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Lester Living

Friday, March 21, 2025

Lester Living Friday, March 21, 2025
Lester Living Friday, March 21, 2025

Hello Lester Families,

I hope you have had a wonderful week. We are very proud of our students for their hard work on their IAR testing. We will continue testing all next week and we will continue to encourage our students to do their best. As a reminder, all makeup testing will happen after spring break.


We needed to postpone our fire drill that was supposed to take place on Wednesday due to the rain. We have moved the drill to next Wednesday. This will complete our drills for the year.


Next Friday, all students will get the opportunity to participate in the Lester Beach Blowout. Each class will join other grade level classes for 30 minutes to enjoy some fun organized dancing and games in the gym. Thank you to Mrs. Chrapkiewicz for organizing this fun event for our students!


Next week is our last week before spring break. Spring break week will take place Mon. March 31 through Fri. April 4.


In the spirit of March Madness, we have a spirit week for students that is focusing on kindness and positivity. We will encourage students to participate at school and hopefully at home as well.

We hope you enjoy your weekend :)


Katie Novosel

Principal

knovosel@dg58.org


Lauri Smith

Assistant Principal

lsmith@dg58.org

IMPORTANT LINKS:

Join us in March Madness:

IMPORTANT REMINDERS FOR IAR TESTING:

PTA FUNDRAISER

FAMILY READING NIGHT

A Peek into Lester Life

5th Grade Grove Foundation Awards

DATES TO REMEMBER:

Tuesday, March 18- Friday, March 28: IAR (Illinois Assessment of Readiness) Testing for 3rd- 6th graders

Mon. March 31- Fri. April 4: SPRING BREAK

Thursday, April 10: Family Reading Night at Herrick cafeteria (more info to come from PTA)

Friday, April 18: NO SCHOOL

Tuesday, April 22: OPEN HOUSE 6:00-7:30 at Lester

Thursday, May 22: Field Day

Friday, May 23: Last Day of School (HALF DAY)

REPEATED ITEMS BELOW:

CLICK ON FLYERS BELOW TO REGISTER FOR SPRING CLUBS!

IAR TESTING SCHEDULE

The Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) is the state assessment and accountability measure for Illinois students enrolled in a public school district. IAR assesses the Illinois Learning Standards incorporating the Common Core and will be administered in English language arts and mathematics to all students in grades 3-8.

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Order code: LES123


Any questions, please contact schoolsupplies@lesterpta.com

PLEASE REGISTER FOR 2025-2026!!!!

Register for the 2025-26 school year by March 31

District 58 asks families to complete 2025-26 student registration by Monday, March 31 on the PowerSchool Enrollment platform. We ask the following groups to register online:

  • All returning District 58 students

  • All new District 58 students

  • All current District 58 students (in grades preschool through 7) who will not attend District 58 next year. You will only need to answer two questions confirming your withdrawal.

  • All outplaced District 58 students (these are students who attend a special education school/program not located at a District 58 school)

  • All Grove Children’s Preschool students, after receiving admittance into the preschool program

Click here to learn more, including registration links.


Our PushCoin fee system recently sent 2025-26 fee invoices to most returning students entering grades 1-8 for next school year, regardless of registration status. Please note: all students must complete registration in PowerSchool for the 2025-26 school year. Receiving a fee invoice does not indicate that registration is complete. If you are uncertain whether you completed your child's registration, please log on to your PowerSchool Enrollment account and click on "Returning Student Registration" in the left hand navigation menu to check your registration status. Thank you.
Katie Novosel
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