At the December 12th Board of Education meeting, the Department of Language and Culture celebrated the accomplishments of 25 years of Dual Language and Immersion programs in District 54. We are so honored that Campanelli offers the Chinese Immersion program to students and we are grateful to the parents and staff who support this amazing program.  A huge shout out to the Campanelli staff members who came to the meeting and demonstrated their dedication to our program. To continue the celebrations, we will be recognizing The Chinese New Year at Addams Junior High from 6:00-7:30pm on Jan. 22^nd, 2020. Please join us! There will be food, performances, and activities for all ages. Be on the lookout for the RSVP form going home next week. We are excited to celebrate the “Year of the Rat” with the entire school community.

The parking lot is very busy when afterschool clubs dismiss.  We understand the weather has turned colder, however, in the effort to keep all the students safe, we ask that you please park your car and meet your child at the front door.  Staff members for each club will walk students out of Door #1 and make sure that each child is dismissed to his/her parent.  Also, please be careful pulling out of your parking space due to the fact that we have students who walk home and they may be walking through the parking lot to get to Springinsguth Road.

Once again we are reaching out to our families and asking you to participate in the annual Illinois 5Essentials Survey to provide us with your perspective and help guide our school improvement efforts. The parent survey will be available online through Feb. 14, 2020, at https://survey.5-essentials.org/Illinois.  For more information, click here to read the letter from Superintendent Andy DuRoss.

The Windy City Bulls will host a District 54 takeover night on Friday, January 10 at the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, and a portion of the proceeds from each ticket purchased will be donated back to the District 54 Education Foundation.  Click here for more information or to purchase tickets!  The District 54 take-over night will feature District 54 students participating in performances and other on-court experiences before and throughout the game, and a District 54 Special Olympics basketball match at halftime.

School attendance is important for effective learning and undisrupted academic development. Most children, unless they have a specific medical problem, should only miss a few days of school a year. It is important to notify the school nurse if your child suffers from a medical problem, particularly if it will impede his/her school performance or attendance. Absences should be reported to the Main Office. Communicable diseases and hospitalizations should also be reported to the school nurse.

Most school-age illness is secondary to viral infection and not life threatening unless the child is immunologically compromised. If your child has a fever over 100 degrees Fahrenheit, or is experiencing vomiting or diarrhea DO NOT SEND YOUR CHILD TO SCHOOL for at least 24 hours. Severe pain, infections, and rashes also warrant medical consultation. Purulent drainage from the eyes or ears or large wounds is indicative of infection. Over-the-counter remedies may improve their discomfort but if symptoms persist or are severe, consult your physician. Children that miss more than five days of school may need a doctor’s note prior to reentering school. Recurring symptoms also warrant physician follow-up. If you have any questions feel free to contact the School Nurse at (847) 357-5358 or email ashleyhood@nullsd54.org

Finally, this is a friendly reminder regarding when to keep your child home from school:

• Vomiting
• Diarrhea
• Fever 100 degrees or higher
  • Students may return to school when they no longer have a fever for 24 hours without the use of fever reducing medication (i.e. ibuprofen / acetaminophen).

Please refer to page 27 of the “School District 54 Parent-Student Handbook” for more information regarding Health Services.

Each year the District 54 Department of Language and Culture, along with the Schaumburg Park District, presents a Multicultural Event showcasing the diversity represented by students in District 54.  They are looking for groups and individuals who are interested in performing at this year’s event on Saturday, March 7.  Applications for performances will be accepted from November 14-26.  An informational meeting will be held at 3:30 on Tuesday, November 12 at the Rafferty Administration Center, 524 E. Schaumburg Road, Schaumburg, for those who would like to apply early. Click here to access the application. You can also apply by visiting the District 54 website or by requesting a form from our building secretaries.

District 54 has emailed out a fee statement if you have not paid your $50 consumable fee for the 2019-20 school year.  You can pay online through your parent portal or you can send a check, to the office, in an envelope marked “Consumable Fee” with your student. If you pay before November 15th, you will avoid the $15 late fee. If your email address has changed since you registered in April, please contact the office to update your information.

This past Saturday over 200 runners took part in the Annual Family Fun Run over at Hoover Math and Science Academy.  We collected sixteen boxes of food items for our two food banks here in Schaumburg School District 54. The weather could not have been better as  Campi and Hoover families ran, cheered each other on and pushed themselves physically on a one mile cross country course.  Our very own Campi student David Shu finished in first place overall with a time of 7:01 and his father finished just behind him in first place in the adult division.  Thank you to everyone that came out to support our school district’s mission and Campanelli School!

During conferences, teachers will have  paper leaves that will be distributed. Please take a moment and write out a gratitude or what it means to be #AllIn as part of the Campi community. Then, on your way out, there will be a tree displayed for you to add your leaf. It is located in the hallway near the gym.We hope to fill the tree with gratitude by the end of conferences on Friday. Thank you for your support in our efforts to maintain the principles of positive psychology. 

To ensure the safety of all students, please remember that the parking lot is closed before school, from 8:20 a.m. until 8:35 a.m.  Parents who drive students to school may not enter the parking lot during this time.  If you are parked in our parking lot and buses pull in, you will not be able to leave the parking lot until all of the buses have left.

In the afternoon, parents may not enter the parking lot after 2:55 p.m. to pick up their students.  Likewise, if you are in the parking lot once the buses arrive you will not be able to leave until the buses pull out at approximately 3:15 p.m.  Please remember that the times on Wednesdays are a half hour earlier, 2:25 until 2:45 p.m.

For afterschool clubs, we are asking that you please park your car and meet your child at the front of the school.  The staff member for each club will walk their club members out Door #1 and make sure that each child is dismissed to their parent.  Also, please be careful pulling out of your parking space because we have students that walk home and they may be walking through the parking lot to get to Springinsguth Road