Dear Windsor Families,
We hope this weekend's Week at Windsor finds you well!
Windsor Calendar 2019-2020
We have updated our website calendar (always featured in each Week at Windsor) with key events. Below is a preview for the next month or so along with some future 2020 dates.
- Tuesday 10/8-PTA Executive Board and Committee Chairs Meeting (All Members Welcome) @ 7:00 PM
- Monday 10/14-School Improvement Day (No Student Attendance)
- Thursday 10/17-District 25 BOE Meeting @ 7:30 PM
- Tuesday 10/22-Windsor PTA Kindergarten Activity Night @ 6:30 PM
- Thursday 10/24 to Friday 10/25-Parent-Teacher Conferences (No Student Attendance)
- Thursday 10/31-Windsor Halloween Parade @ 1:40 PM (Classroom Parties to Follow)
- Wednesday 11/6-Picture Retakes
- Thursday 11/7-Windsor PTA First Grade Activity Night @ 6:30 PM
- Monday 11/11-Windsor Veteran's Day Breakfast and School Parade (Morning)
- Thursday 2/6-Windsor Book, Science, and Engineering Fair @ 6:30 PM
- Wednesday 2/12-Valentine's Day Classroom Parties
- Thursday 2/13 to Friday 2/14-Parent-Teacher Conferences (No Student Attendance)
- Thursday 4/16-TMS Incoming Sixth Grade Orientation @ 7:00 PM for Parents/Students
- Thursday 4/30-Windsor K-5 Open House @ 6:30 PM
- Wednesday 5/6-SMS Incoming Sixth Grade Orientation @ 6:30 PM for Parents/Students
We encourage you to keep referencing our school calendar, as this preview does not include all Windsor happenings!
School Access
We want to remind all parents/guardians that your only school access is through our front door/main entrance, unless specifically directed otherwise for unique school activities. You cannot accompany your children into the school through any of our other doors for any reason, even during arrival time. You must consistently enter through the main entrance and stop at the front office. We will ask your name and business in visiting the school. All staff will approach any adults (even parents) without visitor badges and have them immediately exit the building. We appreciate your support in following these important procedures and making our school safe for all.
Halloween Planning
With the arrival of October, we have started thinking about Halloween. We would like to invite all families to our school-wide Windsor Halloween Parade on Thursday, October 31st beginning at approximately 1:40 PM.
Students can stay at school or go home during an extended lunch period this day from approximately 12:10-1:20 PM in order to dress for the afternoon.
We want Halloween to be fun for all of those celebrating and ask that costumes are school appropriate. Please select costumes that avoid pretend sharp objects, weapons, blood, gore, mature content, etc.
October can be a busy month for everyone. Thank you for entrusting us with your children each and every day. They are in wonderful hands!
Warmest regards,
Piper Boston, Principal
Lindsay Anastacio, Assistant Principal
Check out our Windsor Twitter page for different insights into our school days!
You can tell the school year is underway. Our Twitter page provides lots of great highlights into each school day!
Wildcat Way Movie Lunch
Windsor Field Trips
All fourth grade classes visited the Grove last week. If you check out our Twitter page, you will see some highlights from Wednesday and Friday's trips.
Second grade walked to the Arlington Heights Memorial Library on Wednesday. They enjoyed this special time there.
Many thanks to all our second and fourth grade teachers for planning these wonderful field experiences and to our different parent volunteers who helped to chaperone!
Parent-Teacher Conferences
We emailed this letter on Monday along with all teachers' conference sign up links.
- Fall conferences are scheduled for Thursday 10/24 and Friday 10/25. The conference times on Thursday include morning, day, and evening 20-minute appointments. The conference times on Friday only include morning appointments.
- If you are unable to make an in person time on our two conference days, you may sign up for a phone conference or email teachers to schedule a phone conference during their regular school days/hours of 8:15 AM to 3:45 PM.
From the Office...
Online Sign In
We are introducing a new online sign-in and sign-out form for parents/students. It will be in a similar location to our signature clipboard. The new online process will just help us track attendance more efficiently and hopefully ease the process for students/parents/visitors.
Windsor PTA
- Tuesday 10/8 is a Windsor PTA Executive Board and Committee Chairs Meeting (All Members Welcome) @ 7:00 PM.
- Information will soon go home regarding Kindergarten Activity Night @ 6:30 PM on Tuesday 10/22.
- Windsor PTA Room Representatives and volunteer sign up/assignments have been underway. You will be contacted directly, if assigned to your child’s classroom Halloween party.
- If you have joined the Windsor PTA, the Directory App is now live. If you are a member, you can access and use it. (If you are not a member, you can still sign up and join the Windsor PTA!)
- Check out the Windsor PTA website link for more information and updates!
District 25 Parent-Student Handbook
Wildcat Way and Mission
We value our Windsor community that is strengthened by diversity, inclusion, and a growth mindset.
- We believe in a kind, safe and responsible community because our students are important.
- We believe in designing lessons that promote inquiry, academic risk taking, and flexible thinking.
- We believe in supporting cultural, emotional, social, and academic diversity.
- We believe in working collaboratively as a school community for continuous improvement in a trusting environment.