Week 23

February 9: PTO Meeting, 6pm-7pm

February 12: Early Release Day at 11:15am

February 13: NO SCHOOL, Institute Day (No Student Attendance)

February 16: NO SCHOOL, D220 Closed: Presidents Day

February 27: Mobile Dental Clinic at Sunny Hill

March 9: PTO Meeting, 6pm-7pm

March 13: McTeacher Night, more info come

March 19: Early Release Day at 11:15am

March 20: NO SCHOOL, Institute Day (No Student Attendance)

March 23-27: NO SCHOOL, Spring Break

March 30: School resumes

Access our Sunny Hill Calendar. If you want to add this calendar to yours, click the icon that resembles a wi-fi icon in the top right portion of the calendar.

A list of the district calendar dates can be found HERE.

Students, staff, and parents are critical to Sunny Hill success, and we need your input! We are asking for 50% parent participation in the survey linked below! Your little one already knows about it, so we hope they are reminding you. We can do this! Complete the survey, fill out the slip your little one gives you, and they'll get a prize.

https://surveys.panoramaed.com/barringtoncusd220/5Efamily/surveys

Say goodbye to the 5Essentials survey and hello to Panorama. Whoot. Whoot.

We're noticing our kiddos are coming in sleepy or tired in the morning, read some helpful tips to assure that they are getting a good nights sleep! Remember that when kids are tired, they struggle to learn, retain new information learned and regulate emotionally!

Sending our sick children to school is impacting other students' health and performance. Based on our typical attendance rate of 93.8%, we would expect about 15 students absent on a given day. Last Tuesday we had 30 absences—double the expected number. Statistically, this represents a very large and meaningful deviation from normal attendance patterns.

So, let's remember to keep a child home if they have any of these symptoms:

● Fever (100.4 degrees or higher, unmedicated, within the last 24 hours)

● Vomiting (2 times or more)

● Red or puffy eyes with crust or goop

● Diarrhea (2 times or more)

● Excessive coughing or sneezing

Children must stay home until they have been fever-free for 24 hours without using any medicine to lower the fever. Parents and guardians should also keep their child home for 24 hours after the last time they vomited or had diarrhea. Any student who is absent from school cannot attend special events (like holiday parties) or after-school activities that day.

Important Note on Medicine: Please do not send your child to school if you have given them medicine to suppress their symptoms. While medicine like Tylenol or Motrin can make a child feel better for a short time, they still spread germs to others.

Students are on 🔥 fire to learn to yoyo! To make it convenient for students, we will sell these in the cafeteria in the morning for the prices noted here. Sales will only last one more week!

The PTO will be voting in new leadership in April. Are you interested in giving back to your local school by serving on the PTO? Maybe you have some creative ways to give back? This could be your spot!

Cone to our next meeting to get to know our team!

If you'd like your child to participate in the dental visit on Friday, February 6th or February 27th, please make sure to turn in your consent forms by this upcoming Monday, February 2nd. You can send them in with your student or drop them off in the front office. Thank you for your support!

Why participate?

• Stay Compliant: Students in Kindergarten, 2nd, and 5th have state-mandated dental exams.

• Zero Travel: The exam happens at SH during the school day.

• Please return signed consent forms to the school nurse by Monday, February 2.

Need a new form? Just contact the school nurse at Jmolina@barrington220.org or call 847-844-4224.

Just a reminder that when registering for Jump Start 1 and 2 you will see a fee attached at registration. If you qualify for free and reduced lunch, those fees will be adjusted after you complete registration. Please contact the office if you have any questions.

Did you know that you can be a substitute teacher aide (paraprofessional) with just a high school diploma? We also pay $135 for those roles. Contact Monica Shore at mshore@barrington220.org for more information.

Have you considered being a substitute teacher at Sunny Hill?!? You can get a temporary substitute certificate with just 60 college credits. We could use you! We pay $135/day. If you have questions, email mshore@barrington220.org. More details can be found here.

If you do apply, please email Principal Bradburn at abradburn@barrington220.org to let us know to look for your application.

We are inviting all girls from kindergarten to 3rd grade to come see what the excitement is all about. Sign up with this QR Code and you will be notified of the meeting time and date in January!

Providing an opportunity for your little one to earn money teaches character traits that we have been working on this year. We have been focusing on both responsibility and perseverance. Consider this: if your little one asks for money for a yoyo, let them practice perseverance and responsibility by earning money through age appropriate jobs. Maybe they can vaccuum the stairs, fold the laundry, feed the dog, or put the dishes away.

The guides below help you have great family conversations about honesty. If we don't talk about this at home, our little ones may not know that you value it and see how honesty has helped your life. One way to think about honesty is “being truthful in what you say and do.” Practicing honesty helps strengthen our relationships and even reduces stress.

If you don’t feel comfortable signing up for our delivery service, but would trust someone else to bring you food, please contact Marilu Gonzalez at mgonzalez@willowcreek.org to make arrangements.