This Week at Windsor...

Windsor Families,

It's May! Time has sure flown by this year! Thank you to all who came to Kindergarten Fine Arts day! It was a cute performance.

Registration is now open for the 2024-2025 school year. Please be sure to register your child for school.

We are looking for parent volunteers for our LMC: Windsor Library Volunteer Form - Spring 2024

Parent Input:

Today is the last day to share classroom considerations with us for your child. Forms that request or exclude specific staff members will be discarded. Please note the completion of this form is optional.

https://forms.gle/pJtFSpaxCHm796jVA

Just a reminder, supervision does not begin outside until 8:50am every morning. Students who arrive prior to 8:50am will be unsupervised.

Recognize a staff member:

New edition to our newsletter! At the very bottom of the newsletter you will see a new section called Recognize a Windsor Staff Member. If you have a staff member that you would like to recognize for their outstanding work, please be sure to click on the link and fill out the form!

Smart watches:

We have several students who wear smart watches or watches that allow them to text/call parents. These items are not allowed to be used during the school day. We treat these devices as cell phones and will ask students to turn them off and put them in their backpacks if they are a distraction. If you need to get in touch with your child please call our office. We are happy to get a message to them about changes in transportation at the end of the day.

For more information on Cell Phones/Wearables please click HERE.

Windsor Drive drop and go: Please pull up as far as possible on Windsor Drive. The corner of Windsor and Miner gets incredibly congested when cars do not pull up all of the way. This creates a dangerous situation for walkers.

Have a wonderful wildcat weekend,

Mrs. Anastacio and Mrs. Soprano

May 9th- 5th grade chorus concert - 7pm

May 23rd- Field day

May 24th and 27th- No school

May 28th- K-2 -Fun in the Sun, 3-5 Rec Park

May 29th- Capannari's Coolest School Contest 3:00-9:00pm

May 30th- 5th Grade Breakfast- students only event

May 31st- Last day of school

The advanced placement process will occur in May after the school year's testing windows have closed. Percentiles on the most recent CogAT and the highest of three MAP scores will be converted to a standard score (or z-score) before averaging, which provides a standardized way to compare data. The district will also calculate local percentiles for both assessments at this time. Families will receive placement information in mid-May. Only families of students who are new qualifiers to Advanced Math (grades 4-7) and Advanced Language Arts (grades 6-8) will receive letters. If a student is enrolled in an advanced course this school year, they will automatically be enrolled for next year. Please review the FAQ document for answers to more specific questions regarding the placement process. If you still have questions after reviewing, please contact Katie Paulson at kpaulson@sd25.org.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pgLk9v2Urt_fJx5eMG9ww93sB3dXFLSR9ia-va8WBvw/edit?usp=sharing

The last day of school for students is scheduled for Friday, May 31, 2024. There will be adjusted dismissal times District-wide. Those times are as follows:

• Middle School dismissal at 1:50 pm
• Elementary School dismissal at 2:35 pm

Please mark your calendars!

District 25 Pre-Registration is now OPEN

Pre-Registration is NOW open to families with incoming new and kindergarten students for next year, 2024-2025! Please begin the registration process by visiting www.sd25.org/Registration and clicking on the 2024-2025 Pre-Registration drop down.

The Food & Nutrition Services Department is continually working to provide our students with lunch menu items that they enjoy, while providing a variety of nutritious options for our students. To achieve this, the department will be having seasonal menus this school year. All elementary and middle schools will have a Fall (8/17-11/17), Winter (11/27-2/14), Spring (2/20-5/31) Menu. Many of our favorite menu items will stay on the menu, however, this allows us to add some new products to our menus!

Our elementary and middle school students taste-tested a variety of new menu items this fall, and we have selected several of those items to be placed on the winter menu. We had quite a few items our students enjoyed, so some of the student-approved items will also be placed on the spring menu.

Updated menus will be posted on our website as well as on our app. Nutritional information can also be found on our website. We look forward to continuing to serve our students delicious and healthy lunch options.

Dental Exams:

The time off from school during the holidays can be a good time for you to schedule your child's required dental exam. Students in kindergarten and 2nd grade are required to turn in a dental exam by May 15, 2024.

Please refer to this LINK for Illinois Department of Public Health informational materials regarding influenza, meningococcal disease and vaccinations.

Please also make every effort for your child to arrive at school on time. Missing the beginning of the school day often has a negative impact on students for the rest of the day. Please contact the office if your child will be tardy or needs to leave early!

For millions of people around the world, Easter falls on Sunday, May 5, 2024.

Countries that officially observe the Orthodox Easter period include: Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Lebanon, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Russia, and Ukraine.

Memorial Day is a federal holiday in the US, observed on the last Monday of May, honoring the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military.

Windsor teachers, teaching assistants, custodians, and staff work hard to support our students on a daily basis. We invite you to fill out the form if you would like to recognize a staff member or a team for their hard work. We will pass on the good news to them. Thank you in advance for sending an encouraging word as we know it will mean so much to our staff.

Email: Lanastacio@sd25.org
Website: https://www.sd25.org/windsor
Location: 1315 East Miner Street, Arlington Heights, IL, USA
Phone: 847-398-4297
Twitter: @WindsorWildcats