B l o o m i n g t o n P u b l i c S c h o o l s D i s t r i c t 8 7

Inside this issue:

Bookmobile Schedule 2

PE News 2

Nurse’s Notes 2

Getting to School on Time 2

Cafeteria News 2

News from Social Worker 3

Honor Roll Requirements 3

Dine Out Night 3

Cold / Flu Season 3

Flying Horse Winners 3

Sweaty Selfies 4

Art News 4

Learning Media Ctr 5

Student Council 5

EL ACCESS 5

Upcoming Events 5

SCRIP Card Order form 6

Stevenson Calendar 8 Bloomington Public Schools District 87—Dr. Barry Reilly, Superintendent

Board of Education:James Almeda, John Dirks, Tammy Houtzel, Jennifer Sedbrook, Judith Webster, Mark Wylie & Mary Yount

P R I N C I PA L ’ S M E S S A G E :

Dear Stevenson Families,

As we approach the winter break, I would like to first take

this opportunity to wish each of you and your families a most

happy, healthy holiday season! I hope that you will have a

chance to relax and enjoy some special times with your

children. As always, I am so proud of how hard our

Stevenson students have been working each and every day!

We are honored to be an integral part of your children’s

lives. We look forward to watching your children continue to

sparkle and shine throughout the New Year.

As one year fades allowing a new year to begin, it is

worthwhile to reflect and assess. During the inclement

weather season, more and more of our students are being

driven to school. This only makes sense. As a reminder, the

right lane in our circle drive is for DROP OFF and PICK UP

only. In the morning, after dropping off your student(s),

please exit using the left lane. In the afternoon, after

picking up your student(s), please also exit using the left

lane. For safety reasons, please never drop off or pick up

students in the left lane.

On behalf of all of us here at Stevenson, we want to wish you

happy holidays and a healthy new year. We hope that you

are able to enjoy this time with family and friends. As always,

thank you for your continued support.

Happy Holidays,

Ms. Hansen

J a n u a r y 1 , 2 0 1 9

STEVENSON ELEMENTARY

2106 Arrowhead

Bloomington, IL 61704

Phone: 663-2351

Fax: 827-3613

www.district87.org/stevenson

T I G E R T A L K

ST E V E N S O N E L E M E N TA RY

Stevenson Tiger Traits

Be Safe

Be Respectful

Be Responsible

PBIS

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N U R S E ’ S N O T E S

T O A L L 5 T H G R A D E S T U D E N T S :

Y O U M U S T H A V E R E Q U I R E D P H Y S I C A L

A N D S H O T S B E F O R E T H E F I R S T D A Y O F

6 T H G R A D E . C A L L Y O U R D O C T O R F O R

A N A P P R O I N T M E N T T O D A Y .

I N F L U E N Z A S E A S O N H A S S T A R T E D E A R L Y

T H I S Y E A R . P L E A S E B E S U R E T O W A S H

H A N D S R E G U L A R L Y , E A T H E A L T H Y , G E T

P L E N T Y O F S L E E P , A N D I T I S N O T T O O

L A T E T O G E T T H E F L U V A C C I N E . I F

Y O U A R E S I C K , P L E A S E S T A Y H O M E ! I T

I S R E C O M M E N D E D T O S T A Y H O M E U N T I L

Y O U A R E S Y M P T O M A N D F E V E R F R E E F O R

2 4 H O U R S .

T H A N K Y O U ! N U R S E A S H L E I G H R O S S I

Cafeteria News

The Cafeteria staff wishes to welcome all of our children back from

winter break!! We look forward to serving you nutritious meals

during the second half of the school year! On Monday, January 29,

our lunch will consist of comfort foods—glazed meatloaf and

macaroni and cheese.

Miss Char, Miss Susan, Miss Mary Kay, & Miss Laurie

Tips for Getting to School on Time

Being late for school hurts a child’s learning. A student who is 10 minutes late every day will miss 30 hours of instruction during the school year. Children

can copy notes or make up an assignment but they can never get back what’s most important: the discussions, the questions, the explanations by the teacher and the thinking that makes learning come alive. Below are some

useful tips to help your child get to school on time:

No TV on school mornings

Teach kids to set and use their own alarm clocks/clock radios

Have kids choose clothes the night before school

Have schoolwork and lunch ready and laid out, ready to go

Have kids bathe or shower in the evening

Do not provide inappropriate excuses for your child to miss school

Have your child walk to school or the bus stop with another child who is always on time

Have your child go to bed 10 minutes earlier and get up 10 minutes earlier

Help your child relax before bedtime with a story instead of the stimulation of television

When your child is ready for school on time, praise and reward him or her

Get to know your child’s friends and their families and make connections with other families that value school attendance

Ask teachers and staff at your child’s school and other family members for advice on how to keep your child going to school on time, everyday!

Bloomington Public Library

Bookmobile

Below are stops, dates and times for January:

Phillip Place @ Carl Dr.—Mon. Jan. 21 —7:15p-8:30p

Stevenson Parking Lot—Tues. Jan. 22—7:15p-8:30p

Old Farm Rd @ Windmill—Mon. Jan. 7 & 28—7:15p-8:30p

Rainbow @ Vladimir.—Wed. Jan. 9 & 30—7:15p-8:30p

Waterford Estates Dr. @ Oakland Ave.—Mon. Jan. 14—3:30p-4:30p

Schedules can be picked up at the library.

Check out the library website:

www.BloomingtonLibrary.org

PE NEWS

Stevenson Tigers – here is a fun exercise game you could do at home with your family and/or friends!

Stevenson Honor Roll

Stevenson 4th and 5th grade students

will be recognized for their academic

accomplishments. Students and

parents will be notified through a

formal letter that will be sent home.

