Last Call, Order a Yearbook! |
Guarantee that you get a book. Last day for orders is January 20th!!!
The cost for a basic book is now $35.00. You can order a yearbook by either going to www.jostensyearbooks.com or filling out a form in the main office. Cash or checks made payable to Mead Jr. High. Don’t miss out on this memorable keepsake! Order Today!!!
David Letterman’s Top 10 Reasons to Give Blood
10. Those cookies are just so darn good!
9. They just take a little off the top.
8. You’re just too special and they have to share you.
7. Your mom would be so proud.
6. Help the community while you put your feet up.
5. Better to give it than get it.
4. A gift you can give again and again.
3. Come for the blood. Stay for the juice.
2. It’s something you can do while lying down.
1. Where else can you have so much fun saving lives?
Who: Everyone in good health, at least 17 years old, and at least 110 pounds. Recruit your family, friends and co-workers.
When: Tuesday, February 14, from 1:30 pm – 7:00 pm.
Where: School District 54, 524 E. Schaumburg Rd. in Schaumburg
How: Go to www.heartlandbc.org and click in the box “now” available to make your appointment
If you are interested in helping during the February drive(not donating) or would like me to sign you up for a donation, please contact Julie at bjhc17@gmail.com or 847 804-0607
Thanks for sharing in the caring!
Dear Mead Community,
I hope everyone is having a great week. I would like to inform you that Red Ribbon Week is coming to Mead next week! Red Ribbon Week is a national celebration dedicated to drug awareness and prevention in schools. To promote drug awareness at Mead, we will kick off our celebration on Monday, January 9th with special public service announcements from our Interact students and a red bracelet for each student to wear showing their commitment to living a drug free life.
During lunch time all students will have the opportunity to take a pledge by thumb printing a banner that will be displayed in the cafeteria. Your child will also be awarded with red candy during lunch for showing their spirit and wearing their bracelets. The weeklong celebration will end with an assembly by motivational speaker, Steve Troglio. He is the founder and director of Teen Reach, a company founded on sharing a life changing, hope filled message to teens, young adults, parents, teachers, law enforcement officials, and business corporations all across the country. For more information on Steve, you can visit his website at http://www.teenreachinc.org/.
Finally, for spirit week, please encourage your child to wear the following:
Monday- Put your thinking hat on, hats off to drugs!
Tuesday- Team up against drugs! Wear your favorite team apparel.
Wednesday- Sock it to drugs! Wear crazy socks to school.
Thursday- Wear Red Day for the morning assembly.
Enjoy this beautiful weather and we look forward to seeing you next week at conferences!
Pete Hannigan and Jillian Gajewski
Dear Mead Community,
We hope everyone had a wonderful and relaxing winter break. At this time, we are preparing for our winter conferences and are eager to have your students share their academic and behavioral goals with you during Student-Led Conferences. We will welcome students and their parents to Mead during the afternoon and evening of Thursday, January 12th and the morning of Friday, January 13th.
During the Student-Led Conference portion of the event, your son/daughter will share his/her Winter MAP scores, academic goals, and behavioral goals with you. There will be three to four conferences occurring at the same time and in the same location with your student’s Advocacy teacher serving as the facilitator. Following the fifteen minute student-led conference, all teachers will report back to their home room and will be available to conduct individual conferencesrelated to your student’s progress in a specific subject area. This opportunity to touch base with your student’s teachers will also include the option to confer with his/her core teachers and encore/elective teachers in their designated locations. During the individual conference portion of the event, we ask that you please limit your individual conference to five to ten minutes out of respect for other parents.
All families should be receiving a Student-Led Conference confirmation letter in the mail this week. If you do not receive this letter or if there is a conflict with your scheduled conference, please contact Mrs. Caby in our office at 357-6000. Finally, below is the schedule we will be following on January 12th and January 13th.
Thank you for supporting your student’s education and we look forward to seeing all of our Mead families represented at conferences.
