Glenn

Gazette

Welcome Back - Principal’s Message

Dear Eagle Families,

I’m very excited for the opportunity to serve as the principal of Glenn Ele-mentary School and look forward to an amazing year. Prior to coming to Glenn, I was a classroom teacher for 17 years and then spent seven years as a district literacy coach. Last year, I had a dual role as principal at Carlock Elementary and district literacy coach. On a per-sonal note, I will be celebrating my 25th wedding anniversary this fall! My hus-band, Jason, works at State Farm and we have two college aged sons. Our oldest is a senior at University of Ala-bama and our youngest son has tempo-rarily deferred college to pursue high level hockey.

It hardly seems possible that sum-mer is coming to an end and the start of the school year is just around the cor-ner! I have been in awe of the countless hours our staff has dedicated to pre-pare the school and classrooms for the arrival of our students. We are eager for school to begin and I feel so fortu-nate to work with such an amazing staff and community.

As a staff we strive to form collaborative and trusting partnerships with all our fami-lies. We know that by working together we can provide the best education possible for each and every student. Communication be-tween home and school is essential. Please know that our doors are always open and we value your input!

This summer Glenn added a few new faces. Ashley Defresse joins us as our new reading teacher. She is a former classroom teacher and literacy coach with several years experi-ence. Pam Witzig has been hired as our new Art teacher. Pam also has several years of teaching experience in and outside of our district. Our last new staff member is Lynda Mitchell. Lynda taught in Champaign for the last 4 years and will work as our 1/2 LBS1. I know they will all be great additions to our Glenn team. I speak for all our staff when I say “Welcome back, we know this is going to be a great year!”

Maureen Backe

Principal

backem@myunit5.org

Inside this issue:

Welcome Back 1

Volunteer Info Snack/Treat

2

Lunch Late Starts Drop Off

3

Electronics PBIS

4

Staff List PTO Information

5

State Farm Birthdays Curriculum Night

6

Attendance Important Dates

7 8

Reminders:

Always sign in at the office if you are volunteering or have an appointment to meet with a teacher.

Curriculum Night is August 31st.

Check out the last page for important dates for the year! Set those Alarms!

Don’t forget school

starts at 7:45 this

year and ends at

2:30. Please have

your child to school

by 7:40 so he/she

can be in class and

ready to go at 7:45!

Outside duty super-vision starts at 7:30. To ensure students’ safety, please do not drop off your child prior to 7:30. Thank you!

It is so im-portant for parents to be involved in their child’s education. This can happen in many ways– talking to your child about school, helping

with homework, communicating with teachers, volunteering at school, at-tending school functions and more.

If volunteering at school is something that interests you, there will be many

opportunities throughout the year. Please consider the follow-ing:

Express interest to your child’s teacher and let him/her know how you might be able to help

Check with Mr. Starr and Mrs. Bunting if you are inter-ested in helping in the IMC.

If you are only available peri-odically, leave your name in the office. There are certain times of the year when we may ask for assistance.

There are many opportunities to help through the PT0. Be

sure to look through the PTO in-formational packet and keep your eyes/ears open throughout the year.

Volunteer screening information

can be found below. Who wants to lend a

helping hand?

Unit 5 Treat Policy

Please note there is a district pol-icy regarding treats. This policy can be found in the district ele-mentary handbook. Due to health concerns and scheduling, treats

must be coordinated in advance with the classroom teacher. The only time we will have food treats will be for our 2 classroom par-ties.

All treats and snacks must be store bought and in the original packaging. No homemade treats or snacks are allowed at school. Treats that require refrigeration are not permitted. All treats must have a clearly printed list of in-gredients on the original packag-ing.

Unit 5 believes that birthdays are special for children. As a school district, in order to promote a healthy school environment, birth-day recognitions cannot include food items. The decision will be left up to each school as to how they would like to recognize a stu-dent’s birthday, but it cannot in-clude food items.

