D114 Weekly Family Updates 1/27/25

                

Thank you again for your flexibility and understanding when we needed to close on Tuesday. The shift by the National Weather Service to an Extreme Cold Warning led to the change, but I know it was a stressful morning with the change. 

 

Calendar Change

Just making sure everyone knows...we will now be IN SESSION on Monday, March 3! Since we needed to close on Tuesday, we will now be open for Casimir Pulaski Day. Moving forward, we'll do our best to send home devices and plan for remote learning when there's the possibility of a snow/cold closure. Andrea is updating the District calendar, and I'll send it out later this week. 

Winter Weather 

Let's be ready for when winter weather comes our way! Please review our procedures below. 

Remember, for the first snow/cold day, our three options are:

1. Regular day

2. Late start

3. Snow/cold day, makeup on March 3 (Casimir Pulaski Day) ✅

Now that we have had a closure day, we'll be in session on Pulaski Day! We will now do our best we can to switch to a virtual day should we need to close. PLEASE be ready for this just in case and make sure kids are ready, too. 

As always, I'll let you know any changes just as soon as I can!

Here are the updated details on winter weather procedures as posted on our website.

Dress for the Weather! 

We will go outside as long as it's safe to do so, so please send students dressed for the weather each day. If you need assistance getting winter clothing, please just reach out to your child's teacher and they will let us know so we can get you what you need! One team...all in!

Lotus Nurse

For now, we will have sub coverage for the Lotus Health Office. When a permanent assignment is made, I will inform you. Please see me with any questions. 

Know Anyone Who...

If you know anyone who would be interested in being a Van Driver, Sub Van Driver, or Bus Driver, please have them apply using this link. We can TRAIN bus drivers ourselves if they don't have a CDL, and van drivers don't need the CDL!!! 

Attendance Matters!!!!

 PLEASE keep making sure your children come to school unless they are truly sick . If you need any help in getting your child to school, please reach out so we can help! Our attendance and absences are submitted to the state and factor into our school status. More importantly, a day missed is a day of lost learning!

Good morning, District 114!

Thank you to everyone who attended last week's Eat Out to Help Out at Antioch Pizza! We'll have the results of the Battle of the Grades soon 

Our next Eat Out to Help Out event will be on Sunday, February 9th, from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Skate on Grand! The PTA will receive a portion of admission and meal deal sales. The greater the number of families who come, the bigger the percentage the PTA will earn! Come enjoy some great indoor fun!!

Urgent! We're also looking for parents, teachers, and staff to help plan and run this year’s Day of Service fundraiser to be held on Earth Day, April 22nd. Please sign up here! We're hoping to meet in early February to get started planning.

Mark your calendars!! Our next PTA meeting is on Monday, February 10th at 6:00 pm in the Lotus library! 

Can't join in person? Join us on Google Meets!

Don't forget to join our Facebook group to see the meeting highlights and more, and while you're at it, join the PTA here! Membership dues are only $6 for the whole year!

YOUR PTA Board

Key 2024-25 Dates

February 22

Family Fun Fair (Lotus)

April 22

Day of Service

We'll be forming a committee of parents and staff to plan this event for the SPRING of 2025

May 2

Rocket Launch (Stanton)

Possible Star Wars Theme

Rain date May 9

 

February 14--Staff Institute Day, no student attendance

February 17--District Closed to commemorate Presidents' Day

February 18--Board of Education Meeting

March 3--SCHOOL IN SESSION (calendar change)

Birth-3 Year Old Program---SPACE IS AVAILABLE!!!

If you or your student are in a crisis, please call the following numbers as applicable:

Local Healthcare Assistance (when you're not sure where to turn)

For a Life Threatening EMERGENCY CALL 9-1-1

988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline call or text 9-8-8 or chat 988.lifeline.org provides 24/7, free and confidential support 

CRISIS TEXT LINE:  text HOME to 741741 from anywhere in the United States anytime. A live trained Crisis Counselor receives the text and responds.

The Trevor Project 1-866-488-7386 provides crisis support services to LGBTQ youth.

Non-Emergency Community Help Line 2-1-1

JARS Resale Shop

36325 N Maple Ave. Ingleside, IL 60041. 

Hours: 

Wednesdays 5:30-730pm 

Saturdays 9-1pm 

2nd and 4th Fridays 9-1. Or by appointment

               

D114 is a special place to be! Thank you for your partnership with us!

-Heather Friziellie, your Superintendent of Schools

D114 Weekly Family Updates 1/20/25

               

Reminder that our schools are closed on Monday, January 20 in recognition of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. 

