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District Digest

Glen Ellyn School District 41

District DigestGlen Ellyn School District 41
May 10, 2023


In this issue…

  • Board of Education Meetings
  • Calendar Reminders
  • Beginning Band & Orchestra Registration
  • Nurses Week
  • Shouts Outs!
  • Teacher Featured in Suburban Life
  • D41 Elementary Students Celebrate Warhol
  • Mental Health Awareness Month
  • Emergency Response Mutual Aid Agreement
  • Parent Access to Securly
  • Hadley Orchestra Performances
  • Graduation Bundle

Board of Education Meetings

  • Monday, May 15 - Regular Board Meeting, 6:30 pm at Hadley Jr. High

View Board meeting agendas HERE | Watch live and recorded Board meetings HERE. Board meeting schedule HERE.

Calendar Reminders


  • Thursday, May 11 - Kindergarten Round-Up - Incoming kindergarten round up at all elementary schools. If you are not yet registered for next year or need additional information, please contact your elementary school.
    Abraham Lincoln 6:00 p.m. - 7:15 p.m.
    Ben Franklin 6:30 p.m. - 7:15 p.m.
    Churchill 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
    Forest Glen 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

  • Monday, May 15 - Institute Day ( No School)


End of Year Dates
  • Wednesday, May 31, 2023 - Last day of attendance for PreK/EC and Kindergarten students
  • Thursday, June 1, 2023 - SIP Day -Last attendance day for students in grade 1-8
  • Friday, June 2, 2023 - Institute Day (no student attendance)
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REGISTRATION FOR 5TH GRADE BEGINNING ORCHESTRA AND BAND IS NOW OPEN

We would like to invite your child to join the District 41 Instrumental Music program! The program is for beginning students only. Your child can join either the Beginning Elementary Band or the Beginning Elementary Orchestra Programs in 5th grade.


The Band Program features wind & percussion instruments: flute, clarinet, saxophone*, trumpet, trombone, euphonium, & xylophone*. The Orchestra Program features string instruments: violin, viola, cello, & bass*.

1. First, please watch the D41 Instrument Demonstration video: Click HERE.

2. Click Here to register for 5th Grade Beginning Orchestra. Click Here to register for 5th Grade Beginning Band. Please register by Friday, May 12. (current 4th graders only)

3. Reserve a Rental Instrument:

All 3 steps can be found also on the following websites. Find the Registration pages tabs & complete all 3 Steps:

Happy National School Nurse Day - May 10

Thank you to our District 41 nurses! We appreciate you taking care of all of our students! We know they are in good hands in your care. We appreciate all you do for District 41.


Pictured: (L-R) Churchill nurses Jeanesse Miller and Rachel Seifert wearing nurse hats provided by the Churchill PTA. They also provided delicious bundt cakes. Thank you, PTA!

Submit a Shout-Out to Your Favorite Teacher!

Give a District 41 teacher a special shout-out for teacher appreciation week!

Share your appreciation for our awesome District 41 teachers! Submit a shout-out! Teacher Appreciation Week is May 8-12. Shout-outs may be highlighted and posted online and also shared with the recipients. Select shout-outs will be highlighted on our social media!
CLICK HERE TO SHARE YOUR SHOUT OUT!

Benjamin Franklin Teacher Featured in My Suburban Life Newspaper

Benjamin Franklin’s Digital Literacy Specialist Mrs. Katie Johnson was featured on the cover of My Suburban Life newspaper’s special “Thank You, Teachers” edition, on Friday, May 5. Thank you to Mrs. Johnson and all of our teachers. We appreciate you!

D41 Elementary Students Celebrate Warhol

District 41 elementary art teachers have been incorporating Andy Warhol projects in art class as a way to connect to The Mac Warhol exhibit coming to the College of DuPage, June 3 - September 10, 2023.


