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Upcoming Events:
The Month of March
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Spring Break March 21 - March 25
School Reopens
March 28
The Month of April District 15 School Board Election Day April 5 Whiteley Green Day April 6 Spring Pictures April 7 Township Food Pantry Drive April 11 - April 15 Cubs/Sox Spirit Day April 13 Board of Education Meeting April 13 Beginning Band Concert at PH April 19 Market Day Pick-up April 20 PTA Election Meeting April 21 No School-Student Non-Attendance Day April 22 Earth Day April 22 Chorus and 5th Grade Spring Musical April 28 Beginning of May Open HouseMay 4 No School May 5 No School May 6 Staff Appreciation Week May 9 to May 16 Beginning and Int. Orchestra Concert at FC Whiteley May 9 |
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President's Letter
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Hello Spring! I would like to say THANK YOU to Clarissa Pawlikowski, Jennifer Ferrar and Jennifer Price for stepping up and chairing the Fun Fair this year.
I know it was a huge undertaking and you three ladies did a great job!
The nominating committee met on Thursday, March 10, 2011 and presented the following nominations for the 2011-2012 calendar year.
President: Amy Langston
1st Vice President, Programs: Paula Riccardo
2nd Vice President, Ways & Means: Clarissa Pawlikowski & Ellen Josten
3rd Vice President, Legislation: Katie Hogan
Treasurer: Dawn Plizga
Secretary: Anne Morel
We will vote on these nominees at our General meeting on Thursday, April 21st at 7:00 p.m. All general PTA members are welcome to attend this meeting.
 | Jennifer Nemec
PTA President
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As we move forward into April we have Spring Pictures and the Township Food Drive, and we are determining who is staying/who is going in regards to all the committees. You do not have to be a current Board member to chair a committee, so if there is a committee that you are interested in, please let me know. Even if
that committee is not vacant, you can always work with the current committee chair or if that committee is vacant and you are nervous about chairing it alone, you can ask a friend to co-chair that committee with you! Click here to view a list of the Committees. If you have any questions, please send me an email at nnemecfamily@sbcglobal.net
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PTA Meeting Dates - 3rd Thursday of the month in the Teacher's Lounge
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April 21st @ 7:00 p.m. May 19th @ 7:00 p.m. Schedule subject to change, check online calendar for up to date information. |
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Spring Break
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The week of March 21st to March 25th is Spring Break
We want to wish our entire Whiteley Community
a safe and fun-filled time with their families.
See you back at school the following Monday,
March 28th when school reopens.
The Communications Committee
Spring officially begins on March 20th at 7:21 p.m. EDT wiki link
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Green Wednesday
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Attention ECO-Friendly Wildcats! Our next Green Wednesday is April 6th. So, wear green, pack a waste-free lunch and walk or ride your bike to school. Planet Earth Thanks you.
go green link
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Spring Food Drive
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 Over 250 families in our community are served per month by the Palatine Food pantry. Our Spring Food drive will help to ensure that those families, senior citizens and people with disabilities can continue to get that much needed support. Paper products and non-perishable food items will be collected during the week of April 11-15 and donated to the food pantry. Grocery store gift cards can also be donated.  More details will be sent through back pack mail to you soon! Have a wonderful Spring Break! Community Outreach Chair Mary Beth Warner |
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Box Tops For Education
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Thank you to all those who have been clipping Box Top$! 
We sold nearly $5000 of pizzas and will receive $2000 for Whiteley! 1st prize = Olivia and Alyssa Luby - sold $585 worth of pizzas - winners of an I-pod Touch. 2nd prize = Ken Kitamura - sold $249.50 worth of pizzas - winner of a DVD stereo system. Families who sold 10 or more pizzas are winners of a pizza lunch with Mrs. Szuch:
Neyaeh Conner
Madelyn and Anthony DelGuidice
Sean, Juliana, and Caitlyn Edwards
Dylan Falk
Ken Kitamura
Alyssa and Olivia Luby
Matthew Mahoney
Katherine McKernin
Hannah Miller
Kailey Mleko
Matthew Mryzko
Kaleb Odachowski
Norah Oldle
Sarah Schwartzberg
Sean and Megan Warner
Jeffrey Zheng
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BoxTop winners:
Jonathan Pullara - 230 Box Tops collected
Brady and Connor Palazzo - 200 Box Tops collected
Both won gift cards for their hard work.
