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Education Partners Newsletter
 

Education Partners - January 22, 2010

District 202 Education Partners, hello...
 
The end of a long week, yet the District 202 news never stops...First though a few important notes:
  • As shared yesterday, the Board of Education will meet in regular session Monday, January 25, 2010 in the auditorium (not the cafeteria, as shared yesterday). Dr. Harper will publicly present his recommendations for eliminating the district's $16 million projected operating deficit. Community members are encouraged to attend and comment, if they wish to do so. The public part of the meeting will start at 7:30 p.m. http://www.psd202.org/departments/budget_deficit.htm
  • The Will County Health Department will host its last scheduled free H1N1 clinic from 1-4:30 p.m. Sunday, January 24, 2010 at Plainfield High School -- Central Campus. Enter through the west gymnasium doors. Click here for more: http://www.willcountyhealth.org/en/do.jsp?id=158
  • St. Mary Immaculate Parish will present a seminar entitled “Keeping Our Children Safe From Predators” at 7 p.m. January 28, 2010 in the parish Church, 15629 South Rt. 59 in Plainfield. This seminar is targeted to parents with middle school age children and older. This is a free event. For more information please visit www.smip.org  or call Edward Smith, Psy.D. office phone: (815) 609-1544.
  • Timber Ridge Middle School, in conjunction with its PTO is collecting monetary donations for the Operation Support our Troops Illinois, in memory of Private Kyle Wright, who was killed recently in Afghanistan. Kyle attended Timber Ridge. Donations will be accepted through January 28, 2010 at the school. Checks can be made out to OSOTIL and can be sent to Marianne Leahy at Timber Ridge Middle School. Please contact Marianne for more information at (815) 439-3410
New Photos This Week
Please click on the "District 202 Photos" link below to see these photos of our students and staff in action:
  • Eagle Pointe Elementary - Tom Cross Lunch
  • Eichelberger Elementary - I Have A Dream Books
  • Wesmere Elementary - Ronald McDonald Assembly
  • River View Elementary - Invasive Species
  • PNHS - Mock Trial 2010
Virtual Backpack

We've posted 11 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

Budget Deficit Elimination Strategy
 
Thanks to everyone who has already shared ideas for ways to reduce the district's projected $16 million operating budget deficit. We've gotten more than 370 individual suggestions, and each of them is being shared with the superintendent and Board of Education. Submit your ideas/suggestions for reducing costs through this special page:  District Deficit Elimination Strategy
 
Finally...
The Illinois Secretary of State (ISOS) has received notification from the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA) that the National Computer Center (NCC) will shutdown for extensive electrical work during three holiday weekends in 2010 (Saturday at 12:01 a.m. until 5:00 a.m. Monday of the holiday).  When the NCC is shutdown, the ISOS will not have access to the Social Security On-Line Verification (SSOLV) system. Click here for more: Driver Education Facility Information.
 
Have a good 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

Jan 22 -River View Family Dance
River View ES
Jan 22 -Wesmere Family Movie Night
Wesmere ES
Jan 22 -PTA Family Night 7-9 PM
Central ES
Jan 23 -ACCESS Testing
Walker's Grove ES
Jan 24 -ACCESS Testing
Walker's Grove ES
Jan 25 -ACCESS Testing
Walker's Grove ES
Jan 25 -Battle Of The Books. Grades 4 and 5
Meadow View ES
Jan 25 -Freedom Choir Practice
Freedom ES
Jan 25 -Yearbook Club
Indian Trail MS
Jan 25 -Dance Club
Drauden Point MS
Jan 25 -Wesmere Michael's Pizza Nights
Wesmere ES

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

  

Eagle Pointe Lunch with Tom Cross

State Representative Tom Cross ate lunch with fifth grade students in Kathleen Heinrich's class at Eagle Pointe Elementary School on January 21, 2010.

Cross was invited by a fifth grade student who wrote Cross a letter after the class read an article, “A Fresh Look at Lunch,” in the “Time For Kids” magazine.

View more photos here.

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District 202 News


District 202 students help Wilco team cook up first state win
Two District 202 students helped the Wilco Area Career Center take home its first culinary arts state title in more than eight years in the ProStart Student Invitational. Plainfield High School-Centr... For the whole story, click here.

Eagle Pointe fifth grader invites Tom Cross to eat school lunch
State Representative Tom Cross blended in with the crowd of fifth graders in the cafeteria at Eagle Pointe Elementary School as he ate a taco salad and talked to them about local government and their ... For the whole story, click here.

Kiwanis “Soup It Up” to benefit kids and community
Plainfield-area Kiwanis members are preparing their best soups for the Kiwanis Club of Plainfield’s fourth annual “Soup It Up” fundraiser to benefit Plainfield Academy. They’ll serve their specialtie... For the whole story, click here.

JFK student chosen as one of six World Math Day Ambassadors after math class finishes second in global math contest
John F. Kennedy Middle School eighth grader Steven Kosvick will be one of only six students nationwide to take part in a global online mathematics competition in March, as part of a national math even... For the whole story, click here.

True “community” literacy: “Great Read” collecting books for Mexico library
District 202-area residents are invited to share their love of great books and to help support and promote literacy across the continent by donating books to help supply a community library in Guanaju... For the whole story, click here.

District 202 students & staff aim to “Help Haiti Heal”
***NOTE: THIS IS CURRENT AS OF 4 P.M. JANUARY 20, 2010*** Several District 202 schools are working to help the people of Haiti in the wake of the powerful earthquake that rocked the country’s core. ... For the whole story, click here.

District 202 hosts first-of-its-kind MS wrestling tournament
Plainfield High School-Central Campus will host a first-of-its-kind wrestling tournament for middle school age students on Saturday, January 23, 2010. The “Timber-Trail 16-team Wrestling Tournament” ... For the whole story, click here.

River View students to broadcast the dangers of invasive species
Fifth grade students in Gina DeLa Fuente’s fifth grade class at River View Elementary School now have a more in depth understanding of why scientists are so concerned by the path of the Asian carp and... For the whole story, click here.

Ridge Elementary students “battle” over knowledge of books
Who would have known that salamanders and zombies were so well read? As it turns out, they’re among the best readers at Ridge Elementary School, where 42 teams of fourth and fifth grade students rece... For the whole story, click here.

 

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District 202 Virtual Backpack

NEW THIS WEEK OF 1/17/10

Bolingbrook Panthers Girls Softball Registration
Gender: Female
Staff or Students: Students
Grade Level: All Grades
School: All Schools

Grand Prairie PTO, Jewel Shop & Share
Gender: Both Genders
Staff or Students: Staff and Students
Grade Level: All Grades
School: All Schools

SCOUT SUNDAY
Gender: Both Genders
Staff or Students: Staff and Students
Grade Level: All Grades
School: All Schools

Plainfield Saints Football
Gender: Male
Staff or Students: Students
Grade Level: Elementary, Middle, High
School: All Elementary Schools, All Middle Schools, All High Schools

Plainfield Saints Cheerleading
Gender: Female
Staff or Students: Students
Grade Level: Elementary, Middle, High
School: All Elementary Schools, All Middle Schools, All High Schools

Plainfield Rugby Information
Gender: Both Genders
Staff or Students: Students
Grade Level: High
School: All High Schools

Plainfield Park District Daddy Daughter Dance
Gender: Female
Staff or Students: Staff and Students
Grade Level: Elementary, Preschool
School: All Elementary Schools, Bonnie McBeth

Plainfield Park District Great Adventures Program for Preschoolers Open House
Gender: Both Genders
Staff or Students: Staff and Students
Grade Level: Preschool
School: All Schools



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

 

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