The Buzz at Westbrook School
May 7, 2021
From the Principal...
Dear Westbrook Families,
This week, we celebrated Staff Appreciation Week, Nurse Appreciation Day, and Administrative Professional Day! We are so fortunate to have such compassionate and hard-working professionals working with our children! It is an honor to be a part of the Westbrook family. We want to thank our incredible PTO for making our staff feel so special this week. We also want to extend a big thank you to our families for their partnership!
Family Feedback Form
Among our many important responsibilities later this spring, the Westbrook staff and I will engage in our work to create the groups of children that will comprise next year's classes. The class placement process is one that takes a considerable amount of time and collaboration among teachers and will not be truly finalized until August. In creating classes, we strive to take into account the social, emotional, academic, and creative aspects of every child. Our goal is form balanced heterogeneous classes in which each child can succeed.
Your thoughts about your child's preferred learning style, peer relationships, previous school experiences, etc. are certainly valued. Consistent with past practice at Westbrook, however, please know that we are unable to honor requests for specific teachers. If you have additional information that you feel is important for us to consider when placing your child in a class for the 2021-22 school year, please share it with me using this online form no later than Friday, May 14.
If you are the parent of a first grader, please feel free to participate in this process, as I will share your feedback with the Fairview and Lions Park principals.
Collaborative Art Project
Westbrook students and staff have been working collaboratively to create a beautiful art installation for our school! The phrase "Anything is Possible" will be proudly displayed on the fence between our parking lot and school. This art piece will be a daily reminder to our students and our school community that through hard work and perseverance, anything is possible! The sky is the limit for our young learners, and we can't wait to see what they will accomplish!
Once we have more information about when the art project will be installed on the fence in front of our school, we will let the community know!
Has Your Family Recently Moved or Are you Planning on Moving?
Planning for the 2021-22 school year is underway! If your child will not be returning to Westbrook for the 2021-22 school year, please email wb-office@d57.org. (This does not include 1st graders going to Lions Park or Fairview.)
Wishing you and your family well,
Kristin Vonder Haar
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Our wonderful PTO (Parent-Teacher Organization) also has an Instagram account! Their username is: westbrookpto
Upcoming Westbrook Dates
May 19 - PTO Meeting 7pm
May 20 - Last Day of School for Circle of Friends Preschool
May 21 - Half Day for FIRST GRADE ONLY, No school for Kindergarten
May 31 - Memorial Day - No School
June 1 - Last day of School
DISTRICT 57 REGISTRATION
Registration Steps
- InfoSnap Snapcode has been emailed to parent/guardian. If you do not receive this email, or are having any issues, check your SPAM folder OR email your contact information to onlineregistration@d57.org.
- Parent/guardian completes online registration and pays registration fees online.
- Note: Discounted online registration begins May 3 and runs through June 21.
PTO PARENT SPONSORED EVENT!
21/22 PTO School Supply Kit Order Forms
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