CHANEY-MONGE SCHOOL DISTRICT #88
400 Elsie Ave, Crest Hill, IL 60403
Telephone: 815-722-6673
Fax: 815-722-7814
Website: www.chaneymonge.us
August L. Tomac, Interim Superintendent Jacelynn Hall, Principal Alex Martino, Interim Superintendent
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December 2011 Newsletter
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From the Superintendent:
Happy Holidays!
On behalf of the Board of Education, staff and students, we wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and a safe and enjoyable holiday season.
Superintendent Search Update:
The Board of Education’s quest to appoint a new superintendent for District 88 is on schedule. Six first-round interviews were conducted with candidates on October 15th. Three candidates were brought back for second-round interviews during recent weeks. The next step in the process is to arrange for an on-site visitation where representatives from the Chaney-Monge Board have the opportunity to meet with stakeholders from the school district’s new leader selected by the end of January, 2012. The new superintendent will assume duties July 1, 2012.
Reduced Price Internet:
Internet Essentials is a program offered by Comcast to households with children who receive free school lunches under the National School Lunch Program. The program will provide broadband internet, on-line training and tools, and a computer if needed at low-cost. Call 1-855-846-8376 or visit InternetEssential.com for more information. This is not a school sponsored or board of education endorsed program. However, it is a unique opportunity to bring high tech and internet to the homes of students.
Is School Closed?
Its freezing cold, the snow’s blowing, wind’s howling and my homework isn’t done: what a great time to find out that there is no school! If possible, the decision to close school is made the night before or very early in the morning (before 7:00 AM) of the day classes will be canceled.
By Phone: Principal Jackie Hall will send a recorded phone message directly to the phone numbers listed in your child’s registration forms. Messages are sent immediately after the decision is made to close school for the day. Please do not call the school to verify that school has been closed. Make sure you answering machines or message systems are in working order.
TV and RADIO: Locally, WJOL 1340 AM and WCCQ 98.3 FM will broadcast school closing information continuously. Major Chicago TV stations 2, 5, 7, 9 and 32 will have a continuous crawling message line at the bottom of the TV screen with school closing information.
On-Line: Major Chicago newspaper, radio and TV stations have links for school closing information. Locally, check out the websites for WJOL and the Joliet Herald News. Also, our school closing information may be found at www.emergencyclosings.com at any time.
From the Principal – Jackie Hall
Parent Teacher Conferences
Thank you to all parents who attended your child’s Parent-Teacher Conference and Bring an Adult to School Day. Our school was buzzing with grown-ups. Research shows that parent involvement and communication has been strongly linked with enhanced academic achievement and student motivation.
Looking for an exciting interactive reading website? Chaney-Monge has an online subscription to Scholastic BookFlix. The site has an assortment of books at various levels and topics. Listen to a book and view the pages on line! You must go to http://bkflix.grolier.com . At the login page: username is chaney and password is bookflix. This really is a fantastic site for children of all ages.
“Music Program” News
Happy Holidays from the CMMPA! We would like to acknowledge the wonderful performances by our music students recently at our first concert last month and the Veteran’s day program…..We are so proud of your progressing talents! We would also like to congratulate some very special students from our program. Last month’s musician-of-the-month was flautist Kortney Sikic. This month’s musician-of-the-month is percussionist Julia Del Rio. Thanks for all your hard work young musicians!
Holiday performances on 12/20/11 are as follows:
9:30 a.m K-2nd Grade plus concert band, jazz band and choir.
1:00 p.m. 3rd-5th Grade plus all bands and choir.
More information will follow via e-mails blasts. Sign-up for e-mails if you are not getting them from the music parents already.
Special thanks to all who supported our last fundraiser. We are looking forward to our next fundraiser, an evening of shopping and entertainment on Friday, December 9th at Barnes & Noble Bookstore located at 2621 Plainfield Road, Joliet, IL. A portion of all sales that evening will go toward our music program – you just have to mention Chaney Monge at the register. So come out and support your students from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. The choir will be performing at 7 pm and we will have free gift-wrapping and story-reading throughout the night as well. Bring the whole family, you will surely enjoy yourselves.
Our next music parent’s meeting is December 6th at 6:30 p.m. We would like to extend an open invitation to all parents who have students in the music program. Come and see what exciting plans we are working on for your students, we would love for you to be a part of it!
Students of the Month
Mrs. Short reports that October Lion’s Club Students of the Month were: 5th graders: Alexa Boland & Joshua Molano; 6th grader: Courtney Schoolcraft; 7th Grader: Cassandra Tirado; 8th grader: Nicholas Birkenfeld.
