PowerSchool Codes

With the new PowerSchool codes, one wonderful new feature has been added. No longer will you have multiple accounts for multiple children. You will be able to access the accounts of all of your children through one account.

However, this means that EVERYONE must set up a new user account using the information that was provided for your PowerSchool codes. The process is very easy and is outlined for you under your parent password on the sheet you received. If you would like a reminder of the instructions they are as follows:

1. Go to http:/ps.wels.net
2. Do not enter any info. Instead click on "create account"
3. Enter your desired user information on the top. This can be whatever you choose.
4. Enter your student's info but use YOUR AccessID and Password as printed on  the sheet that you received. Show that you have access to that student.
Remember that this is case sensitive.

Thank You

Many thanks to all of you for a good beginning of the school year. We have made a couple of changes in the pickup procedure, and the changes seem to be going well. Our thanks for your understanding in the purpose of these changes and also making the adjustments to allow the changes to be successful. The faculty will be working on a couple of things regarding pickup that need to be addressed including what should be done in inclement weather. Please watch for more details.

In regard to student pickup, the faculty has two requests for the parents. First, please do not "jump" to the front of the line waiting for students to be picked up. If you are patient in line, we normally can have all the students picked up in about 8 minutes. Second, for the safety of the students, we would ask that the students be loaded into cars on the passenger side of the vehicle only. While we know that this may create some difficulties with normal seating arrangements and car seats, it is far safer for the students to load on the passenger side. Thank you for your understanding.

Picture Day

School pictures will be taken on Monday, September 27, for 4 year old preschool through 6th grade. The 3 year old preschool pictures will be taken on Tuesday, November 9. Order forms will be sent home the week before picture day.

Absent Students

It is inevitable that we will have some absent students from time to time. When your child is absent, please remember to provide us with a written note after the absence indicating the following items:

Student's Name

Date(s) of Absence

Reason for Absence

Parental Signature

Absence Excuse forms are available in the office or on our website ilhs.org (click on "Parents", then on the "Popular Parent Links" drop box, and click on "Absence Excuse Form") or just send a written note containing the above information. Please return the absence excuse forms to your child's teacher or to the office.

1st Semester Mission Offerings

The mission offerings received from the 1st semester will help support the WELS mission efforts in the Caribbean. These gifts will aid future plans to first build a church, then a six-room classroom and a sports facility. Thank you for your support and love for people whom you have never met, but whom you one day hope to meet in heaven!

Hot Lunch

Just a reminder that Hot Lunch starts Tuesday, September 7. A Hot Lunch order form is attached to this newsletter. At the end of each month a Hot Lunch order form will be sent home with the newsletter or they will be available in the school office or on-line at www.illinoislutheran.org.

Directions for filling out the hot lunch order are at the bottom of each form. If your child wishes to eat hot lunch the order form must be filled out and returned, along with exact payment, by the Friday prior to the week they want to receive hot lunch. You may order by the week or by the month. If you have any questions, please contact the school office at 708-672-5969. (Please note that the Hot Lunch form on-line is only the menu. There are no directions at the bottom of the menus and you will need to write your child's name, grade, and phone number somewhere on the form.)

Monday Pizza Day

Pizza Day will begin Monday, September 13. It will be offered every Monday through the end of the school year. For those of you new to our school, Pizza Day is sponsored by CPA (Charger Parent Association) and it is one of their fundraisers. This is something separate from "Hot Lunch", so please fill out the Pizza Day order form if you wish to participate. Order forms can be found attached to your newsletter once a month, in the office, and soon it will be on our school's website (ilhs.org).

You have several options for ordering and payment. We accept cash or check (payable to CPA). We ask that you include the money with the order form in a sealed envelope marked Pizza Day and have it in the office by Friday at 3 PM. You can order weekly, monthly or by the semester. We are giving a discount to those who choose to pay for the semester...a free Monday!! Prices have not changed, first slice is $2.00 and each additional slice is $1.00. Each order receives one dessert (Pop-Ice).

We will once again be selling the Pop-Ice to all students for $.50 and Capri-Suns for $.50. Send this money with your children, there is no pre-ordering.

If you have any questions or concerns please contact Kelly Brown 708-369-5329 or Kathy Quin 708-367-1445. If you are interested in helping serve pizza please contact Kelly at mattingmemories@gmai.com with the days you are available or sign up in the school office. We would need you there from 11am-12:15pm. Kelly will have a schedule for the volunteers for the entire school year, completed by Wednesday, September 8, 2010.

Library News

Our school library is looking for 3-4 bean bag chairs to be used in the library for quiet reading time. Anyone who wants to donate to our school library, let me know. Thanks much!

I am also looking for the book Outlaw Red by Jim Kjelgaard. It is in need of replacing and I am having a difficult time finding a copy for our school library. If you have one to sell, donate, or know where I can find a copy I would appreciate it. Thanks again!
Stacey Sievert
672-5969 ext. 244

Recycling Opportunities

This year we will still be collecting cell phones, ink jets and toner cartridges. Turn those in to the collection bins in the offices on either campus. NEW this year, through Terracycle.net, we are collecting drink pouches, lunch kits, and chip bags. Any brand is accepted. Just smooth it out and slide it into a Ziploc bag or large chip bag. The students have already begun saving at lunch time. Donations from home can be brought to the grade school office. All money goes to support our CPA. Check out their website for some of the cool products they make with recycled materials.