CJHS Indian Letter

24917 W. Sioux Drive, Channahon, IL 60410 Absence hotline: 815/521-3031 815/467-4314 www.csd17.org

October 10, 2013

Important Dates
Thurs., 10/10 Fri., 10/11 PTO Open House CJHS 7pm Teachers Institute NO SCHOOL NO SCHOOL Columbus Day 8th gr.Dollingers Farm811am; 7th grTRS for Presentation. Info TBA Music Booster Forte 5K 8th grade EXPLORE Test End of 1st Qtr. Student Council Event 2:45More info to follow School Improvement Day - Early Dismiss 11am

Character Education 2013-2014 Week of October 14 Theme: Kindness

Mon., 10/14 Fri., 10/18

Kindness means to be gentle and generous toward others.

Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see. --Mark Twain

Sat., 10/19 Wed., 10/23 Fri., 10/25

Thurs., 10/31

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"The Golden Rule"
"Treat others as you wish to be treated yourself."

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MON., 11/4 WE WILL BEGIN TAKING

APPOINTMENTS FOR PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES BETWEEN 8AM AND 3PM. Thurs., 11/7 Early Dismissal -140pm Conferences by appt. only. 48pm

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The Golden Rule urges all people to treat one another with dignity and respect.

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Put RESPECT into action

Practice the Golden Rule Practice Random Acts of Kindness Practice saying "please" and "thank you" and "excuse me" Make a point of not teasing and encourage your friends not to tease either

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PICTURE RETAKES!!
Fri., 11/8 Conferences by appt. only. 8:3011am

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The MCHS & CJHS Athletic Booster Clubs would like to extend a very heartfelt thank you to all the local businesses and individuals that contributed to the 10th Annual Athletic Boosters Classic Golf Outing.

Diamond Sponsor: Channahon Township

Gold Sponsors: BMO Harris, DArcy MotorsBuick, GMC, Hyundai, Volkswagen, Greenscape Services, The Landahl Family, Minooka Creamery, Mesirow Financial, SR Partners

Upcoming Events
Thursday, 10/10 7/8 g bkb @ Shabbona 4:30pm Saturday, 10/12 Cross Country Sectionals @ Dellwood Park (Lockport) 9:30am Tuesday, 10/5 GBKB v. Red-Custer4:30pm Wednesday, 10/16 GBKB v Bourbonnais - 4:15pm Saturday, 10/19 XC State Meet at Normal Parkside

Silver Sponsors: Northern Illinois Steel, Pizza for U Bronze Sponsors: Chi-Town Signs, Exxon Mobile, McDonalds of Channahon & Minooka; MKA Sports Huddle, Private Bank, Tyson Motors

Thank You for being a Champion of Children!

Raffle Prizes Contributors

Ace Hardware Auto Zone Bella Florist Brunswick Zone XL CJHS Athletic Boosters CJHS Music Boosters Channahon Park District Express Care Oil Change Exxon Mobile Family Video Jimmy Johns Joliet Slammers Ken Woody s Sports Kristin Rhoads Taco Burrito King Doggie Designs Tantress Salon McCoy Services Wine Styles Chilis Great Clips MC Sports MCHS Athletic Department Dicks Sporting Goods.

Boys Basketball Tryout Information

Tryouts for boys basketball will be on October 21. 22. and 23. Times are TBA. STUDENTS MUST HAVE A CURRENT PHYSICAL ON FILE FOR IN ORDER TO TRY OUT. STUDENTS TRYING OUT SHOULD STOP IN THE OFFICE DURING THE DAY ON OCTOBER TO PICK UP A GREEN SLIP.

Channahon Athletic Boosters next meeting

will be on Monday, 10/14 at 7pm in the CJHS Library

Sports Results
Being great means just being the best that you can be. I define being great or being a winner by always trying your best, and putting in the preparation to do that, and being willing to accept the outcome. In other words, have a great self-esteem based on work and accomplishment. - Mike Krzyzewski Head Basketball Coach Duke University.

