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Dear Addams Community:

We hope everyone is having a wonderful week! We wanted to relay a couple announcements to families that we made to the students this week.  First, we are excited that we will be holding our first Addams “whole school” dance since before the pandemic. The theme is Fire and Ice. The students earned this dance by completing 3,587 Purposeful Acts of Kindness in the month of December. The dance will be held on Friday, February 10th from 6 to 8 pm. If your child does not like to dance, we would encourage them to still attend as we will have game rooms, as well. More information will be given to the students soon. In addition, we are going to hold a Family Bingo Night on Thursday, February 16th from 6 to 7:30 pm. We did this a few years ago and the feedback from all that attended was outstanding! If you like to play bingo or just want an opportunity for a good laugh, please consider attending!  Between each bingo game, we will provide chances for the crowd to participate in trivia and other fun activities.  So that we can gauge interest, we ask that you click here to fill out a form if you are going to attend Bingo Night.  

Regards,
 

Chris Bingen         Bill Musselman 

Principal               Assistant Principal

 Important Dates to Remember: 

• Jan. 26: PTA meeting via Zoom @ 5 pm
• Feb. 10: Fire and Ice school dance, 6 to 8 pm
• Feb. 16: Family Bingo Night, 6 to 7:30 pm 
• Feb. 17: Half day for students
• Feb. 20: No school, Presidents Day

District 54 Personal Assessment of Core Competency Survey 
 District 54 is committed to ensuring not only the academic success of each child, but also their social-emotional wellbeing. Your insight as a parent/guardian is essential in creating the most well-rounded picture of your student’s strengths and opportunities for growth. To gather your perspective, District 54 will send families of students in grades 3-8 an email link for each child to the District 54 Personal Assessment of Core Competency Survey on Monday, January 9th.  Thank you in advance for participating in this survey, as we believe the home-school collaboration is critical to best support your child’s overall well-being.
 

Residency for 2023-24
District 54 will hold kindergarten/new student registration for the 2023-24 school year by appointment only. Starting Wednesday, January 25, 2023, families that have a student currently enrolled in District 54 can register incoming kindergarten students through their Parent Portal account. Families new to District 54 can register through the link on our website (http://sd54.org/registration ).

Once your online registration is complete, please contact your school to schedule your in-person appointment to complete your student’s registration and provide documentation. If you have any questions, please contact our office.

Eighth Grade / High School Transition

District 211 has updated its comprehensive transition guidebook for the high school graduating class of 2027.  The guidebook highlights important information the families of current 8th grade students will want to know.  Each District 211 high school has a unique version of the Class of 2027 Transition Guidebook.  You can locate electronic copies of each high school’s guidebook on the District 211 webpage devoted to incoming freshmen information.  Please contact your student’s prospective high school for more information about the high school transition.    

District 54 Early Childhood Programs
 Did you know that District 54 offers early childhood programs to families living within District 54 boundaries? Our Early Learning Center offers a FREE preschool program for children ages 3-5 who are screened and found eligible for our program. We also provide special education services to students who are identified as having a disability. For more information or to set-up a screening appointment, call 847-230-1700 or visit our website.
   
 District 54 also offers a Prevention Initiative Home-Visiting Program for families with children ages 0-3 who are screened and found to be eligible. If you or anyone you know is expecting or has a child ages 0-30 months, you can see if you qualify for the home visit program by emailing [email protected]. You can also read more information about this program on our website. In addition, our Parent Educators offer monthly events that are FREE to any family in the District 54 community with children ages 0-5.  We invite you to check out their Calendar of Events and consider attending!

Now available!  Become a District 54 Paraprofessional Using a Short-Term Paraprofessional License.
 Have you always wanted to work full-time in District 54?  Have you always liked the idea of assisting a teacher or helping a student reach their full potential?  If you hold a high school diploma (or the equivalent) you are now qualified to become a District 54 Paraprofessional through the short-term paraprofessional license.  It is simple to apply for this license and the information is available here.  Be sure to visit the District 54 website and click on the Careers button to apply! 

District 54 Severe Weather Response Plan
 In order to help parents better prepare for the severe cold weather and snow we often get during winters in our community, please review the District 54 Severe Weather Response Plan.

District 54 Virtual Backpack
 District 54 shares information about community events with our students and families through our Virtual Backpack.  We know that parents are interested in extracurricular activities. At the same time, we don’t want the homework, letters from the teachers, school news and other important district information to get lost among the countless other pieces of paper in our students’ backpacks.  Please click here for additional information.