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Inside this issue:

PE News 2

Classroom Parties 2

Gingerbread Houses/4th Gr 2

Learning Center 2

Art News 2

Bookmobile Schedule 3

Flying Horse 3

Nurse’s Notes 3

Social Worker News 3

Student Council 3

Kitchen Chat 4

Winter Weather 4

Upcoming Events 4

Holiday Gift Shop 4

Art Museum 5

Parent Care & Share Group 6

Stevenson Calendar 7

Bloomington Public Schools District 87 · Dr. Barry Reilly, Superintendent Board of Education: James Almeda, Brigette Beasley, Elizabeth Fox Anvick, Kiasha Henry, Tammy Houtzel, Charles Irwin, & Mark Wylie

P R I N C I P A L ’ S M E S S A G E :

As we enter the holiday season, we should be mindful of how blessed we are each and every day. Please take time over the holiday season to spend with your family. Read a good book, play a fun game, or even just take the time to sit and listen to how much your child has grown since the start of the school year. The staff here at Stevenson School would like to wish you and your family a safe, joyous holiday season and a Happy New Year! Merry Christmas!!

Ms. Hansen

Merry Christmas in Many Languages at Stevenson

Feliz Navidad, Joyeux Noel, Idah Saidan Wa Sanah Jadidah, Chung Mung Giang

Sinh, Shubhakaankshalu, Kung His Hsin Nien bing Chu, Shubh Naya Baras, Hosa

Varushada Subhasayagalu, Khushal borit Natalam, Puthuvalsara Aashamsakal, Shub

Naya Varsh, E ku odun, Nathar Puthu Varuda Valthukkal

D e c e m b e r 1 , 2 0 1 9

STEVENSON ELEMENTARY

2106 Arrowhead

Bloomington, IL 61704

Phone: 663-2351

Fax: 827-3613

www.district87.org/stevenson

T I G E R T A L K ST E V E N S O N E L E M E N TA RY

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

Stevenson Tiger Traits

Be Safe Be Respectful

Be Responsible

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Absent / Tardy

If your child is absent or will be tardy, call the office by 9:30am. The absence is unexcused if the office does not receive a phone call on or before the day of the absence. Attendance is vital for the learning your child achieves and also has an impact on the funding received by our district from the state.

Tardy reminder: Students need to be in their classrooms by 9:00am so they are not counted as tardy. A student who arrives after 9:00a is tardy even if a parent calls to let us know he/she will be late. Some reasons absences/tardies are not excused:

Visiting relatives, on vacation or extending the weekend—absences are unexcused

If a child is absent and the school was not contacted—absences are unexcused

If a child misses the bus or the family car doesn’t work—absences are unexcused

Leaving school early without medical cause—absences are unexcused

Getting hair done, baby-sitting siblings or oversleeping—absences are unexcused

More information regarding attendance and absences can be found on pages 31-33 of the District 87 Elementary Student Handbook.

Important Message for Parents

To minimize disruptions to instruction, we need your help! The most significant reasons

for class interruptions each day are students arriving late, calling students down for early

dismissal and announcing changes of transportation. We understand that some

appointments and emergency changes are necessary and cannot always be avoided,

but please make every effort to make appointments after school hours and send written

communication to school with your child for any transportation changes.

If you need to leave a message with your child, please be sure to call before 3:00p. After

that time, no messages can be delivered to students.

Thank you in advance for your cooperation with this important matter!

PE News Try this workout at home!

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Classroom Parties

Will be held

the week of

December 16

Art Room News Square 1 Art orders will arrive around Thursday, December 5! If the order is a gift/surprise for your student, please email me (nancep@district87.org) to

arrange a pick-up date and time. Did you miss the ordering window? You can order Square 1 Art anytime of the year, and we will still get a small portion

back!

Fifth grade parents: T-shirt contest drawings are due to Miss Nance by December 20 to be included.

Don’t forget to follow our adventures in art making on Instagram @Artwithmissnance.

ART TRIVIA

November Answer: Eric Daigh

What Tim Burton classic was made through stop-motion Claymation?

