Iles School NewsIles School, 1700 South Fifteenth Street, Springfield, IL 62703

217-525-3226 Mrs. Susan Rhodes, Principal

October 10-12

PTO Fall Book Fair

Congratulations Mrs. Brown!Foster Grandparent Program at Iles School

For several years Iles students and staff have benefited from being involved in the Foster Grandparent Program. For the past six years, we have been fortunate to have Mrs. Harriett Brown, Mrs. Rosa Kerr, and Mrs. Rosetta Owens be with us each day. They work with individual students, help teachers in the classroom and assist in the office. A special con-gratulations goes to Mrs. Harriet Brown

for being the recipient of this year’s “Award of Excellence.” She received this award on September 6 at the Foster Grandparent Program Recognition Tea at the Northfield Center. In addition to working with children at Iles School, Mrs. Brown is involved in helping provide an art outreach program to children in her neighborhood.

Mark Your Calendars!Iles Celebrates!November 17th at Springfield High School If you haven’t already done so, make sure you mark November 17th on your calendar and plan to spend the eve-ning with other Iles families for Iles Cele-brates! The event is from 5-8pm at the Springfield High Commons to celebrate the many cultures our Iles families repre-sent. Last year many families (adults & children) dressed in their ethnic attire and we encourage families to do the same this year! Our students are getting to-

gether to create some artwork and crea-

tive projects which will be auctioned off

that evening. There is still time to get

involved in helping the classes create

these pieces. Contact Amy Harris-Patel

at 726-5234 if you are interested.

We hope you are finding items

(donated by businesses) or purchasing

ILES SCHOOL NEWSLETTER, ISSUE 2 OCTOBER 3, 2007

WORKING TOGETHER TO ACHIEVE OUTSTANDING RESULTS! http://www.springfield.k12.il.us/schools/iles/

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

OCTOBER 4MR. LINCOLN IMPER-SONATORMr. George Buss will speak to students in Grades 1-5OCTOBER 8COLUMBUS DAY-NO SCHOOLOCTOBER 10-12PTO BOOK FAIROCTOBER 11PTO FAMILY GAME NIGHT & BOOK FAIR5:30 - 8:00 PMOCTOBER 17EARLY DISMISSAL 11:30 AM Teacher School Im-provement WorkshopOCTOBER 18PTO PIZZA HUT NIGHTPark South, Sangamon Center North and Chatham Road are all participating with Iles PTOOCTOBER 192:00 DISMISSAL 1st Quarter EndsOCTOBER 22PTO ICE SKATING Nelson Center 6:00 - 8:00 PMOCTOBER 252:00 DISMISSAL Report Cards ConferencesOCTOBER 26NO SCHOOLParent ConferencesOCTOBER 31HALLOWEENCostume Parade & Room Parties

something yourself to be included in a

basket for the silent auction. Some gen-

erous parents are even creating their own

baskets or donating a talent of theirs to be

auctioned. Contact Jen Bailey at 241-

4684 by October 17 if you have some-

thing to offer for the auction. Contributor

solicitation letters can be found on the

Iles website.

Everyone in your family is sure

to enjoy the ethnic entertainment, chil-

dren’s area, bake sale, auction, or ethnic

food provided by local restaurants. Your

family’s personal invitation with RSVP

will be sent home later this month.

got scrip?Scrip is a GREAT way to make

money for our school! Just buy the cards and spend the cards. No extra money in the budget? Buy grocery cards and gas cards. Need a gift? Almost all the local retailers are on the order form. Doing a home improvement project? Lowe’s comes in $500 cards as well as $25 and $100!

If you haven’t seen a new order form, pick one up (or download it from the Iles website) and check out all the new retailers! New since last spring are Cold Stone Creamery, Papa John’s and Sub-way. The most recent addition is Mi-chael’s - plan ahead for Christmas craft projects or school assignments! Disney has also been added, and iTunes is back this fall. Going to Chicago and plan to eat at Cheesecake Factory? Buy Scrip! Check the list for other favorite stores and restaurants and call if you don’t see what you’re looking for.

A new venture this year is to offer Scrip to home business owners – Creative Memories, Pampered Chef, Mary Kay, etc. If you would like to help Iles by do-nating a percent of your Scrip sales, we’ll gladly add you to our order form under “Iles Family Businesses”. Call Amy or Tracey for details.

I keep many “basics” on hand – Cub Foods, Shop n Save, Schnuck’s, Speedway, Pizza Hut, Baskin Robbins, Cold Stone Creamery, (yes, ice cream is a basic!), Lowe’s and Barnes & Noble. If you need something quickly, call me (Tracey) and see if I have it. We’ll be available at most school functions too, so you can buy Scrip there as well. Remember…orders are due every Friday by dismissal. If there is no school on Fri-day, orders are due Thursday. And as always, if you have any questions your Scrip team is always available to answer them – Amy Peterson (544-9471 or amy@theclosetguy.com) and Tracey Wo-big (793-9035, or chocl8luvr@hotmail.com).

