District 58 updated its 2021-22 calendar last August. The updated calendar changed the date of the winter Teacher Institute Day. The updated calendar also changed Tuesday, March 15 to a school day (it was previously a non-school day due to Election Day; however, Election Day was moved to June 2022). Last August, we emailed the updated calendar to families and posted it on our website. We realize some families might still have the old calendar, so we wanted to remind you of the following:

• Friday, March 4 is not a school day. (It's the County's Teacher Institute Day).
• Tuesday, March 15 is a school day.

Looking for more details about the upcoming PTA Adult Fundraiser?

1) Attend the event. Buy your tickets HERE

Price is $75/per person in advance ($85 at the door)

Price includes: 3-hrs open bar (beer, seltzer, wine), live band, food & fun

2) DONATIONS

We're looking for donations to auction off during the event. For example, sports tickets, hotel stay, photography, a service you provide you could donate, etc. Please contact Lisa Tazelaar (ltazelaa@hinsdale86.org) if you'd like to help.Can't attend but want to contribute? Donate HERE

3) Each Grade Level will be auctioning off a themed basket. Be on the lookout for a separate email from your grade level contact (themes and contacts below):

Kindergarten: Downtown Downers

(Jen Leesman-jen_rohrer@hotmail.com & Maggie Z-maggs816@gmail.com)

1st Grade: Wine and Cheese

(Meggen McKenzie-meggenmckenzie@gmail.com & Lindsay Garrity-lgarrity83@gmail.com)

2nd Grade: Spa Day

(Tina Fisher-Tinafischer12@yahoo.com & Lindsay Davini-Lindsayp0526@yahoo.com)

3rd Grade: Dinner Date Night

(Miyuki-shima0715@gmail.com & Maggie Z-maggs816@gmail.com)

4th Grade: Movie Night

(Kerry Petrozza-kerrypetrozza@gmail.com & Karyn Piegari)

5th Grade: Sports Basket

(Michelle Scardina-mmantas1@yahoo.com & Jen Leesman-jen_rohrer@hotmail.com)

6th Grade: Coffee and Tea (Stacey Czubak-smcain3@yahoo.com & Natalie Whited-natfleming@gmail.com)

4) Prefer another way to get involved? We will be looking for volunteers soon.

Outdoor Education Fees Refunded for 6th grade families

District 58 has decided that our 6th students will not attend the outdoor education at Camp Edwards during this school year; this typically occurred in the fall (when there were mitigations in place that prohibited this kind of travel for students.) Though mitigations are beginning to lift throughout the state, we are beyond the point in the school year that we could schedule these trips; additionally, specific to Camp Edwards, the distance of travel and shared overnight accommodations open up many questions about distancing and shared spaces. We hope to resume outdoor education activities in the future - the District is investigating options for our students, potentially including a spring activity for our 6th graders.

The fees that were collected at registration last spring for outdoor education have now been refunded to families' PushCoin accounts. You will be able to use the credit in your PushCoin account to pay for registration fees for the 2022-23 school year; if you would prefer a cash refund, please contact Sonali Patil in the District 58 Business office (spatil@dg58.org).Any additional questions about outdoor education can be directed to Justin Sisul in the Curriculum department (jsisul@dg58.org)