CHANEY-MONGE SCHOOL DISTRICT #88
400 Elsie Ave, Crest Hill, IL 60403
Tel.: 815-722-6673
Fax: 815-722-7814
Website: www.chaneymonge.us
Andy Siegfried, Superintendent
asiegfried@chaneymonge.us
Jacelynn Hall, Principal
jhall@chaneymonge.us
February 2014 Newsletter
From the Superintendent:
REFERENDUM
MARCH 18, 2014
The Chaney Monge Board of
Education will present a
building bond referendum question to
voters in our district on March 18, 2014. The bond
money will be used to make immediate repairs and
provide the districts share of the School
Construction Grant program. There are more
details on the March 18th referendum located at
the back of this newsletter. If you have any
immediate questions, please call Mr. Siegfried at
the district office.
COLD WEATHER
January and February traditionally brings some of
the coldest weather of the year. Just a reminder
to send students to school properly dressed. The
last day of school due to recent cold weather will
be June 3rd for students (unless we have to use
another emergency day).
FLU PRECAUTIONS
Your school district is taking a cautious and
common sense approach to what health officials
are predicting will be a very active flu season.
COVER – your nose and mouth when coughing or
sneezing
CLEAN – wash your hands frequently during the
day
CONTAIN – stay home if sick.
If there is ever a need to close school or to deliver
important health information, you will be contacted
directly by our Parent Emergency Notification and
Information System. Make sure our school
secretaries have your current phone numbers and
other additional contact information. I would
suggest having your personal cell phone as your
main number if possible. You may also choose to
visit our school district website at
www.chaneymonge.us, or www.flu.gov or
www.willcountyhealth.org for more on-line
information at any time.
Remember, COVER-CLEAN-CONTAIN!
SAFETY
closed on any of the media outlets below or see a
notice on our school district website, SCHOOL IS
OPEN! Do not call the school district numbers
since there will probably be no one available to
answer your call. Instead, tune in or type in any of
the media outlets listed below:
Radio WJOL
1340 AM
Radio WSSR
96.7 FM
Radio WRXQ
100.7 FM
Radio WCCQ
98.3 FM
Radio WGN
720 AM
Radio WBBM
780 AM
Radio WONU
89.7 FM
Radio WERV
95.9 FM
TV
WGN
Channel 9
TV
WLS
Channel 7
TV
WFLD
Channel 32
TV
WBBM
Channel 2
TV
WNBQ
Channel 5
Web Site: www.wjol.com
Web Site: www.emergencyclosings.com
Web Site: www.chaneymonge.us
Parking regulations, traffic laws, bright orange
cones, tickets and school rules will not prevent an
accident from happening.
However, as adult
drivers, we all must remind ourselves that there is
no excuse for compromising the safety of any child
because we are in a hurry, late for an appointment,
angry at a family member, or angry at the driver in
the vehicle ahead.
So, for the sake of all children, drive safely and
extremely carefully during your trips to, from, and
around school at all times.
Discuss basic
pedestrian safety with your kids.
Our staff
members, administrators, and Crest Hill Police
Department are committed to making sure your
kids remain safe – and I am sure you are too.
Remember to go over weather safety procedures
at home this spring. It is not uncommon to see
March tornados especially with this ever changing
weather pattern.
BOARD MEETINGS
Is School Closed?
The Chaney Monge Board of
Education meets the 1st and 3rd
Tuesday each month starting at
7 pm. We generally meet in the
library during the school year.
Its freezing cold, the snow’s blowing, wind’s
howling and my homework isn’t done: what a great
time to find out that there is no school! If
possible, the decision to close school is made the
night before or very early in the morning (before
7:00 AM) of the day classes will be canceled.
From the Principal – Jackie
Hall
BY PHONE
Principal Jackie Hall will send a recorded phone
message directly to the phone numbers listed in
your child’s registration forms. Messages are sent
immediately after the decision is made to close
school for the day. Please do not call the school to
verify that school has been closed. Make sure
your answering machines or message systems are
in working order. Please check your voicemail and
listen to your message before calling the school
back.
EARLY DISMISSAL
REMINDER
On Friday, February 14th there will
be an 11:30 dismissal for grades
1-8 as we hold a faculty meeting.
There will be NO Kindergarten
classes.
Box Tops and Labels
Emergency School Closings
Ms. Pavnica reminds you to send in your General
Mills Box Tops and Campbell’s Labels. Your label
and box top donations help provide supplies and
activities to our students and school.
Unless you receive a ‘school closed’ call from our
school district parent emergency notification and
information system, hear a notice that school is
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Music News
You can now reach our Board via email at
CMMPABoard@gmail.com. If you have questions or
if you would like to volunteer at one of our events,
please feel free to contact us.
