Bulldog Blast

Bulldog Blast
March 12th, 2015
Be the Change. Expect Excellence.
Calendar Notifications:
o Friday, March 13th – End of 3rd Quarter
o Thursday, March 19th – Talent Show
o Friday, March 20th – Character Counts Breakfast
o Wednesday, March 25th and Thursday, March 26th – Parent Teacher Conferences by appointment
o Spring Break – Monday, March 30th – Monday, April 6th – students return Tuesday, April 7th
NEW and UPDATED NEWS:
St. Baldrick’s:
o 8th grade student Allyssa Harris is raising money for an important cause – research to find cures for childhood
cancer. Allyssa has pledged to raise money for this cause and in return, she will be shaving her head. You can
help! For the rest of the week we are looking for any donations for Allyssa’s pledge. Donations can be turned in
during lunches or before or after school or by visiting her website. If you have any questions, please see Mr.
Niewinski. https://www.stbaldricks.org/participants/mypage/738557/2015.
Character Counts Breakfast:
o The 3rd quarter Character Counts Breakfast will be held on Friday, March 20th at 7:15 a.m. in the cafeteria. Each
semester staff members nominate students who they feel demonstrate exemplary character in and out of school.
These students and their families will participate in a breakfast provided for them as well as a ceremony to share
their success for all.
o Enclosure
Pom Tryouts:
o 2015 Pom Tryouts will be held on Friday, March 27th at 3:15 in the gym. There will be three mandatory clinics
that will be held Monday, March 23, Wednesday, March 25, and Thursday, March 26 from 3:15-5:15. There will
also be a parent informational meeting Monday, March 23 from 4:45-5:15, after the clinic. Students must have a
physical on file, and register online by Monday, March 23rd. If you have any questions, please contact Ms.
Sedlacek at [email protected].
Boys and Girls Track Season:
o 7th and 8th grade athletes interested in participating will need to have a valid sports physical and must complete
registration information by Tuesday March 24th. Practices are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday until
4:30pm. The tentative schedule and information will be available on the school athletic webpage starting Friday
March 6. All athletes must be registered online. Parents should complete the registration, not the students. If an
athlete does not have a valid physical on file with the nurse or has not completed registration and signed the team
contract by March 24th, then they will not be part of the track team. Track Season will begin the first day back to
school after spring break.
Girls Soccer Season:
o Are you interested in trying out for the 2015 Girls Soccer Season? If so, tryouts will be held the first week we
return from Spring Break. Tryout dates will be on Tuesday, April 7 and Thursday, April 9th from3:15-4:30 p.m. A
parent meeting will be held after our first day of tryouts on Tuesday, April 7th at 4:30 p.m. You must be present for
both tryouts in order to make the team and all necessary paperwork must be on file prior to the first day of tryouts.
All paperwork can be found on the Bednarcik Athletic website. If you have any questions you can contact Mrs.
DiFiore at [email protected].
Spring Pictures:
o Your child received an order form for the upcoming spring pictures. They will take place on Friday, March 13th
during physical education and health classes. Please send your child to school with an order form on this day if
you would like pictures. The pictures will also be sent home for your review in case you would prefer to order at a
later time.
Welcome to the Pack Night:
o Oswego East is hosting a Welcome to the Pack Night on Thursday, April 9th for incoming freshman.
o Enclosure
Butter Braids:
o On Friday, February 27th, Bednarcik will start its Butter Braid Fundraiser. Forms for the fundraiser will be sent
home on the 27th with the delivery date set for March 25th, which is the week before Spring Break.
o Enclosure
OEHS Cheerleading:
o The OEHS Cheerleading squad is looking for girls who are interested in trying out for the team next year. The
squad is also putting on clinics for anyone interested in cheerleading.
o Enclosure
OEHS Dance Team:
o The OEHS Dance Team is looking for girls who are interested in trying out for the team next year.
o Enclosure
Plunge into Fitness:
o Bednarcik is once again participating in the Plunge into Fitness Program at Raging Waves Waterpark. The
program will run from Feb. 16, 2015 – April 10, 2015.
o As a special bonus, students and their families are now able to purchase online tickets and save $7 on full day
over 48 inch admission. This offer is available online only with the following link: SAVE $7 PER TICKET TO
RAGING WAVES. Enter Store Name Bednarcik in the box at the bottom of the page.
