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Honoring Veterans This Week!
There IS school on Veterans Day this Friday and we already know there are a few special celebrations planned in some of our buildings. Stay tuned to DPS 109 on Facebook and follow along!
109 Gives Back Food Drive Underway!
Make sure to bring items the rest of the week to support the West Deerfield Township Food Pantry! Collection bins are located inside each school. The food pantry has kindly requested that they are NOT in need of any canned items.
Suggested items: paper towels, toothpaste, toothbrushes, coffee, tea, applesauce, shampoo, conditioner, cereal, granola bars, oatmeal, and jellies/jams
What's Good in 109: A Very Special Ride To School, Halloween Engineers, and Rockstar Musicians!
We like to share What's Good in 109 in every newsletter, at every board meeting, and on social media as much as possible. Check out some of the latest good things below.
Two Kipling kindergarteners won a coloring contest from the Deerfield Bannockburn Fire Department and won a VERY special ride to school the other day. Check it out below!
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We loved having 5th graders from South Park join us at the last board meeting to talk about their Halloween-themed volume projects they worked on. Click below to watch them in action (right around the 50:00 mark) and to read the recap of the most recent BOE meeting.
The Month Ahead - Upcoming Dates to Know
- November 11: School IS IN SESSION (Veterans Day)
- November 11: Last day for the 109 Gives Back Food & Supply Drive!
- November 17: Board of Education Meeting, 7 p.m.
- November 21: Parent/Teacher Conferences in the evening
- November 22: NO SCHOOL (Parent/Teacher Conferences)
- November 23-25: NO SCHOOL