Pierce Downer This Week
Week of November 15-November 19
Weekly Update
Pierce Downer Families-
Our attitude of gratitude continued this week with our staff's #10DaysOfGratitude. We certainly had many things to be grateful for this week! We celebrated our Instructional Assistants on Education Support Professional's Day, recognized people in our lives we are thankful for, and shined spotlights on those people who impact our lives that regularly go unnoticed. We are also grateful for our PTA bringing back FUN LUNCH (the students were thrilled!) and our families helping others in need with our holiday coat drive, gift sign-up, and stocking stuffer program.
We are also thankful for our PD student council and the fun Winter Wonderland event they have planned for our school. Please see registration information down below.
We continue to work closely with Northshore, the company we have partnered with for COVID 19 screening, symptomatic testing and test-to-stay, in order to support the mandated health protocols in each of our buildings. Due to the abbreviated schedule associated with Thanksgiving break, weekly screening testing will not be offered next week, the week of November 22nd. DG58 health office staff will continue to support both symptomatic and test to stay testing during our two days of attendance and the weekly testing program will resume on Monday, November 29th.
District 58 invites families to voluntarily share an electronic image of their child’s vaccination card with their building’s health office. Providing proof of vaccination is not required. However, current CDC guidance excuses fully vaccinated individuals from having to quarantine unless symptomatic.
By sharing a copy of your child’s card, if your child is a close contact, having the vaccination card on hand will expedite the school’s investigation process. Copies of proof of vaccination will be kept in each student’s individual health file and treated in the same way as all health records. Please feel free to send a picture of your child's COVID vaccination card to your school nurse!
Please remember the doors open each morning at 8:10 and class begins at 8:15. You may have noticed (or heard) that we have brought some of our bells back! We have bells that ring at 8:10am for the doors opening, 11:30 to begin lunch/recess, 12:10 for the end of lunch and recess, and 3:00pm for dismissal.
As always, please do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or concerns via email LWagner@DG58.org or call 630-719-5860.
We are PD!
L. Wagner, Principal
AR Wall of Fame
Pierce Downer Cup Recipient
Service Learning Take Home Jingle Stocking Stuffer Event
Fun lunch is back!
Winter Wonderland presented by Pierce Downer Student Council
Education Support Professional's Day Celebrated 11/17
Voluntary COVID Testing Program Signup
District 58 encourages families to consider signing up for free PCR COVID-19 testing for District 58 students. Registration for this optional testing program is open and our program is actively underway.
Families can select from any or all of three types of testing services including:
Weekly screening testing (routine testing)
Symptomatic testing (testing when a student or staff member develops symptoms at school)
Test-to-Stay (testing for situations in which a student has been identified as a close contact)
Test-to-Stay, an IDPH-endorsed process that allows a close contact to remain in school with regular antigen testing, will begin next week. Please see the district communication regarding the IDPH's guidance regarding when Test-to-Stay can be implemented in schools.
The student sign up for our school can be found below.
Mark your calendars
November 22
2pm Dismissal
November 24-28
Thanksgiving Break
December 3
PTA Board Meeting
December 9
Report Cards Sent Home
December 20-January 4th
Winter Break
Students resume Tuesday, January 5, 2022
Leland Wagner, Principal
Email: LWagner@dg58.org
Website: www.DG58.org
Location: 1436 Grant Street, Downers Grove, IL, USA
Phone: 630-719-5860
Twitter: @LWagnerDG58