On January 4, 2016

Stanton School

From the desk of Mr. Sefcik and Mrs. Peters…

Dear Parents and Guardians, Happy Spring! It’s hard to believe we are in our final quarter of the school year. Here are few helpful reminders as you plan for the end of the year. Please remember:

Outstanding obligations can be paid online or in the school office. The office accepts cash, checks, and credit/debit cards.

IAR testing for 5-8 grades is April 2-5. (See page 7 for our daily theme and some simple tips to help your child prepare for testing.)

Friday, April 19 is a District Holiday and there is no school. The Variety Show is Thursday, April 25 at 6:00. There will be

a student performance on Friday, April 26. See the activity calendar for tryout dates.

The Scholastic Book Fair is coming to Stanton April 30-May3. Students will have the opportunity to visit the book fair during the school day.

8th Grade Dance is Sunday, May 19 from 4:00-6:00. 8th Grade Educational Day trip to Chicago is Monday, May 20. 2nd Semester Honors Night for Grades 5-7 Tuesday, May 21. 8th Grade Graduation Wednesday, May 22 at 7:00. Doors open

at 6:15. This is the last day of attendance for 8th grade students. Students must be present for the full day to participate in the ceremony.

Last day of attendance for Grades K-7 Wednesday, May 29.

Have a safe and relaxing Spring Break! School resumes on Monday, Monday, April 1, 2019.

Inside This

Issue: 8th Grade Dates 2 Band Festival 5 IAR Testing 7 Choir 10 Art Studio 25 11 Menus 12-13 April Activity Calendar 14

Red Letter

Days:

4/1 School Resumes

4/2-5 IAR Testing 4/9 PTA Meeting 4/16 BOE Meeting 7:00 at Lotus 4/19 No School 4/22 Q4 Progress Reports 4/25 Variety Show 4/30 Book Fair begins. Ends 5/3.

Our Mission:

Maximum student learning and growth by focusing on continuous improvement.

April 2019

Stanton News

Fox Lake Grade School District 114

101 Hawthorne Lane

Fox Lake, IL 60020

847-973-4200

www.d114.org

All 8th grade activities are a privilege and eligibility guidelines will be strictly adhered to. If you have any questions contact the school office at 847-973-4200.

Promotion Ceremony Information

Graduation is at Grant Community High School in the West Gym at 7:00pm on Wednesday, May 22, 2019

The doors will open at 6:15pm and there

no tickets or a limit to the number of guests that may attend.

Students must arrive no later than

6:30pm and report to the East Gym.

4/26: Chicago Day trip

eligibility cut off day. Payment

and trip permission slips due.

5/11: Cap and gowns

distributed.

5/15: Bowling, Promotion

Ceremony, and 8th Grade Dance

eligibility cut off day.

5/20: Chicago Day trip.

5/21: Bowling trip.

5/22: Promotion Ceremony at

Grant Community High School

at 7:00pm. No tickets are

required. Students must in

attendance for the entire day

to participate.

New Date for Dance!

Sunday, May 19

4:00-6:00

Stanton’s

2019

Track

&

Field

Team

2019 Schedule Date Location Opponent Time

April 3 Johnsburg High School Johnsburg 4:30

April 13 Grayslake Central High School Ross Gantt Invitational 9:00

April 23 Grayslake Central High School Park School 4:00

April 27 Grant High School Conference Meet 9:00

May 1 Algonquin Middle School Algonquin with

Carpentersville 4:25

May 11 TBA Class AA Sectionals TBA

May 17 & 18 Eastside Centre, East Peoria Class AA State TBA

Boys Team: Hayden Brown, Jose Castro, Herman Chairez, Daivieon Charley, Glenn Claus, Angel Cobian,

Mason Dowdy, Dylan Dunlavy, Lance Gallagher, Jacob Hernandez, Clayton Honaker, Michael Johnson, Daniel

Juarez, Cael Kelley, Race Kelley, Beau Koniczney, Kyron Laskosky, James Ledger, Zach Michniewicz, Carlos

Mondragon, Omar Reyes, Memphis Roman, Ken Rybicki, Cooper Schiller, Landon Schultz, Nick Szopinski,

Jaiden Watkins, Presley Welninski.

