For the month of December Shabbona's elf, "Mrs. Jingley," has been hiding all around our building and leaving special messages. She traveled and brought back messages to our kindergarteners from Hawaii last week. The students love looking for her each morning as they arrive!
For the last 3 weeks Ms. Host's first graders at Shabbona have been traveling around the world learning about different holiday traditions. They have traveled to: Saudi Arabia, India, Israel, Russia, Mexico, Australia, Sweden, The Netherlands, Italy, Germany, France, England, China, and Canada. Students are pointing to their favorite country that we traveled to in their passport.
Good Morning Shabbona Families:
If you feel you qualify for free or reduced lunch, please remember to fill out the application. This year the state has extended free lunches to all students and this has resulted in a reduction of parents filling out the official forms. Our federal Title 1 funding is based on these official numbers. At this time, with the numbers of applications we have, our funding for next year may be reduced. You may fill out this information in Family Access on-line (Skyward), or you may fill out a paper form (see links below). Applications were included in lunches on November 20th. Please pass this information along to any parent who may need it. Approval for this year will extend into the first month of school next year so there is no gap between school years. If you need help, please call our office, 815-929-4700. If you already filled one out for this year, you do not have to do it again. Thank you for your support!
Free and Reduced Lunch Application (English):
https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/788504/Free_and_Reduced_Lunch_Letter_and_Application_English.pdf
Free and Reduced Lunch Application (Spanish):
https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/788505/Free_and_Reduced_Letter_and_Application_Spanish.pdf
Shabbona Elementary December 2020 Newsletter
Shabbona students collected 961 total items for the Salvation Army Food Drive. Mrs. Tingley offered a reward for the class that brought in the most items. It was a fun week of themed donations. Congratulations to the top 3 classrooms and THANK YOU PARENTS for being so generous! Have a Happy Thanksgiving.
1st Place: Hanhart (286)
2nd Place: Trimby (237)
3rd Place: Wegforth (127)
Shabbona Food Drive
11/16/20 - 11/20/20
All donations benefit the Salvation Army of Kankakee
https://tinyurl.com/ShabbonaFoodDrive2020
Red Ribbon Week 2020 is just around the corner! Please see the image below for more details.
Shabbona's PTA scarecrow is out front and ready to greet our students tomorrow. Thank you to our staff who worked so hard getting him ready! He is masked up and ready to be a Shabbona Bear. If you want to vote, our number is 43.
Mrs. Hammond's kindergarten class at Shabbona celebrated Johnny Appleseed day by sitting outside eating applesauce and enjoying the beautiful fall day.
Jim Thornton (Shabbona custodian) is retiring next month after 19 years in our district. The students and staff celebrated his accomplishment this week. We are sure going to miss him!
Mrs. Hanhart's second graders at Shabbona enjoyed practicing their Fundations "trick words" with shaving cream. The students were engaged, had fun and practiced spelling their words all at the same time!
Argh! Shabbona had a blast celebrating National Talk Like a Pirate Day today. We dressed like pirates and enjoyed pirate activities all day.
Shabbona Picture Day is Thursday, September 17th for all in person learning students. Forms are going home this week with your student. Please be sure they are returned on or before picture day. Even if you do not order pictures, your child will still have their picture taken for the yearbook.
Remote Learning Students: Picture day is Friday, October 2nd at Image Group in Bourbonnais from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. Please call Image Group at 815-932-1230 to set up an appointment.
Shabbona's Staff really misses their students.
Shabbona's staff member really miss our students. Every day we're "saying a little prayer for you".
https://youtu.be/bZA-XnJaT4c
You rock Mrs. HANHART
https://www.facebook.com/groups/261507041161217/permalink/510174546294464/
Shabbona teachers are making the best of this situation. Logged in while Mrs. Thompson was teaching a math lesson via Zoom. #InThisTogether
Shabbona Families,
Here is a link for a live stream event concerning Surviving COVID 19. This live stream will take place March 25th.
https://www.franczek.com/events/livestream-surviving-and-thriving-in-the-face-of-crisis-with-dr-zarse/
Shabbona's teachers are stepping their game up. Mrs. Renchen is chatting with her students. https://www.facebook.com/groups/261507041161217/permalink/502030587108860/
Baby shark wants to give you a gift....he won't bite! Or does he?