We are also watching the temperatures closely for Tuesday. If we need to make any changes to our schedules because of the cold, I'll let you know as soon as possible! Remember, if you disagree with the District's decision to open on an inclement weather day, you can always opt to keep your child home. We, of course, want them at school but also understand that families may have different opinions on weather conditions. 

 

Winter Weather Procedures

Let's be ready for when winter weather comes our way! Please review our procedures below. 

Remember, for the first snow/cold day, our three options are:

1. Regular day

2. Late start

3. Snow day, makeup on March 4 (Casimir Pulaski Day)

Once we use/get past Pulaski Day on the calendar, we do the best we can to switch to a virtual day should we need to close. PLEASE be ready for this just in case--it's a great idea to have a plan just in case we need to shift to virtual learning! 

As always, I'll let you know any changes just as soon as I can!

Here are the updated details on winter weather procedures as posted on our website.

January 21 Board Meeting 

The 1/21/25 meeting will be held at Stanton so the Board and all other attendees can see the updates to the building, see a new sign added inside to help celebrate Stanton's roots, and see the new hallway panel TV, which features the daily annoucements and key points about the history of Stanton and D114.  We'll start at 6:00 PM in the cafeteria to kick off the informal part of the meeting, and the formal meeting will start, as usual, at 7PM. We'll be recognizing LOTS of amazing students, including all participants from last spring and this fall in the Girls on the Run program!

Dress for the Weather! 

We will go outside as long as it's safe to do so, so please send students dressed for the weather each day. If you need assistance getting winter clothing, please just reach out to your child's teacher and they will let us know so we can get you what you need! One team...all in!

Lotus Nurse

For now, we will have sub coverage for the Lotus Health Office. When a permanent assignment is made, I will inform you. Please see me with any questions. 

Know Anyone Who...

If you know anyone who would be interested in being a Van Driver, Sub Van Driver, or Bus Driver, please have them apply using this link. We can TRAIN bus drivers ourselves if they don't have a CDL, and van drivers don't need the CDL!!! 

Attendance Matters!!!!

 PLEASE keep making sure your children come to school unless they are truly sick . If you need any help in getting your child to school, please reach out so we can help! Our attendance and absences are submitted to the state and factor into our school status. More importantly, a day missed is a day of lost learning!

Good morning, District 114!

Mark your calendars for our next Eat Out to Help Out at Antioch Pizza: This Wednesday, January 22nd, all day! Make sure to mention you're with District 114! This fundraising event will be a battle of the grades; the grade with the largest turnout will win coupons for free pizza!

Urgent!! We're looking for members to help plan and run this year’s Family Fun Fair to be held on Saturday, 2/22 from 11am- 3pm. Please sign up here!

We're also looking for members to help plan and run this year’s Day of Service fundraiser to be held on Earth Day, April 22nd. Please sign up here!

Our next PTA meeting is on Monday, February 10th at 6:00 pm in the Lotus library! 

Can't join in person? Join us on Google Meets!

Don't forget to join our Facebook group to see the meeting highlights and more, and while you're at it, join the PTA here! Membership dues are only $6 for the whole year!

YOUR PTA Board

Key 2024-25 Dates

February 22

Family Fun Fair (Lotus)

April 22

Day of Service

We'll be forming a committee of parents and staff to plan this event for the SPRING of 2025

May 2

Rocket Launch (Stanton)

Possible Star Wars Theme

Rain date May 9

 

January 20--School Closed--Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

January 21--Board of Education Meeting 7:00 PM at STANTON or via Meet (special event/tour starting at 6:00 PM)

Birth-3 Year Old Program---SPACE IS AVAILABLE!!!

If you or your student are in a crisis, please call the following numbers as applicable:

Local Healthcare Assistance (when you're not sure where to turn)

For a Life Threatening EMERGENCY CALL 9-1-1

988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline call or text 9-8-8 or chat 988.lifeline.org provides 24/7, free and confidential support 

CRISIS TEXT LINE:  text HOME to 741741 from anywhere in the United States anytime. A live trained Crisis Counselor receives the text and responds.

The Trevor Project 1-866-488-7386 provides crisis support services to LGBTQ youth.

Non-Emergency Community Help Line 2-1-1

JARS Resale Shop

36325 N Maple Ave. Ingleside, IL 60041. 

Hours: 

Wednesdays 5:30-730pm 

Saturdays 9-1pm 

2nd and 4th Fridays 9-1. Or by appointment

               

D114 is a special place to be! Thank you for your partnership with us!