In addition, students will be recognized

in the Tiger Talk newsletter.

The criteria for being named to the

honor roll are:

Honor Roll: A student must have all

A’s and B’s and no C’s.

High Honor Roll: A student must

have all A’s.

Stevenson Dine Out Night

Please come and enjoy a delicious meal and support Stevenson’s

PTO at Blaze Pizza

on Wednesday, January 16 from

5p-9p.

Cold / Flu Season

As we continue through the cold months, please be mindful of the cold and flu season. Please refrain from sending your child to school if they have had a fever

or vomited in the past 24 hours. This time of year it is so important to wash hands often to keep from spreading germs.

Please remember to dress your children with warm jackets, hats/scarves and gloves. If the temperature is 20 degrees or above including wind chill, our

students will be outside for recess and possibly P.E.

News from the Social Worker

After a break between semesters, the ISU College

Mentors program will resume on Mondays after

school starting January 28th. Please remember if

school is out of session for any reason, College

Mentors will be cancelled. Students who were en-

rolled in the program in the fall automatically con-

tinue in it for the second semester. Please contact

Michelle Watson, School Social Worker, for more

information. The best way to contact her is through

e-mail at watsonm@district87.org or calling the

school at 663-2351.

Future dates: 2/4, 2/25, 3/4, 3/18 , 4/1, 4/8, and

4/15.

Flying Horse Winners

My Favorite TV Show/Movie

Crystal P—2MS

Stella B—2MS

My Favorite Season

Jayden H—2KS

Chaser N—2MS

Adhrut K—4T

Notes from the art room

Thank you for all the support again this year during our Square 1 Art Fundraiser. The

money raised will go toward art supplies and tools for the whole school to use. If you

missed the deadline or would still like to order, email me at nancep@district87.org for more

information.

Around this time of year, we start to run low on supplies like markers and crayons and

greatly appreciate any donations. Below is a short list of items we use up quickly:

Baby wipes

Number 2 pencils

Crayons

Colored pencils

Markers

Thank you!

Miss Nance

ART TRIVIA

Make sure to send in your answer on the Tiger Talk to get a sticker!

Which late 19th century French painter was known for his pictures of ballerinas?

Claude Monet Paul Cezanne Edgar Degas

Sweaty Selfies

Please send in your sweaty selfies to Mrs. Hahn, PE. She would like to

post them in the gym.

GET SWEATY!!

U P C O M I N G E V E N T S

Feb 5 PTO Mtg

5, 7 Before School Tutoring

6 Culver’s Dine Out

6 Student Council Mtg

11 No School-

School Improvement Day

12, 14 Before School Tutoring

13 D87 Board Mtg

14 Valentine’s Day Parties

18 No School / President’s Day

19, 21 Before School Tutoring

25-3/1 Parent/Teacher Conference Week

26, 28 Before School Tutoring

27 D87 Board Mtg

News from the Library Media Center

Welcome back to a new year! I hope you enjoyed a relaxing winter break with a good book or two. As we settle back in

to our regular school schedules again, please remind your children to bring their library books back to school on their

due date so they can take advantage of checking out another one.

Good Fit Books:

At Stevenson many teachers have been talking to their classes about

choosing good fit books, and this is also something that is highlighted

in the LMC as well. Research shows when children are reading

independently, they should be reading books they understand and can

read. We want your child to enjoy reading, which means they are

reading books they are interested in and are at a good reading level for

them. An acronym that we use to remind students how to find good fit

books is called I PICK. Remind your child to pick good fit books next

time they visit the library.

ELL ACCESS Testing

The ELL ACCESS testing begins January 17th.

This is an annual test given to students enrolled in the ELL program. The test is designed to measure English lan-guage proficiency. It measures the four language compo-nents of reading, writing, speaking and listening skills. The test consists of three different tests given on

different days:

1. A Reading and Listening test

2. A Writing test

3. A Speaking test

While there is no way to study or prepare for this test, it will help if children are well rested and eat a healthy breakfast the morning of the test. We will receive the test results in May. Mrs. Thomas & Ms. Flores

Student Council will be accepting MITTENS and

GLOVES through February. Any donations may be

given to someone in the office.

The next Student Council meeting will be Wednesday,

January 9 at 8:20a.

Thank you, Mrs. Brenwall and Mrs. Cottrell

Stevenson Calendar January 2019

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2

3 4 5

6 7

Welcome Back!

6p-Brownies/Cafe

8

6p-PTO Board Mtg/LMC 6:15p-Girl Scouts/ Cafe 6:30p-PTO Mtg/ LMC

9

8:20a-Student Council 11a-8p-Culver’s Dine Out 6:30p-D87 Board Mtg

10

11

Report Cards

Sent Home

12

13 14

15

5:15p-Youth Sports Clinic/Gym 6:30p-KTB Math Night

16

5:15p-Youth Sports Clinic/Gym 5p-9p-Blaze Pizza Dine Out

17

18

4:30p-8p-Boy Scouts Pinewood Derby

19

20 21

No School

Dr. Martin Luther

King, Jr. Day

22

5:15p-Youth Sports Clinic/ Gym 6:15p-Girl Scouts/ Cafe

23

5:15p—Youth Sports Clinic/Gym 6:30p-D87 Board Mtg

24

Group/Class Picture Day

5:15p—Youth Sports Clinic/Gym

25

26

27 28

3:15p-ISU Mentors 3:15p-4th & 5th Boys’ Basketball/ Gym

29

100th Day of School 3:15p-4th & 5th Girls’ Basketball/ Gym 5:15p-Youth Sports Clinic/Gym

30

3:15p-4th & 5th Boys’ Basketball/ Gym

31

3:15p-4th & 5th Girls’ Basketball/ Gym

Winter Break

Access Testing—EL

Access Testing—EL