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Parent Update

Parent Update

October 27, 2024 - Corrected

Our Chicago Med Star

It has been a fun and fascinating week. We had a first in my career as an educator, 8th grade student Tobi Nehoda played an extra on Wednesday night's episode "Bad Habits" of Chicago Med. For period of air time, Tobi had nine hours of work as they shot the scene from many angles. Congratulations to Tobi and his family for making the most of this opportunity.


Next week our Student Leadership Team has organized a Spirit week. Students are invited to participate in the following student designed activities:

  • Monday 10/28: Minions or Monsters (Inc.)
    • dress up as a minion or your favorite Monsters Inc. Monster (wear green for Team Mike or blue for Team Sully)
  • Tuesday 10/29: Twin Tuesday
    • pick a friend to dress up with as a twin
  • Wednesday 10/30: Pajama Day
    • dress up cozy in your pajamas
  • Thursday 10/31: Happy Halloween
    • All students will wear costumes to school. Students should plan ahead, ensuring their costumes do not interfere with regular school activities, including physical education. Finally, costumes should be easy to put on, as students need to be able to use the bathroom independently. Thank you for helping us make this season a fun, safe, and inclusive celebration!


      • Primary Guidelines / Intermediate Guidelines / Middle School Guidelines


Auto Safety

A continued reminder that we have a lot of kids and families walking to school, riding bikes, and dropping off students. Please be patient. Please follow the school zone speed limits and please refrain from cell phone use. I have heard about too many accidents around schools lately and want to ensure that our students and families remain safe.

Board of Education News

The Winfield 34 Board of Education held their monthly meeting on Thursday, October 24th. The Board was proud to celebrate Tabitha Klingberg and Eva Serrano as students of the month. The Board also discussed concerns with the Winfield Primary HVAC system with representatives from the manufacturer, engineering firm and architecture firm. We reviewed the district's capital plan and discussed potential projects through 2037. The Board previewed the Illinois State Report Card. The Board discussed legislative resolutions for the school board association. Finally the Board reviewed the status of TIF 2 litigation. The Board hired former teacher Lisa Angelacos to serve as a second grade long term substitute teacher when Mrs. Etchingham goes on leave and updated contracts for Nuvia Hernandez and Matt Rich. Here is the video from the meeting.

Student of the Month

Student of the Month

Preschool Screening

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We continue to work on reaching out to our community to help identify students for our preschool program. This is a terrific opportunity for students 3-5 years old to learn in a highly engaging and supportive environment. Our next Preschool Screening is November 8, from 9-2:30am in our Primary Building. Please reach out to Mrs. Hernandez (nhernadez@winfield34.org or 630-909-4901) with questions or to schedule an appointment. Here is information on the screening and on our preschool program.

Winfield 34 PTO and Winfield Education Foundation (WEF) News

Donations Wanted for Parent/Teacher Conference Survival Bags

PTO is putting together “survival bags” for teachers ahead of Parent/Teacher conferences (Sign up for your conference here if you haven’t already)! The teachers will receive their bags before the first conference date. Please sign up on the Survival Bag Signup Genius and drop off items to Karen Sabados’ house (0S770 Garfield St.) by November 1st. We thank you for your generosity in providing the teachers with snacks for these extra long days!


Pre-K-5th Grade Classroom Parties

Our first classroom party of the year will take place next Thursday, October 31st! The AM-Pre-K party will be from 10:00-10:45 a.m. and the PM-Pre-K party will be from 2:15-3:00 p.m. Kindergarten-5th grade will participate in a costume parade on the primary school blacktop at 2:00 p.m. and the classroom party will begin at 2:15p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend the parade outside, but only parents signed up for the party (using the signupgenius links below) will be allowed into the building. Please have your State ID/Driver’s License available when checking in at the office.


Preschool parties--Sign up here!

Kindergarten-5th Grade parties--sign up here!


Half Day Social: Open Gym at Winfield Park District Join friends and classmates after early dismissal on Monday, November 4th at Winfield Park District (0N020 County Farm Rd, Winfield, IL 60190) for open gym play from 12:00 to 2:00 pm. There will be a $2 participation fee and signed waiver (per child) at the door. While food and drinks are not permitted in the gym (only water), if weather allows, bring your lunch to picnic outside before coming in to play! The park district will have some sports equipment available (balls, hula hoops, scooters, etc.) but feel free to bring your own to play with and share . Please ensure participants have clean gym shoes for playing in the gym.


Box Tops For Education: Don’t forget--we are having a contest this month! A small prize will be awarded to the top Pre-K, primary, intermediate & middle school classes. Make sure to give your class credit when scanning your receipts!


Project Hope is underway!

Get ready for the giving season and help us spread joy and warmth in our community! There are three ways you can get involved:


  1. Donate blood in the Central School Cafeteria on Tuesday, December 3 from 3:45-6:30pm - sign up info will be available soon.

  2. Donate gently used coats during our coat drive on December 3 from 3:15-6:30pm - we will give coats out to our families that request them and the extras will go to local non-profit People’s Resource Center.

  3. Donate to our Holiday Gift Giving Program by donating gift cards or cash or buying gifts for a child! Please email us at wef@winfield34.org if you are interested in getting involved!


Is your child in need of any winter gear this year?

Feel free to contact us at wef@winfield34.org or reach out to Mrs. Dave at sdave@winfield34.org with what you need including what type of gear (coat, snow pants, boots, etc.), what size and what color your child would like and we will work with our community to get those items donated!


Community Spotlight:

The businesses of Prairie Trail Shopping Center (Corner of Geneva & County Farm Roads) invite you for trick or treating and family fun from 2-6 p.m. on 10/31. Get your candy bags ready!


Next PTO/WEF Meeting: Wednesday, November 6th at 7 p.m.

Parent Learning Opportunities

GPS Parent Series

The GPS Parent Series hosts a variety of Parent Education Events. Here is an overview of their parent learning opportunities for the year. Events coming soon include:



The DuPage Regional Office Of Education is leading a Mommy and Me Parent Support Group. Meetings will be November 8th and December 13th. Please click here for more information.

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