What's Up Willowbrook
November 4, 2022
Art Orders
Your child's original work of art will be coming home this week!
Visit square1art.com/shop
Orders due by Thursday 11/17
Orders over $75 ship free to your home.
Upcoming Events
Tuesday, November 8
- Election Day - No School
Wednesday, November 9
- PTO Ice Cream Day
- Author Tae Keller Visits Willowbrook (Grades 3-4)
Thursday, November 10
- 5th Grade Musical Performance
Friday, November 11
- Half Day for Students - Dismissal at 11:45 a.m.
- Preschool PM students attend 8:50-11:20 a.m. No school for students in the AM class.
- Veteran's Day - Veteran's Day Assembly (9:00-9:45 a.m.)
- PTO Movie Night (6:45-8:45 p.m. Willowbrook Gym)
Musical Performances
Upcoming Musical Performances:
- 5th Grade - November 10
- Kindergarten - January 26
- 3rd & 4th Grade - March 16
- 1st & 2nd Grade - May 11
Winter Club Info
Please visit our Winter Clubs to preview the upcoming after-school clubs descriptions and registration dates. Registration is now open for Technology Club and Rock Band!
Winter Clubs offered
- Art Club - Grades 2 & 3
- Battle of the Books
- Book Club - Grades 4 & 5
- Rock Band - Grades 4 & 5 Registration is now open!
- Technology Club - Grades 4 & 5 Registration is now open!
- Writing Club - Grades 2 & 3
Book Orders for Author Visit Due Nov. 8
Willowbrook Elementary is delighted to welcome author Tae Keller on Wednesday, November 9 at 1:00 p.m. in the library. Click the green button below to find an order form for a signed copy.
Tae Keller grew up in Honolulu, Hawaii, where she subsisted on kimchi, purple rice, and stories. Now, she writes about biracial girls trying to find their voices and lives in Seattle with her husband and a multitude of books. She is the author of The Science of Breakable Things and When You Trap a Tiger, winner of the Newberry Medal.
Ms. Keller will talk with 3rd and 4th-grade students about her career as an author and discuss her new book, Mihi Ever After. In the book, Keller and illustrator Geraldine Rodríguez deliver a middle-grade fantasy adventure about three girls who fall into a fairy tale world. Should they stay forever, or find a way to escape?
News from the PTO
Ice Cream Wednesday!
Ice Cream Wednesday will take place the second Wednesday of the month from September through May. Our next Ice Cream Wednesday is Wednesday, November 9. As part of PTO registration, you had the option to pre-pay for Ice Cream for the year. If you purchased this for your child, they will receive an ice cream treat of their choice on Wednesday. If you did not pre-purchase during registration and you want your child to have a popsicle/ice cream treat, please make sure to send them with $1.00 to school.
Lost and Found
Our lost and found baskets are overflowing. Please have your child check the baskets by the front doors for any items that belong to them. Items not claimed by winter break will be donated. Thank you!
November Menus From Quest
November Menus are now available to order on www.mymealorder.com. A couple new items have been added including a Ham & Cheese Panini, a 3 Cheese Panini and a Greek Lemon Chicken with Orzo Pilaf.
Finally, our Thanksgiving Day meal is back, with a twist! Due to market conditions we will be offering a wonderful Roast Beef & Gravy in lieu of Turkey this year on Nov. 18. It will come with homemade mashed potatoes, seasoned green beans, a warm buttered roll and choice of pumpkin or apple pie for a special price of $6.00 that includes milk or water.
We hope that everyone enjoys these great selections and as always please reach out to me with any questions.
Aracely Rojas RDN, LDN
Quest Food Service Director
November is Native American Heritage Month
District 30 joins our nation in recognizing November as National Native American Heritage Month or, as it is also referred to, American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month.
