Anne Sullivan Panther Post 11/1/19

Panther Post

November 1, 2019

Message From the Principal

Dear Sullivan Families,

Despite the less-than-festive weather, we had fun celebrating Halloween in the classrooms yesterday. Pictures of the festivities are included in this newsletter. Thank you to our room parents and volunteers who planned such great activities for our students!

As you may know, the State of Illinois released the School Report Cards on Wednesday. We are proud that for the second year in a row, Anne Sullivan received the highest designation of Exemplary, which places us in the top 10% of schools in the state! This designation is a testament to the dedication of our staff and our students. The school designations are determined using multiple data points, including student growth data, student achievement data, climate and culture survey results, and attendance data. We are so proud of our staff and students for the hard work they do each day! For more information about the state designations, please click here .

We are looking forward to parent-teacher conferences this month. This is an important opportunity to partner with your child's teacher(s) and work together to ensure their academic and social-emotional growth. The home-school partnership is an integral part of our school's success, and we encourage all families to attend conferences. Finalized conference times will be sent home next week, if they have not been already.

Enjoy the weekend, and don't forget to turn your clocks back on Saturday night!

Warmly,

Traci Meziere

Principal

Anne Sullivan School

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Culture Club

We are excited to announce that Culture Club will be starting in November. Please see the flier below and use the QR code to sign up today!

PAWSITIVE PANTHERS

Valentyna is always respectful to others and takes responsibility for her learning.

Each week, a student from each grade level is recognized for their PAWSITIVE Panther attitude and for making our Sullivan community a better place to learn.

Scarlett comes to school each day with a PAWSOME attitude and ready to work hard. She is respectful, responsible and safe!

Alyssa comes into school everyday with a big smile on her face. She is an extremely hard worker who does not give up. Her positivity and positive attitude lights up a room.

Hailey is focused, respectful, and responsible everyday. She works hard and is helpful to others. Her smile brightens our classroom!

Classroom Snapshots

Our 4th and 5th grade students enjoyed their classroom parties after the indoor parade yesterday! Our room parents outdid themselves with creative treats, fun games, and engaging crafts. Thank you to our parent volunteers for helping to make this Halloween spooktacular!

We Scare Hunger!

This week, our Sullivan Ambassadors organized a food drive for the Wheeling Food Pantry. Classrooms tracking their donations in hopes of winning 30 minutes of class time in the Innovation Lab. At the close of the classroom competition this morning, we collected 1,622 items and named Ms. Wessel's class the winner of the prize with 302 items donated! All of our Sullivan students should be proud for working together to help others.

Aspired Living

Ms. Funk's class had a blast when they met with our friends from Aspired Living on the 16th to design and carve pumpkins.

MacArthur Student Senate Fundraiser

The MacArthur Student Senate is holding a Lurie's Children Hospital Fundraiser tonight at Mac! Join in on the fun and watch the elementary teachers battle the middle school teachers in the biggest basketball game of the year.

Click here to donate

Digital Citizenship

October is National Cyber Security month. In addition to teaching our kids about online safety and digital citizenship, we want to provide families with resources to help them at home. Please click on the link and see the fliers below for more information.

Click here for Common Sense Education Resources

Title I Presentation

We're Hiring!

Looking to pick up a few hours this school year?

District 23 is seeking qualified candidates to join our family. We have vacancies for Substitutes, Support Staff, Substitutes, and Hourly positions such as Lunch Supervisor and Extended Day Program Supervisors.

These are great jobs for parents and grandparents who are looking to pick up a few hours and a few dollars each week.

CLICK HERE for our current vacancies