Eagles of the Week

January 19, 2017Erickson Elementary = Every Student Can Achieve Their Hopes & Dreams

Important Dates

Friday, January 20, 2017: Last day to earn points for AR Night Out 2nd grade 25 points...3rd-5th grade 50 points

Tuesday, January 24, 2017: School Store at lunchWednesday, January 25, 2017: Hot Lunch

News from the Nurse: Erickson Elementary School has a new nurse. We want to welcome Bonnie Johnson to Erickson. Bonnie has been the nurse at DuJardin Elementary School the past two years. We are sad to say goodbye to Mrs. LaFontaine.

AR Night Out: AR Night out is scheduled for Friday, January 27, 2017. Students in 2nd grade must earn 25 AR points and students in third - fifth grade must earn 50 AR points by tomorrow.

5Essentials Survey: Erickson is asking that parents take a few minutes to complete the 5Essentials survey before January 30, 2017. The school needs at least 20% of parents to participate in the survey to receive any results. We are very close to the required participation rate. If parents or guardians complete the survey and return the attached slip to school, their child(ren) will be entered into a raffle to become Principal or Assistant Principal for ½ a day. Five other students will be selected to have lunch with the principal. Parents can access the survey by visiting https://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/ and selecting Parent survey.

Kindergarten Registration: Kindergarten registration is right around the corner. Any student who will be five years old on or before September 1, 2017, is eligible for kindergarten during the 2017-2018 school year. Kindergarten registration packets will be available the first week of February. If you have any questions, please contact Erickson Elementary School. Kindergarten registration week is February 21st-24th.

Ronald McDonald House Fundraiser: Students may bring in pop tabs during the month of January. The Pillar that collects the most Pop Tabs will earn a lunch with Mr. Haugens.

Dear Parents,

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Six Flags Six Hour Reading Club Students in grades kindergarten through 5th grade are eligible to participate in the Six Flags Six Hour Reading Club. All students have to do is complete at least six hours of recreational reading between now and February 17, 2017. Reading for school or for homework assignments doesn’t count, but most other reading does. Look for the reading logs in your child(ren)’s back pack soon. You must hand the reading log to your teacher by Friday, February 17, 2017. There are NO EXCEPTIONS. Each student who accomplishes this goal is eligible to receive one free admission ticket valid at participating Six Flags theme parks. Encourage your child to read for fun and reward them for their efforts! If you have any questions, you may contact Mrs. Grover.

Ozzie Reading Club

Erickson School will participate in the Ozzie Reading Club. The Club is a reading incentive program that awards students with a free ticket to a Kane County Cougar game as well as food vouchers for “hitting a home run by reading.” In order to qualify students in grades three through five must read, take accelerated reader tests, and earn at total of 20 accelerated reader points during the eight week program. Students in second grade must pass a total of 16 accelerated reader tests to qualify for the free ticket.

The Ozzie Reading Club will start the week of January 23rd. Each classroom has an Ozzie Reading Chart and classroom teachers will be posting the Ozzie Reading Club points once a week. The Club will run until March 17th. All students who earn the required number of points or tests passed will be given a voucher to mail in for the free ticket and food coupons. 

5Essentials Survey Dear Parents, 

We need your help! The 5Essentials Survey is administered by the Illinois State Board of Education and measures schools in 5 key areas: Effective Leaders, Collaborative Teachers, Involved Families, Supportive Environment, and Ambitious Instruction.   We really value your feedback and we encourage you to complete the survey by logging on to https://survey.5‐essentials.org/illinois/ .    You can access it directly by going to the District 13 website www.sd13.org and clicking on the link on the front page. 

We are required to have 20% parent participation in order to receive any results.    If parents complete the survey and return this slip to the school office by January 27th, the student will be entered into a raffle.  One student will be randomly chosen to be the principal for ½ a day, another student will be randomly chosen to be the assistant principal for ½ a day, and 5 random winners will be chosen to have lunch with the principal.   

THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR TIME! 

I have completed the 5Essentials survey and would like my son/daughter to be entered into the raffle. 

PARENT SIGNATURE: ____________________________   

STUDENT NAME:________________________________  TEACHER:_______________________________ 

Sun. Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. Fri. Sat.

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Winter Break

School Resumes

Hot lunch

NO EC Classes

Spirit Day

8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Technology Community

Forum7:00-8:00pm

@ Westfield

School Store

Hot Lunch

Wacky Wednesday Mix Match Day

5:45pm PTO Mtg

Teacher Inst. Day

Noon Dismissal

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No School

Hot lunch

Early Dismissal 1:40pm

Last day to earn AR points for AR night out

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School Store

Hot Lunch Accelerated Reader

night out 6:15pm

By Invitation **

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Complete the 5 Esstential Survey

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Please refer to the Weekly Erickson Express for up-to-date list of activities and events.

