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The Parent Connection
WELCOME
Updated August, 2011
Important Dates:
August 23, 2011- First day of School 8:30-11:00a.m.
August 25, 2011-Mandatory Junior High Student Orientation
September 7, 2011- Open House from 7-8p.m.
September 21, 2011-8th Grade Challenger Interviews
September 24, 2011-Sahs School 85th Anniversary Celebration 12:00p.m.-3:00p.m.
October 20, 2011-8th Grade Challenger Trip
October 24-28, 2011-Red Ribbon Week Activities
October 26, 2011- 3:00-4:00p.m.in room 209-Graphic Arts Halloween Sale
October 28, 2011-6:00-8:00p.m.- Graphic Arts and Media Team Haunted House and Halloween Festival
October 17 and 18, 2011-Halloween Cookie Sales in room 130 from 3:00p.m.-3:30p.m.
November 4, 2011-Parent/Teacher Conferences
November 30, 2011-7th grade Medieval Festival
December 7, 2011-Graphic Arts Christmas Sale
December 12 and 13, 2011-Family and Consumer Science Christmas Cookie Sale
February 18, 2012-H.O.P.E./Art fair
March 22, 2012-7th grade Career Day
April 18, 2012-Graphic Arts Spring Sale
April 22, 2012-Earth Day
April 4 2012-3:00-4:00p.m.-Graphic Arts Easter Egg Hunt
April 24, 2012-Multicultual Night
May 17, 2012-Awards Dinner
Last day of school-June 1, 2012
Hope Journals for grades fifth through eighth will be due on the following weeks:
Week of September 6, 2011
Week of October 3, 2011
Week of November 7, 2011
Week of December 5, 2011
Week of January 23, 2012
Week of February 21, 2012
Week of March 26, 2012
8th grade only -Week of April 16, 2012
Week of May 1, 2012
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-"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-"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-"Environmental issues"
January-"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-"Work on H.O.P.E. fair projects"
February-"Sexual Harassment"
March-"Resolving Conflicts, Internet Safety and Bullies"
April-"Investing and Banking" and "Career education"
May-"Game Plan-Abstainence Program"
Grade 8:
September/October-"Careers and Investments"
Prepare for Challenger Trip-Living and Working in Space Unit-
Interviews are set for September 21st for Challenger Jobs(Students must dress up for the interviews)
November-"Project Alert-Drug Prevention Program follow up" Community Service 3 hours is Assigned
December-"Conflict Resolution"
January-"Work on H.O.P.E. fair projects"
and "Ages and Stages of Development"
February-"Fitness, Nutrition and Personal Saferty"
March-"Mental Health"
Community Service due March 7, 2012
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.
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
Fun educational games
Bully Awareness Week
Nutrition games
Flu Information
Bully webisodes
Grade 6:
