On January 4, 2016

Stanton School

From the desk of Mr. Sefcik and Mrs. Peters…

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Students in grades 3-8 will be participating in the IRA (Illinois Readiness

Assessment) formally known as PARCC, April 1-12. The assessments will

cover English language arts and math. The IRA assessment aligns to the

Illinois Learning Standards and focuses on critical thinking, concept

mastery, and writing skills. There are 3 tests for both English language arts

and math and students will have up to 110 minutes to complete each unit,

though many will finish in much less time.

The IRA assessments serve as an “educational GPS system” assessing

students’ current performance, and pointing the way to what students need

to learn to be ready for the next grade level and, by high school graduation,

for college and/or career.

You and your child are encouraged to take a look at the practice tests to see

how the tests are aligned to classroom work and to see the types of reading,

math, and writing questions your child will be answering. For more

information regarding the Illinois Readiness Assessments, visit

www.isbe.net.

Students in grades 5th and 8th will also be taking the Illinois Science

Assessment March 18-22.

Please encourage your child to get plenty of rest, eat a healthy breakfast and

lunch, and to use their best test taking skills during these assessments.

Thank you for the ongoing support of your child’s education!

Inside This

Issue:

Alumni News 3 Winter Sports 5 Erin’s Law 6 Valentine’s Dance 8 Yearbook Order 10 Menus 12-13 Calendar 14

Red Letter

Days: 2/12 PTA Meeting at Stanton 6:30

2/13 6th-8th

Valentine’s Dance 4:00-5:30

2/15 Teacher Institute Day No School

2/18 President’s Day No School

2/19 Board of Education Meeting at Lotus 7:00 2/22 Ronald McDonald Care Clinic at Stanton

2/26 8th grade Graduation Pictures

Our Mission:

Maximum student learning and growth by focusing on continuous improvement.

Stanton News

Fox Lake Grade School District 114 101 Hawthorne Lane Fox Lake, IL 60020

847-973-4200 www.d114.org

February 2019

Stanton’s Spelling Bee is always an exciting event

filled with tough competition. This year’s champion

is 8th grader Michael Farrar. Michael will

represent Stanton at the Regional Spelling Bee later

this month. Runner up is 5th grader Bailey Schultz.

Thank you to Mrs. Wade for coordinating this event.

Way to Go Michael!

Stanton School is proud

of you!

Good luck at Regionals!

They compete at the state level for cross-country.

They are undefeated champions.

They love coming “home” and supporting the Foxes.

They are team leaders.

The cheer on the Dawgs under Friday Night Lights.

They graduate early and courageously spread their wings. They are Homecoming royalty.

They donate blood and share the gift of life.

They share their talents.

They bring home the hardware.

They know winning off the mat matters too.

They know there is no “I” in team. They say “yes” to new opportunities.

They value academics, leadership, and

service through National Honor Society.

All 8th grade activities are a

privilege and eligibility guidelines

will be strictly adhered to. If you

have a question about your child’s

eligibility, please refer to the letter

that was included with your child’s

2nd quarter report card or call the

school office.

2/13: Candy sale begins

2/26: Graduation Pictures

3/15: All candy money due.

3/21: Chicago Day trip final

information sent home.

4/26: Chicago Day trip

eligibility cut off day. Payment

and trip permission slips due.

5/11: Cap and gowns

distributed.

5/15: Bowling, Promotion

Ceremony, and 8th Grade Dance

eligibility cut off day.

5/17: 8th Grade Dance. Time

to be determined.

5/20: Chicago Day trip.

5/22: Promotion Ceremony at

Grant Community High School

at 7:00pm. No tickets are

required. Students must in

attendance for the entire day

to participate.

New

Date

The winter sports season is off to a great start!

The basketball teams tipped off their season at the

Emmons Tournament and placed 3rd. Welcome to new

coach, Ms. Nee.

The wrestling team has been working all season. They

placed 6th in the Viking Tournament.

The Scholastic Bowl team competes in their first match

January 31 at 4:00 at Palombi.

Best of luck to all our teams!

