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Join us for Curriculum Night!
09/07/2023
Join us for Curriculum Night! Talala's Curriculum Night will be Wednesday, September 27th from 6:00-7:30 PM.
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ESL Classes at Prairie State
08/31/2023
Prairie State is offering free ESL classes for adults who would like to improve their English.
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Back to School Night
08/22/2023
Join us for Back to School Night on Tuesday, August 29th from 4:30-6:00 pm.
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Kindergarten Meet and Greet
08/22/2023
Join the Talala kindergarten teachers on Thursday or Friday for a meet and greet.
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Talala Summer Reading
06/21/2023
Join us for the Talala Summer Reading Program. As part of "One Book, One School" we will be reading The One and Only Ivan.
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Math Summer Fun
06/21/2023
Talala students and families can practice their math skills over the summer with these fun sidewalk chalk games.
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School Supply Lists 2023-2024
06/21/2023
Be sure your students are prepared for the 2023-2024 school year. Check out the supply lists for each grade level.
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End of Year Awards and Recognitions
05/31/2023
Talala Elementary celebrated end-of-the-year recognition and service awards for the 2022-23 school year on May 31, 2023.
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Talala Receives PBIS Recognition Badge
05/30/2023
Talala received the Action Planning badge from Midwest PBIS for the 2022-23 school year
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Skiilar Evans Becomes a Published Author
05/11/2023
Talala Elementary Student Skiilar Evans Becomes a Published Author at Age Eight
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Women's History Month
04/11/2023
During Women's History Month, students in Mrs. Sylvester's class researched influential women.
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PBIS Celebration
03/03/2023
Our 2nd trimester PBIS celebration was all school bingo.
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Black History Month
01/27/2023
Talala will be celebrating Black History Month throughout February with many different activities.
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Crete-Monee Holiday Craft Show
10/24/2022
The Holiday Craft Show, hosted by the Warrior Boosters, is back this year!
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Skating Party is October 28th
10/24/2022
The Skating Party will be Friday, October 28th at Lynwood Skating Rink.
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Curriculum Information
09/14/2022
Curriculum information from Dr. Elliott and Ms. Pappas can be viewed through the links.
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Talala Welcomes Bella!
09/06/2022
Talala Elementary is excited to have Bella join us this year.
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Welcome to the 2022-2023 school year!
08/15/2022
Welcome to the 2022-2023 school year! We are excited to see all of our students very soon!
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Supply Lists for 2022-2023
06/09/2022
Please view the supply lists for the 2022-2023 school year.
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Save Your Bottle Tops!
06/09/2022
We are continuing to save and collect plastic bottle tops!
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Field Day
05/04/2022
Field Day is May 13th. We are in need of volunteers to help throughout the day.
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Will County Residents Share Your Response
Will County Community Survey
04/29/2022
Will County residents are being asked about health in their towns and neighborhoods in a currently available Community Survey.
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Talala Assistant Principal Announcement
03/24/2022
At the March board meeting this week, Mr. Watson was appointed as the new Special Education Coordinator for Crete Monee Middle School and High School.
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Illinois 5 Essentials Survey
01/14/2022
Our school district is participating in the annual 5 Essentials Survey.
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Mental Health Days
12/15/2021
We want to inform you that beginning January 1, 2022, students in Illinois will be given 5 excused absence days for mental health and wellness.
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Thank You School Board Members
11/08/2021
Talala Elementary would like to thank our school board members.
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Erin's Law Presentation
10/25/2021
Erin's Law presentations will take place at Talala on Thursday, October 28th.
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Revised School Calendar for 2021-2022
10/22/2021
The school calendar for 2021-22 has been revised.
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Box Tops for Education
09/23/2021
Support our school by scanning your receipts for Box Tops for Education all year!
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Curriculum Information
09/14/2021
Please view the curriculum video and information shared by Dr. Elliott and Mr. Watson for the school year.
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Student Code of Conduct
08/25/2021
We are asking all families to complete the Student Code of Conduct forms in Skyward.
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Welcome Back to Talala
08/20/2021
Welcome back to the start of the 2021-2022 school year. We are so excited to see all of our students in person this year.
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School Supply Lists for 2021-2022
06/10/2021
Please view the 2021-2022 school supply lists.
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Summer Reading and Writing Challenge
06/10/2021
Please view the linked information about the Summer Reading and Writing Challenge.
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Congratulations on Retirement
06/10/2021
Congratulations to Ms. Sandifer on her retirement after 20 years with the Crete-Monee School District. You will be missed!
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2021-2022 School Year Registration
04/12/2021
Registration for new and returning students has been extended through May 30th.
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Black History Month Video Winners
03/04/2021
Talala Elementary Student Council sponsored the "Black History is Our History" video contest.
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5Essentials Parent Survey
03/02/2021
The Illinois 5Essentials Survey will be open to parents and guardians through April 2nd.
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Student Code of Conduct and Parent Handbook.
09/23/2020
Please review the Student Code of Conduct and Parent Handbook and complete the online forms.
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Updated Elementary School Site Plan
08/28/2020
Please view the updated Elementary School Site Plan.
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We Miss You!
04/06/2020
We miss our Talala students and families! We created a little video message for you.
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Remote Learning Information
03/20/2020
All district schools are closed through the end of the school year.
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Internet Access Survey
03/10/2020
The district is requesting our families take this survey regarding access to the internet at home.
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Museum of Science and Industry Field Trip
12/15/2019
The first and second grade classes at Talala Elementary went on a field trip to the Museum of Science and Industry.
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Illinois 5Essentials Survey
11/13/2019
Talala Elementary is participating in the 5Essentials Survey.
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Be a volunteer at Talala
10/25/2019
Come be a volunteer at Talala! We are looking for parents to join our PTO.
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Mix It Up Day!
10/23/2019
Mix It Up Day was a huge success at Talala Elementary!
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Gifts for Officer Jones
04/01/2019
Talala presented Sgt. Moore of the Park Forest Police Department with gifts for Officer Jones.
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A Sweet Date Night
A Sweet Date Night
02/07/2019
Our families enjoyed a night of fun activities at A Sweet Date Night.
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Ms. Neisler's Snow Soup
Snow Soup
02/06/2019
The students in Ms. Neisler's class made snow soup.
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Korean Drum Assembly
Korean Drum Assembly
11/30/2018
Students enjoyed an assembly about Korean drumming and dancing.
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Report Card
School Report Card Summative Designation Letter
11/19/2018
The Illinois State Board of Education released Talala Elementary's 2018 School Report Card.
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Technology Integration
Technology Integration Superheroes!
11/09/2018
We are celebrating learning with our technology integration superheroes.
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Fire Department
Park Forest Fire Department Visits
11/02/2018
The Park Forest Fire Department came to talk with our students about fire safety.
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Text Feature Surgery
Text Feature Surgery
10/10/2018
The third graders have been studying non-fiction text features.
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Ways to Make 6
Way to Make 6
09/28/2018
The students in Ms. Neisler's class have been learning ways to make 6 during math.
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Morning Meeting
Morning Meeting
09/13/2018
We have started our mornings each day with an all school morning meeting.
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