Patterson PressA Pta Pubication of Patterson Elementary School

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January 2012

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LMC News . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

FermilabScience Night . . . . . . . . . . 3

Variety Show . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Sock Hop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Variety ShowRegistration Form . . . . . . . 6

Door Decorating . . . . . . 7–9

January Calendar . . . . . . 10

Lunch Menu . . . . . . . . . . . 11

From the PTA President…Patterson Families:

Happy New Year! It is hard to believe it is 2012! I wish each of you a very happy and healthy new year . We are so fortunate to be surrounded by such wonderful parents and students willing to give to those in need . Our PJ drive was a huge success . Thank you Lorna London-Johnson and Eileen Boffa for coordinating this event . Many children will be warm and cozy due to your generosity .

The winter parties ran smoothly thanks to the chairs, Alissa Chrisos and Kathy Sherwin . Thanks to all the room parents and party assistants that helped with the parties . Laughter and smiles could be seen and heard by all . The door decorating contest gets more competi-tive and creative with each party . All the doors looked great!

Spirit council collected donations for the Midwest Brain Institute in memory of past PTA president, Laura McDonnell . We should all be very proud of Pattersons spirit of giving and will continue this tradition in the future . Our students are grateful to give back to very impor-tant causes .

Thank you to our vision and hearing volunteers, Tasha Miller, Brigitte Meger and Julie Vellender . Thank you to Jill Lies for coordinating the Naperville Alliance Gift Cards and Susie Schwinn for planning the December Jet’s Pizza night .

If you are interested in volunteering for a position on the PTA board for next year, please let me know . I would be happy to spend some time explaining the position to you . This year, two positions will be open . The position of VP of Enrichment (oversees community service, Art Awareness and Variety Show and the like), as well as Treasurer (oversees vouchers, bank statements and the like) . The two incumbents have served their 2 year tenure and have done a wonderful job! They truly will be missed but will continue to be active participants on the PTA .

If you have any ideas, comments or suggestions that you would like to share with either myself of the board, please feel free to contact us at any time . We are looking forward to a great 2012 .

The district recently sent out a news alert regarding whooping cough in our district and the surrounding districts . Please remind your child to cough into their sleeve and review proper handwashing techniques . Also, remember if your child has a fever they cannot return to school until they are fever free for 24 hours without medication . Let’s help keep our students healthy .

As always, please be safe and courteous in carpool . REMEMBER, it is a state law that cell phone or texting in a school zone is phohibited . Please obey the law for the safety of our students .

Donna Widmann

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From the Principal...Dear Patterson Families, Happy New Year! We hope you had a wonderful winter break and were able to spend quality time with friends and family . We at Patterson are excited to welcome everyone back for more learning and growth in 2012 .

We will begin the New Year by assessing our students’ progress toward academic goals . Our Curriculum Based Measurements begin the second week back and will give us a snap shot of how our students are currently performing . For students who are not performing where we would like them to be by this mid point in the school year, we have a myriad of interventions available to help get them and keep them on track . For those students that are performing well ahead of our expectations, teachers are equipped to differ-entiate activities to keep them challenged as well . We aim to help every child learn to the best of their ability . There is an opportunity to have a mid-year conference with teachers on February 21 if there are any concerns . Classroom teachers will contact you if they feel a conference is necessary .

The first semester ends January12, 2012 . For those that find it tough to come back to school after winter break, we have a mid-school year break January 13 (Teacher work day) through Jan 16, which is Martin Luther King Day . Grades will be finalized that week and report cards sent home on the following Friday .

It’s hard to believe we’ve reached the mid-point in the school year . It is time to assess where our students are in relation to their goals, and how together, we can continue to help them learn and grow to the best of their ability . Thank you to all of you for supporting Patterson students at home and/or by volunteering in various ways at school . Our partnership helps create an even better educational environment for all students . We look forward to a great second half of the year . Happy New Year!

Michele Frost, Principal

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LMC News

A Big Thank You!The Patterson students and staff would like to thank the Patterson community for your continued support of the Pat-terson Book Fair . Our November fair was very successful! During the past year the funds raised from the Patterson Book Fairs have provided many curriculum related books and materials for Patterson students . These include:

] AR tests and prizes ] Many fiction and nonfiction books on all reading levels ] TumbleBooks website (see description below) ] Facts4Me website (see description below) ] 5 smartboards

All of these items will be extremely useful in Patterson class-rooms . Thank you!

