Monday, August 27, 2012
Teachers must register their fourth grade classrooms by Sept. 9.
Aurelio’s Pizza, a family pizza tradition since 1959, is promoting the sharing of family traditions while working to increase writing proficiency across 4th grade classrooms with the launch of its first annual Family Traditions Essay Contest. Open to 4th grade classrooms in all school districts Aurelio’s serves, the 300-word essay contest gives students the opportunity to share their personal family traditions. The essay contest easily assimilates into the typical 4th grade classroom setting and includes lesson plans developed by teachers that are based on common core standards. The lesson plans include activities to help students with pre-writing, writing and editing. Teachers must register their 4th grade classrooms at www.…
Friday, August 17, 2012
District 202 students were back in school Thursdsay; St. Mary Immaculate’s first day is Monday.
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Friday, August 17, 2012
With students heading backing to school, Plainfield police are urging both drivers and pedestrians to take precautions to keep the streets safe as more pedestrians are using the roadways. Drivers should use caution especially while traveling in residential, urban and school areas where pedestrians may cross the street or walk along the roadway, police said. Pedestrians, especially children, may dart out into traffic from unexpected places like between parked cars. Drivers should always be ready to take evasive action and monitor their speed. Police also urged parents to share these safety tips with children who walk to school. The National Safe Kids Campaign recommends the following precautions for kids: The Plainfield Police Department is…
Curriculum Nights for Plainfield parents scheduled for August, September.
Editor's note: The following is a press release issued by Plainfield School District 202: District 202 schools will hold Curriculum Nights in August and September to let parents and guardians see what their students will be learning this year, talk to teachers, and see their schools. Please call your school(s) directly for more information. Bonnie McBeth Learning Center: Plainfield Academy, Turnabout, TAP and P-STEP: ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS Central: Charles Reed (Parents Only Please): Creekside: Crystal Lawns: Eagle Pointe: Elizabeth Eichelberger (Parents Only Please): Freedom: (Parents Only Please) o 5-5:40 p.m. OR 5:45-6:25 p.m. – kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grades o 6:30-7:15pm OR 7:20-8:05 p.m. –, 3rd, 4th and 5th grades Grand Prairie: …
Thursday, August 16, 2012
Parents, teens invited to Aug. 21 event at Plainfield South High School.
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Thursday, August 16, 2012
All District 202 high school seniors and their parents and guardians are invited and encouraged to attend the District Wide College Application Night program from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday Aug. 21. This free program will be held in the auditorium at Plainfield South High School, 7800 W. Caton Farm Road. Reservations are not needed. District 202 high school counselors will help seniors and their families get acquainted with the process to apply for college and will answer other key questions. Please call PSHS guidance counselor Len Egan for more information at (815) 439-5555.
Make your kid feel extra special by sharing their first day back-to-school photos on Plainfield Patch.
The first day of school certainly brings a lot of excitement and anticipation (maybe a little bit of nervousness, too). Send us your first day of school pics or upload them directly to this article. Please make sure to include who is submitting the photo. Here are some easy ways you can submit your photos:
Sunday, August 12, 2012
Aug. 13 will be a practice run for Plainfield schools. The first day of school is Thursday, Aug. 16.
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Sunday, August 12, 2012
Editor's note: The following was taken from a release posted on the Plainfield School District website: On Monday, Aug. 13, District 202 will be running a “Mock School Day” to allow bus drivers to practice their new morning and afternoon routes before school starts next Thursday. The Mock School Day will also let families see the approximate time that buses will arrive at their stops. Please note: Please do not stop your driver during the Mock School Day. This is very important to ensure that drivers can run their routes safely and accurately and the district can fix any problems before school starts. District 202 bus routes for the 2012-13 school year are posted on the district website.
Friday, August 10, 2012
Children will head back to school in a few weeks and those backpacks will be getting a workout. Here are some tips to keep back injuries from occurring.
The backpacks kids lug around today can be so big and heavy they sometimes even have wheels. As families begin to prepare for back to school in Plainfield, experts say parents should pay attention to what is going into a backpack every day and not wait for children to complain about back pain before taking action. A child’s backpack should be roughly 10 percent to 15 percent of their total body weight, according to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, yet the Consumer Product Safety Commission reported more than 13,700 kids, ages 5-18 years old were treated for backpack related injuries. "Backpack injuries are commonly caused by wearing overloaded backpacks, as well as lifting and carrying them incorrectly,” orthopaedic surgeon …
Health experts are urging parents to ensure their children are vaccinated; booster shot proof required for sixth- and ninth-graders.
The number of Will County whooping cough cases in 2012 has already surpassed the total number reported for all of 2011 -- 34 this year vs. 28 in 2011. As a result, the Will County Health Department is joining with the Northern Illinois Health Consortium to urge parents to make sure their children's vaccinations are up to date so they can prevent them from contracting the illness. This year, the state of Illinois has a new requirement that for sixth- and ninth-grade students must show proof of having received a single dose of Tdap, the whooping cough (also known as pertussis) booster vaccination. “Diseases that have been practically eliminated in the U.S. are just a plane ride away, so while we are seeing near record low cases of some …
Thursday, August 9, 2012
Upload your photos from the first day of school to our "Pics & Clips" gallery.
The bell is about to ring once again in Plainfield School District 202. This is a big moment for parents, whether your kids are heading off to kindergarten or their senior year of high school. We want to see your photos of your kids in their back to school finest, waiting for the bus or doing whatever it is you do to celebrate the first day of classes. Sharing your photos is easy. Just upload them to our Pics & Clips page. So as kids head back to class — the first day of school for District 202 is Thursday — capture the moment and share it on Patch.
Thursday, August 2, 2012
Sales are expected to jump this year for back-to-school spending, according to the National Retail Federation.
$688.62. That is the amount the average person with children in grades kindergarten to 12th grade is expected to spend this year on back-to-school shopping, according to the National Retail Federation's annual back-to-school spending survey. Last year, the survey predicted families would spend $603.63. "With more children entering elementary and middle school this fall and after cutting back their spending last year, parents with growing children will hit the stores this summer to replace and replenish what their children might have had to “make-do” with last school season," according to a NRF press release. Parents surveyed said they would spend the most on clothing, accessories and electronics this summer as the first day of school …
Tom H
9:24 pm on Sunday, August 26, 2012
they still have cross guards and community service officers at every major school area. You obviously dont drive arounjd town during the busy school hours. more ›