Bednarcik Chess Scholars:
o There will be an afterschool chess club with professional instruction taking place from March 27th until May 15th.
Classes meet on Fridays from 3:10-4:10.
o Enclosure
Panoramic Wisdom:
o Panoramic Wisdom is providing a service that can help bring passion and purpose to your junior high student. To
learn more about this service, please review the attached enclosure.
o Enclosure
Bednarcik Yearbooks:
o The deadline for ordering a yearbook has passed and no more orders are being taken. If your student has not
ordered a book, he or she will need to wait until May when we will be selling a limited number of extra books on a
first come, first serve basis.
OEHS Football Skills Combine:
o The Oswego East High School FOOTBALL program will be hosting a FREE Football Skills Combine for current
6th – 8th graders at Bednarcik on Wednesday, April 8th.
o Enclosure
Oswego Bears Pop Warner Football:
o The Oswego Bears Pop Warner Football team is looking for players to join their program next fall.
o Enclosure
Library Book Renewals/Fines:
o Students may renew their books one time on their own on their LRC account. Students my login to their LRC
account by clicking on Learning Resource Center, then Bednarcik Card Catalog, then the blue words,
Bednarcik. You login with your ID number and six digit birthday. Once in your account, click My Info and renew.
However, just because you click renew on your account does not mean it renewed for you. You MUST READ
the pop-up. It may not renew for you if the book is on hold for someone else, you’ve already renewed it once
yourself or if you have a fine. If you need the book longer, stop by the circulation desk ASAP. If they book is on
hold for someone else, we can renew it for one more week. If you have a fine, we can renew the book as long as
your fine is fewer than .50 cents. Check your “View history” button to see how many times you have already
renewed your book.
o Lost Books: If you have lost the book, we will renew it for you for two more weeks so you have time to look for
it. If you cannot find the book after renewing it, please pay for the book so we can purchase a library bound copy
for all to enjoy again. Please do not purchase the book yourselves since we use a specific vender and require
library bound copies to be used at school. Check your “View history” button to see how many times your book has
been renewed. If you find the book after paying for it, we do refund your money minus any overdue fines you may
have accumulated from the time you lost the book to the time you paid for the book.
o Book Fair Rules: If you have an outstanding book fine you will not be allowed into the fair until that fine is paid
off. We strongly believe that if you have money for the fair, you have money to take care of your responsibilities.
o Printing: Students are required to have their ID card when printing in the LRC.
Pick-up/Drop-off:
o Parents—PLEASE PULL FORWARD TO DOOR 1 when picking up or dropping off your students. To avoid
traffic concerns and back-ups, possible accidents, and to focus on student, staff, and family safety, we
would greatly appreciate your cooperation with this.
Absence Line:
o Parents: when you are calling in to report a student absence, please provide symptoms or reasons for the
absence.
Student ID’s:
o In an effort to streamline operations and continue to grow our technology capabilities in District 308, Bednarcik
Junior High is piloting an ID card swipe system in our cafeteria for all student purchases. This also allows
students to easily check out books in the LRC and to print work in our classes.
o Enclosure
ONGOING NEWS and REMINDERS:
Rewards Programs:
o Parents and students: the following collections can be taking in the main office:
 HSO—collecting box tops for education
 MyTime—collecting Campbell’s Soup labels
 Atheltics—Coke Rewards codes
Student and Parent Entrances:
o Please remember that for security purposes, students enter the building through door 4 at the beginning of the
day when being dropped off at school by a parent/guardian (bus riders enter in the back of the building). Parents,
if you need to enter the building, please enter through our main entrance, door 3. Thank you for your cooperation.