5th Grade Physical Exams to become 6th Grade Physical Exam per Illinois Legislature

Physical Time

September 18, 2007Dear Parents of 5th Grade Students, Last week there was a legislative ruling that changed school health re-quirements regarding physical examina-tions for 5th grade students. The time for a required health examination had been ‘prior to entering 5th grade’; it is now ‘prior to entering 6th grade’. The Illinois State Board of Education and the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) have agreed that enforcement of the 6th grade physical exam requirement will be deferred until the 2008-‘09 school year. There will be no exclusion this year if your child is in 5th grade and has not had the 5th grade school physical. For next year’s 6th grade students, the physical exam will be required ‘within one calen-dar year prior to the first day of entering

sixth grade’. Please schedule an appoint-ment for your 5th grade student to have a physical exam between January and August of 2008. Because IDPH will need to revise its rules in response to the new law, updates on rule changes, when they occur, will be available from your school nurse. Again, parents of current 5th graders are encouraged to plan for an-other physical exam in 2008, but prior to

entering 6th grade. Thank you!

Barb Germann, RN,Health Services CoordinatorSpringfield Public Schools District #186

525-3060

Mrs. Sherry FracheySeptember Student Support News

At the beginning of every school year, I feel so thankful to be able to work at Iles, with all of your children! I am truly fortunate, and enjoy everyday I spend with these amazing people.

The Student Support Program has adopted a new program for classroom presentations called, "The Lion's Quest". Our lessons for September are about working together and teamwork. We are also enjoying the "Together Times" magazines provided. They will be coming home soon. Be sure to watch for them. They have parenting tips and enlighten-ing information about the overall devel-opment of your child.

If you have any questions or con-cerns about your child, please feel free to call me. I am at Iles on Monday morn-ings, and all day on Tuesdays and Thurs-days. Also, be sure to check out our web page. I update the information every couple of weeks. Go to:

http://www.springfield.k12.il.us/teachers/frachey/?b=12

Happy Fall!

ILES SCHOOL NEWSLETTER, ISSUE 2 OCTOBER 3, 2007

WORKING TOGETHER TO ACHIEVE OUTSTANDING RESULTS! http://www.springfield.k12.il.us/schools/iles/

Mrs. LangelllierString Club String Club will get started on October 4, 2007. We will meet on the first and third Thursdays of each month, after school from 3-3:45 in Room 1. String Club is for students who already play an orchestral string instrument such as violin, viola, cello or bass. We will use the time to get to know each other, to perform for each other, to help each other learn new music and to get help on music you may already be working on. If you are interested in joining us, please contact Mrs. Langelllier or just show up with your instrument and music!

Mrs. LangelllierBand News Advanced band students should have received a letter with concert and contest dates for the entire year as well as a Booster Club form. Please fill that out and return it to Mrs. Langellier a.s.a.p. If you are interested in taking charge of organizing the reception after our con-certs, please be sure to indicate that on the form. It is really very easy for a parent to han-dle, but difficult for me to do while simultane-ously trying to prepare the students for the concert, as I discovered last year when I forgot to put out the lemonade! Also, let’s get off to a fantastic start, and set an organized practice schedule for your child to insure contin-ued improvement. Your help is greatly appreciated.

Memorial Medical CenterCommunity Health CornerDr. Ventress, Family Medical Center of Chatham, obtained information for this review from the Centers of Disease Control and Preven-tion. What is the Flu? Influenza, the “flu”, is a contagious respiratory illness caused by the influenza virus. Symptoms of the flu include fever (usually high grade), headache, extreme tiredness, cough, sore throat, runny nose, and mus-cle aches. More commonly in children, the flu can cause nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. The single best way to prevent the flu is to get a flu vaccination yearly. Who should get the flu shot? (1) People at high risk for complications from the flu, including children aged 6 months to 5 years; pregnant women; people 50 years of age and older; people with certain chronic medical conditions, such as diabetes, congestive heart failure, asthma, COPD, HIV, etc.; people who live in nursing homes and other long term care facilities. (2) People who live with or care for those at high risk for complications from the flu. (3) Anyone who wants to decrease their risk of influ-enza.

The influenza vaccine is an inactivated vaccine, therefore, you cannot acquire the flu from the vaccine itself.

Who should not get the flu shot? People who should not get vacci-nated with the influenza vaccine include: those with a severe allergy to chicken eggs; people who have had a severe reac-tion to a previous flu vaccination; indi-viduals who developed Guillain-Barre syndrome following the influenza vaccine; children less than 6 months of age (the vaccine is not approved for this age group); and people who have a moderate or severe illness with a fever should wait to get vaccinated until their symptoms resolve.

When should I get a flu shot? The influenza vaccine should be adminis-tered between October and November. The peak flu season is January through

March. It takes approximately two weeks for the vaccine to become effective. Get-ting the flu shot earlier than October increases the risk of the vaccine losing it’s effectiveness before the flu season is over.

Can you treat the flu? Antibiot-ics are not indicated in the treatment of the flu. There is however a class of medications called antivirals that can be used in the treatment of the flu. These medications must be taken within 2 days of becoming sick. When used in this manner, these medications can reduce symptoms and may shorten the time you are sick by 1 or 2 days. All four antivirals are also approved by the FDA for the prevention of the flu.

Additional steps to prevent the spread of the flu. In addition to get-ting an annual vaccine, individuals can take added steps to help protect against the flu.

1.Cover your nose and mouth with sneezing and coughing.

2.Wash your hands often with soap and water.

3.Avoid close contact with people who are sick.

4.If you get the flu, stay home from work, school, and social gatherings.

5.Try not to touch your eyes, nose, or mouth.Memorial’s website address is www.memorialmedical.com.

ILES SCHOOL NEWSLETTER, ISSUE 2 OCTOBER 3, 2007

WORKING TOGETHER TO ACHIEVE OUTSTANDING RESULTS! http://www.springfield.k12.il.us/schools/iles/