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<strong>John</strong> V. <strong>Leigh</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
www.norridge80.org<br />
Dear <strong>Leigh</strong> <strong>School</strong> Families,<br />
From the desk of Dr. Ban…<br />
December is here and so is the cold weather! Please remember to dress<br />
students for winter, as we will be outdoors for recess, weather permi<br />
ng. Winter coats, hats, gloves, scarves, and boots are a good way to<br />
keep warm during the cold months.<br />
Tickets are s ll on sale for District 80 Night at the Chicago Bulls Game! On<br />
Monday, December 19th, District 80 will be a ending the Chicago Bulls<br />
game vs. the Detroit Pistons. If you are interested in a ending, ckets are<br />
being sold for $23 each, which is half price! The game starts at 7 p.m., and<br />
our 8th grade students will be playing a game on the United Center floor<br />
prior to p-off at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are being sold on a first-come, firstserved<br />
basis.<br />
PTA-sponsored Santa’s Workshop will take place on Thursday and Friday,<br />
December 8th and 9th in the learning center. Families can stop by Wednesday<br />
a ernoon, December 7th, for a shopping preview a er school. On the<br />
8th and 9th, Students can shop and buy gi s for family and friends, and students.<br />
Our Holiday Concert will take place on Monday, December 12th at<br />
7:00 p.m. Also, mid-quarter progress reports will go home on Friday, December<br />
2nd.<br />
Congratula ons to our Girls’ Volleyball teams on a successful LNAC Tournament!<br />
JV took 3rd place overall, and our Varsity won the championship in a<br />
close game vs. Giles. Way to go, Tigers! Boys’ Basketball, Cheerleading, and<br />
Poms begin in December. Come out and support our Tigers!<br />
Our last day of school before winter break is Tuesday, December 20th, and<br />
it is a 1:15 p.m. dismissal. We will also have a Tiger Pride ac vity that<br />
day. <strong>School</strong> resumes on Monday, January 9th. From all of us at <strong>Leigh</strong>, have<br />
a happy and safe holiday season, and we’ll see you back in 2017!<br />
Sincerely,<br />
Dr. Jennifer Ban<br />
Principal<br />
Just around the corner…..<br />
December 2 nd - Mid Quarter<br />
Progress Reports sent home<br />
December 6 th - PTA Meeting in<br />
the Learning Center<br />
December 7 th - Santa’s Workshop<br />
open from 2:35p - 4:00p<br />
December 8 th and 9 th - Santa’s<br />
Workshop<br />
December 12th - Holiday Band<br />
Concert 7pm @ <strong>Leigh</strong><br />
December 13 th - BOE Meeting<br />
7pm @ Giles <strong>School</strong><br />
December 19 th - District 80<br />
Night at the Chicago Bulls Game<br />
December 20 th - Early Dismissal<br />
@ 1:15pm (Lunch is served)<br />
December 21 st - No <strong>School</strong> -<br />
Teacher Institute<br />
December 22 nd through January<br />
6 th - Winter Break<br />
Looking ahead…<br />
January 9 th - Classes Resume<br />
January 10 th - PTA Meeting in<br />
the Learning Center<br />
January 13 th - February Lunch<br />
Menus are Due<br />
January 13 th - End of 2 nd Qtr.<br />
January 16 th - No <strong>School</strong> -<br />
Martin Luther King Jr. Day<br />
January 17 th - BOE Meeting 7pm<br />
@ <strong>Leigh</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
January 23 rd through January 26 th<br />
- Boys Basketball Tournament<br />
Volume 16, Issue 4 Page 1
November Tigers of the Month<br />
A big Tiger roar of congratulations goes out to<br />
each of the following <strong>Leigh</strong> <strong>School</strong> students who<br />
were selected by their teachers for exemplifying<br />
what it means to be safe, respectful and<br />
responsible this month:<br />
Kindergarten - Nick Bernardi & Elisa Kolbusz<br />
First Grade - Evan Aguilar & Vasili Kalaras<br />
Second Grade - Jakub Gardulski, Anastasia Kickert<br />
& Natalie Wasilenko<br />
Third Grade - Maria Lara<br />
Fourth Grade - Isabella Misiak & Julia Sabincz<br />
Fifth Grade - Stephanie Bustos & Giovanna Rizzi<br />
Sixth Grade - Bobby Faldetta, Maya Petryszak<br />
& Patrick Touhy<br />
Seventh Grade - Eman Gamra, Kiera O’Shea<br />
& Julia Sawasciuk<br />
Eighth Grade - Anthony Ryan & Marek Topor<br />
We are PAWS-itively proud of you!<br />
Keep up the great work!
<strong>John</strong> V. <strong>Leigh</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
December, 2016 Band/Choral News<br />
Giles-<strong>Leigh</strong> Students to Perform in Annual Holiday Concerts<br />
The members of the Giles-<strong>Leigh</strong> <strong>School</strong> Concert Band, Cadet Band, and <strong>Leigh</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Chorus will perform in the upcoming annual Holiday Concert. This concert will take place<br />
at <strong>Leigh</strong> <strong>School</strong> on Monday, December 12 th at 7:00 PM. Selec ons will include fes ve<br />
music for the holiday season and other pieces the students have been rehearsing. These<br />
students will also perform for the en re school for these concerts. So, come out and let us<br />
put you in the holiday spirit!! Happy Holidays to all and Happy 2017!!<br />
Mr. C. Bucaro/Mrs. A. Radzik<br />
Band Director/Choral Director<br />
A le er from your school nurse...<br />
Flu season is fast approaching. When people are in close contact with one<br />
another, as children are at school, we need to follow good common sense<br />
germ preven on rules.<br />
Do not send a child to school with a fever, defined as a temperature of 100 degrees or higher, vomi ng<br />
and/or diarrhea, a draining pink eye, or a persistent uncontrollable cough.<br />
Children should be fever free for 24 hours before returning to school. Children should also be kept<br />
home for an addi onal 24 hours a er their vomi ng and diarrhea has stopped.<br />
Please remind your child to keep his/her fingers away from his/her eyes, mouth, and nose. This is an<br />
important way to keep germs from entering our bodies. Reinforce to your child the importance of covering<br />
his/her cough to protect others around them from becoming ill. Encourage coughing or sneezing<br />
into the inner elbow to avoid spreading germs on the hands.<br />
Remind your child to wash his/her hands a er using the bathroom, a er sneezing into his/her hands,<br />
a er blowing his/her nose, a er coughing into his/her hands, and before ea ng.<br />
Remember to call the school office if your child will be absent and please no fy me if your child has<br />
been diagnosed by a doctor with a communicable illness, such as, strep throat, conjunc vi s, chicken<br />
pox, etc. If we all work together we can all enjoy the holiday season!<br />
Happy Holidays!<br />
Pa y Lubash, RN<br />
<strong>John</strong> V. <strong>Leigh</strong> <strong>School</strong> Nurse
Please show your Tiger<br />
Pride and bring a pair of new<br />
PJ’s to school between now<br />
and December 9th!<br />
The Pajama Program depends on<br />
the generous support of<br />
volunteers, supporters, event<br />
hosts, pajama drive sponsors, and<br />
of course, donations of cozy new<br />
pajamas and new children’s<br />
books.
