Cougar Courier
ELM MIDDLE SCHOOL’S WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
October 28, 2022
Principal's Message
Greetings Elm Families,
Wow! What an amazing week, and there is still a party to celebrate it all! We have certainly seen a great deal of excitement and participation from all of our students during Spirit Week. Thank you for bringing all of your energy this week.
Additionally, believe it or not, our first trimester of school is coming to an end in just about four weeks. Now is a good time for all families to check in with their students to see how they are doing in their classes. Advise your students to take part in make-up work, re-take a test, and to meet with a teacher for extra help.
Parent teacher conferences are next week November 2nd and November 3rd, and we are excited to welcome all of our Elm families to meet with our staff. For more information on scheduling conferences please visit the conference link.
Picture Retake Day is on Monday. Please take a moment and look at jostenspix.com and our school code is FE11022 for ordering of photos.
Purchase your Elm P.A.T. gear here!
Please take a few minutes to read through this week’s Cougar Courier. As always, should you need anything, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me directly. Have a fabulous weekend! #TeamElmStrong
Most Sincerely,
Ms. Ashley Groeneveld
International Friends Celebrates Halloween
Assistant Principal's Corner
This was an awesome week at Elm Middle School; our students got to visit the high school for a play, and each day students showed their school spirit and dressed up with the theme of the day. Our week was capped off with students and staff dressing up for Halloween; Congratulations to the ELA department for winning best team costume "The Grammar Police" and Ms. Hanson for winning best staff costume "Flamingo Friday".
Go Cougars!
David Parolin - Assistant Principal
Dean's Den
Hello Elm Familes,
Students had an awesome time at the Wolves game on Tuesday! Not only did our choir get to perform before the game, but we even had a few students get to ride the Zamboni! We also got to celebrate a wolves win!
Mr. Goodman- Dean of Students
Cougar Athletics
This Week:
Tuesday- Girl's Volleyball (Home)
Wednesday- Boy's Soccer (TBD)
Thursday- Boy's Soccer (TBD)
Halloween Dance
Halloween Costume Reminders
Save the Date
Breakfast at Elm
Clubs and Extra-Curricular Activities
Box Tops for Education
Join Elm in earning cash for our school by using the Box Tops app. It’s an easy way to make a difference. All you have to do is buy Box Tops participating products (like Cheerios!) and scan your grocery receipt. Box Tops are worth 10 cents each and they add up fast. Twice a year, our school receives a check to help pay for whatever we need - equipment, supplies, or experiences the kids love!
Use this referral code K7Y8751D when you sign up, and you will get 25 Bonus Box Tops when you scan your first receipt now through 05/31/2023, while supplies last! Download the Box Tops for Education app here: https://btfe.smart.link/c2jjdifkw?referral_code=K7Y8751D
Attendance Reminders
If a student is going to be absent from class, a parent or guardian should call our Attendance Clerk at (708) 583-6600 or email elmattendance@epcusd401.org.
When calling, please spell your child’s last name and give their student ID number.
For instruction on how to use PowerSchool for attendance please see the video here!
Upcoming Events
October 28th: Halloween Dance
November 2nd & November 3rd: Parent Teacher Conferences
November 7th: No School
November 8th: No School
November 15th: Course Selection Night
Need Help? Contact Us!
Ms. Ashley Groeneveld, Principal: 708-583-6227, groenevelda@epcusd401.org
Mr. Dave Parolin, Assistant Principal: 708-583-6228, parolind@epcusd401.org
Mr. Michael Goodman, Dean of Students:
708-583-6238, goodmanm@epcusd401.orgMain Office: 708-452-3550, elminfo@epcusd401.org
Website: https://www.epcusd401.org/elm
Location: 7607 W Cortland St, Elmwood Park, IL 60707, USA
Phone: 708-452-3550