West Oak Intermediate School
February 28, 2025 Weekly Update
Upcoming Dates
March
March 3: Late Start 9:30 am
March 3: BOE Meeting 7:00 pm @ Sparkle Center
March 10: PTO Ice Cream Day
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
April 30: Spring Band Concert 6:00 pm
May
May 1: Spring Choir Concert 6:00 pm
May 5: Late Start 9:30 am
May 6: BOE Meeting 7:00 pm @ Sparkle Center
May 20: BOE Meeting 7:00 pm @ Sparkle Center
May 23: Pack Pride Assembly
May 26: Memorial Day - NO SCHOOL
May 30: Last Day of School
Week of 3/3/2025 After School Activities
Monday, March 3:
Wrestling Practice
Tuesday, March 4:
Math and Reading Club
Battle of the Books
Girls who Code 3rd Grade
Wrestling Practice
Wednesday, March 5:
Little Chef (LAST DAY)
Wrestling Practice
Thursday, March 6:
Math and Reading Club
Girls Who Code 4th and 5th Grade
Friday, March 7:
Little Doctor
Wrestling State Tournament at NIU
Saturnday, March 8:
Wrestling State Tournament at NIU
Need to Know
Monday, March 3: There is a late start on Monday, March 3, 2025 at 9:30 am.
5th Grade Band and Choir: There will be no band or choir on March 11, March 12, or March 13. Students will go home at 2:55 pm on these days.
Parent-Teacher Conference: Parent-Teacher Conferences will be on Thursday, March 20, 2025. Students will have an early release at 11:30 am. A link will be emailed to all families to sign up for a conference on Monday, March 3, 2025.
IAR Testing: The spring Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) will be administered to all students in grades 3-8 during the month of March. The IAR is a staate mandated assessment designed to gauge student growth and grade level proficiency in English Language Arts and Math in accordance with Common Core State Standards. Parents can support their children by asking them to put forth their best effort and ensure that students get appropriate sleep and have a healthy breakfast. Testing will take place March 11-March 13. If you have any questions please feel free to reach out to your child's teacher.
Spring Pictures: Spring picture day will be on Tuesday, March 18, 2025. Pictures can be pre-ordered on mylifetouch.com using the Picture Day ID: EVTMM424J or scanning the QR code on the flyer below.
Virtual Field Trip: Get ready, WOIS families! All our students will be embarking on an incredible virtual field trip to Garner Holt Education through Imagination on Wednesday, March 19, 2025. This is a fantastic opportunity for your children to dive into the word of animatronics, explore STEAM in action, experience interactive learning, and spark their imaginations. This school-wide virtual adventure will provide a memorable and educational experience for everyone at WOIS. We are excited to offer this unique learning opportunity!
BPAC: Please join us at our next BPAC/Universidad de Padres on Wednesday, March 13, 2025 from 6:00-8:00 pm at Mundelein High School.
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:
PTO Ice Cream Day: PTO Ice Cream Day is on Monday, March 10.
Thursday, March 6: Panera Dine Out Day - They will donate 20% of your order back to D76 PTO. Please use the code in the flier below, or let them know you are there for the fundraiser.
Please visit the D76 PTO Website for upcoming events, volunteer opportunities and more!
D76 Community Engagement and Growth
Semi Finals- HERE WE COME! 💎♥️👑🐾
Princess Polly continues to touch the hearts of voters all over America and in the D76 community. I am proud to announce that she has moved on to the semi finals! For the next week, be sure to cast your daily free vote through THIS link to help Polly make it to the finals. Thank you for your continued support and generosity!
Summer School
Summer Exploration Camp and Extended School Year Services registration opens this Monday, March 3rd. This year we look forward to offering summer learning opportunities to D76 students who are entering Kindergarten-8th Grade in August of 2025. Our Summer Exploration Camp is a fun way for students to engage in different activities, build relationships and socialize with their peers, and continue to develop academic skills.
Illinois Achievement of Readiness (IAR)
IAR and ISA testing are quickly approaching. Click HERE to view the testing schedules and click HERE (en español) for some at home testing tips. During these testing windows, students will be participating in various activities to allow for breaks from the testing environment and engage with one another in fun activities. Students will also have their normal Specials and Recess schedule.
Please continue to explore these at home IAR prep tools. These are very helpful for exposure to the format of the questions and the expectation of the answers.
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