Children Online Safety
Each week, we hear more and more concerns from both students and parents about children's online activity and safety. The online landscape changes quickly and opportunities for children to be in unsafe positions online increases with it. A recent FBI Article was posted about an online organization targeting children through a variety of online platforms like Roblox, Minecraft, Fortnight, Snapchat and others. I strongly encourage parents to read the attached article and to take stock of your online protections in the home as well as your child's online activity.
Girls' Basketball BVEC Tournament This Weekend
Good luck to our Ladd Girls' Basketball team, as they head out to the BVEC Tournament this weekend! They have had a wonderful season with the help of Coach Dempsey, Coach Bickett, and Coach Harmon. Best of luck to our Ladd-Dalzell Indians!
Ladd Foundation Taco Night
Monday is our Ladd Foundation Taco Night at the Ladd Moose starting at 5:00. Tickets are still available in the office or can be purchased at the door for $10 per 3 tacos. Come join us and support our classrooms!
Erin's Law Presentation
Next week, we will have our annual Erin's Law Presentations presented by Freedom House. The presentations will be held on Tuesday, February 17th and Wednesday, February 18th for all classes.
Erin’s Law is named after childhood sexual assault survivor, author, speaker and activist Erin Merryn, who is the founder and President of Erin’s Law, which is registered with the State of Illinois and the IRS as a 501 (c)(4) non-profit social welfare organization.
Parents who choose to opt their child out of this presentation may do so by filling out the form emailed from Principal Jasiek or calling the office at 815-894-2363
5Essentials Survey
Parents, please take a moment to fill out the 5Essentials Survey for Ladd School. We would love your feedback, as it will help us improve our procedures and programming at Ladd School.
The 5 Essentials Survey is required by all school districts each year and is reported on the Illinois School Report Card. The survey measures the 5 components needed for successful school districts:
Effective Leaders
Collaborative Teachers
Involved Families
Supportive Environments
Ambitious Instruction
Donuts for Grownups
Donuts for Grownups is coming up on February 27th! Make sure you fill out the RSVP Form today and let us know how many will be attending! We can't wait to see all our supportive family members for this event!
Casimir Pulaski Day
Asa a reminder, the 2025-2026 Calendar has been amended due to our Emergency Closure Day. School will be in session on March 2, 2026. The amended calendar can be found on the website.
Community Events
Upcoming Dates
Monday, February 16: Presidents'
Day, No School, Foundation Taco Night Fundraiser
Tuesday, February17th: Board of Education Meeting, 6:00 pm
Tuesday, February 17th and Wednesday, February 18th: Erin's Law Presentations
Friday, February 27th: Donuts with Grownups
Friday February 27th: School Improvement Day, 11:20 Dismissal
Monday, March 2nd: Casimir Pulaski Day,