Thanks to everyone who participated
in the Krispy Kreme Fundraiser and
for supporting the Chaney Monge Music Program!
Due to the expected bad weather, the
pickup date for all donut orders has
been moved to Thursday, February
6th after school until 4:00 p.m.
S.T.A.R.
Reading
February will be:
Times
for
February 7th – 9:50 to 10:23 am.
February 13th – 10:35 to 11:08 am.
February 21st – 12:50 to 1:23 pm.
February 27th – 1:35 to 2:08 pm.
Keep reading!
We would like to especially thank Tristan Walker
from Mrs. Manios’ 1st grade class for selling the
most donuts. Also, congratulations to the winners
of the donut parties, Mrs. Manios 1st grade class
for being the best-selling Elementary class and
Mrs. Price’s 7th grade class for being the bestselling Jr. High class. Thank you all again for your
hard work!
LIBRARY NEWS
Congratulations to all the 2nd quarter award
winners. The top AR point earners were 2nd
graders Reaghan Dickson with 109 points, Tyler
Weaver with 104 points, and Mia Angelo with 100
points. The top 3rd through 5th graders were
Kadden Schott with 113 points, Henry Campos
with 47 points, and JaMya Hagger with 46 points.
Congratulations to the January “Young
Professional Musician of the Month”,
6th grade french horn player
Bryan Orea and 5th grade
percussionist Kodie Darling! Keep up the
great work Bryan and Kodie!
The top Jr. High readers were Jaylen King and
Skyler Craig with 21 AR points; Allyson Mathis
and Jacob Farmer with 19 points, and Marissa
Lopez and Ariana Moreno with 18 points.
As a reminder to those students who will be
attending the “STOMP” field trip, your permission
slip and the balance due for your ticket MUST be
turned in to Ms. Hayes no later than Monday,
February 10th.
Students who met their AR reading goal will be
treated to a movie and popcorn. Our students took
2,046 tests second quarter and passed 1,654.
Please encourage your children to keep reading!
Their 3rd quarter incentive will be an assembly
about the invention of the Wright Flyer.
We are happy to announce that the Concert Band
will be performing this year at the
“Lockport Area Concert Band Festival”
on February 20th at the LTHS East
Campus Center. Keep a lookout for
future information from Ms. Hayes.
The Six Flags reading program forms are due on
February 21, 2014. Don’t forget to get them in.
Important notice regarding the 3rd Quarter
Concert! The date has been changed to Thursday,
February 27th starting at 7 PM.
We hope
everyone can join us for a great night of music!
Students of the Month
Mrs. Short reports that December Lion’s Club
Students of the Month were: 5th grader: Jose
Zaragoza; 6th grader: Allyson
Mathis; 7th Grader: Raudel
Alvarez;
and 8th grader:
Abigail Born.
Soon you will be able to follow the Music Program’s
upcoming events on Facebook. Be sure to keep a
lookout for the Chaney Monge Music Parents
Association Facebook Page coming soon!
Congratulations on your award!
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Awards Assemblies
CALLING ALL 8th GRADE PARENTS
There will be an 8th grade parents meeting on
February 6th at 6:30 p.m. Parents will meet in
the library to discuss and organize the 8th grade
dinner dance coming up in May. Please plan to
attend and submit your ideas and
help with the fundraising needed
to give our 8th grade students a
night to remember.
On January 22nd, Chaney-Monge school
acknowledged the academic scholarship
achievement of our students and also the
display of good character and citizenship.
Congratulations to all our hard-working students.
We would like to send big “Thank You” to all of our
parents who took time out of their day to attend
our Awards Assembly. It was just amazing to look
at the bleachers and see them full of smiling,
proud faces. Your support is always appreciated
and we thank you for making sure your students
know how much doing well in school matters to you!
CMPAA NEWS
The basketball season is winding down
and instructional basketball teams
are in one more tournament. The
Richland tournament starts
February 5th and runs through
February 23rd.
Our students have worked hard during the second
quarter of the school year. Although only a few
students are recognized for their accomplishments
at the Awards Assemblies each quarter, there are
many other students who have done very well.
If any athlete still has their basketball uniform
and your season is over, please turn them in. The
uniform should be placed in a bag with your name
on it and drop it off in the office.
Also mentioned (and applauded) were students who
earned a certificate for Perfect Attendance,
Honor Roll and High Honor Roll. These awards can
be a goal for all students to work toward, although
Honor Roll begins in fourth grade. Please notice
the students’ names on display in the main hallway.
Congratulations to all the students who earned
awards in second quarter and keep doing your best!