Follow Erickson Elementary School on Twitter @D13Eagles

** Invitation to students in 2nd grade who have earned 25 accelerated reader points

**Invitation to students in 3rd, 4th, 5th who have earned 50 accelerated reader points

Chess Club Mondays from 3:30-4:30

Spelling Bee Practice Tuesdays 3:30-4:30 (Spelling Bee Contest February 9th)

Mindcraft Club - Tuesdays from 3:30-4:30

Let’s Build It – Thursdays from 3:30-4:30

2017 Erickson Elementary

Jan 3 - Feb 6

DON’T MISS OUT!THE WINNING

HOUSE WILL HAVE LUNCH WITH

MR HAUGENS*Bring your own lunch*

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Pop Tab War Rules:● Collect pop tabs from

the sodas you drink from school and home.

● Place only the pop tab into your house bucket

● The house with the most pop tabs WINS!

Pre-School Screening

Bloomingdale School District 13 164 S. Euclid Ave.

Bloomingdale, IL 60108 630-671-5036

Pre-school Screening will be conducted in School District 13 throughout the school year for all children between the ages of 2.9 and 5 years old. The purpose of this screening is to identify pre-school children who may have potential difficulties when they enter the school setting. This screening assesses gross and fine motor skills, speech and language skills, social – emotional skills, and vision and hearing skills.

If you have a child of pre-school age and live within the District 13 boundaries, please call the District 13 Special Education office at 630-671-5036 to learn more about this free screening process.

If you know of a family with a pre-school child who may not receive this information, please share it with them. Our goal is to have all pre-school children participate in this screening. Research shows early intervention is important in helping children progress and achieve their potential. Please take advantage of this important service! Sincerely,

Samia Hefferan

Special Education Coordinator

President Vice President Fundraising Treasurer SecretaryJulie Coronato Marie Marciniak Liz Buck Michelle Caravello Kathy Boebel

HOT LUNCH: *New* Pizza Mondays are coming next month! Starting Monday, 2/6, WT Cafe will be offering cheese or pepperoni pizza meals. The website will be updated starting tomorrow to place Monday orders. The menus are posted for January and February lunches. You can order online through the website below. Hot Lunch can be ordered online on a weekly basis up to 36 hours prior. No orders for that week will be accepted after Monday at midnight. Contact Angie Selvaggio angelm7880@sbcglobal.net if you have questions. https://order.wtcafe.com/login.html?frid=31

BOX TOPS: Don’t forget! We are still collecting box tops. Please clip and send to school with your child. The classroom that collects the most will win a treat from the PTO. The last winner received ice cream sundaes in their classroom! The current contest goes until the end of February.

PTO OPEN POSITIONS: In the coming months, the PTO will be looking to fill open Committee Chairperson positions for the 2017/18 school year. Please keep an eye on the Express for more details, or email us if you are interested at ericksonpto13@gmail.com for more information.

AMAZON SMILE: Amazon will donate 5% of every sale to the Erickson PTO on a quarterly basis. Now, here is where all of you come in. You need to go to www.amazonsmile.com. Your login is the same as you use on amazon.com. Login and designate our school! Every time you shop at Amazon from now on, make sure to login to amazonsmile.com so we get credit!

January 19, 2017

PTO EVENTS

Friday, 1/27A.R. Night Out (by invitation)6:15 - 8:45PM

Wednesday, 2/8PTO Meeting5:45 PM

Tuesday, 2/14Valentine’s Day Room Parties2:00 - 3:00 PM

If you would like to get involved with the Erickson PTO or have comments or questions, please email us at: ericksonpto13@gmail. com

PTO Meeting Noteshttp://bit.ly/1tyTRHQ

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MONDAYS(starting2/6) WEDNESDAYS(availablenow)

• All-naturalNewYork-stylepizza

madewithahi-protein,wholegraincrust,signatureWTCafeall-naturalmarinara,andmeltedmozzarellacheese.

• Allslicesarethesamesize.• Choose1,2or3slices.• AllordersINCLUDE2sides(fresh

fruitandawholegrainsnack).• AllordersINCLUDEalargewater

bottle.• 1sliceofcheesepizzawithsidesand

adrinkisonly$3.90.Additionalslicesofcheeseare$1.

