Important Dates

March 2 – No School/Pulaski Day

March 4 – Bookmobile (1-3 gr.)

March 4 – AVIC Training 9:30 a.m.

March 6 – ITSCO Hot Lunch Day

March 9 –April 3 PARCC Testing

(3 & 4 gr.)

March 9 – ITSCO Meeting 3:40 p.m.

March 10 – 2nd grade In-School

Field Trip

March 11 – Bookmobile (4th gr.)

March 11 – 2nd grade In-School

Field Trip

March 11 – BOE Mtg. 7 p.m.

Admin. Center

March 13 – Half Day 12:10 Dismissal

March 18 – Bookmobile (1-3 gr.)

March 20 – ITSCO Treat Day

March 24 – Market Day P/U

March 25 – Bookmobile (4th gr.)

March 25 – BOE mtg. 7 p.m.

Admin. Center

March 25 – End of 3rd Quarter

March 26 – Chorus Concert @

LWN 7 p.m.

March 26 – Fire Safety Day

(1-3 gr.)

March 31 – Spring Pictures

March 31 – Last day for Book IT

Indian Trail School

Home of the Trailblazers

20912 S. Frankfort Square Rd.

Frankfort, IL 60423

815-469-6993 phone

815-806-8352 fax

www.summithill.org

Reminders:

Office Hours are 8:35 a.m.-3:50 p.m.

Attendance Hours Are 9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

Please report your child’s absence by 9:10 AM the day of the absence

Please remember to send a lunch with your child daily. Be sure the

lunch is labeled with the child’s name.

If a lunch is forgotten, parents may drop off a lunch on the cart in

the vestibule outside the office (by 11:30, please!). Please have the

child’s name and teacher’s name clearly labeled.

Campbell’s Soup Labels, BoxTops for Education, and Capri sun pouches

are collected to benefit our school. Please send them to school in a

baggie with your child’s name and teacher’s name

If you shop at Target with a Target card, you can elect to have

Indian Trail receive a percentage donation when you shop. Info is

available online or at your local Target Store.

Please maintain regular communication with our teachers.

Frankfort Square Road in front of the school is a designated no

parking zone- please use the 78th Avenue Lot or North Lot for pick-up

and drop-off.

Trailblazer Trib.

2015 Edition

Dear Trail Families,

Illinois 5 Essentials Survey

The Illinois 5Essentials survey has just a couple more weeks left. If you have not had the time to

take the survey, please do so at your earliest convenience. The link to the survey is https://survey.5-

essentials.org/Illinois/. I truly appreciate you taking the time to complete the survey.

PARCC Assessment

The Third and Fourth Grade students have been actively preparing for the upcoming PARCC

assessment using the tablets. They have been exploring the many different tools that will be

available to complete the test items. We need your help and support during the testing weeks of

March 9th and March 16th. This will be a stressful time for not only our teachers, but for the students,

as well. In an effort to make the testing go smoothly, we are asking that you help assist by doing the

following:

Ensuring your child is getting a good night sleep

Make sure your child eats a healthy well balanced breakfast

Encourage them to attend school each day and arrive on time

Wish your child good luck each day and remind them to listen carefully to instructions

Remind your child the test is important and to do their very best

Explain to your child the importance of using their time wisely

Encourage your child to stay focused on the test even if others have finished

If you would like to learn more about the upcoming PARCC assessment, please visit http://parcc.pearson.com/. Cell Phones in School Zones Please remember talking on your cell phone while driving in a school zone is PROHIBITED. It is very disheartening to see a parent on their cell phone when we have children trying to safely get in and out of vehicles. It only takes a second for something very serious to occur. You are risking the safety of our students, staff, parents and guardians by engaging in such behavior. Please refrain from your handheld device during pick-up, drop-off, and at any point when entering our school zone. Thank you for your continued support! If you should have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. Mrs. Wright

First Graders at Indian Trail School want

100…

Mrs. Wright (Principal at Indian Trail School)

read aloud I can teach my dog 100 words to all

of the first grade students on their 100th day

of school.

First Grade

First Graders at Indian Trail School are ready to begin their third quarter. It is hard to believe that the year is

already half over! Children have been busy this month learning about the lives and important contributions of two of

our greatest presidents, George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Students also celebrated being 100 days smarter

on the 100th day of school. They listened to a story read by Mrs. Wright and did extension activities to mark the

special day. Way to go First Grade!

Second Grade

The word of the month is “hundred,” as in one hundred days of school! Second grade students used great creative skills

when designing and modeling “100th Day of School” shirts. We saw one hundred stars, one hundred cheerios, one

hundred stickers, and hundreds of other designs as well. What a great way to celebrate a milestone! Students really

enjoyed showing off their handiwork, and some teachers got into the spirit as well!

Also, second graders learned all about the Potawatomi Indians during their second “in school” field trip. Our guest

speaker compared life as a young native 500 years ago to that of our students in the present. He showed games the

natives played, discussed how they used animals for many of their needs, and how they learned to survive even in the

harshest weather. Some students even got to try on a shirt, moccasins and boots made from real animal skins. There

were hundreds of smiles in the second grade wing!

