Having trouble reading this email? View it in your browser. Not interested anymore? --> Unsubscribe instantly.
Education Partners Newsletter
 

Education Partners - October 23, 2009

District 202 Education Partners, hello...
 
Here's hoping you don't squish too many worms this weekend with all the rain...
 
Speaking of the rain, we have a "deluge" of news and photos this week, and a lot of important information:
  • The Board of Education will meet in regular session Monday, October 26, 2009 at the district administrative center, 15732 Howard Street, Plainfield. The public part of the meeting will start at 7:30 p.m. The full agenda will be posted today on the district web site (www.psd202.org) under "Board Docs."
  • The media has reported stories about a possible strike among First Student bus drivers that may affect neighboring districts. District 202 will not be impacted by any such strike. Click here for more information: http://www.psd202.org/Documents/firststudentstrike.pdf
  • We've added several new items to our H1N1 Virus Information page from the Will County Health Department. Please continue to check this page regularly for new information as we continue to work together to prevent the spread of all influenza, including H1N1.
  • Kudos and congratulations to Plainfield East High School's varsity football team, which won its first game last Friday, October 16, 2009 over Oswego East.
  • Speaking of football, kudos to Plainfield North High School, whose varsity team has qualified for state for the first time in the school's history. And, best luck to Plainfield High School-Central Campus, as they play tonight for a possible state berth, too.
  • Congratulations to PNHS girls tennis player Jackie Altansarnai, and PHSCC girls tennis player Ali Foster, who both qualified for state competition this weekend. Both athletes won their first two matches, and lost their third round matches. 
  • Kudos to the Grand Prairie Elementary School Student Council for raising $289 for the Peter Claver Center in Joliet. The money was raised through a taffy apple sale on October 15, 2009 as part of Make A Difference Day. The students sold 768 apples.
  • All four District 202 high schools will host programs this winter for current eighth grade students to help ease their transition into high school. Please click here for more information: http://news.psd202.org/news/display.php?newsitem=1327
  • Kudos to Plainfield South High School pep band which will perform at the 2009 Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Girls State Volleyball Tournament at Illinois State University on Saturday, November 14, 2009.
  • District 202 sophomores, juniors and seniors and parents are invited to learn more about post-high school college and career planning at a special Career Literacy Seminar hosted by the Plainfield South High School Student Services department on October 27, 2009. Click here for more information: http://news.psd202.org/news/display.php?newsitem=1319

New Photos This Week
 
Please click on the "District 202 Photos" link below to see these photos of our students and staff in action:
  • Thomas Jefferson Elementary School - Firefighter author Visit
  • Charles Reed Elementary School - Heavenly Hats
  • Wesmere Elementary School - Food Maps
  • Eagle Pointe Elementary School - CASA Art
  • Meadow View Elementary School - Firefighter Kindergarten Visit
  • Wesmere Elementary School - Explorer Museum
  • Timber Ridge Middle School - Core Values Pledge
  • Ira Jones Middle School - Popcorn for Pets
  • PSHS - Homecoming 2009
  • PEHS - Anatomy & Physiology Speaker
Virtual Backpack

We've posted three new fliers this week on the District 202 "Virtual Backpack." Check out the Virtual Backpack section of this newsletter to review and download this week's materials, and please spread the word with family and friends about this great new "green" tool. Click here for more information about the Virtual Backpack: http://www.psd202.org/vbackpack.htm

Finally...
Looking for something fun to do this weekend? Visit the 23rd annual Plainfield Band Boosters Fall Craft show this weekend -- Saturday, October 24, from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m.; and Sunday Oct 25, from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. The Show is held at PHSCC, 24120 W. Fort  Beggs Drive in Plainfield, and features over 110 spaces of beautiful crafts and gifts, a bake sale and lunch featuring the show's famous baked potatoes. Admission is $2 for people 18 and over. Under 18 is free, and a free raffle ticket will be given with each paid admission. Strollers welcome! Proceeds benefit all four District 202 high school band programs.
 
Have a great weekend!

Tom Hernandez
Director of Community Relations
Plainfield CCSD 202
(815) 577-4008 (office)
"We Prepare Learners for the Future"
 

IN THIS ISSUE
 

STAY CONNECTED

Twitter
Follow us out on Twitter
where you can get the live updates of what is happening in District 202. more ..
 
top

PHOTOS

The District 202 Community Relations Department is traveling around the district taking pictures. Check out what our students have been up to!

Click here to open the photos page...

bottom
 

Like this email?

Know someone who might want to receive this email?

Forward to a friend
 

Stop this email?

