Patterson PressA Pta Pubication of Patterson Elementary School

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March 2012

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Reading Programs . . . . . . 2

Cookie DoughFundraiser . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

FMSC Photos . . . . . . . . . . . 4

KindergartenRegistration . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

March Calendar . . . . . . . . . 7

Lunch Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

From the PTA President…February has been a very busy month! Thank you to Robin Gramza, Sock Hop Chair, and all the volunteers who made the 5th Grade Sock Hop a day to remember! The students and teachers had fun and will cherish this special memory from elementary school . Thank you to Alissa Chrisos, Chair, and Kathy Sherwin, Co-chair, room parents and party assistants with the Valentine Parties . Dr . Seuss was the theme for the door decorating contest and they looked great . Ms. Fischer and Ms. Rothmeyer were the stand in judges for Mrs. Frost and they found it very difficult to choose the winners . Book s were overflowing in the boxes in the foyer with generous donations to Book Angels . Thank you to Eileen Boffa for coordinating the community service project for the party .

Feed My Starving Children event had nearly 60 Patterson students and their families attend on February 10 . It was very rewarding to see so many giving their time and helping so many in need . Thank you to all who helped and special thanks to Lorna London-Johnson for coordinating the event .

The Naperville Police Department sponsored a community event on Feb . 13 at the 95th Street Library regarding “Heroin in our Neighborhood .” There was an overwhelming response to the pro-gram and over 300 people attended . The detectives encouraged parents to talk to your children about drugs, be involved in their lives, know who their friends are and call the police to report any suspicious activity in our neighborhood . They cannot do it alone and need OUR help! Visit www .TimeToTalk .org for free tips and tools on starting and continuing the conversation about alcohol and drugs with your kids . Five steps to start with from preschool through high school are discussed and valuable information is provided . Naperville Police are planning two additional community events in the near future for those that could not attend .

District 204 has met and outlined significant cuts for the 2012-2013 school year . More information will be shared at the PTA meeting from Mrs . Frost on how this may impact Patterson . District 204 Board meetings are on-line for public viewing through the District website .

After receiving the results from the PTA survey regarding fundraising, we have listened and are pleased to announce our new fundraiser for 2012-2013 school year . The FALL CARNIVAL is coming! (formally Gift Wrap) . Watch for more details in the list serve and future Patterson Press articles . Amy Sutcliffe is the chairperson for this event . If you are interested in helping with this event, please contact Amy .

If you have not visited Mrs. Rothmeyer’s music blog, I encourage you to take a moment and have some fun with your children . You can access by going on Patterson’s website under academics . Once you are in Academics, click Fine Arts and click to music . Thank you for giving the students a fun place to learn about music Mrs . Rothmeyer!

The next PTA meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 13 at 9:30am in the Multi-Purpose Room . The nominating committee will announce the slate for the 2012-13 Executive Board at this meeting .

Lastly, LICE is among us at Patterson and has been most of the school year . Movie theaters, sleep overs and just about anywhere kids play can have lice . No one should ever feel that lice cannot happen to them . PLEASE CHECK YOUR CHILDREN’S HEAD DAILY and do not send to school if any nits or eggs are found . Students need to be treated prior to coming back to school . When lice is confirmed in a class, the school will notify the parents of the students in that class .

As always, be safe and keep an eye on our community . We need a village to keep our neighborhood safe!

Donna Widmann, PTA President

PattersonScience Night

Thanks to all those who came out to Science Night . It was a great to see all of the student’s exhibits and the Mr. Freeze show was a ‘blast’!

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Patterson PTA’s 2012 Reading ProgramsIt is that time of year again, Reading Program time! This year PTA is once again participating in Ozzie’s Reading Club with the Kane County Cougars and Six Flags Read to Succeed Programs . To receive the prizes from each program, students must read for 6 hours and turn in their completed reading logs for each program .

For Ozzie’s Reading Club, record your reading time on your reading log . Once you have completed 6 hours of reading, complete the order form, purchase additional tickets, and send your check payable to Patterson PTA back to school . Please turn these forms into the office no later than Thurs-day, March 22, 2012 . Turning the forms in on that day will ensure that we have plenty of time to receive the tickets from the Cougars and pass them out for the Saturday, April 21, 2012 Patterson game day .