Congratulations on your award!
A Message from Nurse Sherry
To all parents of students who wear glasses:
Please make sure your children have their glasses with them each day to ensure their optimal learning potential. I have seen an increase of students who wear glasses complaining of headaches because they are not wearing the prescribed eyewear.
To all parents of Chaney Monge Students:
It is that time of year again when students will need to have coats & shoes & all appropriate outerwear. It is especially important for those who walk to school. Please take a little extra time prior to school to make sure your student is dressed accordingly. We are also seeing an increase of students who are not eating something prior to the school day. We do not have a breakfast meal at the school. It is important for every child’s learning potential to have a good breakfast.
A Message from Mrs. McMillin
Cars 2 - Thank you to all who attended the “Come Watch With Me” K-3 family event. The enormous turnout was a huge success and fun was had by all. A huge thank you to our teacher volunteers: Mrs. Mount, Ms. Frantini, Ms. Carter, Mrs. Vaccaro, Joey Ancel, and Mrs. Hall. We would also like to thank Disc Replay of Crest Hill, the Rialto Square Theatre and Cinemark Theaters for their generous donations. Please continue to check the newsletter for further events.
Food Drive – Another big thank you to everyone who donated to the Chaney Monge food Drive. All of your donations are appreciated greatly. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving from the Student Leadership.
CMPAA NEWS
It’s tournament time!! Our annual tournament will be held the first 3 weekends in December. We will get schedules out as soon as we have them. We need lots of volunteers to make the tournament run smoothly so this is a great time to work off your volunteer hours! To volunteer for concessions, please call Robin V. at 815-603-6823. Call Stacie at 815-212-9017 for all other volunteer work – hall monitor, score table, set up and teardown, etc.
Don’t forget about your Market Day cookie dough orders or your regular Market Day orders. Both are due to be turned in by December 2nd. The pick-up date will be December 7th, from 5:30 to 6:30 pm in the cafeteria.
Cheerleading and Volleyball can get discounts off their sports fee for selling 5 cookie dough boxes and a full discount off the sports fee for selling 20 boxes. So all 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th graders – if you plan on going out for volleyball, get your cookie dough orders in to help pay for the cost.
Volleyball tryouts for girls are December 6th. Watch for a flyer to come home soon with more details.
Thank you for your continued support of Chaney Monge Sports!!!
PTO Santa’s Secret Shoppe: The PTO will be offering a Santa Shoppe on Thursday, December 15th and Friday, December 16th. Prices for assorted gifts begin at $1.00.
Box Tops and Labels: The PTO reminds you to send in your General Mills Box Tops and Campbell’s Labels. Your label and box top donations help the PTO provide supplies and activities to our students and school.
Library News from Mrs. Waddell
The 4th and 5th graders have started book club. A total of 48 students have books to read over the next couple of weeks. I am very pleased that so many students are participating in this voluntary program.
Thanks go out to the following people for your generous book donations: Sarah Conger, Kelly McNamara, Ms. Carter, Angie King, and the White Oak Library. Your donations are always appreciated.
Happy Reading!
Important Dates:
December 2nd - 7th Grade Field Trip to JJC Planetarium
December 6th - Dance Club Nursing Home Performances Field Trip
December 7th - DARE Graduation 6:30 p.m.
December 9th - Barnes & Noble Choir Concert/Fundraiser
December 15th – PTO’s Santa’s Secret Shoppe
December 16th – PTO’s Santa’s Secret Shoppe
December 20th - Holiday Program
9:30 a.m. (K-3)
1:00 p.m. (4-5)
(Choir & Band - Both times)
December 21sr - 1:30 Dismissal – Winter Break Begins
January 5th - Return from Winter Break
Kindergarten Switch Day
Enrollment Totals by Class:
Kindergarten A.M. – 24
Kindergarten P.M. – 24
1st Grade – Ms. Pavnica – 17
1st Grade – Mrs. Vaccaro – 20
2nd Grade – Mrs. Riegel – 31
2nd Grade – Mr. Smith – 30
3rd Grade – Ms. Frantini – 25
3rd Grade – Miss Skoryi – 28
4th Grade – Ms. Borysowicz – 20
4th Grade – Mrs. Moody – 23
5th Grade – Miss Gulas – 24
5th Grade – Mrs. Manios – 24
6th Grade – Mrs. Thiakos – 26
6th Grade – Mr. Ufkin – 29
7th Grade – Mr. Crawford – 31
7th Grade – Mrs. Price – 31
8th Grade – Mrs. Mammosser – 30
8th Grade – Mrs. Short – 29
Out of District – 30
Total: 496
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