We have come up with some ways to celebrate these last days together using the alphabet! Here is a schedule of our events. Participation is optional, but they will all be fun and bring the year to an unforgettable end. We will still have a regular school day, but we’ll take time out for our special events each day.
Official parent sign-up will be on May 14th and 15th at the Holiday Inn, 800 S. Route 31, Crystal Lake in the Walnut Room.
Sign up will be on Monday, May 14th from 1:00pm-8:00pm for all instruments. Sign-up will continue on Tuesday from 9:00am-11:00am for all instruments.
Click on the music note for more information and eligibility.
Newsletter Information
We are pleased to announce that Canterbury parents and families will now be receiving school newsletters by way of email as part of our effort to go paperless. Canterbury parents and families need to have your email address(s) registered with the school in order to receive these. If your email is not on file or has changed please call Canterbury school to provide your current email address.
Canterbury Field Day
This fun day will be held on Friday, June 1st. The students will rotate with their classrooms through stations of various games, relays, and other activities throughout the entire day. Remember to wear clothes that you can move in, and gym shoes. Please bring a water bottle with your name clearly marked.
If needed the rain date for is scheduled for June 4th.
Crystal Lake Library / Crystal Lake Dawnbreaker Rotary Club Read, Write & Win Contest
Calling all Crystal Lake students in grades 3 - 8: the 2012 Read, Write & Win contest will begin February 12!
Get all the information and brochure by clicking here.
Canterbury Events
Family Fun Run Let's have some healthy fun at our annual Family Fun Run!
Canterbury Family Fun Run
Held at Lundahl Middle School
Sunday, May 20th, 2012
Registration form due by May 11, 2012
La carrera familiar de la Escuela Canterbury
Se llevará acabo en la Escuela Media Lundahl
domingo, el 20 de mayo, 2012
La inscripción deberá ser entregada antes del viernes, el 11 de mayo del 2012
We have exciting news to share with parents and children. Canterbury school will be participating in a summer reading program with Scholastic to be a part of beating a world record by reading 75 million minutes between May 1st and August 31st.
This is an awesome opportunity to encourage your children to continue reading during the summer. Please visit www.scholastic.com/summer and login with the usename and password given by your teachers.
This month's winning class was Ms. Kates with 346 Box Tops! Keep up the great work!
School Supplies
It’s that time of year again when we are sending out fliers to buy next years 2012/2013 school supplies. Please look for them in your childs backpack. They will be going out the week of April 30th and will be due back no later than Monday, May 14th.
If you need a form, or have any questions, please call Amie Miller at 815-382-7144.
Early Release Days Approved for 2011-2012
Additional Early Release Days Approved for the 2011-2012 School Year- Facts and Schedule
Purpose
During this past April's Board of Education meeting, the Board approved the implementation of five early release days for the 2011-2012 school year for the purposes of engaging District 47 teachers in structured and targeted staff development from which we hope to improve student learning outcomes. While the concept of staff release time being utilized in this capacity is new to District 47, it is a relatively common practice in many neighboring school districts including our local area high school district.
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Dates to Remember
Check the calendar in this web page for updates and more information.
Click Calendar for all dates
May 4-24 - District Art Show at Dole Mansion
May 20 - Family Fun Run 9am-12pm
May 22 - Kindy Kickoff
May 28 - No School Memorial Day
June 1 - Field Day
June 1 - Wendy's Night
June 5 - Last Day of School 10:30am Dismissal
School is in session!
Please remember to keep our students safe and not use cell phonesor text within the school zone!
Educational Web Sites
Here are just a few educational websites that are available for students to use from home! Check out the Parent Resources section for more educational links.
Tumblebooks www.crystallakelibrary.org/Kids/index.html This site accessed through the Crystal Lake Library Kids page offers hundreds of interactive books with related games and puzzles, read alongs and non-fiction selections. There are also books available in Spanish.
Everyday Math Online https://www.everydaymathonline.com/ Everyday Mathematics is the math curriculum for District 47. For 3rd-5th grade students, this website supports the curriculum and provides on-line math games, an interactive student reference book, and parent information about the program. Contact your child's teacher for his or her username and password.
This fall, students entering sixth and ninth grades will be required to provide proof of Tdap vaccination along with the school physical forms that are also required for these grades.
Implementation of Tdap Vaccination is a Requirement.
Every day it is above 0 degrees students will go outside for recess.
Please make sure that your children are dressed appropriately to participate in the daily 15 to 25 minute recess breaks. The guidelines that the district follows for outside activities during cold weather are as follows:
Canterbury Elementary School- Partners in Education
The following document outlines how the parents, the entire school faculty and the students will share the responsibility for improved student academic achievement and the means by which the school and parents will build and develop a partnership that will help children achieve District 47 and the State’s high standards.
