WEEKLY PREVIEW
January 18, 2025
Hello, Longwood Families!
Below are important things happening this week:
β No School Monday, 1/20: Reminder that there is no school on Monday in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
π» Winter iReady Benchmark Testing Continues: This week, students in grades K-5 will continue Winter iReady Benchmark Assessments in reading and math. Our students did an amazing job showing their best this past week! We're thrilled with the amount of growth our students made since Fall Benchmarking. Many with triple digit growth scores! Wow!
πDUE! 5th Grade Middle School Scheduling - Thursday 1/23: registration form HERE. If you have any questions about what each of the options are, visit the Incoming 6th Grade Encore Option Selection website HERE or call the Hill Middle School Guidance Office at 630-428-6207.
π Restaurant Night at Wendy's β Thursday, 1/23: Take a night off from cooking and join us at Wendy's located at 1560 North Route 59 #1991 in Naperville from 4:00-7:00pm!
β Winter Wonderland β Friday, 1/24: join us for trivia, games, silent auction, and LOTS of prizes! Consider volunteering! We'd love to have your help! Sign Up Here
Have a wonderful LONG weekend, Lions! See you Tuesday!
Thank you for being a part of our Pride!
A Walking Bus is a group of students walking with a Longwood Teacher to and from school! Students are picked up and dropped off at designated stops in the Longwood Neighborhood.
Three Walking Bus routes are currently running in our neighborhood and we're thrilled to add new students each day!
Join the fun! Complete the form below to Register for the Walking Bus! You will receive an email with your student(s) bus stop location and pick-up/drop off times. π¦π
Please call the office 630-428-6789 with questions.
District 204 follows a plan whenever there is consideration of holding an e-learning day or canceling school due to weather conditions. If the district holds an e-learning day or cancels school completely, the information will be announced by 6 am on www.ipsd.org. The district will also make a 204 Connect phone call by 6 AM to alert parents and guardians of the information. Parents and students can also check the Emergency Closing Center for school closings. For more information, visit the districtβs e-Learning webpage.
- π₯€ 23 Jan - restaurant night at Wendyβs 4-7pm
- β 24 Jan - Winter Wonderland - trivia, games, and silent auction night at Longwood! Save the date! Volunteer opportunities for Winter Wonderland: I Want to Help!
- π 01 Feb - Longwood goes to the Chicago Wolves Hockey Game. Click HERE to register and be seated together in the Longwood section!
Welcome future Kindergarten families!
General Information:
- You must be a legal district resident to enroll in IPSD
- Your child should be five years old on or before September 1, 2025
- The school day is from 9:05 β 3:35, 9:15 β 3:35 on Wednesday
Health Examination and Immunization Requirements:
- Proof of the required state of Illinois physical examination and immunizations needs to be submitted by October 15, 2025
- Oral health examination needs to be submitted by May 15, 2026
- Vision examination needs to be submitted by October 15, 2025
- Health Forms may be found on our district website
We will have additional kindergarten information posted to our school website on March 12, 2025. Indian Prairie School Districtβs online registration will open May 1, 2025.
Have a child who will be 3 or 4 by September 1, 2025? Apply for Indian Prairie School District's Pre-school Program! Additional support services such as Speech or Occupational Therapy may be available, too, for students eligible after screening. Fee waivers and financial assistance options are available. Pre-school Application for the 2025-26 school year can be found: Here Additional Frequently Asked Questions about the pre-school program can be found Here