Thank you for everyone who turned in their Six Flags Read to Succeed Logs! Tickets will be passed out in May .

Karen Young ] karenbyoung@yahoo .com

From the Principal...Dear Parents,

Many great things are happening in March at Patterson Elementary! We’ll kick off the month with orientation for the 2012-2013 Kindergarten parents . Students in grades 3, 4, and 5 will be taking the Annual Illinois Standards Achieve-ment Test (ISAT) . Finally, we’ll reach the end of third quarter before a well deserved Spring break .

ISAT testing will be held during the week of March 5 . Third, Fourth and Fifth grade students will be assessed in the areas of reading and mathematics . In addition, 4th grade students will be assessed in science . It is extremely important that your child is present for these assessments . To help them achieve their best, please ensure they get a good night’s sleep and eat a healthy breakfast . The results of these tests are analyzed to help us plan for individuals, grade levels and school-wide improvement . Please contact your child’s teacher if you have any questions .

There is an orientation for all incoming Kindergarten parents on March 1 at 6:30pm in the LMC . If you have any friends of neighbors who will be new to Patterson with a kinder-gartener next year, Please do them the courtesy of letting them know it’s time to contact the school and register! Any student who will be 5 on or before Sept . 1, 2012 is eligible for Kindergarten . Speaking of registration, we have begun the process of confirming contact information and registration paperwork for the upcoming school year . Please be sure to send any paperwork received back to the school ASAP . As always, call us at (630)428-6500 with any questions . As a reminder, our quarter ends March 23 with a 12:15 dis-missal and third quarter report cards will be sent home with students after Spring Break on Thursday April 5 .

Have a great month!Principal Michele Frost

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St. Patrick’s Day Scramble...

ANSWERS: 1 . LUCK ] 2 . GREEN ] 3 . IRISH ] 4 . GOLD ] 5 . MARCH

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ATTN: Room ParentsThanks to all of our Room Parents and Party Assistants for your help with the Valentine’s Day parties . The kids always have such a great time and really look forward to all of the parties . Your help is key in the success of these parties! See photos of the decorated doors on pages 5 and 6 .

Volunteers Needed forTeacher Appreciation WeekWe still need volunteers for Teacher Appreciation Week for the following classes:

Kindergarten ] Mrs. Cosby 1st Grade ] Mrs. DiSanto, Mrs. Harris, Mrs. Steen 2nd Grade ] Mrs. Minnick 3rd Grade ] Mrs. Miller, Mrs. Thompson 4th Grade ] Mr. Lia, Mrs. Zettle, Mrs. Ambrose 5th Grade ] Mrs. Shaw, Mrs. Conway

Please contact Alissa Chrisos at alissach@gmail .com if you are interested .

Spring BreakMARCH 26–30

School resumes Monday, April 2

Cookie Dough Fundraiserfor Patterson PTA!The Patterson PTA helps fund many programs throughout the year including: Room parties, ALL Assemblies, PATHS Program, Classroom Enrichment, Field Trips, and much more . . .

IMPoRTANT DATES To REMEMBER!] Sale Dates from February 24–March 9] All monies and orders must be submitted by Friday, March 9] Make checks payable to Patterson PTA] Pick up cookie dough on Thursday, April 19 from 3:00–5:00 at Patterson

SPECIAL INCENTIVES Do not forget to check out the prize program in the packet . Good Luck!

With every cookie dough order the buyer will receive a $25.00 Dining Advantage® card.

Top 6 sellers will receive $25 gift card to Odyssey Fun World, courtesy of Classic Recipes

THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING OUR SCHOOL!

Questions? Contact D’Ann Searls dksearls@hotmail .com or Gretchen Greever glgreever@msn .com

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Hard-working Hands & Hairnets...We would like to thank the 60 families who partici-pated in the Feed My Starving Children event on Friday, February 10 . Together, we packed 18,144 meals to feed 50 children for an entire year! What an awesome display of loving kindness! Thank you for donating your time, energy and enthusiasm to help some of our world’s poorest children . Patterson Prairie Dogs rock!

