Parking Lot Work Continues

This week the basic configuration of the detention pond has been completed and as the weather dries the earth it will receive a final smoothing of the walls and floor. The bus parking lot has been marked off by the excavator and is ready for the next stage to begin tomorrow. We continue to hope that we can completed this work before the weather closes the project down. Wish us luck as we move ahead!

Cross Country Team places 3rd in State Meet

Congratulations to Coach Rodda and Coach Urbas and members of the boys cross country team for placing 3^rd in the Illinois Elementary School Association State Cross Country meet held last Saturday in Bloomington, IL. This is a great accomplishment and caps a great season which will end this Wednesday, October 19^th with the running of the Southeast DuPage Conference Meet at Jefferson Junior High in Woodridge. Go Spartan runners!

I am happy to note that we are again working on the water detention pond so that the parking lot project can be completed. We lost two days of work last week due to the rainy weather and hope to wrap up this part of the project this week so construction of the bus lot can begin next week.

Wonderful Weather...

I hope that everyone is enjoying the wonderful weather! It has been so nice to be outside and riding the bike at this time of year. We had a beautiful day in Plainfield last Saturday for the Homecoming Parade and for the Cross Country Team in Joliet. We have had a great fall sports season with both girls volleyball teams ending the year undefeated. Congratulations to the athletes and coaches, Mrs. Wrzesinski and Mrs. Wilson! Congratulations also to our boys Cross Country Team and coaches Mr. Rodda and Mr. Urbas on a banner season!

I so happy to see construction begin on the water detention pond and new bus parking lot at the Lakeview Campus. We have waited all summer for this and are happy to finally see progress. I hope that the weather cooperates and allows us to complete this task quickly. When completed we will have a new dedicated secure enclosed parking area for school buses and transportation equipment that will increase security and enhance the beauty of our school property.

The week of October 17^th celebrates two valuable groups of school employees! Next week is School Bus Driver Recognition week and Principal Recognition Week. I encourage everyone to send a note of thanks for the important work that these people do safely transporting our precious students in all types of weather conditions to and from school and leading our school buildings to provide excellent learning programs for our children. Congratulations to drivers, Tom Tiede, Manny Staiger, Zak Munoz, Mike Pappas, Jim Gismondi, Paul Jonauskas, Jim Mathiasch, Twanna Anderson, Jim Hagen, Kate Nikiel, Frank Lewandowski, John Cesal and Selina Luna. Thanks to our principals, Jill Hansen, Kim Liles, Janeise Schultz and Paul Windsor for their efforts/

We continue to enjoy a very smooth start to the school year and are excited that each building has once again made AYP although the District did not make AYP this year due to the performance of a sub-group of students from the entire District. While this is frustrating we continue to be be pleased with the progress children are making academically with our RtI program. We have a talented and dedicated teaching staff that strives to provide excellence for each child!

Have a good week.

Updates and Beautiful Days

I hope that everyone is enjoying the wonderful weather. It feels so good after the many days of damp wet cool days that seemed to never end. I hope that this weather continues for several more days as we begin the long awaited construction of our parking lot for our school buses. To complete the project efficiently we need at least 7 or 8 dry days for the excavation of the parking area and water detention pond to be located to the west of the parking lot. It will be a very attractive addition to our campus which will allow for the parking of all buses behind a 12 foot wood fence surrounded by lush vegetation. This will reduce congestion in the parking lot area since buses will no longer be parked around the circle drive. With the completion of this last phase of the parking lot project the rest of the circle drive and Lakeview parking lot will be re-paved and striped.

The fall sports season is winding down and our teams have had a successful season especially for both of our volleyball teams and the boys cross country team! It is hard to believe that tryouts for winter sports will soon by here. Just a reminder that all schools will be closed next Monday for Columbus Day and also on Tuesday for Teacher's Institute Day. The Marching Spartan Band will be marching this weekend in the Plainfield Homecoming Parade which steps off at 9:00 am Saturday morning near City Hall.

Have a good weekend!