Congratulations to our awesome Panthers who have been named October Students of the Month!!
6th Grade - Austyn B., Olivia P.
7th Grade - Jaidy P., Jalen V.
8th Grade - Frankie S., Samantha H.
8th Grade DHH - Erick S.
PE Explo
6th Grade - Cristiano M.
7th Grade - Michael P.
8th Grade - Mary S.
Keep up the good work, we are so proud of you!
WJHS is on a mission to spread awareness that Bullying is NOT OKAY! We will have a month long of event to prevent childhood bullying and promote kindness, acceptance, and inclusion.
Our school social worker Mrs. Forsyth, along with students from Culture Club, made post cards preaching acceptance and inclusion and covered all of the students lockers and teachers doors. Next up, spreading kindness with bingo cards. The students must complete random acts of kindness laid out on the Bingo cards and will be awarded a special prize once complete.
At lunch this week, our students spoke about National Bullying Awareness Month.
Our Deaf Hard of Hearing (DHH) students collect the green bins from classrooms for our recycling program.
The primary purpose of the Recycling Club is to raise personal and public awareness of environmental issues, including the benefit of reducing, re-using and recycling of materials (plastic, paper, and aluminum) that would otherwise be sent to landfill sites.
6th grader Qinnah from our Social Media Team had the opportunity to interview Mrs. Oberbeck from our DHH staff. Check out the interview on our FB Page.
Hello,
Letters were sent home last week, and emails sent daily to any families whos child is missing at least one health requirement that is DUE BY 10/15. If you have not done so already, Please check their backpack for the letter that contains specific information of what is missing.
It is very important that the health requirements are completed by TUESDAY. In addition to requiring these forms, the State of Illinois also requires that children who do not have these completed by 10/15 must be excluded from school until requirements are met.
To ensure your child will not need to be excluded from attending school, your prompt attention to this is appreciated. If you still need to do so, please turn in the forms Tuesday 10/15 since there is no school on Monday this week. If you have any questions, please contact Christine Knight @ cknight@cusd201.org
NO EXCEPTIONS WILL BE MADE IN THIS MATTER.
We are very excited to be hosting students from our sister school in Taiwan this fall.
A GREAT BIG thank you to the families who have graciously signed up to be a host family. We are still in need of two more host families. If this is something you and your family would be interested in experiencing, please contact Pete Landreth or Vicky Gomez, contact information below.
From: Sheng Li Junior High (Hsinchu, Taiwan)
Dates: Departing Taiwan and arriving in Chicago on 11/3
Departing Chicago on 11/24
# of students: 12 to 14 Junior High students (2 students per family)
6 to 7 Westmont Junior High families needed to host
Compensation per Host family:
$900 per family for Junior High (based on 2 students in one family)
If interested, please contact both Pete Landreth and Vicky Gomez by email:
As CUSD 201 school lunch program continues to celebrate global cuisine... this month we will be featuring Hispanic Heritage Cuisine. We will celebrate at the Jr High on Wednesday, October 23rd. In the meantime, please see the flyer that includes a partnership with a local restaurant and a coupon for you to use if you visit.
Recently , the Jr High has created a new Social Media group as part of our new Panther Family Curriculum. Led by Ms. Reimann the students have done a fantastic job bring all the happenings at our school to the community. Make sure to check our Facebook page regularly for new features and interviews from our teachers and students!! Great Job to our social media team!! Keep it up!