It is a priority at Glenn Elementary to encourage families to participate in their child’s education. As a result, we welcome the opportunity to have parents and other caring people contribute their time and resources to help improve the quality of education for our students by volunteer-ing.

With that said, it is also a priority for us to provide a welcome and safe environment for our students. In compliance with the Unit 5 Board of Education, we have been asked to have all volunteers provide infor-mation for a background check to ensure the level of safety for our children is maintained. They have partnered with Bushue Human Resources, Inc. to provide this service. Secured Socket Layer tech-

nology is used to protect your information in transit to their systems.

If you have additional questions, you can contact Bushue Human Resources, Inc. at:

Bushue Background Screening

104 N. 2nd St. Suite B

Effingham, IL 62401

Phone: 217-342-3042

Fax: 217-342-5653

New volunteers: Please let the school of-fice know if you would like to volunteer and we will email you the link to complete the process on-line, You will only need to com-plete the process one time each year. Once the screening is complete, you will

receive a badge that can be used in multi-ple buildings. Returning volunteers will have to reapply each year.

Volunteer Screening

Information

Want to get involved!?

New and existing volunteers need to be screened every year. Thank you!

http://www.bushuehr.com/experience/index.htm

Unit Five hot lunch prices are as follows for this year:

$2.10 for student lunch

$2.60 for adult lunch

$.55 for milk

$1.45 for breakfast

K– 2 Lunch @ 11:05 - 11:30

3 - 5 Lunch @ 11:30 - 11:55

Student Drop Off and Pick Up

Drop off and Pick Up

Please read the student drop off and pick up procedures attached to this newsletter. For the start of the school year, we will continue with the same procedures that have been in place for the last several years. If you are drop-ping off your student, please park your vehicle. As you are aware, Glenn Ave-nue is very narrow and there is quite a bit of traffic. When dropping off please make sure you child is ready to exit the vehicle promptly and you do not drop off prior to 7:30. Thank you!

Lunch Information

Be sure to check out the district calen-dar for the dates of the 12 late start days during this school year. These will all take place on Wednesdays during the school year. School will start one hour later on these days. Please plan to have your child at school between 8:30 and 8:40 on late start days. Buses run one hour later on late start. The purpose of the late start Wednesdays is to allow staff members the opportunity to meet for 90 minutes of embedded profession-al development and collaboration, which will improve classroom instruction and

enhance the learning opportunities for our students. The common work time allows us to analyze student data, devel-op goals for our students around this data, and collaborate in the development of effective lessons and instructional strategies to meet our student's needs.

Late Starts

Our first late start is

Wednesday, August 30th.

Please make certain to check the balance in your Skyward lunch account often. If you need your Skyward username and password please call the main office at 557-4418. If you would like to eat lunch with your student please call before 7:45 and let the front office know that you will be coming. You will also need to let them know if you will be purchasing a school lunch for yourself.

Thanks!

Going Home - Change of Routine

If your child is going home any way that is a change from the regular routine, please call or send a note asap. We will not allow them go home any other way without a note or phone call. Adults (other than a parent or legal guardian) picking up a student must be on that stu-dent’s emergency contact list.

Cell Phones

If a student brings a cell phone to school,

it must be off and in his/her backpack. If

the phone is out of the backpack or

makes noise during the school day, the

teacher will confiscate the device and a

parent will need to come to the school

office to pick it up.

Electronics/MP3 players

Electronics/MP3 players are not allowed

at school unless a classroom is having a

special event. We are not responsible for

lost, stolen, or damaged equipment.

Expectations

When Glenn implemented PBIS 13 years ago, the staff worked to develop expectations for each area of the

school. At the beginning of the year, staff members will review each of the expectations with the students.

We want our students to know what the expectations look, sound, and feel like. This summer our PBIS

spent several meetings revising our behavior matrix clearly outlining expected behaviors, minor referrals and

major referrals.

Eagle Pride Points—Back by Popular Demand!

