B l o o m i n g t o n P u b l i c S c h o o l s D i s t r i c t 8 7

Inside this issue:

Kindergarten Registration 2

District 87 Art Show 2

Multicultural Fair 2

Nurse’s Notes 2

Library Media Center 3

5th Gr. Wax Museum 3

Yearbooks 3

Art News 3

Bookmobile Schedule 4

Flying Horse Winners 4

Student Council 4

Time Change 4

Social Work News 4

PTO News 4

Upcoming Events 4

Stevenson March Calendar 5

Scholastic Book Fair 6

Bloomington Public Schools District 87 · Dr. Barry Reilly, Superintendent

Board of Education: James Almeda, Brigette Beasley, Elizabeth Fox Anvick, Kiasha Henry, Tammy Houtzel, Charles Irwin, Mark Wylie

P R I N C I PA L ’ S M E S S A G E :

Hello,

We have recently completed our One Book One School

initiative as well as parent teacher conferences.

We would like to take some time to celebrate reading and

show our appreciation to parents/guardians! Please take

note of the following activities that serve to recognize you

and support reading/literacy.

We will be hosting a Buy One Get One FREE Book Fair on

March 9 and 10 to celebrate.

On Monday, March 9, the book fair will be open from 8:15-

8:45am and again after school from 3:30-5:30pm.

Tuesday, March 10 will be a school day event. The book fair

will be open to everyone from 8:30-2:30, but we would like

to welcome you to join us for some special celebrations….

Muffins with Mom: 8:30-9:30

Goodies with Grandparents: 10:30-11:30

Desserts with Dad: 1:30-2:30

Have a wonderful Spring Break! Take time to relax and

enjoy the week! We’ll see you back here on March 30!

M a r c h 1 , 2 0 2 0

STEVENSON ELEMENTARY

2106 Arrowhead

Bloomington, IL 61704

Phone: 663-2351

Fax: 827-3613

www.district87.org/stevenson

T I G E R TA L K

S T E V E N S O N E L E M E N TA R Y

Stevenson

Tiger Traits

Be Safe

Be Respectful

Be Responsible

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Stevenson Kindergarten pre-registration will be Thurs., April 9 (9:00a-11:00a, 1:00p-3:00p, and 4:00p-6:00p). Call the Stevenson office at 663-2351 to set up an appointment. Your child must be 5 years old on or before September 1, 2020 to register for the 2020-2021 school year. If you know of any families with children that will be eligible for Kindergarten, it would be appreciated if this information could be passed on to them.

For registration you will need to bring the following:

Your child Your child’s certified birth certificate from the

courthouse in the county where your child was born

Proof of residency (a recent bill with your name and address on it, a copy of your lease agreement or a copy of your tax bill)

Physical examination with current immunizations dated after 8-20-19 due BEFORE the first day of school (8-20-20)

A dental examination is due to the nurse by May 15, 2021

A vision examination is due to the nurse by October 15, 2020

K I N D E RG A RT E N RE G I S T R AT I O N

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Nurse’s Notes REMINDER: A Dental Examination is required for Kindergarten and 2nd grade. **This form must be dated on or after February 15, 2019 and is due by May 15, 2020. If you have already turned a dental form in for your child, you have met the requirement. If your child still needs a dental exam, please submit the form to the nurse no later than May 15, 2020. If your child participated in the free dental clinic at school, that will also meet this requirement. Ashleigh Rossi, RN, BSN School Nurse – Stevenson Elementary

Multicultural Night

Please come to Stevenson’s Multicultural Fair on Thursday,

April 16 from 5:30p-7:00p. This will be a fun evening of free

food, crafts & games, entertainment, displays & information,

clothing, and music & dance. We hope to see everyone there!

Learning Media Center

The Monarch Award:

For the past several months students have been listening to the 2020 Monarch Nominee books during

their Library Media Center time each week. Kindergarten through second grade students will be voting

for their favorite Monarch Nominee book this month! Be sure to ask your child which book he or she

plans to vote for.

The Bluestem Award:

The 3rd through 5th grade students will also be voting on a favorite book this month; however, their

books came from the 2020 Blue Stem Nominee book list. The older students had the responsibility of

independently reading and taking Reading Counts quizzes on four of the twenty nominated books to be

able to vote. Ask your child if he or she was able to vote and which book they chose.

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Jason’s Deli Dine Out

Tiger Nation—Please support Stevenson School

by dining at Jason’s Deli from 5:00-10:00 on

Wednesday, March 18!

GET YOUR YEARBOOKS!!

Yearbook orders begin March 30. They are

due back by April 13. Each yearbook costs

$15.00. Look for flyers coming home soon!

5th Grade Wax Museum

The 5th grade Stevenson Elementary

classes will be presenting their Wax

Museum on Wednesday, March 18th.

Each student has selected a biography to

read and research about a famous person.