Nightmare Before Christmas Batman Alice in Wonderland

Learning Center

Gingerbread Houses

On December 18 all 4th grades will be building their Gingerbread houses.

News from the Library Media Center

The Monarch Award:

The Bluestem Award:

During their LMC time each week,

kindergarten through second grade

classes are listening to one of the

Monarch Award Nominee books.

Once we have read and completed

activities with each of the 20 books

on the nominee list, students will

vote for their favorite. Our K-2 stu-

dent votes will be submitted to the

official committee by March 15th.

Be sure to ask your child about their

favorite Monarch nominee book so

far.

The 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students

also have award books they are read-

ing in preparation for voting that will

take place by March 15th. The

Bluestem Award also has a list of 20

books; however, not all of them will

be read aloud to the students since

most of them are chapter books. To

be eligible to vote, students must

read and take Reading Counts quiz-

zes on at least five of the books from

the master list. Look for the

Bluestem sticker on the spine label of

the books your child is bringing home

from the library and ask them how

many of the 20 books they have read

so far.

Student Council

Caring Cart Food Drive:

The Student Council sponsored the Caring Cart Food Drive in November. Stevenson students and staff donated several boxes of non-

perishable food items again this year. Thank you so much to everyone who donated over 500 items to a great cause.

Mitten & Glove Donations:

Starting the first week of December, Student Council members will be encouraging the students of Stevenson to contribute mittens or gloves to the tree

in the office. These donations of new mittens and gloves will be used for Stevenson students who do not have anything to keep their hands warm during

the cold winter months. This tree will stay up through February. Any donations may be sent to the school office. Hats are not needed.

If your child needs a pair of mittens or gloves, please send a note to the Stevenson office and your child will be permitted to pick one pair this school

year.

Thank you,

Mrs. Brenwall and Mrs. Cottrell

Flying Horse Winners Halloween Heroes

Zoei C—4AS Ayden H—2KS

Braxton B—2MS Aiden M—4AS

Adhrut K—5B

My Favorite Book

Quinton A—4AS Music

Sofia C—2MS Jayme L—4AS

William J—2KS

December Bookmobile Schedule

Stevenson School Parking Lot

Tuesday, December 3 / 7:30p—8:30p

Phillip Place @ Carl Dr.

Monday, December 2 / 7:15p—8:30p

Waterford Estates Dr. @ Oakland Ave.

Monday, December 16 / 3:30p-4:30p

Rainbow Ave. @ Vladimir Dr.

Wednesday, December 11 / 7:15p-8:30p

Old Farm Lakes @Windmill Rd.

Monday, December 9 / 7:15p-8:30p

Nurse’s Notes

Twelve Health and Safety Tips for the Holidays

Give the gift of health and safety to yourself and others by following these holiday tips. 1. Wash hands often to keep yourself from spreading germs and getting sick. Wash your hands with soap and clean running water for

at least 20 seconds. Here’s a quick video from youtube on proper hand washing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5qovHD_kjQ 2. Bundle up to stay dry and warm. Wear appropr iate outdoor clothing: layers of light, warm clothing; mittens; hats; scarves; and waterproof boots. 3. Manage stress. Don' t overcommit yourself and prevent holiday anxiety and pressure. Get enough sleep. 4. Don't drink and drive or let others drink and drive. Whenever anyone dr ives drunk, they put everyone on the road in danger . 5. Be smoke-free. Avoid smoking and secondhand smoke. There is NO safe amount of tobacco or secondhand smoke. Breathing even a little secondhand smoke can be dangerous. 6. Fasten seat belts while dr iving or r iding in a motor vehicle. Always buckle your child in the car using a child safety seat, booster seat, or seat belt according to his/ her height, weight, and age. Use a seat belt on every trip, no matter how short the trip. 7. Get exams and screenings. Ask what exams you need and when to get them. Update your personal and family history. 8. Get your vaccinations, which help prevent diseases and save lives. 9. Monitor the children. Keep potentially dangerous toys, food, dr inks, household items, and other objects out of kids' r each. Dress warmly for outdoor activities. Develop and reinforce rules about acceptable and safe behaviors including electronic media. 10. Practice fire safety. Most residential fires occur dur ing the winter months, so be careful to never leave fireplaces, space heaters, stoves, or candles unattended. Have an emergency plan and practice it regularly. 11. Prepare food safely. Remember these simple steps: wash hands and surfaces often, avoid cross-contamination, cook foods to proper temperatures, and refrigerate promptly. 12. Eat healthy, and get moving. Eat fruits and vegetables. Limit your por tion sizes and foods high in fat, salt and sugar . Be active for at least 2½ hours a week and help kids and teens be active for at least 1 hour a day.

