Mount Pulaski CUSD #23

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Check out this Digital Safety Webinar opportunity! Register in advance for this webinar: https://ilattorneygeneral-gov.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_XIsc00pETCSDaMkADOeoiQ

Here's the link to the calendar for next school year that was approved by the BoE at their meeting last week: https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1378/CUSD23/2817365/Calendar-2023-2024.pdf

Courthouse Iron Statue Fundraiser at Mount Pulaski High School MPHS students will have an opportunity to help the Courthouse raise funds for the life-size cast iron sculpture of Abraham Lincoln that will grace the Courthouse lawn. The following activities will occur during this week! Tuesday, February, 28, 2023: Caps for a Cause - Students pay $1 in the cafeteria before school to wear a hat all day. The hat must have a specific sticker on it (which will be distributed in the morning) to be worn during school. Wednesday, March 1, 2023: No Run Wednesday - Students pay $5 at the start of their PE hour to get out of running that day. Thursday, March 2, 2023: Pajama Day - Students pay $1 in the cafeteria before school to wear pajamas all day. The pajamas must have the distributed sticker on them to be worn during school. Friday, March 3, 2023: Tape Our School Resource Officer to the Wall Day - Students who have $1 to participate will pay before school in the cafeteria. During study hall, participating students will meet back in the cafeteria to tape our School Resource Officer, Josh Pharis, to the wall.

Let's go, Lady Toppers! The Sectional Championship is at 7 p.m. tonight in Lexington. $8 cash ticket at the door or $7 online in the Go Fan App. https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/lexington-high-school-lexington-il/gamfc1c264fd3

A message from our friends at Chestnut Health Systems:

Tickets for the girls basketball sectional are digital only through the Go Fan app. The event is in Lexington @ 6 pm on Tuesday, February 21. Click "Schools" and search for Mt. Pulaski High School in the app to find the event. https://gofan.co/

Good luck to our girls as they take on Cerro Gordo tonight at home at 7:00 pm in the Regional Championship! Doors open at 6:20 pm. Admission is $5 per person.

Parents - You're invited to register for the IL ICAC Webinar titled "How to Recognize, Report, & Prevent Sextortion" on Feb 21st @6:30 pm. Please register in advance for this webinar: https://ilattorneygeneral-gov.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VcpzQtWGSVmzxuHVnDhQ9w

Parents: Please take a moment to take the 5Essentials survey. It takes less than 10 minutes and it helps us determine next steps in helping students. We use the data from the survey to set goals. Your opinions matter! http://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/survey/parent/ The survey opens Jan. 24, 2023 and closes March 31, 2023. If you have any questions, please call 5Essentials Client Services at 1-866-440-1874. Thank you in advance for your participation.

Parents across Illinois have an opportunity to participate in the statewide Illinois 5Essentials survey by visiting http://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/survey/parent/. This survey is designed to generate a detailed picture of the inner workings of your child's school. As a parent, this opportunity will allow you to share your thoughts on the important elements of school effectiveness in a survey about your child's school. On behalf of the Illinois State Board of Education, the Illinois 5Essentials Survey is administered online by UChicago Impact at the University of Chicago. The survey gathers data related to five indicators that can predict important student outcomes, including improved attendance and larger test score gains. These five indicators that affect and predict school success: effective leaders, collaborative teachers, involved families, supportive environments, and ambitious instruction. Mt. Pulaski Schools will use this data, along with other data, to inform Strategic Planning and School Improvement Planning in the Spring of 2023. Prior research in more than 400 schools has shown that schools that were strong on at least three of these "5Essentials" indicators were 10 times more likely to improve student learning gains in math and reading than those that were weak on three or more Essentials. If at least 20% of MPHS parents and 20% of MPGS parents complete this survey, the parent supplement will also be generated. The parent data will not be reported on the State Report Card. Your participation in the parent portion of the survey will help us understand the conditions at your child's school and guide improvement. Your identity and survey responses will be kept completely confidential and will never be connected to you or your child. If you have a child in each building, please take the survey twice (once for each building). If there are multiple parents in the household, each parent is invited to take the survey individually. The Illinois 5Essentials Survey will be conducted through March 31, 2023. To take the survey, please visit http://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/survey/parent/ For more information about the Illinois 5Essentials Survey, or to view previous years' Reports, please visit https://illinois.5-essentials.org. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact 5Essentials Client Services at 1-866-440-1874 or 5essentials@uchicago.edu

Reminder: There is no school tomorrow, Monday, January 16.

Are you busy tomorrow night? Are you interested in knowing how to keep your child(ren) safe from online predators/solicitation? If so, register for this webinar and get informed from the comfort of your own home! Register in advance: https://ilattorneygeneral-gov.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ZuvEnv_FSWy4i5kuuKzctQ

Help us team up to fight pancreatic cancer and support the Edinburg Superintendent, Mr. Theilen, in his battle. The Toppers will play at Edinburg on December 9 at 6 pm and we want to help pack the gym in his honor! If you can't be there, but would still like to help out, here's another way: https://www.gofundme.com/f/bens-battle-against-pancreatic-cancer

Do you have children who are avid gamers? This webinar is for parents of students who are online gamers. Register in advance for this webinar: https://ilattorneygeneral-gov.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_l8eoBYVlScWEESC5PGup7g

Be sure to check out our School Board member spotlights every Wednesday, starting tomorrow!

Reminders for this week: Monday - Regular School Day Tuesday - 2:00 Student Dismissal Wednesday - No School Thursday - No School Friday - No School Enjoy your Thanksgiving break!

Meet the Toppers is this Saturday, 11/12! Come out to meet the girls basketball team, boys basketball team, and cheerleaders! A fundraiser chili supper will be held from 5:30 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. in the cafeteria. Doors will open at 5:20 p.m. The girls basketball team, cheerleaders, and boys basketball team introductions will begin at 6:30 p.m. Then, the boys teams will scrimmage. Following the scrimmage, an alumni basketball game will take place. We will also have an alumni pep band! Come out and meet the Toppers!

MPHS will be hosting a Veterans Day assembly on Friday, November 11, 2022. The general public is invited to attend. The ceremony will begin promptly at 10:00 a.m. Visitors will be required to sign-in at the office on Spring Street beginning at 9:40 a.m. Thank you to all of our veterans!

Mrs. Jones is providing after school care!