Breaking news

District 54 is canceling all after-school activities on Friday, Jan. 20. After-school child care provided by the YMCA or park districts is not canceled.

A minute with Mr. Martelli

Dear Parents,

Happy New Year!  We hope everyone had a relaxing time with friends and family over the holiday break.

We have continued to focus on the literacy here at Einstein and based on our most recent data…it shows! Using the MAP results we have an ISAT predictor that indicates how well our students are predicted to do on ISAT. Using the MAP data our fall to winter scores increased more than any other school in the district when it comes to meeting and exceeding on ISAT. We had a lot of room to grow…but this is great news. We had almost an 8% increase of students predicted to meet or exceed on ISAT. Only three schools in the entire district had increases above 6%. This is a testament to all the hard work you do with your children at home and the strategic changes we’ve made here at Einstein to better serve our students. In addition, we were second in the district for students predicted to meet or exceed their growth targets in Reading! This too is excellent news. Congratulations to everyone who is putting so much effort into seeing our students be successful! These MAP reports will be sent home to parents during conferences. If you have any questions about the MAP data we have sent home, please don’t hesitate to contact us in the office at 630-736-2500.

With the weather conditions continuing to be cold, I know many more parents have been driving and picking-up their kids to and from school.  Our morning and afternoon pick-up/drop-off line at the Kensington Circle in back of the school has been long, but we ask that parents who use Kensington to follow the posted signs. These signs are there for everyone’s safety and we ask you please not compromise the safety of our students by not following the posted signs. If it indicates there is no parking, please do not park in that area. We all recognize this makes for a long line of traffic; however, we can assure you that within just minutes you will be able to pick-up your child while at the same time ensure everyone’s safety. We greatly appreciate your cooperation as your child’s safety is our highest priority. We will do our best to monitor this situation. However, if you notice parents compromising the safety of our students by not following the posted traffic signs, please don’t hesitate to contact our office and we will take the steps necessary to keep our students safe. We understand you don’t want your child in the cold, but please be respectful of everyone who is here to pick-up their children. With everyone’s cooperation we can ensure safety and get everyone home as quickly as possible. Thanks again for your cooperation in this matter.

Lastly, we want to congratulate all of our students who performed in the holiday assembly at the end of the month in December…they did a fantastic job! I also want to congratulate our staff for generating over $1,100 dollars for our “Giving Tree.” This was something new for us this year. Instead of providing each other with gifts during the holiday season, we made donations in the names of teachers. We will use these funds to support our students who need healthy snacks or don’t come to school having had breakfast. This is done in the spirit of giving to our students in need and hoping that through these efforts we can provide a better experience for our students here at school. We hope all of you enjoyed your holiday break and we look forward to a wonderful 2012 here at Einstein School!

Sincerely,

Chris Martelli                   Maribel Taboada
Principal                            Assistant Principal

Start the new year out with a hoot!

Dear Einstein Community,

Happy New Year to our entire Einstein community! We hope everyone had restful and enjoyable break with friends and family.

Attached is the January Edition of The Hoot!  Click to the right January 2012.  We have lots of great news to share…so please take a moment to read through the newsletter. I also wanted to take a moment to remind you of some of the upcoming events. We have our parent/teacher conferences this Thursday and Friday. The students will be dismissed at 11:40 on Thursday and we have no early childhood or kindergarten. These conferences are very important so we can discuss your child’s progress and continue the strong relationship between school and home that is so beneficial to your child’s ultimate success. We hope to see everyone later this week!

There is no school on Monday, January 16 and our next PTA meeting will be on Monday, January 23 at 7:00 p.m.

Sincerely,

Chris Martelli
Principal
Einstein School

Parent teacher conferences are this Thursday & Friday

Dear Parents,

Please mark your calendars with a special reminder that Parent Teacher Conferences are next week on Thursday and Friday January 12^th and 13^th.  Thursday is a half day of school and Friday is no school.

