Dear Emerson Families,

I hope you all have a wonderful and warm weekend!

All the Best,

Tessa

Next Week

Monday April 15 - 7th Grade Brookfield Zoo Field Trip

Tuesday April 16 - Boys Volleyball @ Friendship

Thursday April 18 - Boys Volleyball VS Algonquin

We are quickly closing in on the end of the school year. With the warmer weather and vacations, here are a few quick reminders for reporting the attendance of your student:

• Attendance should be phoned in daily by 8am
• Attendance messages can be called in 24 hours a day/7 days a week
• Emailing the teachers does NOT replace letting the office know that your student will not be attending school. The absence still needs to be called in to the office.
• A phone call is required if the student will be more than 5/10 minutes late.
• If you are picking your student up early, this information can also be left on the attendance line.
• Students are to be IN THEIR SEATS in their homeroom by 8:05. The only door they will be able to enter through after 8:00 is the main door. This may result in your student being tardy to Homeroom. Doors open for entry at 7:55. Please have your student on school grounds by 7:55 to ensure arrival to class on time.

Please call the Emerson Office Attendance Line at 847-318-8110 and press 1 to report an absence or late arrival.

The Lost and Found is OVERFLOWING. Please have your students stop by the tables and racks to collect their belongings. Thank you!

Emerson Middle School will host a Career Day for 8th graders on Wednesday, May 15! The purpose of Career Day is to expose students to a variety of careers in order to jumpstart their thinking about the future. We are currently recruiting parent volunteers to speak to homerooms (30 students) for 15 minutes. Parents will rotate to 4-5 homerooms. In addition to sharing information about your career, each session will include a few minutes for student questions. Career Day activities will occur between 8:40-11:20 a.m. If you, a family member, or friend is interested in volunteering to speak about a career, please complete this form by Friday, April 12.

DINE TO DONATE AT LOU MALNATI'S Park Ridge!

SUPPORT D64 BOPA

BAND & ORCHESTRA PARENT ASSOCIATION

20% OF EVENT SALES WILL BE DONATED TO BOPA

TUESDAY, APRIL 16 from 11:00am-10:00pm!
Lou Malnati's Park Ridge
650 N. Northwest Hwy

Must mention D64 Band & Orchestra Parent Association/BOPA

or SHOW THIS FLYER.

For Questions, please contact:

Christine Erickson bopa64@gmail.com

Dear Parents and Families:

Get Ready! The Scholastic Book Fair is coming our way (YAY!). Choosing their own books empowers kids and inspires them on their journey to becoming lifelong readers. AND—as always—every purchase at the Fair benefits our school.

Students can visit before or after school during fair hours. They may visit during the school day with a pass from a teacher (but NOT during lunch/recess).

Hours

Tuesday, April 30

7:35-8:00 AM

3:00-3:30 PM

Wednesday, May 1

7:35-8:00 AM

Thursday, May 2

7:35-8:00 AM

3:00-3:30 PM

We will send out photos of the fair so that students can preview materials before their visit. They can also browse the online flier (paper copies available in the LRC and main office) and shop our Virtual Book Fair website. All orders ship directly to your home, and shipping is free for book orders over $25. Need book ideas? Check-out these book blurbs.

When students buy from the Book Fair, some of their purchase money comes back to our school in the form of books! To pay for items, students can bring cash or use our Virtual Book Fair website to set-up a cash-free payment option called eWallet. This is a convenient digital account that your student can use for shopping at our Fair. Grandparents, friends, and others can contribute, too. Sorry, students cannot bring a credit/debit card unless it has their name on it. Please make sure to factor in our local tax rate (10.25%) when you estimate cost.

We’d like you to know upfront that even though the money loaded to your eWallet does not expire, there is no change given for remaining funds. The amount loaded must be spent at the fair, Scholastic's website, or donated to our school’s All for Books collection. To donate funds directly to our LRC book collection, visit the Emerson eWallet. Any size donation is greatly appreciated!

We’re excited to celebrate our love of books together at the Book Fair. Hope to see your students there!

Happy Reading,

Mrs. Contreras

EM Library Information Specialist

One week left to order your 8th grade T-Shirt!

Above is the design for the short (please note the students' names have not yet been inserted.)

Shirts are for the 8th graders, will include all the 8th grade names on the back side and should arrive in early May. The school will designate a day at the end of the school year when the students will be encouraged to wear these.

Please be sure to order your shirt ASAP (no later than 9am April 19). Shirts cost $14.00 and sizes range from Adult Small to Adult 3XL.

Order 8TH grade t-shirts here

Please contact the PTO with any questions at ems.pto.64@gmail.com

The Mirror Ball

Friday May 31st 7pm-9pm

Emerson MPR

Dance and party the night away,

reflect back on our time at Emerson and

look toward the future!

The dance is for 8th grade students only.

Students should "dress to impress" (school appropriate attire required).

Tickets can be purchased for $30 on the PTO website under "Join PTO & shop" or at:

Order 8th grade Mirror Ball tickets here

Please contact the PTO at ems.pto.64@gmail.com with any questions regarding The Mirror Ball or 8th Grade Shirts.

Join us to view two short films that will take us into the heart of the battle for water justice.

