CONGRATULATIONS to #158Strong School Psychologist Dr. Crowe who has received the Award of Merit from the Illinois State Board of Education! Dr. Crowe has been with District 158 for 22 years, is based at Lester Crawl , and is a National Certified School Psychologist. He also works with students at Reavis, Memorial, and Lansing's private schools. The picture below shows him dressed as Obi-Wan Kenobi from the Good Neighbor Parade! #LittleLearners #RoadrunnerPride #MightyMustangs
Happy 12th Birthday to Gavin Stubbs from the Reavis staff! Even though you now attend Memorial and will go far in your educational and professional career, we will always be proud that you began your leadership career as a Roadrunner! #158Strong #RoadrunnerPride #MightyMustangs
For the first time in history, District 158 has received the Those Who Excel Award from the Illinois State Board of Education! A total of five individuals and one school are winners. CONGRATULATIONS to Lester Crawl Primary Center for receiving the 2020 Award of Excellence and being named a top Educational Team in the state! We will be releasing the other winners each day next week. Stay tuned! #LittleLearners #158Strong
On Friday, October 9, District 158 collected and distributed a state donation of personal protective equipment for 17 local school districts! This included special education cooperatives, private schools, and public districts. Our Buildings & Grounds Team continues to take the lead in the region for safety, maintenance, and facilities! #158Strong
Attention #158Strong Families: today is the last day to participate in the 2020 Census. Please try to complete this if you haven't already so Lansing can receive the best funding for our community!
https://www.thelansingjournal.com/news/2020/10/14/today-marks-final-chance-to-take-2020-census/?utm_source=The+Lansing+Journal+Daily+News+subscribers&utm_campaign=ac60f55261-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_9f026132e4-ac60f55261-157296003&mc_cid=ac60f55261&mc_eid=ec12ea4240
A BIG thank you to our Director of Technology Mr. Lesak - shown here setting up a virtual faculty meeting at Memorial - for everything he has been doing to help our staff, schools, families, and community during this unprecedented time of e-Learning! You are #158Strong!
Memorial's LRC Director Mrs. Arseneau would like to share this video featuring up-and-coming Black author Janae Marks as part of our series promoting diverse, culturally important books. District 158 will be designating this our #158Strong Inclusion Series. Feel free to also check out previous videos by Dr. Schilling, Ms. Ford, and Mr. Brown on this Facebook page. We hope our students and families have an enjoyable weekend!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZaxL2fBrRY&feature=youtu.be
Despite these challenging and unconventional times, remember that like the rain this past weekend, there's light (and maybe a rainbow!) at the end of the tunnel. Thanks to #158Strong Mrs. Ahern at Coolidge for taking this picture. We hope our students and families have a good week!
Thanks to Lilydale First Baptist Church in Park Forest and the Village of Lansing for donating these 50 boxes of milk and produce for our families! Here's Mr. Reynolds from the Village assisting #158Strong Mrs. Soto with the drop-off at Coolidge. We look forward to distributing these food items to our community. Stay tuned!
Dear #MightyMustangs,
Please see the link below for an important announcement from Principal Dr. Ross and Team Leaders Mrs. Scott, Ms. Schoeder, and Mr. White regarding the E-Learning Schedule at Memorial Junior High School.
https://youtu.be/wWjNwjR2qjw
Our team has been working hard to consider alternative schedules for Quarter 2. Take a look at what we've come up with and be prepared for a follow-up email tomorrow with a survey that can be used to designate your preference.
Thank you for continuing to share your thoughts and feedback regarding E-Learning at Memorial. You are welcome to contact our office with any questions.
Sincerely,
Memorial Junior High School
Attention #158Strong Families: have you tried our grab-and-go food service yet? Meals are served on Mondays and Wednesdays from 8:00 to 11:00 AM at all of our schools. This video from A'viands provides more information about what is being served. Happy eating!
https://vimeo.com/449391050/3850423dab
In addition to keeping District 158's buildings safe and clean, our custodians like #158Strong Mr. Breuker at Reavis are working hard to make sure our lawns and greenspaces continue to look great! District 158 is hiring two (2) new full-time custodians. Feel free to contact our District Office if interested. #RoadrunnerPride
Remember to respond to the Census 2020! Lansing's response rate is under 75% and there is one week left to complete your questionnaire. Please help make sure Lansing receives adequate funding over the next 10 years! More information is available from any of our school offices or by visiting my2020census.gov.
https://www.facebook.com/218085848247277/videos/2752733358317593
With all of the computer activities going on during this pandemic, District 158 hopes our students and families are still able to enjoy time outdoors. Our Lester Crawl squirrels gathering acorns certainly are! Feel free to take a picture of something interesting outside and reply here with it. Happy posting!
Check out Mrs. Joria teaching her fifth graders about fractions! She's doing a great job getting all student voices heard. #OakGlenGrizzlies
As we conclude our fourth week of e-Learning, Assistant Executive Director of Student Services Ms. Ford would like to share this video featuring books by two important African American authors. Black lives, including those with disabilities, matter. We are #158Strong together and look forward to sharing more videos like this in the near future.
https://www.facebook.com/LansingSD158/posts/3300196750076378
Thanks to Midwest Integrated Solutions for naming District 158 their Customer of the Month! We have implemented many of their safety procedures during the current health pandemic and all of our #158Strong custodians are certified in COVID-19 cleaning procedures!
Before the start of school, new District 158 staff members participated in a 2-day orientation program socially distanced at Reavis. Topics included curriculum, best practices, trauma, safety procedures, and Professional Learning Communities. Talk about an unconventional start to a teaching career! #158Strong
District 158 is happy to welcome our new Food Services Director, Abigail Dapaah (pictured by the desk in her office at Coolidge), who joins the #158Strong A'viands team serving our grab-and-go meals on Mondays and Wednesdays from 8:00 to 11:00 AM. These large boxes with breakfast and lunch items are available to anyone thanks to our new CEP program. Drop by any of our schools for your meals!