Lorna London Johnson

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Heads Up! Lice...The Board of Education Policy on Lice states that if I child is sent home with lice, the student will be re-admitted to class only after parents present proof of treatment (receipt for medicated shampoo, physician note, etc .) The entire classroom does not need to be checked for one incident; however, we will check any child we have a concern about due to exposure or symptoms, as a courtesy, on parent’s request . Keeping the above policy in mind, lice are a com-mon annoyance in our society . Students can be ex-posed in sports, at the movie theatre, trying on clothes in stores, at slumber parties, and any number of other places . While we can’t keep it out of our community, at Patterson, our goal is to ensure that if a child comes to school with head lice, it doesn’t spread to anyone else . We have taken preventative measures to eliminate spreading . For example, you will not see old couches with high backs in the LMC or shared “reading pillows” in the classrooms; rather you will see washable items and vinyl seats such as the beanbag chairs in the LMC that can be wiped off . Students no longer share head-phones in the computer lab . Students are discouraged from sharing any hats or headwear . Activities that involve sharing headwear including blindfolds are discouraged even at our class parties . If you fear your child is regularly exposed via sports or other activities outside of school, there are products on the market to help prevent lice infestation . For example, Tea Tree Oil, or “BOO”, which is available at most children’s hair salons . If you are concerned that your child may have head lice, check for nits (small white or silvery eggs attached to hair that don’t fall off easily) especially on the hairs in the back of the head and behind the ears . Watch for itching and scratches that become infected . Treat as soon as possible . You may contact our school nurse, Kathleen Smart, for tips on treatment . As a courtesy, please notify the school and children they have been in close contact with .

Dr. Seuss Doors

Kindergarten Registrationand Orientation ReminderIf you have a child who will be five years old on or before September 1, 2012, he/she is eligible for kindergarten next year . If you have not yet sent in your pre-registration form, please do so as soon as possible or phone the office . If you know someone new to Patterson who needs a form, please have them call the school office at 428-6500 . Kindergarten orientation for parents is scheduled for March 1 at 6:30pm.

For more information, visit our website www.ipsd.org i

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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1orchestra7:50–8:50State Tornado Drill 10:00Winter Postal Club 3:35–4:30Kindergarten Parentorientation 6:30–7:30 pm

2

No SCHooLInstitute Day

3

4 5

ISAT Week

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Chorus7:50–8:50

7 8orchestra7:50–8:50Spring Postal Club, Session I 3:35–4:30

9

Band 7:50–8:50

10

11 12 13Chorus7:50–8:50

PTA Meeting 9:30

14Gr. 2 to Welch “Magic Tree House Tour” 9:30–11:15

15orchestra7:50–8:50

Spring Postal Club, Session I 3:35–4:30

1�Band 7:50–8:50

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18 19

Gr. 4 toWheatonCenter forHistory9:15–2:15

20

No SCHooLSIP Day

21

Rosati’sPatterson Night

22

orchestra7:50–8:50Gr. 5 to Robert Crown10:15–1:45Spring Postal Club, Session I 3:35–4:30

23End of Third QuarterBand 7:50–8:50Wheel ofWisdom K–29:30–10:15 Wheel ofWisdom, 3–5 11:00–11:45

EARLY DISMISSAL 12:15pmTeacher Work Day

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25 2�Spring BreakSchool Resumes Monday, April 2

27 28 29 30 31

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Indian Prairie School District #204 Elementary Lunch Menu-One Page Summary

March – April 6th, 2012

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Lunch Meal Prices: Paid Lunch: $2.35

Reduced Lunch: $0.40 White Milk: $0.40

Chocolate Milk : $0.50 *This menu item is vegetarian **This item contains Turkey ***This item contains Pork

WG=Item is made with Whole Grain

Balanced Choices Meals are meal combinations that meet precise

nutrition standards that endorse healthy eating guidelines for students.