http://www.cdc.gov/Features/HealthyTips/

Social Worker News

December 2—Last ISU Mentors for the semester

ISU College Mentors will resume on January 27.

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Holiday Gift Shop

It’s that time of year again! Our holiday gift shop is coming to Stevenson! It will be on Thursday, December 5, 4:30p to 7:30p. Each

child attending has an opportunity to shop with a personal shopper to select and purchase gifts for loved ones. Prices for gifts range

from $1—$15 with most of the items under $5. We hope your student can attend!

With this wonderful event, we need many volunteers. More information and a sign up genius will be on our Facebook page.

Upcoming Events

Jan. 7 Welcome Back

7 PTO Mtg

8 Moe’s Dine Out

8 D87 Board Mtg

17 Boy Scouts Pinewood Derby

20 No School /

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

22 District 87 Board Mtg

23 Group Picture Day

25 Stevenson Art Museum

Kitchen Chat We would like to remind everyone that breakfast starts at 8:30 a.m. Students who walk or get a ride (other than bus riders) need to

arrive before 8:50. At 8:50 a.m. the choice is a sack breakfast that can be eaten in the classroom. We encourage everyone to arrive

early so that they may have a choice for breakfast.

Here is an easy recipe for some quality baking time while the kids are home over winter break:

Peanut butter cookies

1 cup peanut butter

1 cup sugar

1 egg

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a bowl, mix the 3 ingredients well in a medium size bowl (can be mixed by hand or with an electric

mixer). Roll dough into balls. Take a fork and flatten the dough-mark with a crisscross pattern. Bake 8-10 minutes. Let cool and

enjoy!

Have a wonderful and safe winter break. See you in January!

Miss Char, Miss Susan, Miss Mary Kay & Miss Silvia

Please dress your children appropriately for cold weather. Remember we are outside at recess if the wind chill is 20 degrees or above. Be sure to mark your child’s name on

their winter clothing.

In the event of severe winter weather WJBC is the official radio station that will announce school closings. Parents

should listen to WJBC 1230 AM starting at 6:00am or log on to the WJBC website to find out if school is closed.

You should also receive a call from the District 87 School Reach System informing you of any school closures. Please

make sure the office has your correct phone numbers. Thank you!

WINTER WEATHER

Stevenson Calendar December 2019

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2

3:15p-ISU College Mentors

3

5:15p-Youth Sports

Clinic

4

8:20a-Student Council Mtg 11a-9p-Moe’s Dine Out 11:15-2:30p-5L to Challenger 3:15p-SPARK Mtg

5

11:15a-2:30p-5M to Challenger 4:30p-7:30p- Holiday Gift Shop/LMC 5:15p-Youth Sports Clinic/Gym

6 9:30a-3S & 1st to BHS Children’s Play 12:30p-2nd Gr., 4th Gr., Rich, and Bower to BHS Children’s Play 3:15p-Girls in the Game/Gym

7

8 9

10 5:15p-Youth Sports Clinic/Gym

11

3:15p—SPARK Mtg 6:30p-D87 Board Mtg/Oakland

12

5:15p-Youth Sports Clinic/Gym

13

14

15

Holiday Class Parties this week

16

17

4p-8p-Culver’s Dine Out 5:15p-Youth Sports Clinic/Gym

18

4th Grade Gingerbread House Building

19

5:15p-Youth Sports Clinic/Gym 6p-7p-Cub Scouts Holiday Craft Night/ Cafeteria

20

End of 2nd Grading Period

21

22

23

24

25

Merry

Christmas

26

27

28

29

30

31

MAP Testing

Winter Break / No School / Enjoy!

DIBELS Benchmarking

Winter Break