Upcoming Events

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Reminders and Announcements

Please sign up for Parent-Teacher Conferences on our website

www.medinah11.org (See attached flyer). Please bring your

child to Parent-Teacher Conferences to continue to work as a

team towards a successful 2015-16 school year!

The MPS Parking Lot is a busy place during the day. Please exercise caution when

picking up or dropping off students. Remember to always obey the school zone

speed limit and know that it is against the law to pass a bus with its stop sign out.

The safety of our students is always our top priority. Thank you to our families for

helping to keep all of our kids safe!

Mon 2/1 Happy Monday

Tue 2/2 100th Day of School! Connecting Cultures Through the Arts Family Night MMS CAP Program for 1st Grade

Wed 2/3

Early Dismissal First Grade Technology Club

Thu 2/4

Fri 2/5

School Spirit- Wear Super Bowl Colors!

Medinah Primary School Weekly Calendar of Events

Week of February 1st

2016

PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES

Visit our website at Medinah11.org to access the

PTC Wizard website to schedule your conference.

The PTC Wizard will be available

Tuesday, January 19, 2016. at 8:00 a.m.

Parents have until Tuesday, February 2, 2016

at 8:00 p.m. to sign-up on-line.

Conference dates are as follows:

Thursday, February 11th

Friday, February 12th

& A S S O C I A T E S

Empowering people. Changing lives.

RSVP by: February 10, 2016

Yes, I plan on a ending the PARENT UNIVERSITY—February 18

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Gi Card Raffle! Babysi ng Available!

Topic: “Is it true that we become what we eat?” Understanding how foods and allergies cause and contribute to adolescent depression, anxiety , ADHD and Learning.

Thursday, February 18, 2016 6:30 p.m. at

Medinah Middle School

700 E. Granville Ave., Roselle, 60172

PARENT UNIVERSITY Franken Foods & Attitudes

A New Vision for Science EducationImplications of the Vision of the Framework for K-12

Science Education and the Next Generation Science Standards

SCIENCE EDUCATION WILL INVOLVE LESS: SCIENCE EDUCATION WILL INVOLVE MORE:

Rote memorization of facts and terminology

Facts and terminology learned as needed while developing explanations and designing solutions supported by evidence-based arguments and reasoning.

Learning of ideas disconnected from questions about phenomena

Systems thinking and modeling to explain phenomena and to give a context for the ideas to be learned

Teachers providing information to the whole classStudents conducting investigations, solving problems, and engaging in discussions with teachers’ guidance

Teachers posing questions with only one right answer

Students discussing open-ended questions that focus on the strength of the evidence used to generate claims

Students reading textbooks and answering questions at the end of the chapter

Students reading multiple sources, including science-related magazine and journal articles and web-based resources; students developing summaries of information.

Pre-planned outcome for “cookbook” laboratories or hands-on activities

Multiple investigations driven by students’ questions with a range of possible outcomes that collectively lead to a deep understanding of established core scientific ideas

Worksheets Student writing of journals, reports, posters, and media presentations that explain and argue

Oversimplification of activities for students who are perceived to be less able to do science and engineering

Provision of supports so that all students can engage in sophisticated science and engineering practices

Source: National Research Council. (2015). Guide to Implementing the Next Generation Science Standards (pp. 8-9). Washington, DC: National Academies Press. http://www.nap.edu/catalog/18802/guide-to-implementing-the-next-generation-science-standards

Dear Parents and Families, The Medinah Elementary School Science Team is excited to share with you news about our current science curriculum research. Starting this month, one science committee representative from each grade will be piloting STEMscopes: NGSS program published by Accelerate Learning, Inc. STEMscopes is an inquiry based science curriculum designed to challenge and engage K-5 students. What: Each grade level will use one unit from STEMscopes to evaluate its effectiveness and alignment to the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Where: Medinah Primary and Intermediate Schools When: During science class

Grade Time Frame Science Topic

1st February-April Earth and Space Science

2nd February-April Earth and Space Science

3rd February-April Earth and Space Science

4th February-April Life Science

5th February-April Life Science

Students and parents should expect a shift in the way we think, talk, and “do” science. Please view the attached handout from Next Generation Science website, “A New Vision for Science Education,” to gain a better understanding of what the new curriculum will be like.

To learn more about STEMscopes please visit: http://acceleratelearning.com/home.php

We welcome student and parent input into this process. As a result, if you have questions, or would like to review the materials, please let us know. We look forward to examining the results from our pilot. Sincerely, The Medinah Elementary Science Team Christie Cermak Brooke Shanks Kelly Reinmann Mary Petschinsky Jennifer Bautista

Save the Date!

Mark your calendars to see the Chinese Fine Arts Society perform a

spectacular lion dance to celebrate the Chinese New Year.

Connecting Culture through the Arts

February 2, 2016

Medinah Middle School

5:45-8:00 PM

The night will also include workshops for families to

experience other cultural fine arts! Workshops will be lead by

Medinah parents, students and staff.

Look for more information coming home soon!

Mother/Son “Have a Ball”! Ages 5-12

Moms and sons can “spare” some time and “strike” up a fun afternoon. The Medinah Park District and District 11 PTO are picking up this “split” to be in a “league” of their own. Don’t be on “pins” and needles, set a time “frame” and have a “ball”! Fee includes two hours of bowling,

shoe rental, pizza and soda! Don’t make a “foul” and miss out on this fun afternoon.

Location: Strike Ten Lanes, Roselle 800 East Nerge Road

Fee $25®/$40(NR) per person Min/Max 20/50

Code Day Date Time

162406 Sun Jan 31 2-4 pm

Register at Medinah Park District 22W130 Thorndale Ave.

630-893-2560

Registration Deadline: January 22, 2016