Please note: As teachers prepare Quarter 4 Report Card grades, SchoolSpeak progress reports for grades 1st - 7th will be inaccessible beginning May 30th . • If you have a Kindergarten or 8th grade student, grades are being recorded this week, and they will be published online this Friday, May 29th, after school (SchoolSpeak is inaccessible to you at this time to examine progress reports). • On June 5th, all report cards (Grades 1-7) will be published, via SchoolSpeak, after school is dismissed. • If you have any questions or you cannot access your account, please email Jeune Winkel at: [email protected]
On June 5 (the last day of school), students, grades 1-7, will be dismissed at 1:00 p.m. Please make arrangements for your child(ren) to be picked up at this time. (Home and School will be hosting the end of the year picnic with games, activities, and a picnic lunch. All activities will conclude in time for a 1:00 p.m. dismissal).
The Annunciation 8th Grade Academic Fair has been rescheduled to this Thursday, March 19. During the school day, the students will present their projects to local judges. The students will be judged using criteria to demonstrate their acquired knowledge of a specific subject and they will be asked to answer basic questions regarding the subject. They will also be judged using two categories to demonstrate this knowledge: Oral Presentation and Backboard. Please note: From 5:00-6:00 p.m. on March 19th the students’ projects will be on display in the upper building library and in the 7th grade classroom. We encourage you to visit the school and examine the students’ excellent work.
School is back in session for Thursday, March 12. The Annunciation Open House will be held from 9:00-11:00 a.m. Please note: The 8th Grade Academic Fair will be rescheduled for a date (to be finalized) in the next week or two.
School will be closed on Wednesday, March 11, due to an emergency water back-up. Extra-curricular activities at school are also cancelled. Please stay tuned to additional announcements, via SchoolReach and this website page.
Annunciation Parish Pro-Life Committee is sponsoring another DIAPER DRIVE and Annunciation students are encouraged to participate. Please bring diapers to school on March 11 and/or March 18. (Sizes: 3,4, and 5 are needed most). The diapers collected will support the Waterleaf Women's Center, the Fox Valley Pregnancy Center, and the Pregnancy Information Center.
Description: Annunciation School and our Home and School Association are excited to present our second One Book-One School event. In this program, our entire school community will read the same book simultaneously, over a 4-week time period (March 2-March27). Parents will read to younger children; older children can read to the family; and school staff can read to the students). The program is designed to create school-wide unity and a positive experience about books. The Home and School Committee has provided every family with the book titled: “The One and Only Ivan” by Katherine Applegate. Today, the entire student body participated in a kick-off assembly to introduce the event with a guest appearance from "Ivan" the silverback gorilla. Students watched a video providing an overview of the book and also viewed a clip of "Ivan" visiting Annunciation School last week. You will receive your book today along with a bookmark which has been designed to outline the weekly reading assignments for families over the 4-week timeframe. Reading Schedule: Week 1 (March 2-6): pages 1-74; Week 2 (March 9-13): pages 75-153; Week 3 (March 16-20): pages 154-229; and Week 4 (March23-27); pages 230-300. The book is a very quick read and the pages have limited entries. Summary of the Book: The book is about an adult male silverback gorilla named Ivan who has been living in captivity for 27 years, most of that time on display at the Exit 8 Big Top Mall and Video Arcade. He lives there, along with Stella, a wise older elephant, and Bob a sassy stray dog. Julia, the janitor’s daughter, helps Ivan with his artistic efforts. When Mack, the owner of the mall, introduces a baby elephant named Ruby, Ivan sees his captivity for what it is. Realizing that Ruby needs more freedom, Ivan assumes his rightful place as a leader and secures a better future for himself and his friends. The novel is written in first person from the point of view of Ivan. It was named the winner of the 2013 Newbery Medal, and has won several other awards. All-School Activity: Please send a plain white t-shirt to school with your child by March 11. All students will have the opportunity to design a shirt depicting their favorite character on the front side and a favorite quote or phrase on the back side. Older students will be partnered with the younger grades to work on this project with a buddy. Students will be able to wear and showcase their completed t-shirts at our culminating assembly on March 30th. Classroom Activities: The 1Book-1 School Committee provided each classroom teacher and staff with several activities to consider for students to participate in during the 4-week event. Activities include: Traveling Gorilla to each class and accompanying journal activities; kindness campaign; drawings/paintings in art class; letter writing to help make a change; research projects of animals in nature and of individuals who have helped us learn more about animals; pictures and paintings; Trivia Questions; discussions on hope/kindness/differences; sadness; loneliness; Dress Down Day to benefit the “World Wildlife Foundation”, and several other classroom activities outlined for the students. Each week we will keep you informed of weekly reading activities presented to the students and to the families. Please keep posted to the website and to the weekly Newsletter for more information. Enjoy!
March 20, 2015 has been scheduled for students to make up a required full-day of school due to the most recent weather related closing on February 2, 2015. All students (except Prekindergarten) are expected to be in attendance on this date. The make-up day on March 20 will take the place of a previously scheduled Faculty/Staff Retreat. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Lullo.
It is required by the Diocese and by the school that upon viewing your child's report card that you digitally sign it. This function is located at the bottom of the report card view in SchoolSpeak. As a reminder, please click SIGN at the bottom of the report card screen by February 6th to complete this function. If you have any trouble with the SIGN function of the report card, you may contact Jeune Winkel, our Technology Coordinator at the school's main office number (630)851-4300. If Quarter 2 report cards are left unsigned, a letter will be mailed home as a final alert. Thank you for your immediate attention to this task!
We are extremely excited to celebrate Catholic School’s Week January 26th – January 31st. This year's theme: “Catholic Schools: Communities of Faith, Knowledge, and Service.” Several activities have been scheduled with Home and School to celebrate our students and their Catholic faith (assemblies, morning prayers highlighting several Saints, an all-school panoramic picture, staff appreciation activities, spirit day, ice cream social, student games, and a "Family Fun Night" Saturday evening. Family Fun Night is scheduled for January 31st from 6:00-8:00 p.m. in the school’s gymnasium with pizza, games, and activities to culminate a week’s long of celebrating Catholic School’s Week. We hope to see many families in attendance to celebrate together!
SchoolSpeak will not be accessible until October 31. Parents can access Report Cards at 3:30 p.m., via your SchoolSpeak account. Because SchoolSpeak is in it's first year of implementation, this timeframe allows teachers adequate time to transfer data from the Gradebook to the Report Card. Training on the new electronic report card was made available from the Diocese last week. Teachers require this time to adequately prepare, preview, and publish report cards prior to your access on October 31. As per the Diocesan changes, paper report cards will no longer be sent home (unless you do not have internet access). Thank you for your support and please be sure to read all updates in the weekly Newsletter posted every Wednesday afternoon on the Annunciation website.
This meeting is for all parents who have a student receiving the sacrament of Confirmation on February 14, 2015. Items to be covered include: distribution of the Confirmation packet; brief discussion about the guidelines for each student; expectations of the candidate and how you can help your child; and an opportunity to ask questions you may have.
We are looking forward to the Luminary Mass on Wednesday evening (Oct. 1) at 7:30 pm. The majority of students have decorated bags and dedicated them to someone who has been a "light in his/her life." Please join us for this beautiful Mass that is celebrated in the cemetery. You won't want to miss it!
We covered a good amount of new information at Open House! If you have any further questions or ideas to share, please do not hesitate to contact your child's teacher or Nancy Lullo at school. Thank you for your continued support!