The Cross country team's home invite went very well on Saturday. The varsity girls finished in 2nd overall and had Emily Shelton finish 1st, Stacey Tyrell finish 4th, Sam Alessio finish 5th, Eryn Renison finish 10th, and Nikki Kijowski finish 12th. The varsity boys finished in 5th place overall and had Mark Dames finish in 14th place and Seth Joder finish in 16th place. In the open girls race

Amanda Wilson finished in first place, Adrianna Murphy finished 7th, and Jessica Danielson finished 13th. For the boys open Luke Talbot finished 7th and Cooper Maskel finished in 20th. The cross country team will run its sectional race Saturday at Dellwood Park in Lockport starting at 9:30. We hope to see you there!!!

The 7th and 8th grade girls basketball teams are off to a great start. The 7th grade team has a 4 2 record and our 8th grade team is undefeated, outscoring their opponents 23584. Keep up the great work girls!

6th/7th/8th grade baseball awards night tonight10/10at 2fers in Minooka

CJHS

INDIAN

LETTER

Happenings Around CJHS

The 7th Grade Students will attend an anti-bullying presentation at Three Rivers School on October 18, 2013 by presenter Brooks Gibbs. The assembly will begin at the start of the school day so students who ride a morning bus route will be dropped off at Three Rivers School instead of CJHS. Students who are car-riders in the morning are asked to be dropped off at their normal time at Three Rivers School. There will be one bus scheduled to leave CJHS at 8:00 a.m. to transport pedestrians, bike riders and anyone else who forgot, from CJHS to Three Rivers for the assembly. CSD17 Buses will transport all students back to CJHS after the assembly ends, around 9:15 a.m. Special Note: 8thGrade students should start their day at CJHS in the morning, as per their normal routine. They are going on a different field trip on this day. The 8th Grade Students will have two field trip opportunities in the month of October . On October 18, 2013, students will be bused to Channahons own Dollinger Family Farm to observe several Civil War re-enactment speakers, including actors representing President and Mrs. Lincoln, Harriet Tubman and Stephen Douglas. There will be other displays and reenactments based on that historical time period. There is no cost for this field trip. We plan to leave CJHS at 8:15 a.m. and return at 11:15 a.m. in time for the normal lunch period. The second field trip will occur on the afternoon of Wednesday, October 23rd. The 8 thgraders will take the Explore Test on the morning of the 23rd, and then go on a fun field trip in the afternoon to the movies as a reward for their hard work and the stress of the morning. The cost of this field trip per student is $5.25, which includes admission, a drink, box of popcorn and candy. Students will have two movie options. We plan to leave CJHS after the lunch period at 11:30 AM and return to school by 2:30 PM in time for normal dismissal. A permission slip for both field trips is being sent home Thursday. Permission slips for both 7th and 8th graders will be sent home this afternoon (10/10). Permission slips must be returned on Tuesday morning, 10/15, to your childs first hour teacher. The inaugural meeting of the CJHS Chess Club was a great success! Hosted by Mrs. Lindstrom, there were 23 students in attendance. The next Chess Club Event will be Wednesday, November 20th.

Beta Club News!

Beta News: A huge thank you to all the Beta Members who contributed to the Crop Walk on Sunday, October 6th. Our Beta Club raised almost $2,000!!! The money raised will go to our local food bank and food programs around the world! Our total gave us a win over the Minooka Beta Club and earned us special pins. If you participated and have not yet turned in your Community Service sheet or received your pin, please see Mrs. Boynton as soon as possible! The next meeting of the Beta Club will take place on Tuesday, October 14th. Students can either meet in the morning at 7:15 in the gym OR after school in room 209 until 3:15. At this meeting we will discuss this months upcoming Community Service project, school hour opportunities, and we will split into committees to plan out the rest of the year. If you have not already done so, be sure to sign up for the Remind 101 notices. This allows students and parents to get Beta Club updates by text messages and emails! To joinjust text: cjhsb to (815)915-0343. (this is a one-way text messaging and email system-your personal info will remain confidential) Or send an email to cjhsb@mail.remind101.com and you will receive updates via email.

