West Elementary School

• 4/9 - 5/21- School Supply Kit Online Ordering
• 4/16 - 5/19 - Bricks of Hope LEGO Drive
• 5/14 - Tonight is the Last WPO Meeting for 2023/24 - 7 PM
• 5/14 - 5th grade band performs with the Bernotas Middle School Band 7 PM
• 5/15 - 4th/5th Choir Concert 7 PM
• 5/17 - Field Day
• 5/20 - Field Day (Rain Date)
• 5/23 - 5th Grade Clap Out 2:15 PM
• 5/23 - Last Day of School for Kindergarten (Full day)
• 5/24 - Last Day of School for Grades 1-5 (9:00 - 10:30 AM)
• 5/24 - Food Fundraiser - Mellie's Chocolate & Co. - All Day

The kindergarten screening information email was sent out this afternoon. Please be on the lookout for information if you have an incoming Kindergartener. Kindergarten screening is done for all incoming students to help determine where they are acedemically to be able to create balanced classrooms.

To register your child for kindergarten for the 2024-25 school year, please follow the steps below. If you have any questions, please contact Student Services at 815-788-5000.

1) Fill out and submit the 2024-25 New Student Registration Questionnaire. Within 48 hours after submitting the above form, you will receive an email from District 47 with the online registration link.
2) Click the link to complete and submit your child’s registration. After you submit your child's registration, you will be contacted by student services to set up an appointment to finalize your registration and bring in the required documents outlined below.

For more information, go to the D47.org website and click Registration under the Parents dropdown menu.

5th grade teachers and school administrators have spent the last few weeks carefully reviewing their students' needs for 6th grade. Beyond Encores of Art, Family and Consumer Science, Music, Spanish, STEM, plus Band per student choice, academic courses include Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Science. For a small percentage of students, enrollment in Extended Curriculum (EC) classes for Language Arts and Math has been considered. If students are eligible for EC classes, a letter will be sent home on May 15th. Full student schedules are available in August prior to the start of school.

The West Chorus performance is right around the corner! Parents and Guardians, please click HERE for important concert information. Feel free to send questions to Mr. Brady at kbrady@d47.org.

• A new Boundary Update page is now available on the District website. It will be regularly updated to share new information and feedback opportunities. The boundary committee met for a second time on Monday, May 13. The page will soon be updated with insights from the discussions held during that session.
  
  

Dear parents and/or guardians,

Please make sure to pick up any and all medication and/or supplies your student has in the health office by 10:00 am, Friday, May 24th. Any medication left, will be disposed of that afternoon. If you are unsure if your student has medication or supplies, feel free to call or email Mrs. Keegan to confirm. Medication must be picked up by a parent; no medication, other than inhalers, will be sent home with a student.

*Medication forms for 2024/2025 school year, Per state of Illinois guidance, all asthma, allergy, and seizure diagnoses will need a physician-directed health plan. If your student will need medication kept at any District 47 school next year, please use the appropriate link below. Medication authorizations forms are good for one school year, a new form is required each year for your student(s).

Asthma Action Plan (2024/2025 school year) Use this along with medication authorization form if your student will need an inhaler at school.

Medication Authorization Form

*New Allergy and Anaphylaxis Emergency Plan, To be completed by Physician and Parent (Required for 2024/2025 school year) https://docs.google.com/document/d/132fnfVE_-hohq6M9JGWjn7KX1XpxqjqGrBnfaQav-nY/edit

Feel free to contact me if you have any questions regarding medication for next school year.

Have a safe, healthy and fun summer!

Amanda Keegan, RN

Ajkeegan@d47.org

815-788-5555

You can order securely online until Tuesday, May 21st. The kits will be delivered to West at the beginning of August and placed in your student's classroom.

Go to www.educationalproducts.com/shoppacks and Enter the School ID WES099. Sales tax will be applied at checkout.

Incoming kindergarten and PreK students are invited to “meet the bus” at the annual transportation open house. The event will be held Thursday, August 1, 2024, from 9am-1pm at the TJA bus garage, 1204 S. McHenry Avenue in Crystal Lake. Visit the D47 website for details. Flyer

Join Crystal Lake Elementary District 47 in partnership with Bricks of Hope for a LEGO® Drive! Support sick children during their hospital stays by donating NEW LEGO® sets. The Bricks of Hope charity brings joy and hope through the gift of LEGO®. Drop off your donations at the school from now until May 17th. Read more about their mission here.

Bricks of Hope Flyer

During the 2023-24 school year, two emergency days were used (January 12 and January 16, 2024) due to inclement weather. Given this and assuming there will be no additional emergency days used, please see below for the last days of school.

• Monday, May 20, 2024 (8th grade; full day)

• Thursday, May 23, 2024 (Kindergarten and PreK)

• Friday, May 24, 2024 (Grades 1-7)

Want to stay in the know? Be sure to join us on:

• Facebook: West Elementary Parents Group
• Website: West Parent Organization (d47.org)

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