Congratulations to our 3rd grade basketball team
for their 2nd place win in the District 92
tournament. The team members are: Caden
Schoolcraft, Kaylin Zeglin, Kaitlyn Rangel,
Isaiah Tate, Miguel Colunga, Oscar Villanueva
and Max Helis. Way to go team!
Second Quarter Reading awards were earned
by: Chase Bashor, Benjamin Knowles, Abria
Wright, Grace Galvan, Abby House, Nori
Hostetter, Angelina Dockery, Madelyn Canada,
Charity Chishimba, Zavier Kovacs, Pearl Kusek,
Austin Legner, Caliyah Tate, Neil Peto,
Dimitria McCullum, Kelli Watkins, Aaliyah
Almazan, Alex Lopez, Hayden Sexton, Paige
Olson, Emily Peto, Damian Smith, Mariah
Guerra, Eric Liacone, Ricardo Doering, Jackson
Furr, Jacob Rosin, Ally Mathis, Keith Farmer,
Raudel Alvarez, Jaylen King, Josh Molano,
Aaron Grimes, Vinny Martinez, Lilly Cabello,
Katie Mathis, Will Martinez, and Shana
Triplett.
Volleyball has started! Our 8th grade
girls team has started the season with
a 6-0 record!! Our 8th grade team
members are: Courtney
Schoolcraft, Kaitlyn Mathis,
Kortney Sikic, Erin Banks, Morghann Furr,
Marissa Tlanda, Thalia Valladolid, Vicky
Wisniewski, and Brenna Portwood. The 7th grade
team members are: Julia DelRio, Abby Kemnetz,
Rylee Abogado, Nicole Webb, Nina Watkins,
Bianca Ray, Precious Robinson, Ally Mathis,
Kayla Funk, and Alyssa Shannon.
Come out and support your Braves!!
Remember sports at Chaney Monge is all parent
volunteer ran! And as always, “ITS FOR THE
KIDS”.
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Effort and Participation awards were earned
FOURTH GRADE HONORS:
by: Evelyn Benitez, Ashley Gavina, Yuliana
Reyes, Amanda Presi, Kelly Lesniewski,
Nicholas Rodriguez, Addison Jones, Zander
Manzano, Paige Martin, Dustin Stevens, Nahomy
Luna, Isabella Quirk, Peyton Albert, Colin
Ward, Troy Mutz, Marie Howell-Lawson,
Isaiah Tate, Angel Boatright, Katelynn
Reinhart, Nick Cora, Kaitlyn Snyder, Steven
Fagan, A.J.Vieyra, Madison Born, Brooklyn
Roach, Bella Pina, Barry Gaylord,
Jianna Bolognani, Gino Valladolid, Vinny Flink,
Melvin Manzo, Julian Cruz, Alyssa Shannon,
Aldo Guerra, Mahonri Ruiz, Dylan Stevens,
Karli Grooms, Brianna Peterson, David Studer,
Joe Edwards, Ashlye Coloma, Nikiyah Nelson,
Dwayne Stepter, Jr., and Daniel Ackerman.
Aaliyah Almazan, Isaiah Beazley, Jetta Brazel,
Bredge Gutierrez, Isaiah Jones, Aidan Lesa,
Paige Olson, Karis Raia, Katelynn Reinhart,
Brooklyn Roach, Ruben Rodriguez, Chloe Ruhnke.
FIFTH GRADE HONORS:
Alyssa Becerra, Madison Borsom, Lilly Ann
Brock, Grace Contos, Estelle DelToro, Randy
Farmer, Jessica Hernandez, Cody Krupinski,
Miracle McClendon, Damian Smith, Giniah
Valerio.
FIFTH
Gonzalez, Gael Pasaran, Haley Garcia, Kaylee
Topor, Ty'yonnah Sanders, Haylei Sexton,
Gavin Legner, Adrianna Hooper, Aidan Lesa,
Emiliano Cazares, Estelle Del toro, Emma
Villegas, Pedro Figueroa, Aaron Darling, Alexis
Liker, Julian Pina,
Erin Banks, and Kortney Sikic.
SIXTH GRADE HIGH HONORS:
Aaron
Darling, Jackson Furr, Aldo Guerra, Aislinn
Hudson, Allyson Mathis, Ariana Moreno, Bryan
Orea, Alexis Raia.
SIXTH GRADE HONORS:
Julian Cruz,
Elissa Garcia, Jacob Rosin, Mahonri Ruiz, Daniel
Sanchez, Alyssa Shannon, Zyane Williams.
Caring awards were earned by:
Dalal Eid, C.J.
