WALKER WEDNESDAY NEWS

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11/5 11:25 Language Labs 11/5 2:15 Gr. 3 Music Program 11/5 3:05 Young Rembrandts 11/6 Gr. 3 to Adler Planetarium 11/6 11:25 CHPD Keyboarding 11/9 7:40am Yoga 11/9 3:05 Chess Club 11/9 7pm BOE at Admin 11/10 Book Fair 11/10 3:05 STEM 11/11 Book Fair 11/11 2:00 Veterans Day Assembly 11/11 3:05 LEGO® Club 11/12 Book Fair 11/12 11:25 Language Labs 11/12 3:05 Young Rembrandts 11/13 11:25 CHPD Keyboarding 11/13 12:30 Report Cards Posted Online 11/13 3:05 GIVING

11/4/2015 END OF TRIMESTER I The first trimester ended Friday, October 30th. As we shared previously, report cards will be distributed electronically through your Campus Parent Portal account this year. Hard copies will not be distributed. Please read the Important News section on page 2 that guides you through how to access your account. Report cards will be uploaded to the Parent Portal at 12:30 pm on Friday, November 13th. Step by step instructions are attached to help you view and/or print your child’s report card, and we encourage you to keep the instructions handy. You will not be able to access report cards until 12:30 pm on Friday, November 13th. If you are having difficulty logging into your Campus Portal account, please contact: Stephanie Gardner sgardner@d181.org D181 REGISTRATION FEES The district started collecting registration fees per the attached communication that was sent to parents on Sunday, November 1, 2015. As you may recall, the district did not collect registration fees for the 2015-2016 school year since they were changing the fee management system.

YEARBROOK ART CONTEST WINNER!

Lauren Pang – Grade 4

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WALKER WEDNESDAY NEWS 11/4/2015

IMPORTANT NEWS: Do you know your login and password for the Parent Portal? You will need to access the Parent Portal to pay fees and to view your child’s report card. You may want to do a test drive to make sure you can access the Portal. Go to: www.d181.org

• LOGIN (upper right corner) • Parent/Student Campus Portal (TIP: Bookmark this page) • Enter your Username and Password

If you need assistance with your password or username, click on the orange HELP icon. If you need further assistance, please email Stephanie Gardner: sgardner@d181.org

NEW CROSSWALK PROCEDURE AT HARRIS AND WALKER: The crossing guard will no longer be crossing students diagonally, but rather she will use the crosswalks at all times before and after school. After meeting with the police and Village officials, we all agree that this is the safest route for our children.

LEGO® CLUB – Mission 2 Space Grades K-5 The next session for LEGO® Club starts November 11th. Please refer to the attached flyer if you would like to sign up your child!

HALLOWEEN CANDY COLLECTION Starting Tuesday, November 3rd, GIVING will collect Halloween candy to send to our troops. Drop off your candy in the red wagons at Walker School anytime from 11/3 through 11/13. Donations will be sent out on 11/13 so drop off that candy pronto!! Thanks for GIVING!

PTO DIRECTORY CORRECTIONS FINAL CALL! The PTO will be issuing an insert for the Walker School directory. If you have any changes, corrections or additions that need to be made, please contact:

Lauren Walsh: laurenandjohn@gmail.com

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WALKER WEDNESDAY NEWS 11/4/2015

VETERANS DAY ASSEMBLY MARK YOUR CALENDAR!

Walker School’s Veterans Day Assembly will be held on Wednesday, 11/11 at 2:00 pm. We’d love to acknowledge all veterans during the assembly. Please reach out to loved ones and community members and invite them to join us. Thank you! NOTE: Children should plan to wear Red, White and Blue on the 11th!

PARKING ALERT DAY! On Wednesday, November 11th, at 2:00 pm we are having an assembly to honor our veterans. We would like to make their visit to Walker School as easy as possible, and that includes parking. Many of our veterans and their families have limited mobility and it would be much easier for them to park as close to the building as possible. If you plan to attend the assembly, please park on the street. Our parking lot will be used for our veterans. Thank you for your kindness.

