E. H. Sutherland Elementary School10015 S. Leavitt Avenue 773-535-2580
Catherine Gannon Maureen Elwood Ms. Annie Malone, Counselor/Case Mgr Ms. Jeanmarie Ford, School Clerk
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Sutherland School Newsletter - December 2007Full Day Kindergarten Applications Kindergarten applications for next year are available on line and at the school. Attendance area students who will turn five on or before September 5th must fill out an application for the full day program. These applications are due before December 21st. If you have a child who will turn five on or before September 1, 2008 please fill out an application and get it to the school office by December 21st before the winter break. Even if you are not sure you that you want full day you need to fill out the application now as you will not be eligible after this date. If there are parents who have students in local preschools who would be willing to bring information to those places please contact Mrs. Ford @ 535-2580. Learning First Testing Learning First testing will take place from December 10th - 14th. Please make sure students are in school and arrive on time. Progress Reports Go Home Progress Reports will go home on Wednesday, December 12th. Please look for these from your children. Rosetta Stone On-line Language Learning Subscriptions Rosetta Stone subscriptions are now being offered to students and their families again. The subscriptions will begin on January 1st but payment and other information must be in the office by December 21st so that the subscriptions can be set up during the break. Those of you who subscribed last year will need to sign-up again in order to keep current subscriptions valid. As a school group we can obtain a yearly subscription for $95 per year. Generally the cost is $49.95 a month. We will be offering French, Spanish and Chinese. You may choose to purchase two subscriptions in two languages if you would like. You will need to pay for each language separately. A form is attached for ordering a subscription to Rosetta Stone. Forms must be submitted by Friday, December 21st. Prices are expected to go up after the 1st of the year. Performance at Ford City The choir and band will perform at Ford City on Friday December 14th. Winter Concert The Choir and Strings performance will take place on Monday December 17th @ 7:00 p.m. Parents of students who take violin or are in the choir are encouraged to attend. PAWS Winter Rewards Please volunteer to help at the PAWS winter rewards events on Thursday December 20th and Friday December 21st. We are looking for volunteers for morning and/or afternoon on Thursday and Friday morning. Please call the school if you are able and willing to volunteer. Winter Break Winter break begins on December 22nd. Students return to school on Monday, January 7th. Enjoy the holidays and break. PTA Meeting The next PTA meeting will take place on Tuesday, January 8th @ 9:00 a.m. PTA Monthly Virtues The PTA is continuing with their monthly virtues program. December’s focus is on Compassion. LSC Meeting The LSC will meet on Tuesday, December 11h at 7:00 p.m. The January meeting will be on Tuesday, January 8th @ 4:00 p.m. Pennies for Peace The IB students were able to and collect more than $750.00 for the Pennies for Peace campaign. Thanks to all who contributed, thanks to the students for their hard work and Mrs. Ryan for organizing and supervising the project. All IB schools in the cluster collected for Pennies for Peace. Christmas Drive The IB students of Sutherland School will again be sponsoring their 3rd Annual "Support the Troops Christmas Drive." A holiday decorated box will be placed in each of the classrooms and students are asked to bring in an item from the suggested list that has been compiled from several sources. This list will be distributed to each of the students and the donations can be brought in between November 26th to December 21st. All donations will be given to the Support the Troops Illinois and will be distributed by this organization to the troops from Illinois who are stationed overseas. Anything that you can give during this drive will show our support for our men and women in the United States Military. Thanks again for helping our IB program with this Community and Service event. Parent Patrol Thank you to all of the individuals who volunteered. Many people have commented on how well the parent patrol has been able to help keep our students safe at entrance and dismissal. School Supplies Anyone interested in donating school supplies (new or slightly used) can bring them to Mrs. Ryan the IB Coordinator at Sutherland School. These supplies will be sent to the Marines presently serving in Fallujah, Iraq and are distributed to the children by the Marines. This is a request from Mrs. Ryan's son, LCpl. Denis Ryan, who is on his first tour of duty in Iraq. Any donations (pens, pencils, erasers, crayons, colored pencils, rulers, etc.) would be greatly appreciated. Donations will be accepted during the school year 2007-2008. NEWSLETTER GOES PAPERLESS In January, the Sutherland School Newsletter will go paperless. Please get in the habit of checking the website for newsletter and voice blast. They are posted regularly. In an effort to reduce the large amount of paper use the newsletter will be available on-line only. It is created the first Friday of every month and available over the weekend. The voice blast is also available on line on the home page every Sunday. Lost and Found It might be a good idea to label your children’s clothing. We have several items are in our lost and found that are not labeled and no one seems to be looking for them. These items will be donated if not claimed soon. We do not have space for storing them. If they had names on them it would be easier to get them back to the students who have lost them. Website Please continue to check the website. All newsletters, calendars and other pertinent information will be posted on this site. The voice blast is posted every Sunday. The newsletter is posted the first Friday of every month. Arrival and Dismissal Students are to arrive to school no earlier than 8:45. There is no one to supervise them before this time. Parents who can walk their children to school are encouraged to do so to keep the traffic to a minimum. Those who do drive are asked to drop their children off next to the curb and then leave the premises. Students are to be picked up at 2:45. No one should enter the parking lot before or after school, as there is a great deal of pedestrian traffic at that time. If your child forgets their lunch please know that we have extra lunches and they will be fed. Lunches can be purchased at the school. Absence from School Thanks to all the parents who have been calling the school to report absences from school. Please notify the school by telephone if your child will be absent from school. You can leave a voice mail at any time. We appreciate your cooperation. Parents should call the school when their child will be absent from school. It is important that we know that the students are safe. It is preferred that the parents call the school by 9:15 so that we know your child is at home with you. You can call and leave a voice mail as early as 7 a.m. Drivers in and around the school Please be courteous and cautious when dropping off or picking up students. We need you to respect the traffic patterns and safety patrol crossing areas. Please do not block crosswalks, double-park to drop off or park and wait unnecessarily blocking traffic and creating congestion. Safety and Security Visitors (anyone who is not a staff member or student) will not be allowed to be in the building unless they have entered through the office, signed in and received a visitor’s pass. Please do not enter with the children or through any door other than the office door on Hamilton to obtain a pass. Calendar
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