District Digest

September 2, 2020

In honor of Labor Day all District 41 schools are closed on Monday, September 7, 2020.

Also, our first remote School Improvement Days (SIP) day will be held on Friday, September 11. While we are in remote, the SIP day will work a little differently. For September’s SIP day students will follow their morning schedule. Students will only attend the classes that they have from 8:30-11:00 a.m. and will have their afternoon off. In October, the students will attend only their afternoon classes. This means that students will not have morning classes on October 30th but instead will attend their afternoon classes from 1:00-3:30pm. We will continue this model rotating each month. Principals will continue to communicate this each month to parents so they are aware of when instruction is taking place on SIP days.

Here are the SIP Day dates through Winter Break:

Friday, September 11, 2020

Friday, October 30, 2020

Friday, November 20, 2020

Friday, December 18, 2020

Curriculum nights will be held virtually at every school this year. Mark your calendars! Your school principal will send information out with more details soon. The Curriculum night dates are as follows:

September 14 - Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grade

September 15 - 3rd, 4th, 5th grades

September 16 - 6th grade and electives

September 17 - 7th and 8th grade

The D41 Tech At Home webpage is open to our students and families. You can email or submit a Help Desk request, get Chromebook troubleshooting tips, view the list of approved D41 apps and services, read about student expectations and more. Please read the Tech Guide for D41 Families espanol.

Meal pick up is available for students daily from 11:30 – 12:30 pm. Meals will be provided to students enrolled in Glen Ellyn District 41 schools on dates in which students are required to learn remotely. Pre-order is required for this service. It is allowable for a parent to pick up for your student and it is not required that the student be present at meal pick up. Meal pick up is contactless as safety is our utmost priority; however, you must park and come into the meal pick up area as designated at your school to receive your meal. Click here for more details and to order meals. clic para espanol

Check out all of the digital materials offered to students by the Glen Ellyn Public Library. E-Learning resources for kindergarten to middle school level are available. Visit https://gepl.org/digital-library/ and look for the Youth and Middle School tabs to find the E-Learning resources. Click Here for the flyer.

The Learning Technology Center of Illinois has launched the SPARK program (Supporting Parents And Remote Kids). SPARK provides resources to support parents and caregivers who have students that are remote learning in K-12 districts and schools. Trainings include "Get to know Google Classroom", "Get to know SeeSaw" and more. Visit the LTC website HERE

If you're heading to downtown Glen Ellyn be sure to check out the flower pots located near the Movie Theatre, Village Hall and the Al Fresco Main Street Tent. The Glen Ellyn Chamber of Commerce 2020 Community Flower Pots Project is dedicated to all Glen Ellyn grade schools and features flower pots hand painted by local students and school staff including students from all five D41 schools!

Under Pressure: Untangling and Confronting Today’s Epidemic of Stress and Anxiety

Dr. Lisa Damour

Wed, Sep 16 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm MORE HERE

Community Reads: Long Way Down & Stamped: Racism, Antiracism and You

Jason Reynolds, Library of Congress Youth Ambassador to Reading

Tue, Sep 29 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm MORE HERE

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Email: ekrehbiel@d41.org
Website: www.d41.org
Location: 793 North Main Street, Glen Ellyn, IL, USA
Phone: 630.790.6400
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