1 st Quarter Honor Roll<br />
Sixth Grade : Janelle Adaya ,Nicolette Amundsen ,Henry Backa,<br />
Maciej Baginski, Alexa Barcas, Hatjon Bendaj, Emilia Bielska,<br />
Matthew Bohn, Peter Bortis, Mary Bowling, Elizabeth Brenner,<br />
Alyssa Bruno, <strong>John</strong> Cacucciolo, Joseph Christensen, Joseph Clark,<br />
Katherine Echeverria San Jose, Robert Faldetta, Rachel Glas,<br />
Ennio Gonzales, Joshua Iliescu, Mirko Jaksic, Nicholas Kalaras,<br />
Vladimir Karakashev, Kristin Karakoleva, Pamela Katsambas,<br />
Leah Knecht, Denys Kryzhanovych, Derek Lacsamana, Manuel Lahera Jr.,<br />
Ethan Josh Laya, Magdalena Lenart, Gianna Messina, Maya Petryszak,<br />
Maya Piekarz , Sofia Roman, Landon Shirley, Jacob Swider,<br />
Elizabeth Touhy, Patrick Touhy, Kuba Tyszka, Adrianna Vitale,<br />
Lauren Weiberg<br />
Seventh Grade: Ciana Arnone , Michael Biancorosso, Victoria Buch,<br />
Leonardo Cataldo, Victoria Duszynski, Patrycja Dziechciowska,<br />
Alexander Firlej, Eman Gamra, Victoria Gatych, Dymytri Hayda,<br />
Ajdin Jakupovic, Olivia Jalbrzykowski, Martyna Jarzyna, Anthony Kidd,<br />
Mateusz Komperda, Alex Krzos, Konstantyn Kushyna, Gabriela Kuta,<br />
Francesca LoRusso, Michael LoRusso, Lazar Lucic, Nicolas Mach,<br />
Bartosz Malicki, Safa Muharram, Franklin Mustafaraj, Kiera O’Shea,<br />
Keemi Patel, Shivani Patel, Dhruv Patel, Jasmine Plaud, Tanja Popovic ,<br />
Joanna Quintana, Michael Rasic, Julia Sawasciuk, Wafa Smairat,<br />
Gianna Spagnola, Nicolas Swiac, Klaudia Tac, Martina Vitale,<br />
Klaudia Wilczek, Stefanie Witkowski , Allyson Zalewski.<br />
Eighth Grade: Lilia Alaverdyan, Gianna Amundsen, Jason Anderson,<br />
Joseph Badalamenti, Andrew Bortis, Michaela Bruno, Olivia Budek,<br />
Joseph Dolcimascolo, Katelyn Hamden, Jelena Jaksic, Adam <strong>John</strong>son,<br />
Vasilios Katsambas, Igor Kinal, Emily Kmiotek, Frank Magnelli,<br />
Benjamin Nguyen, Dylan O’Shea, Julia Opalka, Makayla Owens,<br />
Jay Patel, Kevin Petryszak, Paulina Placzek, Marybeth Quintana,<br />
Maria Reiker, Michael Robak, Kathryn Romanowski, Giuliana Rossi,<br />
Anthony Ryan, Maria Sanchez Ku, Nicole Shumsky, Eden Sienkiewicz,<br />
Michal Strojek, Dean Sulimowski, Brielle Susmarski, Marek Topor,<br />
Briana Troppina, Viktoria Tyszka, <strong>John</strong>athon Witkowski, Wiktoria Wzorek.
Tigers Giving Thanks<br />
This month’s Pride activity was one that really embraced the<br />
sentiments of the season. In observance of Veterans’ Day, all our<br />
<strong>Leigh</strong> Tigers met up with their buddies to participate in “A Million<br />
Thanks” program. Partners worked together to write letters of<br />
appreciation for our military. Our efforts helped the program’s<br />
sponsors meet their goal of sending letters to one million service<br />
men and women no matter their current status- active, reserved or<br />
Veterans. It was a great opportunity for our students to show their<br />
appreciation for their freedom as well as to show off their writing<br />
skills and spend some time with their new-found friends.<br />
Student Council would like to thank all those who helped<br />
make our Thanksgiving Food Drive such a huge success!<br />
Your donations<br />
helped make this<br />
our best effort<br />
ever! Many local<br />
families in need will<br />
benefit from your<br />
generosity this<br />
holiday season. We<br />
truly appreciate you<br />
and your support!
Spanish News<br />
SHA (Sociedad Hispanica de<br />
Amistad) members recently competed<br />
in a poetry and poster contest at<br />
Niles North High <strong>School</strong>. Three students<br />
received first place (high honors)<br />
in poetry, and two of those three<br />
were chosen at the end to state the<br />
poem in front of the entire<br />
crowd! Other students placed second<br />
and third. Two of our nine students<br />
placed first in a poster contest<br />
(Spanish/language themed) and others<br />
placed in second or third. These<br />
students were the first to ever compete<br />
in a Spanish competition from<br />
<strong>Leigh</strong>, and everyone did a great job!
