South Loop Elementary School

2017-2018 Room Parents

Grade	Room #	Teacher	Room Parent	Child	Email
KDG	101	Stanley	Kelly DeSchepper	Coralie	[email protected]
	101		Michelle Thomas	Sydney	[email protected]
KDG	102	Simmons	Elena Savona	Zoe	[email protected]
KDG	103	Hereford	Heather McCown	Theo	[email protected]
			Tara Rossi	Hazel	[email protected]
1st	B104		Megan Waters Bernal	Luca	[email protected]
1st	B107		Megan Uithoven	Emme	[email protected]
1st	B105	Wilson	Tracy Carlson	Chase	[email protected]
2nd	B131	Herron	Serena Moy	Cooper	[email protected]
2nd	A130	Kryka	Laarni Livings	Owen	[email protected]
2nd	A127	Pierce	Janeen Kwan	Summer	[email protected]
3rd	A220	Jenkins	Eden Hurd	Sasha	[email protected]
3rd	A221	Chan H	Tia Angelos	Athan	[email protected]
3rd	A219	Chan T	Jen Bernier	Sartori	[email protected]
4th	A224	Demmel	Anastasia	Warren	[email protected]
4th	A225	Menyes	Teresa Hill Saadan	Omar	[email protected]
4th	A205	Shannon	Lisa Taylor	Emmitt	[email protected]
5th	A226	Allababidi S	Wendy Owens	Blake	[email protected]
5th	A229	Heneghan	Lisa Karas	Ian	[email protected]
5th	A208	Allison	Ayanna Corbin	Kenji	[email protected]
6th	A107	Ziolo	Heidi Stevens	June	[email protected]
6th	A215	Ms. Carbonetto	Areli Coleman	Imani	[email protected]
6th	A213	D Rocha	Charmaine Nichols	Danielle	[email protected]
7th	A235	J Berlanga
7th	A216	R Coppola	Michelle Mitchell	Sierra	[email protected]
7th	A217	Mr. Phillips	Lexi Neuberger	Vance	[email protected]
8th	A209	P Fanning	Lisa Martin-Eatinger	Quinn	[email protected]
8th	A214	M Bruesch
8th	A207	E Thalhammer
SARP
Library	Ann Kaminski		Madigan and Warren Tang		[email protected]
Music	Karen David		Cody David (1st)	(BRANCH)	[email protected]
Music	Cara Jacques		Christian Regans (4th)	(MAIN)	[email protected]

CPS Health Education Policy

Dear South Loop Parents or Guardians:

As part of the CPS Health Education Policy, South loop is  incorporating the following district approved curriculum into the K-8 physical education classes this school year.  A detailed outline of the lessons appears at the bottom of this letter. Topics include:

·     Human Reproduction and Childbirth

·     Puberty

·     HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)

·     Contraception and Pregnancy Prevention

·     Abstinence

·     Healthy Relationships

·     Decision Making

The implementation of this curriculum is reflected on the CPS Progress Report in the Healthy CPS Status section.   

After reviewing the topics, if you like resources for learning more about the Healthy CPS rating system, the curriculum or if you have other questions, please email me at .  Your child’s participation in this worthwhile unit of study is voluntary. If you wish to have your child excused from participation, please inform me in writing.                                                          

Sexual health education provides adolescents with the knowledge that they will use throughout their development and into adulthood. The knowledge that they gain will help them to make informed decisions and safe choices that are respectful of themselves and others. Sexual Health Education is expected to be delivered to all students in grades K-12. Topics are aligned with the 2012 National Sexuality Education Standards.

Sexual Health Education Scope and Sequence for grades Kindergarten to Eighth Grade.

Kindergarten Lesson 1: Public vs. Private – Students identify public and private body parts using medically-accurate vocabulary. Lesson 2: Good Touch, Bad Touch – Students learn that no one is allowed to touch their private parts without permission. Lesson 3: Secrets – Students learn strategies for telling a trusted adult about a secret that makes them scared or uncomfortable. Lesson 4: Smart About Strangers – Students learn tips for staying safe online and in the real world.

1st grade Lesson 1: Respecting Everyone – Students use creative drawing to show that everyone is a unique individual who deserves dignity and respect. Lesson 2: Families – Students identify diverse family structures and brainstorm ways to treat all families with respect. Lesson 3: Families Change – Students explore ways a family can change and how to handle feelings that come with a changing family. Lesson 4: Bullying – Students identify forms of bullying and what to do if they or a classmate is being bullied.

