Absenteeism Procedure

Below you will find information about student absences. Have a good weekend and stay warm and healthy!

As the flu season begins this month, we have seen an increase in absences over the last few weeks. Teachers have worked very hard to modify instruction to accommodate students who are absent from school – especially those that are out more than two days. We have been forwarding all information to parents that we receive from the health department regarding H1N1, vaccinations, and any other important information.
If your child has missed school or becomes ill in the future, here are a few suggestions to help keep them up to speed academically. Although it is impossible to re-create much of the instruction that takes place in the classroom, here are some things you can do from home.
We will daily fill out an assignment sheet with all the subjects listed with the current homework. We will then give this sheet and books to the person you have assigned to bring home your child’s materials. If there are simply too many books we will ask you to come to school and get your child’s books and materials. The materials are available by 2:00 in our office which is open until 4:00 each day.

Continue to check your teacher’s blog for additional information: www.ccsd66.org. Teachers post information weekly however, you can always contact her through e-mail or phone at any time. Remember e-mail is the quickest way for a response for your concerns.

Please remember to indicate whether or not your child has flu-like symptoms when you call in an absence. We are required to forward information about absences to the Du Page County Health Department.
Tracking absences in schools across the county have indicated that flu symptoms are high in our area at this time. Hopefully, this trend will end soon!

Mario Karts

Well, it was an exciting end to the school week here at Prairieview. The classes who had the most magazine orders were going to compete in Mario Kart Races on Friday afternoon. The teachers and their students: Ms. Stetka, Mrs. Cushing, Mrs. Sulima and Ms Trefonas were going to compete for the fastest time; however..........due to technical difficulties and 412 students sitting watching adults frantically trying to get the Wii to work, we finally had to cancel.

This was to be a great culminating activity for the school for all their hard work which benefited the whole district. We quickly transformed the gym into a theater and watched Charlie Brown. There was also a pizza party for the classroom that had the most orders and the classroom with the highest percentage of students participating. Those lucky classrooms were Ms. Stetka with 126 orders and Mrs. Cushing with 64% participation.

Thanks to all of our students and their families who helped make our magazine drive a success.

Have a safe and warm weekend, Principal Schultz

Lunch in the Library

October Book Month

This week we started our “Lunch in the Library” series for students. Almost 100 students participated, munching in the library while listening to fellow students talk about books they have enjoyed reading. Our students did a wonderful job sharing their book reviews! Because we had so many students attending, not everyone got to share their books. But everyone did get the chance to write a review of their book for the library, and everyone received a list of favorites recommended by the group. They had a great time and we hope to see many more students for next month's “Lunch in the Library!”

Have a wonderful long weekend, Principal Schultz

Homework: Play-by-Play

Since our Mustangs and our Bears are doing well on the field let's look at our team... the homework team...as a sport we all would like to win. First, make a schedule! Together help your child figure out the best time to do homework, if you have them be a part of the process they will take ownership. Also, understand the game plan, remind your child that it is their responsibility to keep track of their assignments.You can help by having them repeat the directions, it makes it much clearer to them and yourself. Finally stay on the sidelines. Be available if your student needs support, but let them know it is their homework not yours. Resist the urge to jump in ---you probably have already done this project for a grade by yourself. After all, homework assignments show your child's teacher what they can and can't do by themselves.

Have a great weekend and remember new band students, lessons start next week , don't leave Mr. Ohlsen alone!

Be careful and be safe, Mrs. Schultz