If you no longer wish to receive this email.

unsubscribe
 

FUTURE EVENTS

Oct 23 -Bulldog Skate Night
Aux Sable MS
Oct 23 -Dance 7th & 8th grade
Heritage Grove MS
Oct 24 -Plainfield Band Boosters announce 12th annual craft show
Community Events
Oct 24 -Fall Sports Carnival
Liberty ES
Oct 24 -Haunted House and Goblin Party
Aux Sable MS
Oct 25 -Plainfield Band Boosters announce 12th annual craft show
Community Events
Oct 25 -Haunted House and Goblin Party
Aux Sable MS
Oct 26 -Red Ribbon Week
Crystal Lawns ES
Oct 26 -Spirit Club Meeting
Drauden Point MS
Oct 26 -Lincoln Book Fair
Lincoln ES
Oct 26 -Yearbook Club Meeting
Drauden Point MS
Oct 26 -Yearbook Club
Indian Trail MS
Oct 26 -Homework Club
Drauden Point MS
Oct 26 -Dance Club
Drauden Point MS

For a complete list of all events, visit our
calendar
District Event Calendar

  

Wesmere Explorer Museum

Fifth grade students in Tracy Kazmierczak’s class hosted an "Explorer Museum" on Friday, October 23, 2009. Here two fifth graders- dressed as Teddy Roosevelt and Leif Eriksson- explain why they are famous to a fourth grade student.

The fifth grade students conducted research and wrote a paper on an early explorer. In their papers, the students had to explain the early life of the explorer, the exploration that made him or her famous, and the important contributions they made as a result of the exploration.

View more photos here.

Back to top


District 202 News


Eichelberger E.S. second graders dig into pumpkin science
Elizabeth Eichelberger second grade students will roll up their sleeves, and dig into the guts of pumpkins, all in the name of science. The three second grade classes at Eichelberger Elementary Schoo... For the whole story, click here.

D.202 high schools host night for incoming students & parents
All four District 202 high schools will host programs this winter for current eighth grade students to help ease their transition into high school. The “Explorations 2014” program will help incomi... For the whole story, click here.

Plainfield South study of medieval literature ends at the faire
Advanced Placement Junior English students at Plainfield South High School will be in for a surprise when they come to class on Friday, October 30, 2009. The students will be transported into a scene... For the whole story, click here.

Sixty-one District 202 high school students named AP Scholars
Sixty-one District 202 high school graduates and current seniors have been named AP Scholars based on their performance on the AP exams given during the 2009 school year – a 25 percent increase in AP ... For the whole story, click here.

Plainfield South pep band invited to play at IHSA tournament
The Plainfield South High School pep band will perform at the 2009 Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Girls State Volleyball Tournament at Illinois State University on Saturday, November 14, 2009... For the whole story, click here.

Indian Trail M.S. seeking veterans for recognition assembly
Indian Trail Middle School is seeking local veterans to attend and be honored at the school’s Veterans Recognition Assembly on Friday, November 13, 2009. The assembly will begin at 8:30 a.m. at the s... For the whole story, click here.

Creekside’s Warmth for Winter campaign to assist school, community
Creekside Elementary School Physical Education and Health teacher Jeff Peterson doesn’t want any of his students or their siblings to be left out in the cold this winter, so he’s personally organizing... For the whole story, click here.

Wesmere fifth graders “explore” history for museum project
Explorers like Marco Polo, Ponce De Leon, Ann Bancroft and Christopher Columbus will bring to life the explorations that made them famous at Wesmere Elementary School’s “Explorer Museum.” The famous ... For the whole story, click here.

Grand Prairie third graders share their scary stories in the dark
Third grade Grand Prairie Elementary School students will huddle under tents made of blankets and sheets as they read about things that go bump in the night by the glow of flashlights. Four third gra... For the whole story, click here.

District 202 parents & students invited to PSHS career seminar
District 202 sophomores, juniors and seniors and parents are invited to learn more about post-high school college and career planning at a special Career Literacy Seminar hosted by the Plainfield Sout... For the whole story, click here.

Timber Ridge students & staff pledge to commit to core values
Nearly 1,000 Timber Ridge students, administrators and staff members have made a pledge to commit to the school’s five “core values.” What started off as a small idea from one team of eighth grade t... For the whole story, click here.

Creekside Career Day teaches importance of community
Creekside Elementary School second graders will bring their study of communities and community helpers to life with a Career Day. Parents have recently been visiting the second grade classrooms as gu... For the whole story, click here.

 

Back to top


District 202 Virtual Backpack

NEW THIS WEEK OF 10/18/09

Youth Sports Performance Training Classes
Gender: Both Genders
Staff or Students: Students
Grade Level: All Grades
School: All Schools

Youth Basketball League
Gender: Both Genders
Staff or Students: Students
Grade Level: All Grades
School: All Schools

BOYS & GIRLS YOUTH BASKETBALL LEAGUE/CLINICS
Gender: Both Genders
Staff or Students: Staff and Students
Grade Level: All Grades
School: All Schools



  For a complete list of all items, visit our
  District 202 Virtual Backpack

 

Back to top

© Copyright 2007 Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202
Information for District 202 Education Partners is compiled by Community Relations Director Tom Hernandez and Community Relations Coordinator Lauren McFarland. Page design by Webmaster Ryan Boyce.