2nd Grade Lesson 1: My Body – Students learn about the parts of body. Lesson 2: All Living Things Reproduce – Students identify characteristics of all living things and study the life cycle of a frog. Lesson 3: Gender and Identity – Students role play strategies for breaking down gender stereotypes and learn to treat all people in their community with respect. Lesson 4: Keeping My Body Healthy – Students practice infection control strategies for staying healthy.

3rd Grade Lesson 1: Respecting Myself and Others – Students learn concepts of respect for others and self-respect. Students will practice communicating respectfully. Lesson 2: Building Relationships – Students examine traits of healthy and unhealthy relationships. Healthy CPS — Office of Student Health & Wellness Lesson 3: Building Communities (optional) – Students examine their own strengths and struggles, and how they can use their strengths to create a healthy classroom community. Lesson 4: Bullying – Students learn how they can be leaders against bullying in their classroom community.

 4th Grade Lesson 1: What is Puberty – Students are introduced to the physical, social, and emotional changes of puberty. Lesson 2: Puberty Boy, Puberty Girl – Students are split into groups of boys and girls to learn about the physical changes of puberty specific to males or females. Lesson 3: Puberty Stress Management and Goal Setting – Students learn techniques to manage the stresses of puberty and set goals for the future. Lesson 4: Germs and Your Immune System (optional) – Students identify difference between bacteria and viruses and learn how the immune system keeps the body safe from infection. Lesson 5: What is HIV? – Students are introduced to HIV as a blood borne virus, and learn universal precautions for protecting themselves from blood borne illnesses.

5th Grade Lesson1: Puberty – Students learn about the physical, social, and emotional changes of puberty, including changes specific to male and female bodies. Lesson 2: Health and Hygiene – Students learn proper hygiene practices to keep their growing bodies healthy. Lesson 3: Body Image – Students explore the influence of media and social culture on their changing body image. Lesson 4: Human Reproduction – Students are introduced to concepts in human reproduction and explore how puberty prepares the body for reproduction. Lesson 5: Abstinence and Contraceptives – Abstinence is stressed as a developmentally appropriate sexual practice. Hormonal and barrier method contraceptives are introduced as ways to prevent pregnancy and STIs. Lesson 6: HIV – HIV is defined as a sexually transmitted disease, and students learn ways to protect themselves from transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections. Abstinence is stressed as developmentally appropriate sexual behavior. Lesson 7: Gender and Identity – Students learn the difference between sex and gender and brainstorm ways to show respect to different ways of gender expression. Lesson 8: Personal Safety and Abuse – Students identify behaviors of sexual abuse and harassment and learn techniques for protecting themselves sexual abuse and harassment. Lesson 9: Identifying Resources and Review – Students review key concepts from the unit and identify resources of medically-accurate information on puberty, human reproduction, and personal safety.

 6th Grade Lesson 1 – Human Reproduction: Students describe male and female sexual and reproductive systems, including body parts and their functions. Students define sexual intercourse and its relationship to human reproduction. Lesson 2 – Pregnancy and Birth: Student identity signs and symptoms of pregnancy and learn prenatal practices that contribute to a healthy pregnancy. Lesson 3 – Exploring Abstinence: Students will identify abstinence as the only 100% effective method of protecting against unplanned pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections. Student will develop and communicate a plan for practicing abstinence. Lesson 4 – Contraceptives: Students will learn the benefits, risks, and effectiveness rates of various types of contraceptive methods, including abstinence, condoms, hormonal methods, and emergency contraceptives. Lesson 5 – STI and HIV Prevention: Students will learn medically-accurate information about sexually transmitted infections and HIV. Students will develop a plan for reducing their risk for sexually transmitted infections and HIV. Lesson 6 – Decision Making: Students apply a decision making model to adolescent and sexual health scenarios. Lesson 7 – Delay Tactics and Refusal Skills: Students practice communicating effectively about their sexual health decisions. Lesson 8 – Sexual Health Resources: Students identify medically-accurate sources of information about sexual health, STIs, and HIV.