After becoming an expert on this famous

person, it will be time to “get into charac-

ter.” Students dress in costume and

prepare a brief oral presentation to deliver

when a visitor comes to their desk and

presses the button for the “wax figure” to

talk. Classes from Stevenson and visitors

are welcome to attend at the following

times:

Wax Museum

3rd-5th Gr. Hallway

10:00a-11:00a

Art Room Notes

The District 87 Fifth Grade Art Show will be displayed be-

ginning March 11. Please make sure to check it out while

you can at the Bloomington Public Library, upstairs in the

Youth Section. There will be an opening reception on

March 19 in the evening. Come look at the art and hang

out with your friends and art teachers.

Art Trivia

What artist is famous for her story quilts as well as

children’s books?

Faith Ringgold Frida Kahlo Georgia O’Keeffe

Flying Horse Winners My Birthday America Jacob H-4AS Dean A-2MS Caden K-2MS Adhrut K-5B Sha’daie G-2KS Ella T-4AS Valentine’s Day Pets/Favorite Animals Jamari C-4AS Evan H-4AS Skylar D-4AS Mylah L-2MS January E-2MS Zerahiah E-2MS

UP C O MI N G E V E NT S

April 7 PTO Meeting

8 District 87 Board Mtg.

9 Kindergarten Pre-registration

10 No School

13 Yearbook Orders Due

16 Multicultural Night

22 D87 Board Mtg

23 Spring Pictures (prepay only)

March Bookmobile Schedule

Old Farm Rd @ Windmill Rd

March 2, 23 / 7:15p-8:30p

Phillip Place @ Carl Dr

March 16 / 7:15p—8:30p

Rainbow Ave @ Vladimir Dr

March 4, 25 / 7:15p—8:30p

Stevenson School

March 17 / 7:30p—8:30p

Waterford Estates Dr. @ Oakland Ave.

March 9, 30 / 3:30p—4:30p

Time Change

Daylight Savings Time begins on

Sunday, March 8.

Remember to set your clocks ahead one

hour before going to bed on

Saturday, March 7.

Social Work News

ISU College Mentors remaining activity dates for 2nd

semester are: 3/2, 3/16, 3/30, 4/6, and 4/13.

Please remind your children that participate this is a

partnership between College Mentors and Steven-

son School so students need to continue to follow

the Safe, Respectful, and Responsible expectations

during their time with Mentors. There will also be an

end of the year banquet toward the end of April.

More information will be coming to you about this.

Stevenson Student Council Student Council Service Project:

Our Pennies for Patients project was a huge success thanks

to the generosity of our students and their families. The

Stevenson Student Council was able to raise just over

$1,700 for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society in one

week!

Congratulations to the classes that raised over $100 each:

Mrs. Baldwin’s Kindergarten

Mrs. Galloway’s Kindergarten

Mrs. Gilbert’s 1st Grade

Mrs. Scott’s 2nd Grade

Ms. Sandage’s 3rd Grade

Mrs. Wilson’s 3rd Grade

Mrs. Scott’s 4th Grade

Mrs. Lim’s 5th Grade

Thank you for your support of this service project!

Mrs. Brenwall & Mrs. Cottrell

PTO News Please join us for the March PTO meeting on

March 3 at 6:30pm in the Learning Center.

There will be FREE childcare during the meet-

ing.

Thank you to everyone who ordered spirit

wear! Together, we raised $134 to go toward

the needs of Stevenson!

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

Suess Week

2 Read Across America Day

Dr. Suess’s Birthday

3:15p—ISU College Mentors Cat in the Hat Day

Wear a hat

3 3:15p—Battle of the Books Mtg 5:15p—Youth Sports Clinic/Gym 6:00p—PTO Board Mtg 6:30p—PTO Mtg/LMC

I Can Read With My Eyes Shut Day

Wear a shirt you can read

4

8:20a-Student Council Mtg 9:30a-BJHS Play at Stevenson 3:15p-Girls in the Game/Gym 5:30p-6:45p-Parent Night

Green Eggs and Clothes Day

Wear something green

5

5:15p-Youth Sports Clinic/Gym

Fox in Socks Day Wear crazy socks

6 If I Ran the Zoo Day Wear something with

animal print

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Daylight Savings Time Begins Spring Ahead

1 Hour

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10 8:30a-Muffins with Mom/ Book Fair 9:30a-Orchestra Concert at Stevenson 10:30a-Goodies with Grandparents/Book Fair 12:40p-1:25p-IAR Testing/5th Grade 1:30p-Desserts with Dad/ Book Fair 3:15p-Battle of the Books Mtg 5:15p-Youth Sports Clinic/ Gym

11 6:30p-D87 Board Mtg

12 1:30p-Land of Smiles Assembly K-3rd

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End of 3rd Grading Period

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3:15p-ISU College Mentors

17

3:15p-Battle of the Books Mtg

Happy St. Patrick’s Day

18 10a-11a-5th Grade Wax Museum 3:15p-Girls in the Game/Gym 5p-10p-Jason’s Deli Dine Out

19 1st Day of Spring

20

1/2 Day for Students

Students dismissed

at 12:05p

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Yearbook Orders Begin

3:15p-ISU College Mentors

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3:15p-Battle of the Books Mtg

March 2020

Spring Break / Enjoy

IAR Testing, Grades 3-5

IAR Testing, Grades 3-5