher Conferences (4:00-7:00pm)

November 23-25: Thanksgiving Break

November 30: Grade 5 Orchestra Concert (@ HS PAC)

Good Morning Parents and Guardians,

We are happy to share an update about student report cards that you will notice on the first trimester card this year.

During the 2021-2022 school year, mathematics and English Language Arts curriculum committees met to identify priority standards for District 95 from kindergarten through twelfth grade. This was a review of each content’s standards. In addition, for each priority standard that was identified, proficiency scales were created to define what constitutes mastery of the standard. As a result, we have updated the report card to reflect those changes.

The marks "Proficient," "Developing," and "Emerging'' align with the descriptors in the proficiency and will be used to report student progress in grades K through 3. For grades 4 and 5, letter grades will still be assigned. Also note that the scales, "Proficient," "Developing," and "Emerging'' will be used in social-emotional learning reporting.

Starting soon, you will see a change in your child’s lanyard expectations. We are shifting from students wearing lanyards home and bringing them back each day to students keeping their lanyard at school each night. In addition to their in school lanyard, students will also have a student ID attached to their backpack. Our goal with this shift is to reduce the number of elementary students who are losing their lanyards during the home to school transitions, while still maintaining school safety with students having a school ID at all times.

Parent teacher conferences for Spencer Loomis will be held on Thursday, November 10th from 1pm to 7pm and on Monday, November 21st from 4pm to 7pm. We are excited to welcome you to Spencer Loomis and look forward to meeting in-person. While it is preferable to conference with our parents in person, a virtual option remains available.

• Parents and Guardians wishing to utilize the remote option should sign up for time via Sign-Up Genius and then email the classroom teacher to request that your conference be held via Zoom. Links will be provided by the teacher.
• Parents and Guardians who elect to meet in-person should sign up via the class Sign-Up Genius and will need to arrive at the meeting at least 5 minutes prior to the time the meeting is scheduled.

Please feel free to reach out to your child’s teacher should you have any questions or concerns regarding the scheduling of parent/teacher conferences.

We are SO excited to partner with the American Heart Association and start our Kids Heart Challenge program. Kids Heart Challenge helps students develop ways to keep their whole hearts happy and healthy for their whole lives AND spreads the mission and the message of the AHA

Kids Heart Challenge officially starts November 3rd! Register below and take one of our heart healthy challenges. Will your student choose to Be Kind, or to Move More to keep their heart healthy? Sign up HERE and as soon as you do, receive your torch shaped wristband to light the way to healthy hearts!

Lake Zurich High School’s National Honors Society is holding a Halloween candy drive November 1st through November 4th at Spencer Loomis and other schools in our district! Bring in extra candy from trick or treating to donate to front line workers, military, veterans, and others! Put the candy in boxes found in our Spencer Loomis vestibule!

In anticipation of winter and spring breaks (common times for families to take vacations together), we wanted to send a few reminders regarding school attendance. Students who are absent from school for 15 consecutive days will be dropped on the 16th day due to non-consecutive missed days of school (per Illinois School Code). Families may re-enroll at any time upon their return to the District/once their students’ ability to attend school in-person changes.

We highly value in-person learning, and know that our students perform best when they have direct access to classroom instruction and their teachers. Please plan family trips accordingly in order to avoid your student(s) being dropped from attendance, and to ensure maximum access to in-person learning.

As we enter another cold and flu season, please continue to monitor your student for changes in health. The health offices have noticed an increase in Influenza A cases in recent weeks, and we want to ensure that we are keeping our school communities healthy and safe. Please be reminded that students should stay home if they are not feeling well.

Each month District 95 asks every building to select a student who represents our District Values of collaboration, continuous improvement, equity, high expectations, integrity, perseverance, and respect. For the month of October, Spencer Loomis chose 4th Grader, Vince M.

The Specials Teachers at Spencer Loomis are delighted to select Vince for our October Student of the Month. Vince always has a friendly greeting for the adults and students he encounters. His permanent smile, positive attitude, and cheerful disposition are contagious and make Vince a student who gets along well with his peers to collaborate on projects in the Literacy and Innovation Hub and achieve team goals in P.E. His excitement for learning has helped him develop great habits to promote growth in all of his specials classes. Vince is self-motivated, has high expectations for himself, and perseveres to reach his personal excellence in art, library, music and P.E. We are very proud of the hard working, kind student Vince displays in all of our classes. Congratulations Vince!

To stay in the know about all parent-sponsored and student-sponsored PTO events, open Facebook, type Spencer Loomis PTO in the search bar, and click 'Like' for daily updates!

The Thankful Turkey Project is coming back!

Lets all come together and build our Mustang Turkey. Print out the turkey feather and write a message of thanks or appreciation for any Spencer Loomis staff. Be creative and enjoy coloring the feather. Please submit your feather to your teachers so we can put them all on the Mustang Turkey, by Nov 11th. See picture below for feather.

If you need assistance in printing the template please reach out to spencerloomissec@gmail.com

This year’s Stress-free Fundraiser deadline has been extended! We’re $750 short of our goal. Have you donated yet?

Let’s treat our Teachers to some meals for upcoming Parent Teacher conferences.

See sign ups below.

Nov. 10th - Chili Dinner!

November 10 Conference Staff Dinner Sign Up

Nov. 21st - Taco Night!

November 21 Conference Staff Dinner Sign Up

Last call for student crafters! If your child is interested in making and selling crafts at this year’s Made by Me Market on December 3, please contact the PTO.

Come join us for Culver’s fundraiser night on Mon 11/7 from 5pm to 8pm. They will donate 10% back to the PTO. Also, there will be a raffle to win free custard on your next visit with any purchase!

Email: marie.rothermel@lz95.org
Website: www.lz95.org
Location: 1 Hubbard Lane, Hawthorn Woods, IL, USA
Phone: (847)719-3300
Twitter: @MRothermelD95