Ease into Ike – April 24, 2019
Ease Into IKE will take place on April 24, 2019 for incoming 7th grade students. This is a student event only. The event will take place from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm at Eisenhower.
Family Carnival Night – April 25, 2019
Please join us Thursday evening from 6-8pm for Family Carnival Night at John Muir Literacy Academy. There will be a photo booth, games and activities for your family to enjoy.
Principal’s Message – April 5, 2019
We kicked off our 5 week challenge with gratitudes this week. Each student was able to practice that happiness tactic during the school day. I can’t wait for next week when we practice meditation. Please see below for important information coming up in the Muir Community.
We use Twitter to share and celebrate the wonderful things happening at Muir. Please follow me@carolyn_allar and our Muir page @WeAreMuir54.
Spirit Days
Below are the Spirit Days for the rest of the year. We encourage all students to participate to show our unity! We Are Muir!
Wednesday, April 24-Sports Day
Wednesday, May 29-Mix and Match Day
5 Week Challenge
We started our 5 week challenge this week. It was full of gratitudes all across the building. Next week is meditation. Please see the attached documents for specific information for our challenge!
6th Grade Parents:
The administration and staff of Dwight Eisenhower Junior High School are pleased to provide your incoming 7thgrader with an opportunity to visit their school before the start of the next school year. Ease Into IKE is an annual event sponsored by Eisenhower Junior High. This year’s event will take place on Wednesday, May 1st from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Your student will have the opportunity to meet some of the faculty and administrators, practice locker combinations, play games in the gym, and tour the building. This event is for incoming 7th grade students only. Parents are not asked to participate at this time. The deadline for registration is Friday, April 26th. Permission slips will be sent home next week.
Schaumburg Parent University – April classes
Schaumburg Parent University (SPU) is designed to involve more parents in the life of the school, to strengthen family relationships, and to improve parenting skills that will ultimately result in improved student success academically, socially and emotionally. There are two evening programs scheduled for April. Please note that child care is always available.
Ask the Doc – April 10
Dr. Michael Feld, Child/Adolescent Board Certified Psychiatrist, will answer your questions on mental health issues, parenting strategies, current medical and non-medical trends in interventions, and/or effects of gaming, sleep and media on child development. This event will take place from 6-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 10 at the District 54 Professional Learning Center, 522 E. Schaumburg Road, Schaumburg. Ask the Doc flyer
Summer Camp Expo – April 24
Visit tables to learn about the various summer camps and programs available for your child in Schaumburg and the surrounding area. This event will take place from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on April 24, 2019, at the District 54 Professional Learning Center, 522 E. Schaumburg Road, Schaumburg. Summer Camp Expo flyer
To register please visit the SPU Online Form or for more information, contact Meg Kwak at 847-357-6586 or spu@nullsd54.org. Leave your name, contact information, the number of children needing childcare (free) and your child’s school.
La Universidad Schaumburg para Padres – Clases de abril
La idea de la Universidad para Padres es envolver más a los padres in la vida escolar, para fortalecer las relaciones familiares, y mejorar los conocimientos de crianza que finalmente resultarán en un mejor éxito académico, social y emocional del estudiante. Hay dos programas nocturnos para abril. El cuidado de niños está siempre disponible.
Pregúntele al doctor: con el Dr. Michael Feld, psiquiatra certificado porla Junta de niños y adolescents – 10 de abril
Haga preguntas sobre problemas de salud mental, estrategias de crianza de los hijos, tendencias médicas actuales y otras aplicaciones en las intervenciones y / o los efectos los videojuegos el sueño y los medios sociales en el desarrollo infantile. Sólo para adultos. Este evento tendrá lugar de 6 a 7:30 p.m. el 10 de abril de 2019, en el Centro de Aprendizaje Profesional del Distrito 54, 522 E. Schaumburg Road, Schaumburg. Pregúntele al doctor
feria expositiva campamento de verano – 24 de abril
Visite las mesas para conocer más sobre los diversos campamentos de verano y los programas disponibles para su estudiante en las áreas límitrofes. Este evento tendrá lugar de 6 a 7:30 p.m. el 24 de abril de 2019, en el Centro de Aprendizaje Profesional del Distrito 54, 522 E. Schaumburg Road, Schaumburg. feria expositiva campamento de verano
Regístrese visitando https://goo.gl/TB49x7. Para obtener más información, comuníquese con Barb Velez al 847-357-5074 o spu@nullsd54.org. Por favor, dejar su nombre, información de contacto, número de participantes, número de niños necesitando cuidado de niños (gratis) y la escuela de su hijo/a. Hay interpretes disponibles pero deberá solicitar los mismos al registrarse.
Important Dates
4/8-IAR Testing Begins
4/9-PTA Meeting @6:00 p.m.
4/25-PTA Carnival Night 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Tuesday, April 2 – No School
Tuesday, April 2 is a non-attendance day for students and staff. School resumes on April 3.
