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Greetings Skokie Community,
There was a festive atmosphere here at Skokie this week as the students participated in Reindeer Games, classroom parties, and more. Our assembly on Wednesday showcased our students' many talents, from singing to coding. We are so fortunate to work in a community that supports education, the arts, and a progressive tradition. Thank you for sharing your children with us. All of us here at Skokie wish you a happy and healthy holiday.
Warmly,
Betty Weir
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Volunteer Center
Dear Skokie School families,
As we begin Winter Break and look to a new year, I would like to thank the Skokie School faculty and families for generous help so far this year to The Volunteer Center's activities that support so many people in need. Make A Difference Day was a huge success as many of you donated gently used goods that benefitted 15 nonprofits and in total amassed a record breaking 25,800 goods for low income and homeless people in the N.E. Metro Chicago area and New Trier Township. We were then gratified by the many Skokie staff and families who filled red bags for those who live in the Good News Partners shelter in Rogers Park. In particular, a big shout out to Petey Winslow
in Mrs. Warner's advisory who on his own engaged 9 of his friends in his "Monday School" religious education program at Faith Hope & Charity to fill eight bags on their own for the Thanksgiving program. Special thanks also to the Boerjesson/Ortiz family and the Faith family who helped deliver the 120 total completed red bags to Good News on Thanksgiving morning. Faculty member Susan Antman and her daughter also helped unload the bags. It took seven cars of delivery volunteers to finish the delivery on a busy Thanksgiving Day.
As we enter our 2020 year and the 60th year of service in the community, The Volunteer Center gratefully reflects on the kindness of so many benevolent families who inspire their children to be caring and thoughtful people throughout their lives by joining them and us in service. We're all better for it.
May the new year bring you peace and joy. Happy holidays to all of you.
Thank you,
Barb Tubekis,
Director, The Volunteer Center
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Assistant Principal Corner
This week, we continued our third Social Emotional Learning (SEL) theme of the year about
Building Healthy Relationships. Classes talked about being up standers or bystanders this week.
Upstander:
someone who recognizes when something is wrong and acts to make it right.
Bystander: someone who is present but not taking part in a situation or event.
Some members of the Lions of Leadership delivered our winter weather clothing donations to
Connections for the Homeless on Tuesday.
We donated 231 cold weather clothing items!
Thank you all for donating!
Thank you and Happy Holidays!
Larry Joynt
Assistant Principal
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District News
Online Pre-Registration Open for Kindergarten & New Students for the 2020-2021 School Year
The new student registration process is completed in three steps:
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Complete new student pre-registration forms online beginning December 6, 2019.
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Provide proof of residency.
Click here
to view the list of documents that will meet these requirements. For your convenience residency documents may be uploaded during online registration or brought to the District Office.
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Visit the District Office to provide a certified copy of your child(ren)'s birth certificate and a parent photo ID and complete the paper portion of registration.
Children will not be considered enrolled until both the online and paper portion of registration has been completed and residency documentation is verified. If you have any questions, please contact the District Office at 847-446-9400.
Winter MAP Testing
We are approaching our second testing window for the Measure of Academic Progress (MAP) test, which will take place between
January 13 - 24, 2020
. Your child's school or teacher will inform you of his or her specific testing dates.
Similar to the fall, all students in Grades 3 - 8 will take one Reading Test and one Math test. MAP is a computer-adaptive test, which means every student receives a unique set of test questions based on responses to previous questions. This provides a personalized assessment experience by adapting to each student's learning level. The purpose of the second testing session is to provide teachers with midyear progress data that will help inform their instruction as they move forward into the school year. Student Reports are sent home at the end of the school year with fall to spring growth measures. Additional information on the MAP assessment may be found on our district website at www.winnetka36.org/itl/assessments.
Recommendation Form Protocol
Throughout the school year, our teachers and administrators may be asked to complete a recommendation form for families considering private schools or summer programs. As each institution's forms vary in the nature of information requested, we have moved to a common form that our Winnetka teachers and administrators will complete for submission to any authorized outside educational institution. Upon request for a feedback form, Winnetka staff will respond within ten business days. In the interest of maintaining appropriate confidentiality and consistency, our District employees will only complete this form, which may be attached to a student's application to any outside educational institution. You may find the form by
clicking here
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Family Action Network
Family Action Network (FAN) is a 501(c)(3) organization that curates a high-quality speaker series each academic year. All FAN programs are free and open to the public. To view a calendar of upcoming events, visit the FAN website: https://www.familyactionnetwork.net/.
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