BC meals are in bold

1 WG Chicken Patty

on a WG Bun or

*Macaroni & Cheese w/Roll

Peas & Carrots Seasoned Potato Wedges Cinnamon Apple Slices

Choice of Milk

2

No School

Institute Day

5 Breaded Chicken Nuggets

w/WG Roll or

Meatball Sub Sandwich

Green Beans Glazed Sweet Potatoes

Chilled Pears Choice of Milk

6 *Mini Maple Burst Pancakes

w/Syrup with or without ***Sausage Patty

or Sloppy Joe on a WG Bun

Potato Smiles

Mixed Fruit Choice of Milk

7 Nachos w/Cheese

& Beef Taco Meat or *Vegetarian Refried Beans

or Chicken Patty on WG Bun

Corn on the Cob

Chilled Applesauce Choice of Milk

8 Baked BBQ Chicken

w/ WG Roll or

Cheeseburger on a WG Bun

Baked Potato Half

Cinnamon Apple Slices Choice of Milk

9 *Cheese Pizza or ***Pepperoni Pizza

or ***BBQ Rib Sandwich

on a WG Bun

Vegetarian Baked Beans Chilled Peaches Choice of Milk

12 *Cheese Stuffed Breadstick

w/Marinara Sauce or

Chicken Patty on WG Bun

Green Beans Mixed Fruit

Choice of Milk

13 *WG Pancakes w/Syrup

with or without ***Sausage Patty or

Beef Chili w/Crackers Seasoned Peas Potato Smiles Chilled Pears Choice of Milk

14 Cheeseburger w/Swiss

on a WG Bun or

**Hot Dog on a WG Bun

Sweet Potato Fries Mandarin Oranges

Choice of Milk

15 Baked Breaded Chicken

Nuggets w/WG Roll or

*Pasta & Marinara Sauce w/Whole Grain Roll Seasoned Carrots Chilled Peaches Choice of Milk

16 *Cheese Pizza or ***Pepperoni Pizza

or Meatball Sub Sandwich

Vegetarian Baked Beans Rice Pilaf

Green Applesauce Physedible Vanilla Crackers

Choice of Milk 19

*WG French Toast Sticks w/Syrup with or without

***Sausage Patty or

Pizza Burger on WG Bun Potato Smiles

Diced Peaches Choice of Milk

20

No School

School Improvement Planning

21 Soft Shell Tacos w/Taco Meat or *Vegetarian Refried Beans

or Baked Breaded Chicken

Nuggets w/WG Roll Golden Corn

Chilled Applesauce Choice of Milk

22 *Cheese Pizza

or ***Pepperoni Pizza or

**Corn Dog Mixed Vegetables Sweet Potato Fries

Chilled Pears Choice of Milk

23

Half Day of School

No Lunch Served

SPRING BREAK WEEK – March 26th–30th

April 2 *Mini Maple Burst Pancakes

w/Syrup with or without ***Sausage Patty

or **Corn Dog

Sweet Potato Tots Chilled Pears Choice of Milk

3 Hamburger

on a WG Bun or

*Make Your Own Pita Pizza with or without Pepperoni Seasoned Carrots

Mixed Fruit Choice of Milk

4 Nachos w/Cheese & Taco Meat

or *Vegetarian Refried Beans or

Breaded Popcorn Chicken w//WG Roll Fiesta Rice

Chilled Applesauce Choice of Milk

5 ***Turkey Roast w/WG Roll

or *Macaroni & Cheese

w/WG Roll Mashed Potatoes w/Gravy

Green Beans Cinnamon Apple Slices

Choice of Milk

6

No School Today

Alternate COLD Lunches Offered Daily: *Soybutter & Grape Jelly Sandwich, Entrée Salad, or Grab & Go Bagged Lunch (See Detailed Menu for Choices)

-Food bar with fresh fruits and vegetables offered daily. What is included in a lunch meal? You MUST choose 1 Entrée & MUST choose at least 1 side

and CAN choose up to 3 sides for the same $2.35 lunch price Daily Milk Choices Include (milk is counted as a side item): Fat Free White, 1% White, and Fat Free Chocolate

Find menus posted at: www.chartwellsschooldining.com/ipsd204/content/menus.asp

Menu Questions or Comments? Please Call Director of Dining Services: Greg Manning at 630-428-6570

Menu subject to change without notice.

The School Lunch Program is operated in accordance with U.S. Department of Agriculture policy which does not permit discrimination because of race, color, sex, age, handicap or national origin.

Any person who believes that he or she has been discriminated against in any U.S.D.A. activity should write to the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. 20250.

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