Tuesday, September 17th – PTA Pizza Tuesday

Wednesday, September 18th – Half-day of school- Dismissal at 11:40 (No lunch at school) and  Lou Malnati’s Fundraiser for District 54 Education Foundation  

Thursday, September 19th – iWalk/Bike to School Day

Friday, September 20th – PTA Hot Lunch – Buona Beef

Sunday, September 22nd – District 54- Run to Read (Information sent home)

Tuesday, September 24th – PTA Pizza Tuesday

Friday, September 27th – School Picture Day and PTA Hot Lunch – Panda Express

Please remind your child:

1. To walk their bikes until they are off school property.
2. That no one can be on the playground equipment before or after school. All students need to be with their parents at dismissal.

The Department of Language and Culture is excited to host Free Adult English as a Second Language classes at Nerge, Armstrong and Hanover Highlands this fall. These classes are designed for parents of District 54 students who are interested in learning or practicing their English. During these classes, participants will engage in communicative activities centered around a broad range of topics.  The class will meet 8 times.

• Classes at Nerge will be on Tuesdays, Oct. 9-Dec. 11 from 6-8 p.m.
• Classes at Armstrong will be on Wednesdays, Oct. 10-Dec. 12 from 6-8 p.m.
• Classes at Hanover Highlands will be on Mondays, Sept. 24-Nov. 19 from 6-8 p.m.

The Adult ESL flyers and registration forms in English, Spanish and Polish can be found on the Language and Culture Website. Please return completed registration forms to your child’s school. We look forward to having you join us!

The week of September 8-14 is National Arts in Education Week. It is the perfect time to kick off the National PTA Reflections program. This program encourages all local PTA units to celebrate the arts by asking students in grades Kindergarten through eighth grade to explore their thoughts, feelings and ideas in a fun and creative way!

Reflections is a National PTA arts program which reinforces this by asking students to get creative at all local PTA levels. Campanelli PTA is proud to help deliver this enriching program each year. Students are invited to create works of art in any of six different arts categories of dance choreography, film production, literature, music composition, photography and visual arts collaborating with the annual theme.

The theme for the 2019-2020 school year is “Look Within.” Students can create as many projects as they like, in as many arts categories as they like. Guidelines including specific rules per category and entry forms will be available outside the Library Media Center (LMC) in the next few weeks. Entries must be submitted by Friday, November 1^st to the LMC.

Campanelli has been in an active participant in the program for many years and have had a variety of entries advance to the Schaumburg Townships, Regional, State and even National level in past years.

Questions? Please contact the Campanelli Reflections Chair – Amisha Shah at amisha_shah10@nullhotmail.com.

Please join us for our first meeting on Tuesday, September 17th  from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at the Professional Learning Center at 524 East Schaumburg Road. Our topic for this month’s meeting is “ACCESS and MAP: What do they tell me about my child’s learning?” Childcare is available for children ages 3-5. To RSVP, fill out the form at the bottom of the event flyer and send it back to your child’s school by Sept. 12. If you did not receive a copy of the flyer, click this link to visit our website for more information and to view the flyer in English, Spanish, Polish and Japanese. You can also contact your child’s school for a paper copy of the flyer.

A few years ago, we began implementing a child sexual abuse prevention program in our schools as the result of the passage of Public Act 097-1147, also known as Erin’s Law.  This law expanded upon previous legislation and required child sexual abuse prevention education for child beginning in pre-kindergarten and continuing through all grade levels.  Our students will be participating in lessons in their classrooms in October.  Please contact us at 847-357-5333 with any specific questions.

As a school we practice a variety of emergency drills with our students.  Please read the District letter regarding these practices.

Crisis Plan and Drill Parent Letter – English

Crisis Plan and Drill Parent Letter – Spanish

Campanelli was recognized in the September issue of Chicago Magazine, ranking at number 10 in the Top Elementary & Middle Schools category for Suburban Cook County.  We know that this recognition is due to the hard work of our staff and students and the support of our parent community.  Thank you for helping to make Campanelli such an incredible place to work and learn.

The District 54 Education Foundation is sponsoring two events in September.

Septemberfest

The District 54 Education Foundation is raising funds for District 54 students over Labor Day weekend at Schaumburg’s Septemberfest. You can support the Foundation by parking your car for $5 at Collins School, 407 S. Summit Drive, Schaumburg, on Saturday and Sunday, August 31 and September 1. Summit is located between Roselle and Plum Grove roads. The Foundation is also participating in Not-for-Profit Day on Monday, Sept. 2, at Septemberfest. Purchase food from our partner, Riccardo’s Ristorante, and the profits will support District 54 students.

Lou Malnati’s

The District 54 Education Foundation is partnering with Lou Malnati’s for a fundraiser on Wednesday, September 18. Eat at or order from Lou Malnati’s Schaumburg (1 S. Roselle Road) or Lou Malnati’s Barrington Road (357 S. Barrington Road), and 20 percent of total sales will be donated to the District 54 Education Foundation. September 18 is a half-day in service, so please consider supporting the Foundation by ordering lunch from Lou’s. You must bring in or mention the flyer at the time of your order. The flyer is attached; you can also click here to access the flyer on the Foundation’s website.

The District 54 Education Foundation ensures that all District 54 students have the same opportunities by funding

• Breakfast programs at the schools so students can begin their day ready to learn,
• Grants to students with financial need so they can participate in extracurricular activities, and
• STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) programming.

Thank you for your continued support of the Foundation that supports District 54 students!

For more about the Foundation, visit www.d54foundation.org

The first iWalk/Bike to School Day will be on Thursday, September 19th.  We hope to see many students and parents walking and riding their bikes to school on this day.