Originally delivered on 11/4/2024 5:00 pm

SUBJECT: The Weekly Roar: 11/04/2024

Week of November 4, 2024

Please contribute to our Annual Holiday Gift Fund today! $50 per student ensures that ALL teachers & staff members at both Skokie & Washburne receive a holiday gift.  At Washburne, this covers ALL 4 Team teachers, elective teachers & staff.  At Skokie School, this covers both Advisory teachers, elective teachers & staff.  Get your holiday shopping done early and make your contribution today! 

Holiday Gift Fund
2024 HALLOWEEN CANDY DRIVE

Please donate your leftover and unwanted Halloween candy to raise money for Lurie Children's Hospital! District 36 will again participate as a team with the goal of collecting the most candy (by weight) for the annual Shoreview Orthodontics (formally McClellan Ortho) Halloween Candy Buy-Back Drive. Shoreview Orthodontics will recognize the largest candy contributor with a $600 donation to Lurie Children's Hospital in their name. D36 is the long-running winner, but other districts and organizations also participate, so every D36 student’s contribution is helpful.

Candy can be dropped off in bins at the school’s front entrance from Monday, November 4th through end of day Wednesday, November 6th.Contact Kate Van Vlack with any questions.

This Week

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5th:
NO SCHOOL (ELECTIONDAY)

VOTE!


SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9th:

8th Graders: NT PLACEMENT TESTING

Location: Winnetka Campus

*For more infoNT Testing Information

Contact: Lori Worth, NT Transition Coordinator

*Your child must be registered, Lori Worth sent registration email 10/8

7:15AM Doors Open

7:45AM Testing Begins

12:45PM Testing Concludes

Coming Soon

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14th-FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15th:

NO SCHOOL: PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES

WashburneScheduling Portal

*Principal Horwitz sent login instruction via email on TH 10/24

Skokie: Advisory Teachers will be sending digital sign ups


PTO LUNCHEON FOR TEACHERS & STAFF 

Thank you to our Hospitality Chair: Ashley O’Brien


MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25-29th:

NO SCHOOL: THANKSGIVING BREAK

PTO Thank Yous

Thank you to our Vice Co-Chairs: Meghan Miller & Claire Winnard and all of our amazing Skokie School Room Parents for organizing SPOOKTACULAR Halloween Celebrations for our 5th & 6th Graders!  All Advisories had fun playing games & partaking in a charity or service activity of their choice.  

Thank you all for creating special memories for the kids!

School Reminders
PTO Exec Board Members 2024-25

●      Co-Chairs - Lauren Osborn & Melisa Twomey

●      Vice Co-Chairs - Meghan Miller & Claire Winnard

●      Treasurer - Maria Shideler/ Assistant Treasurer - Katharine Altholz

●      Communications - Colleen Miczek/ Assistant Communications - Stephanie Wheat

●      Secretary - Ditte Frank

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