Message from the Principal:

General Information: School Office Hours: 8:35 a.m. – 3:50 p.m. Student Attendance Hours: 9:00 – 3:30 p.m.

Student Recess/Lunch Times: 1st/2nd grades 11:45 a.m.-12:25 p.m.

3rd/4th grades 12:30 p.m.-1:10 p.m.

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Parent/Teacher Conferences

If you do not have a time set up, please contact the teacher as soon as possible. This is

another opportunity for you to ask questions and understand how you can continue to

support your child and work together with the teacher. If you are unable to come to

conferences, your child’s teacher will be contacting you to set up a phone conference. It

is important that we contact 100% of our parents.

5Essentials Survey

Thank you to those that completed the survey so promptly! If you have not had the time

or misplaced the email with the link, you can access the survey at http://survey.5-

essentials.org/illinois/survey/parent/ .

Wall of Gratitude

Please take the time to thank a staff member for all their efforts with your child. You

may do this on the main page of the district website or access the form at

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/D161Wallofgratitude .

Weather

As the weather gets colder, we continue to go outside for recess. It’s important that

your child is properly dressed for the weather elements. Please send your child to school

with a warm jacket, gloves, hat, and scarf. Also, please think about having an extra

sweater in your child’s backpack in the event they are cold in the classroom.

Winter Program

Tickets will be required to gain entry. Additional details contained in the flyer below.

Please do not hesitate to reach out to your child’s teacher or me with any questions or

concerns.

Mrs. Wright

INDIAN TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Home of the Trailblazers

November Important Dates: 11/1 - Report cards issued

11/4 – AVIC training meeting

11/4 – Hearing & Vision

Screenings

11/5 – Hearing & Vision

Screenings

11/6 – Hearing & Vision

Screenings

11/7 – SHEF Pizza Day

11/14 – Stack Up Day!

11/15 – SCO Hot Lunch Day

11/20 - Board of Education

Meeting

11/21 – SHEF Pizza Day

11/22 – SCO Treat Day

11/25 – Parent/Teacher

Conferences – No School

11/26 – Parent/Teacher

Conferences – No School

11/27-29 – Thanksgiving

Holiday – No School

November 2019 Newsletter

Contact us at:

20912 S. Frankfort Square Road

Frankfort, IL 60423 815/469-6993

FAX: 815/806-8352

www.summithill.org

Absent Notification

• Please report your child’s absence by 9:10 AM the day of the absence.

• Homework requests need to be called in by 11:30 AM for same day pick-up.

• Any school work due to vacation absence will be given once the child returns.

Lunch Procedure

• Please remember to send a lunch with your child daily. Be sure the lunch is labeled with

the child’s name.

• Your child will need to bring a spoon and/or fork, as utensils are not provided.

• If a lunch is forgotten, parents may drop off a lunch on the cart in the vestibule outside

the office by 11:40. Please have the child’s name and teacher’s name clearly labeled.

• Children will go outside for recess daily. As the weather begins to change, please be sure

to send your child with a sweatshirt or light jacket to get them through the fall months.

School Support

• Box Tops for Education, Capri Sun pouches, pop tabs, old plastic gift cards, old cell

phones, eye glasses, plastic bags, empty scotch tape and Elmer’s empty glue bottles are

collected to benefit our school. Please send them to school in a bag with your child’s name

and teacher’s name

• Any school supply donations, books, etc. for our PBIS store are welcome and appreciated

all year long.

Communication

• Please maintain regular communication with our teachers.

• Follow chain of command if you are experiencing any concern or issues relating to your

child.

Volunteer

• The district has the Raptor Visitor Management System in place at all schools. Every

visitor will be instantly screened. You will be screened each time you visit the building to

volunteer.

• You will need to show a State ID or Driver’s License every time you volunteer.

General Information: School Office Hours: 8:35 a.m. – 3:50 p.m. Student Attendance Hours: 9:00 – 3:30 p.m.

Student Recess/Lunch Times: 1st/2nd grades 11:45 a.m.-12:25 p.m.

3rd/4th grades 12:30 p.m.-1:10 p.m.

Arrival and Dismissal Procedures

• Student Drop-off time is 8:50-8:59 (no staff supervision prior to 8:50)

• Students may not play on recess equipment before school without a parent/guardian

present to supervise

• From 8:50-8:59, students enter the school using doors 15 and 11

• Students arriving after the 9:00 tardy bell MUST enter the school through the main

entrance with an adult

• First Graders exit door 15

• Second Graders exit door 15

• Third Graders exit door 11

• Fourth Graders exit door 10 (located by playground)

• Always remain in your car while in the circle drive

• Form two lines until you come to the first turn

• You will begin to merge in one at a time (unless staff are there to direct)

• Pull forward as far as you can

• Park in a designated parking space, exit the car and escort your child back to the car

• If you park and/or walk to pick up your child, stand close to the exit doors, so your child

can see you easily and be quickly escorted to the car or crossing guard.

