News from District 153

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The halls of Churchill School are being decked out with all kinds of student work in preparation for the school’s “Honoring Trailblazers” Black History Museum. Bulldog families, you can experience all these amazing student exhibits along with special guests and activities this Thursday, February 29th, 2024, from 5:30-7:30pm. You do not want to miss this amazing school community event!

Willow's Wildcats have busy all month learning more about history and important and influential African Americans. To cap off this wonderful month of learning, the school welcomed back storyteller and musician Oba William King (above) on Feb. 28th. "Oba" captivated audiences at two school assemblies.

The video below from Ms. Wendt's 2nd-grade class is just one example of the special projects created throughout the school this month.

The Homewood Rotary Club-sponsored Interact Club at James Hart and Early Act Club at Churchill met with their counterparts at the Glenwood Academy last week. Students got to know each other, share a snack, and brainstorm possible community service projects to work on together.

Treat yourself to some tasty Double Good Popcorn and help defray the costs of the annual 6th-Grade White Pines trip! (Are you unfamiliar with White Pines? Click here to watch a video about it!)

Popcorn gets shipped directly to your door! How easy is that?

After studying Mount Rainier National Park, Churchill School's Daily Living Skills class tried their hand at making volcanoes. Messy, but fun!

Illinois' annual parent survey about our schools is now online. Schools need a 20 percent response rate in order to receive any survey data from the state. We are very close to meeting that 20% threshold at all three schools. Parents and guardians, will you please take a few minutes THIS WEEK to let your voice be heard about your child's school? You can fill out a survey for every school in which you have a student. Thank you!

Parents and guardians who will have children starting kindergarten in 2024-2025 should set their calendars for THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 2024. Willow School will host an orientation night with all the information parents/guardians need to enroll their future Wildcats for school in the fall.

Thursday, April 4, 2024

6:30-7:30PM

Willow School

1804 Willow Road

ADULTS ONLY, PLEASE!

Email: shelley.peck@hsd153.org
Website: hsd153.org
Location: 18205 Aberdeen Street, Homewood, IL, 60430
Phone: 708-799-8721
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Twitter: @Homewood153