D114 Family Update: 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