According to the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI), this month is a time to celebrate rich and diverse cultures, traditions, and histories and to acknowledge the important contributions of Native people. It's also a time to learn about tribes, gain awareness about the unique challenges Native people have faced both historically and in the present, and the ways in which tribal citizens have worked to conquer these challenges.
Click below to learn more!
What's Happening in Wakelet?
What's happening in Wakelet?
What’s happening at Willowbrook? This week at Willowbrook you will find students participating in many new and exciting experiences as they participate in shining their light! Collaboration, cooperation, innovation, engagement, and learning together can all be seen in our platform Wakelet! Who is drawing conclusions? What did 5th do at the Adler Planetarium? Which books can you read during Native American Heritage month? What did 4th grade learn about a spider? How was the Willowbrook Halloween Parade? Check out all the awesome things that are happening at Willowbrook this week! Follow us @ #d30learns. Click here for the Wakelet link
Shield Testing - All Schools on Tuesdays
SHIELD Saliva tests must be turned in to your child’s school before 9:30 a.m. on Tuesdays.
Wescott - Tuesdays
Willowbrook - Tuesdays*
Maple - Tuesdays*
Important Information
Throughout the year, packs with multiple testing kits will be sent home with your child
Use one each week and save the remaining for future use
Only return samples in the bag with the QR code and your child’s name
Instructions are available here and on the website at District 30 Health and Safety Guidance
Future supplies will be provided only to students who have participated in testing, therefore, hold onto your supplies if you think you may use them at some point
- Please reach out to your school’s Health Office should you need additional supplies
Patient Support Hotline
Call: 217-265-6059 (24 hours a day, 7 days a week)
- Signing in and registering patient portal accounts
- Scheduling testing appointments
- Viewing appointments
- Viewing test results
- Other patient portal questions
Opt-Out of SHIELD Testing
Contact Lauren Schulman lschulman@district30.org
Return testing supplies to your child’s school
2023 School Board Elections
Caucus Endorsement Deadline is Nov. 21
Candidates who are interested in seeking endorsement from the District 30 School Board Caucus should contact Co-Chairs Karen Burstein (karenrb27@comcast.net) and Katie Schick (kateschick0609@gmail.com) by Monday, November 21. The School Board Caucus is a committee of District 30 residents that includes families both with and without children enrolled in Willowbrook, Wescott and Maple schools. The Caucus' role is to source, screen and endorse potential school board candidates. To be considered by the Caucus, candidates will need to complete a detailed application as well as an interview.
Nominating Petition Deadline is Dec. 19
Northbrook/Glenview School District 30 will have four school board seats to be filled at the Consolidated Election on April 4, 2023. Candidates who are elected will fill four-year terms expiring in April 2027.
Candidates for the office of the school board can now circulate nominating petitions for signatures. The period for filing nominating petitions runs from December 12 through December 19, 2022.
A candidate for the school board is required to file the nominating petitions, Statement of Candidacy, and receipt for filing their Statement of Economic Interests with the applicable county election clerk and not with the school board secretary or the administrative offices of the school district. The county clerk may have petition forms available, or blank petitions may be downloaded from the State Board of Elections website: elections.il.gov.
Candidates may also want to consult the “2023 Candidate’s Guide” (https://www.elections.il.gov//Downloads/ElectionOperations/PDF/2023CanGuide.pdf), which can be downloaded from the Illinois State Board of Elections website, or contact the county clerk or board of election commissioners regarding the requirements of filing. Candidates and voters can get information about District 30 from our website and learn about being a school board member from the Illinois Association of School Boards at: iasb.com/elections.
Want to know what's going on around the community? District 30 uses a "Virtual Backpack" to share community information while saving paper, costs, and lightening the loads our students bring home. Please click the button below to view upcoming Community Events.
Willowbrook School
Main Office: 847-498-1090
Health Office/Attendance: 847-400-8860
Location: 2500 Happy Hollow Road, Glenview, IL, USA
Website: district.30.org/willowbrook
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Twitter: @district30