Are you on FACEBOOK??
o “Like” Bednarcik!.... https://www.facebook.com/bednarcik308
Enclosures:
o Character Counts Breakfast
o Welcome to the Pack Night
o Butter Braids
o OEHS Cheerleading
o OEHS Dance Team
o Bednarcik Chess Scholars
o Panoramic Wisdom
o OEHS Football Skills Combine
o Oswego Bears Football
o Student ID’s
Transportation Questions? – Call 630-636-2999
Student Policy Reminders:
• Alternate Bus Ride Home - A reminder to all families that if your child will be riding the bus home with
another student, both you and the parent of your child’s friend must provide a written note to the main office
no later than the end of homeroom. No verbal consent can be taken.
• Outside Vendor Food – NOT allowed to be brought in for students during lunch periods. Please do not drop off food for
special student occasions or personal lunches. Students will be required to eat in the main office. “Table parties” are also
not allowed.
• Locker Decorating - Only permitted before school starting at 7:40. Students must have permission from a teacher and the
teacher must supervise them. This must be arranged in advance with the teacher.
• Locker Sharing - Sharing lockers is not permitted. Each student is to use their assigned locker only. Sharing locker
combinations is also not permitted.
Questions, Comments, Praise, and Concerns:
Parent Feedback:
o The faculty and staff at Bednarcik are always looking for questions, comments, praise, and concerns that parents
may have regarding our building. We have created a continuous dialogue through a google document where you
have an opportunity to ask questions that are on your mind, offer advice to the school, give praise, or voice
concerns. We then would try to answer or follow up with information in the following weeks Bulldog Blast or with a
conversation.
o Communication Link
http://www.sd308.org/bednarcik
Our mission at Bednarcik Junior High is to ensure that each student develops the necessary academic and social
skills to become successful in his or her future endeavors.
Learn, Grow, Achieve!
3rd Quarter Character Counts! Nominees
Staff members at Bednarcik Junior High nominate students they see illustrating exemplary
character throughout each semester. These students and their families are invited to attend the
Character Counts Breakfast in which the nominated students receive a certificate by the staff
member who nominated them. For third quarter, the following students with excellent
character include:
6th grade: Nathaniel Amezcua, Amanda Lindley, Shyanne Hoagland, Aiden Keating, Jeremy Suta,
Kyle Seuss, Mordecai Bevely, Alyssa Schroeder, Elizabeth Dyer, Samantha Spiwak, Peyton Ngyuen,
Kayla Bonczkowski, Emily Mauro, Griffin Maham, Teegan Mathey, Charyelle Kehoe, Saicharan Voora
7th grade: Julian Gonzalez, Saha Amir, Brandon Askelson, Amir Zeitoun, Kyle Curcio, Danfred Razon,
Ashlyn Katzen, Vanesu Jakachira, Tatianna Spring, Denise Nukuna, Kayla Ortiz, Sami Piccione,
Zohaib Farooq
8th grade: Andrew Zuerner, Stephanie Fogle, Stone Gorman, Emily Hemmer, Kurt Konczak, Audrey Dyer,
Elizabeth Bales, Kiera Kurstman, Jackson Thurmond, Shreya Magesh, Mary Weber, Reagan Sanders,
Amanda Jackson, Nitya Chagoor, Max Padlo, Nicole Barajas, Trisha Sudhaker, David Bigus,
Omar Obershan, Jacob Marcucci
Class of 2019
Welcome to the Pack
Meet the Class of 2019!
Who: Parents and current 8th grade students of Bednarcik,
Murphy, and Plank Junior Highs
What: Parents: Parent groups will present on how to get involved at the high school level (PACE, Wolf Parents, Sports
Boosters, Band Boosters, and others).
Students: Join us for a mixer led by SALT (Student
Athlete Leadership Team) with a DJ, games, prizes, and basketball and a chance to meet other Future Wolves, Class of
2019!