December 2016<br />
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat<br />
1 2<br />
Mid Quarter Progress<br />
Reports<br />
3<br />
Peer Leader Field Trip<br />
to the HIP<br />
4 5 6<br />
7<br />
8<br />
9<br />
10<br />
7:30a - Chorus Rehearsal<br />
4p - BB @ Rhodes<br />
7p - PTA Mtg. in the<br />
Learning Center<br />
7:30a - Chorus Rehearsal<br />
4p - BB @ Giles<br />
2:35p - Early Dismissal<br />
7:30a - Chorus Rehearsal<br />
7:30a - Chorus Rehearsal<br />
Santa’s Workshop<br />
11 12<br />
13<br />
14<br />
15<br />
16<br />
17<br />
Holiday Socks Day<br />
4p - BB @ Pennoyer<br />
7p - Holiday Concert @<br />
<strong>Leigh</strong><br />
Wear Red Day<br />
4p - BB vs. RG<br />
7p - BOE Mtg. @ Giles<br />
Flannel Day<br />
2:35p - Early Dismissal<br />
4p - BB @ RHS vs.<br />
Union Ridge<br />
Holiday Hat Day<br />
4p - BB vs. Elm<br />
Tiger Pride Day<br />
Freeze Pop Friday<br />
18 19<br />
20<br />
21<br />
22 23 24<br />
7p - District 80 Night at<br />
the Chicago Bulls Game<br />
Early Dismissal–1:15p<br />
(Lunch is served)<br />
4p - BB @ Lincoln<br />
Teacher<br />
Institute –<br />
No <strong>School</strong><br />
Christmas<br />
Eve<br />
First Day of Winter<br />
Winter Break - No <strong>School</strong><br />
25<br />
Christmas<br />
Day<br />
26 27 28 29 30 31<br />
New<br />
Years Eve<br />
Winter Break — No <strong>School</strong><br />
Reminders:<br />
<br />
<br />
Winter Break Starts Thursday, December 22, 2016 through Friday,<br />
January 6, 2017. <strong>School</strong> is back in session on Monday, January 9, 2017.<br />
February Lunch Menus will be sent home after winter break and are<br />
due back on Friday, January 13th.<br />
Volume 16, Issue 4 Page 9
JANUARY 2016<br />
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat<br />
1 2 3 4 5 6 7<br />
BB=Boys<br />
Basketball<br />
8 9<br />
Winter Break – No <strong>School</strong><br />
10<br />
11<br />
12<br />
13<br />
14<br />
<strong>School</strong> Resumes<br />
7:30a - Chorus<br />
Rehearsal<br />
BB vs. Mannheim<br />
7pm - PTA Mtg.<br />
In the Learning<br />
Center<br />
BB <strong>Leigh</strong> vs.<br />
Lincoln<br />
7:30a - Chorus<br />
Rehearsal<br />
BB <strong>Leigh</strong> vs.<br />
Pennoyer<br />
End of 2 nd Qtr<br />
February Lunch<br />
Menus due today<br />
SIP Day - 11:45a<br />
Dismissal<br />
(No Lunch)<br />
15 16<br />
No <strong>School</strong> -<br />
Mar n Luther<br />
King Jr. Day<br />
17<br />
7:30a - Chorus<br />
Rehearsal<br />
7pm - BOE MTG<br />
@ <strong>Leigh</strong><br />
18<br />
BB@ Hester<br />
19<br />
7:30a - Chorus<br />
Rehearsal<br />
BB <strong>Leigh</strong> vs.<br />
Giles<br />
20<br />
Report Cards<br />
sent home<br />
21<br />
22 23<br />
24<br />
25<br />
26<br />
27 28<br />
BB - JV Playoffs 1st<br />
Round; loca on<br />
TBD<br />
BB - Varsity 1st<br />
Round Playoffs;<br />
loca on TBD<br />
BB - Semi-Finals<br />
JV/ Varsity @ Giles<br />
BB - Championship<br />
/3rd place @ Giles<br />
29 30 31<br />
Boys Basketball Tournament<br />
Volume 16, Issue 4 Page 10
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