The Westgate Wire

It has been a great week!

Below are a few things to put on your radar...

• We will have our first Fire Drill on Wednesday (weather permitting). Students and staff will exit the building and walk along the Grove and Dwyer sidewalks to a safe distance from the building.
• Thank you for your help creating a safe environment during arrival and dismissal. As a reminder, please do not park within a car length of the street corners. It is difficult for walkers and drivers to see each other as they are crossing the street.
• Curriculum Night will be held on Thursday, September 7th. This is an adult only event. We will follow the schedule below:
• PM Kindergarten and grades 3rd-5th-6:00 p.m.-6:30 p.m.
• AM Kindergarten and grades 1st and -2nd -6:40 p.m.-7:10 p.m.

Cell Phones and Other Electronic Devices

The possession and use of cell phones and other electronic devices, including wearables, are subject to the following rules:

• Middle school students are expected to turn off electronics and store devices in their middle school locker during the school day.

• Elementary students are expected to leave electronics in the “off” position and in their backpacks throughout the school day.

• A supervising teacher may grant permission for them to be used or if needed during an emergency.

• They may not be used in any manner that will cause disruption to the educational environment or will otherwise violate student conduct rules.

Westgate Garden Club is looking for student garden leaders! Do you like to be outside? Do like to work with dirt? Would you like to be a leader to help harvest our garden this fall? If so, Garden Club is for you!!

Garden Club members will meet during lunch recess approximately 2-4 times a month during growing seasons (weather permitting). Garden Club is available to students in first through fifth grade. After enrolling you will be notified of your child's Garden Squad group based on grade level. Please contact Donna Hynek at dhynek@sd25.org or Stephanie Bizzaro at sbizzaro@sd25.org with any questions.

Please use this link to sign-up your child.

Please continue to use this link , or call the Westgate Office at 847-398-4292 to report your child’s absence. If your child has tested positive for COVID-19, you can notify the school nurse for guidance regarding how many days it is recommended to stay home (5 days with day 0 as onset of symptoms or test day if asymptomatic) per Illinois Department of Public Health.

The search for the District’s next Superintendent is under way and our Board of Education needs your help. The following are opportunities for you, our parents/guardians, to give your feedback to be considered in the selection process of the District's next Superintendent.

1. Online Survey
   This survey will be available from Sept. 11 - Oct. 13. The link to the survey will be emailed to you, and it will be available on the Superintendent Search Page on our website (www.sd25.org/SuptSearch).

2. Elementary Parent Focus Group
   September 13, 2023 | 6:15pm - 7:15pm
   Ivy Hill Elementary School

If you are not able to attend the focus group, you are invited to attend the community-wide focus groups linked here. For all things Superintendent Search, visit www.sd25.org/SuptSearch.

• No School-9/4
  

• Curriculum Night-9/7

• No School- 9/25
  

• Picture Day-9/27

• Walk to School Day-10/4

• Parent/Teacher Conferences-10/12 and 10/13
  

• Halloween Parties/Parade-10/31

• Picture Retakes-11/8

• Report Cards-11/17

• Fall Break-11/20-11/24

• Winter Break-12/22-1/9