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WJHS Highlights
05/17/2024
A Message from the Administrative Team
Dear WJHS Families,
As the school year winds down, please find important dates below. If you have an incoming seventh grader, we encourage you to check out our "Transition to 7th Grade Information" web site with resources to support incoming students and their families. More resources will be added as they become available!
We have outlined events below for the last week of school.
Eighth Grade Students Only:
Friday, May 31: Team Day; 8th grade graduation party
Monday, June 3: Great America
Tuesday June 4: Graduation practice; iPad return and locker clean-out
Wednesday, June 5: AM Graduation Practice, Yearbooks, 11:20 Dismissal for 8th grade only
This is the last day of school for 8th grade only. Graduation at 5:30 pm. Please see the 8th grade section below for more information.
The schedule for the last week of school for seventh graders is:
Monday - Tuesday: regularly scheduled day;
Wednesday: regularly scheduled day; team day
Thursday: Yearbooks, 11:20 dismissal
Enjoy the beautiful weekend!
Best,
Kate, Eric and Nicole
Lost & Found
As you can imagine, the lunch bags/containers that are left at school start to become pretty disgusting and we will be discarding them before the 3-day weekend. If you think your child has left behind a lunch container and you want to come claim it, please stop by next week.
All other lost and found will be donated at the end of the school year. Please encourage your child to check it out at lunch. Parents also can come look through the lost & found for that sweatshirt that your child can't seem to find anywhere, or the hat that your student keeps telling you they lost. It might be here in the WJHS cafeteria lost and found!
Tech Tidbit
As we near the end of the 2023-2024 school year, please mark your calendars for iPad Collection Day. This year iPad collection day will take place on the following dates:
Tuesday, June 4th for all 8th-graders (during Homeroom)
Wednesday, June 5th for all 7th-graders (during Homeroom)
7th-graders will be returning the iPad and case only. They should come to school ready to return their device during homeroom on June 5th.
8th-graders will return their iPad, charging cord, brick, and case. Students should come prepared to return their device and accessories on June 4th. Click here for information on how to prepare the device for return.
If you have any questions, email Support@wilmette39.org
8th Grade Families: Upcoming Events
Monday, June 3: 8th grade field trip to Great America.
8th grade graduation will take place on Wednesday, June 5 at 5:30pm in the new Winnetka Main Gym, at the Winnetka Campus of New Trier High School on Wednesday, June 5, 2023. Please find the most recent information sent home HERE.
The New Trier incoming/new student web page is something to bookmark! Important information is now posted regarding registration and upcoming events. Click HERE to access.
May SEL
As we enter into the final weeks of the school year, students can feel a mixture of emotions. They are gearing up for summer and a less-structured time away from school, and they are facing the reality of saying goodbye to their friends and teachers for the summer, and maybe even longer as they transition to a new building. This can mean challenges at home as students think about the transition ahead.
In the coming weeks, as you gather around the dinner table, or even on a walk or car ride, we have suggested a couple of activities that you can try with your child(ren) to help them express these end-of-year feelings with a focus on gratitude and looking forward to new and exciting things. Check them out and enjoy!
Gratitude and Memories: Have your child create a Top 5 or Top 10 list of best memories from the school year. You can write these down or just ask your child to share them with you. Ask your child why that stood out to them, and why they are thankful for having had that experience. It will help them process their feelings about that experience, and will also spur some great conversations about what they might hope for in the coming year.
Letter to My Future Self: Invite your child to create a letter or a drawing that they would share with themselves a year from now and include what they want to remember from this school year, and lessons they have learned, and one wish for themselves for the coming year or summer. As this can be difficult for younger children, they could draw three things: their favorite memory, something they learned this year, and a wish/goal for themselves in the next grade or in the summer. After completing the letter/drawing, put it in an envelope and put it on the fridge with an open date for a year later. You can open it up and see if the lessons and memories were still there, and if the wish came true!
