We appreciate the generous donation from the PTO to help provide incentive items to purchase using their Charger Cash! As you know, things are expensive! Any help from our families in sending us items that are needed to reward our students for following behavioral expectations would be greatly appreciated!! Please click the link below for more information!! Thank you for your generosity!!
It's that time of year again! We are inviting all to participate in the 14th Annual Adopt-a-Family - It's Better to Give than to Receive celebration.
All Unit 5 schools were invited to nominate families in need this holiday season. Last year we adopted 150 Unit 5 families providing coats, hats, gloves, outfits, toys, gift cards, and many other household items and toiletries. This year the number in need tops even that.
If you are interested in helping, please go to a signup (below), click the item you would like to purchase, label the gift (example: Snowflake Child #1) and bring the gift wrapped and labeled.
- Holiday List #1 Link
- Holiday List #2 Link
- Holiday List #3 Link
- Holiday List #4 Link
- Holiday List #5 Link (We are still adding items to list 5, so come back often.)
The drop off will be on from 3-6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, at Northpoint Elementary School. Participants will drive thru and drop off gifts in the Northpoint Parking Lot. Unit 5 volunteers will be available to take your gifts into the gym.
You can also drop off gifts on Mondays-Fridays from 7:30 am–4 pm at the Unit Office, until Dec. 5.
If you would like to volunteer to deliver gifts, Saturday, December 7, starting at 8:45 am, please CLICK HERE.
If you have any additional questions, please contact Dayna Brown.
Thank you so much for making a difference in the lives of so many Unit 5 students. You are all Un-BELIEVE-able! It truly IS.....Better to Give than to Receive!
On Thursday, December 12 from 6:00-8:00pm, Normal West Girls Who Code Club, CyberPatriot, AP Computer Science students and Computer Science Honor Society members will be hosting our 9th Annual K-8 Coding Night! This is a FREE event and will be held in person!
We would love to have volunteers (teachers, high school students, etc) for this event!
Please help spread the word to get some K-8 students signed up.
Interested in volunteering? Click here to sign up!
We wanted to share that Unit 5 is expanding its use of the Verkada visitor management system to all district schools. This system, which has been used in Unit 5 high schools for the past year, is designed to enhance the safety and security of our students, staff, and visitors.
Upon entry into a school, visitors and volunteers will enter the main office and present their photo ID to be scanned by the Verkada system. The system tracks the arrival and departure of visitors, while also strengthening student safety by checking all visitors against a registered sex offender database.
The visitor's full name and date of birth is searched on sex offender registries. Additionally, the name is reviewed on our district banned person list. Within seconds, the system will share the results with school staff and will print an ID badge for entry.
If someone doesn’t have an ID, they will be checked in manually by office staff, sharing other forms of information.
It is important to note, this is only in use for times a visitor is entering the school during the day. It will not be used for after-school activities or when a parent is just coming to pick up a child.
We believe that the implementation of Verkada will greatly contribute to a safer and more secure environment for everyone in our school community. We are committed to providing a secure learning space and appreciate your support as we integrate this new system.
If you have any questions or concerns about Verkada, please do not hesitate to contact the school office.
Thank you for your continued partnership in ensuring the safety and well-being of our students.
Mr. Tripp, Associate Principal
Ms. Oxarart, Assistant Principal
Phone Numbers:
- General Information: (309) 557-4405
- Guidance Office: (309) 557-4850
- Attendance Line: (309) 557-4454
- School Nurse: (309) 557-4687
- Transportation: (309) 557-4287
Email: nicasim@unit5.org
Website: https://www.unit5.org/Domain/25
Location: 300 South Walnut Street, Normal, IL, USA
Phone: 309-557-4405