Where: Oswego East High School
1525 Harvey Road, Oswego IL
Parents in the PAC, Students in the Main Gym
When: Thursday, April 9th , 6:30-8pm
2015 ICCA State JV 4th place
2015 & 2014 ICCA State Top 10 Varsity, 2013 Varsity 2nd place
2015 & 2014 ICCA State Competitive Stunt Group Qualifiers
2015 SPC All Conference Tumbler 1st place,
2014 SPC All Conference Jumper 3rd place, Stunt group 3rd place
2015 IHSA Competitive Records: JV & Varsity top third
2014 SPC Conference Varsity 2nd Place, JV 3rd
Proud Spirit ambassadors for the WOLVES at EAST
2 time Crosstown Showdown Chick-Fil-A Champions
ICCA State Qualifiers at JV & Varsity level since 2012
Come to the informational meeting for
OEHS cheerleading 2015-2016!!
: Anyone interested in high school cheerleading
: Informational meeting regarding tryouts for
2015-2016 EAST Cheerleading
: Wednesday, March 18th, 2014 at 4:00pm
: OEHS Community Room
: Clinic/Evaluations: 4/15, 4/16, 4/21, 4/23
Panel Evaluation: 4/24
Questions? Contact Coach Scholle: [email protected] or 630.636.2478
When: 3/19, 3/26, 4/2, 4/9 (3:30-5:50pm)
Where: OEHS Commons
EAST JV and Varsity Cheer Coaches will be hosting four weeks of cheer clinics for
all interested Jr. High cheerleaders to help instruct the EAST techniques of
jumping, stunting, motions, and transitions. Join them to hone your skills and
prepare yourselves for the upcoming season!
Cost per participant $10/week
Any checks payable to OEHS
Questions: Contact Coach Scholle – [email protected] ~or~ 630.636.2478
Oswego East 2015-2016
Competitive Dance Team
Tryout Information
Dates:
April 21st
April 27th
April 28th
April 29th
April 30th
May 1st
May 7th
May 12th
Pre-tryout Parent/Daughter Meeting 6pm
Community Room @OEHS
First Clinic 3:30-6:30pm OEHS Silver Gym
Second Clinic 330-630pm OEHS Silver Gym
Third (optional) Clinic 330-630 OEHS Silver Gym
Tryouts- Scheduled Times TBD
Posting of Team- meeting with each applicant starts @ 3
MANDATORY Team/Parent Meeting 6pm-Community Rm
MANDATORY Uniform fitting/ordering time 6pm
Dance room
All girls wishing to tryout MUST have at least 1 parent attend pre-tryout
parent meeting
** Try-out clinics are recommended but not mandatory.
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MUST HAVE TURNED IN:
 Information Sheet
 Emergency Card
 Grade Sheet
 Must register on our 8to18 website for Oswego East Athletics
 Copy of an updated physical- check with school nurse- cannot
participate in tryout clinics without an updated physical
Attire:
All dancers trying out for the dance team are expected to wear appropriate
clothing and shoes. Examples of appropriate clothes: Leggings, dance shorts (boycut briefs), soffee/cheer shorts WITH dance tights underneath and T-shirt (no tank
tops or bra tops). Sweat pants/warm up pants are ok to warm up in, but please do
not keep them on through out the clinic so we can help with body lines (bent knees).
Dance shoes are highly recommended. (Dancesneakers or Jazz Shoes). Hair must
always be pulled back with bangs out of the face.
Questions: Coach Morelli: [email protected]
Coach Rathbun: [email protected]
OE Competitive DANCE TEAM – GRADE FORM
NAME:________________________________________
Class
Grade
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Teacher Comments: (or feel free to email [email protected])
Teacher
OSWEGO EAST DANCE TEAM
Participant Name:_________________________________________________________________
Year in School for 2015-2016 school year: (i.e., freshmen):________________________
Personal Phone Number:__________________________________________________________
Personal Email:____________________________________________________________________
Address:____________________________________________________________________________
Home Phone:_______________________________________________________________________
Parent Name:______________________________________________________________________
Mom Email:________________________________________________________________________
Dad Email:_________________________________________________________________________
Mom Cell:__________________________________________________________________________
Dad Cell:___________________________________________________________________________
Previous Dance Experience:
Potential Conflicts witb being an OE Dancer:
Favorite Genre of Dance to perform:
___ Information Page
___Physical
___Parent Meeting
___ Grades
Bednarcik School
and Chess Scholars present
an Afterschool Chess Club
with Professional Instruction
Develop your child’s intellect through the royal game of chess! Current research has
shown a strong link between chess and academic performance in a variety of areas,
including mathematics and language arts. Also, chess has been proven to enhance
motivation, concentration, focus, social skills, and creativity. Open to grades 6-8.