• Refrain from double parking or parking in no parking zones

• Cell phone use while driving is prohibited in school zones (this includes the school lot)

• Follow all directions by the staff

• Be respectful to all Trailblazer students and staff

• I understand that your little ones often times like to run around while they are waiting,

please do not allow them to run through the landscaping or play by the school sign.

Indian Trail is a Bully Free Zone

We at Indian Trail EXPECT RESPECT in all areas of the school. We work hard to ensure a safe,

nurturing, and positive climate for all students and staff. It is imperative that you help us

maintain an environment that is conducive to learning and free from bullying behaviors.

What can we do together to PREVENT bullying behavior?

• Create clearly defined expectations

• Teach social skills and tolerance early

• Foster positive relationships and environments

• Empower students to support and respect each other

• Set the right examples for students to follow

• Work as a team to help unite students rather than divide them

TYPES OF BULLYING

Verbal Bullying-usually consists of

teasing, mocking, spreading rumors,

lying about others. Bullying comments

may focus on outer appearance. But to

be bullying it must occur more than one

time.

Emotional/Social Bullying- uses peer

pressure and manipulation to isolate the

target and to hurt their feelings. The

victim usually feels that they have no

friends, no one to talk to, and no way to

escape.

Physical Bullying- Consists of pushing,

tripping, hitting, or acting like you are

going to push, trip or hit another.

Cyber Bullying – Includes written or

electronic communication directed to

another to cause fear, emotional, or

psychological harm.

WHAT IS BULLYING?

• Placing a student in reasonable fear of his/her personal property or

• Causing substantially detrimental effect on the student’s physical or mental health or

• Substantially interfering with the student’s academic performance or

• Substantially interfering with the student’s ability to participate in services, activities, or privileges provided by a school

• Cyber Bullying includes written or electronic communication directed to another to cause fear, physical emotional or psychological harm.

The first grade students focused on friendship this month. On October 7th, we wore blue to

observe World Day of Bullying Prevention. We discussed the importance of celebrating our

differences as we read The Legend of Spookley the Square Pumpkin. This book inspired some

of our students to create a pumpkin patch filled with unique pumpkins. Other students created

pumpkins and wrote clues about the pumpkin's unique features to help others find them. On

October 23rd, we celebrated Unity Day by wearing orange. Throughout the month, we

discovered that showing kindness and honoring the uniqueness of others are the keys to being

great friends!

FIRST GRADE NEWS

The second-grade students had a perfect day at Konow’s Corn Maze! The students enjoyed

everything from the jumping pillow, cow train express, hayrides, corn maze, straw maze and the

corn pit. Students also visited the Animal Barn and saw may animals including baby pigs. The

spider web climber and tree house center were also enjoyed. Fun was had by all!

Eli Drodz and Mateo Landeros

jumping high on the jumpy pillow. Mia Becker and Zoe

Izguerra are having fun

in the corn pit at Konows.

Cait Dote, Olivia Oliosi, Avery Flood,

Precila Ocampo, Parker Pufahl, and

Maria Sanchez are enjoying the

jump house.

Ms. Hand’s Class at Konow’s Corn Maze. Mrs. Rios’ students posing for a

class picture.

SECOND GRADE NEWS

Third grade students at Indian Trail have been getting their fingers

moving with different projects to prepare them for the typing

portion of the IAR (State) exam. The program we have been using

is the online website called www.typing.com. This keyboarding

program is filled with engaging lessons, typing games, and

assessments that

are personalized

for each student. The typing pre-test

also analyzes students' starting speed

and accuracy and sets personalized

achievement goals for the durations of

the program. According to Common Core

Standards, students must

demonstrate sufficient command of

keyboarding skills.

 Keyboarding is an important skill that

students must have in preparation for

the IAR assessment they will take this

upcoming March.  The English Language

Arts (ELA) component of the

assessment has open-ended questions

that students must type in a timely

manner. All classes have begun

preparing for this and will continue with

in-class projects, timed typing, and

extended response typing practice as well.

Students are able to access www.typing.com at home and

practice their typing skills. Please visit the Summit Hill

homepage and click on quick links (at the bottom). Get those

fingers moving and practice, practice, practice….. especially

over winter break😊

THIRD GRADE NEWS

Fourth grade students have been learning and participating in activities for the STEMscope: Plant

and Animal Parts. One activity looked at studying the internal and external structures of

different types of fruits and vegetables. Throughout this experiment, the students were able to

understand the difference between the internal and external structures while comparing and

contrasting. Next, the children were introduced to the concept of adaptations, meaning the

characteristics/traits that plants and animals have in order to meet their basic needs for survival.

