Seth Paine’s Principal Press
February 1, 2013
Volume 3, Issue 6
The mission of Community Unit School District 95 is to inspire all
students to be passionate, continuous learners and to prepare
them with the skills to achieve their goals and flourish as responsible, caring citizens in a global community.
Testing Update
Map and CogAT testing are almost complete. 2nd grade CogAT testing will take place next
week. Testing results will be coming home soon. Please contact your teachers if you need
assistance understanding testing results. For 3rd-5th graders, ISAT testing is starting during
the first week of March. To ensure your students are prepared please consider the following
recommendations:
1.) Make sure, if possible, that your child attends school on the days of testing;
2.) Make sure your child gets a good night’s sleep the night before testing;
3.) Provide breakfast on the mornings of testing;
4.) Remind your child to ask the teacher questions if he or she does not understand the test directions;
5.) Let your child know that you have confidence in his or her ability to do his or her best; and
6.) Advise your child not to worry about the test—just do the best he or she can.
Kindergarten Registration Night
District 95 Kindergarten Registration Night
Seth Paine will host a Kindergarten Information/Registration Night on Thursday, February 7 from
6:30 - 8:00 p.m. For more information please visit the District website: http://www.lz95.org/
Academic Excellence
The Illinois Honor Roll celebrates the accomplishments of exemplary Illinois public schools. The Academic Excellence Awards recognize schools
that have sustained very high academic performance over at least three
years. In elementary and middle schools, at least 90% of the students meet
or exceeded state standards in both reading and mathematics for at least 3
consecutive years. I am very happy to share that Seth Paine met this goal
and has received this award for the last three years of performance.
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Other Important News
January Student of the Month—Every month Lake Zurich CUSD 95 gives each building an
opportunity to select a student who represents our District’s mission of “Being a responsible, caring citizen in a global community.” For the month of January, Seth Paine choose 1st grade student Anna who is a hard worker, embraces the challenges of school, and an overall good citizen at
school. She is thoughtful and curious, and always comes to school with a smile on his face. Congratulations Anna!
Exciting News—As many of you know, Seth Paine participated in the Lake County Regional Office of Educa-
tion Attendance Week this past October. We encouraged all families and students to be at school and on time.
There were 40 other schools in our size category that participated in Attendance Week. Seth Paine received an
award for 2nd place with an outstanding 98.6% attendance rate that week. Great Job everyone!
Cold Weather Guidelines for Recess
All of the schools in District 95 use the same guidelines to determine if recess will be indoors or outdoors.
We then use the following guidelines (including wind chill):
• 1 degrees or above outside recess
• 0 degrees and below zero is inside recess
We also always encourage our students to be dressed warmly and well prepared for our winter weather. Perhaps it would
be useful to place a hat and an extra pair of gloves in your child’s backpack.
Contact Me – Have a question or a concern? Please feel free to contact me. You can reach me at #847-438-2163 or
via email at: cameron.shapiro@lz95.org
Important Dates to Know
2/6—PTO meeting @ 7PM
2/7—Kindergarten Registration Night—6:30PM
2/10—2nd grade Teddy Bear Celebration
2/14—Valentine’s Day Parties in PM
2/15—Early Release—12:50
2/18—No School—President’s Day
2/22 & 2/24—Flat Stanley Musical at PAC (see website for details)
2/23—Orchestra Festival—Grades 4-12
2/28—2nd Trimester Ends
Please see the website for more details of these events.