All students will enjoy a Popcorn Day to celebrate meeting our goal of $1200 for the year!
Remember, collecting Box Tops is easy! Simply clip the Box Top labels and attach them to a collection sheet with your child's name on it. Once your student hands in the collection sheet, he or she will be entered into the next drawing. Our school earns money for every Box Top we collect ,,, so keep clipping! |
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Classrooms Recognized for Their Green Efforts
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Once again, Mr. Tomczyk's class has been awarded the GOLDEN SHOE AWARD! This is the FIFTH time this year that Mr. Tomczyk's class has earned the Golden Shoe! On Friday, they were treated to a movie and popcorn celebration day for their ECO-friendly efforts. Way to go Room 206!
Congratulations to Mrs. Bolger's second grade class in Room 108 for their THIRD month in a row receiving the GOLDEN LUNCH BOX AWARD! Keep up the great GREEN efforts, Second Graders!
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News from the Classrooms
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Wildcat WOW to Mrs. Kathy Hyla!
Mrs. Hyla who teaches sixth grade here at Frank C. Whiteley, successfully renewed her certification as a National Board Certified Teacher with the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.
As described in the District 15 Connections newsletter: National Board renewal is a rigorous process in which teachers reflect on their professional growth since originally becoming National Board Certified Teachers. They must demonstrate growth in their knowledge of content and research-based pedagogy, provide evidence of how they have incorporated these into their teaching practice, demonstrate how they have worked as teacher leaders, and demonstrate increased impact on student learning-both directly and indirectly.
Congratulations, Mrs. Hyla!
We are proud of YOU and privileged to have you at Whiteley!
News From Mrs. Blindt - Whiteley Reading Specialist
*Save the date for the following PARENTS AS READING PARTNERS meetings: - Monday April 18 & Monday May 16 ~ 9:45-10:45 with a Japanese Interpreter
- Tuesday April 19 & Tuesday May 17 ~ 9:45-10:45 in English only
- Wednesday April 20 & Wednesday May 18 ~ 9:45-10:45 with a Korean Interpreter
If you have any questions, you may contact Mrs. Blindt by calling 847-963-7233 or email blindtk@ccsd15.net To view the Reading Flyer in its entirety, click here Mark Your Calendars! Camp Invention Is Coming! Camp Invention is a week long summer program that allows children to conduct scientific investigations and to explore their imaginations as well as the world of science. This year our program will work with mysterious codes, the science of bouncy balls, innovative animals, challenging games, and imaginative inventions. We are lucky enough to have this great program right here at Whiteley School from June 20-24 (8:30am-3:30pm). In addition, we have many familiar Whiteley staff members participating in camp this year: Miss Bartnicke, Miss Swietek, Mrs. Otte, Mrs. Grabowski, Mrs. Slavieck, Mrs. Stachowiak (formerly Miss Meyer), and several former students putting in their time as volunteers. For the Camp Invention flyer, click here. You can visit www.campinvention.org to find out more about this great program. Feel free to email Miss Bartnicke (bartnica@ccsd15.net) with any questions. |
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Check back next month for more ... "News from the Classrooms"
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Birthday Book Club |
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 or the first couple weeks of school may see Mrs. Saez for a form, if interested.
Mrs. Hogan and I would like to thank the following students for their generous donations. Just look at all these great new book titles for our Whiteley Resource Center!
Charlie Steneck Yummy Eight Favorite Fairy Tales
Alex Park Chicagoland Detective Agency
Pragya Kansal Who Was Mark Twain?