Mr. Burback

Exciting news from the art room

On December 14, 2011, the Village of Hanover Park along with Einstein art teacher Mrs. Lowery hosted this year’s STAARSSTudents Artists and AuthoRS program. A night filled with excitement and celebration, the art work of twelve students was chosen to represent Einstein at this very special event. Students ranging from grades 1-6 were on hand for a true “gallery opening” complete with an official award ceremony and even a special appearance by our very own mayor of Hanover Park. Student work will be on display at the Municipal Building: 2121 W. Lake Street Hanover Park, IL for one month. Please feel free to stop by and take a peek. Thank you to the following students for sharing your talent with our community:

Akash
Ramiro
Hannah
Alexis
Melissa
Seray
Kateryna
Ian
Kevin
Michael
Isabel
Sean

Have a “hoot” of a holiday

Winter Recess

The last day of school will be Friday December 16th, 2011 and school will resume on January 3rd, 2012.

Vacaciones de Invierno

El ultimo dia de escuela sera el viernes 16 de diciembre, 2011 & regresaran el martes 3 de enero, 2012.

A minute with Mr. Martelli

Dear Parents,

Our students and staff want to first thank all of our parents who volunteered their time during our PTA sponsored Holiday Workshop.  The kids had a wonderful time shopping for items for their friends and family. Our breakfast on Saturday was also very well attended!

We have just finished our second round of MAP testing. You will be re3ceiving this information when we get back from the winter break in January. Unfortunately, an issue was discovered with how our fall MAP assessments were scored for our kindergarten and first grade students. To correct this issue going forward, MAP has already made an updated version of the tests available to us. Additionally, MAP re-scored all affected students’ test results and the reports that are available to us. As a result of this issue, it is possible that your child’s score may have changed. NWEA has determined that re-scoring your child’s test will provide us with the most accurate score possible that can be used alongside other observations and evidence from the classroom to better understand the needs of your child. If you are the parent of a kindergarten or first grade student, you will receive a letter from NWEA explaining this issue.

Other events we have this upcoming week include: Our Early Childhood winter performance will be next week on Wednesday, December 14th from 6:00-7:00 here at Einstein. That same night we have our STAARS at the Village Hall in Hanover Park. If your child will be recognized you have already been notified. Lastly, our Fine Arts Winter Fest (1st and 2nd grade Art Show and Musical performance) is Thursday, December 15th from 6:00-7:00.

We hope all our families will have a joyous holiday season with friends and family.  This is the time we can all reflect on the year gone by and celebrate what we’re thankful for and the successes we’ve experienced.  We, as a school, are very thankful for the wonderful staff we have the opportunity to work with and the extremely supportive parent community we serve.  With our combined efforts we have seen tremendous growth and success for both our students and our school.  Thank you for a wonderful 2011 and we’ll see everyone in the New Year!

Happy Holidays,

Chris Martelli                          Maribel Taboada
Principal                                  Assistant Principal

Winter Festivities

Dear Einstein Community,

With our first snowfall comes some winter reminders! Tomorrow we have our Holiday Workshop Family Shopping Event and Pancake Breakfast with Santa from 9:00-12:00 here at Einstein.  Tickets are $4.50 at the door for breakfast or just stop by to shop for free!

Our Early Childhood winter performance will be next week on Wednesday, December 14th from 6:00-7:00 here at Einstein. That same night we have our STAARS at the Village Hall in Hanover Park.  If your child will be recognized you have already been notified.

Lastly, our Fine Arts Winter Fest (1st and 2nd grade Art Show and Musical performance) is Thursday, December 15th from 6:00-7:00.

We hope to see many of you this upcoming week.  If we miss you, have a wonderful holiday season!

Sincerely,

Chris Martelli
Principal
Einstein School

STRRRRIKE!

Calling all Bowlers!  Einstein School held its first annual 3^rd/4^th grade Bowling Night in the gym on the evening of November 28^th, 2011.  The event allowed families to come together and spend quality time and many laughs with each other.  Mr. Steffan, P.E. teacher at Einstein, was thrilled with the amount of families that came out to support Bowling Night.  Thank you Einstein Community for making this a memorable evening for your child!

Mapping the road to success

MAP (Meassure of Academic Progress) testing begins Tuesday November 29th, 2011 and runs through December 14th, 2011.  Click here for Einstein’s schedule Einstein’s Winter MAP Schedule.  Please ensure your child has plenty of rest the night before and a good breakfast to start their day.  More information about MAP testing can be found at http://sd54.org/assessment/maptest/.