On behalf of the staff at Eisenhower, we wanted to thank the PTA for acknowledging Teacher Appreciation Week with the AWESOME breakfast buffet! The staff was truly honored and enjoyed a nice breakfast to start the day! Thank you.
Mrs. Prusko & Mr. Ross
Hello! We wanted to send out some information and reminders about upcoming dates and events at Eisenhower.
PTA 2012-2013
As posted in the office and noted in prior emails, you are welcome to join the PTA meeting on Tuesday, May 15th @ 7PM to
elect the 2012-13 PTA Board.
The list of nominees for the Executive Board are:
President: Christine Bock
1st VP: Gwyn Greenwalt
2nd VP: Mikel Eppenbaugh
Treasurer: Erika Schrader
Recording Secretary: Laurel McGrath
Correspondence Secretary: Cathy VanDerHayden
Registration Information
Registration packets for the 2012-13 school year were mailed home over spring break. Please complete the forms and return to school. Although the deadline has passed, we are still taking registration forms.
MAP Testing
MAP testing has concluded and we are gathering data! We are very proud of our Eagles and their accomplishments this year! MAP scores will be mailed home the week of May 11th.
Upcoming Dates/ Events in May
Thurs. 5/3- Partner’s Club
Fri. 5/4- Ease into Ike- incoming 7th grade 6-8PM
Tues. 5/8- National Teacher Day
Tues. 5/8- Track Meet-Make Up
Thurs. 5/10-Dual Language Competition- 9-11AM MacArthur
Fri. 5/11- PTA Nacho Day at lunch
Mon. 5/14- Conant Track Conference 5PM
Wed. 5/16- Spring Music Concert 7PM
Thurs. 5/17- District Young Athletes Event at Eisenhower
Fri. 5/18- PTA Hot Food day- Lunch
Mon. 5/28- No School- Memorial Day
Tues. 5/29- ALL WORK DUE- 8th graders
Wed. 5/30-Graduation gowns, tickets, materials will be sent
home with 8th graders
Wed. 5/30- 8th grade dance 6-8PM
Thurs. 5/31-8th grade field trip
Fri. 6/1- No School – Records Day
Mon. 6/4- 7th grade field trip
Mon. 6/4- 8th grade graduation 7PM – Hoffman High
School- 8th grade last day
Tues. 6/5- Last day 7th grade
April Highlights
Hello Eisenhower Community,
April is here and there is only about 43 actual school days remaining in the 2011-2012 school year. As the year comes to a close, Mr. Ross and I wanted to share a few reminders:
Important Dates in April
4/6- No School
4/10- Musical Lunch
4/11- Midterms-Available on the Parent Portal or by request
4/11- PTA Family Night at Noodles and Company
4/13- PTA Hot Food Day at lunch
4/21- District Office Electronic Recycling Event
4/23-4/24- MAP Reading Testing
4/27-4/28- Beauty & the Beast Musical- 7PM
4/30-5/1- MAP Math Testing
5/2-PTA Family Night- McDonald’s- 2250 W. Higgins Road- $ benefits PTA
Registration Forms for 2012-2013
By now you will have received registration materials for next year in the mail. Please note that these materials are due back to school by Friday, April 13th. Related to these materials, please take particular note of the following information from District 54:
Due to changes in Board Policy effective February 2008 an annual renewal of parental permission for internet, email and district network will be included on your child’s registration form for the upcoming school year in the spring of 2012. Failure to sign and return these documents by the deadline date will deny your child’s access to the internet, email and district network for the 2012-2013 school year and he/she will not be able to access the above until the new registration and internet forms are returned.
8th Grade Graduation
The 8th grade graduation will be on Monday, June 4th at 7:00PM at Hoffman Estates High School. Each family will receive 6 tickets to attend the graduation at Hoffman High School. Also, as noted in the Parent/ Student Handbook, 8th graders must complete all homework to participate in the graduation ceremony. Graduation Requirements-Each junior high school holds a graduation ceremony for eighth grade students, usually in early June. The exact date is set by the Board of Education in the early spring. All eighth grade graduates are required to rent gowns for the ceremony. In order for an eighth grade student to participate in the graduation ceremony, the student must complete all academic assignments one
week prior to the graduation ceremony. It will be the student’s responsibility to turn in all late or missing assignments. Failure to turn in even one assignment will cause the student to be excluded from the graduation ceremony. Extreme inappropriate behavior could also cause a student to be excluded from the graduation ceremony at the discretion of the school administrators.
Track & Field
Track season is in full swing and we are ready to compete. Our Track meet dates are: 4/13, 4/16, 5/1, & 5/8. Come join us to cheer on our Eagles. Eagle foam cheer hands are available for purchase: 2 for $1.00.