Wrestling Team: Julien Alderdice, Alex Binzel, Lauro Boassi-Garcia, Hayden Brown, Gabriel Cardozo, Jose Castro, Daivieon Charley, Roberto Deleon, Dylan Dunlavy, Carli Gasperini, Kyran Gebert, Casey Gibson, Thomas Holt, Joseph Huhn, Carter Hutchinson, Devin Jagodzinski, Michael Johnson, Nathan Krengiel, Cameron Lattimore-Hollandsworth, Daymian Longtin, Vincent Potempa, Omar Reyes, Isaehas Rico, Gabe Saunders, Landon Schultz, Spencer Topcik, and Erik Villa. Girls Basketball: Alexia Avalos, Helena Danowski, Ariana Doughty, Brianna Duran, Kelsey Franz, Lillian Harrison, Jadyn Joplin, Katelyn Lantz-Werner, Chloe Malueg, Kyleigh Moore, Jennie Woodruff, Tressa Barnes, Eliza Hasani, Savannah Kelley, Cadence Malueg, Cassandra Moran, Kamryn Paholke, Ariana Doughty, Ashlin Alexander, Claudia Wieting, and Tia Barnes. Scholastic Bowl Team: William Grooms, Brendan Harrison, Joey Huhn, Kyra Jogodzinski, Leo Kelley, Race Kelley,

Cameron Lazansky, Emily O’Dowd, Andy Rabe, and Adil Siraj.

Scholastic Bowl picture

Dear Parents/Guardians,

“Erin’s Law” requires that child sexual abuse prevention education is provided in all Illinois public schools for children in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grades. The law is named after childhood sexual assault survivor, Erin Merryn.

District 114’s mental health professionals will provide students in grades 6-8 with age appropriate knowledge and skills to protect themselves. Additional information about Erin’s Law may be found at http://www.erinslaw.org. Please contact us if you have any questions, or if you need information about sexual abuse resources.

Thank you, Beth Rendon, Sarah Ferens, and Keli Swierczek

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Turn Your Markers Into Energy

Volunteer time teaching chess.

Share our knowledge as STEAM educators at the NIU STEAM Conference.

Promote positive student behavior.

Collaborate to best serve our students.

Provide students with extra math support. FLEX 1.0 in action.

Invest extra one on one coaching time.

Build connections with our students at Open Gym.

Recognize students and staff for their talents, commitment, and hard work

to the Performing Arts.

and we

what we do.

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To kick off 2nd semester, Stanton’s NJHS hosted a Valentine’s Day Project in which students created cards for hospitalized children who cannot be

home to enjoy the day with their family and friends. Next month, NJHS is hosting Stanton’s first ever Super Smash Brother's Ultimate Tournament

with all proceeds going to help children with cancer.

This shining group of Stanton students are wonderful examples of the four NJHS pillars: Service, Leadership, Scholarship and Character.

Stanton’s 2018-2019 NJHS Members are: Lilianna Anderson, Gabrielle Arms, Ava Dawson, Kyra Jagodzinski – President, Race Kelley – Secretary,

Milla Laskosky, Cassie Moran – Treasurer, Emily O'Dowd Averie Schultz, Landon Schultz, Shelby Wasilewski, and Alexa Whitson.

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5th grade students in Miss Kerr’s

Science class had fun while

conducting an experiment about

density. They learned what density

means, what it looks like, and what

substances were more or less dense

then others.

Student’s Name: _______________________________________________ Grade: _________ 1st Hour Teacher: ______________________________________________

Yes! Order me a 2018-2019 Stanton School Yearbook for $16.00.

All orders must include payment. Cash or check made payable to Stanton School.

Last day to order is Friday, March 22, 2019. Sorry, no late orders.

Yearbooks can be ordered through Skyward. Yearbooks will be distributed the last week of

school.

coffee

The Mobile Dentist is coming to Stanton on Thursday February 14, 2019. This clinic may be free of charge and will fulfill the necessary 6th grade dental requirement. Forms were sent home in December; however, if you need additional forms, please visit our website www.d114.org. In order for your student to participate, forms must be returned no later than Friday January 18, 2019. The Ronald McDonald physical and immunization clinic is coming to Stanton on Friday February 22, 2019. This clinic is free to those who have Medicaid or no insurance and will fulfill the necessary physical and immunization requirements.

The Mobile Dentist will be at Lotus on Monday, February 11 and Tuesday, February 12, 2019. The Ronald McDonald physical and immunization clinic will be at Lotus on Thursday February 21, 2019.

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YES! The Ronald McDonald Care Clinic & the Free Mobile Dentist are coming to D114!

Attention 5th Graders!

These visits fulfill the mandatory 6th grade paperwork!

If you are interested in taking advantage of either of these great programs, please visit our website d114.org

or contact the District Nurse, Mrs. Lanners at 847-973-4229 to obtain the necessary paperwork.

Our neighbors to the northeast (GCHS) heard about the great work our students are doing with the Culver’s Coffee and Custard Cart and asked how they could participate so these amazing students, along with their teachers, opened a drive thru! How cool is that? It’s super cool!