Girls Team: Emily Allen, Alexia Avalos, Tressa Barnes, Kiki Chatterjea, Ashlin Driscoll, Kelsey Franz, Carlotta

Gasperini, Melanee Hobson, Nevaeh Gordon-Jones, Jadyn Joplin, Katelyn Lantz-Werner, Milla Laskosky, Amelia

Ledger, Cadence Malueg, Chloe Malueg, Guadalupe Monroy, Cassie Moran, Adrianna Ortiz-Aca, Jennifer Ortiz-

Aca, Kamryn Paholke, Angie Rodriguez, Jenna Russo, Averie Schultz, Baylie Schultz, Julianne Shanahan,

Rihanna Shanahan, Grace Szczesny, Amelia Szopinski, Andrea Szopinski, Allison Thomas, and Amber Wentz.

In Tune and On Time Stanton’s Band Shines at the Solo Festival

Andy Rabe

Percussion

Last month, band students across northern Illinois attended the annual Solo and Ensemble festival in Wauconda. Students worked for 2 months preparing a solo that they performed in front of a judge, and ultimately graded on their performance. Students were given 7 minutes to perform their scales, solo, and receive comments on from the adjudicator. Each student

who attended the festival received a medal, and their rank (gold, silver or bronze) was based upon 8 different criteria, such as correct notes/rhythms, pitch, intonation, and musicality. Band Director, Ms. Walker added, “This is not a required event, so I am so proud of each student's success who could go this year, and appreciate all their hard work and dedication.” Band

students who participated were: Thomas Holt - Alto Saxophone – silver, Andrew Rabe -- Percussion (he did two solos, Bells and Snare) - two golds, Brandon Bartels - Flute – silver, Isabel Dominuqez - Flute – silver, Kelsey Franz - Flute

– silver, Amber Martin - Trombone – silver, Kelsey and Amber - Flute/Trombone duet – silver.

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Variety Show April 25 at 6:00

Stanton’s Variety Show is almost here! Tryouts begin the week of April 15.

Listen to announcements for more details.

Got Used Markers? Color Cycle It!

Instead of throwing away your old dried up markers, drop them in the box near the school office. NJHS is

collecting markers as a part of the Crayola Color Cycle. Crayola Color Cycle recycles the markers and turns them

into fuel. Any type of markers are accepted including Sharpies,

Crayola, and Prismacolor.

Illinois Assessment of Readiness Testing Window: April 1-26

Fox Lake Grade School District 114’s students in grades 3-8 take federally

required assessments every spring. These assessments help us understand

how our students are growing academically, compared to their peers across the

state. The state uses this information to provide more support and resources

to the schools in the greatest need.

You can help your student do their best by:

Making sure your child is in each day and arrive on time.

Promoting strong school habits.

Encouraging them to get a good night’s sleep and eat a healthy

breakfast and lunch.

Remaining positive.

For more information regarding IAR visit www.isbe.net/assessment Testing Spirit Day Themes:

Monday, April 1: Wear Orange Day. “Orange you glad you get to show what you

know?”

Tuesday, April 2: College Day: Wear something from your favorite college.

Wednesday, April 3: Rock the Test: Wear your favorite rock and roll gear.

Thursday, April 4: Baseball Day: “Knock it out of the Park”. Wear your favorite

baseball attire.

Friday, April 5: Stanton Students are Super Day: Wear Stanton Spirit wear.

Mr. Thorsen

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Welcome Mr. Thorsen to the Stanton Family. Mr. Thorsen is filling

Ms. Soderstrom’s 6th grade position for the remainder of the year.

He received his Bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-

Whitewater and his Master’s degree in Teaching from Western

Governors University. He completed his student teaching at Gavin

South. We are excited to have Mr. Thorsen at Stanton.

Stanton Makes History at the History Museum

It was a long time in the works, but it was well

worth the wait. Stanton’s 5th grade students were

the first ever school group to pay a visit to the Fox

Lake-Grant Township Area Historical Society

Museum. The students had the opportunity to

spend a couple hours discovering and learning the

rich and colorful history of this great town.

Mr. Sefcik joined the students, and said, “It was

such a great experience. I loved watching our

students connecting with members of our

community and our community members

connecting with our students. Mr. Jakstas and the

docents did a wonderful job teaching our kids the

history of the community. The kids had a great

time learning and their excitement was evident”.

The museum is located at 411 Washington Street

in Ingleside. Stop by if you get a chance!

Check out this interesting article on screen time for kids.

