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Upcoming Events:
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OCTOBER: No School - Columbus Day October 10 No School - Teacher Plan Day October 11 Board of Education Meeting October 12 Market Day October 19 Wildcat Helping Hands Club October 20 PTA Meeting October 20 Dads & Donuts October 21 National Make A Difference Day October 22 Halloween Parties October 31 November: Whiteley GREEN Day November 1 Board of Education Meeting November 9 Multi Cultural Event November 11 Parent Education Program November15 Market Day Pick-up November 16 Helping Hands Club November 17 Bingo Night November 17 PTA Meeting November 17 Parent/Teacher Conferences November 21 November 22 Thanksgiving Break November 21 thru November 25 |
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President's Letter
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Dear Whiteley Families,
It was terrific to see so many of you at the Open House a couple of weeks ago.
We have many exciting events planned for October, so please mark your calendars now! Thanks to all the Moms who came to school early on October 7 for Moms and Munchies! On October 21st we will be having Dads and Doughnuts. This is a great opportunity for you to meet other parents and your children's new friends.
A mission of our PTA is to provide the best in educational support to our
students and teachers. We have managed to continue this mission successfully
despite the many budget cuts our school system is facing. All of these wonderful
events do not occur without your financial support. Thank you for participating in
our school fundraisers.
I hope you are all enjoying the beautiful fall we are having!
Amy Langston
PTA President
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Letter from Our Principal
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Dear Parents,
October is a busy month at Whiteley! I hope you all enjoyed a nice, long weekend with your children. CogAt Testing for grades 2, 4, & 6 will be held from October 17 - 28. Our Third and Fourth Grade Students will have their musicals on
October 27. The Grade 3 performance will be held at 6:30 PM, and Grade 4 performance will begin at 7:30 PM.
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Halloween is a special time for children as well as an exciting day at school. We would like to provide you with some information regarding our Halloween activities so that all children will have an enjoyable day. Please refer to the section below to familiarize yourself with all the details of this busy day.
Thank you for your support,
Mrs. Mary Szuch, Principal
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Halloween Parade and Classroom Parties
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 Our activities will be held on Monday, October 31st, beginning with an all school parade at 1:35 p.m. The parade will be held outdoors with children walking outside through the kindergarten exit. They will then proceed along the front walkway and reenter the building at the north parking lot entrance. Parents are welcome to attend. Parents may watch the parade from anywhere along the outdoor parade route. In the event of rain, the parade will be held throughout our main hallway. After the parade, children will go back to their classrooms for their Halloween parties. Morning kindergarten classes will organize a parade for their students. Kindergarten teachers will send home information regarding their Halloween activities.
If you are bringing treats to school for the parties, please drop them off in the school foyer. Mark the treats with your child's name, teacher's name and room number and we will make sure they are delivered to the classroom prior to the start of the party. We ask that only room parents who are running the class parties be in the classrooms during the Halloween party. We appreciate your help with this as our teachers plan a full morning of instruction, and we want to minimize the amount of interruptions during this time.
Kindergarten students will be allowed to wear their costumes to school. All other children may bring their costumes to school in a bag or go home for lunch to change. If your child is going home for lunch, please fill out the note that will be sent home from school indicating this. Students who bring their costumes to school will be allowed to change into their costumes during lunch. Students should not bring costume props on the bus. The lunch-time on October 31st will be from 12:20-1:20.