Principal’s Message – March 22, 2019
What a great last week before break. We celebrated International Happiness Day with a wonderful assembly from BMX biker, Matt Wilhelm. The students loved watching his tricks and hearing his message about perseverance, being kind to others and how to stop bullying. We also had our annual Community Celebration on Thursday where we had 76 students win prizes for learning about good decision making and conflict resolution. I hope you have a great Spring Break and we look forward to seeing students back in April.
We use Twitter to share and celebrate the wonderful things happening at Muir. Please follow me@carolyn_allar and our Muir page @WeAreMuir54.
Spirit Days
Below are the Spirit Days for the rest of the year. We encourage all students to participate to show our unity! We Are Muir!
Wednesday, April 24-Sports Day
Wednesday, May 29-Mix and Match Day
21 Day Challenge
As a follow-up to Happiness Month, we will be kicking off our 21 day challenge beginning after Spring Break. Please see the attached documents for specific information for our challenge!
District 54 Education Foundation 2019 Memorial Grant applications
The District 54 Education Foundation proudly offers memorial grants for District 54 students to cultivate an academic, cultural or athletic interest. The grants are intended for children from families facing extenuating financial circumstances.
Applications for 2019 Memorial Grants are due Friday, May 3 to the child’s school social worker. Click the link below for the application and additional information.
Beca Conmemorativa del 2019 de la Fundación de Educación del Distrito 54
La Fundación de Educación del Distrito 54 ofrece orgullosamente subsidios conmemorativos para que los estudiantes del Distrito 54 cultiven un interés académico, cultural o deportivo. Las subvenciones están destinadas a niños de familias que enfrentan circunstancias financieras extenuantes.
Las solicitudes para las Becas Conmemorativas 2019 deben entregarse el viernes 3 de mayo al trabajador social de la escuela del niño. Haga clic en los enlace a continuación para obtener más información.
District 54 Summer Camps
What did you do over your summer? This fall, through the “Summer of 54” camp opportunities, your answer could be: “I learned how to play lacrosse, used the design process to create and design, and/or created different forms of art using digital and non-digital mediums. The goal of the “Summer of 54” is to provide students opportunities to be active, while enhancing their creative and innovative spirit. Camp opportunities offer:
- A range of fun camps for a variety of interests for students in 1st through 8th grade
- Courses with hands-on, project-based curricula
- Instruction by District 54 teachers in a positive environment
- An opportunity to conduct experiments using tools, equipment and technology used within the real-world
Registration for the “Summer of 54” camp offerings, including a camp t-shirt, opens on Monday, March 25th and closes on Friday, April 19th. Digital registration is available within Parent Portal and can be accessed through the following link – Summer Registration.
Summer of 54 – 2019 Camp Brochure.
Important Dates
3/25-3/29-Spring Break
4/1-School Resumes
4/2-No School-Election Day
4/8-IAR Testing Begins
4/9-PTA Meeting @6:00 p.m.
Six Flags Read to Succeed Program
Please make sure any completed Six Flags Read to Succeed forms are turned in on Monday. Any Muir student that read for 6 hours and turned in a signed form will receive one free ticket to Six Flags. Thank you to all of the students that turned in forms.
Principal’s Message – February 22, 2019
What a great week at Muir! Over the past several weeks, many of our classrooms have taken “virtual field-trips” using our VR goggles. Some classes have visited Ancient China while others explored Ellis Island. Ask your child if they have gone on a trip and if not, they will soon! We are so excited to add this resource to our classroom experiences for students. Please see below for information in the Muir community.
Twitter
We use Twitter to share and celebrate the wonderful things happening at Muir. Please follow me @carolyn_allar and our Muir page @WeAreMuir54.
Spirit Days
Below are the Spirit Days for the entire year. We encourage all students to participate to show our unity! We Are Muir!
Wednesday, February 27-Dress to Impress Day
Wednesday, March 20-Orange Day
Wednesday, April 24-Sports Day
Wednesday, May 29-Mix and Match Day
Arrival/Dismissal
Due to the large number of students who walk to and from school each day, we close our parking lot to cars. The parking lot closes each day at 8:20 and reopens at 8:40. In the afternoon, it closes at 2:50 and reopens at 3:10. During those times, we limit cars moving in order to maintain safety. Also, due to the large number of students dismissing at once, we ask that older siblings picking up students for grades 3-6 wait at the gate of the entrance to the parking lot.
5Essentials Survey
District 54 will again be participating in the 5Essentials Survey. We value this information as a tool to help us continue to improve. We will only receive the results from the parent survey if at least 20 percent of our parents take the survey. The 5Essentials survey now includes fourth- through eighth-grade students. The parent survey will be available online through March 15, 2019, at https://survey.5-essentials.org/Illinois.
English Learner (EL) Kindergarten Information Night
If your child is entering kindergarten and you speak another language at home, we would like to invite you to attend the EL Kindergarten Information Night, Tuesday, February 26th. The program will take place from 6:00-7:00 p.m. at the Professional Learning Center, 524 E. Schaumburg Road. Childcare is available for ages 3 and up.