Clickhereto read full document in English or Spanish
For Your Information
Reminder – Starting November 28th
In order to promote and foster healthier student’s choices and to be mindful of the many students in District 47 with severe food allergies, we respectfully request that parents provide only non-food item birthday treats (book donations, pencils, stickers, etc.). Additionally, parents are strongly encouraged to provide healthy food choices for classroom celebrations and holiday parties.
Recordatorio - A partir del 28 de noviembre
Con el fin de promover y fomentar opciones más saludables a los estudiantes y ser conscientes de los estudiantes en el Distrito 47 con alergias alimenticias graves, respetuosamente solicitamos que los padres no traigan comida para los cumpleaños. En vez de comida, los padres pueden traer donaciones de libros, lápices, calcomanías, etc. Además, los padres deben traer comida saludable para las celebraciones de la clase y los días festivos.
Raz-Kids
RAZ-Kids
Canterbury School was able to obtain a subscription to RAZ-Kids online for the students to use at school, at home or from any computer with internet access. The program is designed to allow students to read at their individual reading ability and provides feedback to their teacher through the use of online quizzes and assignment progress tools. We're excited that this wonderful resource is open for students to use all summer long to support their reading success!
Please encourage your kids log-on to RAZ Kids and check it out! http://www.raz-kids.com/main/Login
Reading Like A Writer
A powerful way for your child to improve his/her writing is by noticing the craft of other writers. The books you read aloud to your child are wonderful models “Mentor Text” of skillful author’s craft. As you are reading to your child, you may want to discuss:
• The interesting words the author uses in place of common words like
‘said’, ‘happy’, ‘good’ or ‘nice’.
• How a writer organizes his or her ideas in writing.
• Powerful leads that grab a reader’s attention right from the beginning.
• Powerful endings that get the reader thinking more deeply about the story
or thinking in new ways.
• Different types of print the author uses for different purposes.
• Specific words (ex. scarlet red) used to describe people or things in the story.
• Strong verbs the author uses to create excitement and to hold the reader’s
interest and attention.
“Reading like a writer” will also develop a love for reading and writing as well as to deepen understanding of what he/she reads.
TIPS FOR READING WITH YOUR CHILD
Please remember to read with your child every day. He/she should be bringing independent and familiar books home from their classroom or the school library. Each teacher at Canterbury has talked to their class about the importance of thinking while reading. Your child’s class has been practicing talking and writing about the thinking done while reading. You can support your child in their use of the comprehension strategies by asking these kinds of questions:
Schema/Connections: Is there a part of this story or piece that reminds you of an experience you had or a friend has had? Did you have any schema (background/prior information) about the topic? If so, how did you use that information to help you understand what you were reading?
Questioning: Can you show me a part in the text that you had a question about? What were you wondering about?
Visualizing: Were there places in the text that you made a picture or visualized in your mind as you were reading? What specific words helped you create those images?
Inferring: What do you think will happen next in this piece or what do you expect to learn about in the next section? Can you find a place in the text where you had to combine your schema with the author’s clues to ‘figure out’ something that the author was trying to tell you?
Determining Importance: What message do you think the author wants you to get from this piece? What clues did you ‘notice’ to help you figure out what is important in this piece? What do you think is most important to remember in this piece? Synthesis: Can you tell me what this piece is about in just a few sentences? Can you show me a part in the text where your thinking changed? Do you have any new ideas or information after reading this piece?
Self-Monitoring: Is there anything that you were confused about when you were reading? What did you do when you were confused? Let’s see if we can clarify your confusion together.
Principal - Rachael Alt
Asst. Principal Cathy Alberth
875 Canterbury Dr.
Crystal Lake, IL 60014
815-459-8180 (Main)
815-479-5117 (Fax)
Official parent sign-up will be on May 14th and 15th at the Holiday Inn, 800 S. Route 31, Crystal Lake in the Walnut Room. 
We are pleased to announce that Canterbury parents and families will now be receiving school newsletters by way of email as part of our effort to go paperless. Canterbury parents and families need to have your email address(s) registered with the school in order to receive these. 
This fun day will be held on Friday, June 1st. The students will rotate with their classrooms through stations of various games, relays, and other activities throughout the entire day. Remember to wear clothes that you can move in, and gym shoes. Please bring a water bottle with your name clearly marked.
We have exciting news to share with parents and children. Canterbury school will be participating in a summer reading program with Scholastic to be a part of beating a world record by reading 75 million minutes between May 1st and August 31st. 
It’s that time of year again when we are sending out fliers to buy next years 2012/2013 school supplies. Please look for them in your childs backpack. They will be going out the week of April 30th and will be due back no later than Monday, May 14th. 
This fall, students entering sixth and ninth grades will be required to provide proof of Tdap vaccination along with the school physical forms that are also required for these grades.
Reminder – Starting November 28th
Educational excellence for all students is our passion and commitment.