Students should not wear costumes that represent alcohol, tobacco, drugs, or violence. Items such as fake blood, knives, guns or any other type of weapon may NOT be worn or brought to school. Students should also not wear costumes that expose their midriffs, or that are low cut in the front. Wearing a T-shirt or leotard underneath these types of costumes is acceptable. Students in grades 1 - 6 may color their hair at home during the lunch hour, but may not come to school in the morning with make-up or colored hair. Also, no hair colorings, sprays or supplies are to be brought to school. At 3:20 p.m. all "walkers" will be reminded to go straight home. Please help to make this a fun and safe day for all of our children! |
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PTA Meeting
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October 20 - 7:00 PM February 16 - 7:00 PM November 17 - 2:00 PM March 15 - 2:00 PM December 15 - 2:00 PM April 19 - 2:00 PM January 26 - 7:00 PM May 17 - 7:00 PM Mark your calendar & be sure to join us when you can. New faces and ideas are always welcome! |
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We're Making Tuesday our Green Day At Whiteley
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Thank you to everyone that participated in the 1st Whiteley GREEN Day of the school year! Our next GREEN Day is scheduled for Tuesday, November 1st. go green!
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Community Outreach
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Saturday, October 22 is National Make a Difference Day. Keep watching for updates in the Weekly Wildcat email on how you can make a difference! |
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Wildcat Helping Hands Club
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Wildcat Helping Hands Club. Join Today!
There's a new club in town and you can be the first to join! Our club is called the Wildcat Helping Hands Club. We are a group of friends that will have fun doing nice things for others in our community like children and adults with disabilities, troops overseas, and low income families. We will make art projects that make people smile! We will send letters and goodies that will make our troops overseas grin from ear to ear! And we will take the time to think of others. Our meetings will be once a month, during the lunch hour. Please look for the sign up sheet in your classroom and sign up by next Friday, October 14th! Our first meeting will be on October 20th so that we can be a part of the "Make a Difference Day!"
10/20 Lunch hour: Assemble PHD bags, start Thanksgiving day craft for Clearbrook residents
11/17 Lunch hour: Complete Thanksgiving day craft for Clearbrook residents
12/8 Lunch hour: Help gather and sort toys/clothing for Palatine Township drive
1/19 Lunch hour: Write/draw letters for Troops/ help pack donations for the troops
2/16 TBD
3/15 Lunch hour: Gather food from classrooms and bring down to PTA room
4/19 TBD
5/17 Lunch hour or after school: School clean up/plant flowers
Parents, we would like to communicate via email: So please email
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Coat Drive
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The cold weather is right around the corner and soon we will have many children in our community without proper outerwear. Due to your generosity over the years, the Coat Closet is fully stocked with the exception of boys and girls sizes 8 through 14. If you have any outerwear in these sizes that you would like to donate, please put them in the box located by the front entrance of Whiteley marked "Coat Closet". If you are donating several items, we would appreciate if you would put them in a trash bag to help with transport. The Coat Closet accepts outerwear only - including coats, gloves or mittens, hats, snow pants, scarves and boots. The sizes range from toddler to adult. Also, the coat closet is in need of extra hangers. If you have any extra hangers, please send them with your donation. All items will be greatly appreciated.
If you are a family in need of outerwear from the Coat Closet this winter season, please contact our school nurse or our social worker.
Health and Safety Coordinators
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Wildcat Welcome
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We have many new faces at Whiteley. Please help to give a warm welcome to the following new Whiteley Staff Members.
Susan Masterson
My name is Susan Masterson and I'm currently working as a Program Assistant in Mrs. Neumann's Kindergarten class.
I have my Bachelors Degree in Education from Elmhurst College and a Masters Degree from National Louis University.
I was a first grade classroom teacher for thirteen years in West Chicago #33.
I have four children ranging in ages from third grade to high school which keeps me very busy. I look forward to a great year at Whiteley School!
Scott Nemshick 
My name is Scott Nemshick. I began studying special education at Arizona State University and later graduated from Loyola University Chicago. I am a product of CCSD 15, having attended Thomas Jefferson Elementary School and Carl Sandburg Jr. High. When I am not teaching I am usually doing something active, like playing softball, flag football, jogging, and much more. I am an avid Chicago sports fan as well.
I am thrilled to be a part of the team at Whiteley and look forward to a wonderful year!