Wearing their “100 Day of

School” shirts are students

from Mrs. Deniz Aslan’s

second grade class. From left

to right, they are Ryne Sidler,

Sophia Barrett, Nona

Stewart, and Parker Friend

THIRD GRADE NEWS

Third grade students bundled up and ventured out at Naper Settlement on February 25th to discover life in the 1800’s.

This unique field trip allowed students to see history come to life. During the year students have been learning about

colonial life, chores, jobs, and types of living. Each class got to visit the Blacksmith Shop where we helped make iron

pins, the Print Shop where we learned about letters, print machines, and cost of making newspapers back then. We also

explored the Log House where students saw first-hand how people use to live in one room and the chores that were

done to keep the room neat and tidy. In the one-room Copenhagen Schoolhouse, children experienced what school was

like before technology (WITH A LOT OF RULES). The lifestyle of the 1800s came alive through sights, sounds and

smells as students participated in hands-on activities, guided by educators in period clothing, to introduce concepts

related to chores and common trades of the time period. Everyone had a blast!!!!

Look who wore the same design for the 100th

Day of School! It’s Mrs. Deniz Aslan and her

student, Malic Breish

Here are Maddie Giampaolo and Mrs. Lucy

Rios modeling their handiwork. So pretty in

pink!

Look at the smiles from students in Mrs.

Patricia Pfeiffer’s class as they try on

authentic items of Potawatomi clothing

and footwear. From left to right, they

are Morgan McDonald, Caleb Lee, and

Sydney Harbeck.

Thank You to All of Our Heart Heroes!

During the week of Feb 9-13th, Indian Trail students and staff participated in Heart Hero Week. Together, we raised

$7368.00 to support the American Heart Association’s efforts to save lives in our community through the annual

“Jump Rope for Heart” fundraiser

Check out our newest 2014-15 Jump Rope for Heart banner proudly hanging in the gym. Physical Education teachers,

Mr. Jacobi and Miss Shea have been busy teaching a month long unit on Jump Rope! Our students are quickly catching

on and mastering new and challenging jump roping skills and games.

Congratulations Indian Trail School’s 2015 Heart Ambassadors for their TOP fundraising efforts!

1st Place- Breanne Lott –$640.00

2nd Place- Noah Adams – $575.00

3rd Place- Mason Meskimen- $370.00

4th Place- Braedon Kunz - $310.00

Congratulations to Mrs. Rios 2nd grade class; they are the winners of the annual popcorn and movie party with 81 % of

the students participating in the fundraiser. In addition, special kudos to Mrs. Plese’s 3rd grade class, they alone raised

a whopping $1175.00 in donations to support The American Heart Association.

Thank you to all of our Indian Trail students, families and staff for your outstanding efforts to make this year’s Jump

Rope for Heart our most successful year ever!

Fourth Grade News

On February 17, the fourth grade students from Indian Trail School had their in school field trip. Visitors from

Pilcher Park Nature Center performed “Tales of the Underground.” Students were able to gain a little first hand

knowledge of what life was like as a slave in the 1800’s. Each student became a passenger on the “Underground

Railroad”, receiving a name of an actual escaped slave.

They learned secret codes to use to protect them on their journey, listened to stories of actual slaves from the

Underground Railroad, and learned how to create an escape code through the creation of a quilt square.

At the conclusion, each student found out what happened to their slave on their journey. Many questions were

answered. For example: Who was he/she purchased from to become a slave? Was he/she captured? Did the runaway

slave make it to freedom? and What family members were left behind?

Science Club Newsworthy

The Science Club has been very curious this month! WE have been learning about absorption. Students did a variety of

experiments to learn more about how absorption works. The little scientist even created their own snow that they

could enjoy indoors, and even better, it doesn’t melt. Students also looked at absorption using paper towels. The

scientist added food coloring to our experiment to better see their results.

Gabriel Stromberg and Amirah Taher

Taylor Rossberg

WINTER CARNIVAL 2015

Staff vs. student basketball game

On February 13, we had a blast with our Staff vs. Student

Basketball Game. The students were eager to take on our

teachers and score big during the game. There were many

surprises handed out to some participating students,

which made it more exciting for the students. Our Summit

Hill Team had to take on their first of many tasks as you

continued to support SHEF and donate money for the

foundation. Students got a chance to spray our team with

silly string. You will see below, the students had a lot of

fun with this activity.

SHEF Fundraising Activities Continue…

On Friday, February 27, we had another

round of funny activities that our Summit

Hill Team had to participate in given your

continued efforts to raise money for our

foundation. Mr. Jacobi, Mr. Renardo, Mrs.

Jurasits, Ms. Horan, and Mrs. McGrath had

to face either being duct tape to a wall or

wrapped in toilet paper. This activity

created a lot of laughter and excitement

through our cafeteria. Students were

excited to get picked to join in on the fun.

All of our teachers were very good sports.