“WORLD OF WATER” PROGRAM

Doors open at 5:30pm

Park Ridge Community Church

Film watch parties are free ($8 suggested donation).

Advanced registration is highly recommended.

View the complete festival schedule. Watch the film trailers.

See you there!

April 16th - Math Room 113, LA Room 109

April 18th - Math Room 209, LA Room 109, Misc Room 107

In ASSP, you can get help in math, language arts and miscellaneous (science and social studies) with a teacher from 3:05-4:00 PM. Come to ASSP if you need to:

• prepare for a test

• get questions answered from your homework

• review a concept that you missed or confuses you

• finish that writing assignment

Emerson Green Team and Go Green Park Ridge https://www.gogreenparkridge.org/ would like to invite you to our bi-annual Forest & Woodland Clean-Up event on Saturday, April 27th from 1-3pm.

Over the past 4+ years we have partnered with local organizations such as the Wilderness Scouts/Princesses, Boy/Girl/Explorer Scouts, church groups, various Chamber of Commerce members, local businesses and other special-interest groups totaling more than 1,700 volunteers.

Help us contribute to our ecosystem’s health by spending a couple of hours outside, getting some fresh spring air, cleaning up the environment and serving our fantastic community.

Registration information for Worlds of Wonder 2024:

• Registration will open at 12:00 pm on Tuesday, February 20th, 2024.
• WOW registration will close on Monday, June 3rd, 2024.

More information about enrollment fees, schedules for the sessions, and course descriptions will be shared soon. Plus, any time information is shared, it will also be posted to the Worlds of Wonder page.

This month we celebrated Women’s History Month in our extended homeroom. Students had the chance to look at women who have left a historical impact in society and share what they learned by making a Biography Banner. These banners are on display in the hallways of Emerson.

During the week of March 11-15th, students completed the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) which assesses progress of students in grades 3-8 in meeting the Illinois Learning Standards in English language arts and mathematics. Students' attendance and preparedness was crucial for a successful testing week.

Dear D64 Families,

I hope you all had a wonderful Spring Break. It’s hard to believe we are in the final stretch of the school year, and we’ll soon be promoting our 8th graders to their respective high schools!

For the past six months, we have been taking a hard look at our Master Facilities Plan and the needs our students and staff have now and in the future. Through many meetings with staff, community stakeholders, law enforcement, and our architects, we have identified areas where our safety, security, health, critical infrastructure, and, in some cases, classrooms are not meeting our current and future needs. Our school district has done everything possible to address these issues without our current budget, and we are at the point where we are considering doing major renovations in these areas with additional funding in the form of a referendum in the future.

The School Board will make a decision later this summer about which path we will take forward, and to be transparent about our needs, we are hosting the following community engagement events, where I will lay out the issues we face and our proposed solutions. Each one of these sessions will include time for Q&A. If you plan on attending any event, please RSVP so we can plan and have the proper setup.

We have also designed a webpage that provides information, past presentations, and other useful tools that we want to share with you. To help our community better understand the state of our facilities, we have made video tours of our buildings, the first one of which is a look at Lincoln Middle School. Those resources can be found at d64.org/2024proposal. As we continue exploring this possibility, you can always reach out to me directly with any questions at bcollins@d64.org.

Our schools are community resources that have existed for nearly 100 years (Roosevelt, Field, and Lincoln will all turn 100 soon), and we want to protect our buildings, protect our children, and preserve our future.

Sincerely,

Dr. Ben Collins
Superintendent
Park Ridge-Niles District 64

Here is this week's Vocal Music Notes newsletter. Have a good Friday and wonderful weekend!

PORTILLOS - Dine to Donate

Join the Emerson PTO for dinner on Wednesday, April 24 from 5-8PM and 20% of the proceeds will be donated. Mention Emerson PTO or use code PORTILLOS20 with your order. See you there!

Teacher Appreciation Week Donations

Please help us celebrate all our wonderful teachers and staff during Teacher Appreciation Week on May 6 - 10 Just go to the PTO website membership toolkit or use the link below to donate your desired amount to be used on the teachers during that week. We will try to shower them with little treats and gifts all week with your help!

https://emersonmspto.membershiptoolkit.com/form/m/275012

We are also looking for items to be raffled off. Please contact Jiyonaubey@gmail.com or Christy Shebuski- clshebuski@gmail.com for drop off.

The Emerson PTO Flower Power Fundraiser
NOW OPEN through May 15! Beautify your garden, strengthen our local ecosystem, and support the Emerson PTO, which receives 50% of the sales. Products include bulbs, seeds, and seed mats that grow into the beautiful items you see on the website. Sales are online only and orders are shipped directly to your home for a shipping fee of $6.99. Use the link below to order:

Order FLOWER POWER Here

Lakeview Bus Lines is actively hiring school bus drivers for their Niles facility. Experience is not needed for this position, their team of trainers will teach and train you to be a licensed and certified School Bus Driver.

Perks

• Starting pay $35/hr
• Healthcare benefits for full-time employees
• Paid vacation
• Flexible work schedules

Apply online at sunrisebus.com or scan the QR code on the attached flyer. Call to schedule an interview at 630-442-1004.

Email: em-office@d64.org
Website: https://www.d64.org/ems
Location: 8101 North Cumberland Avenue, Niles, IL, USA
Phone: 847-318-8110