This year, the Literacy Center has opened to assist students with their writing, reading, and speaking assignments.
Types of assistance:
- Teach students how to self-assess, revise, and edit their own writing
- Provide students with opportunities for enrichment and additional practice for areas of growth
- Provide grammar instruction
- Help with close reading of literary and nonfiction texts
- Assistance with make-up work as assigned by the teacher
- Preparation for formative and summative assessments
- Feedback on college essays and additional support in writing intensive AP courses.
- Assistance with research and evaluation of online sources
- ACT prep for reading and writing
- Support for reading and writing in advanced placement courses
Literacy Center Offerings:
- Before school from 7:00-7:35 am Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday
- Thursday mornings from 7:00-9:15 am
- During class periods
- During all lunches
- After school from 3:20-4:30 pm Monday-Friday
- Closed during Homeroom
Teacher referral:
- Teacher should complete the front of a yellow Literacy Center pass. Multiple students can be listed on one pass.
- Send student(s) to the Literacy Center with the completed pass.
- Students sent during class can only remain in the Literacy Center for 30 minutes.
- Students will be sent back to class with an exit pass that has the time, date, and signature of a Literacy Center specialist.
Hope Babowice and Sarah Menas work with students in the Literacy Center. Hope writes a column for the Daily Herald and Sarah is a recent graduate of Miami University in Ohio with a degree in English Education.
If your child would benefit from this service, encourage them to stop in.
Photographs from last week:
MANE TV video from Mustang Football home opener!
Time-lapse video of the new building construction in August!
Calendar Reminders
- No School on Monday, September 7 - Labor Day
- Early Release on Friday, September 11 - 2:00 pm (Homecoming Parade begins at 3:00 pm)
NEW PARADE ROUTE:
Recognition
20 MHS band students volunteered at Mechanics Grove on Thursday morning to help with teaching 5th grade beginning band students. The 5th grade band is taught by Carol Holck. This is an example of MHS students reaching out to help younger students in the community!Parent Teacher Conferences
Parent Teacher Conferences will take place on Wednesday, September 16. We strongly encourage you and your son/daughter to attend these conferences. Our students are the key players in their own educational process, and we invite them to be a part of the conversations about their performance. From 2:10 – 4:30 pm, teachers are available for walk in conferences on a first come, first served basis. From 5:30 – 8:00 pm, teachers meet with parents who have made an appointment. To sign up for an appointment, go to www.d120.org and follow the PickATime link on the home page.You may register anytime between 8:00 am on Friday, September 11 through 12:00 pm on Tuesday, September 15. There are limited conference slots for each teacher. All conferences are 10 minutes long. If you are unable to attend these conferences, but would like to discuss your child’s academic performance, please call the teachers at 847-949-2200 and we will connect you to the appropriate extension.
College & Career Resource Center
College Rep Visits scheduled for next week:The University of Alabama (John MCGreal)
Tuesday, September 8; 9:00 am
American University (Sara Leininge)
Tuesday, September 8; 1:00 pm
Activities
Click HERE for Homecoming 2015 Spirit Day information, daily event and new parade route.Orchesis is a dance club opened to all MHS boys and girls, no experience is necessary. The club puts on 4 shows during the school year along with Dance Clinics for the youth in our community. Contact Ms. Toland for more information!
ABC News has selected MHS for their Friday Flyover on Friday, September 11! Watch us from 6:00am until 7:00am Friday morning!
Athletics
All MHS students get in FREE to all home football games with their school I.D.MHS Varsity Boys Soccer team is in the Glenbrook South Titan Tournament that is a 4 day event and so far the Mustangs are 2-0. There are still two days left in the tournament to go support the team.
For Homecoming, Friday, September 11th the Varsity Boys Soccer team will kick off the evening with a game at 5:30pm on the stadium field against Lakes. The Varsity Football team will follow with a game against North Chicago. It will be a fun filled evening for all that attend. Adult admission is $5.00.
Staff Spot Light
Peggy Billittier - Principal Administrative Assistant
How long at MHS? 14 years
What college/university did you attend? BS Niagara University
Hobbies/Interests: Triathlon, kayaking and enjoying the lake, reading, and a little HGTV and Food Network.
What is your favorite part of your job? My colleagues, and the students (MHS has the best of both!).
Good book recommendation? Just finished "Dearie: The Remarkable Life of Julia Child". A little long, but an interesting read.
You may not know…
Born and raised in Buffalo, NY (Franks for the Memories has the best Buffalo, NY style chicken wings around).
Who or What inspires you?
My husband of 33 years, who is a cancer survivor, and my sons, who are both teachers. All amazing men!