Bulldog Paw Prints

Mrs. Cardinal is ready to get things started for this year's Kindness Club. Kindness Club has been quite popular with our students over the past few years, and it gives students the opportunity to make our Belle Aire community even better by helping others through acts of kindness. More information and the form to register is included in the link below:

Kindness Club, 2024-2025

We are excited to announce the Downers Grove Oktoberfest that's set to kick off this coming weekend. Stop downtown to celebrate fall and to connect with the community while also supporting the Education Foundation of Downers Grove. The Foundation is a non-for-profit organization that donates 100% of its proceeds directly to the District 58 schools. More information can be found in the link below:

Oktober Fest, 2024

Our favorite reading competition is coming on Saturday, February 22, 2025! The Reading Games is a free and fun reading competition for students in grades 3-8. The mission of the Reading Games is to encourage reading in Grades 3-8, expose kids to different genres, series, authors, and topics, as well as to foster teamwork and responsibility. All this occurs as teams of 5 - 8 students, led by a parent or other volunteer community member prepare for a fun competitive day of book trivia!

Students form teams and collaborate to read nine books from one of two book lists.

• List 1 is geared for readers in third and fourth grade.

• List 2 is geared for readers in fifth and sixth grade.

To see the book lists and get more information about the games, go to the Reading Games Website.

If you have a team and would like to register, or if you have any questions, please contact Lindsay Richardson at lindsayrichardson11@gmail.com for next steps. Thank you!

This year's school picture day is scheduled for Monday, September 16, and we will start working through the classrooms in groups first thing in the morning.

You will be receiving a hard copy of the flyer if you'd like to purchase school pictures this year, and I've attached a digital copy for you as well.

School Pictures, 2024 - 2025

The Belle Aire PTA and the school have been working together and sharing the cost of providing recess equipment and outdoor storage containers to house that equipment. Another order of equipment was placed this week and will be here in the coming days. As a reminder, students should not bring any equipment from home to use at recess.

We will continue to work with the students to get the equipment back in the storage containers after their recess times to help prevent things from disappearing after school hours.

Monday, September 16: PICTURE DAY; 2:00 Dismissal

Tuesday, September 10: Run/Walk Club (3:00 - 3:30 p.m.)

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2024 - 2025