Ji Eun Kim Take the Mummy and Run
Avery French How Your Body Moves
Jake Lee Drew Brees, Big Nate Strikes Again, & Knuffle Bunny Free
Laura Whiteside Boston Terriers are the Best!
Elia Spyratos How the Ancient Greeks Lived
Hayden Kim Dear Vampa
Emma Wood Finally
Sarah Akutsu 15 Minutes
Stephanie Zhan Once Upon a Royal Superbaby
Kate Liu Lulu and the Brontosaurus
Eri Yamada Chester's Masterpiece
Jordan Kruse Please Write in This Book
Amy Chong Dumb Bunnies
Jane Chong Scaredy Cat - Splat!
Connor McAloon The Emperor's Code
Yansong Tang Candymaker
Lea Jung The Fabled Fifth Graders of Aesop Elementary School
Amulya Malapaka A Neverland Book - Blood Tide
Dylan Falk Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Min Jae Lee Are You a Horse?
Nicole Lee Mockingbird, Mallory in the Spotlight, Kingdom Keepers ll, & Interrupting Chicken
Navaeh Conner Doctor Ted
Will Josten Calvin Can't Fly
Dylan Cazarez Jack's Path of Courage
Jacob Morel Happy Birthday Bad Kitty, I am Going
Natalie Hogan Sick Day for Amos McGee
Courtnie Hogan Chicago Blackhawks
Brian Riccardo We Are in a Book!
Rohan John Snowbots
George Alex I Wanna New Room
Konstantine Alex Tell the Truth BB Wolf
Jenny Kim Just Too Cute and Other Adorable Stories for Horrible Children
Kassie Hamilton Turtle in Paradise
Seoung Jun Lee Cat Secrets, Would I Trade My Parents?
Brandon Rosero La Rue Across America Postcards From the Vacation
Kazuki Komoda The Battle of the Red Hot Pepper Weenies
Grace Bobitz I Didn't Do It
Mason Price Into the Deep
Jenny Li Miss Brooks Loves Books
Thejasvi Dhanireddy How Rocket Learned to Read
Akari Komoda 13 Words
Bryce Menes Other Goose
Jennifer Norris Bink & Gollie
Priyanka Prasanna Fancy Nancy & the Fabulous Fashion Boutique
Matthew Schalk Animal Clothing
Anisha Shanmugam Fancy Nancy & the Splendiferous Christmas
Alyssa Luby Cocker Spaniels are the Best!
Eugene Wilson Joey Fly Private Eye
Ysabelle Buenavista V is for Vampire
Rayna Cheong Wolves of the Beyond - Lone Wolf
Allison Nakazawa Because of Mr. Terrupt
Joanna Spyratos My Best Friend is as Sharp as a Pencil
Maria Christou Dork Diaries
Isabella Mestas We Are in A Book!
Conner Palazzo The Big Time
Josie Wolan Best Mouse Cookie
These students will also be featured on our Birthday Book Club bulletin board outside the Resource Center. Thank You & Happy Birthday!
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Health and Safety Update
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The Hearing and Vision Testing has been completed for this year thanks to the caring efforts of our School Nurse, Donna Campbell, also the visiting District 15 Nurses and the parent volunteers that assisted the nurses and students during the testing. A heartfelt Thank You to the Nurses for their commitment to our student's health!
Whiteley PTA has proudly donated to The Palatine Lions Club Al Hoover PTA Health Fund. This fund helps students in District 15 receive eye exams at a reduced rate.
For more information, visit the District 15 website.
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Upcoming School Board Election
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Don't forget to vote Tuesday, April 5th.
Voter turnout is everything when it comes to school board elections.
It is critical that all PTA members demonstrate their role as child advocates by becoming educated about candidates for public office and their positions on legislative issues that are important to children and public schools. By exercising our democratic right to vote, we are able to give children a voice. PTA Votes!*
*Information obtained from the National PTA website
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The video of the March 17th Forum for District 15
Board Candidates can be found here.
