Wildcat Weekly
News from Westfield Elementary School: April 23, 2021
Deadline to apply for 2021 summer school is Sunday, April 25
CCSD 89 is offering expanded summer school for kindergarten-through-seventh-grade students. Classes will be 8-11 a.m. June 7 to June 25 at Park View. Summer school is designed for students who need to review skills that were introduced in the 2020-21 school year. If there are more applicants than spots, students will be selected by lottery. Enroll your student through this form: https://forms.gle/4G39vQ1GfdfLVCPGA The deadline is 8 p.m. April 25.
Summer school is free. Transportation (if needed) is provided. Classes will be in-person; there is no remote option. Questions? Contact Emily Burnett at eburnett@ccsd89.org or (630) 469-5505.
ABC Countdown
4/26 Future Day - Students can dress up to show what they’d like to be when they grow up.
4/27 Game Day - Students will play different games at school.
4/28 Hat Day - Wear your favorite hat to school.
4/29 Illustration Day – Students will be able to illustrate a story they wrote or read.
5/3 Jammie Day - Students can wear their pajamas to school.
5/4 Kindness Day - Do a kind deed for someone in their class or the school.
5/5 Love Day - Students will share something they love about Westfield.
5/6 Music Day - Students will listen to music throughout the day.
5/7 Neckwear Day - Wear your favorite necklace or necktie.
5/10 Outside Reading Day - Students will read outside (weather permitting)
5/11 Photo Day - Bring your favorite photo to school to share with the class.
5/12 Question Day - Ask questions you have for your next year’s teacher.
5/13 Rainbow Day - Students will wear as many colors of the rainbow as they can.
5/14 Superhero Day - Dress like your favorite superhero.
5/17 Team Day - Wear something to show off your favorite sports team.
5/18 USA Day - Wear Red, White, and Blue today!
5/19 Video Day - Students will watch a video.
5/20 Westfield Day - Students can wear Westfield clothing or Westfield colors.
5/21 eXercise Day - Students will exercise throughout the day.
5/24 You are Wonderful Day - Students will write special things about one another.
5/25 Zoom Out of School Day - Last day of school…and zoom! Have a great summer and do not forget to read every day!
Expect more students to be quarantined when there are positive cases
If your child is COVID-19 positive, has COVID-19 symptoms, or was a close contact of someone with COVID-19, your child (and their siblings) should stay home and you should contact school nurse Mrs. Colleen Smith at csmith@ccsd89.org to report this information. This is critical to help the district track potential cases and keep other students healthy.
The district is following the updated CDC guidelines that permit masked students to sit less than six feet (but at least three feet) apart. While this has allowed more students to return in person, it also means that when there is a positive case, more classmates will be required to quarantine.
Classes for 2021-2022 school year
It’s hard to believe, but we are about to begin the process of building classes for the 2021-22 school year. Your child’s classroom teacher, the grade-level teaching team, all of our specialists, and the administrative team each play a role in the process, as we work to place each of the children into the very best setting that we can. We consider learning styles, student personalities, girl/boy ratio, class size, and student academic strengths and needs as we strive for a heterogeneous class make-up (full range of abilities).
Parents also know valuable information that can help us place your children. If you are interested, you may submit a letter to me no later than Friday, May 7, 2021. Please keep in mind that I will accept the following information from parents:
- If there is information about your child’s learning style that you feel is pertinent, please share this information.
- If an older child in your immediate family had a teacher and you’d like to request that a younger sibling not have the same teacher, please share this information.
- If you know that your child must be separated from a specific child to optimize your child’s learning experience, please share this information.
Please note: Parental requests for specific teachers or classrooms are NOT accepted.
Factoring in all of the above variables as we create class lists is a delicate balancing act. I will take each request into consideration as we do our best to meet the needs of all our students.
PTC News
Stan’s Donuts
Stan’s Donuts is heading to Westfield Elementary in Glen Ellyn for a fundraiser!
Place your pre-orders which will be available for pickup May 8 between 3:30 and 5:30 p.m., which coincides with the last day of our book fair.
Place your order here: https://foodtruck.pub/?id=5461
This is a pre-order-only fundraiser, and pre-orders cut off 48 hours before the event.