7th Grade Lesson 1 – Adolescent Development: Students describe the physical, social, cognitive, and emotional changes of adolescence. Lesson 2 – Self-esteem and Body Image: Students analyze how friends, family, media, and culture can influence self-esteem and body image. Lesson 3 – Decision Making: Students apply a decision making model to some of the tough decisions of adolescence. Lesson 4 – Relationships and Keeping it Healthy: Students discuss characteristics of healthy and unhealthy relationships and apply the criteria for healthy relationships various scenarios. Lesson 5 – Relationships II Influences: Students analyze the ways friends, family, media, society, and culture can influence relationships. Lesson 6 – Relationships III Communication: Students learn and apply techniques for communicating assertively and respectfully to express what they do and do not want in relationships. Students practice saying ―no‖ is aggressive situations. Lesson 7 – Technology and Relationships: Students discuss the role of technology in relationships and develop a plan for remaining safe while using technology and social media. Healthy CPS — Office of Student Health & Wellness Lesson 8 – Identity I: Students differentiate between gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation, and explore external influences that impact one’s attitude about gender expression and sexual orientation. Lesson 9 – Identity II: Students learn to communicate respectfully with and about people of all gender expressions and sexual orientations. Students develop a plan to promote dignity and respect for all people.

8th Grade (New and Required) Lesson 1 – (Cyber) Bullying: Students describe situations that constitute real life and cyber bullying. Students discuss the impacts of bullying and create a plan for communicating respectfully with everyone. Lesson 2 – Dating Violence: Students will define dating violence, identify phases of the cycle of violence, and learn how to advocate for safer environments. Lesson 3 – Sexual Violence: Students will define consent in relationship to sexual violence. After teaching Lessons 1-3, educators for grade 8 have the option of completing sexual health education using the Relationship Building Track or the STI and Pregnancy Prevention Track. Both tracks provide a review of key concepts from the 6th and 7th grade lesson sequence through use of selected lessons. Educators should evaluate students using the pre-test, as well as knowledge about the students proficiency in these topic area and cultural and community influences. Completing either track will meet the minute requirements outlined in CPS policy.

 Choose one 8th Grade Relationship Building Track Lesson 1 – Decision Making: Students apply a decision making model to some of the tough decisions of adolescence. Lesson 2 – Relationships I Keeping it Healthy: Students discuss characteristics of healthy and unhealthy relationships and apply the criteria for healthy relationships various scenarios. Lesson 3 – Relationships II Influences: Students analyze the ways friends, family, media, society, and culture can influence relationships. Lesson 4 – Relationships III Communication: Students learn and apply techniques for communicating assertively and respectfully to express what they do and do not want in relationships. Students practice saying ―no in aggressive situations. Lesson 5 – Gender Expression and Sexual Orientation: Students differentiate between gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation, and explore external influences that impact one’s attitude about gender expression and sexual orientation.

8th Grade STI and Pregnancy Prevention Track Lesson 1 – Pregnancy and Birth: Student identity signs and symptoms of pregnancy and learn prenatal practices that contribute to a healthy pregnancy. Lesson 2 – Exploring Abstinence: Students will identify abstinence as the only 100% effective method of protecting against unplanned pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections. Student will develop and communicate a plan for practicing abstinence. Lesson 3 – Contraceptives: Students will learn the benefits, risks, and effectiveness rates of various types of contraceptive methods, including abstinence, condoms, hormonal methods, and emergency contraceptives. Lesson 4 – STI and HIV Prevention: Students will learn medically-accurate information about sexually transmitted infections and HIV. Students will develop a plan for reducing their risk for sexually transmitted infections and HIV. Lesson 5 – Sexual Health Resources: Students identify medically-accurate sources of information about sexual health, STIs, and HIV. Lesson 6 – Decision Making: Students apply a decision making model to adolescent and sexual health

Art Supply List

 

ART SUPPLIES

 

SOUTH LOOP SCHOOL

 

TEACHER P. MITCHELL

 

Welcome Back!  In order to achieve student success and create a passion for learning it is necessary that we are prepared.  The following items are mandatory for art and must be brought to class on the day that your class is scheduled for art. Please store in a labeled shoe box size container that can remain in your child’s classroom and label all supplies.

 

GRADES Kdg - 3

 

1. Two no. 2 pencils

2. Plastic shoe box

3. 24 colors set Crayons

4. 7oz bottle  White school glue

5. 4 Glue sticks

6. 12 colors set Washable Markers

7. 12 colors set Colored pencils (3rd grade only)

8. Art Writing and Sketch journal

9. Sakura Junior Artist 12 color Cray-Pas set

10. 8 colors set watercolor paint set.

