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Please see attached Newsletter for important information.

Tuesday, April 8- Thursday, April 17: IAR Testing for 3rd-5th Grade

Thursday, April 17: Progress Reports Sent Home

Thursday, April 17: PBIS Spirit Day (See flyer below for more information)

Friday, April 18: Good Friday (No School)

Monday, April 21: Easter Monday (No School)

Wednesday, April 23: Earth Day

Wednesday, April 23: Administrative Professionals (Secretary's) Day

Friday, April 25: School District 104 "Día del niño" & Graves 100 Years

Please remember that every Wednesday is a late start 8:50AM-2:50PM

All meetings are scheduled for 7pm on the second Tuesday of the month.

PLEASE JOIN US!

May 13, 2025

Graves Dual Language School (Graves Spotlight)

June 10, 2025

Admin Center

Our very own 5th grade student (M.D) received a special recognition during this week's

SD104 Board Meeting.

Her entry came in 2nd place for the Lions Club 100 Year Anniversary Artwork Design Contest!

Our 3rd-5th grade students have been doing a great job being present and ready for the IAR!

We have one more week to go

The Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) is the state assessment and accountability measure for Illinois students enrolled in a public school district. IAR assesses the Illinois Learning Standards incorporating the Common Core and will be administered in English language arts and mathematics to all students in grades 3-8.

Some key points to remember

Please make sure your child gets a good night's rest and is ready.

Please make sure your child has a healthy breakfast.

Please make sure your child comes to school on time.

Please make sure your child brings their Chromebook charged.

*Please remember that our 3rd-5th graders will be testing Tuesday, April 8 - Thursday, April 17

Just a reminder that students should be taking care of their technology devices, especially when they taken home.

As stated in the student handbook the policy states:

The district will assume the cost of parts and labor associated with all repairs deemed due to natural failure. If the technical department determines a failure due to damage, the student will be responsible for any hardware costs needed to return the device to a functional state. The district will assume all labor costs associated with damage repairs. Cosmetic damage will not be charged or repaired.

• Sleeve/Cover Replacement ($10)
• Charger Replacement ($25)
• Keyboard Replacement ($25)
• Touch Screen Replacement ($115)
• iPad Replacement: ($300)
• Chromebook Replacement:

- $250 for a new device, Year 1

- $200 for a device that is 2 years old

- $150 for a device that is 3 years old

- $100 for a device that is 4 years old

It is VERY important the students bring their Chromebook, charged and ready to go every day.

We ask that parents do not send in birthday treats for students to distribute. Please read below, as taken from the 2024-2025 District 104 Handbook:

Treats & Snacks [K-5] 1.80 Due to health concerns and scheduling, no birthday treats are allowed.

Treats will be limited to certain school-wide celebrations.

We've noticed a couple students coming to school without the appropriate uniform.

Please see below for a reminder as to what clothing is appropriate uniform attire.

GRAVES K-5 Student Dress Code

SHIRTS/TOPS

Plain maroon collared polo or dress shirt with long or short sleeves is required. Plain black or white undershirts may be worn under the maroon collared shirt. Shirts must extend to waistline. Plain black or maroon sweaters or sweatshirts may be worn over the collared maroon polo or dress shirt or over a plain white or black undershirt.

*Only solid maroon or black hoodies are allowed.

PANTS

Must be black or khaki and worn at the waist. This includes shorts (knee length), capri pants, and skirts (knee length). Leggings may be worn, but only when a shirt extending to mid-thigh is worn as well.

FRIDAY SCHOOL SPIRIT

Students may wear any shirts given or bought through Graves School with Jeans.

*Please note that blue jeans are only allowed on Fridays with a school shirt.

PBIS FUNDRAISER & HOLIDAY DRESS-DOWN DAYS

There will be days when students will be allowed to come without uniform due to PBIS activities or holidays. A flyer will be posted via Seesaw when those days occur.

For child's safety no crocs are allowed, unless its a special dress down day, such as Pajama Day.

Thanks for your cooperation as we want to make sure students are safe during

their time in our school building.

Kindergarten-5th Grade Field Day 2025 is coming!

Remember that our students can wear this t-shirt during our Field Day and may continue wearing it with Jeans every Friday during their time at our school.

Order forms were sent home with students

Shout Out to Mr. Guillen for all his hard work and dedication to our students, staff, and community! We are so lucky to have you as our Assistant Principal. Gracias

A big THANK YOU to Ms. Becky , Ms. Parra, and Ms. Faby

for all their hard work and dedication to our school.

Please take a look at the following age requirements for social media platforms.

Please remember that unless a parent uses parental controls, their child can access images, videos and conversations that are meant for adults.

If you allow your child to have any of these apps or any other social media platforms, please consider putting parental controls in place.

Our Graves Sailors are too young for these types of conversations and images.

See below for more information

• The nursing team has been monitoring the measles outbreak in Texas, and we are working diligently to ensure our student community is compliant and protected. Illinois requires one dose of MMR for day care students aged ≥12 months and pre-school aged students, and two doses of MMR vaccine for students in grades K through 12, unless they have other presumptive evidence of measles immunity, which includes laboratory evidence of immunity or laboratory confirmation of disease.

• 🩺 Loyola Mobile Van Visit- CANCELLED

  Unfortunately, the Loyola mobile van had to cancel the May 6th visit. Please see the attached information for Alivio and Pillars health centers for school physicals and immunizations. We hope they will be able to come back next year, we are sorry for the inconvenience!

• 🦷 6th Grade Dental Exam Requirement
  Current 6th-grade students are required to have a State of IL dental exam on file. Dental forms are due by May 15th.

• 📅 Plan Ahead for Summer Appointments
  This is a great time to schedule summer doctor appointments. School health documents are due August 1st. Please note that action plans and medication authorization forms must be updated and submitted every school year! ✍️

• 🏃‍♂️ IESA Sports Physicals for Student Athletes
  Students participating in IESA sports must have an updated sports physical on file. These are valid for 365 days and should be submitted to the athletic department annually.

Nurse Tina, Nurse Anita & Ms. Oli

Please review this months breakfast & lunch menus with your child.

As a reminder, students have breakfast & lunch options to choose from.

Please remember that the previous information is for students in grades Kindergarten-5th only.

For more information about our PreK program please contact the

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