Erickson ExpressAugust 30, 2018

The Bloomingdale School District is Committed to:

Ensuring every child will learn

Treating everyone with honor and respect

Working together to achieve more

Erickson Elementary School

EDUCATING & INSPIRING THE FUTURE

Important Dates

Tomorrow: Spirit Wear Order DueTonight: Curriculum Night 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Tomorrow: PTO Directory - Last day to opt out & Hot Lunch Online Order DeadlineTomorrow: Responsibility Pledge Due

Monday, September 3, 2018: No School - Labor DayWednesday, September 5, 2018: Recycling Assembly

Friday, September 7, 2018: Spirit Day & No Preschool ClassesSaturday, September 8, 2018: SeptemberFEST

Curriculum Night: Curriculum Night is scheduled for Thursday, August 30, 2018, from 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm.This is an event for the parents to visit the school, meet the staff, and learn about the teacher and curriculum forthe school year. The Bloomingdale Park District offers a Kids Curriculum Night with age appropriate games,activities, crafts, and more.

PTO Directory: The PTO will soon be putting together a directory for the upcoming school year. If you do notwish to have your directory information included, please notify the principal (phaugens@sd13.org) in writingbefore Friday, August 31, 2018.

PTO Hot Lunch: The PTO will be offering Hot Lunch on Monday, Wednesday, & Friday this school year. Click here if you are interested in signing up for hot lunch. The first Hot Lunch day begins on Monday, September 10, 2018. The deadline to order Hot Lunch is Friday, August 31, 2018.

MAP Assessments: Students will participate in the MAP Assessment early in the school year. The MAP Assessment is a computer-based adaptive test, which means every student gets a unique set of test questions based on responses to previous questions. As the student answers correctly, questions get harder. If the student answers incorrectly, the questions get easier. By the end of the assessment, students will answer about half the questions correctly. A “perfect score” on the MAP Assessment is 50%. Grade levels will communicate testing dates and times to parents. We use MAP results to measure student growth during the school year.

Spirit Day: Be BOLD and wear BLUE & GOLD on Friday, September 7, 2018. The first Friday of the month is always designated as Spirit Day. Help your class win the Spirit Eagle & earn a prize from the PTO.

CC! Recycling Assembly: All students will attend a Recycling Assembly on Wednesday, September 5, 2018, in the morning. Students will learn about landfills and get excited about solutions to solve our garbage problem through a “show & tell” of recycled and reused products. Participants will come away with a better understanding of the importance of, and differences between, Reduce-Reuse-Recycle.

CC! Waste Audit: The fifth grade students will participate in a Waste Audit on Friday, September 7, 2018. The waste audit is a problem-based learning activity in which students participate in a hands-on evaluation of the garbage problem in their school lunchroom. They witness, firsthand, lunchroom-generated waste and are asked to design creative solutions.

Curriculum Night Erickson Elementary

Thursday, August 30, 20186:30 pm - 8:00 pm

This is a special event for Parents

Classroom Session 1 & Classroom Session 2

provide the same information.

We offer two sessions for parents with multiple children at Erickson

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ERICKSON ELEMENTARY

277 Springfield Dr.Bloomingdale, Il 60108

Principal – Patrick HaugensAP – Stacy Johnston

Curriculum NightThursday, August 30, 2018

Event Schedule 5:45 pm: 5th grade Lorado Taft Mtg Presentation for 5th Grade parents

6:30 pm: Doors open for Curriculum Night

6:35 pm - 7:10 pm: Classroom Session 1

7:10 pm - 7:25 pm: Visit Fine Arts, Literacy, Special Education (Fine Arts Presentation in the Library)

7:25 pm - 8:00 pm Classroom Session 2

Curriculum Night is for parents to visit the classroom, meet the teacher, and learn about the curriculum and expectations for the school year. Each teacher will present information for the first portion of the session and leave opportunities for questions regarding curriculum towards the end.

August/September CalendarErickson Elementary School 2018

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

19 20Kdg and

Preschool 1st day

MAP Testing Begins

21 22 23 24PTO Spirit

Wear Order Due

Pillar T-Shirt Order Due

25

26 27 28

Running Club Begins

29 30

Running Club

Curriculum Night6:30pm - 8:00pm

31PTO Hot Lunch

Order DUE

Responsibility Pledge Due

SEPTEMBER 1

Sept 2 Sept 3 Sept 4

Running Club

Sept 5

Recycling Assembly

(All School)

Sept 6

Running ClubDrama Club

Sept 7

SPIRIT DAY

NO PreschoolMAP Testing

Ends

Sept 8

9 10Pizza Hot

Lunch Begins

11

Running Club

Head Room Parent Meeting

12Pasta/Chicken

Fingers Hot Lunch Begins

Drawing Club

13Safety Day

Running ClubDrama Club

Go Orange DayPTO Meeting

14Sandwich Hot Lunch Begins

15

16 17

Hot Lunch

18

Running Club

19Hot Lunch

Early Dismissal1:40 pm dismissal

Pillar Day

20Running ClubDrama Club

Fall Fundraiser Begins

21

Hot Lunch

22

23 24

Hot Lunch

Chess Scholars

25

Running Club

26Hot Lunch

Drawing Club

27

Running ClubDrama Club

28

Hot Lunch

29

30

Use the nomination form to recommend a book that

you have enjoyed and other students should read

for the Erickson Eagle Book Award! Please see Mrs. Grover or Dr. Niemiec for questions.