RAFFLE AUCTION WINNERS Below is a listing of the winners from the Staff Raffle items. Congratulations!! Get ready to have some fun! KAM/KPM Decorate a Gingerbread House Anna Kozlowski/Amelia Gaffney 1-J Tricks and Treats Elizabeth McCurry 1-M Tricks and Treats Allison Cashman 1-T Tricks and Treats Kaitlyn Barger 2-L Bike the Drive Iris Zou/Parker Phillips 2-P Bike the Drive Connor Walsh/Annie Rocca 3-F Holiday Movie/Cookie Decorating Dru Devata 3-P Holiday Movie/Cookie Decorating Sarah Rock 4-K SPOOKtacular Fun! Katelyn Stern 4-W SPOOKtacular Fun! Meghan Knier 5-H Start the Day Right Maddie Molis 5-M Start the Day Right Haley Cashman 5-MU Start the Day Right Siya Sahgal Page-O’Connell Pizza Puzzle Party Dane Beringer/Meghan Knier Bonga Reading Luncheon John Lynch/Tatum Korella Office Join Us for Movie Time Jack Ruth/Reed Mannarino/ Caitlyn Alsman Felix/Hendrix/Voss/ Creative Cookies & Cocoa Elena Quinonez/Grady Schroeder/ Krumin/Tomanovich Ian Miller/Megan Trowbridge Andrlik/Sciaccotta/ Movie Night Charlie Jeffords/Chloe Mannarino/ Marshall/Kolar Tyler Cook/Nick Albores Murphy Crossing Guard Assistant Bridget Schwarz Koletsos/Kane Lunch with the Librarians Grady Schroeder

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CONTACT US: Walker School 630.861.4600 Jan Martin, Secretary Ext. 4601 June Zogas, Nurse Ext. 4608 Eric Chisausky, Principal Ext. 4604 Absence Line Press “1” Fax 630.887.0387

WALKER SCHOOL HOURS: School Day: 8:35 am – 3:05 pm AM Kindergarten 8:35 am – 11:25 am Lunch 11:25 – 12:15 pm PM Kindergarten 12:15 – 3:05 pm

WALKER WEDNESDAY NEWS 11/4/2015

WALKER FLYERS: Report Card Instructions Letter from D181 – Registration Fees LEGO® Club Flyer – Session II Submissions for WWNews are due by Monday at noon. Thank you!

D181 NEWS Strategic Planning Parent Survey Open Now All parents should have received an email from ECRA Group, Inc. with a link to our Strategic Planning survey, which will be open through November 8. The survey offers an opportunity to share thoughts on District priorities, key initiatives, and the future direction of our schools. The online, anonymous survey takes approximately 20 minutes to complete. ECRA is the same independent educational research firm that conducted our recent focus groups; they are administering and analyzing the surveys. If you did not receive the invitation to complete the survey, or if you have trouble accessing the survey, please email survey@ecragroupcom. Residents who are not current parents can access the survey for community members from the District website. The BOE is scheduled to review research findings and an initial plan draft in January. Community members and staff will then be invited to participate in engagement events to further shape the plan, which will be finalized in February. We appreciate your time in complete the survey and look forward to your input!

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2015-2016 WALKER SCHOOL Accessing Report Cards Through Parent Portal

2 • Enter USERNAME and PASSWORD

TIP: Click on the Help icon if you need assistance. Contact Stephanie Gardner if you need further assistance: sgardner@d181.org

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• REPORTS Click on the grade level report card

• PRINT Open the pdf document to print

To Print the Report Card:

1 • www181.org • LOGIN

Located in the upper right corner • PARENT/STUDENT CAMPUS PORTAL

This will take you to the Infinite Campus Parent Portal. TIP: Bookmark this page for future access!

