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Ignite the power and potential of each student!
Welcome to the Keeneyville Elementary School District 20
E Newsletter. Click below to visit our school webpages or click here to view the District 20 homepage.
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Dear (Contact First Name),
Six and a half years ago, I came to Keeneyville and joined a journey of educating, supporting and caring for the children of the district.
This is a bittersweet time for me personally as I announce that on December 14, I was appointed to be the next superintendent of Community Consolidated School District 21 in Cook County. My time with Keeneyville will come to a close on June 30, 2018. While I am extremely excited to begin the next phase of my professional journey, I am truly sad to be leaving a place I have come to call home.
In the coming weeks, the formal search process for a new superintendent will begin and Board President Weishaar will communicate with you as that process unfolds. In the meantime, serving this district has been one of the true joys of my professional life and I look forward to continuing our work together in the new year.
I hope you and your families have a very happy and healthy holiday season.
Dr. Michael Connolly
Superintendent
To read Dr. Connolly's full message, click
here.
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| Upcoming Events in December |
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Event
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| December 18 |
Elementary Band Concert |
7:00 p.m. at Spring Wood |
December 18 - 24
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Greenbrook PTO Fundraiser
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| December 21 |
Board of Education Meeting |
7:00 p.m. at Spring Wood
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| December 25 - January 5 |
Winter Break |
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Click here to view the 2017 - 2018 District Calendar
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| District 20 Board of Education News |
Message from Board President, Heather Weishaar
On Thursday, December 14, Dr. Michael Connolly submitted his letter of resignation to the District
20 Board of Education after accepting the position of Superintendent of Community Consolidated
School District 21.
On behalf of the Keeneyville Elementary School District 20 Board of Education, I want to thank Dr.
Connolly for his seven years of service and dedication to the students of District 20.
The District 20 Board of Education is committed to move quickly in securing the best pool of
candidates to interview to fill this position.
More specific details on the superintendent search will be shared as they become available. The new
superintendent will take office on July 1, 2018.
To read President Weishaar's full message, click
here
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November Board Meeting
The Keeneyville District 20 Board of Education held a regular board meeting on Thursday, November 30. Board Briefs from the meeting can be found below. The next regular meeting of the District 20 Board of Education will be held on Thursday, December 21 at 7:00 p.m. in the Spring Wood Middle School Library. The meetings are videotaped and can be viewed
here
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November Board Briefs
Highlights:
- The District 20 Board of Education was recognized and thanked for all it does on behalf of students. Each school presented Board members with tokens of appreciation made by students to celebrate Board Member Appreciation Day.
- Carpet in the Spring Wood gym will be removed during winter break.
- The installation of Promethean Boards will begin in December.
- Pat Callahan of Studio GC shared possible solutions to traffic issues at Waterbury and Greenbrook Schools and engaged in further discussion around the District Master Facilities Plan.
The Board of Education approved the following items:
- Approval of the Professional Negotiation Agreement between the Keeneyville Education Association and the Board of Education 2017-2022. Click here to read the full press release.
- Approval of the 2018 Tax Levy.
- Awarded roofing replacement bids for summer 2018.
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| District 20 News and Announcements |
Twitter Challenge
On December 11, Instructional Coach, Jen Engstrom, launched a 12 Days of Twitter Challenge and encouraged staff members to post to the social media site using daily prompts. Follow the hashtags
#12daysesd20learns
and
#esd20learns
to read posts. The challenge will end on December 22.
School District 20 Receives Generous Donation from Rotary Club of
Bloomingdale-Roselle
On Tuesday, November 28, the Rotary Club of Bloomingdale-Roselle presented Keeneyville Elementary School District 20 with 81 new winter coats for needy families. The donation was organized by Rotarian, Jenny Yockey from Friendly Ford Inc. in Roselle. Working with Stratford Square Mall personnel and Carson's store managers, Yockey secured a monetary donation and a discount on the coats. The remaining balance was paid for by the Rotary. Click
here to read the
full press release.
Dare to Dream Receives Meemic Grant
Maria Noyola, co-sponsor of the Spring Wood Dare to Dream program, received a $150 grant from the Meemic Foundation. The award will be used for the field trips for the group. Dare to Dream is an after school program that supports Latino students and their families by promoting academic, cultural and social growth opportunities.
Science Olympiad
Third, fourth and fifth grade students from Greenbrook and Waterbury are preparing for the Science Olympiad competition which will be held on February 28 in Arlington Heights.
Students participate in weekly after school challenges that focus on a wide range of science related activities including weather, anatomy, geology and bridge building. The annual competition brings together elementary students from all over the suburbs to compete.
Hour of Code
District 20 students joined the global movement, An Hour of Code, and are participated in a variety of computer science activities.
