Steele Family Newsletter
August 21, 2023

Week of April 22, 2024
Shine in #205
CUSD #205 is kicking off βShine in #205β for the 2023-2024 school year. The program is aimed to provide recognition for district employees who go the extra mile for students in #205. Each month there will be two staff members selected from the nominations. Parents, Guardians, Co-Workers, Community members are all welcome to nominate a CUSD
#205 staff member.
Click here to nominate a #205 staff member: https://forms.gle/dKxYFirU2qxCt53H8
Shine in 205 Winners this Month!
π Upcoming Important Dates
- April 22nd - 26th - Volunteer Appreciation Week
- April 24th - Erin's Law Presentations
- April 24th - Lombard Open House for incoming 5th Graders
- April 26th - 2nd Grade F&M Bank Presentations
- April 30th - 2nd Grade Spelling Bee
- April 30th - April Behavior Incentive
- May 1st - 3rd Grade Spelling Bee
- May 1st - PTO Meeting 5:30 PM
- May 2nd - 4th Grade Spelling Bee
- May 2nd - Steele PTO Skate Night (Rescheduled)
- May 3rd - Steele Spelling Bee
- May 3rd - 4th grade Field Trip to Orpheum
Thank you to everyone that participated in Comfy/Cozy Day. We were able to donate $190 to the Forgotten Initiative/Boots & Blessings.
24-25 Registration is Open!
Registration is now open for the 2024-2025 school year! Returning Families, please log in to Skyward Family Access to begin the quick and easy process. Click the link for step-by-step instructions: https://bit.ly/4cWd1o0 #Thisis205
Steele Spelling Bee is coming soon!
In grades, 2-4, students will be sent home with a study list of words to practice this week in order to prepare for their classroom spelling bee during the week of April 22nd. The top 3 names from each homeroom at each grade level will be submitted for the grade level spelling bee. The whole grade level will be invited to watch. Parents of the spelling bee participants can be invited to attend. Invitations will be provided to the classroom teachers of the participants to send home. The top three students from the grade level bee will move on to the building bee. The top three students from each building will move on to the 205 championship bee. Parents of the spelling bee participants can be invited to attend. Invitations will be provided to the classroom teachers of the participants to send home.
April 30, 2024
2nd Grade Level Bee
11:30 a.m.
Steele Library
May 1, 2024
3rd Grade Level Bee
2:30 p.m.
Steele Library
May 2, 2024
4th Grade Level Bee
11:30 a.m.
Steele Library
May 3, 2024
Building Bee
2:30 p.m.
Steele Cafeteria
May 7, 2024
205 Championship Bee
1:00 PM
Lombard Middle School
Galesburg CUSD #205
Dr. Asplund and guests talk about events you don't want to miss this weekend in the weekly video! #Thisis205 https://youtu.be/fw21MaEWnM4
As of 4/18/2024, we are at 29 referrals.
Erin's Law Presentations this Month
During the day on April 24, 2024, Prevention Educators from the Knox County Child Advocacy Center will be here to give a presentation to our students on Personal Body Safety. They will be reading a book and going over a presentation with the children that is designed for their age group. They will also have a short discussion on safe and unsafe touches, and the βNo, Go, Tellβ rule. This is not a sex education or body identification talk in any way, only a prevention presentation to help innocent children protect themselves without scaring them.
A child can be abused anywhere and at any time, and abusers do not look different than anyone else. Child sexual abuse is more common than many people would like to think, and its effects can be devastating. One in four girls and one in six boys will be sexually abused by age 18.
For more information on the presentations at Steele, please read the attached letters in English, Spanish and French. For more information on Erin's Law, visit: https://www.erinslaw.org/.
Summer Athletic Camps at GHS
Did you know...Galesburg High School offers summer athletic camps. All camp forms can be found by clicking the link. Look at the list to see if one interests your student(s)! https://bit.ly/GHScamps
Students of the Week Winners
Student Attendance Winners of the Week
Breakfast and Lunch Menus
Steele Family & PTO Events for the 23-24 School Year
Steele Elementary School
Mrs. Grice, Dean of Students
Mrs. Knuth, Nurse
Mrs. Hickey, Family Engagement
Mrs. Mowen, Outreach
Mrs. Fones and Ms. Patch, Front Office Assistants
Email: kcoate@galesburg205.org
Website: https://steele.galesburg205.org/
Location: 1480 West Main Street, Galesburg, IL, USA
Phone: (309)973-2016
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/steele205/
Twitter: @wearesteele