Early Release Friday Thi - Algonquin Lakes Elementary School

Dear Algonquin Lakes Elementary Family,
Thank you for a great turnout this week at our Fall Open House!
Early Release Friday
This Friday will mark the first of our early releases. All students will be released at 12:00, lunch will
be provided to all prior to dismissal. After students are released, our professional learning teams
will work on teaching and learning initiatives to continue to provide our students with the very best
in their education!
Fire Drill Notification
We want to notify you that today, September 2nd, our school conducted a “Fire/Evacuation Drill”.
This drill is a practice to simulate taking actions to protect students and staff during an evacuation
event that may occur on the school campus.
The drill is part of the District 300 School Emergency and Crisis Response Plan. The school district
works closely with local police and fire departments in their response to our schools during times of
crisis. Local first responders participate in these practice drills throughout the school year.
We want to bring this to your attention to keep you aware of our commitment to protect your child
and to alert you to this safety drill. As a parent, your student may want to share their experience
with you. That experience is an opportunity for you to reassure your child that the drill was a
practice to keep them safe and to reinforce with them that the teacher is trained how to protect
them and the importance for your child to always follow the safety directions of the teacher.
September is National Library Card Month!!
Your Public Library is a great place to go to find a huge selection of books, movies, games and other
fun activities and programs. Mrs. Allmandinger and Mrs. Masching would like to invite all of our
students and staff to bring in their public library cards to SHOW them in honor of National Public
Library card month. Everyone can bring in their card any day in September for a free special
National Library card month pencil. The class that brings in the most library cards before
September 30th will earn a recognition party.
If you have any questions, please stop by or call the office at 847 532-7500 or contact me by e-mail
at christopher.columbaro@d300.org
Sincerely,
Chris Columbaro
INSTRUMENTAL
ENROLLMENT
All fifth grade students interested in joining
band or orchestra must register at the time listed below in
order to be part of the Instrumental Program
for the 2015-2016 School Year. Please place
this date on your calendar.
Thursday, September 3, 2015
3:30 P.M. – 8:00 P.M.
AT ALGONQUIN LAKES ELEMENTARY
FOR 5TH GRADE STUDENTS FROM
ALGONQUIN LAKES and EASTVIEW
Map on back to Algonquin Lakes Elementary School
The Fall Box Top Contest is Here!!
Hello Kids and Parents and welcome back!! For those new to the school: One of
our easy ways to earn money for our school is to submit our clipped box tops to
Box Tops For Education. They in turn send us two checks per year. Last year
we earned almost $1500 for our school this way. Each Box Top is worth 10
cents, so that is a lot of box tops! Last year’s fall contest was a big one, earning
us around $1200. Help us beat last year’s earnings!!
Hopefully You’ve Been Clipping Away those Box Tops and building a nice
collection over the summer! Keep on Clipping!! Now’s the time to turn them in
and earn money for our school! Each class will compete to see who can submit
the most box tops. The classroom who submits the most will get
and will keep Mr. Top Box in
their classroom until the Spring contest! We’ll keep kids and teachers updated
with the progress !
Watch for Box tops on many popular products you are already buying. Then,
just clip them and submit them to your teacher. Remember to put them
in and envelope or Ziploc bag with your teacher’s name clearly written.
Submit box tops until October 23rd. You can make multiple submissions.
***Remember to label the envelopes or bag with your teacher’s name clearly
written
ALES Lion Pride
Family FUNdraiser
Thank you to all those that supported
the ALES Family Fundraiser!!
Congrats to all our Raffle Winners!
Tiger Koo’s Birth day Party.......................Jean Horner
Car Washes:...............................................Judy (Ryan Palmer)
Oil Changes: .............................................Tina Kutulas
Mrs. Butera
$25 Cassandra Strings gift card: ..............Quinn Gallagher
Handmade on Main:.................................Jessica Hickey
Dance Force Birthday Party:.....................Karina Kopec
Dance Force Dance Classes........................Karina Kopec
Aidan Robertson
Rayhan Siddiqui
Kai Kotecki
Maya Rogalski
Menchies: .................................................Carlie McBreen
Peace Offering T-Shirts:............................Mackenzie Lessner
Emma Solomon
Riverview Gift cards:................................Mrs. Collins
Parish Family
The Texan lunches:................................... Ethan Stiefel
Gourmet House: .......................................Rayhan Siddiqui
Homewerks Bluetooth Bath fan:.............. Aidan Robertson
Village Pizza:............................................ Albert Cicena
Principal for a Day:................................... Ethan Stiefel
40” TV:...................................................... Soltau Family
Matteress and free Delivery:.................... DeLong Family
XBox: ........................................................Quinn Gallagher
Large Serta Sheep.....................................Chloe Bandurski
Little Sheep...............................................Sophia Dado
Ethan Stiefel
MaKenna Regan
VIP Packages
Kindergarten............................................Palmer Family
First Grade................................................Parish Family
Second Grade........................................... Bowers Family
Third Grade.............................................. Shannon Family
Fourth Grade............................................ Siddiqui Family
Fifth Grade................................................Brents Family
9-1-15
RAINBOWS
When something significant happens in a family, the entire family is affected. Even
though death, divorce/separation, moving often, or loss appears to be grown-up problems,
they have profound effect on the children touched by these experiences. If a parent dies
or a divorce occurs, not only do the parents grieve, the children do also. Because of their
age and short life experiences, children may find it extremely difficult to verbalize their
feelings of grief.
If your child is struggling with the issues of being part of a single-parent family, a
stepfamily, or coping with the death of a significant family member or friend, or has
moved frequently, this can be an opportunity for him/her to share feelings with others of
similar loss experiences.
Rainbows trained staff at Algonquin Lake Elementary will assist your child in the healing
process.
What?
A peer support program for children who are struggling with a
significant loss in their lives by death, divorce, or another painful
transition.
Why?
To provide children with an opportunity to meet new friends who
have shared similar experiences; to have trained, caring staff to be
present for the children while they sort through and understand
their grief; and to help them come to a healthy acceptance of what
has happened in their family.
When & where?
During the day, at school, 12 sessions for 30 minutes each session,
for children in 1st through 5th grade.
How?
If your child would benefit from such a program, please fill out the
form below and return to Patricia Sage, Rainbows Coordinator at
Algonquin Lakes on or before Friday, September 11, 2015.
PLEASES DETACH AND RETURN NO LATER THAN 9/11/15
Child’s Name:____________________________________________________________
Phone Number:_________________________________________ Age:_____________
Teacher:______________________________________________ Grade:_____________
Student’s Signature:_______________________________________________________
Parent’s Signature:________________________________________________________
______________ Yes, my child is interested in joining a Rainbows group, and I have
talked about the purpose of this group with my child.
My child’s loss is:_________________________________________________________