Looking for a good book in the CJH library? How about one of the 7 new titles the library has on how teens can make money. Even though the Scholastic book fair is scheduled to begin November 4, preorders for the new Diary of a Wimpy Kid book is being collected now. Order yours today and send it to the CJH library! Please see form at the end of the Indian Letter.

Kicking Cancer to the Curb

We are inviting everyone to the 1st ever Kicking Cancer to the Curb Kickball Tournament brought to you by the CJHS Student Council on Friday, 10/25 from 3:00-5:00pm. The tournament will be comprised of teams of 8th, 7th, and 6th grade students. Roster sign up sheets will be available in the main office on Tuesday, 10/15. There will be 10 members on each team and the participation fee will $2 per player ($20 per team). At this event, there will also be concessions, 50/50 raffle, pumpkin raffles, and more. All profits from this event will be going towards fighting cancer in our community. We are inviting all parents, family and community members to come out and cheer on our kickball teams and help us kick cancer to the curb.

Parentsplease remember to check your childs lunch balance. Payments for lunch can be dropped off in the school office.

PowerSchool Notification Set-up

Log into your childs account using your single-sign-on information. Under each childs account, on the left side menu, choose Email Notification. Check all that apply: Summary of current grades and attendanceonly Three Rivers (5th & 6th) and CJHS (7th & 8th) Detail report showing assignment scores for each classonly Three Rivers (5th & 6th) and CJHS (7th & 8th) Detail report of attendanceAll grade levels School AnnouncementsNOT APPLICABLE AT ANY SCHOOL Balance Alert (Note: will only be sent when student is low on funds) - all parents should select this option. Then choose How often? If you have more than one student I Channahon School District, choose Apply these settings to all your students? Send now for student? - optional Click SUBMIT

PTO News You Can Use

Did you know the PTO is on the schools website? Get all the latest information under the tab on the left, Parent Organizations. Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/ groups/Channahon/PTO/

Print our your own Box Top collection sheets at: HTTP//www.boxtops4education.com/all-about-boxtops/boxtops-downloads. Please label with teacher, child, and grade. Sheets of 25 box tops/bags of 50 box tops.

Looking Ahead: TONIGHTPTO Open House and Meeting @ Junior High Library; 78 pm Oct 11th: PTO Pizza Party @ Haunted Trails, Joliet 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. (NOT TOO LATE, JUST COME :) October 23rdMarket Day & Fundraiser Pick-up @ Galloway 5:30p m6:30pm

Music Boosters News!

Time is RUNNING out!
The second annual Forte 5k run/walk is set for Saturday, October 19th, at 9:00 a.m., starting at Channahon State Park. This is a fundraiser to help support the music programs. Registration may be completed at www.forte5k.com or the form on the website can be printed and mailed. The first 200 registrants receive a string backpack. It is not too late to volunteer to help! Extra shirts have been ordered and will be distributed on a first come, first served basis.

Upcoming dates:
October 15: Pep band at Girls basketball, 5:15 p.m. October 19: 2nd annual Flint Hills Resources Forte 5k Run/Walk

Helping Children Eat A Balanced Meal with Foods from All the Food Groups
The New My Plate teaches children what a balanced healthy meal looks like. A healthy plate includes food from all the food groups. This means: fruits and vegetables that fill up half the plate, some healthy lean protein, high calcium with vitamin D food like milk, whole grains filled with fiber and vitamins. Helping children make a healthy plate that is balanced with the five food groups can sometimes be a challenge. Not to mention, trying to find easy lunch ideas or dinner ideas for kids that are balanced is even harder. After all, we know children have their own opinions and tastes. But there are some things you can do to encourage your child and set them up for success at the dinner table! Here are some simple strategies you can use to help the whole family that promote servings from all the food group: Have a menu with all the colors of the food groups and have the children pick one food from each of the food groups to have during meal time. Provide a nice variety of foods from each of the food groups. Encourage your child to take one scoop from each of the food groups. Have a couple vegetables and fruits to choose from. Even fresh and sliced is okay. Kids like to dip. You can have some vegetables cut up and a low fat dressing. Encourage kids to have fun coloring their plate with foods that have color. Youll see that colorful foods tend to be the healthier foods. If children are resistant to whole grain foods, then try mixing them. For example, try mixing some white rice with some brown rice. That helps them get used to the taste. Include one healthy carb from the grains food group. For example, serve just whole wheat bread, brown rice or whole wheat pasta instead of pasta and bread. Cut lean meats into small portions before placing them on the table so they are more inviting to a child's small mouth. Avoid sodas, sugary drinks and fruit juices during meals. But if they insist on some juice, one six -ounce glass a day of 100% fruit juice is plenty. Include water as part of a healthy meal, its great for the digestion