• 1sliceofpepperonipizzawithsidesandadrinkisonly$3.95.Additionalslicesofpepperoniare$1.25.

• ALWAYShomemadeandfresh.• NEVERanythingartificial.

• Severalentréeoptionsavailableforlunch–includingvegetarian.

• AllmealsINCLUDE2sides(freshfruitandawholegrainsnack).

• 3sizesfromwhichtochoose:Small,Medium,Large.

• EntréeOnlyoptionavailableforalowerprice.

• DiscountedExtraEntréeavailable.• DrinkisNOTincluded.Waterand

chocolatemilkareavailableforpurchase.

• Pricevariesperentréeandsize.• ALWAYShomemadeandfresh.• NEVERanythingartificial.

Questions?Contact:Naperville@wtcafe.comor630-424-0252Logintodayat:wtcafe.com/Napervilletoregisterandorder.

Yourweekisabouttogetalittleeasier!WTCaféalreadyoffersahot,deliciousandnutritiousmealdeliveredtoyourchildeachWednesdayandstartingFebruary6,youcanorderapizzaluncheveryMondaytoo!

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VALENTINE’S DAY ROOM PARTY

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14TH  The Valentine’s Day Room Parties are scheduled for Tuesday, February 14, 2017, at 2:00pm. Any student attending Erickson Elementary School is able to participate in this event. Due to safety & security, the number of parents able to attend the classroom party will be limited to six (6) individuals. If you are interested in volunteering for the Valentine’s Day Room Party, please contact the head room parent for your child’s classroom. If you do not have the contact info for the room parent, please contact Jill Melford: janders51990@gmail.com. Thank you for understanding that the safety and security of the students at Erickson Elementary is our number one priority. 

Kindergarten Volkman AM…Dena Sizopoulos Hayes AM… Kristin Fiorito Borsellino PM..Lorie Gironda 1st Grade Gunther…Julie Coronato Binder…Jennifer Johanek Smith…Nora Mariani 2nd Grade Atchison…Rebecca Wyatt Bucci…Jessica Bowman Koziol…Tami Pagliuco Cockerham…Jacquelyn Whiting 3rd Grade Sliwa…Kim Grumeretz Stankoskey…Shauna Hogan Juhas…..Jessica Lukes Patla….Rebecca Wyatt 4th Grade Gajewski…Julie Coronato Winiarczyk…Jill Melford Kotwas….Liliana Hernandez Ikens…Lorie Gironda 5th Grade Clasey…Dawn Zakic Warner…Peggy Nielsen Paoletti…Lynn Kane Lepore…Lisa Cozzi 

ERICKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

277 Springfield Drive Bloomingdale, IL 60108 Phone: 630‐529‐2223 

 Principal: Patrick Haugens 

AP: Stacy Johnston 

 

For information, visit facebook.com/glenbardparentseries or contact Gilda Ross, Glenbard Student and Community Projects Coordinator at 630-942-7668 or by email at gilda_ross@glenbard.org

D a v i d S h e f f

“What happened to my son?” “To our family?” “What did I do wrong?” At this very special GPS event, David Sheff will reflect on these heart-rending questions as he shares the desperation of his son Nic's addiction and the impact on their family. Based on his international best-selling memoir, “Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey through His Son's Addiction”, Sheff’s honest reflection, and wisdom make for a powerful evening all will benefit from. It is

the story of an athlete and honor student, his descent into addiction and the promise of recovery in rehab. Sheff's preoccupation with Nic became an addiction in itself, and the obsessive worry and stress took a tremendous toll. But as a journalist, he instinctively researched every avenue of treatment that might save his son and refused to give up on Nic. Here is a presentation that brings immediacy to the emotional rollercoaster of loving a child who seems beyond help. From the early warning signs, to denial, to fear, to grief, to hope, this is a story of unwavering parental love. David Sheff is also the award winning author of, “Clean: Overcoming Addiction and Ending America’s Greatest Tragedy”, which argues drug use is a preventable, treatable

disease and not a moral failing. His ongoing research in psychology, neuroscience, medicine, and examination of the science of addiction earned him a place on Time magazine's list of the world's most influential people.

January 24, 2017 / 7 pm / Glenbard North / 990 Kuhn Rd. / Carol Stream January 25, 2017 / 12 pm / Marquardt Admin Center / 1860 Glen Ellyn Rd. / Glendale Heights

WHAT HAPPENED TO MY BEAUTIFUL BOY; A Father’s Journey Through His Son’s Addiction

Students are encouraged to attend this free program which is open to the public. CPDUs are available for education professionals.

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