Spring Session: 7 classes on Fridays, 3:10-4:10 pm.
March 27 - May 15, 2015. No class on 4/3.
Please pick up your child at 4:10 pm!
Please like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ChessScholars !
Please visit our website at www.ChessScholars.com !
N o p r e v i ou s k n ow l ed ge of ch es s i s n eces s ary. Each class will consist of a fun interactive
teaching period and guided practice time. Both new and returning participants are welcome
and will get to the next level under the guidance of an experienced Chess Scholars coach.
There will also be a chess competition with prizes and a pizza party towards the end of the session!
Each child will receive a participation medal and a chess keychain.
For further information, please contact Chess Scholars at 847-482-9999 or at [email protected].
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To sign up for the chess club, please fill out the form below and M A I L I T with an $87.00 payment
to Chess Scholars, 2209B Lakeside Dr, Bannockburn, IL 60015 by Fri, Mar 13, 2015 (postmark date).
Please make checks payable to:
Chess Scholars.
No refunds will be made, unless there is
insufficient enrollment. No confirmation will be sent. It's the parents' responsibility to remind the
children about the classes.
Name___________________________Grade_____Phone______________________________________
Emergency Contact Person_____________________Emergency Phone____________________________
Address________________________________________________________________________________
Chess experience___________________________________________________________________
Email _______________________________________________ First-time participant? ___Yes ___No
Pizza and soda will be served on the last day, as well as Pepperidge Farm Chessmen cookies on some other days.
Please list any relevant allergies:____________________________________________________________
Bednarcik School Spring 2015 Chess Scholars Registration Form. Code: BED3.27.15
Are You Looking for a Way to Position Your Student for Success in
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Did you know…..?
*80% of college-bound students have yet to choose a major?
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Luckily, there is now an innovative, fun process for making better decisions
based on discovering PASSION that leads to PURPOSE.
Would your family’s life be different if your student could…
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 Feel more confident and self-empowered with renewed sense of purpose?
Your family CAN have this, and it’s EASY and AFFORDABLE.
If you have an 8th grade student preparing for High School, or a High School
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Contact me for a free phone consultation to find out if this service is right for
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(630) 200-2966
[email protected]
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Dear 308 Middle School Parents,
The Oswego East High School FOOTBALL program will be hosting a FREE Football Skills Combine at each
of the three OEHS feeder schools. All students in 6th thru 8th grade are invited to participate. All participants
need to have a signed waiver to participate. Waivers are available in the Main Office of each school.
Event Details are below:
School
Date
Time
Location
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Plank
Tuesday, April 7
5:00pm
Plank Gym
th
Bednarcik
Wednesday, April 8
5:00pm
Bednarcik Gym
Murphy
Thursday, April 9th
5:00pm
Murphy Gym
Combine Events: 40 yard dash, Pro Agility Shuttle, Medicine Ball Throw, Vertical Jump, Standing Broad Jump,
and various position specific drills
In addition to the Skills Combine the OEHS Coaching staff will also be hosting 5 Spring Football Skill
Days open to all incoming freshman (class of 2019). The Skill Days are FREE and they are held on Tuesdays at
5:00pm on the OEHS football practice fields. The dates for the Skill Days are: April 14th, 21st, 28th, May 5th, and
12th.
The OE Football Coaching staff would like to announce its NEW partnership with Oswego Youth Tackle
Football (OYTF). OYTF is now under new leadership and is becoming a true feeder program for OEHS football.
We are very excited to start this relationship. Some of the Highlights of OYTF are listed below.
