What's Up Willowbrook

Monday, November 11

• Veteran's Day observed - school in-session

Tuesday, November 12

• Book Fair preview day

Wednesday, November 13 - Thursday, November 14

• Book Fair

Wednesday, November 13

• PTO Ice Cream Day

Thursday, November 14

• 5th grade musical (7:00-8:00 p.m.)

Friday, November 15

• Principal's second cup of coffee (9:15-10:15 a.m. in the library)
• PTO Student Night Out (6:30-8:00 p.m.) Please see flyer below.

Tuesday, November 19

• School Store - during lunch for all grades K-5

Wednesday, November 20

• PTO Special lunch - Noodles & Company

**Parents are welcome to join us each Friday at 8:45 a.m. for our Flag Raising Ceremony**

Thank you to U.S. Army Reservits Mr. Richard Stader-Shaw for sharing remarks at our Veterans Day Friday Flag Raising this morning. Mr. Stader-Shaw has served in several military branches throughout his career and is uncle of Saajpal Manchanda in Mrs. Cohen’s class and Amro Singh in Ms. Weiland’s class. We also thank all veterans who attended the event, many who are Willowbrook family members and Glenview residens, so that we could thank them for their dedicated service to our country!

This month, we are focusing on the yellow quadrant of The Mood Meter, which is home to emotions that feel pleasant and have lots of energy, like lively and brave. Being in the yellow quadrant is beneficial in situations where having a lot of energy is helpful. Now is a great time to start a project, be physically active, or get things done. Want to move out of the yellow? Try taking a walk, listening to music, or taking deep breaths.

• How to recognize, express, and regulate high energy and emotions that feel unpleasant.

• How yellow feeling words can impact us in different environments.

• How to correctly label the emotions we are feeling.

Learn how you can manage yellow-word feelings at home.

Mrs. Compagno and Mr. Erik Brekke invite all interested parents and guardians to the library for a "Second Cup of Coffee" on Friday, November 15, at 9:15 a.m., immediately following Flag Raising. They will discuss the Illinois School Report Card, Willowbrook's school improvement plan, and RULER. There will also be time for questions and discussion. We hope to see you there!

As we embark on another exciting school year, we want to recognize and celebrate our staff members' incredible dedication and hard work throughout the school year.

We are launching a "Staff Shout-Out" initiative to acknowledge and appreciate their efforts. This is an opportunity for you, our valued parents and guardians, to highlight the exceptional work of any staff member who has positively impacted your child or family weekly throughout the school year.

Click the button below to submit your "Staff Shout-Out"

Please take a look at our lost & found in the foyer by the front office. It is overflowing with jackets and sweatshirts. Thank you!

A pair of apple AirPods Pro were turned into the front office. If you child is missing them please have them come to the front desk.

Quest Food Management Services offers a preorder system via myMealOrder

• The meal will consist of an entree, side, fresh fruit, and vegetable, including milk or water.
• All orders must be placed at least three days in advance.

Visit mymealorder.com to open an account, learn more about our preorder system, and view the menu. If you have any questions, please reach out to Ashley Jenkins, Food Service Director for Quest at ajenkins@questfms.com.

Northbrook/Glenview School District 30 will have three school board seats to be filled at the Consolidated Election on April 1, 2025. Candidates who are elected will fill four-year terms expiring in April 2029.

Candidates for the office of the school board can now circulate nominating petitions for signatures. The period for filing nominating petitions concludes November 18, with November 12 being the first day permitted to file a petition.

A candidate for the school board is required to file the nominating petitions, Statement of Candidacy, and receipt for filing their Statement of Economic Interests with the applicable county election clerk and not with the school board secretary or the administrative offices of the school district. The county clerk may have petition forms available, or blank petitions may be downloaded from the State Board of Elections website, elections.il.gov.

Want to know what's going on around the community? District 30 uses a "Virtual Backpack" to share community information while saving paper, costs, and lightening the loads our students bring home. Please click the button below to view upcoming Community Events.

Any time a student feels unsafe, any adult in their school can help!

But sometimes, students or parents wish to reach out for help in a different way or after school hours. Safe2Help Illinois offers students a safe way to share information 24/7 that might help prevent any threat to school safety, including bullying, self-harm or other serious concerns.

The goal of this program is to get students to “seek help before harm;" it is not intended to suspend, expel, or punish. Safe2Help Illinois also offers a Mental Health Toolkit that provides resources for parents and educators reinforce the components of this program.

Safe2Help Illinois offers around-the-clock help via:

• Hotline: 844-4-SAFEIL
• Text line: 72332
• Email HELP@Safe2HelpIL.com
• Plus a website full of resources for young people seeking help for themselves or a friend. Its Ways To Get Help page is a directory of specialized hotlines, and other sections of its website provide practical steps for dealing with depression or helping a distraught friend. The checklist called "20 Questions To Ask Yourself If You Feel Like Giving Up" can help older children overcome a bout of anxiety or depression.

Willowbrook School is part of Northbrook/Glenview District 30, which exists to create an inclusive community that inspires learning, fosters resiliency, and cares deeply for every child. We honor childhood and foster intellectual, physical and social-emotional growth. District 30 serves more than 1,200 students in pre-K through 8th grade across Willowbrook, Wescott and Maple Schools.

We prohibit harassment and discrimination of all forms within our district and follows all policies and procedures to ensure a safe environment for all.

Main Office: 847-498-1090

Health Office: 847-400-8860

Location: 2500 Happy Hollow Road, Glenview, IL, USA

Website: district.30.org/willowbrook

Facebook: facebook.com/ngsd

Twitter: @district30