Bourbonnais SD 53 Family Members You Should Know!
Bus Drivers Sue Palmateer and Mary Haynes have a combined 84 years of safely transporting our children.
Thank you Sue and Mary!
Thank you to Christy Smith and her team from Dress Well Boutique for the generous donation of school supplies for our students. We appreciate our community partners!
BESD 53 Welcomes 18 new staff members to our Bourbonnais Family!
Hi. Our next registration date for new students is July 25th from 2 pm to 7 pm at the Central Office. If you cannot make this date we will release the details for other registration options after July 25th. Registration is open using the parent portal for returning students.
Dear BESD 53 Family,
In light of actions taken by the Board of Education at the meeting on June 28th, I will be serving as Superintendent of Schools in the near term. The Board of Education will be working in the coming weeks to select an interim superintendent who will complete the remainder for the 2019-20 school year. The Board of Education then plans to conduct a wide search of candidates to fill the position for the long term.
In terms of my credentials, I have served as the Director of Instruction in BESD 53 for the past six years and have worked as an educator and school administrator for the past twenty years. I will work to ensure that all of the great things that you have come to expect in our school district continue during this transition. Further, we will continue to be leaders and innovators in education as this is what our children need.
Feel free to reach out to me should you have any questions. We will keep you posted as more details become available.
Sincerely,
Jim Duggan Ed.D.
The kids really enjoyed the Google Computer Science class this week. Thanks to Mrs. Moulton for offering this.
EXPLORE CHICAGO!
Family Math and Reading Night
Tour Guide: Mrs. Brammer
When: Monday, July 1, 2019
Where: Noel LeVasseur Elementary School
6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
This special event is open to BESD 53 students who have completed kindergarten through seventh grade and their families.
* Activities include math and reading activities tied to tourist attractions in Chicago and a Chicago themed raffle.
Dress in your favorite Chicago sports attire.
Space is limited to 150 participants. All children must be accompanied by an adult. To RSVP click the link below and complete the form.
https://forms.gle/mTgKuWg62akw3KdA8
Hi, we are looking for at least 1 more creative person to join our August Quilting camp!! The class is 10 days from M-F August 5-9, 12-16 from 12:30-3:00pm at the Upper Grade Center. Last day to sign up is July 3! Use this link to sign up Beginning quilt camp or e-mail leddyn@besd53.org with questions or for help signing up!
Thanks so much! We will be super excited if we can get it going!
The straw bale garden is doing well with all the rain. Gardeners, if your plants are looking a little yellow they may need a bit of fertilizer. Just ask if you need help.
There's still time to join our Beginning machine sewing class in the afternoons next week! 1:00-3:30pm, June 24-28. Deadline for signing up is Wed June 19 at noon.
We also have a few spots left in the August Hand Sewing Class Aug 5-9 9:00-11:30am and Begninning Quilting Camp (10 Days) August 5-9 and 12-16 from 12:30-3:00. Deadline to sign up is Friday June 21st at noon.
For more information or to sign up follow this link: Summer Enrichment Camps
Students were busy building thier own computers at Liberty this week. These students are doing some programming on devices they built from scratch in just two afternoons. #besd53
Parents,
Starting this next school year, we are making some changes in our chromebook policies for students. You can read more about this here: https://5il.co/7xri.
Thank you!
Here is a nice short video of a five step process for building language in our your children. https://youtu.be/KNrnZag17Ek
#besd53
NEW STUDENT REGISTRATION DATES:
May 21, 2019
June 20, 2019
July 25, 2019
All dates are from 2-7 PM at the District Office (281 W. John Casey Rd.). These are for NEW students to the district. Returning student registration starts June 6, 2019 online through Skyward Family Access.
Thanks again to all the volunteers and willing community members who helped make our Community Garden Planting Day a success. It is not too late to get involved. Just e-mail me at dugganj@besd53.org if you would like to get a bale or two. It is very easy and we can help. #besd53
Thanks to all the volunteers and gardeners who made the planting day a success. Thanks to the Bourbonnais Library for being great hosts. #besd53
Hi, it is going to be 80 degrees tomorrow and you are probably going to be thinking about getting in the garden. It is not too late to get involved in our Staw Bale Community garden! Here is the link to sign up for few bales. Our planting day is tomorrow between 9 am and 12 pm. https://forms.gle/aEzgPjntQMzJSUmt5
Congratulations to 4th Grade Spelling Champ Urva Purohit and 2nd place finisher Jace Cousins! Thanks to everyone for their help with the event.
Congratulations to our 3rd grade Spelling Bee Champion Lohita Gampala and 2nd place finisher Lane Clary. It took 39 rounds to decide! Thanks to Mrs. Flowers, Mrs. Kremer, Mrs Skeate, Mrs. Laskey, Mrs Langlois and Mrs O'Gorman for all the hard work.
Hi, we are just a few weeks away from our first planting day in the straw bale garden. Still plenty of bales available and no experience is needed to participate in this great community gardening project. Here is the link to sign up. https://forms.gle/wYyLEyKC8dVJiuH5A
