February 18 & 19 - 7:30 PM "Mamma Mia!"
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February 21- Presidents' Day - NO SCHOOL
February 25 & 26 - 7:30 PM "Mamma Mia!"
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Dear Maine East Families,
With January coming to a close and February around the corner, I want to encourage all parents and caregivers to talk with their students about their progress in their classes so far during this new year. There is a wealth of information available on the Parent Portal in terms of grades, assignments, and student attendance. (Please note at this early point in the semester, there may be some classes that have not yet recorded grades which is likely in courses that are implementing Standards Based Grading). Even if this is the case for some classes, this is still a great time to start talking with your student about their long-term academic success. I am also providing some questions and conversation starters to support you in these conversations:
- Which piece of work or assignment are you most proud of? Why?
- What would you like to learn that you do not already know?
- What is one area you would like to continue to grow? Why?
- What makes you happiest at school?
- What is one way I can best support you?
- I am proud of your improvement in…
- It’s great that you are doing well at… because...
- I can help you by...
Now is a great time to be setting success targets and check-in points for the semester. We are here to support the success of your students in school!
I'm also including information from last week's ESN pertaining to expectations for attendance and cell phone/earbud use. As a reminder. being on time to class and engaged with their teachers and peers are important pinnacles to student success. Here are some procedures we're implementing to encourage on-time attendance and to communicate and support building expectations for acceptable cell phone use:
On-time attendance:
For students who arrive late to class on a frequent basis, they may be assigned by their teacher for a mandatory meeting during office hours. If students fail to meet and/or they are referred for office hours by multiple teachers (meaning they are habitually late to multiple classes), they will meet with their Assistant Principal to develop a plan to help them get to class, to make up course work missed by their tardiness, and to determine “next steps” if they continue to arrive late to class.
Cell Phone/Earbud Expectations:
In regard to acceptable cell phone use, we have a building-wide expectation that all classes/instructional spaces are phone/earbud-free zones unless directed by the teacher.
- Students are expected to put their phones on silent and place them away so they are not visible (and to keep them put away). Teachers will remind students of this expectation verbally and/or through a post on the daily agenda on screen as they walk into the classroom each day.
- For students who are unwilling or unable to meet these expectations, teachers may direct them to place their phones in a phone pouch or other safe place for the duration of class as a result of their failure to follow class expectations.
- For students who persist in failing to meet phone-related expectations during class, parents/caregivers will be contacted by the school.
- Students are free to use their devices during passing periods and non-class time (study options, lunch, before & after school).
Why it is important to have common expectations about Phone/Earbuds in our classrooms:
- We believe students are capable of engagement and deep focus on class activities and work when they are not distracted by their electronic devices;
- We believe that all student voices in the classroom matter and encourage every student’s participation without the distraction of electronic devices, social media, etc.;
- We believe in fostering habits of success: responsibility in managing their devices and respect for teachers and other class members through being fully present in class every day;
- We believe in the success of our students and helping each reach their maximum potential in order to be successful in school and life.
We are asking all of our parents and caregivers to partner with the school staff to help us establish these expectations as the way we “do school” at Maine East High School. As a reminder, this means that parents and caregivers may not be able to reach students during their class periods - please try to be familiar with your student’s daily schedule to avoid trying to text or call during their classes. If you have an emergency, you can always contact the school and we will help you get in touch with your child quickly.
Thank you, in advance for your cooperation in helping us help our students be successful!
Dr. Mike Pressler
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REMOTE LEARNING ON EMERGENCY DAYS |
Dear Families,
This weekend’s snow reminds us that occasionally inclement weather or other emergencies may cause us to call a “Remote Learning Day” for our students and staff. Known in the past as a “Snow Day”, we no longer need to fully cancel school as we can move to a fully remote format to keep students on pace with their learning.
We understand that students may find it difficult to log-on to classes due to other family commitments caused when children are not physically attending school; therefore, Remote Learning Days are designed to be flexible to enable students to meet the expectations for the day.