PTO Highlights
ATTENTION 7TH GRADE PARENTS: BUY YOUR 2024/2025 SCHOOL SUPPLY KIT NOW
It’s time to order your school supplies for next year! Make life easy on yourself, instead of running all over town to get that one red folder. We’ve partnered with EduKit to offer everything your 8TH GRADER will need in one school supply kit that will be waiting in your child’s classroom the first day of school! SALES WILL END FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 2024. Order today by clicking HERE!
All D39 schools (K-8) use EduKits for school supply kits, and all D39 school kits can be purchased in a single transaction by searching your other D39 school before checking out! Your EduKit purchase also helps support the WJHS PTO. Thank you! PLEASE NOTE school supply kits are separate from the instructional materials fee paid during registration.
THE WJHS PTO DOES NOT BUY EXTRA KITS!
JUNE 30TH is the last day to order a school supply kit!
Questions? Contact president-elect@wjhspto.com.
LAST CALL FOR LUNCH VOLUNTEERS
There are only 6 more slots open to volunteer for lunch duty from now until the end of the school year. Get them before they are gone! It’s a one hour commitment to help serve lunch. Thanks for your help! Sign up HERE
8TH GRADE GRADUATION PARTY - 5/31 7:00-9:30PM
Each year the PTO sends off the graduating 8th graders with a festive party to celebrate all their years in D39! This year’s party will be on a FRIDAY NIGHT, May 31st from 7:00-9:30pm. More information to come about this inside-only fun party!
ATTN 8TH GRADE PARENTS: HAVE YOU PICKED UP YOUR SIGN YET?
The WJHS PTO is pleased to provide a complimentary yard sign for your graduating student! You can pick up your FREE sign at 728 Romona Road (it’s the house with the BLUE door.) Parents can feel free to stop by to take a sign at their convenience - ONE SIGN PER GRADUATE PLEASE. Congratulations to all our 8th graders from the WJHS PTO!
📣WJHS & NEW TRIER SPIRITWEAR 📣
Looking for a great gift for your graduating 8th grader? Get them ready for New Trier High School with a “Class of 2028” sweatshirt! Details HERE. humanKIND is a locally mom-owned company that we’ve partnered with to sell WJHS spiritwear. Items are fully customizable with an option to ship OR pick up locally. Click HERE for options.
District News
Board of Education Meeting
The Board of Education will gather on Monday, May 20 at 7 pm at the Mikaelian Education Center for its monthly business meeting. During this meeting, the Community Review Committee (CRC) will present its final report titled “Harnessing the Power of Free Play to Advance Educational Outcomes” and share updated committee bylaws to the Board for review. The Board will also be presented with a student and staff planning report for the 2024-25 academic year and is expected to approve transportation contract renewals for both regular and special education. Additionally, the Board is expected to approve several fantastic new District 39 employees, including two Grade Level Administrators (GLAds) for Wilmette Junior High School. Agendas and materials for all Board of Education meetings will be posted online the Friday prior to the meeting.
Parent Education Event - Supporting School Transitions
As families begin to prepare for the conclusion of the 2023-24 school year AND look ahead to the 2024-25 school year, I want to encourage those who have students making school transitions this coming Fall to check out our most recent Parent Education recording titled “Supporting School Transitions.” This was a wonderful overview of the many ways in which our schools partner to support student and family transitions between schools. Whether you have a child moving from EC-K, 4th-5th, 6th-7th, or 8th to high school, this is a “must-watch” for any family! A recording of this presentation is now available. Please visit our D39 Parent Education website to find archived recordings of our wonderful and informative Parent Education events.
Wilmette Junior High School
Email: office-wjhs@wilmette39.org
Website: http://wjhs.wilmette39.org/
Location: 620 Locust Rd, Wilmette, IL, USA
Phone: 847-512-6600
Instagram: @hawkwolf39
Twitter: @hawkwolf39
Principal at Wilmette Junior High School; love being an educator and working with young people; value spending time with friends and family