Check Out These Websites!TumbleBook Library is an online collection of animated, talking picture books and is available at home, as well as school . www.tumblebooks.com user name: ipsd / password: books

Facts4Me is an online reference tool for primary students and is available from 8am–5pm Monday through Friday .www.facts4me.com user name: prairie dog / password: 03

Susan Dobrodt, LMC Director

Room Party NewsThanks to everyone for volunteering to help out with Winter room parties! The kids had a great time and the door deco-rating contest was fabulous! It was great to see so many creative ideas—check out pages 7–9!

The Valentine’s Day Party will be on Friday, February 10 from 2:30–3:15 . The party theme will be “Dr . Seuss .” Students wil l be decorating doors for a door decorating contest . Room Parents and Party Assistants will be responsible for coming up with games and activities for the parties . The PTA will provide a snack as well . Watch for snack information in upcom-ing listserv messages . The snack ingredients will be posted on the website and in the main office .

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20% of sales come back to Patterson!

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Fermilab Science Night at Patterson

Wednesday, February 8 ]6:30 to 8:00pm

Calling all Junior Scientists…join us at Patterson for Science Night! During the event you will be able to explore many different hands-on science stations provided by Fermilab . At each station you can make some hypotheses, answer some questions and try fun experiments!

Mr. FrEEzE WiLL BE oN STAgE AT 7:00 PM Jerry Zimmerman (Mr . Freeze) is an engineer at Fermilab that has been performing his cryogenics show for students, families and events for 10 years . His amazing feats teach us about solids, liquids and gases, and how they behave at temperatures near absolute zero .

Don’t miss this “cool” show!Show Off Your Science Skills!here is your chance to show of your own science experiment! We will have an expanded area for Patterson kids to display their ideas. If you are interested in displaying your own science experi-ment, please send an outline of your experiment to the office and INCLUDE your full name and e-mail address by February 1 . Due to space restrictions, the number of entries may be limited.

VoLUNTEErS We are looking for parents to help interact and assist the children with simple experiments from 6:15 to 7:00 that night . if you would like to volunteer, please email D’Ann Searls at dksearls@hotmail .com

Mark your calendars—no pre-registration necessary! We hope to see you there!

Patterson Entries Advance in Reflections Competition The Patterson PTA is proud of the creativity and involvement of the students who submitted 116 entries for this year’s Reflections competition . Twenty-seven Patterson entries were advanced for consideration in the District 204 Indian Prairie Parents Council (IPPC) level of the competition .

The IPPC considered more than 360 entries from 34 district schools before making their selections for advancement to the next level of competition, Northern Illinois PTA District 36 . Congratulations to the following students from Patterson who advanced to the District 36 competition: Anusheree D., 2C Photography; Aiman T., 2C Music Composi-tion; Trevor C., 2A Film; Emily C., 4V Film; and grayce S., 5H Film .

Northern Illinois PTA District 36 considered submissions from throughout the western half of DuPage County and advanced 60 entries to the Illinois State competition . Trevor C., 2A, and grayce S., 5H, advanced to the Illinois State competition with their Film entries . Congratulations and best of luck in the state competition!

All our participants will be honored with an award presented in their classrooms in early April . We invite the Patterson community to view all the wonderful entries submitted for this year’s competition during Patterson’s Open House on when entries will be on display in the LMC .

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Get Excited!Share Your Talents!Students and teachers! Can you play an instrument? Sing? Do a comedy routine? Juggle? Stack cups? Do magic? Dance? Recite poetry? Do you have some other special tal-ent? We want to see it! Share it with others!

We want lots of VARIETY in the VARIETY show! Plan your act, call your friends, and get your costumes and props ready, and PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE! Single acts should not exceed 2 minutes . Duets and group acts should not exceed 3 minutes . (A piano will be available .)

Come Join us for the greatest talent showcase of the year!

VAriETY ShoW DATE:Friday, April 13]5:30–8:30

registration ForM DUe: February 3(see page 6)

ManDatory stage call:Friday, February 24—after school

ManDatory Dress rehearsals:Wednesday, April 4—after schoolWednesday, April 11—after school

Practice, prepare, and perform a “show-ready” act

at the Stage Call after school on Friday, February 24.

If you are ready for the stage call, you will have a great

time performing during rehearsals and at the show!

We can’t wait to see what you’ve got!

