Arcola Elementary School

Menu change for Monday Feb 4th Cheese Quesadilla Salad Fruit milk

Attention Please parents/guardians of Arcola Elementary School Students! During the week of March 11-15, 2019, All elementary students will engage in a one-time presentation given by a school counselor to discuss prevention of abuse, body safety and assertiveness. This is a State of Illinois mandated presentation for “Erin’s Law”. Erin’s Law” requires that all public schools in each state implement a prevention-oriented child sexual abuse program which teaches prevention of abuse, body safety and assertiveness. If you DO NOT wish for your child to participate, please return the Erin’s Law permission slip provided by your child’s teacher. These are being sent home with your child. This slip is due February 28, 2019 ONLY IF YOU DO NOT WANT YOUR CHILD TO PARTICIPATE. If you would like more information regarding Erin’s Law, please go to www.erinslaw.org, or call Mel Ashmore, Arcola School District Social Worker at (217) 268-4963, Option #3 and I would be glad to answer any questions for you.

Don't forget to order your Rise up Rider t-shirts. Want another t-shirt to add to your Purple Rider collection and help with a great cause that can impact our students and our community? Arcola High School Rider Nation group is selling t-shirts to help create a positive, supportive climate throughout the entire school (and community). They are $15 and you can order them easily online! Orders are due January 31st and be ready for pick up February 15th. See Ms. Chovanec or Mrs. Phillips with any questions. https://riseupriders19.itemorder.com/sale

PreK Round Up: Each year, the Arcola School District and the Department of Early Childhood offer parents the opportunity to discover how their child is developing in the areas of speech, language, concepts and motor skills. Vision and hearing screenings are also provided free of charge. This year the event will be held on March 11th and 12th at the Arcola Center. See the attached flyers for more information.

Please join us for 2 FREE events hosted by our PreK program on January 28th. The first session will be from 8:00 - 10:00AM and the second session will run from 6:30 - 8:30 PM. Celebrate Calm Founder Kirk Martin, and his son, Casey, will provide parents and teachers with a dozen strategies that will eliminate defiance, disrespect, yelling, bullying, sibling fights and more that characterize our homes and classrooms. Kirk provides concrete, practical strategies that work with kids ages 2-22 in everyday situations to: • Get your kids to listen the first time. • Stop defiance, disrespect, and yelling. • Stop whining, tantrums and sibling fights. • Get kids off video games/screens without a fight. • Create stress-free mornings, homework time and bedtime. Visit http://celebratecalm.com/attend-live-events for a sneak peak of what you will experience. Arrive early for the special Q&A with Kirk (that begins 10 minutes prior to the workshop beginning).

Please be aware, the sign off of Rt. 133 will be off during the construction of the new maintenance shed. Anyone that turned in requests to have birthdays ran on the sign, those will still be ran on the Elementary sign by the circle drive.

Order now...the sale end tomorrow. Introducing the 2nd Annual High school girls basketball Purple Rider Flash sale. Please read the disclaimer on the order website for full details, but the store will close on November 30th to help ensure delivery by December 17th. https://ahsfangear2018.itemorder.com/

Act fast... sale ends Friday. Introducing the 2nd Annual High school girls basketball Purple Rider Flash sale. Please read the disclaimer on the order website for full details, but the store will close on November 30th to help ensure delivery by December 17th. https://ahsfangear2018.itemorder.com/

Revised broadcast information for Saturday's football game. Purple Rider fans, please tune into WWGO 92.1 on Saturday with the pregame starting fifteen minutes prior to kick off. The game can also be heard via myradiolink.com and on the free myradiolink app (for those who may want to listen in their car while at the game). Sorry for any confusion, but this is local radio station that will be broadcasting the game for the Purple Riders.

Get your second round playoff shirts. Orders and payment must be turned into the High School office no later than 3:00 PM Tuesday the 30th. http://5il.co/5ezo

The Arcola Class of 2020 is selling RIDER GEAR to help fund a safe, alcohol and drug free 2019 Post- Prom. Items make great Christmas gifts! Orders are due Thursday, October 25th at 3 pm. You can pick up an order form in the high school office, in elementary students Friday Folders or visit www.krisbott.com/shop. Orders will arrive prior to Christmas break. Thank you for your support!

The Purple Rider Volleyball team will be holding their annual Pink Out game tonight, in the Jr. High Gym. Come out and support your Lady Riders and check out the items we have to raffle off. All money raised will be donated to Mills Breast Cancer Institute in Champaign, IL. We would appreciate your support.

Reminders: Hispanic Heritage Night will be tomorrow night from 6 - 7:30 PM. No school on Friday!

Arcola School District is seeking candidates for the position of Evening Custodian Supervisor. This person will work from 2:30 – 11:00 pm Monday through Friday. Salary will be based on experience and qualifications but salary is expected to be around $15 an hour. Position also offers health insurance benefits; paid vacation, holidays and sick time; and IMRF Retirement program, which includes a company match. If interested, please contact Ken Vogt by e-mail kvogt@arcolaschools.com or by phone 217-268-4963.

Reminder - We have a 2:00 PM dismissal tomorrow September 26th.

Reminder: School will dismiss at 2:00 on Wednesday, September 26th for school improvement.

Don't forget to order your Purple Rider Gear.... https://stores.inksoft.com/WS3644/shop/home. The online store will close this Sunday, September 30th.

Mark your calendars for October 4th: Hispanic Heritage Night! See flyer below.

For those that did not get a copy of our early out and no school days, you can find a copy in the link below. http://5il.co/4xzz

The volleyball game vs Okaw Valley on Thursday will be held in the Jr High Gym. Go Riders!!!!