Mechanics Grove School

Please see the attached information from our Assistant Superintendent of Student Services, Jamie DiCarlo.

In the event the rumor of a threat or the direct observation of a threat occur in any of our schools, the school team immediately initiates an investigation and involves law enforcement as warranted. Our school officials are trained in the Comprehensive School Threat Assessment Guidelines, widely recognized in school systems as CSTAG.

While the threat is investigated, the person(s) identified as making the threat are sought out, isolated and supervised early in the process.

A Note from our Social Workers

Due to the Government shut down, many federal programs are at a standstill or are not functioning the way they normally would. Many of our families in our community have lost their SNAP benefits. SNAP stands for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. This is a federal program (formerly known as food stamps) that provides low-income households with monthly benefits to purchase groceries. Staying on a budget is difficult enough as it is for many people, but no one should have to worry about where their next meal is coming from.

The Welcome Center, located at 1500 West Hawley, is a donation-based boutique operated by Mundelein High School and open to the surrounding community. The Welcome Center offers a food pantry and clothing items free of charge for the community. Due to the current economic status of our community, more families are seeking assistance. Donating items or money is a wonderful way students and families can embrace Habit 4- Think Win Win, Habit 5- Seek to Understand, Then to be Understood, and Habit 6- Synergize. When we come together as a community to support one another and work together, everyone wins. If you would like to donate money, follow this link https://omella.com/i8ibp. If you would like to donate food or non-food items, here is a list of items to consider. Food: canned beans, cooking oil, oatmeal, cereal, juice, snacks, flour, pancake batter, jelly, pasta/pasta sauce, coffee, mayonnaise, ketchup, sugar, lentils, cookies. Non-Food: Dish soap, bath soap, laundry detergent, diapers, wipes, toothbrushes/toothpaste, paper towels, cleaning supplies, gently used or new clothing and shoes, new socks and underwear (all sizes), grocery store gift cards.

The power of social media also comes in handy as well. Rebecca Chobat leads a Youtube channel titled Dollar Tree Dinners. Her goal is to share recipes that can feed a family with limited funds. Her channel has videos of her recipes and links to the recipes she buys ingredients for. Here is her youtube link https://www.youtube.com/@DollarTreeDinners. You can also follow her on Tiktok, Instagram, Facebook, and Pinterest. If you follow this link https://t-sml.mtrbio.com/public/smartlink/dollar-tree-dinners, it lists her recipes and her amazon storefront. All the recipes are free to view.

Veteran’s Day Fundraiser for Students

Tuesday, November 4- Friday, November 7, 2025

During lunch, SLC members will be selling raffle tickets

(1 ticket for $2 or 3 tickets for $5)

Prizes include:

Principal for a Day

Have lunch with Mrs. Fergus & Mrs. Bertaud

Extra recess for your class

Popsicle Party for your class

Pajama Day for your class

Movie for your class

Buddy Lunch (lunch with 3 friends)

All proceeds will go to the Homes for Our Troops

Thank you for making a difference!

Our District is Hiring Paraprofessionals and Guest Teachers

Please visit the district website or view the flyer below for more information on how to join our amazing D75 Team!

A Note from our EL Teacher

One thing we work on with EL students at school is writing. Considering appropriate grammar helps students to create coherent writing. The first step in doing this is increasing vocabulary. The more students speak, in both English and their native language, the better their vocabulary becomes. One way to work on this at home is to play games with your child. One easy game is listing as many ways to say something as possible. For example,

This could be called a:

Boat
Sailboat
Raft
Ship
Craft
catamaran

Hello
Hi
Hiya
What’s up
Greetings
Howdy
welcome

Friend
Buddy
Pal
Playmate
classmate

You can do this in both languages so that students have as many words as possible in their vocabulary bank.

Join the D75 STEAM Foundation for a Fun Evening!

Come on out and support the D75 STEAM Foundation's Tacos and Trivia Night! Join us for Julio's Tacos, some friendly competition, and a lot of great auction items and raffle prizes at the Lure of the Local exhibit at the Archer Business Center. NOVEMBER 7th at 6:00pm. Tickets are available now so get yours while you can!

https://auctria.events/d75steamfoundationtrivia2025

A Note from our PTO

Box Tops (flyers attached)

Box Tops is still going strong. We are currently 43% ($437.50) towards our goal of raising $1,000. In November you can earn bonus Box Tops when you buy Pillsbury Crescent Rolls, Cheerios, Annie’s, Progresso, and Old El Paso products. Be sure to join the Monthly Challenge for additional Bonus Box Tops.

PTO Meeting

Our October PTO Meeting is on November 12th at 7pm in the MPR at Carl Sandburg. We will have updates from the School Admin, PTO Board, and PTO Committees.

Dine Out

With Thanksgiving days away, who wants to cook? Join the PTO at Taqueria Los Perez on Tuesday, November 25th for a Taco Tuesday Dine Out! Flyers will be coming home soon.

Thank you

The PTO Board would like to extend our thanks to everyone who helped plan, organize, donate, or volunteer time to make our events possible.

Important Dates

11/7- Tacos and Trivia Night (6:00pm- see details above)

11/11- WEAR RED, WHITE and BLUE

11/11-Tuesday After School Clubs, MG Family Leader in Me Night (6:00pm)

11/12- PTO Meeting (7:00pm at CSMS)

11/13- Thursday After School Clubs

11/14- School Improvement Plan Day/Early Release (students dismissed at 11:05am) and Report Cards come home

11/18- Tuesday After School Clubs, School Board Meeting (6:00pm at District Office)

11/20- Thursday After School Clubs

11/26, 11/27, 11/28- NO SCHOOL

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