Community Consolidated School District 46 Park School Campus/East & West 400 West Townline Road • Round Lake • Illinois • 60073 Phone 847.201.7010 Fax 847.201.1971 Craig Keer, Principal Vince Murray, Assistant Principal June 3, 2011 Dear Park School Parents and Guardians, We have two very exciting announcements in this week’s Wolf Pack Press of the school 2010-2011 school year. First, we are absolutely thrilled to announce that Mr. Matt Melamed will be the next principal of Park School Campus. Mr. Melamed was part of the Park School design team that helped open Park School Campus in 2007 and has a thorough understanding of the vision, commitment, and community of our neighborhood school. Mr. Melamed previously served as Park School Campus History Teacher and Activities Director from 2007 to 2009. Since 2009, Mr. Melamed has served as District 46’s Curriculum Coordinator where he has overseen the successful adoption of our new K-8 math curriculum, led the district’s K-8th Grade Curriculum Coordinating Council, and has been in charge of the district’s professional development plan. We are looking forward to an extended transition time and are confident that Mr. Melamed will be an outstanding leader of Park School for many years to come. We are also pleased to announce that Park School Campus is the recipient of The Blue Ribbon Lighthouse Award for 2011. Staff, students and parents were surveyed on nine essential components of effective schools and members of the Blue Ribbon team participated in a site visit. Strengths and areas for continuous improvement were outlined and addressed leading to Park School Campus meeting or exceeding the criteria of all nine categories. The Park School staff is very excited and honored to be recognized. We have always known that Park has an extremely dedicated and professional group of educators. This assessment serves as confirmation. The process looked at the following nine essential components: school organization and culture, leadership and educational vitality, professional community, active teaching and learning, student focus and support, school, family, and community partnerships, indicators of success, challenging standards and curriculum, and technology integration. We are so proud of the Park School Campus community and the incredible development and growth of our school during the last four years. Park School Campus is simply a fantastic place to learn! Congratulations, Park School students, parents and staff! Sincerely, Craig Keer Vince Murray Park School Campus Notes / Activities June 3, 2011 Yearbook Arrival: Please see the attached Yearbook Order Form if you have not ordered your Park School Campus Yearbook for the 2010-2011 School Year. They will be available for sale in the front foyer after school and in the main office. Summer Wolves Reading Program: Studies have shown that students who read in the summer are more likely to have academic success in the following school year. We are expecting that each student read at least 20 minutes for ten days in each month of June, July, and August. Please see the attached Reading Wolves Program for incoming 1 st -5th grade students. Incoming 6 th -8th grade students have been given a novel with a summer assignment. Last Day of School Update: With our two snow days, our last day of school is now scheduled for Friday, June 10 for 1 st -7th grade students. Kindergarten’s last day will be June 9th. PTO Thank you: We are thankful to have a wonderful PTO and appreciate all of their hard work throughout the school year. A special thank you to all the volunteers that made Inspiration Day a huge success. Summer School: Summer school registration packets are available in the school office and on-line. You can find information on summer school, kindergarten registration, school physical requirements, and much more on the district web site: http://www.d46.org/ Camp Invention: Camp Invention will be held this summer at Prairieview School July 11 - 14 from 8:00am-3:30pm for children entering grades one through six. Register your child at http://www.invent.org/camp/default.aspx Visit the Camp Invention page for more information, or contact Megan Jansen 847-543-6271 with any questions. Park School Calendar of Events: June 6 – Birthday Breakfast w/ Mr. Keer & Mr. Murray June 7 – PBIS Assemblies 9am and 2pm June 8 - Field Day- K-7th –DATE CHANGE June 9 – Last Day of School for Kindergarten June 10 – Last Day of School for 1 st -7th Grade – 9:45am Early Dismissal June 11 – PTO – Park Golf Outing Park Campus WOLF PACK PRESS June 2011 Well, the school year has almost come to an end! It