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Upcoming Dates to Note:

• 2/5: OBOS Spirit Day: Wacky Hair Day!
• 2/17: NO SCHOOL - Presidents' Day
• 2/28: NO SCHOOL - County Institute Day
• 3/6-3/7: NO SCHOOL - Parent Teacher Conferences
• 3/6-3/7: Spring Book Fair
• through 3/13: Bernie's Book Bank donations accepted

Tuesday, February 25th is a regular attendance day as reflected on the currently posted D203 website calendars.

Here is the link to the SY25 District Calendars for your convenience.

● Suggested reading: Chapters: 7-12

● Weekly Trivia! The first trivia questions are open for last week’s chapters! Students whoanswer all questions correctly will be entered to win a copy of the next book in the

Shelby Holmes series, The Great Shelby Holmes Meets her Match! Students who answer all questions correctly for all five weeks will be entered into the grand prize drawing to win a tour of the Naperville Police Department for their family led by Detective

Boogerd, the detective at our kickoff assembly!

The TRIVIA LINK for the week is live and closes at the end of every Wednesday.

● Wednesday Spirit Day: Wacky Hair Day: Shelby is described as a “girl with bright red frizzy hair.” Wear your hair in a unique way!

● Full program information can always be found on our One Book, One School website!

● One Book, One School Questions? Please contact Erin Mueller at erincmueller4@gmail.com

Our One Book, One School committee is hosting a children’s book drive to benefit Bernie’s Book Bank. With a goal of distributing books to 25,000 more children this year, they urgently need books.

Reading is the single most important skill a child needs, yet many children lack access to books, especially books of their own. If you’re a child born into a middle-class family in this country, you have an average of 13 age-appropriate books in your home. But if you’re a child born into less fortunate circumstances, you have one book to share with 300 other children in your neighborhood. They provide free quality books for children to build personal libraries and have distributed more than 24 million free books since 2009.

We ask that you consider donating new and gently used children’s books (birth-6th grade reading level) during our book drive. Children’s picture books, board books, recent non-fiction, graphic novels, and chapter books are all appreciated. Please note, Bernie’s Book Bank cannot use activity books, coloring books, dictionaries, textbooks, religious books, over loved or foreign language books other than Spanish.

Please help us achieve our goal by donating gently used children’s books (birth-6th grade). Books can be placed in the collection bins located in the front vestibule by Door One at Highlands from 2/3/2025 until our drive ends on 3/13/2025.

Any questions, please reach out to Amy Long at highlandssfcp1@gmail.com.

Highlands Home & School is hosting our annual spring book fair with Anderson’s bookshop. This is a great time to explore a wide variety of books as a family in the LC March 6th and 7th.

Volunteers are needed in order to make this Home & School fundraiser a success. Please link to the SignUpGenius for an hour time slot either during setup, student preview day or during the book fair. Your time is appreciated!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D49A9AB28A5F9C16-54998371-spring

Reach out to Alyssa Scherer with any questions.

On Saturday, February 22nd, the 2nd Annual All Naperville Charity Chess Tournament is taking place! Don't miss this chance to play chess for a good cause and represent your school! Players of all ability levels are welcome. 100% of proceeds will be donated back to District 203 and 204 schools.

For complete information, go to: https://www.elitechess.net/allnaperville

The Yearbook Committee would like to remind you to start designing your 2 FREE custom yearbook pages. These custom pages are optional, but a fun way to make your yearbook extra special! These custom pages are only included in your book. Use your creativity to add pictures, graphics & text to make your book memorable.

The deadline to complete these pages is APRIL 15th. See detailed flyer below for more details!

Link to flyer: Custom Yearbook Page flyer.pdf

We thank our current and past H&S/SFCP volunteers for all of your hard work and dedication to Highlands Elementary!

Our Home & School Association and SFCP programs cannot run without your help! We are always looking for great volunteers to bring new ideas and continue the amazing programs we have at Highlands. We are currently looking to fill Exec Board positions and Committee Chair roles for terms starting with the next school year.

Please click on this link to review the open positions and to express your interest in volunteering.

If you are interested in any of the positions or have questions and would like to learn more, please submit this form and someone from our Exec Board will reach out to you. Current volunteers will begin training new volunteers before the end of the school year. Please note that without the support of wonderful volunteers like you, we risk pausing or discontinuing programs. Thank you for your consideration!

The Book Cart will be open for business on Wednesday morning! A wide variety of books for all ages and interests are available for purchase and are priced between $3 and $7. Students who bring money to shop should let their teacher know first thing when they arrive at school on Wednesday morning. Our friendly volunteers look forward to helping your child find a fun new book to read!

If you have a child (or know any neighborhood children) who will who will attend Highlands next year, please call the office at 630-420-6335 or e-mail your incoming student’s full name, address, birthday and your contact information to Leslie Cameli at lcameli@naperville203.org

Kindergarten Preview for 2025-26 Kindergarteners will be held on Monday, 3/17/25.

• 8:30-9:15 AM: A-L (last names)
• 9:45-10:30 AM: M-Z (last names)

Current Kindergarten students do not have school on 3/17 to due to Preview.

Save The Date for the 2nd grade music concert: Mad About Minibeasts!

Tuesday, April 15

• 6:00pm- Caldwell/Kime
• 7:00pm- Birch/ Ebervein

Save The Date for the 5th grade Music Show Case:

Thursday, April 24

• 6:00pm- Doran/Eilers
• 7:00pm- Kessler/Malikowski

Website: https://www.naperville203.org/Domain/11
Location: 525 South Brainard Street, Naperville, IL, USA
Phone: 630-420-6335
Twitter: @Highlands203