VOLUME 2
ISSUE 7
APRIL 2013
MRS. LETTIE EKOVICH
PRINCIPAL
May Whitney Moments
100 Church Street, Lake Zurich, Illinois 60047
CLASS PLACEMENTS FOR 2013.14
April
1 5th Grade Taft Trip
2 Spanish, 3PM
3 Chess, 3PM
9 Young Rembrandts,
3PM
10 Chess, 3PM
Early Childhood Information Night, 6PM
11 YR, 3PM
16 YR, 3PM
Spanish, 3PM
Music Concert, 7PM
17 Chess, 3PM
Music Concert, 7PM
18 YR, 3PM
23 Early Release
MW PTO, 7PM
24 Chess, 3PM
25 YR, 3PM
29 High Tech/ High
Touch for 3rd Grade
Spring Book Fair Begins
30 4th Grade Health
World Presentation
YR, 3PM
Spanish, 3PM
Market Day, 5PM
ing the placement
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process, please draft
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begin working on
team.
preliminary placement of students for
next year. If you
have particular, educational needs or related information,
regarding your child
and their placement As a building team,
we will strive to cre(ie: learning enviate balance across
ronment, type of
classrooms, within
structure, etc.) that
you feel your child’s grade levels, in all
aspects including;
classroom teacher
class size, boy/girl
does not know and
should consider dur- ratios, academic lev-
els, and social combinations. We are
unable to honor specific teacher requests, due to the
complexity of the
process. Please submit any information
by April 15.
THE MAY WHITNEY EXTREME READING PROJECT
Weareexcitedtoannouncethe
MayWhitneyExtremeReadingProject.Thisprojectis
opentoallstudentsandisdesignedtopromotereadingin
unusuallocations,withotherpeople,orwhiledoinganotheractivity.Allactivitiesshouldbesafe,butfunwaysto
read.Pleasereadtheattachmentsformoreinformation
andthenparticipateonEdmodo.
FROM THE OFFICE OF
Lettie Ekovich
May Whitney Elementary School
PRINCIPAL
100 CHURCH STREET LAKE ZURICH, ILLINOIS 60047
PHONE: (847) 438-2351 FAX: (847) 438-2696
April 2013
Dear May Whitney Families,
We are excited to announce the May Whitney Extreme Reading Project. This project is
open to all students and is designed to promote reading in unusual locations, with other
people, or while doing another activity. All activities should be safe, but fun ways to read.
Here are some ideas:
Read…
in a tree house
on the train
on a boat
on vacation at Grandma’s
on the beach
under your dining room table
while waiting in line for the movies
with a flashlight
or while watching a hockey game or to a pet.
If it is unusual for you to do; then it is Extreme Reading. Submit your photo or video with
a brief description of why it is extreme to Edmodo. (Please see attached directions.)
Others within our school community will be able to view your photo or video and make
comments.
This project begins on April 1st and our hope is that many students will participate! We
will have a fun celebration for all participants and also award prizes!
Please read the following pages to learn how to be a part of this exciting project!
Yours in reading and learning,
Mrs. Lettie Ekovich
Edmodo and Extreme Reading
We will be using Edmodo to share evidence of Extreme Reading. Edmodo is a free and secure learning
network for teachers, students, and schools. It provides a safe way for us to connect, share content,
participate in discussions and receive class information. Now, we are using Edmodo to share photos of
Extreme Reading
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Edmodo is accessible online and through any mobile device with Internet capabilities – including
free apps for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and Android devices.
Edmodo will not be used as a social network like Facebook or MySpace. This tool will be
used strictly for educational purposes using the following guidelines: Students will be required
to use appropriate grammar instead of texting language.
Edmodo does not allow private student-to-student messaging- the site will be used to discuss
school-related content only. No put-downs or sarcasm toward another’s ideas. All school rules
and consequences related to harassment apply.
All posts will be moderated and approved by Mrs. Ekovich before going on the blog.
3rd-5th grade students have created accounts at school. As a family, you could use your 3rd-5th grader’s
login information to post on the blog, or follow the directions below to create a new family account. If
your children are Early Childhood-2nd graders, please create the account as a family.
If you created an account for The Indian in the Cupboard, you will not need to create another account.
Instead, you will login to your existing account and join the new group with the code below.
Please visit www.cusd95.edmodo.com
To sign up (Click to watch the how-to video):
Select, I’m a Student
Enter the information on the form
Key in the unique group code for Extreme Reading: 1ewh8p
Select Sign Up. That’s all there is to it!
After you sign up for the first time, you will no longer need the group code – you’ll login using your
unique username and password.
Please review the directions for how to add a photo or video of Extreme Reading.
May Whitney
Elementary School
100 CHURCH STREET
LAKE ZURICH, ILLINOIS 60047
Posting a message to the Extreme Reading group on Edmodo
1. Click your cursor in the Post box as shown below. Begin to type and complete this message:
My name is ________ and this is extreme reading for me because...
2. After you have explained your extreme reading experience, you should attach the evidence
by using the buttons below the text box, as shown below. Select the appropriate button for the
media file that you have created.
Which button should I choose?
● If you are submitting a picture as evidence of extreme reading, you will use the File
button.
● If you are submitting a video as evidence of extreme reading, captured on a smart
phone or mobile device that allows for easy upload to YouTube.com or other online
video hosting service, you will use the link button.
Notice the media has appeared under the post. For demonstration purposes only, in this post,
you see two attachments, one video and one photo. Two attachments are not necessary when
you create your submission.
Double check that you have:
● written a post describing your extreme reading experience.
● attached evidence of your experience with either a photo or video.
3. Once complete, you may select the ‘Send’ button. You submission will be accepted and
approved by Mrs. Ekovich.
Please check back on Edmodo for your extreme reading post and to view the other
submissions!