Graves (K-5) Sailor Newsletter

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We can't believe we have already started another month of school!

Teachers have been working very diligently in making sure they get to know their students strengths and areas of improvement. Please make sure you check your child's progress report and if you have any questions and/or concerns don't hesitate to reach out to the teacher.

Please see the following newsletter for important information.

Sunday, September 15 – Tuesday, October 15: Hispanic Heritage Month

Thursday, October 3: Kindergarten Field Trip to Siegel's Cottonwood Farm

Friday, October 4: Progress reports sent home with students

Friday, October 4: 1st Grade Field Trip to Children's Museum

Tuesday, October 8: Loyola Mobile Pediatric Van at Graves/HMS

Friday, October 11: Teacher Institute Day (no school for students)

Monday, October 14: Columbus/Indigenous Peoples Day (No School)

Tuesday, October 15: 4th & 5th Grade Field Trip to The Museum of Science and Industry

Friday, October 18: PBIS Spirit Day: Crazy Hair Day

Friday, October 25: PBIS Student of the Month and Monthly Grade Level Event

Tuesday, October 29: Fall Picture Retake Day

Thursday, October 31: Halloween Parade & Celebrations

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!

October 8, 2024

HMS/Graves Multi-Purpose Room (HMS Spotlight)

November 12, 2024

Walsh Elementary School (Walsh Spotlight)

December 10, 2024

Admin Center

January 14, 2025

Walker Elementary School (Walker Spotlight)

February 11, 2025

Admin Center

March 11, 2025

Wharton Elementary School ( Wharton Spotlight)

April 8, 2025

Admin Center

May 13, 2025

Graves Dual Language School (Graves Spotlight)

June 10, 2025

Admin Center

Please remember that it is important for students to arrive to school on time.

If your child is TARDY please go with your child to door #14 to sign a tardy slip.

Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays

Entrance 7:50a.m.

Dismissal 2:50p.m.

Wednesdays (Late Start)

Entrance 8:50a.m.

Dismissal 2:50p.m.

Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd Grade: Door #2

3rd, 4th, 5th Grade: Door #3

For student safety, no students should be outside on the school grounds before

7:30AM (M,T,TH,F) 8:30AM (W)

For the safety of our staff and students, please do not bring dogs onto school property.

Thank you for your support!

If you have any questions regarding clubs please email

• Rosa Serna at rserna@sd104.us and Claudia Martinez cmartinez@sd104.us or call the front office.

Please remember to pick up your child on time.

The History Channel has provided a list of Latino inventors who have shaped our world.

Did you know that Hispanic people played pioneering roles in inventing the color television, the artificial heart, and CAPTCHA technology?

Click on the links above for more interesting facts!

COLUMBUS DAY: Commemorates Christopher Columbus' arrival in the Americas, and celebrates Italian immigrants' history and culture.

INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY: Celebrates Native American culture and heritage, and recognizes the challenges they continue to face.

Click on the following video for more information!

On Thursday, October 31, 2024 Graves students will parade around the school (Weather Permitting)

followed by classroom celebrations.

More information coming soon!

Flyers will be sent home with students next week!

Order forms were sent home with students today!

The fall weather will be here soon! Students will continue going out for recess every day. Please make sure that your child wears appropriate sweater/jacket to school.

Order forms with more information will be sent home next week!

All donations will help fund school wide PBIS events we have planned for our students

throughout the year.

Please see the attached flyer for more information……

• Washing your hands is the most effective way to prevent the spread of back to school bugs!

• Kindergarten students must submit a current health exam and proof of immunizations by Tuesday October 15th in order to avoid school exclusion per Illinois State Board of Education school code. Thank you to those who have sent them already!

• The Loyola mobile van will visit again on October 8th, 2024. All appointments are booked! We hope to host the van again this spring!

• Please talk with your children about not sharing food with classmates in the cafeteria. This is to keep students with food allergies safe at school.

• When you send your student to school, you are attesting that your student is in good health and ready for learning. Follow these guidelines on when to return to school for our top three symptoms of illness:

-Fever (100.0 or higher): The student may return to school after being fever free 24hrs without fever reducing medication.

