WEEKLY PREVIEW
March 1, 2025
District 204, in collaboration with five neighboring school districts, will hold the 3rd Annual Mental Health and Wellness Symposium on Saturday, March 8, 2025 at Metea Valley High School from 8:30 AM - 2:00 PM. The keynote will be presented by Doug Bolton, author, Licensed Clinical Psychologist, and Director of School Consultation for Formative Psychological Services. The symposium will include breakout sessions for students and adults, a community resource fair, a book fair, and childcare for ages 3-10. The first 500 adult attendees will receive a free copy of Doug Bolton's book - Untethered: Creating Connected Families, Schools, and Communities to Raise a Resilient Generation. The first 200 student attendees will receive a free t-shirt. New this year - experience sessions for adults and students and a complimentary boxed lunch for all attendees. For more information, visit ipsd.org/symposium or register here.
Monday, March 10th 6-7:30 pm at Georgetown Elementary
(995 Long Grove Dr.) Dinner and childcare will be provided!
Longwood Families are invited to be a member of the Title 1 Advisory Committee!
The purpose of this committee is to help identify barriers to greater family participation and the needs of family members to assist with the learning of their children. The committee also reviews the family engagement policies and provides input regarding the expenditure of Title I funds.
π Read Like A Lion (our reading fundraiser) begins next week. Watch your backpack mail on Monday! And if you want to get ahead, spend this weekend gathering your books, graphic novels, audio books, and visit the library this weekend!
β Volunteers Needed
The PTA will need several new executive board members for the 2025-26 school year. Are you interested in joining up or in running one of these positions next year? The recruitment/nomination committee is forming now. Please contact <longwoodpta1stvp@gmail.com> if youβre interested in any of our positions:
President (REQUIRED, EMPTY)
Treasurer (REQUIRED, EMPTY)
Secretary (REQUIRED, EMPTY)
Vice-President (1st, 2nd, and 3rd: three separate positions, ALL EMPTY)
Note: you must be a paying member of our PTA for 30 days as of the April meeting to be nominated or serve. If this is a financial burden, please talk to us.
Upcoming Events:
13 Mar: next PTA meeting
19 Mar: Amatoβs Restaurant Night
04-05 Apr: the state PTA Convention here in Naperville. Please contact Tim if youβre interested in attending and representing our school. <longwoodptapresident@gmail.com>
10 May: Run with the Lion
A Walking Bus is a group of students walking with a Longwood Teacher to and from school! Students are picked up and dropped off at designated stops in the Longwood Neighborhood.
Three Walking Bus routes are currently running in our neighborhood and we're thrilled to add new students each day!
Join the fun! Complete the form to Register for the Walking Bus! You will receive an email with your student(s) bus stop location and pick-up/drop off times. π¦π
Please call the office 630-428-6789 with questions.
Multicultural Night is on Wednesday, April 23rd from 6:00-8:00 PM. Join us for a fun evening!
There are many ways to be involved:
- Passport to the World: Visitors will be provided a passport to capture their multicultural journey.
- Host a Table: Share your culture and ethnicity through food, music, dance, clothing, artifacts, and other visuals you wish to share.
- Multicultural Fashion Show: Show off your cultural attire in our fashion show.
- Demonstrate or Perform: Play an instrument or perform a dance
- Volunteer or Donate Supplies: We need help with set up, clean up, and purchase paper products.
Sign Up Here to share how you would like to be involved!
Welcome future Kindergarten families!
General Information:
- You must be a legal district resident to enroll in IPSD
- Your child should be five years old on or before September 1, 2025
- The school day is from 9:05 β 3:35, 9:15 β 3:35 on Wednesday
Health Examination and Immunization Requirements:
- Proof of the required state of Illinois physical examination and immunizations needs to be submitted by October 15, 2025
- Oral health examination needs to be submitted by May 15, 2026
- Vision examination needs to be submitted by October 15, 2025
- Health Forms may be found on our district website
We will have additional kindergarten information posted to our school website on March 12, 2025. Indian Prairie School Districtβs online registration will open May 1, 2025.
Have a child who will be 3 or 4 by September 1, 2025? Apply for Indian Prairie School District's Pre-school Program! Additional support services such as Speech or Occupational Therapy may be available, too, for students eligible after screening. Fee waivers and financial assistance options are available. Pre-school Application for the 2025-26 school year can be found: Here Additional Frequently Asked Questions about the pre-school program can be found Here
