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Thursday, November 18: End of Trimester

Monday, November 22: Virtual Parent Teacher Conferences 1 PM-7PM via Zoom/Teams or Phone Conference. - No School for students

Tuesday, November 23: Teacher Institute Day - No School for students

Wednesday, November 24 - Friday, November 26: Thanksgiving Break No School

Virtual Parent Teacher Conferences will be on Monday, November 22 from 1:00 PM-7:00 PM.

To keep everyone safe, we will be offering two types of conferences this year.

Parents will be given the option of a video conference or a phone conference.

Teachers will be reaching out soon to set up appointments.

Remember, that you are given this time to have a conversation regarding your child's academics.

Students do not attend school on this day

If your child is going to be absent, please make sure you call the office as soon as you know your child will be out. This way your child's absence can be put into the system as an excused absence.

If you prefer, you can also email our secretary, Patty at: pcalvino@sd104.us

What is the difference between Tantrums and Meltdowns?

Similarities: Both might be expressed with shouting kicking, throwing, spitting, etc.

Differences between Tantrum and Meltdown

Meltdown:
Behavior doesn’t change upon audience reaction
Not aware of own safety
Not able to control own behavior
Not goal oriented
Longer duration, ends slowly

Tantrum:
Behavior changes upon audience reaction
Aware of own safety
Able to control own behavior
Goal oriented
It ends as soon as goal is achieved

Take into consideration:

When a child engages in negative behavior, avoid BIG reaction, such as “NO! That’s NOT okay!” or a big punishment. By giving a huge reaction you’re accidentally fueling the behavior.

** Remember anything you give your attention to, even negative attention is what you’ll see more of. **

Sincerely,

Graves School Social Workers

Parents, please remember to make sure your child brings an extra face mask or two in their bookbag in case it is needed.

For everyone's safety, parents who come into the office should also be wearing a face mask. Thank you for your cooperation.

The fall weather is here and it is getting colder. Students will continue going out for recess if the temperature is 40 degrees or higher. Please make sure that your child wears an appropriate jacket to school.

Students who are either sent home with Covid like symptoms and are awaiting results or have tested Positive should be given work to do via Seesaw while they are out.

Students should also join Mrs. Tode who will be our Remote Learning Teacher/Facilitor on Zoom. She will not be instructing students but will be available to help with assignments or answer any questions they have.

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 8:00AM - 10:30 AM

Wednesday: 9:00 AM - 11:20 AM

Please reach out to the office or your child's teacher for the Zoom link

Please review this months lunch menu with your child.

• The average person blinks about 12 times per minute. That’s more than 10,000 times a day.
• The eyeball of a human weighs approximately 28 grams.
• It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.

Please remember that the previous information is for students in grades Kindergarten-4th only.

For more information about our Preschool program please contact the

Pre-School Director, Kathleen Dunn at 708-546-7151 or at kdunn@sd104.us

6021 S. 74th Ave.

Summit, IL 60501

(708) 458-7260

Webpage: https://www.sd104.us/o/graves-es

Office Hours 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.