The Serena Scoop

• Veteran's Day Observed - No School🔕

• 📮Election Day - No School🔕

• 🤹🏻‍♀️5th Grade Team Building Club 3:15-4:15PM

• 🔢Elevate Math Tutoring 3:15-4:15PM
• Leadership Club 4th/5th 3:15-4:15PM🤩

• Gifted Art 7:30AM
• 🎭Girls Creative Outlet Club 3:15-4:15PM

• Monday November 25 - Friday, November 27th - No School🔕
• Monday/Tuesday - Parent/Teacher Conferences
• Wednesday - Friday - Thanksgiving Holiday

🎂5th Starr C., Roman M. & Israel N.

🎂6th Janelle G.

🎂8th Isabella V.

🎂10th - Linda A. & Kwame A.

The Quarter 1 report cards are available in Skyward Family Access for parents to review. This marks the first report cards reflecting our shift to standards-based instruction and grading in the following grade levels and subjects:

• K-5 English Language Arts and math

• 6-8 English Language Arts, math, science, and social studies

Standards-based instruction and grading focuses on the essential Illinois Learning Standards for each grade level. Please view the Understanding Your Child's Report Card video and visit the SD161 Website for additional information on Standards-based grading.

How can I help my child if they are not meeting the standards?

• Contact the teachers: Discuss specific areas of difficulty and get recommendations for support.

• Provide extra practice: Use resources provided by the school including tutoring opportunities to supplement classroom learning.

Encourage effort and resilience: Help your child understand that improvement is possible with effort and persistence.

Breakfast/Lunch Funds can be added to your child's food account online via Skyward Family Access. Exact cash or check are accepted in the school office.

2024/2025 Fee's

Breakfast $ 1.80 per day

Lunch $3.65 per day

Milk Only $.035

Free/Reduced Lunch Applications are available in the school office.

NOTE: 🚫We do not allow any outside food service delivery such as UberEats, GrubHub DoorDash for students.

Thanks to a generous donation from alumni Allan DiCastro, we will provide gift cards to all individual student's maintaining non-chronic absenteeism this school year.

Please refer to charts for eligibility details.

Click on the bullet below to see the latest board of education updates:

• September 2024
• September 27, 2024
• October 18, 2024
• November 1, 2024

The goal of this program is to provide an opportunity for the efforts our tremendous staff make to be recognized in a big way and shared among everyone in our district! Our dedicated staff strives to make a positive impact on your child’s learning and life, so it is important to let everyone know of the excellent job that has been done.

Introducing #AboveAndBeyond in D161! Please CLICK HERE to read more about our program and nominate a staff member that has made a positive impact on your child’s or family’s life today...and beyond!

Email: ereich@sd161.org
Website: https://www.sd161.org/o/serena-hills
Location: 255 Pleasant Drive, Chicago Heights, IL, USA
Phone: (708) 647-7300
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/district161sh/
Twitter: @SerenaHills_161