Posted February 8th, 2012 by Mrs. Tosch
Collins School will be hosting Open House/Celebrate Reading and Writing Thursday, February 9th from 6:00-8:00 pm. There will be a PTA meeting at 6:00 and the events begin after. Student classrooms will be open to display all the hard work of students throughout the year so far. Additionally, there will be a magic performance, a magic sing along, a magic room and an ice cream social. Make sure to stop at the front doors and get your tickets for the events. Please come and join your son/daughter to “Celebrate the Magic of Reading and Writing.”
Posted February 6th, 2012 by Mrs. Tosch
Wow! Congratulations, Team Collins! Today we were the proud recipients of the Illinois Academic Excellence Award for the second consecutive year.
The Illinois Honor Roll celebrates the accomplishments of Illinois public schools that are providing high quality education for all their students. To achieve this award, schools must meet the following criteria:
· All schools must have made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) in 2010 and 2011.
· At preschool through eighth grade schools: 90 percent of students must have met or exceeded state standards in both reading and mathematics for the three most recent school years.
We were honored to be selected by State Superintendent Koch to host his press conference here in District 54 at Collins School. This special event was held in the Collins gym today. Students, Tara G. and Nick R., along with Mrs. Tosch, Mrs. Buchanan, Mrs. Hall and Mrs. Rosenblum accepted this award on Collins’ behalf. We know that all twelve schools who earned this distinction join Collins in celebrating this award with the hard-working students, staff and parent community. Without this important partnership, we would not be able to achieve academic excellence.
In addition to the press conference, Superintendent Koch and other esteemed guests toured the building and learned about some of the exceptional instruction that takes place here. It was a pleasure to be able to represent District 54. Like Mrs. Rosenblum said in her speech, “it is the relentlessness of students, staff and parents striving to help students reach their goals and achieve academic excellence that makes this all possible.” We are thrilled to be considered one of the state’s outstanding schools.
Posted January 30th, 2012 by Mrs. Tosch
Come and see the third- and fourth-graders perform their musical on Tuesday, January 31. There are two performances of “Snow Biz.” One starts at 6:15 p.m. and the other at 7:15 p.m. We look forward to seeing you there!
Posted January 30th, 2012 by Mrs. Tosch
February 3rd – Buona Beef
Jumbo Hot Dog & Chocolate Chip cookie
Mac’n'cheese & Chocolate Chip cookie
February 17th – Riccardo’s
Pancakes, butter, syrup & sausage
Cheese Ravioli & roll
February 28th – Pizza Tuesday
Slice of Cheese
Slice of Sausage
Posted January 29th, 2012 by Mrs. Buchanan
Below is the latest edition of the Collins Clips. It is loaded with information about upcoming events, including Celebrate Reading and Writing and Family Fun Night.
01-27-12 Collins Clips
Posted January 29th, 2012 by Mrs. Buchanan
Dear Collins Families,
It has been another fantastic week here at Collins. We are so proud of our students and their progress. We even had a little dance party to celebrate today. I hope your child is able to tell you more about it.
Congratulations to James P., a fourth-grade student whose musical composition, The Diversity of Music, was selected to be sent on to the State level as part of the Illinois PTA Reflections competition.
Our third and fourth grade students will be performing Snow Biz this coming Tuesday night. I look forward to seeing you at the performance.
Sincerely,
Laura Rosenblum
Posted January 15th, 2012 by Mrs. Buchanan
Click below to view the lastest edition of the Collins Clips.
01-13-12 Collins Clips
Posted January 15th, 2012 by Mrs. Buchanan
Dear Collins Families,
It was great to see so many of our families during conferences this week. We want to thank everyone for attending this round of Student-Led Conferences despite the weather. We truly appreciate the time you took to share in this important part of your student’s school experience. If at any time you have any questions regarding your students educational program, please feel free to contact us.
This year we are offering additional clubs during recess. It is a huge success so far. Our 1st and 2nd graders took advantage of this during the first trimester, our 3rd and 4th graders are currently enjoying their clubs, and the 5th and 6th graders will have their turn during the third trimester. As the weather begins to get colder and we hold indoor recess, we are looking for donations of new or gently used board games and Lego sets for students who are not in clubs to use. Please send donations to the office – attention Mrs. Hall. Thank you for helping make indoor recess more enjoyable for our students!
There is no school this coming Monday. We look forward to seeing students on Tuesday, January 17th. Enjoy the long weekend.
Sincerely,
Laura Rosenblum
Principal
Erin Hall
Assistant Principal
Posted January 11th, 2012 by Mrs. Buchanan
Fun Fair Box Tops Sheet 2012