If your child eats a balanced food with some foods from all the food groups, they will feel better and have more energy.
Source: http://www.nourishinteractive.com/healthy-living/free-nutrition-articles/30-balanced-meal-healthy-eating

Joliet Catholic Academy Events for Prospective Students

8th grade Step Up Day at JCA Friday, November 8, 20139:30am1:30pm RSVP to the JCA Admissions office by Friday, 10/25/13 admissions@jca-online.org 815/741-0500 Open House for Prospective Students Sunday, November 24, 201310am2am Wednesday, December 4, 20136pm8pm Pre-Exam Workshop for 8th Graders & Parents Wednesday, January 8, 20146:308pm Placement Exam & Financial Aid Application for 8th Graders Saturday, January 11, 20148am Registration for Incoming Freshman Wednesday, February 19, 20146:308pm Register Today! Call JCAs Admissions Office at 815/741-0500 or admissions@jca-online.org

A Message for all students who plan to attend Minooka High School Football Games
This year, just as in previous years, there are some basic guidelines that we at MCHS ask visiting Junior High students to observe when attending the home games.
Those guidelines are as follows: Junior High students will only be permitted entrance to the game when accompanied by a parent/adult. This parent/adult must remain at the game if the parent/adult leaves, so too must the Junior High student. Junior High students may sit with their parent. If the student chooses not to sit with their parent, he/she must remain in the designated area for Junior High students. Junior High students must be in possession of their Junior High School student IDs

OUR DRUG-FREE PLEDGE

The faculty and staff at CJHS are committed to promoting the safety and well -being of our students through our ongoing anti-drug efforts. We believe that we are blessed with some great students and an outstanding community, however, the impact of drug abuse can be felt in all areas. Students are aware that the possession, distribution, or use of drugs at school or any school related function is absolutely prohibited. The school reserves the right to search school property and equipment owned or controlled by the school (such as lockers, desks and parking lots). Although we believe that our students make good choices in regards to drug usage, we also believe in being diligent in the deterrence of any and all drug abuse. We also intend to allow local law enforcement to conduct drug-dog searches to help ensure a safe and drug-free environment at least once every school year.

presented by Mrs. Kavich

For Parents only

Wednesday, October 23rd @ 6:30 PM in the Library at Three Rivers School
Learn about the progress we are making with bringing the B2B approach into our schools and learn how to effectively teach your child)ren how to handle relational aggression.

What is Relational Aggression?

.it is a pervasive form of bullying that often goes unnoticed purposely intending to harm or manipulate relationships to hurt someone. .adults play a critical role in preventing and intervening in relational aggression. The first step is not letting it go unnoticed by learning how to identify bullying behaviors of relational aggression. Examples include: exclusion forming cliques, turning your back to someone, saving seats; alliance building requiring friends to drop others in order to be in your group, using lies or rumors to get others mad at someone; rumor spreading sharing secrets; indirect actions pretending to compliment someone you dont like; and covert actions negative body language or rolling eyes. .it is difficult to address because it occurs within peer group considered to be friends. Find out more about relational aggression and how to identify it and intervene by attending Bullies 2 Buddies (for parents only) on October 23rd at 6:30 in the Three Rivers library

Get Wimpy!
Reserve your copy of Wimpy Kid 8 today!
Jeff Kinneys newest book is scheduled to go on sale November 5. Our Scholastic Book Fair is offering a specially priced paperback edition of Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck. To order your copy, complete this Pre-order Form. Orders placed at the Book Fair will be shipped directly to our school beginning November 5.*

Get Wimpy!
Reserve your copy of Wimpy Kid 8 today!
Jeff Kinneys newest book is scheduled to go on sale November 5. Our Scholastic Book Fair is offering a specially priced paperback edition of Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck. To order your copy, complete this Pre-order Form. Orders placed at the Book Fair will be shipped directly to our school beginning November 5.*

Specially priced paperback edition at the low price of

Compare to hardcover where list price of $13.95 else

* Allow 57 days for shipping from release date.

