Bulldog Bulletin

Dear Sarah Adams Families,

It's been awhile since we've had a full week of school, but it was so great being together! In my visits to classrooms this week, I saw impressive examples of student engagement and high levels of participation. Students enjoyed explaining their math thinking with peers, working independently to demonstrate their ideas through writing, and I saw lots of collaboration with friends.

While we had a few days of indoor recess due to the weather, students still showed respectful and safe behavior, by finding ways to positively interact with peers in their class, and including others when they could. Students have been earning stamps and tallies, and I have already heard of a few classrooms who have already earned whole class celebrations! Our Bulldogs are doing an excellent job showing respectful, responsible, safe and kind behaviors!

Enjoy the afternoon,

Ms. Colleen Conway

In order to ensure the safety of our students, staff members and families, I'd like to share a few important reminder with arrivals and dismissal:

• At morning drop-off and after school pick-up, please pull all the way up to the front of the line. We are able to unload/fill up 10-12 cars at a time if every car can follow this procedure, which expedites the process.
• Please have your child(ren) unload if you are in the drop-off zone, even if they are not in front of their designated school door.
• Please do not get out of your car if you are in the pick-up line. Students should be able to exit and enter the car on their own, getting in and out on the passenger side to avoid traffic.
• If you need to get out of your car, please park in an open, unmarked parking spot. If there is none available, you may use the back parking lot.

Following these guidelines not only ensures the safety of our community, but it also helps to expedite our procedures. As a reminder, school starts promptly at 8:15 am. You may begin dropping students off at 7:55, they will then be let into the building at 8:05. To avoid tardiness, please have your child(ren) at school before 8:15; this also ensures they are not missing any instruction at the start of the day.

Now is the time to order the 2023/2024 Sarah Adams yearbook. The deadline to order is April 1st with yearbooks arriving at school shortly before the end of the school year. Questions can be sent to SAYearbookLZ95@Gmail.com.

To order, click on the link below -

https://www.yearbookordercenter.com/?event=general.displayLanding&jobnumber=25039

Job Number - 25039

Part of our building SEL goal is to increase the number of students reporting they feel safe from 70% to 75% as measured on the 2024 5Essentials Survey. As a way to measure how we are in reaching our goal, we will be administering a safety survey to students next week. Questions are:

-How safe do you feel in the hallways of Sarah Adams? How safe do you feel in the bathrooms of Sarah Adams? How safe do you feel outside and around Sarah Adams? How safe do you feel traveling to/from Sarah Adams? How safe do you feel in your classroom?

Teachers will be administering this short survey to students next week.

Sarah Adam's PTO Spring Auction is coming soon! Please see the information provided for details on auction items as well as how to attend. The deadline for people to pay and RSVP is coming up on February 9th. You can click here or on the invitation to register!

Are you a District 95 student who likes to make videos - or wants to try it for the first time? Then the D95 Film Festival is for you! 📽️🎞️

Enter your original film for a chance to be featured in the 12th Annual District 95 Film Festival on Tuesday, February 20th. All submissions are due by Friday, February 2nd. ⭐ Prizes will be awarded to winning films!

For details, click here to visit the Film Festival webpage!

The District 95 Educational Foundation proudly sponsors this event.

I am excited to share that, through a partnership with the Lake County Regional Office of Education, all students in District 95 will have access to on-demand virtual tutoring support through Varsity Tutors at no cost to families - starting January 2024. Varsity Tutors has a long-standing reputation for providing services to students, and is positively regarded in this area.

• To learn more about Varsity Tutors services and platform, parents/guardians can click the link HERE (NOTE: District 95 students will have the 24/7 on-demand tutoring option available to them at no cost)

• Additional features available at no cost on the platform include on-demand writing sample review support and on-demand classes (self-paced for students) in a wide range of high-interest topics

• To support your student in accessing the platform, parents/guardians can click the link HERE for further information

• The Varsity Tutors icon will be located under the “More Apps” section of the Clever landing page (bottom of the page); students can add this link to their favorites if they wish

• Once students access Varsity Tutors through Clever, they should select the “Chat with a Tutor” option; they will then be able to select the subject area on the following screen

• Students at the elementary level will be able to select between math or science in the 24/7 chat tutoring feature

If your student experiences any difficulties with accessing the platform via their Clever account, please contact support@lz95.net. If parents/guardians have questions or concerns about the platform, they can complete the feedback form HERE. Note that District 95 does not own or operate the platform; however, the district does have contact with the vendor, and will provide feedback periodically.

We look forward to being able to offer this support to our students!

The Lake Zurich High School Women in STEAM Club is hosting a free Science Fair for students in grades K-8 on Saturday, February 24th from 9:00 am – 12:00 pm at Lake Zurich High School. Students conduct their at-home self-directed science investigation prior to February 24th. During the Science Fair, they share the results of their at-home investigation with others. Click here to learn more about the Science Fair and register for the event.

We invite District 95 families and staff to participate in creating Valentine’s Day cards for senior citizens.

Illinois 26th District Senator Dan McConchie’s office is sponsoring this card drive. Cards will be personally delivered to senior citizens living in local assisted-living and long-term care facilities before Valentine’s Day.

If you are interested in participating, please make festive or decorated handwritten cards with encouraging and uplifting notes or drawings. Please only sign the card with a first name (or no name). Cards must be brought to the school office by February 1st.

Sarah Adams Elementary School Principal

Colleen.Conway@lz95.org