Musical
Beauty and the Beast will be presented on Friday, April 27th & Saturday, April 28th at 7:00PM. Tickets are available to be
pre-ordered. The seats and capacity are filling up quickly, so order yours today.
MAP Testing
Spring MAP testing is the final testing to see the overall progress of your child. The information will be send to you following the testing. Our school goal is to have students at 70% or higher proficiency on both Reading and Math MAP tests. The dates for MAP Testing are:
Monday, 4/23- 7th Grade Reading
Tuesday, 4/24- 8th Grade Reading
Monday, 4/30- 7th Grade Math
Tuesday, 5/1- 8th Grade Math
Dear Community,
As March approaches, I wanted to share a few highlights with you.
ISAT TESTING
We will be giving your child state-required achievement tests March 5-March 14. Students in grades seventh and eighth will be tested in reading and mathematics. Students in grade seven will also be tested in science. The tests are a part of the Illinois Standards Achievement Test (ISAT) program and are being given to all eligible students. The results of the state tests will be reported to you on the School Report Card by the end of October 2012, along with information about your child’s performance.
You can help your student do his/her best on the test by:
1. Making sure, if possible, that your student attends school on the days of testing.
2. making sure your student gets a good night’s sleep the night before testing;
3. providing a nutritional breakfast on the mornings of testing;
4. reminding your student to ask the teacher questions if he/she does notunderstand the test direction;
5. letting your student know that you are confident in his/her ability to do his/her best;
6. advising your student not to worry about the test — just to do the best he/she can.
Please call your student’s teacher if you want additional information or have further questions about these tests. Practice tests can be found at: http://www.isbe.net/assessment/htmls/sample_books.htm
Upcoming Events in March
3/2-Spring Fling Dance 6-8PM
3/5-3/7- READING ISAT 7th & 8th Grades
3/8-3/9-SCIENCE ISAT 7th Grade
3/12-3/14-MATH ISAT 7th & 8th Grades
3/9- Free Nacho Day sponsored by staff & administration of Eisenhower for all students for their hard work on ISATs.
3/15-Partner’s Club
3/16- PTA Hot Foods at lunch hours
3/19- Track begins- Current physical must be on file to participate
3/23- Spring Break begins at end of school day
3/24-3/31-SPRING BREAK
Thank you for all your support and involvement at Eisenhower!
Kara Prusko & Scott Ross
Hello Eisenhower Community,
We are 3 weeks away from ISAT testing. March 5, 6, 7 – Reading Tests 7th and 8th Grades; March 8, 9-Science Tests 7th Grade only; March 12, 13, 14-Math Tests 7th and 8th Grades. Please try to avoid students missing school for appointments, etc. during this time to have the best testing environment. Practice tests and information can be found at: http://www.isbe.net/assessment/htmls/sample_books.htm
Graduation
Information was given to students in regards to graduation with an order form for gowns, T-shirt for the 8th grade dance and other graduation items. The letter and order form are available in the main office and on the website.
Upcoming Events in February
2/14- Girls Volleyball Home Game
2/15-PTA Dinner at Culver’s, Wise Road. 4PM-8PM-Join US!
2/16-Partners Club
2/17-Pizza Day at lunch
2/18-Girl’s Volleyball Tournament
2/20-No School-President’s Day
2/21- JV Wrestling Tournament
2/21-PTA Meeting 7:00PM
2/23-Varsity Wrestling Tournament
2/24-End of 2nd Trimester
2/24-PTA Hot Food Day at lunch
2/27, 2/28, 3/1, 3/2- Intramurals
3/5-3/14-ISAT TESTING
Happy New Year to our Eisenhower Community!!
2011 was year of great growth and pride at Eisenhower, and we are confident 2012 will bring even more!! Thank you to all the families that braved the snow and came out to conferences and the book fair. Mr. Ross and I enjoyed meeting several of you! If we missed you, listed below are upcoming events/ dates we hope to see you!
A couple of notes/reminders:
Upcoming Events in February
2/8- Half Day AM (7:35-10:45)- Teacher Inservice PM
2/10- PTA Nacho Day-lunches
2/10-Graduation Order Envelopes Due
2/17-Pizza Day-lunches
2/20- No School-President’s Day
2/24- End of 2nd Trimester
Hello and Happy New Year Eisenhower Community!
Tuesday, January 3rd, school will resume from Winter Break. Prior to break, students completed their MAP testing. Students individual MAP scores will be mailed home for your review on Friday, January, 6th. Student-Led Conferences will be held on Thursday, January 12th in the PM and Friday, January 13th in the AM. If you have not received information regarding a conference, please contact your child’s homeroom teacher. The return of school begins our weekly countdown to ISAT tests beginning March 5th through March 16th. In just 9 weeks, students will be taking the ISAT in Reading and Mathematics. Seventh grade students will also be taking Science. Last year’s overall school scores were 92.8% in Reading, 94.4% in Mathematics and 90.8% in Science. Our school goal this year is to increase our 90/90 status to 95/95! The Illinois State Board of Education has a variety of information on state testing and practice guides. 2012 is going to continue to be an outstanding year at Eisenhower. Thank you for your continued support and communication.