8.49

Theres NO cost for shipping and, remember, each purchase benefits our school!

Specially priced paperback edition at the low price of

Compare to hardcover where list price of $13.95 else

* Allow 57 days for shipping from release date.

8.49

Theres NO cost for shipping and, remember, each purchase benefits our school!

Pre-Order Form

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck

Quantity
(item #343479)

Price

8.49

Subtotal

Tax (if applicable)

Pre-Order Form

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck

Quantity
(item #343479)

Price

8.49

Subtotal

Tax (if applicable)

2013 Scholastic Inc. 11115 131263

(Make check payable to your childs school)

(Make check payable to your childs school)

Students Name Teacher Room #

These cards accepted at participating schools.

Students Name Teacher Room #

These cards accepted at participating schools.

*343479*
343479

*343479*
343479

www.scholastic.com/bookfairs

www.scholastic.com/bookfairs

ATTENTION, Chairperson!

Save this order form for your records and use it when distributing books to students.

ATTENTION, Chairperson!

Save this order form for your records and use it when distributing books to students.

2013 Scholastic Inc. 11115 131263

Payment must accompany order. Please make check payable to your school, enclose cash, or use a credit card at participating schools. Please return to your Book Fair chairperson in a sealed envelope. o I am enclosing $__________ in cash. o I am enclosing a check for $__________ .

Total

Payment must accompany order. Please make check payable to your school, enclose cash, or use a credit card at participating schools. Please return to your Book Fair chairperson in a sealed envelope. o I am enclosing $__________ in cash. o I am enclosing a check for $__________ .

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PROVIDENCE CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL

8th Graders only! SCHEDULE TODAY - LIMITED TO THE FIRST 50 TO REGISTER

Friday, October 11 Friday, October 18 Friday, November 8

Friday, November 22 Friday, December 6

OPEN HOUSE
All grade school students and their families are welcome!

Sunday, November 24, 2013 10: AM- TO 2 PM

PROVI PREVIEW
Free & Fun Workshops for 6th 8th graders! All attendees must register in advance at www.providencecatholic.org/pchs/

Monday, October 28 Wednesday, November 13 Wednesday, December 4

A Year of Festivals: 4 pm6 pm

World Language

TECHnically Speaking: 4 pm-6 pm

Computer Science

Whats Science Got To Do With It? : 4 pm-5:30 pm

Science

PLACEMENT EXAM
Saturday, January 11, 2014 8:00 AM- TO 11:30 AM
Call or email today for more information on upcoming events! Mrs. Ellingson 815-717-3160 rellingson@providencecatholic.org

www.providencecatholic.org

1800 W. Lincoln Highway, New Lenox, IL 60451

Channahon Music Boosters presents the second annual

fORTE 5K Run/Walk

USATF CERTIFIED COURSE

Saturday, October 19, 2013 9:00 am start time Channahon State Park, Channahon, IL Register online @ www.forte5K.com
All proceeds benefit the Channahon Public Schools music programs

Channahon Fire Protection District

Open House Passport to Safety

October 12, 2013 12pm-3pm
Firefighter Fashion Show Kids Firefighter Challenge Free Child ID Kits Refreshments

No need to pack a bag or make a reservation...just bring the whole family and take a trip around the world of Fire and Life Safety collecting stamps on your passports at each destination. Kids and their families will learn how to be safe in a variety of situations from our native experts. So, take a tour of this allinclusive day of fun at the fire station from our native experts.

Raffles

Channahon Fire Station #1 24929 S. Center St. Channahon, IL