Students receive Eagle Pride Points as a reward for positive behaviors. Eagle Pride Points can be awarded

by any staff member when they see a student working especially hard to follow the expectations. Eagle Pride

Points will be used by the students to “buy” items in the school store and/or special opportunities in the

classroom and around the school.

Changes to Referral Forms (Pink Slips)

A referral form is completed when a student is not making positive behavior choices. Depending on the se-

verity of the issue, the referral will be considered a major or a minor. If a student has a major referral,

he/she will come to the office to talk with Mrs. Backe, the Principal, and a copy of the referral will be sent

and/or mailed home. Please sign and return this. If a student is referred to the office for a major, Mrs.

Backe will make an effort to contact you by phone. Major referrals will be on full sized pink paper.

If a student has a minor referral, one copy of the form will be kept by our PBIS team and one copy will be

sent home. Pease sign and return the form to school the next day. This alleviates the need for the teacher

or principal to call your home or place of work during the day. Please discuss the importance of respectful

behavior at school with your student. A strong home-school partnership is critical to the success of all our

students. Minor referrals will also be pink however they are much smaller in size than the major referrals.

PBIS @ Glenn

Elementary

Electronics

Mrs. Maureen Backe, Principal Ms. Nikki Segobiano, Administrative Assistant

Kindergarten Fourth Grade Math Interventionist Art

Mrs. Matlock Mrs. Uhlman Mrs. Quattro Mrs. Witzig

Mrs. Thornwell Miss Haseman

First Grade Fifth Grade Teaching Assistant Music

Mr. Hovey Mrs. Bain Mrs. Swafford Ms. Hardwick

Mrs. Grubic Miss Brockman Mrs. Joan Bisco –Haney Mrs. Romero

Second Grade LBS1s Psychologist IMC

Mrs. Trask Mrs. Mitchell Mrs. Billiter Mr. Starr

Ms. Kintner Mrs. Stroh Mrs. Bunting

Third Grade Speech Pathologist Reading Interventionist Social Worker

Miss Brown Mrs. Leddell Mrs. DeFresse Mrs. Petersen

Mrs. Wagehoft

PE ELL Nurse Custodians

Mrs. Moore Ms. Watson Mrs. O’Brien Mr. Keller (Day)

Mr. Tuchel (Night)

2017—2018 PTO Board Members

Glenn Elementary School Staff

The PTO would like to welcome all the new and returning families at Glenn Elemen-tary. If you would like to learn more about the PTO, please plan to attend the next meeting on Tuesday, August 29th.

Stacey Tutt President stacey.tutt@gmail.com

Kayla Fisher Vice President kfisherspa@gmail.com

Jessica Hooten Secretary hootenj@myunit5.org

Sharon Hinkle Treasurer sharonhinkle12@gmail.com

Meetings will be held at the school at 6:00 pm.

Meeting Dates: August 22 January 16 September 19 February 27 October 17 March 20 November 21 April 17 December 19 May 15

Did you know that any State Farm employee who volunteers 40 hours in one year at Glenn can raise $500.00 for our school? The em-ployee does not have to be a Glenn parent. The hours can be spent doing a variety of tasks, including but not limited to, classroom help, PTO meeting attendance, PTO phone call reminders, office help, clerical work, and bulletin boards. Work can even be completed at home. This year State Farm ex-panded their charitable giving by

enacting a Matching Gift program in addition to the Good Neighbor Grant. This new program allows State Farm employees to have their cash gift to any qualifying charitable organization matched up to $3000 per calendar year. If you work at State Farm or know someone who does who would like to help, please contact Mrs. Backe at 557-4418. We hope to hear from you! Thank you to those of you who are already par-ticipating in this helpful program.

Parent Curriculum Night is Coming!

Mark your calendars! Glenn will be host-ing a Curriculum Night on Thursday, August 31. This will be an important time for you to meet your child’s teach-er and learn about the upcoming school year. Each teacher will be sharing valu-able information for a successful school year. Please schedule an appointment with your child’s teacher if you have any special concerns or questions related to the needs of your child. Teachers will not have an opportunity to meet individ-

ually with parents on curriculum night. There will also be an all school parent presentation on standards based grading and PT0 topics. We look forward to seeing you. Child care for younger sib-lings and students will not be available.

