Mechanics Grove School

Morning Drop Off at MG

In order to keep all students and families safe and so that morning drop off goes as smoothly as possible, we have some guidelines in place. We ask that all families follow these guidelines.

1. Be sure you pull ALL THE WAY UP in the drop off line whenever possible.

2. Parents MUST stay in their car and students exit on the curb side.

3. When exiting the parking lot, cars should be turning right only.

4. All students need to be dropped off by 8:02am. School begins at 8:05am.

Thank you

Parent/Teacher Conferences

Every student came home with a pink letter from the school on Tuesday this week. It is a note from the teacher about Parent/Teacher Conferences. The note designates if a conference is requested and scheduled or not. Please be sure you see the note and you sign it and send it back to the teacher.

A Note from our EL (English Learner) Teacher

In the cold winter months, we often are home more which means we cook a lot more. One way to engage your child in language activities is to have them create your shopping list in both English and your home language. Then they can go to the store with you and shop for the items. This allows them to use both expressive (writing and thinking of words) and receptive language (reading words on the shelves). The more the students are able to write and speak in English and in their home language, the easier it will become for them. Once you are home, have them read recipes and cook together as a family. There are great vocabulary words that are automatically used when cooking (types of measurements, lengths of time etc). The best way is to have your child read you the directions and then check your work to make sure you have done the measuring correctly.

The first week of February, EL students at MG will participate in the ACCESS for ELLS Proficiency Test. The ACCESS is a required assessment that provides a standardized measurement of academic language proficiency for English Language Learner (ELL) students throughout the state of Illinois. The test assesses the four language domains of listening, speaking, reading, and writing. This information allows us to monitor individual ELL student’s progress on an annual basis. The test is completed on Chromebooks, though the third grade students will do their writing portion on paper. To help your child do their best, please make sure that they are rested, eat a good breakfast, and that their Chromebooks are charged (4th and 5th grade). We look forward to seeing all of the students' English growth! They will do an amazing job!

Our District is Hiring Paraprofessionals and Guest Teachers

Please visit the district website for more information on how to join our amazing D75 Team!

A Note from our PTO

BOX TOPS:

We are blown away by all the scanning and earning our D75 Community has done. We are just past the halfway point in raising $1,000 in Box Tops this school year! If you haven't downloaded the Box Tops For Education App yet, you can still do it! Simply go to your app store and download the Box Tops for Education App, enter code PNKN0SEQ (District 75 PTO Mundelein), scan a receipt with a Box Top eligible item, and you'll start earning for our schools! There are monthly bonus opportunities, don't forget to opt in! Once you start scanning, watch the Box Tops (and $$) add up for our schools!

Important Dates

1/16- School Improvement Day- Early Dismissal (students dismissed at 11:05am)

1/19- NO SCHOOL

1/20-Tuesday After School Clubs

1/22- Thursday After School Clubs

1/27- Tuesday After School Clubs

1/29- Thursday After School Clubs

2/3- Tuesday After School Clubs

2/5- Thursday After School Clubs

2/11- Parent/Teacher Conferences (5:00-8:00pm)

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