Isaac Fox School
Lake Zurich, IL
February 19, 2015
Volume 1, Issue 5
Gregoire Gazette
What a Month!
We have been busy here at Isaac Fox! In
January, we began our new year by hosting
our annual Spelling Bee. This year was
different as only 4th and 5th grade students
participated in the bee, with 3rd grade
students being recognized as the winner of
the classroom bees. There were many rousing
rounds full of suspense. Congratulations to
our 2015 Spelling Bee Winners, and all of our
students who put in the time and effort to
study and prepare for the big day! It was
truly a spectacular event!
Our3rd -5th grade students also had a
wonderful opportunity to listen to and
interact with author Liesl Shurtliff during her
visit to Isaac Fox. She talked about the
reasons why she decided to write Fairy
Tales, and gave the students an
introduction to the history of the genre. It
was a fascinating presentation, and one the
students truly enjoyed!
Illinois 5Essentials Survey
Beginning January 12, you have had the
opportunity to participate in the 3rd annual
5Essentials Survey. The 5Essentials survey
provides a detailed look at the learning
climate of the school your child attends. In
order for our school to receive a report, we
must have at least 20% of our parents
participate in the survey. We currently have
4% participation. Please take some time
prior to March 13th to participate in the
survey. It only takes about 5 minutes to
share your thoughts. To take the survey
please visit https://survey.5essentials.org/Illinois-pilot/ and select the
“Parent” survey to begin.
Calendar of Events
PARCC Test
In 2010, the Illinois State Board of Education
(ISBE) adopted new learning standards for
English language arts and mathematics. The
Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for
College and Careers (PARCC) system of
assessment is designed to assess each
student’s mastery of these new English
language arts and mathematics learning
standards using new types of questions and
technology-enhanced questioning. The PARCC
assessment replaces the Illinois Standards
Achievement Test (ISAT). The PARCC
assessment testing windows will be from
Monday, March 2, to Thursday, April 2, for the
Performance-Based Assessment (PBA). The
testing window for the end of year (EOY)
portion of the assessment will be from
Monday, April 27, to Friday, May 22. The
PARCC system aligns college and career
readiness expectations from kindergarten
through grade 12. Additionally, the PARCC
assessments seek to measure whether or not
students have the academic knowledge and
skills necessary to succeed after high school.
The test is administered via a computer and
has many features designed to assist with the
ease of use.
Since this is the first administration of the
PARCC test nationwide, the results will need to
be examined to establish cut-scores,
normative standards, and national percentiles.
These statistical processes will take some time
to complete and student results are not
expected prior to November, 2015, to ensure
accuracy of this work. In coming years,
because this work has been completed, results
are likely to be available either at the end of
the year or early summer.
For additional information regarding the
PARCC test, please visit our Isaac Fox home
page.
Student of
the Month
Congratulations to our February Student of
the Month, Gianna B! She always puts forth
her best effort, and exemplifies good
citizenship. We are so proud of all of your
hard work!
Ongoing
Kindergarten
Registration
Can you believe it? It’s already time to
register your 5 year old little one(s) to enroll
in kindergarten for the 2015-2016 school
year! Please stop by Isaac Fox on regular
school days to pick up your registration
packet. Don’t forget to remind your friends
with school age kids to register their little
ones too! 
Drop- Off Procedures
For the safety of our students, please be
reminded that all car pool students should be
dropped off in front of MSS. Please do not
pass cars as students are exiting or entering
the car as it is very dangerous and one of our
students could be seriously injured.
Cold Weather
This is just a friendly reminder that our
students go outside every day for recess as
long the temperature and wind chill are above
zero degree Fahrenheit. Therefore, please
remember to dress your child ready for the
weather each every day. They should come
with hats, mittens, boots, scarves, snow
pants, winter jackets, and any other layers
necessary for them to stay warm. Thanks for
your help!