Longfellow Log

• Wednesday, September 16th: PTO Meeting 7:00 p.m.
  

• Thursday, September 17th: Virtual Curriculum Night 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. (We will be sending out our Curriculum Slide presentations Monday. Included in the presentations will be a short survey to collect questions. Thursday evening at 6:00 and 6:30 each grade level or individual teacher, as well as our special area teachers and related services team will begin by answering many of the questions and answering or clarifying things from the slides sent out earlier.) In addition to the slides, the zoom links will also be sent out early next week.
  

Support Survey

We are continuing to provide social-emotional wellness check-ins this fall. The District 97 school psychologists and school nurses collaborated to offer access to virtual mental health wellness checks at each school. Parents may sign up children for 25-minute Telehealth sessions where they can access an open ear for their sources of stress and learn self-care and coping strategies. Students may attend up to three sessions per trimester and may then be referred for other school-based supports if needed. If your child is experiencing an immediate mental health crisis, please do not use this service and instead call the Thrive 24hr Crisis Hotline at 708-383-7500. You may also refer to this local resource guide provided by the Community Mental Health Board of the Oak Park Township.

How can my child access this service?

• The virtual sessions will occur during school hours.

• Use this Longfellow Wellness Sign-Up Link to book open slots. The appointment page will open within your own calendar. (If you do not have a Gmail account, you may contact aguerrier@op97.org & rneubert@op97.org). Prior to the appointment, you will receive a link for the video call or other access information.

• During these unusual times, we need to partner with you to ensure your child arrives at the correct video link during their scheduled time and returns to their classroom Zoom after the appointment. Please remember to coordinate with your daycare providers if applicable.

• We will inform your child’s teacher, so your child will be excused from class.

• Please book appointments by the night before the appointment (at the latest) and not on the day of the appointment.

SCHOOL PHYSICALS AND IMMUNIZATIONS:

Although District 97 is starting the 2020-2021 school year with remote learning, the State of Illinois is still requiring all students entering preschool (PKP), kindergarten, 6th grade, and any students new to District 97 to turn in a current school physical (Certificate of Child Health Examination and Immunization record) with up-to-date immunizations (requirements for the State of Illinois can be found here). If you have not already provided this information when you registered your child, please email your childs' records directly to our School Nurse Anne Guerrier (Nurse G) at aguerrier@op97.org.

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Email: helpdesk@op97.org

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District 97 families are invited to join two upcoming Virtual Parent Circles, which will be facilitated in partnership with the E-Team of Oak Park. Events will be held:

• Wednesday, Sept. 16, from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. (click here to register)
• Wednesday, Sept. 23, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. (click here to register)

These sessions were organized to accommodate families who were unable to participate in parent circles during our Aug. 13 Parent University. The sessions are designed to build community among District 97 parents and guardians and provide support as we navigate remote learning.

On Aug. 31, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that it will extend key waivers that allow school districts to continue serving free meals to all children into the fall months. This will ensure that all District 97 students have access to nutritious food, regardless of where they are learning or whether they qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Beginning Sept. 8, meals will be provided free of cost to any District 97 student in need. Meal distributions will be held every Tuesday, from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Longfellow Elementary School (for Julian and feeder schools), 715 S. Highland Ave., and Brooks Middle School (for Brooks and feeder schools), 325 S. Kenilworth Ave.

Each bag of food will contain five breakfasts and five lunches. Click here for the September 2020 menus.

Click here for more information about food service during Trimester 1. If you have any questions, please reach out to the district's food service coordinator, Carla Ellis, at cellis@op97.org.

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Website: www.op97.org
Location: 715 S Highland Oak Park, Il 60304
Phone: 708-524-3060