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!
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!
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:
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
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