In 8th grade ELA, we have been finishing up our first unit in StudySync on Everyone Loves a Mystery. We have read both fiction, "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson that had students analyze how traditions can impact our culture, and an informational text excerpt about Phineas Gage. This is a true story about a person who survived an iron shooting through his head and led to advancements in brain science.We will be starting our Holocaust unit soon by reading the memoir Night by Elie Weisel. In November, we will be taking a field trip to the IL Holocaust Museum. In Social Studies, students have already learned and passed their tests on the IL Government. We are now starting to explore our new textbook. Students did a gallery walk to learn about why we study history by reading quotes from various perspectives throughout history about its importance. And this week students will start learning about the Reconstruction time period in US history. 

Many Sixth grade math students are currently focusing on writing, interpreting and evaluating numerical expressions to understand how to work with algebraic expressions. Additionally, some are also working on understanding that a proportional relationship is a relationship in which one quantity is a constant multiple of another. 

Earlier this week, we had a few of ou

Today we drew some name for the Trimester mid-term raffle of PRIDE paw winners. Any student that has turned in a card is eligible for a prize. This year's prizes include bucket hats, tie-dye shirts, popsockets, and Cafeteria Sweet Treats(a coupon for a free cookie, ice cream, or chips). Great work, Marauders!

Our Marauders had a great showing at the Conference meet earlier this week. Our Varsity girls group finished in 1st place and they also won the Sportmanship Award! Both boys and girls teams travel to Libertyville this weekend for the Sectional meet.

***Additionally, tryouts for our basketball teams begin on October 17 & 18th.***

On September 23rd, a local resident, Jason Prempas, organized restoration work to the wetland area behind MacArthur as part of his Eagle Scout project.

Check out the great write-up in the Natural Resources Commission website!

Thanks for helping us out, Jason!

October 21st

Freshman Placement Exam

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(JHHS or (WHS)

December 7th

Class of 2028 Elective Night

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(JHHS or (WHS)

-Institute Days: 10/16, 1/8, 4/2

-School Improvement Days: 5/10

-Holidays: No School

-Thanksgiving Break: 11/20-11/24

-Winter Break:12/25-1/5

-Martin Luther King Day: 1/15

-Presidents' Day: 2/19

-Spring Break: 3/25-3/29

-Memorial Day: 5/27

-Additional Non-Attendance Days: 2/16, 4/1

-8th Grade Promotion (tentative): 5/24

-Last Day of Student Attendance (if no emergency days used): 5