Bulldog News
March 19, 2021
A note from Mr. Dubinsky
On Thursday, March 25, Briar Glen students will participate in Team Day with a variety socially distanced team-building activities. There will be one more Team Day on Thursday, May 20.
Briar Glen Team Day is continuing from last year and provides experiences to break down barriers, foster collaboration, and discover individual and team strengths. Students are encouraged to wear last year's Team Day shirts, Briar Glen spirit wear, or blue and white colors.
We believe that all students need to be seen, known, valued, and feel a sense of belonging.
March 22 bus routes now available in PowerSchool
Yearbook photos
If your child DID NOT take a school portrait, please send a photo of your child to briarglenphotos@gmail.com for use in this year’s yearbook no later than Tuesday, March 23. Along with your picture, please include your child's name, grade, and classroom teacher.
Also if you DID NOT already order a yearbook during last spring’s registration, you can contact the office and place an order by March 23. The office will be able to look up if you ordered one or not. Contact Michele Messa at mmessa@ccsd89.org or (630) 545-3300.
Deadline is Tuesday, March 23.
Provide feedback through state’s 5Essentials survey
Families of CCSD 89 students have the opportunity help us build an even better school district by providing feedback through the state of Illinois' 5Essentials survey at: https://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/
After selecting the "Parent Survey", choose "DuPage" as the county. When you begin to type your school name, it will appear in a drop-down list. One parent per household may participate in the survey. If you have more than one child attending the same CCSD 89 school, you can participate in the survey more than once. The survey will close on Friday, April 2.
Changes to when and where you can pick up free lunches, breakfasts
For the week of March 22, meals will continue to be available at all five CCSD 89 schools from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Monday and 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday.
New! On Wednesdays, families can now also pick up free meals from a bus that will be making 11 afternoon stops. The stops and times are available here: www.ccsd89.org/buslunch
During spring break: Meals will be available 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. on Monday, March 29, and 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 31, only at Glen Crest Middle School.
After spring break: On Mondays, meals will available from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. at all elementary schools and at Glen Crest. On Wednesdays, meals will only be available at Glen Crest from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m.
If you would like your elementary in-person student to receive a free lunch and breakfast at school each day, you can fill out this form: https://forms.gle/9D9AsRdjWiS8PD4d8 All students are eligible for the free meals.
Returning to in-person? You must turn in a saliva surveillance release form
All students returning to in-person learning will need to complete a saliva surveillance screening the week after spring break. If you have not already, all families need to fill out a saliva consent form before returning to in-person: https://bit.ly/3aWFKuZ
Please sign the form and turn it into the school as soon as possible.
Upcoming events
March 22: Expanded in-person hours begin
March 23: Glenbard Parent Series: Blackademically Speaking
March 25: Team Day (wear your Team Day shirt, Briar Glen spirit wear or blue & white school colors)
March 26: No school (Teacher Institute)
March 29-April 2: No school (spring break)
April 5: Schools resumes; All in-person students will saliva test
April 15: PTC Meeting, 7 p.m. (zoom link)
April 23: Favorite Color Day
Are you moving?
Glenbard Parent Series: “Blackademically speaking: Inspiring all learners”
The Glenbard Parent Series will host a virtual presentation at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 23, with Dr. Chandra Gill, the founder of “Blackademically Speaking”, an education consulting company. Gill will discuss how to enhance students’ learning potential and critical thinking skills. Glenbard Parent Series events are free. More info: www.glenbardgps.org
School Spirit Days at Briar Glen!
Our fourth- and fifth-grade students have spoken and here are their ideas for spirit days:
- March 19 - Hat Day
- April 23 - Favorite Color Day
- May 14 - Favorite Sports Team Day
Need tech support during remote learning?
The CCSD 89 librarians and tech staff have put together some helpful guides to common technology issues (including Seesaw and Google Classroom). You can view the videos and guides here: www.ccsd89.org/howto
You can also reach the district’s technology support at support@ccsd89.org or (630) 545-3594. More info: https://bit.ly/3htoj65
Follow Briar Glen on Twitter
You can even share what your children are doing during remote learning, just remember to tag @BriarGlenSchool.
Online backpack
Most recent fliers:
March virtual parties for Girl Scouts
Great things to do at the Brookfield Zoo
Glen Ellyn Historical Society family scavenger hunt
Glen Ellyn Library E-Learning Resources
Glenbard Parent Series 2020-21 schedule
Butterfield Park District REC Kids before- and after-school program
STEM Lab and Arts & Maker at DuPage Children’s Museum
Briar Glen Elementary School
Attendance phone: (630) 545-3301
Online backpackEmail: info@ccsd89.org
Website: www.ccsd89.org/briarglen
Location: Briar Glen Elementary School, Briarcliffe Boulevard, Wheaton, IL, USA
Phone: (630) 545-3300
Facebook: facebook.com/CCSD89
Twitter: @briarglenschool