Lester Living
Friday, October 6, 2023
We have had a great week at Lester! We had to reschedule our Fire Drill that was supposed to happen due to the forecasted rain. We have rescheduled the drill for Friday, Oct 20th instead. As a reminder, we do have school on Monday and it will be a 2:00 pm dismissal.
Our office staff has spent a good amount of time trying to organize student lunches that have been dropped off for students. Lunches from Door Dash, Grub Hub or other outside providers will not be accepted. Please send a lunch with your child to school each morning. We are asking that there are not group lunches being dropped off. Thankfully our PTA has scheduled fun lunches every other Friday so that our students have the opportunity for hot lunches at that time. In addition, if you are dropping off a drink with your child's lunch, please be sure it is a resealable lid. We have had issues with fast food beverages being dropped off and spilling. We truly appreciate your understanding with all of this and following these expectations. Thank you!
Wishing you all a wonderful weekend!
Katie Novosel
Principal
Lauri Smith
Assistant Principal
INFORMATION YOU SHOULD KNOW:
SAFETY DRILLS COMING UP...
District 58 schools practice a variety of safety drills throughout the year to ensure everyone is prepared if an emergency occurs. The safety drills include: fire drills, tornado/severe weather drills, bus evacuation drills and active threat drills. Drills are designed to educate and prepare students. Schools take precautions to avoid scaring students during drills.
In a couple of weeks, we will have our Fire Drill with the DGFD and we will hold the ALICE drill (Active Threat Drill) with the Downers Grove Police Department. For more information on ALICE, you can visit: LINK HERE. In addition, there will be a brief presentation at the next PTA meeting about District 58 safety measures and protocols on Wed. October 26 at 6:30 pm.
HALLOWEEN COSTUMES, PARTY, & PARADE INFORMATION!
HALLOWEEN AT LESTER!
Information about the Halloween parties, costumes and parade are included below. There is also information for families who choose not to participate in these activities. Please review these guidelines prior to purchasing costumes to ensure that they follow the guidelines below. Please note that the Kindergarten classes will participate in the parties and parade at the same time as the rest of the school since we now have all day kindergarten. The parade will be at 1:30 and class parties will begin at 2:00. All volunteers will need to bring their IDs to go through the Raptor system prior to entry.
Thank you!
SPIRIT WEEK COMING SOON!!!
OPTIONAL FUN ACTIVITY!
If you are interested, please consider decorating a pumpkin with your family and sending the decorated pumpkin in to school. We will display all of the pumpkins in our front hallway.
PLEASE DO NOT SEND ANY PUMPKINS THAT HAVE BEEN CARVED. You could choose to paint, add craft materials, etc. Let's see your creativity!
THANK YOU :)
As seen in Communicate 58:
DATES TO REMEMBER:
Mon. Oct 9: "Orange" you glad it's Monday (wear orange!) & 2:00 Dismissal
Thurs. Oct 12: Parent/Teacher Conferences 5:00-8:00 & Lantern Pizza Fundraiser & Weather Assemblies
Fri. Oct 13: PTA Fun Lunch & Lester Spirit Day
Mon. Oct 16: Active Threat (ALICE) Drill with DGPD & Conference sign up window closes & "Orange" you glad it's Monday (wear orange!) & 2:00 Dismissal
Wed. Oct 18: Parent/Teacher Conferences 5:00-8:00
Fri. Oct 20: Lester Spirit Day- wear blue/yellow/spirit wear & DGFD Fire Drill
Mon. Oct 23: "Orange" you glad it's Monday (wear orange!) & 2:00 Dismissal
Tues. Oct 24: Picture Retakes & 5th Grade Field Trip to Morton Arboretum
Thurs. Oct 26: PTA Meeting at 6:30 pm
Tues. Oct 31: Halloween Parade & PTA parties at Lester
SPOTLIGHT ON LESTER STAFF
A Peek into Lester Life:
Monthly Lunchroom Celebration!!!
REPEATED ITEMS BELOW:
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.