Thank you to all of our volunteers for reading during our annual Community Reader's Day! We had an all star line up which included: Mayor Michelle Nelson, Board member, Dr. Tre Childress, The Honorable Todd Stroger, Police Chief Jerel Jones, Fire Chief Robert Kopec and Asst. Fire Chief Matthew Berk, LaShawnda DeBose of Ruby Ella Sweets, Flossmoor Library Director, Jamie Paicely, Author Tiffaney Washington, Flossmoor HR Director, Dr. Haley Marti, Officer Dan Levy and Stephanie Levy.

Hi Eagle Familles,

Happy Thanksgiving! As I reflect on all that I am grateful for during this Thanksgiving season, I would be remiss not to mention how proud I am to serve the Flossmoor Hills community. It is truly my pleasure to work with families that are dedicated, compassionate and demonstrate stedfast values in education. I wish you and your families a happy and safe holiday!

We celebrated American Education Week with lots of reading initiatives, pumpkin painting and cheerleading fun! It was great seeing so many of our students involved in the various programs.

Please remember there will be NO SCHOOL for students this week, November 20th - November 24th. Parent teacher conferences will be held on Monday, Nov. 20th and Tues. Nov. 21st.

We have some updates in the newsletter for this week. As always, please feel to contact me if you have any questions or concerns at 708-647-7100.

Let's connect.....

Email address: emcneil@sd161.org

Office number: 708-647-7100

Upcoming Dates

1. No School: Fall Break - Monday, November 20th - Friday, November 24th
2. Parent teacher conferences - Monday, November 20th and Tuesday, November 21st
3. Cherrydale order pick up - Monday, November 20th / 1:00 - 8:00 p.m.
4. Wear Green for National Grinch Day - Friday, December 1st
5. K-2 Winter & Choir Concert at Parker Jr. High - Wednesday, December 20th - 6:00 p.m.
6. Winter Parties - Wednesday, December 20th
7. All School PBIS Trip - Marcus Theaters / Trolls Movie - Thursday, December 21st
8. Winter Break Begins - Friday, December 22nd

The Flossmoor Hills PTO is looking for parents to assist with the Banded Donut Breakfast on Thursday, November 30, 2023 from 8:15 am until 9:00 am. The Banded Donut Breakfast is a special treat provided for Banded Students in grades 2 through 5. Click the link to volunteer.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/409084FA4A929AAFF2-46248546-banded

All ship to school items that were orders during the fall Cherrydale Fundraiser will be available for pick up on Monday, November 20, 2023 from 1:00 pm until 8:00 pm during parent teacher conferences. All items must be picked up on November 20, 2023.

Hello Flossmoor Hills Families.

Free Appropriate Public Education [FAPE] and Least Restrictive Environment [LRE]

FAPE and LRE are two important components of special education. Students with disabilities must be educated at no additional cost to their families and their education must be delivered in the least restrictive environment [LRE] possible, where they have access to the general education curriculum and typically developing peers.

LRE’s are determined by the special education team during the placement portion of IEP meetings. Placements become more restrictive as students are pulled out or removed from their general education peers to receive services, even if those services are minimal such as 30 minutes per week. We typically discuss three options or placements which may look different for different students, for example,

Student A LRE:

Least Restrictive: General education classroom without related services (ie. speech). Team Rejects

More Restrictive: General education classroom with related services (ie. speech). Team Accepts

Most Restrictive: Instructional classroom in district with related services (ie. speech). Team Rejects

Note: The instructional classroom is where a student receives academic instruction by a special education teacher throughout the day.

Student B LRE:

Least Restrictive: Instructional classroom in district without related services (ie. speech). Team Rejects

More restrictive: Instructional classroom in district with related services (ie. speech). Team Rejects

Most Restrictive: Private Therapeutic Day School. Team Accepts

If you have a concern or a few questions, please contact me directly at 708 647-7439 or email me at hpasha@sd161.org; I look forward to meeting you.

Sincerely,

Habeeba (ha-bee-buh) Pasha

Breakfast begins at 8:30 a.m. Students eating breakfast should enter the main entry doors (Door A) upon arrival to school.

• Kindergarten and 5th Grade - 11:30 a.m. - recess begins at 11:50 a.m.
• 1st Grade and 3rd Grade - 12:10 p.m. - recess begins at 12:30 p.m.
• 2nd Grade and 4th Grade - 11:50 a.m. - recess begins at 12:10 p.m.

If you need to drop off lunch to your student after the school day has started, you may utilize the grade level bins on the cart in the foyer. Please label your child's lunch bag.

Reminder: Lunches sent to the school by food delivery services such as Uber Eats, GrubHub, DoorDash, etc. are not allowed.

Log into your child's Skyward account to load money to purchase breakfast and lunch. Please check your child's account regularly.

#AboveandBeyondNominations

If you would like to celebrate your child's birthday in school, please send non edible items to share (i.e., pencils, bubbles, stickers, etc.). We cannot allow students to share outside food/treats in school.

Holiday Sale is Underway!

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Orders over $75 will receive free shipping, and those below that will ship for just $5!

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Canvas is a learning management system (LMS) that allows teachers to provide instructional support, class calendars, assignments, and resources for students in a safe online environment. Canvas is an integral part of sharing classroom updates and resources.

If you need support with Canvas, please click here.

There are still several ways for you to get involved! We welcome and value the time that our parents take to help us build the home to school connection.

Contact the PTO if you have any questions!

flossmoorhillspto261@gmail.com

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3721 Beech Street,

Flossmoor, Illinois 60422

708-647-7100

https://www.sd161.org/o/flossmoor-hills

Principal / Evita McNeil - Dobson