
CUSD # 205 Families: All classes will be held virtually today, Tuesday, February 16, 2021. There will be no in-person instruction. No meal distribution today, Tuesday, February 16, 2021.

Congratulations to our Steele Star Winner Winner Chicken Dinner Winners for Feb 1st-Feb 5th.

All CUSD #205 buildings will be closed on Friday, February 5, 2021.
There will be no in-person instruction.
All classes will be held virtually, students will follow their virtual schedule.
There will be no meal distribution on Friday, February 5, 2021.

Members of the School Crisis Response Team from ROE #33 and Galesburg CUSD #205 will be available to assist any student or community member in need of counseling due to the recent tragic passing of a 7-year-old girl in our community.
Trained staff will be available for this purpose at Steele School at 1480 West Main Street from 8-4 p.m. on Monday, January 25th. Mask wearing and social distancing requirements will be enforced. Please call 309-973-2016 with any questions.

Kindergarten-6th grade students can pick up additional food every Thursday and Friday at King, Silas Willard, and Steele during their regular pick up time! The additional food has been provided by Blessings in a Backpack, the community organization that is supported by Knox College, Galesburg Lions, 1st Presbyterian Church, and a number of community individuals, businesses, and organizations.

Dr. Asplund shares more information about the parent survey in his weekly video this week.
https://youtu.be/LA0ZNsiricU

Steele Stars December Spirit Week 12/14/2020-12/18/2020 Please send a picture of your Steele Star wearing their December Spirit Wear to your student's home room teacher or jgraves@galesburg205.org and we will post class shout outs to social media.

Steele Stars December Spirit Week 12/14/2020-12/18/2020 Please send a picture of your Steele Star wearing their December Spirit Wear to your student's home room teacher or jgraves@galesburg205.org and we will post class shout outs to social media.

Congratulations to our Steele Kindergarten Reading Bingo Winners! Keep up the Reading and you just may be the next BINGO WINNER!

Happy December Birthday to our Steele Friends! We wish we could celebrate with you at school. Please Stay Safe and Stay Healthy.

Congratulations to Mrs. Washabaugh's Kindergarten class for PERFECT ATTENDANCE on a GOOGLE MEET! Look in the mail for a prize!

***Due to inclement weather, SEL on Wheels is canceled tonight. We look forward to seeing students on Thursday, November 12, 2020! #SELin205

***Due to inclement weather SEL on Wheels is canceled tonight. We look forward to seeing students on Thursday, November 12, 2020! #SELin205

Congratulations to our September Steele Star Students of the Month!

Congratulations to Mr. Triplett for 30 years of service in CUSD #205.

Congratulations to all of our Steele Winner Winner Chicken Dinner Winners! Keep up the FABULOUS work through out the week and you just may get chosen as our next Winner!

Dr. Asplund and Mrs. Graves share their message today from the new Steele Media Center! https://youtu.be/GUguJsr8OHg

More progress has been made at Steele Elementary! Click the link for more pictures! https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/805040/Steele_Elementary__7_17_2020.pdf

Stay Connected: Please make sure you have the correct email and phone number in Skyward Family Access! If you need help with your login or password, please email webmaster@galesburg205.org for assistance!

If you drive by Steele, you may notice it is starting to look different! Click the link for more pictures! https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/736163/Steele_6_2_2020__1_.pdf

CUSD #205 is putting Social Emotional Learning first. We need your input on our work and vision statement. Please watch a quick video at https://youtu.be/6aHFphnU2ho . Then take the survey by clicking https://forms.gle/51MpxCWHEM51mQpk7 Thank you! #SELin205

The weather decided it was time for a day indoors! Don't let the rain and clouds stop you from checking out all the grade level choice boards! Click the link, and share a picture with us when you complete an activity! https://sites.google.com/galesburg205.org/choice-boards/home

May 4th-8th is Teacher Appreciation Week, and we have started the celebration early. #205 teachers were able to present a check to the Galesburg FISH Food Pantry. District #205 made the donation of $5 per #205 staff member, totaling $3,145. Through this gift that will serve so many in need, our intention is to convey our appreciation for you all!

Parents of current and 4th and 5th grade students, we need your help! If your student hasn't made elective choices for next year, please watch the video from Mr. Young! https://youtu.be/7hf32sAzFMQ

Governor Pritzker has announced that schools in Illinois will remain closed for the rest of the school year. We will send out more information as it becomes available. The weekly video message from Dr. Asplund is now available at the following link https://youtu.be/-ZxeaJJVQVA

Parents and Guardians, please click the following link to view the weekly message from Dr. Asplund! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwCKBS1kxmY

Even more so in these difficult times, CUSD #205 puts your child's health, safety, and emotional well-being as the primary focus. Each week we will share information with you about how to help your child cultivate these important goals. School leaders and teachers will also keep Social and Emotional Learning at the forefront during this time. View this video for a quick introduction to SEL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikehX9o1JbI

CUSD #205 Parents and Guardians, Dr. Asplund has some reminders for you today in his weekly video update! https://youtu.be/5bn6QUba_l4

LINKS for Steele Weekly Announcements - 3/30/2020
Help Your Child Reduce Stress / Anxiety
Deep Breathing with Elmo
https://pbskids.org/video/sesame-street/2365835531
Virtual Field Trip Links
Yellowstone National Park
https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/photosmultimedia/virtualtours.htm
San Diego Zoo
https://kids.sandiegozoo.org/
Great Wall of China
https://www.thechinaguide.com/destination/great-wall-of-china
The Tundra
https://www.discoveryeducation.com/learn/tundra-connections/

We have listed the link for the learning packets that were mailed to K-5 Students and included the list of links for additional resources on the following document. https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/624396/K-5_Resource_Guide___1_.pdf

We know all of our students are experiencing a new way of learning at home. Share what your students are doing at home by sending an email to HomeLearning@galesburg205.org. We may share your ideas, photos and videos with our school community!

