Lester Living
Friday, February 2, 2024
February is here and according to Phil, an early spring might be on its way!
We have had a great full week at Lester. It was exciting for us to celebrate our 100th day of school. Students participated in a variety of activities around 100 during math times.
This week we had our first conference night. Thank you to all of our families for your partnership. We are grateful for you. We also want to give a big thank you to our PTA for the delicious dinner you provided for conferences. You spoil us as always!
Next week, our Book Fair will be in the library after school so please check it out. We will also have another night of conferences next Wednesday evening for those who signed up.
We hope you enjoy your weekend!
Katie Novosel
Principal
Lauri Smith
Assistant Principal
February Birthdays!
February Character Trait: Kind
Student Council Fundraiser!
Spirit Week coming soon!
WAY TO GO WITH OUR MAP GROWTH!
We are very excited to announce that our school has EXCEEDED our MAP growth goals for reading and math!!! We encouraged our students to work hard and try their very best and it showed that they did. The all school prize will be to watch Inside Out while eating lunch during the week of Feb 5-9 & Feb 12 (since the movie is 85 minutes, we need to extend it across multiple lunches). Please email knovosel@dg58.org if you would prefer for your child not to watch the movie and we will provide an alternate space for your child to eat lunch on those days. WAY TO GO, LEOPARDS!!!!
PTA Reflections
DATES TO REMEMBER:
Week of Feb 5-9: BOOK FAIR- more info to come!
Wed. Feb 7: Parent/Teacher Conferences 4:45-8:00
Fri. Feb 2: FUN LUNCH
Fri. Feb 16: FUN LUNCH
Mon. Feb 17: NO SCHOOL
Sat. Feb 24: District 58 Reading Games at ONeill Middle School
Mon. Feb 26 & Tues. Feb 27: DGPL Booktalks in Library
Wed. Feb 28: Family Reading Night (details to come)
Fri. March 1: NO SCHOOL- Dupage County Institute Day
Tues. March 5: Science Olympiad (details to come)
Mon. March 25-Fri. March 29: SPRING BREAK NO SCHOOL
A Peek into Lester Life:
January Monthly Behavior Celebration
Library Learning
Recess Fun!
Measurement in Math
Music Time
Celebrating 100 Days of School!
District 58 Art
REPEATED ITEMS BELOW:
Grove Children’s Preschool holds Open House Feb. 15
Preschool parents and guardians are invited to an open house to learn more about the District’s gold-rated Grove Children’s Preschool program. The Open House will be Thursday, Feb. 15 from 5-6:30 p.m. at Henry Puffer School, 2220 Haddow Ave.
Parents and guardians may tour the preschool, meet the staff, hear an overview of the program, and ask questions throughout the open house.
Grove Children’s Preschool tuition applications for the 2024-25 school year will open online at www.dg58.org/preschool on Wednesday, Feb. 21 at 8 a.m. First-priority preschool applications are due Monday, March 11.
Grove Children’s Preschool is located at Henry Puffer School and Indian Trail School (6235 Stonewall Ave.) in Downers Grove. Students attend school five days per week during either a morning or an afternoon session.
New service on mental health resources
District 58 strives to create a culture of well-being for students, parents, staff and community. To further support this endeavor, the District has invested in an additional support service through ReferralGPS.
ReferralGPS is a service providing assistance to our community in finding local mental health and substance use-related treatment resources. The service compliments the District’s existing systems of support as a tool for student service teams and families to connect with treatment. Along with a searchable database of treatment options, ReferralGPS assists families in triage and appointment setting.
School district staff and families may access ReferralGPS in two ways:
Contact Student Services (social workers, psychologists, counselors) to seek out treatment options
Visit this link at https://referralgps.com/find-help/DG58 to search for treatment resources or connect with a Care Navigator anonymously
The platform has the ability to filter by mental health concern, clinician gender/specialty, location, and insurance acceptance. The service is available for all types of private and public insurance options including PPO, HMO, Medicaid, and families that are uninsured or underinsured.
ReferralGPS is available for use by district students, staff, and families at no cost. All information entered on the ReferralGPS tool is completely confidential and securely stored.
ABSENCES
Will your child be ABSENT?
This year, we have a Google Form for you to fill out to let our secretaries know when your child will be absent from school. This is an option for you instead of calling or emailing. Our hope is that this will streamline the process for you! We will add this link each week for you in this Newsletter.