-Vomit: The student may return to school after being free of vomiting for 24hrs.

-Diarrhea: The student may return to school after being free of diarrhea for 24hrs.

• Miles of Smiles is returning to Graves/HMS in February for dental exams! These exams meet State of IL requirements for Kindergarten, 2nd grade, and 6th grade. Sign up using the link below or stop in the office. https://na4.docusign.net/Member/PowerFormSigning.aspx?PowerFormId=9014ef60-41ba-4e93-bbbc-848c65309116&env=na4&acct=eca59414-4d1f-4217-8c33-72fb4ff1f87c&v=2

  
  

Nurse Tina, Nurse Anita & Ms. Oli

*Please send copies of school physicals/immunizations/dental & vision exams with your students as soon as possible.

See the below the state mandated requirements for each grade level:

Preschool

History/Physical/Immunizations Form & Lead Screening

Kindergarten

History/Physical/Immunizations Form

Dental Examination Form

Vision Examination Form

Second Grade

Dental Examination Form

New to District

History/Physical/Immunizations Form

Dental Examination Form

Vision Examination Form

In the event of any absence, the student’s parent or guardian is required to call the school before 8:00 a.m. to explain the reason for the absence. If a call has not been made to the school by 10:00 a.m. on the day of a student’s absence, a school official will call the home to inquire why the student is not at school. If the parent or guardian cannot be contacted, the student will be required to submit a signed note from the parent or guardian explaining the reason for the absence. Failure to do so shall result in an unexcused absence.

Student attendance is critical to the learning process. A parent or guardian who knowingly and willfully permits a child to be truant is in violation of State law. Truancy is therefore a serious issue and will be dealt with in a serious manner by the school and district. If chronic truancy persists after support services and other resources are made available, the school and district will take further action, including:

D104 Action Plan for Truancy:

The District has a truancy intervention plan in place which will be implemented via social worker and administrators after a student starts being truant.

After 10 Days:

Truancy letter regarding absence concerns (indicating the dates of absences) will be mailed.

After 15 Days:

• Truancy letter will be mailed and added to file.

• Building administrator will meet with the student and contact the parent regarding concern.

• Attendance intervention plan will be implemented via social worker and administrator.

From 15-20 Days:

• Truancy letter will be mailed on each subsequent absence and added to file.

• Building administrator will facilitate meeting with parent to discuss concerns.

• Social worker will provide resources for student/family counseling as well as agency support.

• Attendance intervention plan will be restructured as needed.

20 + Days:

• Truancy letter will be mailed on each subsequent absence and added to file.

• Attendance intervention plan will be restructured as needed.

• Building administrator will contact SRO for home visit.

7:30a.m. - 4:00p.m Monday - Friday

(708) 458-7260

Just a reminder that students should be taking care of their technology devices, especially when they take them 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

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. *Maroon or black hoodies are allowed.

PANTS

Must be SOLID 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.

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

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

We ask that parents do not send in birthday treats for students to distribute. Please read below, as taken from the 2023-2024 District 104 Handbook:

Treats & Snacks [PreK-5] 1.80 Due to health concerns and scheduling, no birthday treats are allowed. Treats will be limited to certain school-wide celebrations.

The following Graves students were chosen to be our

STUDENT OF THE MONTH FOR SEPTEMBER

as they have demonstrated how to be

-RESPECTFUL

-RESPONSIBLE

-SAFE

As a reminder, students are allowed to wear their

"Student of The Month" T-Shirt with blue jeans on Fridays!

Our students had their first PBIS Grade Level Events this past Friday for great behavior and following the school-wide expectation: Following Directions/Listening for the month of September.

Kindergarten: Outdoor Game Stations

1st Grade: Chalk and Bubbles

2nd Grade: Field Play

3rd Grade: Trip to Legion Park

4th Grade: Movie

5th Grade: Extra Gym Recess

More events to come at the end of every month.

School-Wide Expectation for the Month of October:

Being on Task and Demonstrating Great Behavior

*As a reminder, students with 2 or more MINOR REFERRALS and/or 1 MAJOR REFERRAL will not be able to participate and will reflect on their behavioral referrals.

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