Greetings from Dr. Cremascoli:
Thank you for a great year!
 Superintendent Dr. Kari Cremascoli shares an end-of-year greeting with families, reflecting on the past school year and previewing the year to come. For example, she shares that next school year, District 58 will increase its art and physical education for various elementary grade levels!
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District bids adieu to eighth graders
District 58 formally promoted its Herrick and O'Neill eighth grade students to high school during two ceremonies on Monday, June 4.
Congratulations, eighth graders! District 58 wishes you the best of luck in high school and beyond. We hope you remember your District 58 days fondly.
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Education Foundation announces Green Apple Award recipients
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| Dr. Cremascoli poses with Green Apple Recipient & Hillcrest Teacher Mr. D'Angelo. |
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The Education Foundation of Downers Grove District 58 celebrates 66 staff members who received a Green Apple Award this school year.
The Education Foundation invited the community to make a Green Apple
donation to the Education Foundation in honor of a special District 58 employee. Each honored employee received a Green Apple Award card, with a personalized message from the gift giver, delivered by Superintendent Dr. Kari Cremascoli or the building principal.
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District 58 curriculum committees make progress during 17-18 year
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Highland School wins $10,000 in School Bucks program
Henry Puffer, Belle Aire, Lester and Fairmount also win
District 58 schools earned $20,000 this year through the Yorktown Center School Bucks Program.
Yorktown Center staff visited Highland School on Friday, June 1 to present the school with a $10,000 check for winning first place in the Yorktown Center School Bucks program. The check presentation took place during Highland's all-school meeting on Friday afternoon. Other schools that won prizes from Yorktown Bucks include:
Second Place: Henry Puffer School - $4,000 prize
Third Place: Belle Aire School - $3,000 prize
Fourth Place: Lester School - $2,000 prize
Fifth Place: Fairmount School - $1,000 prize
Congratulations!
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Grove Foundation honors fifth graders for work ethic, attitude
 Throughout this school year, the Grove Foundation visited each elementary school, surprising one fifth grader from each classroom with a Helping Children Grow Award. This award recognizes students who display characteristics not always captured by traditional school awards, such as work ethic, positive attitude, friendliness and effort.
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A preview of summer facility projects
 Summertime is the prime time for facility improvements to District 58 schools! This summer,
Lester School construction will continue, and the three-room addition is on schedule to be complete for the 2018-19 school year.
The District is using proceeds from its recent bond issue to fund the Lester addition. The bond issue will also fund the replacement of Kingsley School's fire alarm, as well as electrical work and backup generator installation at Fairmount School. Both school's projects were identified as high priority needs in District 58's master project list.
Other summer facility projects include replacing the bell and clock system at Fairmount School, asphalt work at three schools, distributing ADA-certified playground mulch at nine schools,
painting at 10 schools, and general cleaning at all schools.
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District 58 emailed new community e-flyers to all parents on
May 31. E-flyers are also posted on the District 58 e-flyer page at
dg58.org/e-flyers/ and listed below.
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The mission of District 58, in partnership with parents and community, is to challenge and engage each child by providing quality educational programs and support services in a safe, nurturing, and child-centered environment in order to prepare all students to be lifelong learners and contributing members of a global society.
Communicate 58 shares timely, relevant information about District 58 with parents, community members and others who are interested in how we are living out our mission. If you have any questions/comments regarding Communicate 58, or have an article/photo idea for the publication, please contact Community Relations Coordinator Megan Hewitt at mhewitt@dg58.org or 630-719-5805.
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District 58 on social media
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Board of Education meeting preview
June Board Meeting
Monday, June 11
7 p.m.
Downers Grove Village Hall
Agenda items include:
- End-of-Year Strategic Goals Action Plan Report of Progress
- Action on the District 58 Technology Refresh
- Approval of 2018-19 Board calendar
The complete meeting agenda will be posted June 8 on
BoardDocs.
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Board vacancy application
The Board of Education seeks applicants to fill an anticipated seat on the Board. Applications are due Thursday, June 7 by 4 p.m.
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Summer learning
Research shows that students who take just a few minutes each summer day to enjoy reading and practice math can maintain the great learning they worked so hard to accomplish during the school year.
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School health reminder
It's not too early to start scheduling those doctor visits for the 2018-2019 school year. Exams required by the State of Illinois:
Kindergarten: Physical, Dental, Vision
Second grade: Dental
Sixth grade: Physical, Dental
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Reading Games shares preview books
The Reading Games will return to O'Neill Middle School on March 16, 2019!
Get a head start this summer! The Reading Games announced three preview books from each reading list.
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District Calendar
Monday, June 11
District 58 Summer School starts
Thursday, Aug. 23
First day of school
(Full student attendance day)
Thursday, Sept. 6
Curriculum Night for El Sierra, Fairmount, Hillcrest, Indian Trail, Kingsley and Herrick (eighth grade)
Tuesday, Sept. 11
Curriculum Night for Belle Aire, Highland, Henry Puffer, Lester, Pierce Downer, Whittier and O'Neill
Thursday, Sept. 13
Curriculum Night for Herrick (seventh grade)
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