Lester Living
Friday, December 13, 2024
Hello Lester Families,
We have had a fun week with the beginning of our 12 days of December! Students and staff also enjoyed our Winter Wiggle today. Next week, students will be participating in Flurries of Fun which was coordinated by our Orange Frog committee to bring joy and community to our students. Some of the activities include buddy time and a Winter sing-a-long! I will share photos from our week in next week's newsletter. We also have our winter class parties scheduled for next Friday.
***The Science Fair registration will REMAIN OPEN through Fri. Dec 20th****
The winter after school club sign ups are now live as of this newsletter. Please click on the links below if you are interested in having your child participate. In addition, I have included other important information for your review. As always, I appreciate the time you take to review all of this information.
Wishing you a wonderful weekend :)
Katie Novosel
Principal
Lauri Smith
Assistant Principal
IMPORTANT LINKS:
AFTER SCHOOL CLUB REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!!!!!
REGISTRATION WILL REMAIN OPEN THROUGH DEC20th!
District 58 Residency Verification after Winter Break!
Did you move? Let us know! District 58 will start residency verification after winter break!
If your family has moved in the past year, or if your student’s address information has changed in any way, please contact Bebe (jsteele@dg58.org) or Angie (acushing@dg58.org) or call Lester School at 630-719-5855 and provide your updated information prior to winter break. In addition, if you rent a property, please make sure that your school has a copy of your most recent lease. You may email a copy of your lease to Bebe (jsteele@dg58.org) or Angie (acushing@dg58.org) or drop off a copy at our school office.
District 58 will open 2025-26 student registration in February 2025. As part of the student registration process, District 58 works with a third-party vendor to verify that all students live within the District’s boundaries. After winter break, District 58 will begin the student address verification process. By starting this process earlier, we hope student registration will go more smoothly and more efficiently.
If our third-party vendor, Thomson Reuters CLEAR, cannot confirm that a student lives at their registered address, they will flag that student. District 58 will contact the student’s family and request additional documentation to confirm their address. A family will not be able to register their student for the 2025-26 school year until their residency is confirmed.
Keeping your child’s address information up-to-date will help make the registration process go more smoothly and ensure your child’s registration is completed without delay. Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter! District 58 will share more information about 2025-26 student registration after winter break.
A Peek into Lester Life
DATES TO REMEMBER:
Wednesday, December 18: NO MATH AT HERRICK- students will remain at Lester
Friday, December 20: Winter Sing a Long/Buddies & Winter Class Parties 2:00-3:00
Monday, December 16-Friday, December 20: Aimsweb Testing begins
Monday, December 23- Friday, January 3: NO SCHOOL-Winter break (school resumes Monday, Jan 6)
Monday, January 6- Friday, January 17: MAP TESTING & Aimsweb Testing
Sunday, January 19: Harlem Wizard game at DGS (Ed Foundation) (more info to come)
Saturday, January 25: District 58 Science Fair (more info to come)
Sunday, January 26: Lester Talent Show at DGN
Tuesday, February 4 & Thursday, February 6: Parent/Teacher Conferences
Week of Monday, February 3: Book Fair
REPEATED ITEMS BELOW:
WINTER WEATHER PROCEDURES
If winter weather requires schools to close, District 58 will promptly email and call all families and staff. The District will also post school closure information on the website, www.dg58.org, and social media channels.
District 58 has the option to use an e-learning day or an emergency day (also called snow day) during bad weather.
This year, District 58 will likely use e-learning days. E-learning days do not need to be made up at the end of the school year. District 58 needs to maximize the summer for referendum construction, so e-learning days would allow District 58 to keep on its construction schedule.
Learn more about District 58's winter weather procedures.