During the evening, you will have the opportunity to learn more about the programs for English Learner Kindergarten students, Dual Language Programs in District 54 and the language assessment process. If you, or someone you know, will have a student attending Kindergarten in September, we hope that you will join us for this informative night.
Noche Informativa de Kínder para aprendices de inglés
Si usted está pensando en cómo preparar a su hijo(a) para este próximo paso educacional, nos gustaría invitarlo este próximo martes 26 de febrero a asistir a la Noche Informativa de Kínder para aprendices de inglés. El evento será de 6:00 a 7:00 p.m. y se llevará a cabo en el Centro Profesional de Aprendizaje ubicado en el 524 E. Schaumburg Road. Habrá cuidado de niños disponible para niños de 3 años en adelante.
Esta noche, usted tendrá la oportunidad de aprender más sobre los procesos de evaluación de lenguaje y los programas disponibles para estudiantes aprendices de inglés entrantes al Kínder en el Distrito 54. Si usted, o alguien que usted conoce, tiene un(a) niño(a) que asistirá al grado Kínder en el otoño, esperamos que se una a nosotros para esta noche informativa.
Important Dates
2/27-Dress to Impress Day
2/28-PBIS Celebration
3/12-PTA Meeting @6:00 p.m.
Student-Led Conferences on February 14 and 15
Student-led conferences will be held on February 14-15, 2019. Classes will dismiss at 11:40 am on February 14 to accommodate conferences in the afternoon and evening. Conferences will conclude the morning of February 15. We hope to see all of you here.
The Scholastic Book Fair will be running during conferences in the main hallway.
Principal’s Message – January 28, 2019
Muir Community,
As we experience frigid temperatures, please make sure that your children are bundled up! Below, I have included our district cold weather response plan for school closings. When we are in school, if the temperature with the wind chill is above 0, we will have students line up outside in the morning and go outside for recess. A heavy coat, hat, gloves and scarf are important in keeping them toasty. Please read below for important information coming up in the Muir Community.
Twitter
We use Twitter to share and celebrate the wonderful things happening at Muir. Please follow me @carolyn_allar and our Muir page @WeAreMuir54.
Spirit Days
Below are the Spirit Days for the entire year. We encourage all students to participate to show our unity! We Are Muir!
Wednesday, January 30-Hat Day
Wednesday, February 27-Dress to Impress Day
Wednesday, March 20-Orange Day
Wednesday, April 24-Sports Day
Wednesday, May 29-Mix and Match Day
5Essentials Survey
District 54 will again be participating in the 5Essentials Survey. We value this information as a tool to help us continue to improve. We will only receive the results from the parent survey if at least 20 percent of our parents take the survey. The 5Essentials survey now includes fourth- through eighth-grade students. The parent survey will be available online through Feb. 15 2019, at https://survey.5-essentials.org/Illinois.
Kindergarten Registration
Registration for incoming Kindergarten students will be held on Wednesday, February 6 for the 2019-20 school year. Registration for students will be from 9:00-11:00AM and 5:00-7:00PM at Muir. If you have neighbors with a child who will be five years old before September 1, please let them know about Kindergarten Registration. Visit https://sd54.org/resources/registration/ for more information.
District 54 Cold Weather Response Plan
In order to help parents better prepare for the severe cold weather and snow we often get during winters in our community, I wanted to share with you the District 54 Severe Cold Weather Response Plan. Though District 54 makes every effort to keep our schools open and operational, circumstances beyond our control oftentimes dictate school closings.
Schaumburg Parent University – February classes
Schaumburg Parent University (SPU) is designed to involve more parents in the life of the school, to strengthen family relationships, and to improve parenting skills that will ultimately result in improved student success academically, socially and emotionally. There are two evening programs scheduled for February. Please note that child care is always available.
Don’t Try Harder, Try Different – 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 5
Patrick B. McGrath, Ph.D., will talk through the seven themes of his stress management workbook. Learn how to recognize and challenge your thinking errors as well as learn about the Safety Seeking Behaviors that you often find yourself doing that keep you stuck in stress, even if you feel good doing those behaviors. Adults only.
Family Engineering Night (STEM Night) – 6:30 – 8 p.m. on Feb. 19
Using everyday materials, your family will become engineers who develop solutions to various challenges, build towers, and design an artistic robot. Team up to discover how STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) makes all of these things possible. Limited to 50 families.
These events will take place at the District 54 Professional Learning Center, 522 E. Schaumburg Road, Schaumburg. Please register by visiting https://goo.gl/TB49x7. For more information, contact Meg Kwak at 847-357-6586 or spu@nullsd54.org
Important Dates
1/30-Half Day-Dismissal at 11:40 a.m.
2/6-Kindergarten Registration
2/12-PTA Meeting
2/14-Conferences-Dismissal at 11:40 a.m.
2/15-Conferences-No School
2/18-No School
No School on Monday, January 21, 2019
All District 54 schools and offices are closed to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr’s. birthday on Monday, January 21, 2019.