Congratulations to our October Leaders of the Pack and Wolves in Bloom. At our pack meetings we talked about teamwork and being following with directions. As a reminder, quarter one report cards are available for viewing in Skyward. This Tuesday are the fall parties and costume parade. We dismiss at 11:40 a.m. There is NO PM PreK attendance. PM PreK will celebrate fall festivities on Monday the 30th.
Have a wonderful weekend.
Mrs. Isabelli
Fall parties, parade & sing-a-long
Our annual fall parties and costume parade will be held on Tuesday, October 31st. This is also an early release day at 11:40 a.m. Weather permitting we will have a costume parade outside Western Avenue at 9:20 a.m. followed by our fall sing-a-long. All parents are welcome to be at the parade outside of the school to view the students as they walk around the outside of the building. Room parties will then begin at 10:15 a.m. Each class will be allowed 4 volunteers coordinated by our PTO room parents.
COSTUME GUIDELINES
Costumes should not depict violence or gore.
Costumes should be appropriate for children in Kindergarten through 5th grade.
Costumes should be respectful of all groups of people.
Costumes should be worn to school.
Weapons of any kind serving as accessories to your child’s costume are not to be worn to school.
November Gratitude Challenge
It's time for our annual WA Gratitude Challenge. Thourhgout the month of November we are cahllenging our students to complete as many acts of gratitude as possible. Students will be bringing home a hard copy of the challenge on Monday. This year you can also upload photos to share with our WA school community on our padlet. Spread the joy of giving thanks each and every day. Gratitude Padlet
Lunch & Breakfast Information
Lunch Prices for 2023/2024
Full Price $3.35, Reduced Price $0.40
Student Milk is $0.35 for ALL students
Breakfast Prices for 2023/2024
Full Price $1.65, Reduced Price $0.30
Families must submit the free/reduced lunch application form to determine if your student(s)qualify for free or reduced lunch.
Students who are arriving to eat breakfast at school can arrive at 8:25 a.m. and proceed to door F. Breakfast will be served from 8:25 a.m. - 8:38 a.m.
Canvas help?
If you need help logging into Canvas please view this flyer from the District. There is also a wealth of resources for parents on the District website regarding Canvas. All students in grades 3rd - 8th are required to complete and submit assignments in Canvas as well as completing paper/pencil activities. Parents of 3rd - 8th graders can check on their students assignments and grades in Canvas. ALL teachers have daily schedules and parent resources posted on their Canvas pages.
Bus Bullentin Sign-up
Kickert Transportation has made available to parents in Flossmoor School District 161 a FREE notification system to notify parents when there are bus delays.
• If you would like to receive notifications when delays or incidents affect your student's bus, please register with Bus Bulletin.
There is no cost for this service.
Registration is simple and fast.
You can choose to receive text messages, phone calls, and emails.
All contact information is stored securely and will not be shared or sold.
No information was given to Kickert by the District, you will provide phone numbers and emails when you register.
• For more information, or to sign-up and start receiving notifications, please visit:
On the Bus Bulletin home page click on the Register link. Enter your information to create your account.
• Once you have created your account, you will select your notification methods. You may enter up to 7 phone numbers and/or email addresses. • You only need one account per family, just enter all the contact information for everyone.
• When you add a phone number or email address, you will be sent a verification code, to enter on the screen.
• You will have the option to test the contact information you supplied with a generic message. • Once your notification methods are complete, you will select all the bus routes for your student(s). • There are separate routes for morning and afternoon routes. For example, if your child rides route 1 at Western Avenue, you would select WA AM1 and WA PM1, to get notified of delays on morning and afternoon routes.
• When you have entered all your information, click the Save Changes button.
• Your Bus Bulletin has now been activated!
From the Office of Nurse Bryant
MEDICATION
The only 2 medications (over the counter or prescription) that a student can have in their possession (including locker, backpack, purse, etc.) is an inhaler or epi-pen with authorization. An epi-pen requires physician and parent authorization on the required forms. An inhaler requires parent authorization on the District form and the inhaler prescription box. Students may not have any over the counter or prescription medications at school at any time without the required District authorization forms.
Health Requirements:
Transfer/new students must present a physical and immunizations on the required IL Certificate of Child Health Examination form. It is the parent's responsibility to provide a copy of the physical/immunization forms from previous school records prior to the exclusion date. Please do not rely on the transferring school to send the records by exclusion day. Out of state transfers must have a physical on the Illinois form.
Kindergarten
- Dental Exam due by May 15th
2nd Grade
- Dental Exam due by May 15th
Action Plans
An annual updated action plan is requested for all students with allergies, asthma, seizures, diabetes and other medical conditions.
COVID - 19: Please report all positive COVID cases to Nurse Bryant.
Capturing Kids' Hearts - October focus: Self-Direct
What does it mean to Self-Direct?
Self-Direction is the ability and learned skill to cast a vision of future goals and then take intentional steps toward who, where, and what we want to be. Instead of focusing on things to control or avoid, we emphasize our responsibility to make positive choices related to our emotions, attitudes, and actions.
Why focus on Self-Direction?
- Self-direction strengthens relationships. Self-direction helps to grow social skills and develop meaningful, positive relationships with others.
- Self-direction teaches personal responsibility. Learning to self-direct teaches students to take responsibility for their own actions.
- Self-direction helps us to regulate emotions: Self-direction empowers students to regulate their impulses and emotional responses to situations and circumstances in their life.
Self-Direction in Action:
- Practice goal setting and action planning. When we establish goals and develop action plans, we learn to take intentional steps to successfully achieve goals.
- Monitor and adjust. Provide children with regular feedback and opportunities to self-assess progress toward goals to make adjustments and improvements in their behaviors.
- Reflect and evaluate. Facilitate discussions and reflection to prompt children to examine what they do, think, and say against their goals and vision for their life and learning.
WA Spirit Earrings
Looking to add some WA bling to your ears? Parent, Hollee Gaytan, has custom earrings for you. Sales will go through October 30 and earrings will be ready for pick up on Friday, Nov. 3 from 3-4 p.m. at the pavilion.
Dangly earrings- https://glampopdesigns.com/ols/products/western-avenue-spirit-earrings
Stud earrings- https://glampopdesigns.com/ols/products/western-avenue-spirit-stud-earrings
Western Avenue Contact Information
Email: gisabelli@sd161.org
Website: https://www.sd161.org/o/western-avenue
Location: 940 Western Avenue, Flossmoor, IL, USA
Phone: 708-647-7400
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/district161wa
Twitter: @western161
