Monday, January 21st – No School – Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Tuesday, January 22nd – PTA Pizza Tuesday

Friday, January 25th – PTA Hot Lunch (Riccardo’s Breakfast)

Wednesday, January 30th – 1/2 Day of School – School dismissed at 11:40 a.m.

Please update your calendars.  As of today, the last day of school will be on May 31, 2019, not May 30, 2019.  The date has changed because of the weather day we had on November 26, 2018.  If we were to have any other days off due to bad weather, the last day of school would change again, we will keep you updated.

Friday, January 11th – PTA Hot Lunch (Popeye’s)

Tuesday, January 15th – PTA Pizza Tuesday and  PTA Meeting in Campanelli lounge  at 7:00pm

Friday, January 18th – PTA Hot Lunch (Jimmy John’s)

Monday, January 21st – NO SCHOOL- Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday           

This week a paper order form went home with all students. If you already ordered and paid for your yearbook on your PTA account, you do not need to send in this form. This would duplicate your order. But if you haven’t ordered one yet, the order can be done with the paper form or you can go on line to your PTA account to order and pay for it. The deadline for all yearbook orders and payment is March 29, 2019.

Schaumburg Parent University (SPU) is designed to involve more parents in the life of the school, to strengthen family relationships, and to improve parenting skills that will ultimately result in improved student success academically, socially and emotionally. There are two evening programs scheduled for January. Please note that child care is always available.

• Learning how good outcomes in adulthood are connected to strong emotional regulation and resiliency skills in childhood – 5:30-7 p.m. on Jan. 14

This educational seminar will focus on teaching parents of children and adolescents concrete skills towards improving emotional regulation, problem-solving skills, and nurturing resiliency for optimal functioning in school, extracurricular activities, and social life. Adults only.

• Literacy Night – 6-7:30 p.m. on Jan. 23

Come join us for a night of interactive writing where your family’s creativity is in control of the story line. Clues will lead you to special treats as well as a keepsake. Parents and students, aged preschool – eighth grade, are welcome.

These events will take place at the District 54 Professional Learning Center, 522 E. Schaumburg Road, Schaumburg. Please register by visiting https://goo.gl/TB49x7. For more information, contact Meg Kwak at 847-357-6586 or spu@nullsd54.org

Registration for all new kindergarteners, for the 2019-2020 school year, will be on Wednesday, February 6, 2019 from 9:00-11:00am and 5:00-7:00pm, at your neighborhood school. If your child turns 5 years old on or before September 1, 2019 and your family is new to District 54 please read what you need to do to register for kindergarten.

1. Families new to District 54 should go to http://sd54.org/registration to begin your registration before February 6^th.  Print the confirmation you receive and bring it to your neighborhood school on February 6^th.

Current District 54 families, with new kindergarteners, need to register through their Parent Portal account.

1. Along with the printed confirmation, you will need to bring your student’s original birth certificate (no copies) showing the student was born on or before September 1, 2014 (State of Illinois regulation).

1. Families new to District 54 must provide proof of residency on February 6, 2019.  All documents provided must be current, valid for 2019-2020, and reflect name and addresses within the boundaries of District 54.  Below are items that are needed to prove residency:

At least one of the following documents:

• The most recent real estate tax bill for residency showing owner as the taxpayer, or a signed lease for the residence including a beginning and end date, or a closing statement for the purchase of the residence.

And at least two of the following documents:

• Illinois driver’s license, gas, water, electric, internet, television, telephone bill or letter confirming service connection, public assistance documentation, voter registration card, home or vehicle insurance certificate, Illinois automobile registration, or receipt for local city vehicle sticker where applicable.

If you have registration questions, please contact the Campanelli office!

We can’t wait to spread our “orange” and really delve into the Happiness Advantage principles throughout the upcoming months. To kick start January, our students and staff will be participating in “Camp Happy” on Monday, 1/14/19. On page 77 in your Orange Frog Family Reading Guide, there are the 5 Happiness Tactics and Habits outlined. They include “3 Gratitudes”, “The Doubler”, “The Fun 15”, “Meditation” and “Conscious Acts of Kindness”. We have been learning about these in our classrooms and during our SEL lessons throughout the year. On Monday, we will have the opportunity to participate in station rotations, where students and staff with participate in these important tactics and habits. We know that practicing and reflecting about what these mean in our lives can be powerful. Please take some time to discuss these with your children. We look forward to continuing our positive energy in January. We love to tweet @ #happycampi or check out our Facebook page highlighting our work.

Congratulations to all of the Campanelli artists who participated in the 2018-2019 National PTA Reflections program this year. Campanelli had a variety of amazing artistic entries ranging from Literature, Photography and Visual Arts. The entries depicted this year’s theme, “Heroes Around Us.”  We had 13 participants submit 18 entries all of which advanced to the Schaumburg Township Council level and were displayed in a viewing along with all 246 projects submitted through School District 54.

Of the 18 entries advancing to the Township level, six were  chosen to advance to the Northwest Cook County Region/District 37. In January, these projects will be judged for possible advancement to the state level. We are so proud to be part of a community which encourages the arts and creativity in our students; and are fortunate to have an abundance of students who make the time to carry out their artistic passions.

Once projects are returned to Campanelli, we will display them for some time in the LRC. You may also view photographs of the projects on the Reflections bulletin board outside the LRC.

Hot lunch ordering for February – May is now available on line here. All hot lunch orders are taken online and ordering is easy. Payment can be made via PayPal or check. No cash will be accepted. To pay by check, select “Pay Offline Later” and then click “Submit Your Order”. You will receive an email confirmation of your order if submitted correctly. Please send checks to the school office upon completion.

Illinois has changed the date for the student survey, which won’t be available until Dec. 11. It is our plan to complete the survey at school after winter break. If you do not want your child to participate, please contact me by December 7th. Please note that the parent survey will be available online through Feb. 15, 2019, at https://survey.5-essentials.org/Illinois.