Zach Scipione
Zach is from Elk Grove Village, and attended Conant High School. Zach went on to receive a baseball scholarship to Judson University, where he earned a degree in physical education/health. Zach coached football at Palatine High School in the fall of 2009 - 2010. He also coached varsity baseball at St. Ed's in Elgin during 2011. Zach has previous work experience at Metropolitan Prepatory School, and currently works as a part-time baseball instructor at Joy of the Game Baseball Academy.
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Creature Feature Wants Your Family Pet!
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Welcome back Whiteley Families!
The creature feature tank would like to introduce your family critter to the
school by featuring him/her in the tank.
If your child is interested please contact Alma Kraft to make arrangements.
Hope to hear from you soon!
Alma Kraft
Creature Feature Committee
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Kindergym Committee
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Kindergym is off to a great start! We had our first session with Mr. Harris, parents and students. Kindergarteners worked on overhand and underhand throwing and catching. They did an awesome job, & fun was had by all who attended! Class meets for 30 minutes each Monday during your child's regular Kindergarten day. If you were unable to join us, but are interested in stopping by to participate, please feel free to contact Katie Hogan. We'd love to have you, and the Kindergarten students enjoy working with our parent helpers.
Join the fun!
Katie Hogan
Kindergym Coordinator Chair 2010-2011
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Market Day
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Check out the brochure that was sent home for tasty food that helps earn money for your school. Orders are due online by Saturday, October 15 or you may turn order forms into the school by Wednesday, October 12. Market Day pick up is
Wednesday, October 19th from 3:30pm-4:30pm.
Jen Price and Melissa Schlesinger
Market Day Committee
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Dads & Donuts
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Mark your calendars now because you don't want to miss the best opportunity to mingle with your fellow Dads and meet some of our wonderful teachers!
All of our Whiteley Dads and kids are welcome to attend our
Dads & Donuts on Friday, October 21, from 8:00 AM - 8:40 AM.
Come and enjoy your favorite donut and oj/coffee as you relax and chitchat with old friends and meet some new ones!
Hope to see you there!
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Our First School Assembly Was a Success
| Close Encounters of the Chemical Kind
The students at Whiteley were treated to a wonderful assembly on Wednesday, September 28, 2011. Mr. Bill Bosworth, with "The Science Alliance", brought his awesome chemical experiments and reactions to school. Many students were chosen from the audience to participate. Mr. Bosworth, a former high school Chemistry teacher, is eager to get kids excited about science in the hope that they become interested in taking Chemistry in high school, possibly opening the door for future interest in a career in the science fields. Some of the recipes for the experiments that he made with the students can be found on his website, www.thesciencealliance.com |
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Save The Date for Multi-Cultural Event
| Whiteley School's Muti Cultural Event will be held Friday, November 11th from 6:00 - 9:00 PM. General volunteers are needed for the night of the event. We need YOUR help to make this event a success. Please consider volunteering your time. Contact Christine McGuire with any questions.
This year's Multi-Cultural Event is Friday, November 11th. 
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Birthday Book Club Committee
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Are you looking for a special way to celebrate your child's birthday at school? Joining the Birthday Book Club is a great way to do this while increasing our library collection at the same time. Celebrate your child's birthday by donating a book to the Frank C. Whiteley Resource Center. Your child's name will be on a permanent label inside the book and they will be the first to check it out.
Your child should receive their birthday greeting and information about joining the club the week of their birthday. If interested, send your donation ($10 - $15 for an entire book) and the form to school in an envelope marked Birthday Book Club. We will then invite your child to the RC to select a book from "the vault". Students who had a birthday over the summer received a card a couple weeks ago.
Mrs. Hogan and I would like to thank the following students for adding "s'more great books" to the Resource Center!