Upcoming dates in January
January 3rd- School Resumes
January 12 – Half-day Parent-Teacher Conferences, NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS IN THE AFTERNOON
January 13 – Full-day Parent-Teacher Conferences, NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS ALL DAY
January 16 – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Holiday – NO SCHOOL
Kara Prusko
Principal
Eisenhower Junior High School
847.357.5500/ karaprusko@sd54.org
Eisenhower Student Council food and clothing drive was a great success! We collected:
14 boxes of food were sent to Mead Food Pantry on 12/15/11
24 boxes/bags of clothing were sent to Addams Community Closet on 12/15/11
5 Yellow Ribbon packages were mailed to the troops on 12/5/11
Over 100 letters were send to troops for the holidays on 12/15/11
For more information on how to help School District 54 families, visit our District website at : http://sd54.org/
Have a wonderful, happy & healthy holiday and new year.
Dear Eisenhower Community,
As Winter Break approaches, please remember that school resumes on TUESDAY, January 3rd.
Honor Roll
Honor Roll certificates, car decals and pencils will be distributed in homerooms on Friday, December 16th, to all students who received a 3.5 or higher GPA in first trimester.
Parent Portal to Grade Book
Thank you to all of you who returned request sheets for access to the Parent Portal for grades, homework and school information. If you are interested in having access, the forms are available on our website. Please complete the forms and return to the main office. Students will be trained to use the Student Portal on Friday,12/16 and Tuesday, 1/3.
Student Led Conferences
Our students recently completed MAP testing and have updated data and goal sheets to share with you at Student Led Conferences. Conferences are Thursday, January 12th and Friday, January 13th. Letters will be mailed Thursday, December 15th. If you have not received this information over Winter Break, please contact your child’s homeroom teacher.
PTA Hot Foods
If you are interested in ordering your child PTA Hot Food, the order form is available on our website. The due date is January
18th.
Regards,
Kara Prusko
Principal
Eisenhower
847-357-5500
Hello Community,
November is quickly flying by and we wanted to give you some updates from Eisenhower.
Feed Your Mind was a great evening. Thank you to all the families that came out to see our music performances and stopped by the classrooms to join in the activities! This week is “Rally for Respect Week”. Each class has participated in activities to prevent bullying and ‘Rally for Respect’. Ask your child about how the activities are going and how they decorated their Homeroom doors!
For student absences, please call 847-357-5502, to report the absence prior to 8AM. Also, should your child be out for an extended period, please contact our school nurse, Mrs. Harte, in regards to returning to school and doctor’s notes.
MAP testing is 11/28 & 12/5- For 7th grade reading and math. MAP testing is 11/29 & 12/6-For 8th grade reading and math. This test is an important progress monitor of your child’s progress in reading and math. Students goals were set in Fall and shared with parents at conferences. We will be updated students goal setting sheets and strive to meet our goal of being a 95/95 building!
Boys Basketball and Cheerleading season is in full swing. Eisenhower 7th and 8th grade teams are currently in 1st place. Come see our Eagles play and support us on Tuesday, November 29th for our ‘Pack the Place’ game day against Frost Junior High. The games begin around 2:45PM. Please enter through the East Door 16.
Join us for a PTA Fundraiser Night at Georgio’s on Tuesday, November 22nd, 4-10PM, in the Arboretum in South Barrington (Corner of Rt 72 & Rt 59). Georgio’s will donate 20% of its dine-in sales and 10% of its carryout to the PTA.
The Hoffman HS Explore Test is on Saturday, December 3rd. Please contact the high school with any questions.
Important Upcoming Dates
11/17-PTA Hot Foods
11/18- Rally for Respect Assembly
11/22- NO late buses available
11/23, 11/24, 11/25- NO SCHOOL
11/28-MAP TESTING- 7th grade Reading
11/29-MAP TESTING- 8th grade Reading
11/29-6th Grade Parent Night- 7PM Eisenhower gym
11/29-Pack the Place Basketball Game vs. Frost- 2:45PM
12/5-MAP TESTING- 7th grade Math
12/6-MAP TESTING- 8th grade Math
12/7- Winter Music Concert- 7PM
12/9, 12/12, 12/13, 12/15-Intramurals
12/9-PTA Nacho Day at lunch
12/17-1/2- Winter Break
Mrs. Prusko & Mr. Ross
Principal Assistant Principal