Weekly Update

Spring Break has gone by very quickly.  I hope all of you had a great week.  We now approach the busiest time of the year.  Please check the date list below because there are some very important dates that you need to put on your calendar.  Please make it top priority to attend the Julian Parent Orientation on April 11, especially if this is your first child to attend Julian. The very important items I will highlight each week.

Two reading logs are due on Monday as well as the practice pages for "Unbreakable Code".  If your child did not bring home their book, on my Irving website go to Treasures and there is a PDF file for each level.

  

Monday  Reading Logs Due

                

Tuesday  Chorus

Wednesday  Rough Draft Due

Thursday      

Friday     Spelling Due Spelling Test

April 3          Research Paper Rough Draft Check

April 9          Student Orientation at Julian  9-11am

April 10        Parent Career Day

April 10        Choral Festival

April 11        6th grade Parent Orientation at Julian

April 11        Book Projects Due

April 16        Academic Fair 6:30pm / Research Paper and Projects Due

April 18        Spelling Bee  Grades 3-5

April 22-24   Spring Book Fair

April 26        NO SCHOOL  Teacher Institute Day

April 29        Field Trip to Robert Crown Health Center in Hinsdale

Weekly Updates

Spring Pictures will be taken tomorrow.  On Thursday a rough draft bibliography check is due.  Also on Thursday is another Challenge Test on the States for Social Studies.

 

This week is School Spirit Week.  Here is a link to the actual event details.

Spirit Week

 

Spring Break begins on Friday at 3pm.  Have a wonderful break!

 

Monday  Reading Logs Due

                Spring Picture Day

                 

  

Tuesday  Chorus

                   Wacky Hair Day
 
Wednesday  Facial Hair Day

Thursday      Opera For the Young

                    Rough Draft Bibliography Check                      Social Studies Test
                      Sports Day

Friday     Spelling Homework Due
                  Spelling Test     
                  School Colors Day   


March 18      Spring Picture Day
March 21       International Baccalaureate Presentation at Julian for 5th grade parents 7pm.
March 21      Opera for the Young  "Cinderella"  9:30am
March 21      Rough Draft Bibliography Check
March 25-29   Spring Break
April 9           Student Orientation at Julian  9-11am
April 11          Book Projects Due
April 16         DATE CHANGE    Academic Fair Research Papers and Presentations Due
April 29        Field Trip to Robert Crown Health Center in Hinsdale

Weekly Reminders

  ISATS are over, and the week went really well.  Thank you to all that donated snacks for the week! 

 I could tell the test was more intense as students worked up to the very last second and some did not even finish the reading extended responses on the first day.   With the new state ISAT cut scores, please prepare yourself and your child for "possible" lower placement scores.  I took my students 4th grade scores and applied the new cut scores and here are the results.  

In reading 9 students were in the Exceeds range, with the new cut scores, it resulted with only 3 students in the Exceeds range.  In the Meets range it went from 6 students to 12.

In Math there were 10 students in Exceeds and with the new scores there were 3 left.  In the Meets range the count went from 10 to 14, and the Below range went from 0 to 2.

So as you can see, scores might come back differently, especially with the higher level thinking common core items that took more time, included on this year's test.

Monday  Reading Logs Due

Tuesday  Chorus
 
 Wednesday  LAST Notecard Check
  
Thursday      Art Homework Due

Friday     Spelling Homework Due   Spelling Test    
                  Report Cards go home today 



March 13      LAST Notecard Check
March 15      Report Cards go home
March 18      Spring Picture Day
March 21       International Baccalaureate Presentation at Julian for 5th grade parents 7pm.
March 21      Opera for the Young  "Cinderella"  9:30am
March 25-29   Spring Break
April 9           Student Orientation at Julian  9-11am
April 11          Book Projects Due
April 16         DATE CHANGE    Academic Fair Research Papers and Presentations Due
April 29        Field Trip to Robert Crown Health Center in Hinsdale

Meeting tonight cancelled

All District 97 after school events and activities have been canceled today. In addition, this evening’s presentations about the International Baccalaureate program have been postponed. Hephzibah will be offering emergency care until 4 p.m. to give the parents/guardians of students who are enrolled in its program time to pick up their children.

Correction of date

In the weekly updates I had typed in the wrong date for the parent meeting tomorrow.
The correct date is

March 5        International Baccalaureate Presentation at Julian for 5th grade parents 7pm.

ISATS for 5th grade begin on Wednesday.  Please make sure your child gets a good night's rest starting on Tuesday and has a healthy breakfast before school.  We will only be testing in the mornings. 
Our last trimester begins this week.  Report cards will be going home next Friday March 15.


Tuesday   Reading Logs Due
                     Chorus
Wednesday  ISATS
                

Thursday      ISATS
                 
Friday     ISATS
                   PBIS Celebration


March 4        NO SCHOOL  Casmir Pulaski Day
March 5        International Baccalaureate Presentation at Julian for 5th grade parents 7pm.
March 5-8     ISATS     Schedule Link
March 8        Taste of Irving   6:30-8:30pm
March 15      Report Cards go home
March 21      Opera for the Young  "Cinderella"  9:30am
March 25-29   Spring Break
April 9          Student Orientation at Julian  9-11am                       
April 10        Academic Fair     Research Papers and Presentations Due
April 29        Field Trip to Robert Crown Health Center in Hinsdale