Cougar Courier
ELM MIDDLE SCHOOL’S WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
March 18, 2022
Principal's Message
Greetings Elm Families,
We hope everyone had a wonderful week! It was a big week at Elm! We had many celebrations starting with our Elm School Citizen of the Year Award Reciepients being recognized, Our Classroom Teacher of the Year, we had an SEL/Musical Day and Elm Middle School played in and hosted the Leyden Norwood Athletic Conference Girl's Basketball Tournament! Wow!! What a week!!!! An amazing one at that!!!!
Next week 8th grade will take the Illinois Science Assessment on Tuesday! Take a few minutes and read the letter below regarding the Illinois Science Assessment and the Illinois Assessment of Readiness!
Please take a few minutes and read through this week’s Courier! As always, should you need anything, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me directly. Stay safe! #TeamElmStrong
Ms. Ashley Groeneveld
Congratulations and Recognitions!
Sunflowers to Support Peace
Change to Make a Change
Illinois State Testing Reminders
The ISA will only be taken by 8th graders on March 22nd. More information can be found here.
IAR tests will be given to all students at Elm the week of April 11th. More information can be found here.
Please reach out if you have any questions.
Mark Your Calendars!
Ideas include dance and cooking demonstrations, a community potluck, and multicultural readings!
SAVE THE DATE--Change in date!
May 23rd, 2022
Elmwood Park High School
EPHS Musical This Weekend
Yearbook Sale Reminder!
PAT Fundraiser!
The Elm PAT is proud to announce that we are conducting a cool, fun, crazy socks fundraiser to support all of our students! Support our school by purchasing these fun, cute socks for yourself or to give as gifts. See this flyer for more information!
Order your socks from March 7th thru March 24th, 2022 by clicking here!
The top 3 sellers will get Visa cards $50, $30, and $20, so sell for a chance to win big!
Kindergarten Registration
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.
Upcoming Events
March 22nd- Illinois Science Assessment (8th Grade)
March 25th- Early Release Day
March 28th- Spring Break Begins!
April 4th- School Resumes
April 11th-April 14th- Illinois Assessment of Readiness Testing Week
April 15th-No School
May 22nd - 8th Grade Graduation
May 23rd- Multicultural Night
Need Help? Contact Us!
Ms. Ashley Groeneveld, Principal: 708-583-6227, groenevelda@epcusd401.org
Ms. Stephanie Spiewak, Assistant Principal: 708-583-6228, spiewaks@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