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A Note From Superintendent, Dave Palzet
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Greeting, Parents,
As you know, we have had a keen focus on improving home/school communications. Since the start of the school year, we have jumped headfirst into social media and now offer a robust Facebook page on which we post daily. Likewise, we have been learning to use Twitter as a communication tool. Some of our teachers have begun experimenting with a texting app called Remind. Which allows classroom teachers to send mass texts to parents. Finally, this newsletter is further evidence of District 107's communication evolution. Our improved Friday Packet offers parents a mobile friendly format and a new way to organize information about our schools.
Today, I am proud to announce the next step in our communication evolution. This morning, our new website was launched! This new website represents four months of work and feature a clean, sleek design. Below are some of the features of our new and improved
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Less Cluttered Format:
Our new website boasts a new color scheme and highlights the great work of our students on the front page. You will find important information in the announcements section of our home page and important information nested in the drop downs at the top. This cleaner format allows for an improved user experience.
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Streamlined Information:
We want our users to be able to easily find what they are looking for. To that end, we have redesigned our drop down tabs and have added a
Parents
tab which will take you to the pages that are most useful for you.
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Calendar Function:
We know how busy your family is, and we want to make sure that need-to-know information is at your fingertips. Therefore, we added a calendar that includes all district events. It gives you the option to view by the day, week, or month. A future feature of our calendar will allow you to customize the calendar to display just the information you want (e.g. athletics, PTA, band, or clubs).
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Community Bulletin Board:
We have added a community bulletin board page that will contain important information from all the organizations that enhance family life. This page will include flyers and information from the Park District, Lyons Township, Scouts, and much more. In the future, you will be able to subscribe to this page to get email updates when new information is added.
When it comes to communication, we are looking to employ multiple methods and seek to ensure that you have a variety of choices. We also understand that communication tools are constantly changing, so we will continue to seek out new ways to connect with you. While we are proud of our new website, we also want your feedback to make it better. Please feel free to contact me If you have suggestions for improvement.
Thanks, and have a great weekend,
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Geography Club Members -- Explore China Town
Fourth graders in Geography Club took the "L" train to Chinatown. They are learning to navigate through the city by using public transportation. They also learned many interesting cultural facts about Chinatown while enjoying lunch! Some students even tried new foods and came home with souvenirs!
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Lost & Found Items are Growing
Having names on your children's belongings helps alleviate the problem of trying to guess who they belong to if they are misplaced. Please label jackets, hats, lunchboxes, etc., with your child's name.
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Pleasantdale Book Fair Is Coming!
Thursday, October 22nd @ 3:30-5:30pm
Friday, October 23rd @ 7:00-8:30pm
Shop from hundreds of quality books in every price range, interest, and reading level while helping your child's school earn books and funds for classrooms and libraries.
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Families now have online access to the magazines our school subscribes to!
Use this link:
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,cookie,uid&profile=eon
Username: pdale
Password: pdale
You can also download the Flipster app which enables you to download the magazines. This will allow you to read them anytime, even when your offline. Enjoy!
Gently used pants or shirts?
The nurse's office is in need of small girl's pants and shirts for emergency use. Donations of preschool through 2nd grade sizes would be very much appreciated. Thank you!
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Important Middle School Dates
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10/12: Columbus Day (no school)
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10/20: Girls Basketball home vs Highands -
Blue Out - Pack the Place!!
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10/13: Institute Day (no student attendance)
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10/21: Board of Education Meeting (7:00 PM)
10/21: Grade 6-8 Book Clubs
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10/14: Boys Softball Tournament
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10/22: Girls Basketball @ McClure
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10/15: X-Country vs.
McClure/Highlands/FP at Spring Rock Park
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10/23: Girls Basketball Tournament (TBA)
10/23: Grade 5 Book Clubs
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10/19: Girls Basketball @ Gurrie
10/19: X-Country Conference @ LT South
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Congrats to our Musicians!
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Congratulations to ILMEA Musicians
Congratulations to all of the Pleasantdale Middle School Students who auditioned for the Illinois Music Educators (ILMEA) District 1 music ensembles on Saturday, October 3.
Hundreds of students from all over Chicagoland performed in front of judges for a chance to be able to participate in the District ensembles on November 7. We are proud to announce that 4 of our students qualified for this prestigious honor. Representing our Choir will be Jane Bailey and Tatiana Vidakovich. Representing our Band will be Jacob Egert and Zach Lisowski.
We are fortunate for the strong music programs we enjoy at Pleasantdale Middle School, and the leadership of Mr. Bell and Mr. Tatina. Many of our students go on to continued participation at high school and beyond. Our students will also be participating in the near future with the LT music groups and just this week we welcomed the LT Choir and some of our Alumni back to perform for the full school. New members are always welcome to join and participate in our great ensembles. See Mr. Tatina or Mr. Bell if interested.
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PMS Students of the Month
Each month the Grade Level Teams select two students to represent the grade as Student of the Month. Criteria for the selection include those students who best represent the "I's" of the Tigers, by being respectful, responsible and safe.
Our Students of the Month for September:
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Grade 5
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Grade 6
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Grade 7
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Grade 8
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| Gabi Pawlikowski |
Mikaela Nabazas |
Ginna Ibarrato |
Tatiana Vidakovich |
| Chris Palasz |
Anthony Alvarez |
Will Hadraba |
Matea Nikolocvska |
Students are recognized by a certificate and their pictures are placed in the main and class hallways. Congratulations to our September Students of the Month!
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Below you will find information from our community partners and additional school information.
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Pleasantdale School District | (708) 784-2013 | www.d107.org
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