Curriculum Night Schedule

6:00 - 6:20 PTO and SBG

All parents/guardians

6:25 - 6:40 Session 1 - Classrooms

6:45 - 7:00 Session 2 -Classrooms

Please note that Unit 5 does not allow food birth-day treats or birthday parties at school. One small item, such as a pencil, sticker, eraser, or bookmark is acceptable.

Each child gets to come to the office on their birthday to pick out a birthday pencil and also help out with the morning announcements.

Birthday Treats

and Celebrations

Start Farm Grants

“Happy Birthday!!!!”

Year long Calendar

August

August 5 PTO Glenn Beautician

August 11 Class List Celebration 4:00

August 16 First Day of School

August 18 Picture Day

August 22 PTO Meeting 6:00

Aug 23 - Sept 8 MAP Testing

August 30 Late Start

August 31 Curriculum Night

September

Sept 1 - Oct 1 AIMS Web Benchmarking

September 4 No School

September 5 Institute Day

September 13 Late Start

September 14 Picture Retake

September 19 PTO Meeting 6:00

September 19 - 21 Data Day

September 27 Late Start

October

October Kinder MAP

October 3rd Diagnostic for SPED

October 9 No School

October 16 - 27 KIDS Assessment

October 17 PTO Meeting 6:00

October 18 Late Start

October 30 - Nov 10 District Writing Assessment

October 31 Parade

November

November 1 Late Start

November 10 End of 1st Trimester

Nov 13 - 16 Parent Teacher Conferences

Report Cards Sent/Shared

Book Fair

Nov 13 - 24 Writing - Diagnostic

November 21 PTO Meeting

November 22 - 24 No School

Nov 27 - Dec 21 MAP Testing

December

December 13 Late Start

December 19 PTO Meeting 6:00

December 20/21 TBD Winter Parties

December 22 Winter Break Starts

January

Jan 1 - Feb 1 AIMS Web Benchmarking

January 8 Institute Day

January 9 School Resumes

January 9 - 12 Winter Data Day

January 15 No School

January 16 PTO Meeting

January 24 Late Start

February

February 14 Late Start

February 14 Valentine’s Day Parties

February 19 No School - President’s Day

February 20 Institute Day - No School

February 23 2nd Trimester Ends

February 27 PTO Meeting 6:00

February Diagnostic Writing/2nd Trimester

Ends

March

March 1 - April 30 Illinois Science Assessment (5th)

March 2 Report Cards Sent/Shared

March 5 - April 20 PARCC Assessment Window

March 3 Report Cards

March 7 Late Start

March 20 PTO Meeting 6:00

March 21 Late Start

March 26 - 30 Spring Break

April

April 2 No School - Board Holiday

April 11 Late Start

April 12 Spring Picture Day

April 17 PTO Meeting 6:00

April 20 No School

April 23 - May 18 MAP Testing

April 30 - May 11 District Writing Assessment

May

May 1 - June 1 AIMS Web Benchmarking

May 9 Late Start

May 12 SPED Diagnostic Writing

May 14 - 25 Diagnostic Writing Assessment

May 15 PTO Meeting

May 21 - 23 Data Day

May 28 No School

August

August 5 PTO Glenn Beautician

August 11 Class List Celebration 4:00

August 16 First Day of School

August 18 Picture Day

August 22 PTO 6:00

Aug 23 —Sept 8 MAP Testing

August 30 Late Start

August 31 Curriculum Night

Important

Phone

Numbers

Main Office: (309) 557 - 4418 Attendance: (309) 557 - 4467

September

Sept 1 - Oct 1 AIMS Web Benchmarking

September 4 No School

September 5 Institute Day

September 13 Late Start

September 14 Picture Retake

September 19 PTO Meeting 6:00

September 19—21 Data Day

September 27 Late Start