District 64 eNews February 24th, 2023
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It was Pie Day at Emerson Middle School on Wednesday as part of their fundraising efforts for St. Baldrick's. We are just a few weeks away from the big head-shaving events on March 8th.
The Lincoln/Emerson Baldies have raised more than $300,000 for childhood cancer research. We still need your help to get to our goal!
At lunch, Emerson students who have helped fundraise were drawn to throw a pie at a teacher. Ms. Halfman and Ms. Nguyen raised the most money and got to collect their "winnings," aka a pie to the face!
Ms. Halfman went the untraditional route and opted not to use shaving or whipped cream but instead had a blueberry pie tossed her way.
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Ms. Nguyen had not only one but two students throw (gently, of course) shaving cream-filled pie tins at her. What a day!
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Preview of Feb. 27th Special Board of Education Meeting | |
The District 64 Board of Education will hold a special meeting on Monday, February 27th, in the Hendee Rooms at the Jefferson Early Childhood Center. The meeting will start at 6:00 pm.
Below is a look at the agenda:
- Pledge of Allegiance
- Opening Remarks from the President of the Board
- Public Comments
- Interview of Candidates for Board Vacancy
- Closed Meeting [5 ILCS 120/2(c)(3)]
- Appointment of Board Member
- Adjournment
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March 6, 2023 (rescheduled from Feb. 16) - Closed meeting will start at 6:30 pm, and the regular meeting will begin at 7:00 pm - Jefferson (Hendee Rooms)
- March 16, 2023 - 7 pm - regular meeting, Jefferson (Hendee Rooms)
- April 20, 2023 - 7 pm - regular meeting, Jefferson (Hendee Rooms)
Looking to catch up on past meeting highlights? A summary of each meeting is available on our Current Board News webpage.
Please confirm meeting dates and times on the Board meetings webpage.
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Superintendent Search Survey | |
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The Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 Board of Education invites you to complete a survey to assist with our current Superintendent Search. This survey will be open through midnight Feb.28, 2023. To participate, please click here.
Your input and perspectives are valuable. Please help us by participating in the survey!
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March 7th Registration is Coming Up | |
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The next big date for registration is March 7th, when registration begins for all District 64 students. This includes kindergarten.
Preschool registration is underway and is on a first-come, first-serve basis. You can find info on how to enroll at d64.org/about/register.
Summer School registration also began this week. You can find all the necessary Worlds of Wonder links here.
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Age Appropriate Placement
It is District 64’s practice to place students age-appropriately at each grade level upon enrollment. If you have a preschooler at home, please keep the following in mind regarding enrollment in District 64 for the 2023-24 school year:
Students who will turn six before June 1, 2023, will be placed age-appropriately in first grade upon registration, regardless of prior enrollment in kindergarten.
Students who turn six after June 1, 2023, and are not currently enrolled in District 64 may elect to enter kindergarten or first grade for the 2023-24 school year.
The District has adopted a policy for accelerated placement and early entrance procedures. In these cases, a student may be placed at a higher grade level. More information about this may be found on the District 64 website.
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On Thursday, District 64 held a Newcomer Night, and it was an excellent opportunity for families in our community who have been in the country for one year or less.
Dozens of families attended the event and built a deeper understanding of the English Learner Program and friendships with other Newcomers from across the District.
It was invigorating to see all the fun and connections made. So many of our staff helped make this a successful evening. One of the many examples of support was Vera Andronenkova, a Teacher Assistant at Emerson Middle School, translating to/from Ukranian to ensure parents got all the information!
Thank you to everyone for participating.
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Boxes & Boxes of Donated Lunches | | |
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The Carpenter Cougars donated hundreds of lunches to Uncle Pete’s Ministries this week. In total, 300 lunches were brought in and were later distributed to those in need throughout the Chicago area.
Students and families were asked to collect sandwiches, hard-boiled eggs, bags of chips/pretzels, fruit, cookies, and bottled water.
The recipients of these lunches were “very grateful to be remembered in such a special way,” the organization wrote to all the Carpenter families who helped and donated food.
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There’s never a shortage of smiles when our furry friends with Rainbow Animal Assisted Therapy stop by the Jefferson Early Childhood Center. Multiple times a month, a group of therapy dogs and their handlers go to Jefferson for different activities.
This week's activities included students rolling jumbo dice and counting out the numbers they rolled. Each number had a corresponding “trick” for the dog to perform, like “shake” or “lay down.” Another exercise was counting necklaces and putting them on a dog to display proudly.
“Dogs are non-judgmental, kind, and patient listeners while children are given unconditional respect and new confidence in their activities,” according to Rainbow’s website.
This is just one of the many highlights of the Jefferson program! Here are some more pictures from this week.
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The Park Ridge Youth Commission is hosting a food drive! All food collected will be donated to the Maine Township Food Pantry. For a list of locations click here. | |  |
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Do you want a job driving school buses? Lakeview Bus Lines is hiring!
- Up to $25/hour
- Weekly pay, benefits, 401K
- go to www.sunrisebus.com/careers or call (708)-234-5555 to apply
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Stay tuned in with District 64 all week long by following our accounts on both Facebook and Twitter.
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Comments and questions may always be directed to the Superintendent or Board members through these links:
Email Dr. Eric Olson, Superintendent or contact members of the Board of Education via email links.
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Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 | 847-318-4300 | news@d64.org
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