Principal's Message
Dear Addams Families,
This week we successfully wrapped up Trimester 1 at Addams, and we celebrated with our 2nd Addams 3 A’s assembly. We are proud of the hard work and progress our students have made so far this year and look forward to their ongoing success. We know our students are going to continue to Accept, Achieve, and Amaze us as we move into the next trimester.
Parent-Teacher Conferences Reminders:
Conference sign-up is still live! We strongly prioritize and encourage families to register for our open concept conferences, as we would love the opportunity to connect with you in person. Please note that you will be able to meet with all of your student’s teachers during our in-person open format; families do not need to sign up for both open concept and virtual conferences.
Do not hesitate to reach out with questions or concerns.
Regards,
Bill Musselman, Principal
Stefanie Veit, Assistant Principal
School News
Parent Teacher Conferences
Please be sure to sign up for our in-person open format parent-teacher conferences. Please note some clarifying details for our in-person conferences.
If you are attending in-person Wednesday, the 18th or Thursday, the 19th, please do not sign up for virtual conferences with your child’s teachers.
You WILL be able to connect with all of their teachers during our open format.
Students should attend conferences, as they will be walking you through the goal setting document they create.
Upon arriving, families and students should report to their Inspire teachers first i.e. if a student’s Inspire teacher is from our PE Dept., you should report to the gym to start the conferences with their PE teacher. Then, families can navigate the building to visit all remaining teachers.
Support the Troops
Do you have a lot of leftover candy from Halloween? Consider donating it to our troops! This is a great way to send them some love, and candy, while they are serving our country overseas. Please drop off bags of candy to the main office so our Crusader Community can give back to our servicemen. Please have all donations to the office by Friday November 6th. Thank you so much for your support and contributions.
Celebrating Our Veterans
Veterans Day is approaching, and we want to honor the heroes in our own school community! We are building a Veterans Tribute Wall in our hallway and would love to include your family members. If you have a veteran in your family, please email a photo to your child's Social Studies teacher along with:
Veteran's Name
Branch of Military
Relationship to Student
No After School Activities - 11/19 & 11/20
There will be no after school activities and no late run buses on Thursday, November 19 and Friday, November 20th. All students should go home at 2:15pm.
Crusader School Store
Thank to you all of the families that have donated to our Crusader Store! Your generosity is greatly appreciated.
Our students are working hard to earn Crusader Cash, and we are excited to see how motivated they are to demonstrate positive behaviors throughout our school! We are reaching out to ask for your help in stocking our Crusader Cash Store with fun and meaningful rewards for students to purchase with the cash they earn.
The Crusader Cash Store is an important part of our school-wide PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports) framework. PBIS focuses on recognizing and reinforcing positive behaviors, encouraging students to make good choices, demonstrate our school expectations, and contribute to a positive school environment. The store gives students a tangible way to see that their hard work and positive choices are noticed and valued.
Every donation, big or small, helps us recognize our students and keep the Crusader Cash Store a motivating part of our PBIS program. Thank you for supporting our students and helping us celebrate their hard work, positive choices, and success!
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Sports Intramurals
Intramurals is open for student sign-up! Intramurals are a "drop-in" basis, meaning students can choose when they want to attend--no commitment is required. A variety of activities will be offered including team sports, net games, large group games, and fitness. Intramurals are from 2:30-4pm after school on selected dates. Students must have a permission slip and current sports physical on file with the nurse to participate. Students may join at any time. We will begin with soccer on Monday, August 31. All skill levels are welcome! Click HERE for a calendar of intramurals.
Register for Intramurals
Student Drop-off/Pick-up
The following procedures have been established because student safety is our primary concern. We understand that some arrival/dismissal procedures may be an inconvenience, but as stated above, safety is our top priority. A community map is attached, and I highlighted the two appropriate areas to drop off students. To ensure student safety, cars are not allowed in the Addams parking lot from 7:20 - 7:40.
There is no adult supervision prior to the 7:30 am bell. Therefore, students should arrive at school no earlier than 7:25 am. (unless coming early for morning math support or study hall)
All big bus riders will enter the building through Doors 1 and 5
All small bus riders should enter the building through the cafeteria doors
Students who walk or are dropped off from the Atcher Pool and Dartmouth Lane directions should enter the building through door 5 (YELLOW pathway on map)
Students who walk or are dropped off from the Norwell and Westover Lanes should enter the building through door 21 after utilizing the crosswalk in our parking lot (BLUE pathway on map)
Parking on Norwell Lane in front of Addams is prohibited
Dropping students off on Springinsguth Road is strictly prohibited
School Hours & Office Hours
School hours are 7:30 a.m. – 2:15 p.m. with first period beginning at 7:40 am. Please note: beginning Wednesday, August 19, every Wednesday is designated for staff development. Students are dismissed 30 minutes early at 1:45 p.m.
Addams office hours are Monday - Friday from 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM. Please note that our student absence line (847-357-5902) is available 24 hours a day. If your child will be absent from school, please call before 7:30 AM to report an absence.
PTA News
Join the PTA!
PTA Fun Lunch
We work with Marlas Lunch to offer:
Fun Lunch options available every Friday, starting September
Fresh, daily deliveries from both national and local restaurants
Great vendor rotation and a wide menu variety
Convenient online ordering, making it easy to shop, order, and pay
Flexibility to order weekly, monthly, or for the entire session
Registration and ordering for the upcoming session will open in early August. For more information, please visit our website or call our office.
Order Fun Lunch - Code: HMSA352
District 54 News
SEA/SEEO Fall Craft & Vendor Fair - Nov. 7
The Schaumburg Education Association and Schaumburg Educational Employees Organization will host their annual Fall Craft & Vendor Fair from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 7 at the District 54 Professional Learning Center, 522 E. Schaumburg Road in Schaumburg. In order to participate in this fair, vendors and crafters made a donation to the District 54 Education Foundation, to support financially struggling families in District 54.
D54 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.
No Food Deliveries Allowed
With a focus on student and staff safety, District 54 will not allow food delivery services (including, but not limited to, GrubHub, DoorDash, and local restaurants) to our schools. We will continue to have hot lunch days, which are planned events, organized and supervised by school or PTA volunteers. However, we will no longer accept other outside food deliveries to keep our schools secure.
Save the Dates:
November 18: Half-day - early dismissal
November 18-19: Parent/Teacher Conferences (more details to come)
November 21-29: Thanksgiving Break
December 1-2: RDG MAP testing (in LA classes)
December 3-4: MAT MAP testing (in Math classes)