New research aimed at understanding the impact of screen time and social media on adolescent brains found in early testing significant differences in brain chemistry for kids who had at least seven hours of screen time a day, compared to kids who used screens less. On "60 Minutes," contributor Anderson Cooper explored the National Institutes of Health study, which is following more than 11,000 children over a decade.

Psychologist and CBS News contributor Lisa Damour explained that the appeal of social media is "incredibly compelling."

"We know it triggers the reward centers in the brain. And this is true for grownups too, not teenagers and kids," Damour said Monday on "CBS This Morning." "We also know that digital technology disrupts things that are important for healthy development — so sleep, one-on-one interactions that are face-to-face, learning how to focus on one's schoolwork, physical activity. So we should already start to be drawing some lines

around digital technology, just to protect normal and healthy development."

While experts have offered a variety of guidelines for screen time, Damour, who wrote the bestselling book, "Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood," recommended parents prioritize what they are trying to protect.

"So we're trying to protect sleep. We are trying to protect family time. We are trying to protect focus. So I think the guidelines should flow from there," she said. "Children need a lot more sleep than people appreciate. Elementary school children need 11 hours a night, middle schoolers need 10 hours a night. High schoolers need 9 hours a night.

So if we even do that, that's one heck of a guideline."

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends avoiding screen time other than video chatting for children younger than 18 months. For children between 2 to 5 years old, the group recommends limiting screen time to one hour per day with "high-quality programs."

On February 12, Damour is releasing her latest book, "Under Pressure: Confronting the Epidemic of Stress and Anxiety in Girls." She said causal data does not exist on how social media contributes to anxiety and depression, "but what we do have are some longitudinal studies that have actually looked at the trajectory through sleep."

She explained, "When high schoolers get phones that disrupt their sleep, subsequent they go on to have higher rates of depression, higher rates of emotional fragility."

Social media is just one element of the "broad scope" of factors parents need to consider that may be causing stress and anxiety for kids, she said. © 2018 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. Article retrieved from: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/screen-time-for-kids-social-media-brain-impact-psychologist-lisa-damour/#

Stanton is working on revising our expectations about the use of Chromebooks

and cellphones while at school.

If you have questions or would

like to share your opinions on

the use of chromebooks and

phones at school please email

Kim Husko at

kim.husko@foxlake114.org or

Beth Rendon at

beth.rendon@foxlake114.org

tanton’s Choir, along with their director, Ms. Connelly-Jordt have been busy singing their way through town. The first stop was at Grant Community High School last month when they performed at the Music in Our Schools concert. According to Ms. Connelly-Jordt, “I couldn’t be more proud of our kids. They committed to learning difficult pieces of music and did a tremendous job. They represented Stanton in a first class way”. The annual MIOS concert features choir and band students from Grant’s feeder schools who come together and perform as one. It is truly a remarkable event. The choir’s next stop was the Lakefront Park Building where they performed at the senior luncheon. During their stop, they had the opportunity to meet Fox Lake’s Mayor, Mr. Schmit and Congressman Brad Schmidt. Once again, the choir did an outstanding job. You can catch their final concert of the year on May 7 at 6:30 at Lotus.

The choirs with Congressman Schmidt

and Mayor Schmit.

MIOS Concert

A special shout out to 8th grade choir

members, Brendan Harrison and Gabby Arms. Brendan has been in choir for 4

years and Gabby for 6 years. They are both

funny, kind, and intelligent and will be

missed very much. Best of luck in high

school, Brendan and Gabby!

Who: 5th-8th Grades Cost: $56.00 per student Session Options:

Thursdays 7:30-8:30 (April 4, 11, 18, 25)

Saturdays Noon-1:00 (April 6, 13, 20, 27) Instructor Kevin Shifley

Students in Art Studio Advanced may have different experience levels and so this course will be tailored to fit each student. Projects are designed to be challenging, yet low risk opportunities to explore a number of different art mediums and styles. Projects include but are not limited to, life drawing, mixed media, and painting. Students will develop their self-confidence and creative problem solving in this unique studio experience.

*9th-12th grade students are welcome until the Art4 class is added.

By Calling Studio 25 Art Creations, Inc. at 224-225-1563 or email at studio25artcreations@gmail.com

Studio 24 Art Creations is located at 5 Nippersink Blvd., in Fox Lake.