MacArthur parents/guardians will be able to view their report cards online this semester on June 5, more than a week before the hard copy report cards are mailed on June 14. District 54 is piloting the online report card in an effort to share information in a timelier manner and to become more environmentally friendly by not printing report cards for parents who prefer the online version.

I want to ensure that all of our parents have access to this early viewing of the report card, so I highly encourage you to sign up for the District 54 Infinite Campus Parent/Student Portal before June 5. The portal is a website and app where parents and guardians can view their children’s grades, assignments, immunizations, test scores, demographic information and now report cards.

If you have not previously logged on to the portal, contact our front office for instructions on how to obtain a secure Campus Portal Activation Key.

If you have already created an account, to view the report card on June 5 you must first log in to the account from a computer (the report card will not be accessible in the app).

Click on the Report Card link on the left side of your screen. This link will take you to another page, where you will be asked to log in again for security reasons. After logging in, you will see the report card files for all of your children. Click on any of the report cards to download the pdf file.

This year, on June 14, we plan to mail a report card to each home. Next year, we will only be making hard copies available for families who are unable to access the report cards online.

/ guadianés de la escuela MacArthur podrán ver sus boletas de calificaciones en línea este semestre el 5 de junio, más de una semana antes de que las copias impresas sean enviadas el 14 de junio. El Distrito 54 está poniendo a prueba la boleta de calificaciones en línea en un esfuerzo para compartir información de una manera más oportuna y para ser más respetuosa con el medio ambiente al no imprimir boletas de calificaciones para los padres que prefieren la versión en línea. Quiero asegurarme de que todos nuestros padres tengan acceso a la tarjeta de calificaciones en línea, por lo que le animo a que se inscriba en el Portal de Padres / Estudiantes del Distrito 54 de Infinite Campus antes del 5 de junio. El portal es un sitio web y una aplicación donde Los padres y los guardianes pueden ver las calificaciones de sus hijos, las asignaciones, las vacunas, los resultados de las pruebas, la información demográfica y ahora también las boletas de calificaciones. Si no ha recibido acceso previo al portal, póngase en contacto con nuestra oficina para obtener instrucciones sobre cómo recibir una Clave de activación segura para el portal de padres. Si ya ha creado una cuenta, para ver la boleta de calificaciones el 5 de junio, primero debe iniciar su sesión entrando en su cuenta desde una computadora. (La boleta de calificaciones no estará disponible a través de la aplicación web).

Information Day provides the opportunity for new families to register and our current families to drop off any missing paperwork and to gather information about next school year from 9am-12pm and 5:30pm-8pm. Current MacArthur students who have properly registered for the school year will be able to pick up their class placement letters. As a reminder, families who register on or after Information Day will have their teacher placement letters mailed home. Also, MacArthur will be once again collecting school supplies to be donated to our families. If you’d like to contribute please bring the supplies on Information Day. Here are some possible items to donate: 17-18 Back to School Supply Drive – Donaciones de Utiles

Thank you to the amazing Mrs. Belesiotis and Mrs. Bravo for spending hours putting together our beautiful Mac News to ensure information is communicated to our families in a timely manner! Thank you also to all of our PTA members and volunteers for an amazing year. We couldn’t have done it without you!! As I always have said, our PTA is Kind of a Big Deal! Enjoy reading our final Mac News of the year by clicking: Mac News or Noticias de Mac

We have so much to celebrate within the past few weeks and days. To begin with, our MacArthur Student Council received a lovely thank you letter on behalf of the entire Child Life team at Alexian Brothers Women and Children’s Hospital. To read the thank you letter please click this link: Book-Drive Thank You Letter. In addition, we had a fabulous opportunity to celebrate all of our beautiful volunteers for this school year at our annual Volunteer Celebration this past week! MacArthur is blessed to have such an involved and committed community that works collaboratively to ensure a successful school experience each year for our Toros. It’s because of your amazing efforts that we also had another extremely successful and fun Field Day today! Hooray to a beautiful day filled with much fun, joy and blessed memories. Thank you!

Our 2017 50th Anniversary yearbook has arrived and it looks amazing! We have extra yearbooks available that will be sold on a first come first serve basis at $16 a yearbook. Thank you Ms. Sandi, Mrs. Tanvir, and our MAC staff for your time and effort. A special thank you to Mrs. Holmes for all her effort as our yearbook coordinator. Lastly, thank you TOROS for allowing us to share your special moments in a book that you will enjoy for years to come.

MacArthur International Spanish Academy presents Disney’s “101 Dalmatians Kids” this Tuesday, May 16th at 6:30 PM in the MacArthur School gym.

What an amazing turnout we had for Science Fair this past week. I believe it was the largest amount of participants MacArthur has ever had. Amazing job to all of our wonderful scientific Toros! A special thank you also goes out to Mrs. Kowalczyk for organizing a phenomenal opportunity for our students to partake in and all of our PTA volunteers that helped out as well! To learn how you can get involved in our PTA please read the latest edition of Mac News/Noticias de Mac.

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Please stop by Moretti’s on Wednesday, May 3rd, to support the cast of 101 Dalmatians Kids.  Moretti’s will donate up to 15% of our group sales back to MacArthur’s Drama team.  Be sure to bring the attached flyer and tell your family, friends, and co-workers.

As a reminder, Wednesday, May 3rd, is a half-day of school due to the Teacher-Inservice.  Students will be dismissed at 11:40 AM.  Why not head out to lunch at Moretti’s that day?

Please join us this evening, Tuesday, April 25th, for the Science Fair Awards Ceremony from 6-7 PM.  It is exciting to see the number of students who participated in this year’s event.  We want to thank the parents of all of our science fair participant for supporting their child throughout the process.  Also, special thanks to Mrs. Kowalczyk, the Science Fair Committee Chairperson, for the numerous hours she dedicated to planning this year’s Science Fair.

El 3 de abril, los padres cuyos estudiantes asistirán a una escuela del Distrito 54 el próximo año recibieron instrucciones de inscripción por correo para el año escolar 2017-2018.

Para completar el proceso de registro, todas las familias del Distrito 54 deben probar la residencia anualmente en el momento del registro. Para obtener una lista de los documentos necesarios para cumplir con los requisitos de residencia, haga clic aquí. Toda la documentación proporcionada debe ser actual, válida para 2017-2018, y reflejar nombre y dirección dentro de los límites del Distrito 54.

Se anima a los padres a completar este proceso en línea a través del Portal para Padres de Infinite Campus. El portal es un sitio web donde los padres y tutores pueden ingresar y ver información sobre los grados, asignaciones, vacunas, calificaciones de los exámenes, información demográfica y mucho más de sus hijos. Usted podrá pagar sus cuotas y subir su prueba de residencia a través del portal de padres (aunque copias en papel serán aceptadas en nuestras escuelas también).

Además, estamos lanzando una nueva tarjeta de calificaciones en línea para el tercer trimestre. Todos los que tengan una cuenta de portal podrán ver las tarjetas de calificaciones de sus hijos en línea el 5 de junio, mientras que las copias impresas no se enviarán por correo hasta el 14 de junio. Todos los padres y tutores que no han creado una cuenta de portal, 54 con una dirección de correo electrónico, debería haber recibido un correo electrónico la primera semana de abril, con un enlace directo para inscribirse en el portal. Si no recibió un correo electrónico pero desea crear una cuenta de portal, comuníquese con nuestra oficina.

Por favor, asegúrese de registrarse antes del lunes 1 de mayo para asegurar que su hijo (a) sea colocado en una lista de clases para el próximo año. Si tiene preguntas, llame a la oficina de la escuela.