The Buzz at Westbrook
December 20, 2019
From the Principal...
Dear Westbrook Families,
On behalf of the Westbrook School Family, we would like to extend a big thank you to our families. Thank you for volunteering your time in our school library and classrooms, for supporting our school and enriching the lives of our students through the PTO, for helping with special lunches/assemblies/programs, for donating to our Walk for Westbrook and our food drive, partnering with the school family to help our students grow, and the list goes on! We are grateful for your support and for your partnership!
We wish you well and hope that you and your family have a happy, healthy new year!
Student Resources
Winter break is a wonderful time to access our Student Resources page! There are a lot of great math, literacy, technology, and research links. If you have questions about how to log-in to any of the websites, please check with your child’s teacher.
Enrollment for Kindergarten and Circle of Friends
Enrollment for Kindergarten and Circle of Friends will begin in January! More information about the enrollment process can be found below or on our school website.
The School Family
In District 57, we take the prevention of bullying very seriously. All K-8 students participate in weekly classroom meetings/advisory meetings to build classroom community and provide strategies for students on how to prevent/handle potential bullying situations. This is done, in part, using the Olweus Bully Prevention Program. This curriculum offers an opportunity for students to share their feelings and opinions, to suggest solutions, and to learn to follow the rules and handle bullying situations appropriately. It also builds class community and cohesiveness and recognizes achievements and successes of the class as a whole.
We encourage any student or parent who is aware of a potential bullying situation to report the issue immediately to a staff member. This report will initiate an investigation. Whether or not the issue is found to be bullying, any behavior that does not follow school expectations will be addressed. We want all students to feel safe and comfortable during their time at school, and we are committed to removing barriers that are preventing this for individual students or groups of students. For more resources on this topic, please visit this link.
Instagram & Twitter
Are you following us? Check out what’s happening at Westbrook on Instagram or Twitter! Our username is: westbrook_d57.
Thank you for your partnership! Have a lovely break, and we look forward to seeing you in the new year!
Kind regards,
Kristin Vonder Haar
Westbrook Calendar:
December 23-January 3.............................................................Winter Break - No School
January 6..........................................................................................................Classes Resume
January 6................................................................Kindergarten Enrollment for 20/21 - Online
January 8..............................................................................................1st Grade Special Lunch
January 15............................................................................Ed Foundation Meeting, LRC, 7pm
January 17.....................................................................................Half Day for First Grade Only
January 17................................................Circle of Friends and Kindergarten - No School
January 20..............................................................No School - Martin Luther King Jr Day
January 22.............................................................................................PTO Meeting, LRC, 7pm
January 23................Board of Education Meeting and Pubic Hearing on Levy, Fairview, 7pm
January 29, 30, 31............................................................Circle of Friends Lottery for 2020/21
Westbrook School for Young Learners
Email: wb-office@d57.org
Website: https://www.d57.org/westbrookschoolforyounglearners_home.aspx
Location: 103 Busse Road, Mount Prospect, IL, USA
Phone: (847) 394-7340
Twitter: @westbrook_d57