Check out the EAGLE Award Webpage!

You can nominate a book for the EAGLE Award!

Nominate a

book until

September

14th!

Check out the EAGLE Award webpage!

Wear Orange Thursday,

Sept. 13, 2018

to promoteHUNGER AWARENESS

in Bloomingdale

Bring in food items to donate to local food pantries the whole

month of September.

World Day of Bullying Prevention

T-shirt Design Contest

PLease Use this

Blank T-Shirt

TEmplate to

Design your

Own Creative

World Day

of Bullying

Prevention

T-shirt for

Students and Staff

in our School

District to wear

on 10.1.2018

Designs Due Friday

August 31st to

Mrs. Matt

Erickson School

Hot Lunch Information

Don’t Forget to Order!!!!!!!!!!!

Rosati’s is offering Lunch

Monday’s

Wednesday’s

Friday’s

Monday- pizza

Wednesday- pasta or Chicken tenders

Friday- Sub Sandwiches

First ordering period starts Monday, September 10 and goes

through Friday, November 16.

Deadline to order is August 31!

No late orders will be accepted!

The link to sign up for hot lunch will be through the Erickson

Express or the Remind App.

Click here to Order Hot Lunch

BLOOMINGDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS Mr. Patrick R Haugens Principal

Mrs. Stacy Johnston Assistant Principal

Erickson Elementary School

277 Springfield Drive

Bloomingdale, IL 60108

Phone: 630-529-2223

Fax: 630-893-9849

www.sd13.org

Erin’s Law-Kids in the Know

Dear Parents/Guardians of K-5th Grade Students:

Erin’s Law, named after sexual abuse survivor Erin Merryn, requires public schools to

provide a prevention-oriented sexual abuse program in grades Pre K-12. This year, all

students in District 13 will continue to implement Erin’s Law, utilizing an educational program

titled Kids in the Know. K-5th grade students will participate in this program in September

and October. Kids in the Know was developed in order to teach personal safety strategies to

children. The program’s purpose is to reduce child victimization by teaching lessons on

personal safety as well as sexual abuse safety. The lessons are presented using

age-appropriate content and language and are taught by me, the school social worker.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding the Kids in the Know program, please feel

free to contact me at 630-529-2223 or at kurpiel@sd13.org

Thank you!

Sincerely,

Jessica Kurpiel MSW, LSW

School Social Worker

Developing Actively Involved Learners and Responsible Citizens

In Partnership with the Community

Wednesday 3:30 - 4:30 p.m 9/12/18 - 11/28/18 Nc 9/19,10/17,10/31,11/14,11/21

$48 per month, 2 pymts (7 Week Session)

ENROLL ONLINE at www.youngrembrandts.com

Young Rembrandts P.O. Box 8192 Gurnee, IL, 60031 Ph: 224-545-7047

Waiting all summer for Young Rembrandts? We’re back

with all new DRAWING classes. If your kids are new to

art or seasoned pros—they will love this class. Don’t

miss out, enroll now! Deadline to enroll is 9/6/18

Develop your child's intellect through the fun game of chess! Current research has shown a strong link between chess and

academic performance in a variety of areas, including mathematics and language arts. Also, chess has been proven to enhance

motivation, concentration, focus, social skills, and creativity.

No previous knowledge of chess is necessary. Each class will consist of a fun, interactive teaching period and guided practice

time. Both new and returning participants are welcome and will get to the next level under the guidance of an experienced

Chess Scholars coach. There will also be a chess competition with prizes towards the end of the session! Each child will receive

a participation medal and a chess keychain.

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Course Time: Mondays, September 24th - December 3rd, 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

No class: 10/8, 11/19 (9 Classes)

To sign up for Chess Scholars, please visit https://www.chessscholars.com/signup.

You will need to enter the class code EES9.24.18 in order to register. Please register by 9/10 for the early bird price of $130.00.

Registration closes 9/20.

If you have difficulty registering, please contact Chess Scholars at 847-482-9999 or info@chessscholars.com

No refunds will be made, unless there is insufficient enrollment. No make-ups will be scheduled for inclement weather or circumstances beyond our control. It’s the

parents’ responsibility to remind the children about the classes.

Enter into the fascinating world of robotics. In this exciting STEAM program, students will design, build and test their very

own robots under the guidance of an experienced AES instructor. Projects include remote control cars, claws, cranes,

crawlers, and battle bots. Educational components include gear ratios, mechanical design, electronics, and robotics

engineering. No previous experience is necessary, just a desire to have fun, build, and learn. Each student will receive an

award on the last day of the session, and have the opportunity to earn Energy Belts to demonstrate their learned skills!

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Course Time: Thursdays, October 25th - December 20th, 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

No class: 11/22 (8 Classes)

To sign up, please visit https://www.learningmeansfun.com/signup.

You will need to enter the class code EES10.25.18 in order to register. Please register by 10/11 for the early bird price of $130.00.

Registration closes 10/18.

If you have difficulty registering, please contact Afterschool Enrichment Solutions at 847-482-9999 or info@learningmeansfun.com

No refunds will be made, unless there is insufficient enrollment. No make-ups will be scheduled for inclement weather or circumstances beyond our control. It’s the

parents’ responsibility to remind the children about the classes.

Registration will close 8.31

8 weeks for $99

Open to 1st - 5th

www.dramakids.com/IL1

REGISTRATION OPEN ONLINE NOW!!!

Time: 3:30-4:35

When: Every Thursday Starting 9.6

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