All Flossmoor District 161 buildings will be closed on Friday, January 12th due to inclement weather.
Students will participate in their learning activities from home. The school day will begin at 8:00 a.m. and conclude at 1:30 p.m. Teachers will share coursework and Zoom meeting links through the Canvas Learning Management System. Students in early childhood and kindergarten previously brought home packets and materials to complete.
If you have any questions regarding the schedule for the day, please contact your child’s teacher or building principal.
As a reminder, there is no school on Monday, January 15th. We are also anticipating dangerously cold temperatures on Tuesday, January 16th, so please be on the lookout for additional information that will be emailed to all District 161 families and posted on all school websites as needed.
District 161 is hosting several Parent University Sessions over the next few weeks. Paula Davis, founder of the Stress and Resilience Institute, will present information for parents/guardians on topics such as building stress awareness and understanding burnout, maintaining strong connections, leveraging mental strength in parenting, and building parental efficacy and hope. The first session is Thursday, January 18 from 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. at Normandy Villa. We hope that you will be able to attend. Follow the link below to register. https://forms.gle/QWhG6zK8m8uPfiSz8
Thank you to Flossmoor Community Church for sharing your space so our choirs could perform for the students and teachers of FCC Weekday Preschool. The preschool students were the PERFECT audience and we loved to see their little toes tapping and hands clapping to the music.
The music continued last night at Parker Junior High during the orchestra concert. Thank you to Mr. Diller and his students for the spectacular and goosebump inducing performance!
Last night parents and families were delighted by the holiday hits performed at the 2023 Winter Choral Concert. Thank you to Directors Ms. Lynch and Mr. Pritchard for their dedication to their students. Did you have a favorite song? Add it to the comments below!
It's always a busy day at Parker Junior High! Here is a list of some of our activities for today, 12.13.23.
Parker Junior High is arranging Parent Advisory Sessions in the coming months and values your input. Kindly utilize our Parent Advisory Session Sign-Up Genius to enroll in our upcoming session, scheduled for Thursday, December 21st, at 8:00 AM in the PJHS Media Center. Principal Parris will guide these sessions, providing an interactive platform for up to 30 Parker families to engage in meaningful dialogue focused on fostering success.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040E4EAAA823ABF94-46709755-parent#/
Don't miss out on this fantastic opportunity to have your student learn babysitting skills and CPR from Village of Flossmoor Fire Department Firefighter/Paramedic Kelly Thacker. Classes will be taught over winter break and the total cost is $50.00. Registration link and more info are below!
Space is limited and available to students 13 years of age and older.
Students must complete both classes.
https://www.flossmoor.org/FormCenter/ItemAdminPreview/?formID=145
Is your student interested in becoming a babysitter? The Village of Flossmoor Fire Department offers a winter break babysitter safety training class led by Firefighter Kelly. Participants must attend both sessions and be at least 13 years old. Sign-up and details are available at https://www.flossmoor.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=517
*Class limited to 20 participants
Support the Parker Junior High PTO by purchasing 🍿
Use the QR code for ordering info
Thank you to members of the Homewood Flossmoor High School choir, band, and orchestra programs for sharing your time and talents with our students today. The music was inspiring and beautiful!
Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at Parker Junior High. We hope you enjoy time with your family and look forward to seeing you on Monday, November 27.
Calling all spelling wizards!
On Wednesday, December 6th, interested students can participate in the Flossmoor School District Spelling Bee Qualifying Test.
If you would like your child to take the qualifying test, please complete the permission slip and return it to your child’s English teacher by Friday, December 1st.
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G-O-O-D L-U-C-K!
Is your student looking for a new activity? Sign them up for the knitting and crochet club. Did you know the repetitive nature of knitting has meditative qualities, leading to a state of mindfulness and helping individuals manage stress and anxiety? The cost is $5 for supplies and is limited to 15 students. The club will meet after school on Mondays, with the first meeting on Monday, November 27. See Ms. Rudenga in the Media Center for a form to sign up!
Don't miss the boys Basketball game today vs James Hart hosted at Homewood Flossmoor High School. Halftime performance by the Lady Falcons and the Falconettes!
Tip-off 4pm
Tickets 2.00 for adults and 1.00 for students.
Students must be accompanied by an adult.
The Parker Junior High PTO wishes to thank everyone who ordered Spirit Wear. Your order directly supports student and teacher programming and opportunities. We can't wait to see you wearing your Parker Pride!
On World Kindness Day we would like to recognize some of our Parker Junior High Students who were caught being kind! These students are part of a local Girl Scout Troop and they spent their time making cards and canvases for Veterans. These gifts will be sent to the Illinois Veterans' Home, Manteno as part of the Village of Flossmoor Community Relations Commission holiday project.
Parent Teacher Conferences are coming up on November 20 &21. Use the link in this post to get instructions for signing up to meet with your child's teacher. Parent Teacher Conferences provide an opportunity to create a roadmap to success, tailor support, and celebrate achievements. See you there!
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Today we had the pleasure of honoring our local Veterans with a special assembly. Part of the tribute included inspiring words from our Veterans and fabulous music from our Parker Junior High Band. We thank the Veterans for their service, dedication, and sacrifice. We are grateful to all Veterans every day for their service to our country.
Thank you to the students from Parker Junior High for volunteering your help during the annual Pumpkin Smash event.
🎃With your help we diverted 2.5 tons of pumpkin waste from landfills.
🎃We hosted 276 people at the event playing tic-tac-toe with pumpkins, dropping pumpkins from a bucket truck, and smashing pumpkins with a mallet.
🎃 60 volunteers helped the event run efficiently.