Birthday Book ClubCelebrate by Giving the Gift of Reading

Students wishing to celebrate their Birthday, or half Birthday, at school are encouraged to donate a book of their choice to the LMC in honor of their Birthday . Simply have your child bring in a book on or around his/her Birthday . Your child’s picture will be taken and displayed on the Birthday Book Club bulletin board in the LMC, a special label will be placed inside the book, and your child will be recognized here in the Patterson Press . Contact Jen Wiltshire at (630) 922-4289 or jen .wiltshire5@gmail .com if you have any questions . Thank you for ALL of the great book donations and Happy Birth-day or Half Birthday to the following students:

Margo B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5S Anna K . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1RSophie B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1S/H Ainsley g. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1DSunny J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2C Tim K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4LLucas Y. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2A ritesh M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1DMadison Y. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4A Nolan L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3KaEthan B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1D Cindy P. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1S/HDelaney W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . KR Ally W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3KRStuart S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2A Kaitlin g. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2EMacKenzie M. . . . . . . . . . . . 2E Avery S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1RJohn K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2A grayce S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5HAddison P. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3KR Bella g. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3KRJack W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3T Maggie M. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5HCarter M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .KC

5TH GRADE

Friday

February 10 1:30-3:20pm

Drive on down to the annual Sock Hop with your classmates!

There will be games, dancing, pictures and a soda shop featuring

rootbeer floats! Students are encouraged to dress in 50’s attire—girls,

please wear shorts or cheer bottoms under your poodle skirts!

5th grade students will have lunch prior to the Sock Hop and then move

directly into the gym from lunch—no outdoor recess .

Nutritional information for the rootbeer float is available in the nurse’s

office . Please contact Cara Knutson at caragia21@yahoo .com by

January 28 if your student requires an alternative snack .

Patterson Drive-in’s

SOCK HOP!Starring the Pink Ladies and the T-Birds

QUESTioNS?

Please contact a co-chair:

robin gramza robingramza@

wowway .com ] Stacie gannon

sgannon1@comcast .net ] Jennifer Schreier

schreier@cod .ed ] Christine Wik

cawik@comcast .net ] Lourdes Backe

lgbacke@wideopenwest .com

The annual Sock Hop is a Patterson PTA sponsored event for all 5th grade students. The Sock Hop will take place in the gym and multi-purpose room while the remaining students participate in their respective Valentine class room parties.

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2012 Patterson Variety Show Registration FormBelow are important dates pertaining to this year’s Variety Show.

Stage Call and Dress Rehearsals are mandatory activities for those who would like to be in the show.

PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU ARE AVAILABLE FOR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING DATES BEFORE YOU SIGN UP.

DATE WHAT WHERE TIME

Friday, February 24 Stage Call Patterson Multipurpose Room 3:45 – 6:15 P.M.

Wednesday, April 4 Rehearsal Patterson Gym/Stage 3:45 – 6:00 P.M.

Wednesday, April 11 Rehearsal Patterson Gym/Stage 3:45 – 6:00 P.M.

Friday, April 13 Variety Show Patterson Gym/Stage 5:30 – 8:30 P.M.

Please complete this form NEATLY and return it to the Patterson office by February 3 in an envelope marked

“Variety Show”.

NAME:____________________________________________GRADE:_______TEACHER:______________

Announcements and reminders will be sent via email. Please make sure you write your

email address NEATLY. If it’s not readable, messages won’t reach you! Thanks.

EMAIL ADDRESS:________________________________________________________________________________

PHONE:____________________________________ Will the act be (CIRCLE ONE): SOLO DUET GROUP

If you are performing with others, please list their names:

_______________________________________________________________________________________

Please make sure they all turn in their forms. It is also helpful to turn them in together.

PLEASE DESCRIBE THE ACT YOU WILL PERFORM:

______________________________________________________________________________________________

IF YOU HAVE ANY SPECIFIC REQUESTS PLEASE LIST THEM HERE:

______________________________________________________________________________________________

I can help out in the following way(s):

____ Music/technical

____ Assist/supervise – Stage Call

____ Assist/supervise – Dress Rehearsal

____ Assist/supervise – Dress Rehearsal

____ Supervise/line up during Variety Show

I, _________________________________________________, give my consent for my son/daughter

___________________________________________________to participate in the 2012 Patterson Variety Show.

I understand (please initial):

____ The act must be rehearsed and polished and that music, costumes, etc. are ready prior to the

Stage Call on February 24 or he/she will not be allowed to participate.

____ He/she/they must be at the Stage Call on February 24 after school and the Dress Rehearsals on

April 4th and April 11th after school, or he/she will not be allowed to participate.

____ If using music with any kind of lyrics, you must attach a print out of the lyrics when you submit this

form. Please look over the lyrics to make sure they are appropriate, and that there are no

surprises or disappointments to students later in the process.

If using recorded music, bring a CD to Stage Call that you are CERTAIN will play in a regular CD player.

SIGNATURE______________________________________________________DATE____________________________________

Please contact Eileen Boffa at boffas@wowway.com or Liz Lawrence at lizlaw875@att.net with any questions.

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