Monthly Book Projects

Projects are due tomorrow, Dec 1.  With the project should be a half page summary.

Monthly Book Projects

Just a reminder that your child's novel for this month must be completely read by this weekend.  A book PROJECT and  summary are due Wednesday December 1st.  If your child read Flush this month, they have until Friday.

1st Trimester Ends today and report cards will be going home Dec. 10.


Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Parent Meeting

There will be a Parent Information Meeting on December 6th at 6:30pm.  The meeting will take place in the Irving School Auditorium.  For more information click on this link.

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Happy Thanksgiving

Gobble Gobble!!!!!!!!

Turkey Trot

Tomorrow afternoon is the annual Turkey Trot. If your child is planning on participating, please make sure they dress appropriately for this activity and the weather.

Final Science Test is Monday........Study, study, study!

Also a reminder that there is school only on Monday and Tuesday next week.  Happy Thanksgiving!

Art Sketchbooks

FYI: The student's sketchbooks are due next week. They can turn them in the day they have art. Please help remind them they need to have their drawings done. If they have art on Tuesday, they should have 10 drawings.

This is a major part of their report card grade.

Outdoor Ed Parent Meeting

I just wanted to give you a heads up that Dec. 6th is the date we are shooting for to hold the Parent Meeting for the Outdoor Ed trip to Indiana Dunes Learning Center. It will be in the evening, so hold that date.   Details will be coming home soon.

Information on the Norovirus from our School Nurse

As I am sure everyone is aware, there has been a lot of media attention given to the first outbreak of the season. In response, I thought i would give Irving staff some details regarding the virus and steps to take to prevent or limit transmission.

According the the Cook County Department of Public Health , Norovirus is a virus that can produce gastrointestinal symptoms such as vomiting, diarrhea , stomach cramping and low grade fever. The CCDPH has 25 clusters of reported GI illnesses in the schools  throughout  suburban Cook County. Only one of these clusters has been confirmed Norovirus, the other 24 clusters  are clinically consistent with infections caused by Norovirus. Norovirus can survive on surfaces for up to 12 days. The onset of symptoms is usually 12-48 hours from exposure and the illness can last for 24-60 hours. The virus is highly contagious because of its hardiness and prolonged incubation period. Also, people infected with Norovirus may shed the virus for up to 3 days after symptoms have resolved.


If your child is sick please keep him/her home.  THe CCDPH  recommends staying home a full 24 hours after symptoms resolve.



Jamie Peterson-Strokosch,RN, BSN
School Nurse for Washington Irving Elementary School
Oak Park School District 97

Message from Room Parents

The PTO is still in need of volunteers for several important roles. 

The February Silent Auction at the Fun Fair needs a new chair ASAP.  Many stores and businesses require a 60-90 day advance request/notice, so this is time sensitive.  As most of you know, the Fun Fair is our big fundraiser, so the Silent Auction is an important part.

Upcoming much sooner is the Cookie Crumble, an annual holiday tradition.  Sara Araiza (saraaraiza@gmail.com) is chair and is seeking committee members as well as volunteers and participants. 

 

Hard to believe when judging by today, but soon the weather may become too prohibitive (below 20F) for the kids to recess outside.  We will have indoor activities as options to the auditorium-movie thing.  On any given day, three to four volunteers will be needed to assist the teachers who monitor recess.  It is but a one hour commitment.  Last year we had an elaborate schedule of willing stand-bys, but parents were needed only 4 or 5 days, as I vaguely recall. Please contact Mariannell at bassettdilley@gmail.com if you are interested and able to help.

 

If you have questions about any of the above listed positions, please attend the PTO meeting tonight or contact Mariannell.

Sickness

A virus has been going around school.  If your child is sick or complains of :
general malaise
stomach ache
nausea
diarrhea
decreased appetite

Please keep him/her home, thanks.

Science Test

The final Science Test for the Human Body Unit is scheduled for November 22.

New Books

Just in case you have not seen a new book for the month of November, they went home last week. Page requirements are on my blog as well as the new Homework page for Monday.

A BOOK PROJECT and summary is due for this book on December 1. The project your child chooses must be different than their Sept. choice.

Reminder

Monday is the quiz on the digestive system/teeth. We will be going over the Nervous System/Skin this week. The quiz for that will be the week of Nov. 15 with the Final TEST being on
Monday Nov. 22.

The trimester ends Nov. 23 and report cards will be going home on December 10th.