The staff wished you a Happy Mothers Day on Sunday. We know this extends beyond those who gave birth to all the extra people supporting our Wildcats. We hope your day creates some new memories to add to your family story. 💜

If you can't make the show tonight, you can still order using the link below. Last day to order is May 12th. These are great Mothers' Day gifts!

Thank you to the PTA and parents who made our staff feel extra special this week during Staff Appreciation. We have been pampered and well fed! It means a lot to have their hard work recognized!

We have hung items and moved them outside. Please stop and take a look. Please leave the hangers, we have plenty more to put out!

Our first round of chicks hatched this week, so the kindergarten hallways have had some interesting sounds! Three of our classrooms should hatch next week since their eggs came from a different place. The second group also had both brown and green eggs, so we are curious if their chicks will look different.

We have a limited number of yearbooks available for sale in the Willow Office. They are $20 cash.

Our Young Athletes represented us well at the Special Olympics on Saturday. We had a great turn out of parent and staff member support, too!

BUTTER BRAID PICKUP: MAY 15th, 5:00-7:00 PM

Butter Braids are almost here! Butter Braid pick-up is scheduled for May 15th from 5-7pm. Pick-up will be at the James Hart School Cafeteria. Please enter through Door S.

Butter Braids are a frozen product and need to be picked up promptly to ensure proper storage. The PTA does not have a freezer to store your order, so please arrange to have someone come pick your order up.

If you have any issues, please call Erica at 312-502-2224 as soon as possible to make arrangements for your order.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

We need volunteers to help with pick up! We love having the NJHS students help with pick up! Please consider signing your 7th or 8th grade student up to help. Click here to sign up to help with Butter Braid pickup.

ICE CREAM SOCIAL: MAY 20th*, 3:30-5:30 PM

The PTA is having its annual end of the school year Ice Cream Social again on the Willow School playground!

The PTA will have treats from Dairy Queen and popsicles. Bookies will be on site with its mobile book shop! Bring your Read-A-Thon coupons and come shop for a new book!

Click here to let us know how many people we can expect at the Ice Cream Social. RSVP isn't required but encouraged so we can get an accurate count. The event will be held on May 20th (21st if weather isn't permitting) from 3:30-5:30.

Bring the whole family and come enjoy these last few days of school before summer break.

VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION EVENT: MAY 24th, 5:30-7:30 PM

Calling all volunteers! You're invited to our Volunteer Appreciation Event on May 24th, 5:30 - 7:30 PM at James Hart School Cafeteria.

District 153 wants to thank all its volunteers for their hard work this year. If you've helped out in the classroom, at a field trip, for the PTA, PMA or Foundation 153, or any time at/for Willow, Churchill or James Hart, we want to recognize you!

Please join us for food, fun and fellowship!

Click here to RSVP for the Volunteer Appreciation Event.

We hope to see you there!

Amanda Weichinger, Homewood PTA President

We were able to get our final games in this afternoon! Our winning teams were:

Ms. DiLuia in Kindergarten

Mrs. Johnson in 1st grade

Ms. Wendt in 2nd grade

Congratulations to all the teams who made it that far. We saw great attitudes from Mrs. Stroud's, Mrs. Van Etten's, and Ms. Hubbard's classes.

Planning for next year is well under way. If you would like to share your perspective about how your child learns, please use the link below. We will also gather information from your child's current teacher. The link will close on May 31st. Here are some things to consider:

• We do not accept requests for specific teachers.
• Sometimes a best friend doesn't translate into a good classmate.
• Your Wildcat will be placed with a classmate or two from this year.
• The classroom teacher will provide us with academic levels and other pertinent information.

We were popular last week! 507 readers from 15 states, Italy and Costa Rica!

If you've noticed anyone at Willow going above and beyond, please use the link to recognize him/her/them! 💖 I share your kind words with them in my staff bulletin.

https://forms.office.com/r/L4vYqd7NpN

Park Pride May 4: https://hfparks.com/event/park-pride/

Mother's Day Tea Party May 11: https://hfparks.com/event/mothers-day-tea-party/

Learn to Skate Classes: https://app.amilia.com/store/en/homewood---flossmoor-park-district/shop/programs/89858?subCategoryIds=4609164&subCategoryIds=4591354

Summer Camps: https://hfparks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/2024-Summer-Camp-Brochure-ver-2-FINAL.pdf

May 12: Mother’s Day

May 17: PreK Fun Friday

May 18: Speech Pathologist Appreciation Day

May 20: PTA Ice Cream Social on the playground after school.

May 24: Early Dismissal – 11:40 AM

May 27: Memorial day- no school

May 31: ACES 10 am and LAST DAY- EARLY DISMIISSAL-11:40 AM