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Gerard Iannuzzelli, Manjula Sriram and Scott Herr. |
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Six candidates are running for three open seats on the District 15 Board of Education in the
April 5th election. The three candidates elected will serve four-year terms expiring in April 2013.
Their names appear as they will on the April 5th ballot, click on their name to view their campaign website.
Video from a previous District 15 candidate forum is available online here
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Whiteley Wildcat Thank You
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THANK YOU to Mrs.Cocanig for adopting Hammy the Hamster, and THANK YOU to Mrs.Cocanig's 2nd grade students for writing wonderful cards of heartfelt appreciation to Mr. Hodson. Mr. Hodson is the owner of the rat, Master Splinters, who visited us as one of our "featured creatures" this year. He was touchedto have received such a wonderful gift. THANK YOU!
I also want to thank Mr. Hodson for allowing us to foster his pet rat. We were delighted to have him in our school. The children really enjoyed having him visit! ~Alma Kraft, Creature Feature
THANK YOU to all the parent volunteers who made our PTA movie night possible; Mary Beth Warner, Katie Hogan, Jennifer Ferrar, Terri & Steve Pullara, Paula Riccardo, Sandy & Ken Welsch, Scott & Shawna Cermak, Kris Constantino, Dawn Plizga, Debbie Klonder, Ellen Josten, Jennifer Nemec, Alan Langston, Mrs. Szuch, and Mrs. Saez.
THANK YOU to all the familes who donated items for the classroom gift baskets and to the following volunteers who helped put the baskets together: Ellen Josten, Jennifer Price, Katie Hogan, Jennifer Ferrar, Dawn Plizga, Kris Constantino, Paula Riccardo and Clarissa Pawlikowski.
THANK YOU to all the Teachers and Staff members who donated gift cards for the gift card baskets. Your generosity is greatly appreciated!
THANK YOU to Mrs. Szuch and Mrs. Wong for pulling the names of the lucky raffle winners.
Special Thanks to Mrs. Saez for running the Book Walk and graciously allowing us to use the Library for our Gift Basket display! And to all our teachers and staff members who stayed to help set up after school or came back to work a shift at the Fun Fair...Your help added to our great success!
Let's also give a BIG THANKS to all the companies who donated items: Spa Bleu, Chicago Cubs, Bears, White Sox, Wolves, Schaumburg Flyers, Red Robin, Dairy Queen, Jewel Osco, Metropolis Resturant, TGI Fridays, Buffalo Wild Wings, Rookies, Shedd Aquarium, Dupage Children's Museum, Chicago Children's Musuem, Prairie Stone Fitness Center, Barrington Pools, Anna Shea's Chocolates, Pot Bellies, Chicago Sky Volleyball, Jarosch Bakery and
Peterson Bakery. ~Amy Langston, PTA Vice President
 THANK YOU to all the volunteers that give their time and talent, no matter how big or small. Please visit Volunteer Opportunities to find out when help is needed. ~FCW PTA
"Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others." ~Cicero
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Helping Others
|  You have undoubtedly heard about the earthquakes and tsunamis that plagued Japan, Hawaii and the western coast of the United States.
Here at Whiteley we have several families that have family back in Japan or have recently moved themselves back to Japan. We wanted to let you know of a way we could help these families and all those affected by this disaster from back here in Hoffman Estates, IL. The American Red Cross has been working closely with the Japanese Red Cross to help aid in anyway possible. You can help by making a donation to the Red Cross through their website, www.redcross.org for Japan Earthquake and Pacific Tsunami or you can also text REDCROSS to 90999 to make a $10 donation to help those affected by the earthquake in Japan and tsunami throughout the Pacific. Thank you so much for your help! |
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School Safety
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 School Zone = No Phone ZoneWhen approaching a marked school crossing zone between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m., on days when school is in operation and when school children are present a driver must stop all wireless phone communications, reduce his/her speed to 20 mph and yield to any children or adults crossing in the crosswalk area. Speeding in a school crossing zone will result in a $150 fine.
Information from www.cyberdriveillinois.com Rules of the Road Jesse White Illinois Secretary of State |
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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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