Bridgeview School Bulletin

All District #109 students will be fully remote until at least January 19, 2021.

January 4 Student Remote Learning Resumes

January 15 Q2 Celebration

January 18 No School - Martin Luther King Jr. Day

January 19 Start of "new" hybrid schedule - see below for details

January 19 Board of Education Meeting at 6:00PM

January 19 - February 1st Virtual Book Fair! More info coming soon!

January 20 Q2 Report Cards available for viewing online

January 20 Virtual Family Reading Night! More info coming soon!

Happy New Year, Bridgeview Families!

I hope this message finds you rested, safe, and healthy. We have entered a brand new year (2021) and there is much to be excited about! Covid-19 vaccines have arrived and slowly but surely will make their way to the general population around the world. This is great news, as I am hopeful that, although currently things look exactly like they did at the end of 2020, there is much hope for a vastly different future in 2021. We cannot be hasty, though. We need to keep being diligent about following social distancing guidelines, mask wearing, and hand washing as we move through 2021.

I wanted to remind you of a few very important updates that were sent to all of you by our District Superintendent, Dr. Nuccio, prior to our winter break. Click here for the original message.

1) At the Board of Education Meeting on the evening of December 15th, the Board acted to approve the plan of Option B - one week on-site and one week remote for Tracks A and B. This plan goes into effect on Tuesday, January 19th, regardless of whether we return to in-person instruction or stay fully remote. See revised Track calendars above for specifics about in-person attendance dates.

2) We will be switching from serving breakfast (what we called Bobcat Brunch) in the classroom to lunch in the classroom. A bagged lunch will be provided, free of charge, to all students who need one. If parents prefer to have their children bring a lunch from home, that will be allowed. This is the only food that students will be allowed to bring to school. Cleaning and disinfection will take place after the lunch period in each classroom.

3) Breakfast kits will be provided for all students who wish to take one as they leave at the end of the school day. The breakfast kit may be eaten the following morning, before leaving for school. Again, breakfast will not be eaten at school for the remainder of this school year.

4) School day hours will remain 8:15AM - 1:45PM

I hope this helps clarify things for you as we move into our final half of the school year. Fully remote classes resume for all students on Monday, January 4th. I look forward to a productive second half of the school year!

Warmest regards,

Candice

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We still have a good amount of winter coats that were donated to our school in December of 2019. Click here to fill out sizing and other information and Ms. Murphy, our school Social Worker, will contact you regarding coat availability and pick up.

Scan our nametag (to the left) with your Instagram camera to easily follow us! Or look us up @BVGoBobcats. We look forward to seeing you there!

Looking for something that will give you and your family access to more digital books?

The Open eBooks app will give kids access to a digital library of thousands of popular and award-winning children’s and young adult eBooks for free! Never before have educators and librarians had the ability to actively teach digital literacy, encourage family engagement, and share the love of reading through millions of mobile devices already in the hands of young people and their families. Open eBooks makes this possible.

The free app allows kids of all ages and their caregivers to instantly download up to 10 eBooks at a time to their mobile digital devices. Each eBook will be available for 56 days before it must be renewed. Students and their families can choose eBooks based on the topics that get them excited about reading and learning, and search for eBooks by title or author.

The Open eBooks app is intended for children to use at home for pleasure reading (independently or with their families), but it can also be used in your school, library or program. Each student will need one code and PIN combination to use on his or her family’s device at home. This will be provided upon completion of the parent consent Google Form shared here and in your student’s Library Google Classroom.

Please make sure to call your child(ren) in if they will not be attending remote learning classes for the day. Our attendance line can be reached by dialing (708) 496-8713.

Teachers will be tracking attendance in Google Classroom so you will not need to fill out an attendance form each day. The classroom teacher will handle this for you.

8:10AM 1st Bell

8:15AM Tardy Bell

1:45PM School Dismissed

All students arriving late to school (after 8:15AM) must report to the office for a tardy slip. Every 5th tardy a note will be sent home. Continuous tardiness may constitute other disciplinary consequences. Our goal is for all students to arrive at school on time each day. When students are late, they miss instructional opportunities. Please keep in mind that students arriving after 9:15AM are no longer considered tardy, but will instead receive a half day absence.

Being late is detrimental to all students' learning, especially if it occurs on a consistent basis. Be sure to do all you can to prevent tardiness. Your child will thank you for it!

Indian Springs SD #109 is looking to add to its list of available substitute teachers and paraprofessionals. If you are interested in being a substitute in our school district, please contact Mary Ann Hotzfield, School District Receptionist, at (708) 796-8700. The eligibility requirement to be a substitute teacher is to possess a teaching license or substitute teacher license (the substitute teacher licencse requires a Bachelor's Degree). The eligibility requirement to be a substitute paraprofessional is to possess a paraprofessional license. Feel free to contact Mary Ann Hotzfield for further details.

Candice Del Prete, Principal

Email: cdelprete@isd109.org
Website: www.isd109.org
Location: 7800 S Thomas Ave Bridgeview, IL 60455
Phone: 708-496-8713
Twitter: @BVGoBobcats