Classes did an adaptation matching activity where students were able to make the connection that

these features have functions. This gave the students the opportunity to use prior knowledge and

learn a new concept to understand what plants and animals need in order to survive.

FOURTH GRADE NEWS

Josh Sacks, Zac Mularz, Delaney

Brown, Emily Flores, Julia McLaughlin

Brendan McDonald, Brooklyn Davis,

Zainab Iqbal, Faye Messana

Students in Mrs. Moss’s third grade class pose with their boomwhackers after completing a

lesson exploring high and low sounds. Students learned about the many factors that contribute

to pitch, including instrument size and sound frequency. All music students at Indian Trail will

explore pitch and melodic contour in the month of October through instrumental and vocal

music units, composition, and technology / notation software.

MUSIC

In physical education class, we have been playing fun games! One of the games we

have been playing, is “Angry Birds.” This game allows students to continue working on

hand-eye coordination, accuracy, and bowling/rolling skills. It also helps to continue

to develop teamwork, and strategy.

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Keeping Healthy Classrooms

In order to provide as healthy a school environment as possible for students and staff, please use the following guidelines to assist you with decisions relating to your child’s health and school attendance. Upon making the decision to keep your child home, please notify the school before 9:00 am that the student will be absent. It is considered “best practice” to provide the school with a note from your Doctor/ANP or PA for illnesses with absences over 3 days. Common Cold – Irritated throat, clear or whitish discharge from nose and eyes, sneezing, chills, cough, and general body discomfort. Your child should remain home if symptoms are serious enough to interfere with his/her ability to learn. Medical care should be obtained if symptoms persist beyond 7-10 day, if fever >100ºF develops, or if discharge becomes yellow or green. Fever – If a child’s temperature is 100ºF or greater, he/she should remain at home until they have been without a fever for a full 24 hours without fever reducing medication. Remember that fever is a symptom indicating the presence of an illness. Flu – Sudden onset of fever, chills, headache and sore muscles. Runny nose, sore throat and cough are common. Your child should remain home until symptoms are gone and the child is without fever for a full 24 hours without fever reducing medication. Head Lice – Your child may return to school after completion of recommended treatment and when ALL nits (eggs) have been removed. Pink Eye – Redness and swelling of the membranes of one or both eyes with burning or itching, discharge, or crusted eyelids. Your child should remain home until receiving a full 24 hours of antibiotic therapy and when discharge from the eyes has stopped. Skin Rashes – A physician should evaluate skin rashes of unknown origin before your child is sent to school. A child having any rash of unknown origin will be sent home until cleared by a doctor. Strep Throat – Begins with fever, sore, red throat, pus spots on the back of the throat, and tender swollen glands in the neck. High fever, nausea and vomiting also may occur. Your child should remain home until he/she has received a full 24 hours of antibiotic therapy and until he/she has been without vomiting and fever for a full 24 hours without the aid of medication. Feeling ill – (Stomachache, cramping, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, fever, headache, all associated with body aches). Your child should remain at home until he/she has had none of the above noted symptoms for a full 24 hours. If your child had any of the above symptoms over night, he/she should not be sent to school the following day; even if the child reports feeling “fine” in the morning.

Please reinforce healthy practices by encouraging frequent hand washing with soap and water.

Indian Trail’s 5th Annual Pumpkin

Decorating Contest

The Indian Trail “Make a Difference” Service Club, along with the parents and students of Indian Trail in

Frankfort, Illinois, had their third Pumpkin Decorating Contest/Food Drive. Students in grades 1-4 decorated and

brought in pumpkins to help decorate the media center. The catch?!? Everyone that entered the contest brought in

food to benefit Frankfort Food Pantry.

The contest had about 150 entries. The Make a Difference Club Service Club members, as well as the

teachers, and Principal Dana Wright voted on the most creative and artistic pumpkins.

The students and their families were very generous with their donations and the school collected about 10 boxes

of food to help the needy at Thanksgiving.

A special thanks to the winners for showing such creativity!

First grade winners: Lily Huizinga and Jenna Eisel

Second grade winners: Jaxson Jester and Brynlee Faldzinski

Third grade winners: Dakota Moore and Lola Sonne

Fourth grade winners: Violet McDermott and Samantha Williams

2019-2020 Winners!

Indian Trail Students Bringing in Pumpkins

Pumpkin Entries-spooky, scary, and cute!

Service Club Members Hannah, Rileigh, Kendall, and Julia voting on the pumpkin winners!

All proceeds of food donated to the Frankfort Food Pantry

Thank You for Contributing!

Thank you for all you do

to support the students

and staff!