Appreciation

This week we are celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week!  The teachers and staff at Elizabeth Ide truly care about our students and go above and beyond to give them the optimal educational experience.  I cannot thank them enough for all of their hard work and dedication.  I truly appreciate each and every one of them!  


We also appreciate all of the volunteers who are making this week so special by setting/cleaning up and cooking and/or sending in delicious food and beverages to make the lunches this week so wonderful.  We thank you so much - you have no idea how nice it is not to worry about packing a lunch.  

Also, don't forget about MOTHER'S DAY Sunday, May 13th.  Make sure to show your moms, grandmas, aunts and others who have represented a mother figure in your life how truly special they are.  This day was created so we could show these women how much they mean to us. 



Finally, May 9 - 11 I will be out of the district.  If you have any questions or concerns please call my office staff and they will help you or you may email me at jhansen@ccsd66.org and I will get back to you at my earliest convenience.  I hope you all have a wonderful week.   

PATIENCE PAYS OFF

The Big Day is Here

On Monday, Marc and I will be going to the Daley Center for the last court date needed before his adoption is final. The completed paperwork will take an additional four to six weeks, but then we are done. We are both so happy this day is finally here although it is bittersweet. I am definitely missing Gary right now; when I got the phone call about the court date I wanted to be able to call him with the good news. He was so excited about Marc and they shared a special bond in the short time they had together. So once again my message to all of you is - enjoy every moment you have with the people you love. Appreciate everything and don't let the little things get to you! I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

What's Blooming???

April showers bring May flowers along with many happenings at Elizabeth Ide.....

Friday, April 13th - WHITE SOX Home Opener

(Just an FYI from your principal)

Monday, April 16th - Friday, April 20th

2nd Grade OLSAT testing

Wednesday, April 25th - Early Dismissal

AM Kindergarten Only Attends

Everyone is dismissed at Noon for buses

Pick-Ups are at 12:10

Thursday, April 26th - OPEN HOUSE/Book Fair

6:30 - 8:00 PM

Friday, April 27th - Reading Incentive Rain Day

Friday, May 4th - Movie Night @ PV 6:45

PATIENCE IS A VIRTUE.....

This is a saying that we have heard numerous times and it is definitely true. You need patience to survive the daily grind, as well as getting through the difficult times. It is something that is very hard to teach, but we can model it for our children and students to help them gain this skill.

With Marc's adoption taking longer than expected (now we are looking at a late May/early June date) I have learned the importance of patience. With Gary's estate account still in a mess I have learned the importance of patience. Next week your children will be off for spring break, you will learn the importance of patience. This will be a good time to practice and model patience. Count to 10, walk away (not too far) or take a deep breath when things become tough. If you do lose your cool, shake it off and move on. Don't beat yourself up for it; learn from it. Each experience you learn from makes you a better person.

I hope you all have the wonderful and relaxing spring break you deserve.

Another Successful Conference Week

This week we held our Parent-Teacher conferences. I would like to take this opportunity to thank both our teachers and parents for taking the time to meet. By working together we can provide the best education possible for our children/students. I hope you all have a wonderful and relaxing extended weekend.

Upcoming Events

Friday, March 9th - No School - P-T Conferences

Tuesday, March 13th - School Board Meeting @ PV 7:00

Friday, March 16th - Movie Night @ PV 6:45

Tuesday, March 20th - No School - Teacher Institute

Wednesday, March 21st - 1st Grade Music Concert @ LV 7:00

(Students should arrive at 6:45)

Monday, March 26th - Friday, March 30th - SPRING BREAK

LEAP into March

2012 is a Leap Year

• Leap year consists of 366 days, as opposed to a common year, which has 365 days.
  During Leap Years, we add a Leap Day, an extra – or intercalary – day on February 29. Nearly every 4 years is a Leap Year in our modern Gregorian Calendar.

• Leap Years are needed to keep our calendar in alignment with the Earth's revolutions around the sun. It takes the Earth approximately 365.242199 days (a tropical year) to circle once around the Sun.

• However, the Gregorian calendar has only 365 days in a year, so if we didn't add a day on February 29 nearly every 4 years, we would lose almost six hours off our calendar every year. After only 100 years, our calendar would be off by approximately 24 days!

• Julius Caesar introduced Leap Years in the Roman empire over 2000 years ago, but the Julian calendar had only one rule: any year evenly divisible by 4 would be a leap year. This lead to way too many leap years, but didn't get corrected until the introduction of the Gregorian Calendar more than 1500 years later.

ARE WE SURE THIS IS WINTER?

Wow!! I don't think we could have asked for a milder winter. I will definitely miss this in July when everyone will be complaining about Chicago humidity!

February is a busy month at Elizabeth Ide; below is a list of the happenings taking place.

Saturday, February 4th - Market Day @ PV 9:30

Wednesday, February 8th - 100th Day

Don't forget "LEND A HAND, GIVE A CAN"

Wednesday, February 8th - Ide PTO Meeting @ 7:00

Friday, February 10th - District Fundraiser @ Cabana Charley's

Tuesday, February 14th - Valentine's Day Parties

Tuesday, February 14th - School Board Meeting @ PV 7:00

Monday, February 20th - NO SCHOOL - President's Day

Thursday, February 23rd - Spring Picture Day

Saturday, February 25th - Snowflake Ball - 6:30 - 8:00

Tuesday, February 28th - Early Dismissal @ Noon

PM KINDERGARTEN ATTENDS