Sahler, Ashlynn Snapp, Brianna Kloeckner,
Abrielle Castro, Kayla Dehoyos, Mary Flores,
Alanese Rodriguez, Avery Ward, Bredge
Gutierrez, Jessica Hernandez, Madison Borsom,
Elissa Garcia, Michael Aylward, Nicole Webb,
Jacob Farmer, Mykiyah Jackson, and Sam Sly.
SEVENTH GRADE HIGH HONORS:
Alexa Boland, Matthew Brice, Skyler Craig,
Julia DelRio, Brianna DeMumbrum, Nancy Duran,
Julian Pina, Nina Watkins.
SEVENTH GRADE HONORS:
Charles
Brock, Jacob Farmer, Jaylen King, MacKenzie
Reinhart, Carlos Ruiz, Niurmig Vargas, Jeremy
Yantz.
Chaney-Monge School
Second Quarter Honor
Roll
GRADE
HIGH
HONORS:
Jalynn
Alexander, Kayla Craig, Kodie Darling, Ricardo
Doering, Mariah Guerra, Eric Liacone, Madelynn
McNamara, Matthew Peal, Bryanna Portis,
Thomas Tripp, Emma Villegas, Laila Williams.
Fairness awards were earned by: Julian
FOURTH
GRADE
EIGHTH
GRADE HIGH HONORS:
Abigail Born, Tanner Dockery-Koerner, Hannah
HONORS:
Fagan, Morghann Furr, Mykiyah Jackson,
Katelyn Mathis, Nikiyah Nelson, Courtney
Schoolcraft, Kortney Sikic, Marissa Tlanda,
Paige Wallenberg, Joshua Zbroskewich.
Jazmyn Angelo, Jennifer Carbajal, Emiliano
Cazares, Steven Fagan, Mary Greenlaw, Taylor
Jacksa, Emily Peto, Benjamin Roark, Ivo Ruiz,
Hayden Sexton, Lizbeth Tirado, Lukas Turner,
Avery Ward.
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EIGHTH
GRADE
Upcoming Dates
HONORS:
Daniel
Ackerman, Ashlye Coloma, Kimberly Loeza,
Jordan Raia, Dwayne Stepter, Thalia Valladolid,
Anthony Wallenberg, Victoria Wisniewski.
February 5th  Catherine Gleason Spelling Bee –
Jr. High – 9 AM
February 6th –
 8th Grade Parents – Dance Mtg 6:30 PM
 Krispy Kreme Pick-Up 2:45-4:00 pm
February 11th –
 8th Grade Field Trip
February 12th –
 Math-A-Thon Parent Permission Due
2nd Quarter Perfect
Attendance
Peyton
Albert,
Jaylynn
Alexander, Mia Angelo, Leilani Arnold,
Yasmin Barajas, Paolo Binkley, Alexa Boland,
Kyle Bradford, Luis Cabrera, Oscar Cabrera,
Melissa
Chiasson,
Myra Cisneros,
Karina
Cockburn, Kayla Craig, Skyler Craig, Tanner
Dockery-Koerner,
Ricardo
Doering,
Nancy
Duran, Jaeden Edwards, Jeremiah Edwards,
Mohammad Eid, Yasmine Eid, Selena Febo, Kera
Fitzgerald, Mary Flores, Kyle Frain, Kayla Funk,
Alejandro Garcia, Dariana Garcia, Barry
Gaylord, Yahira Gomez, Elijah Gonzales, Aldo
Guerra, James Johnson, Austin Kusek, Pearl
Kusek, Hailey LeGrand, Kimberly Loeza, Allyson
Mathis, Katelyn Mathis, Jessica Maves, Amber
Meadows, Peyton Meadows, Michael Mettille,
Ariana Moreno, Juan Moreno, Nikiyah Nelson,
Gael Pasaran, Sebastian Pazos, Tyler Pazos,
Emily Peto, Amanda Presi, Brooklyn Roach,
Carlos Ruiz, German Ruiz, Shane Schomig, Frank
Shourek, Lizbeth Tirado, Kaylee Topor, Angelica
Vega, Avery Ward, Victoria Wisniewski, Steven
Zabel, Nathan Zbroskewich.
February 14th –
 11:30 Dismissal – School Improvement Mtg.
 NO Kindergarten Classes
February 17th –
 NO SCHOOL
 Parent-Teacher Conferences
February 27th –
 3rd Quarter Band Concert 7 pm
February 28th –
 NO SCHOOL – Teacher Institute
March 6th –
 Will County Spelling Bee at Lewis University
6 PM
March 7th –
 Math-A-Thon Donations Due
CONGRATULATIONS!!
KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!
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