- Teachers will check in with students using Google Meet for the first 10 minutes of each class period in order to take attendance and communicate the assignment/expectations for the day. There is no expectation that a class will meet synchronously for the entire class period; however, if a teacher chooses to do so, they will follow the daily schedule in order to ensure that students and teachers have available time set aside just for them.
- Teachers will be available to students via email, or when mutually agreed to, via Google Meet, between the hours of 8:30 am and 3:30 pm for the normal business of school including student support from 3:01 to 3:30.
- For an Emergency Day, the normal rotation of odd/even periods days will be maintained (i.e. if the Emergency Day falls on an odd day, the next school attendance day, whether in-person or remote, will be an even day).
- If the Emergency Day falls on a Wednesday, there will be no Advisory that day.
- After school activities (athletics, fine arts, etc.) will be determined and communicated at the earliest opportunity possible.
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Last Week:
Last week in Advisory, students explored the Topic of “Executive Functioning”. Students learned about the different components that make up executive functioning and discovered strategies to help strengthen their own capacity.
This Week:
This week, students will unpack the idea of “Social Awareness” as it pertains to school and Social Emotional Learning.
Next Week:
Next week, students will take the state required 5-essentials survey.
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Fashion students are learning about visual merchandising as well as the elements and principles of design. Students created window displays that are not only fashionable, but also showcase Career and Technical Education classes.
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The Maine East Speech Team led by Coach Anton Richardson competed in their first tournament of the season in the Conant High School Comfy Classic JV/Novice Speech Tournament on January 15, 2022.
Congratulations to the Speech Team!
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Jubilee Kim (Junior) placed 3rd in the Impromptu category
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Kaylee Wilson (Junior) placed 2nd in the Radio category
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NATIONAL HISTORY DAY AT MAINE EAST |
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As part of the National History Day contest, along with Chicago Metro History Day, Maine East held its annual History Day on January 20th and 21st. All Juniors enrolled in US History submit exhibits, papers, websites, or documentaries that they created about any subject matter they choose. The investigative process takes several months as students first developed their research questions back in September. This year's contest had a number of well constructed projects. It is always impressive to see what students can create. There were projects that explored the histories of controversial topics from abortion rights to black lives matters as well as a lot of projects that explored the development of various sports in America from Cheerleading to Softball. There also seemed to be a lot of interest in the 1990s Bulls and Hip Hop Pioneers like Tupac, KRS-One, and DJ Kool Herc. The 10 best projects in each category will advance to the Chicago Metro History Day which will be held in person at the University of Illinois at Chicago on March 16 or as part of a Virtual History Day competition on March 18-25.
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CONGRATULATIONS THE THE MATH TEAM!
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Maine East’s Freshman and Sophomore M Teams took second place at the North Suburban Math League’s December contest, competing against Loyola Academy, Evanston, Ida Crown, and Niles West.
Special congratulations go out to Alex Mitev, who scored a perfect paper on the freshman contest and was awarded a gold ribbon for this impressive accomplishment.
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Several of the Maine East winter programs celebrated "senior nights'" recently. We want to congratulate all of our seniors on great seasons and wish them all the best the rest of the year. |
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Congrats to the ME Demon Squad who qualified for the IDTA state competition by placing 1st place in their two divisions at last weekend's IDTA Dance Competition here at Maine East. They will now try and qualify to the IHSA state competition Saturday, Jan. 22 at the Deerfield IHSA Sectional competition. |
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Congrats to the ME girls gymnastics team for placing 3rd place at the Niles North Invite on 1/15/22 |
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"The story-telling magic of ABBA's timeless songs propels this enchanting tale of love, laughter and friendship, creating an unforgettable show."
Get your tickets now using this link or scan the QR Code below.
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Read books and win prizes during your public library’s Winter
Reading Program.
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