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The Parent Connection
WELCOME
Updated, January 2013
Important Dates:
August 21, 2012-First day of school- 8:30-11:00a.m.
August 23, 2012-Jr. High student/parent orientation-7:00p.m.
September 5, 2012-open house 7:00-8:00p.m.
September 27, 2012-8th Grade Challenger Interviews
October 16 and 17, 2012-Halloween Cookie Sales in room 130 from 3:00p.m.-3:30p.m.
October 22-26, 2012-Red Ribbon Week Activities
October 30, 2012-6:00-8:00p.m.-Graphic Arts and Media Team Haunted House and Halloween Festival
November 2, 2012-Parent/Teacher Conferences
November 15, 2012-8th Grade Challenger Trip
November 28, 2012-7th grade Medieval Festival
December 17 and 18, 2012-Family and Consumer Science Christmas Cookie Sale
Bully Awareness Week- February 11-15, 2013
February 16, 2013-H.O.P.E./Art fair
March 6, 2013-8th grade community service due
March 21, 2013-7th grade Career Day
March 26, 2013-3:00-4:00p.m.-Graphic Arts Easter Egg Hunt
April 22, 2013-Earth Day
April 23, 2013-Multicultual Night
April 29, 2013-k-5th grade career day
May 16, 2013-Awards Dinner
Last day of school-May 31, 2013
Hope Journals for grades fifth through eighth will be due on the following weeks:
Week of September 10, 2012
Week of October 15, 2012
Week of November 12, 2012
Week of December 10, 2012
Week of January 28, 2013
Week of March 11, 2013
Week of April 15, 2013
Week of May 7, 2013
I will be looking for parents who can volunteer for me this year. Whether it is for a field trip, on a weekly basis or for a special event. Many events would not be possible without you. Send me an e-mail.
If you have not been to this site before, I welcome you. If you have visited my site before, thanks for doing so and welcome back. This site was created to help make the parent connection. Look here at this site for curriculum questions, upcoming due dates for journals and general class happenings. This web site is updated as needed and may be edited and added to throughout the year. If you have any other information, you would like to see posted on this site, please let me know by sending me an e-mail. If you ever have any suggestions for the class, send me an e-mail, I am always looking for new ideas.
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Primary:
Primary Fall Schedule:(Kindergarten through 3rd grade)
All students will learn about the same themes each month in each grade with different material presented each year:
September-"Team Building and Developing Good Character"
October-"Drug Prevention Education"
November-"Conflict Resoultion and Bullying"
December-"Your Body and it's Systems"
January-"Germs" and "Work on H.O.P.E. fair Projects"
February-"Dental Health"
March-"Nutrition and Exercise"
April-"Environmetal Issues"
May-"Careers and Safety Prevention"
Intermediate Curriculum Schedule:
Grade 4 and Grade 5:
September-"Teambuilding, cultural diversity and character building"
October-"Bullies, Gangs and Conflict Resoultion
November-"Drug Prevention"
December-"Your Body"
January-"Germs" and "Work on H.O.P.E. fair Projects"
February-"All Aspects of Health"
March-"Nutrition and Exercise"
April-"Environmental Issuses and Safety Issues"
May-"Careers in Health"
Jr. High Curriculum Schedule:
September-"Character Education program" Respect and Responsibility
October-"Drug Prevention education"
November-"Body Systems and How they Affect Your Health"
December-"Body Systems"
January-"Environment" and "Work on H.O.P.E. fair projects"
February/ March-"Bullies, Cliques, Internet Safety and Conflict Resolution"
April-"Nutrition and Exercise"
May-"Careers, Sex Education and First Aid"
Grade 7:
September-"Being a good communicator"
October/November-"Project Alert a drug prevention program"
December-"Body Unit"
January-"Preparing and Choosing a Career" and "Work on H.O.P.E. fair projects"
February-"Resolving Conflicts, Internet Safety and Bullies"
March-"Investing and Banking" and "Career Education"
April-"Sexual Harassment"
May-"Game Plan-Abstainence Program"
May-8th grade community service is assigned
Grade 8:
September/October-"Careers and Investments"
Prepare for Challenger Trip-Living and Working in Space Unit-
Interviews for Challenger Jobs(Students must dress up for the interviews)
November-"Project Alert-Drug Prevention Program follow up"
December-"Conflict Resolution" and "Fitness, Nutrition and Personal Saferty"
January-"Mental Health" and "Work on H.O.P.E. fair projects"
February-"Bullies, Internet Safety and Conflict Resolution"
March-"Child Development-Ages and Stages" and "Sexual Harassment"
Community Service due March 6, 2013
April-May "Game Plan-Abstainence Education"
After School Clubs:
Career Options for 3rd and 4th graders
Multicultural Club for 3rd, 4th and 5th graders
Computer Applications and Graphic Arts Club for 4th, 5th and 6th grade
Media team for 6th, 7th and 8th grade
All clubs members are accepted by application only in September-Members may be added throughout the year if their are openings
Need to let me know something? Just send me an e-mail at cvalek@sahs.k12.il.us. or call me at the school at 708-458-1152 ext. 209
Mrs. Cheryl Valek
My Favorite Links of the month
Mr. Danforth's web page
School web site
Mrs. Valek's Humanites web site
Mrs. Valek's Family and Consumer Sciences Web site
Dr. Suess Read Across America March 2, 2013
Fun educational games
Bully Awareness Week
Nutrition games
My plate games
My plate match game
Food Fury games
Flu Information
Dental Health games
Bully webisodes
Bully prevention games
Bully games
Games for Primary Students
Safety Games
Internet safety for kids-netsmartz
Internet safety for kids
Brain pop- Username:Charlesjsahs /Password:Brainpop Note-can only be used from 8:00a.m.-5:30p.m. M-F
First grade Handwashing program-Scrub Club
Kindergarten Handwashing program-Henry the Hand
Second and Third Grade Handwashing program-Bugsy
Grade 6:
