Avoca Weekly - March 7, 2023

Avoca Weekly - March 7, 2023
Posted on 03/07/2023
Avoca Weekly Newsletter Avoca Supports Literacy Bills - How You Can, Too
3/8/2023
PTC Meeting
3/9/2023
Finance Committee Meeting
3/16/2023
Board of Education Meeting
3/22/2023
Half-Day Student Attendance
Parent-Teacher Conferences
3/23/2023
Half-Day Student Attendance
Parent-Teacher Conferences
3/24/2023
Spring Break Begins
4/3/2023
Teacher Institute Day - Student Non-Attendance Day
4/4/2023
School Resumes

3/7 - F.A.N. Event
3/8 - F.A.N. Event
3/9 - Kindergarten Info Night (Zoom) 
3/13 - F.A.N. Event
3/16 - F.A.N. Event 
3/21 - F.A.N. Event 
3/31 - 5Essentials Survey Closes


Literacy Bills Witness Slips
Spearheaded by Board of Education members, Avoca has several literacy bills filed in the House and Senate and is looking for your help to support them, too! Please consider submitting Witness Slips to indicate support for these bills by Wednesday, March 8. Two are currently available below:

How to fill out a Witness Slip:
• Fill out your name and info in the first section (“Identification”)
• Under “Representation,” write “self"
• Check the box “Proponent”
• Check the box “Record of Appearance Only”
• Agree to the terms of service (check box on the left side)
• Click “Create Slip” (on the right side) and fill out the little verification that you’re not a robot.
Avoca West Kindergarten Information Night

5Essentials Survey 
Parents, students, and teachers have the opportunity to share their thoughts on the important elements of school effectiveness by completing the 5Essentials Survey by March 31. The diagnostic tool assesses views on leadership, teacher collaboration, involved families, climate, and instruction. It is primarily intended to help local administrators identify strengths and areas for growth at the district and school level and may help inform state policy and improvement initiatives. The feedback is compiled by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) into a report that is included in each school's published state report card. Higher participation rates positively impact our report card! 
 
2023-24 Preschool Enrollment 
Preschool registration for next school year is open. To register for the Avoca Community Preschool, please visit our website here, complete the enrollment form, and pay a $100 non-refundable application fee. Questions? Email Dawn Scaramuzza at [email protected] or call 847-728-4142. 

Upcoming Author Visit at Avoca West
Artist and musician Tim Fite is coming to speak with Avoca K-2 graders this Thursday, March 9 about his new picture book, A Bucket of Questions! Why do kids lose their teeth? Why do seals clap? What is at the bottom of the ocean? He answers some of your most important questions—and then some!—in this marvelously wacky, utterly imaginative, and irreverently playful picture book.

8th Grade Pizza Fundraiser
EXTRACURRICULAR & COMMUNITY EVENTS

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Watch Bella do gymnastics, Teagan draw the Clemson pawprint, Bianca make slime, and Lydia and Linna with the next exciting installment of "Another World." Also featured are Owen, Nathan, Julian, and Ezra. Don't miss Eli, Sabina, Lida, and Scarlett in "The Return of Sabina" and "Basketball Stereotypes," too!
Edited by James, Daniel, Ezra, and Charlie.


Tuesday, March 7, 2023 | 7-8 PM
You Marvelous, Multipart You: An Introduction to Internal Family Systems
Richard C. Schwartz, Ph.D. and Deran Young, LCSW
Register Here
After-hours Event: Attendees who purchase a copy of the new edition of Introduction to Internal Family Systems from FAN's partner bookseller The Book Stall are invited to attend an after-hours event hosted by Schwartz that will start immediately after the webinar. Purchase a copy of the book here

Wednesday, March 8, 2023 | 12-1:00 PM
Grand Rounds: No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness
Richard C. Schwartz, Ph.D. and Nancy Burgoyne, Ph.D.
Register Here
No Bad Parts is available via FAN's partner bookseller The Book Stall. Purchase a copy of the book here

Monday, March 13, 2023 | 7-8:30 PM
Drama Free: A Guide to Managing Unhealthy Family Relationships
Nedra Glover Tawwab, MSW, LCSW, and Luvvie Ajayi Jones
This event is #freeandopentothepublic and will be recorded but not live-streamed. Suitable for youth 12+.
Evanston Township High School Auditorium,
1600 Dodge Ave., Evanston, IL 60201

Thursday, March 16, 2023 | 7-8:30 PM
Life is Hard: How Philosophy Can Help Us Find Our Way

Kieran Setiya, Ph.D. and Jim Holt
Register Here
After-hours event: Attendees who purchase a copy of Life is Hard from FAN's partner bookseller The Book Stall are invited to attend an after-hours event hosted by Setiya that will start immediately after the webinar. Purchase a copy of the book here.

Tuesday, March 21, 2023 | 7-8:30 PM
Psych: The Story of the Human Mind 
Paul Bloom, Ph.D. and Jennifer Senior
Register Here
After-hours event: Attendees who purchase a copy of Psych from FAN's partner bookseller, The Book Stall, are invited to attend an after-hours event hosted by Bloom that will start immediately after the webinar. Purchase a copy of the book here.
If you haven’t completed your Wilmette Park District survey yet, you will receive a reminder postcard this week. It will have a survey website link (http://www.arisurvey.com/s3/Wilmette) and a PIN code specific to your family. If you do not know your PIN or lost the postcard, reach out to our partner aQity Research & Insights at [email protected] or 866-900-8555.

The survey will solicit your feedback surrounding sustainability, recreation, accessibility and inclusion, safety, innovation, and more. Get your answers in by March 13! Your feedback will shape the next decade of the Park District. 
Come meet author Linda Ragsdale, founder of The Peace Dragon on Sunday, March 19, at the Glenview Public Library from 2-4 p.m. Children will draw their own Peace Dragons and enjoy learning how local Avoca West student art inspired a world peace project. Suitable for children grades K-8. Registration is required. Click here to register
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