Pete Hannigan and Jillian Gajewski
Thursday, January 12th
12:15-12:30- Student-Led Conferences
12:30-1:15- Opportunity to Conference with Individual Teachers
1:15-1:30- Student-Led Conferences
1:30-2:15- Opportunity to Conference with Individual Teachers
2:15-2:30- Student-Led Conferences
2:30-3:15- Opportunity to Conference with Individual Teachers
3:15-3:30- Student-Led Conferences
3:30-4:15- Opportunity to Conference with Individual Teachers
4:15-5:15- Staff Dinner
5:15-5:30- Student-Led Conferences
5:30-6:15- Opportunity to Conference with Individual Teachers
6:15-6:30- Student-Led Conferences
6:30-7:15- Opportunity to Conference with Individual Teachers
7:15-7:30- Student-Led Conferences
7:30-8:15- Opportunity to Conference with Individual Teachers
Friday, January 13th
7:30-7:45- Student-Led Conferences
7:45-8:30- Opportunity to Conference with Individual Teachers
8:30-8:45- Student-Led Conferences
8:45-9:30- Opportunity to Conference with Individual Teachers
This week the Mead PTA will be passing out the Spring 2012 Hot Lunch form. Any student that would like to purchase hot lunch for the remainder of the school year should fill out this form and bring it with them to lunch on January 10th or 11th. It is important to pre-order your hot lunch as the Mead PTA cannot guarantee that there will be extra lunches available to purchase on any given day. The form is available below. Any Questions? Contact the Hot Lunch Committee:
Mucia Burke at Maburke71@comcast.net or 847.476.0339
Lisa Ranallo at Treboyz66@aol.com or 312.524.7640
Click to print a copy: Hot Lunch Form
Dear Mead Community,
I hope everyone is having a great week. It is hard to believe winter break is upon us.
I would like to bring to your attention that next week, Friday, we will be running an adjusted schedule. Please note that seventh and eighth grade lunches are switching for Friday, December 16 only. The eighth grade lunch will be from 10:38-11:18 and the seventh grade lunch will be from 11:21-12:01. Also, we will be selling Jamba Juice treats for two dollars apiece during the lunch hours. If you have any questions please let us know.
Finally, on Friday, December 16, students in eighth grade will be receiving a School
District 211 Curriculum Guide for 2011 – 2012 and a Freshman Course Selection
Sheet. Please ask your eighth grade child to share these items with you so you can fill them out together. In the first week of January, District 211 will be sending you the results of the explore test and you will use the results of this test to choose the appropriate level of classes on the Freshman Course Selection Sheet. After you have filled out the Freshman Course Selection Sheet you must return it to your child’s District 211 High School that he/she will be attending by January 20, 2012. If you have any questions please contact the District 211 High School that your child will be attending or the Mead Guidance Dept.
Regards,
PeteHannigan,
Principal
Below please find contact information for your student’s high school.
Conant: 847-755-3600
Schaumburg: 847-755-4600
Fremd: 847-755-2600
Hoffman: 847-755-5600
Dear Mead Community,
I hope everyone had a relaxing and enjoyable Thanksgiving weekend. After a very
successful first trimester for reducing tardies with PBIS, we are ready to announce our goal for second trimester. The PBIS Universal Team has decided to concentrate on reducing the number of referrals for disruption and insubordination.
During the month of November, Mead had 101 referrals for disruption and 90 for insubordination. A disruption referral will be given to a student for talking out of turn or causing a general disturbance. Insubordination refers to a student being defiant to an adult in the building. During an advocacy lesson, the students learned that defiance means a daring or bold resistance to authority. By using the data
from November, the PBIS team calculated approximately how many disruption and insubordination referrals would be given by the end of the trimester, March 16th. The team goal is to reduce the number of referrals projected during the second trimester for disruption or disrespect by 20%. If the students can reach this goal, we will participate in a staff vs. student basketball game. Please have a conversation with your child about PBIS events going on in the school.
