Anne Sullivan Panther Post 3/13/2020

Panther Post

March 13, 2020

Message From the Principal

Dear Sullivan Families,

The past two weeks at Sullivan have held a few "firsts" for me as a principal. In the picture above, you can see I was taped to the wall by our students as a reward for meeting our fundraising goal during our Cash for the Cure fundraiser. Being taped to the wall was not as easy as it looks, but it was a lot of fun and the students loved it. You can view the time lapse video here .

Also a first is planning for an extended school closing due to the COVID-19 virus that is impacting schools around the world. Our staff has been hard at work planning for Distance Learning, and I am confident that we have a great plan in place to keep our kids engaged and learning while at home. Our offices will be open next week, so please do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions.

We made sure to send students home with their math books, iPads, and additional reading material today. If your child was absent and needs to pick up their materials from school, we will have them in the office on Monday or Tuesday. Report cards were sent home today as well, so please check your child's backpack.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Warmly,

Traci Meziere

Principal

Anne Sullivan School

Click here to go to the Sullivan Virtual Backpack

Distance Learning Information

We are implementing Distance Learning (E-Learning) Plans starting Tuesday, March 17 in an effort to continue instruction and offer some consistency to our students. Teachers will be communicating individually or as teams to students (4-8) and parents (K-3) starting on Tuesday, March 17th.

Please know this is our first time implementing such plans, so we ask for your patience and understanding. We will continue to refine our systems and improve as we move along. The District’s eLearning plan has been approved by the Regional Office of Education and aligns with other local Districts.

There will be limited access to D23 facilities, however if you find that your child has forgotten a critical learning material at school, please contact your child’s principal via email to explore options for retrieving that item.

Special Education and English Language Learning supports will continue during each distance learning day. If you have specific questions related to this, please contact your child’s principal via email.

PLEASE REVIEW THESE TWO IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS

Distance Learning Parent Letter

Distance Learning Parent FAQ

Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR)

and

Illinois Science Assessment (ISA)

Most of our 5th grade students have completed the Illinois Science Assessment this week. All 4th and 5th grade students are scheduled to take the IAR in April. Please see the letter from Dr. Zaher below regarding the IAR. Due to our school closing, testing dates will likely be adjusted from the previously planned dates of April 6-17. More communication will come regarding the IAR in April.

It's Registration Time!

We are pleased to announce that all district registration for returning families will once again be conducted online this year. In addition, we will be hosting two registration nights for district families in need of technical support and/or Spanish language translation. We encourage all district families to complete the registration process as soon as possible this year. If you and your family feel as though you may need assistance with the technology side of the process or Spanish translation, please plan to join us at Eisenhower School on either April 16th between 3:00pm and 7:30pm or April 30th between 3:00pm and 6:00pm. We look forward to seeing you there, so we can provide assistance with the registration process.

PAWSITIVE PANTHERS

JoJo is a hard worker and always responsible. She is funny and kind to all of her peers and has a great attitude.

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.

Aaron puts forth effort in all that he does in school. He follows directions immediately and makes connections to his learning every day. He is a Pawsome Panther!

Dalia is always respectful to others and takes responsibility for her learning. She always puts forth 100% effort.

Karoleen is very kind and responsible. She always works hard to do her best and is a Pawsome Panther!

Sullivan Snapshots

Read Across America

Last Friday, Sullivan students and staff enjoyed an all-school read to celebrate Read Across America week. We are a school of readers!

Alice In Wonderland, Jr.

Ross and Sullivan students enjoyed a matinee performance on Wednesday. We are looking forward to the rescheduled performance this spring!

Trimester Celebration

We celebrated meeting our expectations second trimester with a Hawaiian Beach Party theme. Our students had a chance to go through activity stations with their class for 40 minutes.

Students enjoyed a hula hoop contest, limbo contest, freeze dance, ice cream cone relay, and beach ball bouncing contest.

Supplies Needed

Our next Bilingual Parent Advisory Committee (BPAC) meeting is fast approaching. It will be held on Thursday, April 30th. For one of the family engagement activities we are planning for the night, we are in need of as many empty cereal boxes as possible. If you have any at home to donate, please bring them to school as soon as possible. Thank you for your assistance in helping this project come to fruition.

We're Hiring!

Looking to pick up a few hours this school year?

Sullivan is in search of lunch supervisors! Our lunch supervision is from 11:30-12:30 each day. Work one day to five days a week supervising lunch and recess with our 4th and 5th grade students. 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