Sullivan Scoop 11/2/18

Sullivan Scoop

November 2, 2018

Hello, Sullivan Families,

Happy November! Our students had a busy week, and they really enjoyed our Halloween celebrations on Wednesday. Pictures of the celebrations are below in the Sullivan Snapshots section of the newsletter.

We are looking forward to seeing families at parent-teacher conferences on November 8th and 15th. The home-school connection is an important factor in student success, so we hope all families plan to connect with their child's teacher. Conferences are a great opportunity to learn about your child's social-emotional growth as well as their academic growth. While academic achievement and growth is important, we are also working with our students to foster essential skills for their future. Collaboration, communication, critical thinking and creativity are areas that our students will draw heavily upon throughout their academic career and beyond. Here is a link to a brief article with some great questions to spark meaningful conversations about your child at conferences.

As a reminder, there is no school for students on Tuesday, November 6th due to a teacher institute day. Have a wonderful weekend, and enjoy the extra hour of sleep as we "fall back"!

Warmly,

Traci Meziere

Principal

Anne Sullivan School

Need forms? Click here to go to the Sullivan Virtual Backpack!

The Book Fair is Coming!

We need amazing parent volunteers like YOU to make our book fair a success! Click here to sign up to volunteer.

District and School Report Cards

The Illinois School Report cards were released on October 31st. The new report cards include several new measures of progress and growth to calculate school ratings. Please take a minute to read the letter from the principals that explain the new ratings, and take some time to review our report card PDF using the links below. You can also look up our school and explore a more interactive version of the report card here . We are proud of our students and staff district-wide for our strong student growth and our focus on the whole child!

School Report Card Letter

Anne Sullivan School Report Card

The Sullivan Musical is Coming!

Our Sullivan Musical this year is Mary Poppins, Jr! We are excited about this selection and are looking forward to tryouts. Click on the links for more information about tryouts and the practice schedule . We will have paper copies for interested students to bring home on Monday.

Sullivan Snapshots

Happy Halloween!

Our 4th and 5th grade students enjoyed a wonderful afternoon on Halloween! We had great weather for our parade and the students enjoyed the crafts, games, and snacks during our classroom celebrations. Thank you to all of our parent volunteers who helped make our Halloween SPOOKtacular!

Fun in PE with

Ms. Finnander

Sullivan students are enjoying our basketball unit in PE.

Students are learning about passing, shooting, and defense. They practice the skills they learn through engaging games.

Rock Stars of the Week

Each week, two Sullivan students are recognized as the Rock Stars of the Week. These students go above and beyond in demonstrating our school-wide expectations of safe, respectful, and responsible behavior.

Odelia is sweet, kind, and always does her best in class. She is a wonderful student!

Maya comes to school each day with a positive attitude and always works hard to do her best. She sets a good example by following the school expectations.

Alexandra is consistently being safe, respectful, and responsible, always with a smile on her face.

Morgan is kind, respectful, and comes to school with a positive attitude.

Early Childhood Screening

Did you know that D23 conducts Early Childhood Screenings for children who may qualify for preschool services in the district?

Click Here for More Information

Tech Tips

This week, our students learned about clickbait as a part of our digital citizenship curriculum. Click the button to read more about this in Tech Tips! (We promise this is NOT clickbait!).