West Oak Intermediate School
February 14, 2025 Weekly Update
Upcoming Dates
February
February 17: President's Day, NO SCHOOL
February 18: PTO Meeting 6:00 pm @ DLS Innovation Center
February 18: BOE Meeting 7:00 pm @ Sparkle Center
February 28: Pack Pride Assembly
March
March 3: Late Start 9:30 am
March 3: BOE Meeting 7:00 pm @ Sparkle Center
March 18: Spring Picture Day
March 18: BOE Meeting 7:00 pm @ Sparkle Center
March 18: PTO Meeting 6:00 pm @ DLS Innovation Center
March 20: Early Release 11:30 am, P/T Conferences
March 20: Pack Pride Assembly
March 21: Teacher Institute Day, NO SCHOOL
March 24-28: Spring Break, NO SCHOOL
April
April 7: Late Start 9:30 am
April 8: BOE Meeting 7:00 pm @ Sparkle Center
April 18: Good Friday - NO SCHOOL
April 21: Easter Monday - NO SCHOOL
April 22: BOE Meeting 7:00 pm @ Sparkle Center
April 25: Pack Pride Assembly
Week of 2/17/2025 After School Activities
Tuesday, February 18: Wrestling Meet @ Deer Path
Wednesday, February 19: Wrestling Practice
Thursday, February 20: Wrestling Practice
Friday, February 21: Wrestling Practice
Saturday, February 22: Wrestling Regional Tournament
Need to Know
No School: On Monday, February 17, there is no school in observance of President's Day. Enjoy the long weekend!
Report Cards: Report cards are being emailed home today, Friday, February 14, 2025. If you do not receive the email or have any problems accessing it, please reach out to your child's teacher.
After School Activities: The spring session of Math and Reading Club, Battle of the Books, and Girls who Code will start again the week of February 24, 2025.
We are also thrilled to offer a variety of other after-school programs! Explore options for your child, including Junior Chef, Little Doctor School, and Little Veterinarian School. Space is limited to the first 25 students.
Field Trip: WOIS will be attending a field trip to see the Dog Man movie on Tuesday, February 18, 2025. Dog Man appeals to readers of all ages and explores universally positive themes of empathy, kindness, persistence, and the importance of doing good. The movie is based on the first book in the series and is rated PG. If you have not completed the permission form for this field trip, please email your child's classroom teacher. Concessions will not be open for students. A snack of goldfish and water will be provided to all students, if you prefer not to have your child have this snack please let the classroom teacher know. Students who do not attend the field trip are welcome to attend school and they will have an alternate activity/lesson at school during that time.
Summer Exploration Camp: Save the Date! D76 will be offering Summer Exploration Camp this summer from June 5-July 2, Monday-Friday, 8:00 am - 11:30 am. Registration opens on March 3, 2025. See flyer below.
Food Services: D76 is excited to offer free breakfast and free lunch for all students due to the district qualifying for the Seamless Summer Option. Students have the choice between 2 lunch entrees each day. The meals served daily by Arbor Food Management provide an array of fruits, vegetables, grains, milk, and protein. See this months breakfast and lunch menus below.
Contact Information: Your classroom teacher should be your first point of contact. Yet, for building related information, please call the front office at 847-970-3544 or contact the following individuals via email:
Front Office Staff: Ms.Elizabeth Melgoza: emelgoza@dist76.org & Ms. Kailey Leon: kleon@dist76.org
Daily Operations: Mrs. Laura Rogers: lrogers@dist76.org or Mr. Will Carr: wcarr@dist76.org
Food and Transportation Items: Mr. Eric Rogers: erogers@dist76.org
Principal Related Items: Dr. Bhavna Sharma-Lewis: bsharmalewis@dist76.org
PTO Updates
Upcoming PTO Events:
Tuesday, February 18: PTO Meeting 6:00 pm at Diamond Lake School Innovation Center. All are welcome!
Please visit the D76 PTO Website for upcoming events, volunteer opportunities and more!
D76 Community Engagement and Growth
Welcome to the Quarterfinals!
This week Princess Polly won her group and advanced to the quarterfinals! We now need to win the quarterfinals to advance to the semifinals. For the past few weeks, our votes accumulated, but now we are starting over at ground zero. For the quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals, votes are erased each time.
We MUST win the quarterfinals to advance to the semifinals. Quarterfinal voting starts on Monday, February 17th-Thursday, February 27th. This is an extended voting window. Through your help and support, our girl will continue to move ahead. Please cast your vote every 24 hours starting on Monday, February 17th and let’s make Princess Polly a quarterfinalist. Click HERE to vote! 💎♥️👑🐾
Illinois Achievement of Readiness (IAR)
We are currently working on IAR test preparation to ensure that our students feel confident and we can reduce any test anxiety. The more we expose students to the structure of the test and the types of questions, the more they will understand the directions and final products that IAR is looking for and assessing. The links listed below are helpful practice tools that we are using in classrooms and that can be used at home.
Please be aware that students in 3rd-5th grade take the English Language Arts and Math assessments. 5th grade also takes the Illinois Science Assessment (ISA).
Diamond Dish
Check out our latest episode of the Diamond Dish- celebrating kindness and love through World Read Aloud Day and D76 Loves to Read! Click HERE.
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