-Heather Friziellie, your Superintendent of Schools

D114 Weekly Family Updates 1/13/25

              

It was a great and busy first week back! The weather continues to be wintery, so please watch for any news from us and send kids to school dressed for the temperatures. 

Stanton families, I continue to battle with my son (15) about wearing only a hoodie into the freezing cold weather, so if you are fighting this, too, with your middle schoolers...I get it. 😂

 

CONGRATS TO THE LOTUS PRE-K TEAM

We're so proud of our PreK Team! Yet again, our program has achieved GOLD STATUS (the highest you can get) in the state audit!!! Amazing work!!!

Winter Weather Procedures

Let's be ready for when winter weather comes our way! Please review our procedures below. 

Remember, for the first snow/cold day, our three options are:

1. Regular day

2. Late start

3. Snow day, makeup on March 4 (Casimir Pulaski Day)

Once we use/get past Pulaski Day on the calendar, we do the best we can to switch to a virtual day should we need to close. PLEASE be ready for this just in case--it's a great idea to have a plan just in case we need to shift to virtual learning! 

As always, I'll let you know any changes just as soon as I can!

Here are the updated details on winter weather procedures as posted on our website.

Dress for the Weather! 

We will go outside as long as it's safe to do so, so please send students dressed for the weather each day. If you need assistance getting winter clothing, please just reach out to your child's teacher and they will let us know so we can get you what you need! One team...all in!

Lotus Nurse

For now, we will have sub coverage for the Lotus Health Office. When a permanent assignment is made, I will inform you. Please see me with any questions. 

Know Anyone Who...

If you know anyone who would be interested in being a Van Driver, Sub Van Driver, or Bus Driver, please have them apply using this link. We can TRAIN bus drivers ourselves if they don't have a CDL, and van drivers don't need the CDL!!! 

Attendance Matters!!!!

 PLEASE keep making sure your children come to school unless they are truly sick . If you need any help in getting your child to school, please reach out so we can help! Our attendance and absences are submitted to the state and factor into our school status. More importantly, a day missed is a day of lost learning!

Happy Monday, District 114!

The first PTA meeting of the new year is TONIGHT, Monday, January 13th at 6:00 pm in the Lotus library! 

Can't join in person? Join us on Google Meets! 

Along with regular updates, we'll be discussing the upcoming Family Fun Fair and our big fundraiser of the year: Day of Service! 

We're looking for members to help plan and run this year’s Family Fun Fair to be held on Saturday, 2/22 from 11am- 3pm. Please sign up here!

We're also looking for members to help plan and run this year’s Day of Service fundraiser to be held on Earth Day, April 22nd. Please sign up here!

Mark your calendars for our next Eat Out to Help Out at Antioch Pizza: Wednesday, January 22nd, all day! Make sure to mention you're with District 114!

Don't forget to join our Facebook group to see the meeting highlights and more, and while you're at it, join the PTA here! Membership dues are only $6 for the whole year!

YOUR PTA Board

Key 2024-25 Dates

February 22

Family Fun Fair (Lotus)

April 22

Day of Service

We'll be forming a committee of parents and staff to plan this event for the SPRING of 2025

May 2

Rocket Launch (Stanton)

Possible Star Wars Theme

Rain date May 9

 

January 13--PTA Meeting at 6:00 PM

January 20--School Closed--Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

January 21--Board of Education Meeting 7:00 PM at STANTON or via Meet

Birth-3 Year Old Program---SPACE IS AVAILABLE!!!

CHECK THIS OUT!

If you or your student are in a crisis, please call the following numbers as applicable:

Local Healthcare Assistance (when you're not sure where to turn)

For a Life Threatening EMERGENCY CALL 9-1-1

988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline call or text 9-8-8 or chat 988.lifeline.org provides 24/7, free and confidential support 

CRISIS TEXT LINE:  text HOME to 741741 from anywhere in the United States anytime. A live trained Crisis Counselor receives the text and responds.

The Trevor Project 1-866-488-7386 provides crisis support services to LGBTQ youth.

Non-Emergency Community Help Line 2-1-1

JARS Resale Shop

36325 N Maple Ave. Ingleside, IL 60041. 

Hours: 

Wednesdays 5:30-730pm 

Saturdays 9-1pm 

2nd and 4th Fridays 9-1. Or by appointment

               

D114 is a special place to be! Thank you for your partnership with us!

-Heather Friziellie, your Superintendent of Schools