Parent Update
Empowering Students: Engaging, Supporting, Succeeding
December 9, 2022
What's Happening in December:
December 18-26*: Hanukkah
*Sorry for the misprint last week!
December 18: International Migrants Day
December 25: Christmas Day
December 26: Kwanzaa Begins
December 9, Friday: Crosstown Basketball @ OE / Girls' Varsity @ 5:00 and Boys' Varsity @ 6:30
December 13, (6pm/Virtual) Tuesday: Parent University: Managing Mental Health Around the Holidays. Suicide Awareness and Prevention (presented by SCRC) Click Here to Register
December 14 (6pm/Virtual) Wednesday: Community CHAT: Weathering the Storm Click Here to Register
December 14 (6pm), Wednesday: EL Parent Program Presented in Spanish: The Power of No: A Small Word That Will Give Wellbeing to Your Mental Health El Poder del ‘NO’. Una Pequeña Palabra que Te Dará Bienestar y Salud Mental
December 15 (5pm), Thursday: Northern Illinois Food Bank's Mobile Pantry @ Lakewood Creek Elementary
December 22, Thursday: End of 1st Semester (Grades 6-12)
December 23 - January 6, 2023: No School Winter Break **Throughout the break, school and district offices will be closed for energy savings.**
For a complete District Calendar of Events, please click here.
DID YOU KNOW that each of our schools in our district have their own social media accounts which can be followed? That's right....Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, and their own webpage. "Follow" the social medium platform for your school TODAY.
From our Superintendent Dr. John Sparlin
Bus Stop and Route Consolidation
Bus route ridership studies were recently conducted to determine opportunities for consolidation of stops and routes to help reduce delays. Any changes to stops and/or routes will be shared with families prior to the conclusion of winter break and will begin when school resumes in January.
Crosstown Basketball Games
A German Christmas
TONIGHT: You're invited to celebrate an evening with Sankt Nikolaus, Krampus, Knecht Ruprecht, and Perchta at A German Christmas at Oswego East High School on Friday, December 9 @ 5:30-7:30pm ($5/per person). The evening includes snacks, crafts, activities and the opportunity to explore several German Christmas traditions. Click here for more details.
Thrift Day is being held at Oswego East High School on December 10th
Tomorrow! Oswego East High School’s Key Club is hosting a community-wide Thrift Day. This is an event for all community members to come and take any clothing items they would like, free of charge. There are a variety of sizes, ranging from children’s clothing to adult clothing. Please enter through door 46 and visit the Silver Gym at Oswego East High school between the hours of 11:00am and 3:00pm to do some thrifting! Cash donations will be accepted at the event to fund more projects like this and to make donations to organizations in the community, but are not necessary. Thank you for your support!
OE Spanish National Honor Society Presents: Spanish Storytime
Tuesday, December 13th, the Oswego East Spanish National Honor Society is partnering with the Montgomery campus of the Oswego Public Library District for a Spanish-language storytime. It is a free event from 6-7pm.
COVID-19 Information
- To report a positive COVID-19 case in a student or staff member, please click here.
- The district's Safety Plan and Metrics can be found on the COVID-19 information page.