 

GRADES 4 – 8

 

1. Pocket folder with loose-leaf paper

2. Sketch pad

3. 6 no.2 pencils,

4. 2 black ultra-fine line markers

5. 2 black fine line markers

6. 1 Large art gum eraser

7. 7 oz bottle White school Glue

8. 4 Glue stick

9. Plastic shoe box

10. 24 colors set Colored pencils

11. 12 colors set Washable Markers

12. 16 colors set Oil Pastels

13. 16 colors set Crayola Educational watercolor paint (sold by Sax School Specialty)

14. Small plastic cup or plastic measuring cap from laundry detergent container,(clear cap from the large sprout containers.

15. One roll of paper towels

16. Disinfectant wipes

17. Liquid hand soap.

 

Welcome Message from the LSC

November Lunch Menu

Click here for the November lunch menu

 

Parent Handbook 2017-18

Download the 2017-18 Parent handbook HERE. 

2017-18 Calendar

The 2017-18 Calendar will be updated by the last week of August. We will not be hosting a new family meet and greet, or a welcome back information night this year. Classroom assignments will be posted at the main building on August 28th. 

 

2018 7th Grade Trip

 

 

Amazon Smile

The holidays are approaching we know you will busy shopping for gifts, decorations, and more. When you shop at Amazon, be sure to shop with smile.amazon.com, so that Friends and Family of South Loop School Inc can increase its AmazonSmile donations. 

#StartWithaSmile at smile.amazon.com/ch/20-2851839 for your holiday gifts and Amazon donates to Friends and Family of South Loop School Inc.

How Can I Get Involved at SLS?

How can I get involved at South Loop School?

These volunteer opportunities are open to any family member of a student at South Loop School.

Visit SouthLoopSchool.net, use Signup Genius (specific links are below), or contact the chair(s) if you are interested in volunteering. Events without chairs? Email

 

Year long

Kiss N Go Help with drop off by opening car doors to keep traffic moving.	Branch: 7:45 am to 8:10 am. SignUp Genius: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090f4fa4ad2ca6fd0-slskiss1 Main: 8:00 am to 8:30 am. SignUp Genius: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090f4fa4ad2ca6fd0-slskiss
Café Crew Open cartons, cut fruit, keep order, encourage student to eat healthiest foods first.	Branch: 11:10 am. to 12:55 pm (11:15 to 12:00 for kindergarten; 12:00 to 12:50 for 1st grade). SignUp Genius: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090f4fa4ad2ca6fd0-cafe
Room Parents Help with class communication; recruit volunteers for fieldtrips, class projects, school activities. Chair: Rosebelle Lin ()	Looking for room parents for classrooms 207 and 216
Monthly Tours Tour for prospective families: visit classrooms, give an overview of our school and the program and activities we offer. Main building chair: Lynn Piper () Branch Building chairs: Matt Gould ( & Saadia Siddique ()	Branch: 3rd Thursday of every month at 9:00 am Main: 3rd Wednesday of every month at 9:00 am
Annual Spring Benefit Sell tickets, acquire sponsors/donations, write/send thank you notes, online auction, set up venue, help with check out, help cleanup/breakdown. Chairs for event: Katerina Santorini ( & Anastacia Peterson () Chair(s) for auction: up for grabs!	This is a yearlong planning event. Event takes place on Saturday, May 20, 2017 at 6pm
Lost and Found Sort items, separate labeled items to return, bag other items for Pacific Garden Mission.	Main building only: end of each month.
ReSale Shop Organize and sell gently used and new school uniforms. Set-up, sell, break down. Chair(s): new chair(s) needed!	Shifts during back to school picnic (Sat., Sept. 10), report card pick up days (Wed. Nov. 9, Wed. April 19), and other events.
Dads Group Meet with other dads quarterly to plan dad-led events for the school year. Chairs: Jason Ziegler ( & John Martin Eatinger )	Seeking Dads of younger students to join this group.
Grant writers Research and write grants for landscaping, matching grants, sponsorships, etc.  Chair: Carrie Dahquist ()	Year round
Yearbook Coordinate student volunteers; get class photos, take group photos and candid photos. Chair: Nicole (Garcia) Windham ()	Year round
Box Tops Checking boxes periodically), coordinating drives, counting for submission Chair(s): new chair(s) needed!	Year round, with two collection times with incentives for highest collector.