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Early Childhood Center (ECC)
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Parent Education Day
On December 15, the Early Childhood Center held a Parent Education Day. During this time, parents were given information regarding behavior management, speech and language development, use of visuals to help children throughout their day and classroom activities in different subject areas that could be completed at home. This was a good opportunity for parents to gather information on these topics and ask questions from the District 20 psychologist, speech-language pathologists and teachers. Thank you to all the parents who attended!
Enjoying Indoor Snow
Preschoolers mixed water and a special powder to make pretend snow. The students had a great time making it and playing with it at the water table without their hands getting cold.
Greenbrook Guest Readers
Greenbrook students collect "Gator Gotchas" when they are caught being respectful, responsible and safe. "Gator Gotchas" can be redeemed for an opportunity to read to ECC preschoolers. The older students enjoy being the teacher and the preschoolers enjoy having the big kids come lead the class. It's a great experience for all of our students to participate in.
Click here to view the 2017 - 2018 Early Childhood Center Calendar.
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Third Annual Dance-A-Thon
On Friday, November 17, Greenbrook Elementary School held its third annual Dance-a-Thon.
The entire school participated and raised $6,984.67 which will provide funding for field trips at each grade level.
In addition, the following businesses donated raffle prizes for the event: Chicago Wolves, Bear Paddle Swim School, Karate party, Jolly Express, FunFlatables, Seafari Springs Water Park, Cinemark Theatres, Mondo 6 Inc, Fairytale Friends, Rockin' Jump, Top Golf and Main Event.
A Day Dedicated to Team Building, Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) and Social and Emotional Learning (SEL)
On December 13, students visited a variety of stations to participate in activities that focused on team building, STEM and SEL.
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Students traveled to the library, gym and art room for activities which included team building, coloring contest, legos, Google Earth search and team building activities. Classroom activities rounded out the event.
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Spring Wood Middle School
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Middle School Students Making a Difference in a Variety of Ways
Veterans Day Donation
Eighth grade students, under the direction of Terry Karner, supported veterans transitioning out of homelessness by donating household goods and personal items during a week long drive to benefit Military Outreach USA.
Dare to Dream Participates in Tree Lighting
Dare to Dream students were invited to participate in this year's Christmas Tree lighting in Hanover Park on December 1. The group, under the direction of Maria Noyola and Rita Lawerence, asked the entire school to join in the effort and write positive messages on lightning bolt shaped ornaments.
Builders Club
On November 14, students active in Builders Club volunteered their time at the Hands of Hope Food Pantry in Hanover Park. Under the direction of Eleni Vrettos and Michelle Milligan, the students also organized Red Cross and UNICEF fundraisers and volunteered in the community this holiday season.
Builders Club is a Kiwanis International service club designed for middle school students with the mission to build leaders while participating in student-led service projects.
Guest Speakers Share Career Insight
On November 27 students enrolled in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Careers had the opportunity to learn first-hand about law enforcement from Illinois State Troopers Schumann and Roman. Students learned about the requirements to be a state trooper including earning a bachelor's degree, a four phase exam process and the amount of self-sacrifice and dedication involved. During STEM Careers, students are required to research career options, create a digital presentation of their career choice and complete a plan for their future.
Athletic News
Girls Basketball Season Wrap Up from Coach Johnson and Coach Foege
The girls basketball season was a great success. The sixth/ seventh grade team finished with a 500 record and the eighth grade team finished with a record of six wins and four losses.
All of the girls showed signs of improvement throughout the season. They never gave up and worked hard at practice to improve as a team. It was nice to see teammates helping each other
to improve their game so that everyone could contribute to their team.
It was great to see the girls supporting each other during the highs and lows of a basketball season. The coaches are always excited to get to see such growth from these young athletes with each new season.
Music News
On November 14, eighth grade band students joined middle school students from Medina, Peacock, Roselle and Westfield on a field trip to Lake Park High School. The students worked with LP's 's Band Director, Mr. Lehman, on performing and recording the piece "The Curse of the Pharaohs" by Chris Bernotas.
Highlights from the Winter Holiday Concert will be shared in the January e newsletter.
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Power for Good Week
November 13 - 17 was designated as the Power for Good Week at Waterbury Elementary School with daily activities focusing around acts of kindness.
A Mix-It-Up Lunch was held to give students an opportunity to sit in a different location during lunch. A color card randomly drawn was the table to head to, eat lunch and share conversation with new friends!
The culminating activity was an assembly which allowed students to share their classroom messages of kindness and collectively place their painted rocks into the Waterbury Kindness Rock Garden.
Good Deeds Club
During the first trimester of school, 59 kindergarten through fifth grade students attended the once a week after school program to work on good deeds that would be shared in the school and community. The students created book marks with positive messages and hid them in library books, worked collaboratively to make a handprint poster for Veterans, created good luck posters for the talent show and made ornaments for a local senior citizen center.
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