"All of the elementary schools have created a Where's Warhol scavenger hunt throughout the schools that the kids are loving. For example, at Forest Glen we have hidden 30 pictures- like the Andy Warhol Cow is on the milk bin at lunch, the Santa Claus is by the holiday books in the library, etc.," said Forest Glen Art Teacher Colleen Hindman. In addition, the schools are planning on taking all 5th graders on a field trip to The Mac to see the exhibit in August.

May is National Mental Health Awareness Month

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. See something, say something is incredibly important and even more so this time of year. And it’s not just for kids. If parents or staff notice something does not seem right or that there are signs a student needs help, there are a number of resources available for support. Here are two that can provide immediate help in an emergency/crisis situation 24/7.


  • The new 211 number is a DuPage County resource for health and social services. Calling 211 can help someone access free and confidential crisis and emergency counseling, disaster assistance, food, health care and insurance assistance, stable housing and utilities payment assistance, employment services, veteran services and childcare and family services.


  • Safe2Help Illinois is a 24/7 program where students can use a free app, text/phone, and website (Safe2HelpIllinois.com) to share information on school safety issues in a confidential environment. Once vetted, the information provided will be shared with local district and school officials and/or local PSAP/9-1-1- call center, depending on the nature of the information shared.


As always, please also reach out to your school principals, social workers and school psychologists for support, if needed.


For more information about mental health services, click here.

Emergency Response Mutual Aid Agreement with DuPage School Districts

District 41 participated in a press conference last week with DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Regional Office of Education Superintendent Darlene Ruscitti announcing a Mutual-Aid Emergency Response Agreement with other DuPage County school districts. District 41 has signed this agreement and it was approved by the District 41 Board of Education. District 41 will receive or provide resources in the event of a crisis. For more information, go to:

https://www.dupagecounty.gov/news_detail_T2_R802.php

Parent Access to Securly - D41 Online Student Safety System

Safety of students is our number one priority and that includes internet safety. Many District 41 students will be in the possession of district technology over summer break. As a way to help families monitor devices and keep children safe online, the district provides parents access to the student safety management system called Securly.


Securly is installed on all district issued devices. This is the same monitoring system we use during the school year. Over summer break, Securly will continue to monitor the devices and notify parents of content that could be of concern.


- District 41 adds all parent emails that we have on file in the Skyward database into

Securly.

- Parents will receive a welcome email from Securly.

- District 41 updates any parent email changes or additions from Skyward each week

on Thursday afternoons.

- Parents will receive weekly email reports on Monday's from Securly. The reports will

contain only information about at-home activities.


Please CLICK HERE to visit the FAQ page about the Securly Parent Portal.


Please continue to talk with your children about internet safety and monitor their technology usage at home. Thank you for partnering with us to keep students safe and responsible while online this summer.


NOTE: If you need help with your Securly account or want to learn more about Securly please look at this article. Remember, parents and students seeking technology support can enter a ticket at our D41 Support Center here (directions). Also note, our safeguards will remain in place, but with students and staff not in the buildings over the summer we will not be actively monitoring all alerts from Securly.

Hadley Orchestra Performances Included a World Premiere

Congratulations to all of the Hadley orchestra students for their wonderful performances on Thursday, April 20. The World Premiere commissioned piece written by 2-Time Grammy Award Winning artist, Mr. Ian Fitchuk, guest conductor Mr. John Fitchuk, and guest performing drumset player Mr. Tom Tedrahn, were all amazing! Thank you to everyone that assisted and attended this special performance! A special thank you goes to the DuPage Foundation for sponsoring this event! Way to go, Hadley orchestras!

Get a Glenbard West Graduation Bundle from the D41 Kids Foundation

D41Kids Foundation has the perfect 8th grade graduation gift for incoming Glenbard West students! Please support the Foundation by ordering yours by May 12th. Don't forget to check out their summer musical on the website while you're there!

https://shop.d41kids.org/products/gbw-future-freshman-bundle-class-of-2027