One-time events

Oktoberfest Fall fundraiser to support classroom resources. Sell tickets, help set up, issue wristbands. Chair: Rishi Agrawal ()	September 15 to October 20: sell tickets at Branch 3:00 to 6:00 pm & Main 3:30 to 6:00 pm. SignUp Genius: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090f4fa4ad2ca6fd0-oktoberfest Event is on Thursday, October 20 at Reggie’s, 2105 South State Street
Fall Clean and Green Help with landscaping activities, such as mulching, planting, raking, trimming. Chairs: Wendy Owens ([email protected]), Maureen Gaffney (, & Aha Harris ()	Saturday, October 15 from 10am to 1:00 pm
Hoops, Games, Movies and More Plan activities, set-up, order food/drinks, clean up Chair: Jason Ziegler ()	October 21 to November 10: Sell tickets after school Event is on Thursday, November 10 from 6:15pm to 8:30pm
Book Fairs Set-up, restock, breakdown; work cash registers; help students pick out books. Chair (Main): Cara Jacques () Chair (Branch): Sophia Gray ( Book Fairs (continued from previous page)	Fall Main: Monday, November 28 through Friday, December 2 (Set up on Tuesday, Nov.22) Branch: Monday, December 5 through Friday, December 9 Spring Branch: Monday, April 24 through Friday, April 28 Main: Monday, May 8 through Friday, May 12 (Set-up on Friday, May 5)
Winter Music Performance Set up for performances and supervise students waiting to perform Chair: Dalia Hassaballa (Music SARP) (	Main Building only: December 14 at 6:15 pm
Winter Dance Planning, set up, decorate, supervise students during dance, serve food.	K & 1st grade (80’s theme): Monday, December 19, times tbd 2nd & 3rd grades (Roaring 20’s theme): Monday, December 19 from 1:00 to 2:00 pm 4th & 5th grades (60’s theme): Tuesday, December 20 from 1:30 to 3:00pm 6th grade (70’s theme): Thursday, December 22 from 3:30 to 5:30 pm 7th & 8th grade: Friday, May 19 from 7:00pm to 9:30pm
Boosterthon Winter Fundraiser. Help with set up (decorate), communication, counting pledges Chair: Katy Pizza ()	Tuesday, January 17 through Friday, January 27
Mom/Son Event Plan activities, serve food, supervise, set-up, clean up. Chair: Krishna Lynch ()	Friday, February 24from 6:15 pm to 8:30 pm
South Loop Around the World Help solicit performers, serve food, set up, clean up. Chair: Jules Melhado ()	Friday, March 31 from 6:15 pm to 8:30 pm
Fitness Night Solicit vendors to lead physical activities, serve healthy food, set-up, clean-up. Chair: Rishi Agrawal ()	Tuesday, April 18 from 6:15pm to 8:30 pm
Daddy (Father Figure)/Daughter Dance (Dad’s Group) Plan, set-up (decorate), order food, serve food, supervise students during the dance. Chair(s): new chair(s) needed!	Event is Friday, April 28 from 6:15 to 8:30 pm April 1 to April 28: sell tickets at Branch & Main after school
Spring Clean and Green Help with landscaping activities; mulching, planting, raking, trimming. Solicit coffee, donuts, snacks. Chair(s): new chair(s) needed!	Saturday April 29, 2017 from 10am to 12pm
Teacher Appreciation Week Donate and setup food, drinks, utensils, and plates.	Monday, May 1through Friday, May 5 at Branch and Main from 10 to 11 am
Annual Sox Game – Fundraiser (Dad’s Group) Chair: Jason Ziegler (	May 21 to June TBD: sell tickets at Branch 3:00pm to 6:00pm & Main 3:30pm to 6:00pm
Field Days and picnic Help facilitate and supervise activities. Chairs: Mr. Doyle (, Mr. Laino (, & Megan Uithoven (SARP for PE) ()	June, second to third weeks, during the day
End of the year Carnival Help set-up, supervise table games, face paint, pop and serve popcorn, supervise students, break-down. Chair: Mrs. Shelton ()	Tuesday, June 20 from 8:00am to 3:30pm Main Building only