Tioga Family Bulletin

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Kindergarten

Parents of kindergarten students will receive a message via Seesaw regarding students' progress for the first trimester on October 6. If they haven't already, kindergarten parents should contact their child's teacher to get connected to their Seesaw class.

• Directions for parents on how to check Seesaw messages

Grades 1-5

Students in Grades 1-5 will be sent home with a printed mid-term progress report on October 6. The report will only include comments regarding student progress in math and language arts.

Tioga students are expected to be a HERO, which means that they have responsibility, extend kindness to themselves and others, are respectful and observe safety rules. Each month, the entire school focuses on a behavior goal that is aligned to our HERO expectations. For October, students are focusing on using kind words, especially in the lunchroom and at recess.

To highlight our successes, the school goal is for each classroom to complete a paper chain of 30 acts of Kindness between October 2- October 31. For example, if a student gives a compliment or used good manners, their teacher will have them write their name on a paper chain along with the kind words they said. If our school is able to achieve our goal of 30 words of kindness in all classrooms, we will have a Minute to Win It Assembly at the end of the month.

There is a parent group that is open to families of students with IEPs from birth to grade 3. These are monthly meetings in Spanish and English. Childcare and dinner will be available to participants. Topics are determined by parent need and agendas are sent out typically by case managers closer to the date of the meeting.

The next meeting is October 25th from 5:30-7:00 PM at Tioga Elementary School. Click here to sign up!

Save the date for future meetings:

• October 25, 2023
• November 29, 2023
• January 24, 2024
• February 28, 2024
• March 20, 2024
• April 24, 2024
• May 15, 2024

If you have any questions, please reach out to Blanca Cruz at (630) 642-3692.

Fall conferences are scheduled for Oct. 19 and 20. Parents can sign up for a conference by following the directions that are attached in the document to the left. Online conference registration closes on October 13th. Please contact Tioga's office if you need any support in signing up for a conference.

Classroom Celebrations: Students will have the opportunity to engage in some fun activities in their classroom during the school day. If you would like to send something with your child to pass out, please adhere to the guidelines in the BSD2 Student Handbook. Items brought to school to share must be non-edible. If edible treats are brought, teachers are expected to send them home with the student who brought them. If your child does not celebrate Halloween, please let their teacher know so that we can prepare alternate activities for them.

Halloween Parade: The annual Halloween Parade returns to Tioga on October 31. Please click on the flyer to the left for additional information. Students are permitted to wear their Halloween costume to school as long as it meets the expectations written below. Please refer to the BSD2 Student Handbook for more information.

• Costumes should not be bloody, gruesome, or especially scary. Fake blood is not allowed.
• Actual weapons, look-alike weapons, toy weapons, or weapon-like objects are not allowed.
• Students may wear masks that cover their face during the parade but are expected to keep them off during the school day.
• Costume make-up is allowed, but should not cover the entire face. Staff need to be able to identify students.
• Costumes that could be offensive or perpetuate a stereotype about someone's culture, gender, heritage, or religion are not allowed.

Internation Night will be held next Wednesday (Oct. 11) from 6 to 7 pm. We hope that your family can join our staff as we explore cultures around the world.

Did you know there is a Little Free Library outside at Tioga? Feel free to stop by and take a book or leave a book! The Little Free Library is to the right of the library and in front of Door 43.

Families are invited to join local families for the Glenbard Parent Series Watch Party! The CSPD Social Service unit is hosting 3 watch parties this fall at the Village Hall featuring well known experts on the following topics: trauma and healing, supporting children's health and wellbeing, and teen mental health and social media. Please see the flyer for more information.

Thank you to all of the families that have helped to maintain a safe and orderly student arrival and pick-up.

As reminders, families can further assist in creating a safe arrival by ensuring that:

• Students exit their vehicle through the curbside door
• Parents and students respect the directions of Tioga Crossing Guards
• Families respect Village of Bensenville parking signs when parking on nearby streets and the property of Tioga's neighbors
• Dropping students off on Memorial Road is not permitted due to student safety issues

Please contact the Tioga office with any questions about student arrival or dismissal.

Breakfast and Lunch menus are posted on the school website in the Menus section. October menus are linked below in both English and Spanish.

• Breakfast: English & Spanish
• Lunch: English & Spanish

Your child will participate in an upcoming lesson during the SEL special as part of state mandates.

Ann Marie's Law Lesson (Week of Oct. 9) - This law mandates that all Illinois public schools provide age-appropriate suicide and depression awareness and prevention education programs for students in Kindergarten through 12th Grade.

• Parents can click HERE for more information on the Ann Marie's Law lesson.

As you may have noticed, the Batman Playground underwent a complete surface replacement this week and is now fully open to students. Students had a great time today using the playground during recess!

Please take a moment to check out this month's SEL Newsletter from our SEL teacher, Ms. Lincoln.

October Newsletter - English

October Newsletter - Spanish

Please mark your calendars for these important events:

• 10/6: Progress reports released
• 10/9: No School
• 10/11: International Night @ Tioga from 6:00-7:00 PM
• 10/11 & 10/13: Fisher Farms visits 2nd Grade at Tioga
• 10/13: My Conference Time closes
• 10/13: Bensenville Fire Department visits Kindergarten at Tioga
• 10/19: No School - Conferences from 12:00-4:00 PM and 4:30-8:00 PM
• 10/20: No School - Conferences from 8:00-11:30 AM and 12:00-1:00 PM
• 10/23, 10/25, & 10/26: 2nd Grade Field Trip to Fisher Farms (2 classes each day)
• 10/25: Special Education Parent Group @ Tioga from 6:00-7:30 PM
• 10/31: Halloween Parade @ 1:35 PM
• 11/3: Pre-K Picture Day and K-5 Retakes
• 11/3: 4th Grade Field Trip to the Museum of Science & Industry

Check out our upcoming Spirit Day themes:

• 10/13: Disney Day
• 10/27: Pajama Day (voted on by 5th grade students)
• 11/3: Hoodie Day
• 11/10: Tioga Spirit Day
• 11/17: TBD (4th grade will vote!)

Mr. Kersten - Principal

jkersten@bsd2.org

Ms. Soike - Assistant Principal

asoike@bsd2.org

Email: ckramer@bsd2.org
Website: https://www.bsd2.org/Tioga
Phone: (630) 766-2602