Community Consolidated School District 21 serves nearly 7,000 students in 13 schools across 6 communities in the northwest suburbs of Chicago. Whitman Elementary School serves students through 5th grade. School starts at 9:00 AM and ends at 3:30 PM daily.
November 2022 Family Newsletter
November 9, 2022
Topic: Unassigned
NOVEMBER 2022
SUPERINTENDENT’S MESSAGE
Dear CCSD21 Parents and Community Members,
Respectfully,
Dr. Michael Connolly
Superintendent of Schools
UPCOMING EVENTS
MARK YOUR CALENDAR WITH THESE IMPORTANT DATES
Tuesday, November 8 – No School (Election Day)
Monday, November 21 – No School (Teacher Conference Day)
Tuesday, November 22 – No School (Teacher Conference Day)
Wednesday, November 23 – No School (Non-Attendance Day)
Thursday, November 24 – No School (Thanksgiving)
Friday, November 25 – No School (Non-Attendance Day)
Friday, December 23 – No school (Winter Break begins)
Friends and family members of Bari Bagby would say she is full of adventure. She has traveled the world, documenting her experiences with photos, itineraries, journals, lists of things to see and even better places to eat. She loves to share her knowledge of globetrotting to help others see the world as she does. When she’s not on the road, Bari is at Longfellow Elementary School, sharing many of the same adventures she experienced, simplified for the level she teaches – 4th grade.
There’s a serene, Zen-like quality to Steve Hamann. When you meet him, he’s relaxed – his clothes, his hair, his manner. Even his classroom is calming. He plays soft music and sometimes dims the lights for a tranquil atmosphere. “I like to keep my classroom in a calm state. It helps students become better thinkers and allows them to be more creative,” says Steve, Holmes Middle School art teacher. “We have a calming corner and students are welcome to use it or take a break when needed. I try to keep a peaceful demeanor myself and reiterate to my students that art personally keeps me centered.”
We had some wonderful new sub candidates that applied to work with us this past spring and throughout the summer. Many of these subs are right from our community! We’re excited for these additions to our sub group but we’re not done yet. We are continuing to hire subs each month. Please let your neighbors and friends know that we are still hiring throughout the school year.
Whether you want to help us out one day a week or every single day, the choice is yours.
Explore the Daytime Emmy-nominated Storyline Online®, which streams videos featuring well-known actors reading children’s books alongside creatively produced illustrations. Readers include Oprah Winfrey, Chris Pine, Kristen Bell, Rita Moreno, Viola Davis, Jaime Camil, Kevin Costner, Lily Tomlin, Sarah Silverman, Betty White, Wanda Sykes and dozens more. Storyline Online® is free and available 24 hours a day! Readings are in English, with one Spanish language exception: Los Zombis No Comen Verduras!
SUPPORT SERVICES & SCHOOL SAFETY UPDATES
Link Together is a community coalition empowering youth to be alcohol and drug free. Link Together is a co-sponsor for The Glenbard Parent Series.
The series offers outstanding professional speakers on a wide range of topics. All speakers deliver their talks via zoom and there is no charge or registration required.
Check out the upcoming speakers and please share this resource with parents/contacts.
The livestream video of the October 20 Board of Education meeting can be viewed here.
Next Meeting
The next regularly scheduled Board of Education meeting of Community Consolidated School District 21, Wheeling, Cook County, IL, will be held on November 10, 2022, 7:00 p.m. at the CCSD21 Gill Administration Center, 999 W. Dundee Road, Wheeling, IL 60090.
EMPOWERING EVERY STUDENT, EVERY DAY