The options include: Traditional Glazed Dozen, Stan’s Special Dozen, Stan's Greatest Hits Dozen, Glutenless Half Dozen, and Vegan Half Dozen.
A portion of the event sales will be donated to Westfield Elementary. Thank you for your support!
This is a community event; please tell your neighbors!
Book Fair
The Spring Book Fair is coming to Westfield! This year, the book fair will run May 6-8. We're looking for Spring Book Fair parent volunteers! If interested, please contact Isabelrubinas@gmail.com
DIY Daddy Daughter Dance kits: Let it Glow!
If you ordered a DIY DDD Kit, it will be sent home with in-person students and available for pick-up for remote students on Thursday, April 29, and Friday, April 30.
Mileage Club
The Westfield Wildcats are doing a great job at logging their miles!
Remote Mileage Club continues until May 14. Mrs. Hanneman will distribute the toe tokens weekly to the participating students.
We have some special toe tokens for the last few weeks of Mileage Club:
Week of 4/19 - tie-dye toe tokens
Week of 4/26 - flower power toe tokens
Week of 5/3 - baseball cap toe tokens
Week of 5/10 - glow in the dark toe tokens
If you have questions about Mileage Club, reach out to Mrs. Hanneman, Jackie Rickert, or Isabel Rubinas.
For 5th-grade families - Glen Crest spirit wear and PTC info
DISTRICT NEWS
Register your student for the 2021-22 school year as soon as possible
Registration for the 2021-22 school year is now open. To register, go to www.ccsd89.org/register and use the “SnapCode” that was mailed to your home in March. If you lost your SnapCode, you’ll need to re-prove residency. Please complete registration as soon as possible. This year, fees will not be paid during registration. More info: https://bit.ly/31UrzkU
Free workshops on building good habits in young children April 28 and April 29
The Glenbard Early Childhood Collaborative is hosting four workshops for families with children younger than three. Each workshop will cover the same content: building habits in children that will help them be successful later in school. There will be sessions at 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. on April 28 in English with a Burmese interpreter. There will also be sessions at 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. on April 29 in Spanish. The sessions are free and hosted on Zoom. To sign up, go to: https://bit.ly/3aJ10UD
Free lunches are available to remote, in-person students
All CCSD 89 students can get free meals from the district. On Mondays, meals are available from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. at all elementary schools and Glen Crest. On Wednesdays, meals are available from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Glen Crest.
If you would like your in-person elementary student to receive a free lunch and breakfast at school each day, you can fill out this form: https://forms.gle/9D9AsRdjWiS8PD4d8 This form must be filled out prior to 6 p.m. Thursday to receive meals for the following week.
Upcoming Important Dates
April 26: Free meals available 3:30-5:30 p.m. at elementary, Glen Crest
April 28: Free meals available 8:30-11:30 a.m. at Glen Crest
April 30: No school (School improvement)
May 3: Board of Education meeting, 7 p.m.
May 4: Glenbard Parent Series: The Addiction Inoculation, 7 p.m.
May 5: Glenbard Parent Series: The Addition Inoculation, noon
May 12: Blood drive at Glen Crest, 2 to 6:30 p.m.
May 17: Board of Education meeting, 7 p.m.
May 25: Last day of school for students (morning attendance)
Westfield online backpack
Butterfield Park District Bullfrogs swim team
Kane-DuPage Soil and Water Stewardship Poster Contest
DuPage County low-cost dental clinic
STEMCON 2021 at COD (April 23-25)
Virtual parties for future Girl Scouts
Glen Ellyn Library E-Learning Resources
Glenbard Parent Series 2020-21 schedule
Butterfield Park District REC Kids before- and after-school program
COVID-19 information
Latest CCSD 89 COVID-19 information: www.ccsd89.org/COVID
Print a self-certification ticket: www.ccsd89.org/certify
DuPage health metrics: www.ccsd89.org/Page/8934
CCSD 89 COVID-19 notifications: www.ccsd89.org/notify
Surveillance screening results: https://bit.ly/3om17Ks
Westfield Elementary School
Attendance phone: (630) 858-1222
Online backpackEmail: info@ccsd89.org
Website: www.ccsd89.org/westfield
Location: Westfield Elementary School, Mayfield Lane, Glen Ellyn, IL, USA
Phone: (630) 858-2270
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Twitter: @westfield89