Finally, please visit the calendar section of the Mead website http://mead.sd54.org/events/ for the updated building calendar for the month of December. As always, if you have any questions regarding our instructional program please feel free to contact us.
Have a great weekend.
Pete Hannigan
Wednesday, November 16th: “Books and Burgers” fundraiser
Between the hours of 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m., Mead families are invited to the Golf Road Barnes & Noble in Schaumburg to enjoy students and staff presentations, mingle with teachers and friends, and shop for the latest in fiction, nonfiction and gifts.
5:00 Mr. Clark “Island Light” & other stories
5:10 Mrs. Green & Mrs. Kivikko—flute duet
5:20 Mrs. Burke’s students—dramatic reading of “The Raven”
5:30 Mr. Bautista—excerpt from Drums, Girls, & Dangerous Pie
5:40 Dr. Hannigan- “How Full is Your Bucket?”
5:50 Ms. Garfinkel—A Cubs Fan Essay
6:00 Stang String Quartet—B. Beam, J. Bolek, J. Logerquist, K. Patel
6:10 Mrs. Paulson—“I Cannot Go to School Today”
6:20 Ms. Gajewski- “Fortunately”
6:30 Dr. Coy—puppet show, limericks, and more!
6:45 Mr. Albert, Mrs. Gaida, Mrs. Osten, Mrs. Slowik, —Bedtime Stories
Barnes & Noble will contribute a percentage of the sales during that time to our school. All you have to do is bring the attached
voucher when you go. If you forget it, just tell a cashier you are from Mead School, and they will ensure our school gets credit for your purchases. This event is important to our school because all of the money raised will go towards the purchase of additional reading materials for the Mead LRC.
Following our event at Barnes and Noble, Mead will be holding a fundraiser meal next door at the Golf Road Fuddruckers. Again, a percentage of net sales from this event will be donated to the Mead library to support their literacy needs.
*Please note that you may shop anytime on November 16th with your voucher both in the store and online. Barnes & Noble and
Fuddruckers will honor the vouchers for the entire day. If you are at the store but forgot your voucher, there will be table to pick up an extra copy. Thanks again for your support.
Click here to download and print vouchers:
Good afternoon Mead Community,
As winter is upon us, I would like to take this opportunity to review Mead’s arrival and dismissal procedures. The following are procedures which have been established because student safety is our primary concern.
Student safety is our top concern. By following all posted signs and driving regulations we can keep our children safe and help you avoid
unnecessary tickets. The police do patrol our area and they do issue tickets. The entire Mead staff appreciates your patience and cooperation as we strive to provide a safe learning environment.
As always, if you ever have any questions or concerns regarding our program, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Have a great weekend.
Pete Hannigan and Jillian Gajewski
Dear Mead Community,
I would like to take this opportunity to inform you of a
great opportunity to support Mead Junior High and District 54. As you may
know, the students and staff of Mead Junior High School have partnered with the
Elk Grove and Schaumburg/Hoffman Estates Rotaries along with District 54
schools to create a food pantry that will provide food to District 54 families
in need.
Mead was chosen to participate in one of Whole Foods Grocery
Community Giving opportunities. Mead is having a “5% Day” at the local
Schaumburg store located at 750 N. Martingale Road on Wednesday, November 9,
2011. Five percent of that day’s total net sales will be donated to
Mead to help fund the support of the Food Pantry.
Mead staff members along with local Rotarians will be
present throughout the day at Whole Foods from the hours of 10:00 a.m.-7:00
p.m. to answer any questions and to promote the Food Pantry. However, the
store is open from 8:00 am to 10:00 pm and five percent of all sales between
those hours will be donate to us.
I hope you will take advantage of this great opportunity and
support our efforts. Finally, attached is the Mead building calendar for
the month of November.
As always, thank you for your continued support.
Have a great weekend.
Pete Hannigan,
Principal
Attachment: November Calendar