Lucy Riskus Labracadabra
Jefferson Lee I Broke My Trunk
Emily Landers Arthur Turns Green
Youjin Jeong Tales for Very Picky Eaters
Kyle Rogers Wild River
Youjeong Jeong Ling and Ting Not Exactly the Same
Yuta Matsuno The Curious Garden
Brian Morel The Big Book of WWll
Anthony Mu Public Enemy Number 2
Riku Fukumura The Tales of Beedle the Bard
Sean Kim A is for Astronaut
Thomas Bobitz Blitzed by a Blizzard
Chihiro Mandai Olivia Goes to Venice
Advitya Batta Ripley's Believe it or Not!
Eunseo Oh It's Christmas, David!
Daniel Yu Sabotaged
Ella French Dear Tabby
Misaki Matsuno Guyku
Lisa Kim Fairly Fairy Tales
Saho Yamashita The World is Your Oyster
Jake Martin The Story of Snow
Christopher Hill The Boss Baby
The following students are waiting on an order to come in before choosing their books for the Resource Center. We can't wait to see their titles!
Rylie Kruse Nikhil Sriram Megumi Wada
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SPARK News
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SPARK (Special Education Parents Accessing Resources and Knowledge) programs are FREE, open, and encouraged for ALL parents, educators, and administrators to attend. SPARK, a committee of Northwest Suburban Council PTA/PTSA, was formed in response to the growing needs of families whose children learn differently or have special needs. This is accomplished at the district level through monthly evening programs with outside speakers. SPARK programs meet once monthly on Monday evenings, EXCEPT Oct. 18th, at Walter R. Sundling Junior High 1100 N. Smith Street, Palatine from 7:00 - 8:30 pm. If you would like to be contacted by or connect with SPARK, contact SPARK Chair Ani Erickson (847) 907-4732, email sparkdistrict15@gmail.com or Co-Chair Jen Kurrie (847) 963-8087.
Here is an overview for the 2011-2012 school year!
Tuesday, October 18th: Dr. Michael Frey, a child and adolescent neuropsychologist, specializes in helping parents understand their child's symptoms, become familiar with executive functioning and learn how to select intervention to address limitations in various aspects of these conditions, including concerns for sustained attention, planning and organization, and social skills.
Monday, November 14: Three rooms will be set aside to help parents who have children transitioning to Junior High in District 15, Palatine High School or Rolling Meadows High School.
Monday, January 23: STARNET will have a presentation on how to make and keep friends!
Monday, February 27: Carla Oldham will discuss "Did puberty just sneak up on you and now you are looking at your child and saying "Now WHAT!""
Monday, April 23: Choose from two great presentations on technology! (These programs run at the same time.) The Palatine Police Department will discuss internet safety that will assist parents in protecting and educating their special needs child on-line. Also, Carla Oldham will show us how to functionally use an idevice (ipad, ipod touch, iphone) without spending tons of money in the iTunes store.
D15
SPARK Support Group:
Here are the details on D15spark_supportgroup:
Group home page:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/D15spark_supportgroup
Group email address:
D15spark_supportgroup@yahoogroups.com
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Trick or Treat Safety
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Trick or Treating guidelines: Hoffman Estates and Palatine
Trick or Treating times: Monday 10/31 - 3:00pm to 7:00pm
Have a Safe and Happy Halloween!
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Parent Education Program
| As part of our parent education program, we are pleased to announce that Virginia Lake will be hosting a special speaking engagement by R. Jerry Criss on November 15th from 7 to 8 p.m. Those of you may be familiar with him as he most recently spoke at the Illinois PTA Convention in March. He is a wonderful, outgoing, and engaging speaker and we are thankful that he has agreed to present to our PTA and community members. We are opening up this presentation on Self Esteem to all NWSC PTAs.
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Plum Grove Junior High eNewsletter
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Attention: Parents of students attending Plum Grove Junior High
You can sign up online to join the mailing list, right here. Be sure to keep up to date on all your Junior High student's events and information. You can also view the archived eNewsletters here.
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If you would prefer a printed copy of this newsletter, please pick one up from the Whiteley School Office.
Thank you for your interest in your child's school,
Katie Hogan, Dayna Steneck & Jean Swenson,
Communications Committee, Whiteley PTA
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