Dear Emerson Families,

A huge thank you to the PTO, the volunteers, and all the families that came last night to our Movie Night. It was such a wonderful event and it was so great to see everyone! Even the rain couldn't keep the fun away!

I hope you all have a wonderful and restful weekend!

Best,

Tessa

• 9/25 Girls Basketball VS Algonquin

• 9/26 Girls Basketball @ Lincoln

• 9/28 Girls Basketball @ Holmes

• 9/28 Cross Country @ Holmes

Looking ahead…

• 10/24 Picture Retake Day

The 6th grade social will be the annual Halloween Boo Bash. It will take place in the MRP after school on October 13, 2023 from 3:15-5:00pm. We are asking that students wear costumes to the party (please no makeup, masks or weapons). The PTO will provide pizza, snacks, and drinks. There will be a DJ, games, and prizes to be handed out. To make this event fun and successful for the students we are asking for help with a few things.

Please consider donating any of the following:

1. Time - please sign up on the PTO website to help volunteer for the event.

2. Candy - please purchase bags of peanut free candy and drop them off ASAP so that we know what we have for prizes.

3. Gift cards - please purchase gift cards (any denominations). Kids love Amazon, Target, Starbucks, etc.

Please drop off donations at the Emerson front office, or at the Pissios household at 808 N. Washington Ave in Park Ridge.

Any questions please contact Ronda Pissios at (312) 927-1764 or email at rpissios@yahoo.com

LEGO Club is looking for donations to expand our collection! If you have any old LEGOs that you would like to get rid of, please box/bag them up and drop them at the main office for collection. Any questions can be directed to Ms. Briggs at nbriggs@d64.org.

A Best Buddies informational meeting will be held on Monday September 25th & Tuesday September 26th in room 217. If students are unable to attend but interested in joining the Emerson Chapter please have the student email Mrs. Hess khess@d64.org or Mrs. Halston vhalston@d64.org for more information.

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As a reminder, the State of Illinois requires all 6th graders to submit a health exam dated after 8/23/22 on a State of Illinois form by the end of the school day on Friday, October 13th to avoid exclusion. Please don't forget to complete, sign and date the health history at the top of the second page. This part is really easy to miss and is a required part of the exam.

Immunization records, including proof of the Meningococcal and Tdap vaccines, are required for all 11-year olds.

Please note, all health forms must now be uploaded to PowerSchool. Once you have done this, check back to make sure the documents were approved. The required forms are available at www.d64.org, under Families > Health Services. Completed forms should be uploaded into Powerschool under Health Office Document Submission.

Students not in compliance with this regulation on or before the end of the school day, October 13th, 2023 will be excluded from school attendance beginning Monday, October 16th, 2023.

Below is a short video on how to log into Powerschool and access different information within the system including where to find the link for MySchoolBucks and how to set up your PowerSchool app. Below that, you will find a link to instructions on how to sign up for Schoology for parents. These tools are extremely useful for checking grades, attendance, assignments and for enrolling your student in school in the spring.

Any student who plans on trying out or signing up for an Emerson Interscholastic Athletic Team must have both a Parent Permission and Health Form uploaded to PowerSchool in order to participate. Students will NOT BE ALLOWED to try out for any sport without submitted forms. This rule applies to the following teams:

Girls' Basketball

Boys' Basketball

Cross-Country

Wrestling

Girls' Volleyball

Boys' Volleyball

This does not include intramural sports.

When in PowerSchool, choose your student's name at the top. On the left hand side, click on Forms. Under General Forms, you will see Athletic Department Document Submission. Click on this and you can attach any required health forms for your child.

IHSA Forms and State of Illinois Certificate of Child Health Exams will be accepted.

SPIRITWEAR

Have you purchased your child some Emerson Spiritwear yet? Well don’t delay, this year, students who wear Emerson Spiritwear on Spirit Days will get SOARS tickets from their homeroom teacher! (Those tickets are then submitted in a raffle for student prizes each week and at trimester-end assemblies.) Many tickets have already been awarded so act fast!

You can online and customize spiritwear, just click here. Or you can send your child to the school office BEFORE and AFTER school where they can buy preordered Spiritwear Tshirts, both long and short-sleeved ($26-$36) AND the Emerson magnets ($5). Show that Emerson SPIRIT!

PTO MEMBERSHIP

It’s not too late to join the PTO by going to our website and registering. With your support, we can provide and help sponsor the many events and perks offered to your children and the school. Once you join, you can access the PTO parent directory, sign up to volunteer for the PTO committees/events and be the first to get information about PTO events. Click Here

If students forget something at home or are being brought a lunch, items may be dropped off in the foyer of the Emerson Office. We instruct students to check in with the office during passing periods to pick up these items. We will not interrupt class to notify students of items/lunches delivered to the office. We will email students to let them know that they have items waiting. The exception to this is Chromebooks and Cameras for Photography. These can be brought into the office and we will have the student come and pick them up. If items are not picked up at the end of the day, they will be placed in the lost and found. Thank you for your help!

Though we have QUEST food choices during lunch, many students bring lunch to school. We highly encourage waste-free lunches. To reduce waste, please consider the following as you pack your child’s lunch:

-Please pack your child’s lunch in a reusable lunch box or bag (not paper or plastic bags).

-Use reusable containers for sandwiches rather than foil, plastic wrap, etc.

-Buy snacks in quantity and transfer them to a reusable container.

-Put drinks in a child-friendly thermos rather than sending throw-away juice boxes, etc.

Thanks!

The Emerson Green Team

Attendance - 847-318-8110

Email: em-office@d64.org
Website: https://www.d64.org/ems
Location: 8101 North Cumberland Avenue, Niles, IL, USA
Phone: 847-318-8110