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From The Desk of Mr. Carter

Posted Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012 by Mrs. Buzek

 

Hello Magnificent Blackwell Community,

I hope you enjoyed the three day weekend. We are all gearing up for our Fun Fair this Friday! Looking forward to a fun-filled night! Thanks in advance to all our wonderful volunteers assisting with the event.

Here is the latest news from Blackwell School…

 

  • Kindergarten registration is Thursday. Please stop by at 9-11am, 1-2:30pm and 6-8pm to receive assistance filling out paper work and getting your kids prepared for kindergarten.

 

  • FUN FAIR this Friday from 5-8pm!

 

  • · The ISAT testing period begins March 5th and runs through March 16th. As the time gets closer, more information will be available about the testing schedule. All 3rd through 6th grade students at Link are required to take the ISAT test. Students are tested in reading and math. Additionally, 4th grade students are tested in science.

 

Read the latest edition of the Blackwell Banner:  Feb 21 2012

Have a great week!

Sincerely,

Brad Carter
 

Posted under Principal's Message

PBIS at Blackwell

Posted Tuesday, February 14th, 2012 by Mrs. Buzek

 

Dear Blackwell Community,

Wow! Time has flown with all the exciting events that have been taking place at Blackwell. We welcomed back all students to 2012 with a PBIS booster. The students participated in a Bingo game which helped them review what it means to Be Respectful, Responsible and Safe in school.

During January, students were working on how to be respectful to others. Our school-wide focus was on aggression and ways to handle anger. Students worked through ways to handle their anger instead of being aggressive. Since our goal was met, all students were able to participate in a school-wide board game day celebration. Students were allowed to bring in board games and card games on February 7th, 8th, or 9th to celebrate their success.

With our celebration also comes a time for a new goal. As you will see in our data graph below, one of our next areas to work on will be defiance. Many of the referrals that we have seen in the month of January have been for students not following directions, not listening closely to an adult, and not staying focused on their task. We will ask for your support at home to discuss with your children what it means to be respectful and follow directions. Our goal will be to drop the referrals to less than 7 for the month of February. If we meet our goal, we will have our next celebration in the month of March.

Blackwell students are fantastic. They worked very hard during the month of January to earn their celebration and we have confidence that they will earn their February celebration. We thank you for your continued support of our PBIS goals. Together we are all a great TEAM!

 

The Blackwell Universal P.B.I.S Team

 

Posted under News

From the Desk of Mr. Carter

Posted Tuesday, February 7th, 2012 by Mrs. Buzek

Read the Blackwell Banner; click here Feb 6 2012

Hello Blackwell Friends and Families,
Here are some reminders about some events happening at Blackwell and District 54 over the next two weeks:

*Tuesday, February 7 – PTA Meeting @7PM in Lounge

*Wednesday, February 8 – 1/2 Day Teacher In-service
- 11:40 Dismissal for Grades 1-6
- NO SCHOOL EC and KDG

*Thursday, February 9 – Hot Lunch

*Tuesday, February 14 – District 54 Blood Drive

*Wednesday, February 15 – Early Dismissal @ 2:30PM

*Thursday, February 16 – Birthday Books

*Friday, February 17 – Ice Cream Day
-Talent Show Permission Slips Due
-Schaumburg Foundation Mardi Gras @ Stonegate in Hoffman Estates

Have a marvelous week!

Regards,

Brad

Brad Carter
Principal
Blackwell School

 

 

Posted under Principal's Message