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Gracias por asistir a nuestras Conferencias de Padres y Maestros el 21 de noviembre. Es muy importante poder conectarse con los maestros para continuar fortaleciendo nuestras asociaciones para garantizar que nuestros estudiantes continúen creciendo y sobresaliendo.

Si planea viajar para las vacaciones y tomarse días adicionales, comuníquese con la oficina y el maestro/a del aula tan pronto como pueda.

Consulte el boletín adjunto para obtener información importante.

Thank you for attending our Parent Teacher Conferences on November 21st. It's very important to be able to connect with your child's teacher(s) and continue to strengthen our partnerships to ensure our students continue to grow and excel.

If you are planning to travel for the Holidays and take additional days off, please communicate with the office and let the classroom teacher know as soon as you can.

Please see attached Newsletter for important information.

Tuesday, December 6th-Thursday, December 8th: Winter MAP Testing (1st-4th Grade)

Friday, December 9: PBIS Fundraiser - Favorite Color Spirit Day $1.00

Thursday, December 15: Final Day of After School Clubs until January 16, 2023

No After School Weeks of December 19-23 & January 9-13

Monday, December 19: PTO "Photos with Santa" Fundraiser(more information coming soon)

Monday, December 19 - Thursday, December 22: WINTER SPIRIT WEEK

(more information coming soon)

Friday, December 23 - Friday, January 6: Winter Break

Monday, January 9: Classes Resume

Measure of Academic Progress (MAP) Testing for students in grades 1st-4th will be taking place next week. As a reminder, students took the FALL test at the beginning of the school year and will now take the WINTER test.

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

Measure of Academic Progress (MAP), is a computerized adaptive test which helps teachers, parents, and administrators improve learning for all students and make informed decisions to promote a child's academic growth.

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

“Favorite Color Day”

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

throughout the year.

Please see the attached flyer for more information……

We have accumulated a large quantity of items left behind by our students.

We have set them out for them to see if anything belongs to them but still have items left over.

If you recognize any of the lost items below please call the main office.

Anything left over will be donated next week.

The fall weather is here and it is getting colder. Students will continue going out for recess so please make sure that your child wears appropriate sweater/jacket to school.

Now that it is getting colder outside and for student safety, no students should be outside on the school grounds before 7:30AM (M,T,TH,F) 8:30AM (W) as no one is available to let them in until the designated time.

Please make sure your child gets picked up on time during dismissal. As a reminder, teachers will wait an extra 5 minutes (2:55PM) outside by their designated door. Students who are not picked up by then will be taken to the main office, Door #14.

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

3rd and 4th Grade: Door #3

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.

If you prefer, you can also email the absence to our secretary, Patty at: pcalvino@sd104.us

• Cold & Flu season is in full swing, please keep sick students at home!
• Students should stay home until they are well enough to participate and are fever free for 24 hours without fever reducing medication.
• RSV is very active this year. RSV is a common cold virus that can become very serious for those with health issues like asthma.
• Handwashing, covering your coughs and sneezes, and using hand sanitizer when soap and water are not available are a must!
• Covid home test kits will continue to be given to students sent home with covid symptoms.

5 Steps to Peacefully Calm Tantrums

1. Validate Feelings: validation is key in calming a tantruming child who simply wants to feel understood.

2. Find the "why: every behavior communicates a need. Finding the underlying need to your child's behavior is crucial in calming a trantruming child.

3. Meet the Need: Meeting the child's need is not a reward for "bad behavior." Behavior is a form of communication ; children simply speaks a foreign language. In order to effectively calm a tantruming child, you have to get to the root by meeting the underlying need- not the desire- but the root need ( there are 5 Basic Needs according to Dr. William Glasser)

4. Address Behavior: Did you know your child's brain cannot learn a lesson in a state of dysregulation. Therefore, connecting with your child and allowing them space to calm down before addressing negative behavior is crucial if you want to minimize tantrums in the long run and see them learn lessons.

5. Correct Behavior: Stopping behavior and correcting behavior are different. Threats, punishments, and even most consequences only stop behavior- they don't correct it. In order for children to build internal motivation to do what is right/good, they must be taught positive behaviors and skills

Resources from Rachel Rodgers Certified Parent Coach

Fun ways to support learning:

• Memory games to develop a child’s working memory
• Puzzles to encourage problem solving skills
• Construction toys to present a child with 3D challenges
• Crafts to develop a child’s creativity and fine motor skills
• Outdoor and indoor play to develop motor skills
• Games to encourage turn-taking

Other ways to support your child's learning:

1. Ensure your child attends school consistently
2. Set up a daily family routine, including healthy eating and sleeping habits
3. Provide a place and time at home for homework
4. Check on assignments, homework and projects
5. Limit and monitor TV watching, gaming, social media and computer time
6. Attend parent-teacher conferences and other school events
7. Participate in decisions that affect your child’s education
8. Tap into community resources with visits to a library, museum, zoo or theater and encourage participation in after-school clubs, sports and art activities

Please review this months lunch menu with your child.

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

Please remember that the previous information is for students in grades Kindergarten-4th 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

6021 S. 74th Ave.

Summit, IL 60501

(708) 458-7260

Webpage: https://www.sd104.us/o/graves-es

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 and 2nd Grade: Door #2

3rd and 4th 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)

OFFICE HOURS

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

(708) 458-7260