Governor Pritzker has just informed all Illinois school districts that schools will be closed Tuesday, March 17, 2020 and through Monday, March 30, 2020. The district is developing a remote learning plan and will be notifying parents shortly with details.

For up to date information on COVID-19 from Galesburg CUSD #205, please visit http://galesburgil.apptegy.us/o/galesburg-cusd-205/page/pandemic-preparedness.

The 2019-2020 School year calendar has two built in emergency days during the month of March, March 12 & March 13. Dr. Asplund has decided to change the emergency days to non student attendance days. To clarify, there will be no student attendance on March 12 & March 13.

The construction progress continues at Steele Elementary! https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/576904/Steele_Update_1_31_2020_.pdf

Ms. Noonan (art teacher) and Mr. Bruening (Instructional Coach) have partnered to complete a "stop motion" video project with Steele's 4th and 5th graders. This unit proves to be impactful for the students as they create rough drafts, edit their work, collaborate with peers, learn new skills, and ultimately assess their own learning.

HOLIDAY HAIRCUTS! Thank you Kuu Jackson, of Kuu’s Kuts for donating your time and talents to the young men at Steele School! Kuu gave our boys stylish holiday haircuts! Thank you to Joey, Kiki and Quincy of the YMCA Solutions Program & Anthony Law of CSC for donating your time to play basketball and make crafts with the boys while they wait for their haircuts!

Secret Santa!
Each morning as I walk into Steele School, I am reminded how lucky I am to work with such amazing, loving and dedicated teachers... AND, how lucky WE are to have the privilege of teaching some of the sweetest, hardest working students around! These magnificent teachers shower their students with love every. single. day. But the JOY they spread during the holiday season is unmatched. Mrs. Washabaugh (with the help of Steele Teachers) raised $1,400.00 to provide 22 students with gifts for under their trees! In true Steele fashion....the teachers fought the Black Friday lines to get as many "wish list" items as they could....followed by a fun-filled wrapping party! STEELE SCHOOL...Where I Belong!

Clarification for school events on Friday:
We will continue the school tradition of having an all-school sing-a-long! This event is for staff and students only. The sing-a-long is not a concert or holiday program...it is simply students and staff singing along to some favorite winter songs! We love to have our families participate in our activities; unfortunately, there is not enough space in the gym to invite parents. We apologize for any confusion this may have created.

Steele Families-We need your input! Please click the link to fill out the Illinois 5Essentials survey! Thank you! https://survey.5-essentials.org/Illinois/

Mrs. Orellana's 4th grade Social Studies classes are learning all about the last colony of Roanoke & coming up with Their own theories based on the artifacts. I’m confident that 4th grade has quite a few future archaeologists in the making!
@wearesteele
#SSfun Thanks,
@Scholastic
for such a fun and interesting article!

Just a reminder:
Monday 11/25/19 Regular Attendance
Tuesday 11/26/19 One Hour Early Dismissal
Wednesday 11/27/19 No School
Thursday 11/28/19 No School
Friday 11/29/19 No School

Due to the wet and slippery conditions, the students will not parade outside today.
Unfortunately, with our space constraints, parking and safety procedures we will not be having an indoor parade for parents.
Rest assured, we will take MANY, MANY pictures and post them to the website.
Also, remember that we are dismissing at 12:00 today.

Reminder: CUSD #205 K-12 buildings will be on a Half Day Dismissal schedule on Thursday, October 31, 2019. http://bit.ly/205buildingtimes

REMINDER: Thursday, October 17 and Friday, October 18 are both 1 Hour Early Dismissal Days for CUSD #205 Schools. https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/455925/Early_Outs.pdf

TUTORING CANCELLED ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2019 DUE TO EARLY DISMISSAL!

TUTORING CANCELLED ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2019 DUE TO EARLY DISMISSAL!

Acknowledge. Care. Tell. (A.C.T.) Form
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe166NXsQx4PcxaUukg9HDmGuF7ju19G4RBvLIHftLQf5D2cQ/viewform

We are currently experiencing internet issues within District #205. There was a internet cable cut between Monmouth and Macomb. This is causing a disruption with Skyward as well. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

September 25 is National Food Service Workers Day! Thank you to all the food service employees in District #205
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADd83H3k0iw

We want your feedback! Please click on the link to take the 5/6 Curriculum survey! http://bit.ly/lombardsurvey

Galesburg Schools will be on a one hour early dismissal schedule on Thursday, September 19 and Friday, September 20. Thank you

Frankie, our therapy dog, is still in training to learn how to do her job at Steele School! We are excited to have Frankie join us at Steele this winter.
TODAY is a BIG day for Frankie. It is her VERY FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL. Her training will take place with 3, 4th grade classes where she can practice everything she has learned thus far! Good Luck Frankie!