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OYTF is joining the Midwest Youth Big 12 League,
http://www.leaguelineup.com/welcome.asp?url=myfc, (teams will be broken down by 8U, 9U, 10U,
11U, 7th grade, and 8th grade)
OYTF will be getting brand new helmets, shoulder pads, and chinstraps for the 2015 season
OYTF has discounts set up Elite Sports Performance and Premier Gymnastics for all their kids to take
advantage of
OYTF is a Head's Up Football program
OYTF to split up by high schools (to the extent we can based on numbers)
OYTF coaches will be learning terminology from the high school coaches so incoming freshman will
have a better understanding
OYTF coaches will be able to attend coaching clinics put on by the high school staffs
OYTF to participate in Community Bash at OEHS
OYTF kids to participate in summer camps for kids entering 6-8th grade in the fall
For OYTF questions please contact Bob Perry at [email protected]
Any questions regarding the Combines or Skill Days please contact me at [email protected]
Thanks and GO PACK!!
Tyson LeBlanc
Head Football Coach
Oswego East High School
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Pop Warner was founded in1929 and continues to grow and serves as the only youth football,
cheerleading & dance organization that requires its participants to maintain academic standards in
order to participate.
Pop Warner's commitment to academics is what separates the program from other youth sports
around the world.
Since 1929, the Pop Warner Philosophy has been that athletics and scholastics go hand in hand.
At every level, Pop Warner programs seek to develop well-rounded young men and women who
learn not only the fundamentals of football, cheerleading, and dance but also the importance of
education in an atmosphere conducive to developing sound character while having a good time.
Kids compete with kids of similar age and size. Pop Warner is the ONLY youth football program
(local, regional and national) that sets and enforces a strict AGE & WEIGHT MATRIX that reduces
the risk and reality of injuries.
USA Football Certified Coaches using standardized techniques.
The Oswego Bears has been a feeder program to OEHS since its inception in Oswego 7 years ago.
Pop warner is a Head’s Up Football program – see attachment.
Pop Warner does not track personal tallies of touchdowns or yards rushing per game. We don't
count sacks or blocked kicks. We applaud the athletic efforts of the team to reinforce the
importance of teamwork, with each member.
Oswego Bears coaching has and will continue to implement plays and terminology from the high
school coaches so incoming freshman will
Have a better understanding during this transition.
Oswego Bears staff will be able to attend coaching clinics put on by the high school staffs.
Oswego Bears to participate in the Community Bash at OEHS.
Summer camps available for kids entering 1st-8th grade in the fall.
Home games at Oswego East High School.
For Questions regarding Pop warner, please contact Jeremy Swanson (President) at
[email protected] or Jim Provow (Head Coach Midget Division) 7-8th grade at
[email protected]
Any questions regarding the Combines or Skill Days please contact me at [email protected]
Chicagolandpopwarner.org
Oswegobears.com
February 16, 2015
Dear Bednarcik Parents,
In an effort to streamline operations and continue to grow our technology capabilities in District 308,
Bednarcik Junior High is piloting an ID card swipe system in our cafeteria for all student purchases. This
also allows students to easily check out books in the LRC and to print work in our classes.
Instead of typing in their student ID number on a keypad, students will be able to swipe their ID card
through a barcode reader. We have already begun the testing phase at one of our three cafeteria lines
with positive results. Swiping an ID is much faster than entering a PIN number and it provides an added
level of security.
Right now students have the option to swipe their ID or enter a PIN as they always have. However, we
are planning to phase out PIN # keypads at the start of the fourth quarter, March 16, 2015.
We need your help in reinforcing this message to students and stressing the importance of bringing
their ID to school every day, keeping it on them at all times and being careful not to misplace it.
Students that lose their ID are required to purchase a new one for $5.00.
We look forward to rolling out this pilot and providing students with added convenience and more time
to enjoy their meals. Thank you for your cooperation. If you have any questions, please contact Mr.
Niewinski.
Thank you,
Marc Arakelian
Aramark General Manager