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Education Partners Newsletter
 

Education Partners - October 29, 2009

District 202 Education Partners, hello...
 
This week's regular dispatch is coming a little bit early because of some logistical issues on our end. But don't fret, we still have the usual offerings of news and information about our students and schools. First, a few important notes:
 
  • Here are the October 26, 2009 Board of Education Meeting Notes.
  • Best luck to the Plainfield North High School football team, playing in its first-ever state game at 6 p.m. Saturday against St. Rita, at St. Rita.
  • As part of our work to improve communications, Superintendent of Schools Dr. John Harper appears twice each month on WJOL (1340 AM) to discuss important issues and information. Starting this week, we're posting audio files of his appearances on the district web site under "Messages from the Superintendent" http://www.psd202.org/Admin/harper.htm  Here is the first, from October 22, 2009 with afternoon host Isaac Sanken.
  • Speaking of Dr. Harper's communications, here is his monthly column for October 2009. This month Dr. Harper celebrates our improving high school academic achievement.
  • Kudos to Plainfield High School -- Central Campus student senior Zach Troyer who earned a trophy for the biggest upset at the "Knights of the Square Table" chess tournament" Saturday, October 24, 2009 by winning against an opponent ranked more than twice his ranking.
  • Congratulations to all the District 202 middle and high school students who earned an invitation to the Illinois Music Educators Association District IX festivals for band, orchestra and choir in November. Click here for more: http://news.psd202.org/news/display.php?newsitem=1331
New Photos This Week
 
Please click on the "District 202 Photos" link below to see these photos of our students and staff in action:
  • Community October-  Board of Education Meeting Awards and Recognitions
  • Meadow View Elementary School - Simple Machines
  • Creekside Elementary School - Warmth for Winter Campaign
  • Creekside Elementary School - Career Day
  • Eichelberger Elementary School - Staley the Bear Visit
  • Ridge Elementary School - Senator Linda Holmes Visit
  • Creekside Elementary School - Grandparents & Grandfriends Day
  • Eichelberger Elementary School - Principal Hair Dye
  • Eichelberger Elementary School - Pumpkin Science
  • Walker's Grove Elementary School -- Character Counts Week
  • Ira Jones Middle School - Halloween Costume Donations
  • Ira Jones Middle School - Human Red Ribbon
  • Bonnie McBeth Learning Center - Lewis University Handwashing Demonstration
Virtual Backpack

We've posted eight 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...
The Fall Parent Teacher Conference Schedule for all schools and programs is now posted on the front page of the district web site (www.psd202.org) under "Important Information." Once again, most of the conference times are in the evening, because most of our parents have indicated that they prefer evening conferences. Here is the schedule:
 
Have a great weekend...
 
Tom Hernandez
Director of Community Relations
Plainfield CCSD 202
(815) 577-4008 (office)
"We Prepare Learners for the Future"
 

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FUTURE EVENTS

Oct 29 -Music Program
Freedom ES
Oct 29 -Market Day Pick Up
Liberty ES
Oct 29 -Wesmere Market Day
Wesmere ES
Oct 29 -Choir Concert
Ira Jones MS
Oct 30 -Fall Festival Classroom Party and Parade
Freedom ES
Oct 30 -Red Ribbon Week
Crystal Lawns ES
Oct 30 -Kindergarten Fall Fesitval Party
Lincoln ES
Oct 30 -Fall Festival - Green & Red Villages
Bonnie McBeth LC Events
Oct 30 -End of First Quarter
All Events
Oct 30 -RI AM Kindergarten Costume Parade
Ridge ES
Oct 30 -Fall Parties
Grand Prairie ES
Oct 30 -Halloween Parade and Parties
Crystal Lawns ES
Oct 30 -Wesmere Fall Parade and Party
Wesmere ES
Oct 30 -Ridge Fall Costume School Parade
Ridge ES
Oct 30 -Fall Festival Party
Charles Reed ES
Oct 30 -Halloween Parade and Parties
Eichelberger ES
Oct 30 -Halloween Parade and Parties 2-3:10 PM
Central ES
Oct 30 -Fall classroom parties
Walker's Grove ES
Oct 30 -Halloween Party
River View ES
Oct 30 -Panther Party
Drauden Point MS
Oct 30 -Scare Up a Good Book Night
Ira Jones MS

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

  

Eichelberger Pumpkin Science

Second grade students at Elizabeth Eichelberger Elementary School conducted a, "Pumpkin Science" experiment on Tuesday, October 27, 2009.

The students had to make observations and predictions about their pumpkins and record them on worksheets. They used math skills like estimation and measurement while making observations.

View all of the photos here.

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District 202 News


District 202 schools announce 2009 fall conference schedule
District 202 preschool, elementary, middle and high schools will hold parent-teacher conferences this fall, beginning on Wednesday, November 12, 2009. This year, the conferences will be held the wee... For the whole story, click here.

Lewis University nursing student will give D.202 preschoolers a “hands-on” lesson in germ prevention
Lewis University nursing student Elizabeth Jackson will teach preschool students in the Bonnie McBeth Learning Center class at Plainfield East High School one of the most important things they can do ... For the whole story, click here.

District 202 students picked to participate in IMEA festival
Nearly 50 District 202 middle and high school music students have been invited to participate in this year’s annual Illinois Music Educators Association (IMEA) District IX festivals for band, orchestr... For the whole story, click here.

Middle, high school families invited to learn to reduce stress
District 202 social workers will present a seminar for parents of middle and high school students to learn how to deal with stress in the household, from 7-8 p.m. Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at Plainfie... For the whole story, click here.

Charles Reed student wins first in fire department poster contest
A Charles Reed Elementary School third grader had quite a reputation to uphold when she entered this year’s Fire Prevention Poster contest, sponsored by the Joliet Fire Department. The student placed... For the whole story, click here.

 

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District 202 Virtual Backpack

NEW THIS WEEK OF 10/25/09

winter soccer program
Gender: Both Genders
Staff or Students: Staff and Students
Grade Level: Elementary, Middle
School: All Elementary Schools, All Middle Schools

Plainfield Park District Winter Break Camps
Gender: Both Genders
Staff or Students: Staff and Students
Grade Level: Elementary, Middle
School: All Elementary Schools, All Middle Schools



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

 

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