Gower West News

Thank you to all the families that shared a picture of their family members who are or were in the service. The students enjoyed seeing the wall and talking about the service that veterans provide to our country on Monday.

Parent Teacher Conferences will be held virtually on Monday November 25th from 8am to 8pm. Please sign up for a time with your child's teacher using the directions below.

If you need an interpreter to participate in parent teacher conferences please make that request by November 15th so that we can plan accordingly.

Directions

Click here: https://pickatime.com/apscreenings/gwfallvirtualconferences for Gower West Conferences only.

Register (NEW users)

1. Enter your email address and click "Login/Create Account".

2. Fill in the required fields and register.

Sign In (returning users ONLY)

If you have previously registered, all you need to do is enter your email and password. If you have forgotten your password, you can select the Forgot Password button and a new password will be emailed to you.

Choose GW 2024 Virtual Fall Conferences November 25th.

How to Schedule

1. You will see a list of staff. Select the box next to the staff names(s) that you would like to schedule a conference with. Scroll to select your time from available slots for those staff members.

2. Each colored square represents an available meeting time. The legend shows you which teacher corresponds to which color and the times increase as you go down the page.

3. Click on a square to schedule that time.

4. You will be prompted to enter the name of your student.

5. Click on "Create Appointment".

If you want to make changes to your schedule, you can click on the "My Appointments" link, OR you can login at any other time with your email and password.

The pickAtime sign up will close on Thursday Nov, 21 2024, at 3:00 PM. The system will generate your conference google link and email it to you.

If you have any questions, please call Gower West Office at (630) 986-5383.

Please remember to drive slowly and cautiously through the carline and in and around school during arrival and dismissal. We have families that are walking in the area and want them to be able to safely cross the street. Remember cars must yield to pedestrians in the crosswalk such as the one at Cherry Tree and Sheridan.

On November 4th, The Gower Community donated 21 units of blood. For 13 people, it was their 1st time giving! Donating a single unit of blood can potentially impact and save up to 3 people.

Thank you to all the donors who came out, even if you were unable to donate at this drive.

Thank you to the Gower Middle Student Council for your posters and stickers!

Our next Gower 62 Community Blood Drive will be on Friday, February 14th at Gower West. You can sign-up here https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=Gower62

In advance of Giving Tuesday on December 3, we're teaming up with Gower 62 PTO to help raise money to support The Gower Cares Closet, a program that helps Gower School District 62 students and families in need. This program provides school supplies, clothing, new shoes, personal care items, sports equipment and field trip sponsorships.

Our goal is to raise $1,000 to assist the Gower Student Support Services Program provide essential items (personal care items, clothing, etc) to students and families in need.

Additionally, Gower Cares has a reporting system to request student and family support.

Click the button below to donate to this important resource for our school community.

Donations will be accepted for this program now through December 20, 2024. If your employer offers donation matches, The Gower Foundation may be eligible 501c3. Please contact us (insert hyperlink to email us) if you have any questions about donation matching.