is amazing how the year goes by so quickly! The children of Park are truly wonderful and we are so proud to have served them, the teachers, the school, and the community on the PTO Board this year. We are so grateful to all of the parents who have helped out throughout the year. We, honestly, could not have made this year magical for the kids of Park without your involvement! We hope you enjoyed the new events that your Board added this year and if you have any suggestions or ideas to make them even better next year, please do not hesitate to let us know! Inspiration Day was a huge success and we want to thank all of the volunteers who made this day perfect! We especially want to thank Tiffany O’Malley, Laurie Luczak, Mechelle Fitzgerald, Becky Park and a huge thank you to Gary Sedlacko who helped us with the computer program. Gary believes in the spirit of Inspiration Day and wanted to lend his talents so that the kids of Park could continue to experience the excitement of Inspiration Day! Field Day is fast approaching on June 8. Sign up to volunteer and have a blast! The Golf Outing is June 11 th . Get your foursome together and contact Michelle Whaples [email protected] We want to send a special thank you to Mr. Keer and Mr. Murray for all of their support to the PTO Board for the last 4 years. We are so fortunate to have worked side by side with you both. Good luck to you in the new chapters of your lives! Your 2011/2012 Park School PTO Board has been elected. Please welcome them and continue with your amazing support! President: Diane Gonzalez Co-Vice-Presidents: Melissa Pletcher Tiffany Sliteris Treasurer: Irena Braun Co-Ways and Means: JenniferPark AgostinhoCampu Elena Santos Delia Rodriguez Co-Secretaries: Nicole Stanley Jessica Guenther Your Park School 2010/2011 PTO Board, Diane, Jennifer, Amy, Michelle, Lauren, Amanda, Nicole Don’t forget our Park PTO email address: [email protected] Please feel free to email questions, comments, suggestions DON’T FORGET TO SEND IN YOUR BOX TOPS!!!! and we will get back to you as soon as we can! The money raised by sending these in helps PTO enrich the lives of all the children at Park. There is a sheet at the end of the Wolf Pack Press to tape your labels to. Thanks for you donations! Page 2 of 3 Wolf Pack Press Your 2010-2011 Board President: Diane Gonzalez (H) 847-546-0017 [email protected] Vice President: Jennifer Agostinho (H) 847-546-5633 Thank you to everyone that helped Park School earn approximately $230 at [email protected] last month's Market Day sale! Treasurer: Amy Teather We have one more Market Day sale for the 2010-2011 school year. Now is (H) 847-665-9394 the time to stock up for summer! Take advantage of the HUGE sale and [email protected] clearance online. Remember your satisfaction is guaranteed, or your Co-Secretaries: money back! Amanda Marshall (H) 847-270-0967 Our next Market Day pick-up is Saturday, June 18th. Look for the order [email protected] forms sent home this week! Please place your orders online by Nicole Stanley Wednesday, June 15th. If you have any questions, please contact Irena (H) 847-201-7216 Braun at [email protected] or (773) 592-2951. [email protected] Co-Ways and Means: Lauren Wood (C) 847-370-2081 [email protected] Michelle Whaples (H) 847-201-8522 [email protected] Park Campus School 400 W. Townline Road Round Lake, IL 60073 847-201-7010 CCSD 46 District Office 565 Frederick Road Grayslake, IL 60030 847-223-3650 To all the parent volunteers who helped this 847-223-3695 FAX year. Our event would not have been possible District website: without your help! Hope to see you next year!!!! www.d46.org Park Campus Webpage: ww2.d46.org/school-pc.asp Park School breakfast and lunch menus are available on our website: ww2.d46.org/school -pc.asp June 2011 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 3 4 8th Grade Graduation 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Birthday Breakfast K-7 Field Day LAST DAY for LAST DAY 1 st -7th (June/July) Kindergarten grades 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Market Day Pick Up 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Dear Park Parents, nd The Park Campus will be hosting our 2 annual golf outing on Saturday, June 11th at the Renwood Golf Course. We are now solidifying businesses and individuals in the community that want to golf or be a major sponsor for our event. Major sponsorships include the Driving Range, Lunch and Dinner. We also will need individuals and businesses who would be interested in purchasing a sponsor sign or providing prizes that will be given away the day of the event.