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• SELECT A STUDENT Located at the top of the screen

• GRADES You will see all of the standards and grades for your child.

 

Ken Surma • Assistant Superintendent of Business and Operations • 630.861.4942 • ksurma@d181.org Community Consolidated School District 181 • 115 West 55th Street, Clarendon Hills, IL 60514

630.861.4900 • fax: 630.887.1079 • www.d181.org • Twitter: @CCSD181

November 1, 2015 Dear District 181 Families, We are excited to announce the launch of our new online payment system, created through Acorn Fee Payments. It is open now and ready to accept payment of curriculum and field trip fees for the current school year. Thank you for your patience as we prepared for this change in providers over the last several months. We believe the added security, convenience, and features of this program will provide many benefits to families and to the District. To pay your 2015-16 student fees, follow the simple steps below. We are requesting that fee payment be completed by December 1. If you have multiple children in multiple schools, they will all appear together in your online account. You can pay for all of your D181 students in a single transaction. With a few simple clicks, you can view fees, balances, and a payment history and you can print receipts - all with convenient 24-hour access to the system. Visa, Visa Debit, MasterCard, Discover, and electronic check are accepted. You will not be charged any convenience or transaction fees. You have the option of creating a two-part or four-part payment plan if necessary, and there is an $8 fee for that service. Please note that District 181 does not store or keep your credit information; transactions paid online are processed by a third party (Moneris). Fee Payment Process

1. Go online to our District website at www.d181.org. 2. Under the tan LOGIN button in the top right corner of the site, click Parent/Student Campus Portal. 3. Log into the Campus Portal using the same username and password as you used at registration. 4. In the Campus Portal, click the "Fee Payment System" link on the lower left side of the page. 5. Once in the Acorn system, review the fees shown on the Summary tab or in the individual student

tabs. 6. Add items to your shopping cart. 7. Checkout and complete payment.

If you have any questions, please contact your child's school secretary, or you can contact the District Office at 630.861.4948. Thank you for your support! Sincerely, Ken Surma Assistant Superintendent of Business and Operations  

JR. ENGINEERING CLUB WITH LEGO® BRICKS AT WALKER ELEMENTARY

In our 5 week session students will experience hands-on engineering fundamentals as they build motorized models using LEGO® bricks! Our curriculum introduces children to S.T.E.M. concepts while important skills such as sequencing, following step-by-step directions and special/relational thinking are developed. All materials will be provided. At the end of the 6 week session students will go home with a custom LEGO mini-figure!

Register Now for Fall II Session – All New Model Builds – Lots of building Fun with LEGO® Bricks! Fall II Session: November  11-­‐December  16,  2015  (5 Classes – No class on November 25th) Wednesdays, 3:05-4:10pm -- Open to grades K-5  

Session II Theme: Mission 2 Space Space,  often  called  “the  last  frontier”,  has  inspired  scientists,  star-­‐gazers  and  adventurers  for  generations.  Get  inspired  to  go  on  your  own  adventure  and  join  us  on  a  Mission  2  Space!  Discover  some  incredible  structures  at  Kennedy  Space  Center’s  Launch  Complex  39,  travel  the  surface  of  the  moon  on  a  lunar  rover,  and  explore  Mars  onboard  the  “Curiosity”.  Our  tour  would  not  be  complete  without  a  visit  to  the  International  Space  Station.  We’ll  provide  the  bricks;  all  you  need  to  bring  for  this  adventure  is  your  imagination!  

Space is Limited…. Register Now!!!

Rates and Registration:

Fee: Session II (5 weeks) - $75.00 Please register and submit payment online at

www.bricks4kidz.com/oswegolagrange

Click “view classes” and select Walker Elementary. Space is Limited…. Register Now!!!

(Minimum 5 students)

 

Please  contact  Bricks  4  Kidz  at  (331)  457-­‐4021  or  at  weng-­‐chow@bricks4kidz.com  if  paying  by  check  or  if  you  have  any  questions.