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October is Bullying Awareness Month and we all play a role in creating a positive and respectful environment. This month serves as a powerful reminder to be more mindful of our words and actions and understand the profound impact they can have on those around us. It’s an opportunity for everyone—students, parents, and staff alike—to reflect on the importance of kindness, empathy, and standing up against bullying in all its forms. Let's be inspired by these values and motivated to make a difference in our community.

Raising awareness is about recognizing when someone may need support and taking steps to promote a culture where everyone feels safe and valued. We empower families to have open, honest conversations about bullying, its effects, and how we can all contribute to making our school a welcoming space. Let’s use this month to heighten our awareness and recommit to treating each other with respect.

We continue to look for additional substitute teachers. Please share with anyone interested. Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. $130 per day for the first 15 days/ $135 after. The form is available online at www.dupageroe.org.

We look forward to honoring the military veterans in our community at our annual Veterans Day assembly next month. If you have a past or present service member in your family that you would like to see featured in our annual slideshow, send in your photo to Mr. Leisering, one of the school's Student Leadership Team sponsors at bleisering@winfield34.org. Please include in the email their name, rank/branch of service, and relation to Winfield student (for example, grandfather of ____, aunt of ____, etc) so that we can properly identify them on the slideshow. If you submitted photos last year, they have already been added to this year's slideshow. Thank you!

Friday, October 11

K-8 11:45 a.m. Dismissal

Monday, October 14

Thursday, October 24

7:00 p.m. in the Cafeteria

Tuesday, October 29

Click the Virtual Backpack Link to see the archive.

Half Day Social: Paint a Pumpkin at the Park! Join friends and classmates after early dismissal this Friday, October 11th at the East Street Park (0S275 East Street) for some fall art and fun. Families are encouraged to bring a packed lunch, a pumpkin (or two), paint/stickers/decoration supplies (no glitter), and an empty box (for transporting your pumpkin home if the paint isn’t dry). Families can also enjoy the park and playground with classmates, too.

Cook’s Night Out

Our next event will be at Panda Express in Wheaton (264 Danada Square West, Wheaton 60187) on Tuesday, October 15th, all day (10:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m.). For in-person ordering, show the flyer (included in this newsletter) on your phone and for online ordering, enter 374112 in the fundraiser code box. The restaurant will donate 20% of the event sales to our school!

Pre-K-5th Grade Classroom Parties

Thank you to everyone who volunteered to be a room parent and coordinate the classroom parties! We are getting closer to the first classroom party of the year, which will take place on Thursday, October 31st! The AM-Pre-K party will be from 10:00-10:45 a.m. and the PM-Pre-K party will be from 2:15-3:00 p.m. Kindergarten-5th grade will participate in a costume parade on the primary school blacktop at 2:00 p.m. and the classroom party will begin at 2:15p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend the parade outside, but only parents signed up for the party will be allowed into the building. Please have your State ID/Driver’s License available when checking in at the office.

Please use the signup genius links to reserve your spot to help out and attend the parties--

Preschool parties--sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4BAAA922A1F85-52088445-prek

Kindergarten-5th Grade parties--sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4BAAA922A1F85-52089005-holiday

**We’d like to ensure that everyone that would like to attend a party is able to do so. If you sign up for multiple parties and all spaces fill up, you may be asked to remove yourself from the signup to allow others a chance to attend.

Box Tops For Education:

Don’t forget--we are having a contest this month! A small prize will be awarded to the top Pre-K, primary, intermediate & middle school classes. Make sure to give your class credit when scanning your receipts!

Next PTO/WEF Meeting: Wednesday, November 6th at 7 p.m.

Thanks for your support!

Kelly Kurzer, PTO President
Mary Campbell, PTO Vice President
winfieldpto@winfield34.org

Lesley Gena, WEF President

Gina Christensen, WEF Vice President

wef@winfield34.org

Our second graders finished a language arts unit called “Plants and Animals in Their Habitats”. Each student chose a habitat to research and then write about as well as to create a diorama. We celebrated with a habitat showcase which gave them a chance to see their classmates’ work and provide positive comments about what they learned from each other. Great job, second graders!

This week in third grade, students learned about how adaptations help animals to survive. They also practiced comparing and contrasting different animal adaptations. Fourth graders are learning about the different parts of a story--the exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. They are also exploring different types of figurative language and identifying them in texts they are reading, In fifth grade, students began learning how to solve expressions involving decimals. They also discussed the Law of Conservation of Matter and applied it to explain different situations.

Tomorrow the Middle School will hold an Incentive Assembly and Pep Rally. We will recognize the Volleyball and Soccer teams for all their hard work this season. We will talk about the value of participation in our upcoming Boys Basketball and Cheerleading seasons, as well as supporting those students who are performing in the band concert on Monday, October 28th. SLT announce their latest news, and the results from the Walk to School Day. Finally, we have a fun game to play to close out before a nice three and a half day weekend!

This Spring there will be three seats for the Winfield 34 Board of Education up for election. Our school board guides our strategic focus for the district and helps ensure that our school district works towards helping our students learn and grow. For individuals interested in running for the school board, here is the 2025 Candidate’s Guide for Elections in Illinois. The Election Day will be Tuesday, April 1st, 2025. Board of Education member information is on page 52 of the candidate guide. Here is a link to the petitions and to the statement of candidacy. Paper packets are also available from Amy Watson in the Winfield Primary Office. Candidates need at least 50 signatures on their petitions. The signature gathering window is officially open. Petitions can be filed between November 12th and 18th at the Du Page County Clerks office.