Westmoor Weekly 09/05/2025

Dear Westmoor Families,

We truly enjoyed the opportunity to meet and connect with so many of our wonderful Westmoor families during Curriculum Night this Wednesday. Your presence helps strengthen the partnership between home and school, and we're grateful you took the time to be with us!

Our front lobby display is officially up and running! We’re excited to showcase the special moments and achievements of our students and their families. Whether it’s a holiday, cultural tradition, a child’s milestone like riding a bike without training wheels, a big win at a soccer game, welcoming a new pet, or anything else that makes you proud — we’d love to feature it! 👉 Here is the link to share a photo and brief description.

Mark your calendars! Picture Day is just around the corner - September 10th. We can’t wait to capture those bright smiles and create lasting memories.

We’re thrilled to kick off our Bulldog Packs for the school year this coming Tuesday! Bulldog Packs are small, mixed-grade groups of 7–8 students who meet regularly with 1–2 staff members to build community, friendships, and social-emotional skills through engaging activities. Each student remains in the same Pack throughout their time at Westmoor, providing consistent relationships and meaningful connections.

As always, feel free to reach out with any questions or concerns. Wishing you and your family a relaxing and joyful weekend!

Each week students may submit a positive quote that captures and motivates their peers to persevere and feel good. We then showcase the quotes throughout the school building. Students may submit a quote, using this link.

As more students use smart watches/devices for communication and safety, we would like to remind parents of the expectations around this technology during the school day.

We understand that some parents may provide their child with a smart watch/device for emergency communication or location tracking. However, students are not permitted to use their watches/devices for calling, texting, messaging, browsing the internet, or taking photos during school hours. Smart watches/devices must be set to ‘school mode’ to prevent sending or receiving calls and messages. Under no circumstances are students allowed to take or transmit digital images (pictures or videos) on school property or at school events, including field trips, where students or staff have a reasonable expectation of privacy.

• If a student is found using their smart watch/device in violation of these guidelines, a staff member will collect the watch/device, and it will be held in the office until the end of the school day.

• Repeated violations may result in the expectation that the watch be turned off and stored in the student's locker or submitted to the office for the duration of the school day.
• Devices should always be stored in the student's locker for the entire day.

In case of an emergency, parents should contact the school office, and we will relay any important messages to the student. Parents are asked to refrain from texting or calling their children between 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. If you need to reach your child about after-school plans or an emergency, please contact the office directly or email the teacher AND wmattendance@northbrook28.net.

For more information on District 28's Technology Acceptable Use Policy, please visit our technology webpage. Thank you for your support in helping us maintain a focused and respectful learning environment.

Our fall assessment window opens next week. Students in kindergarten and first grade will work with teachers to complete the AIMSWeb+ early literacy and early numeracy assessments. These are useful assessments as teachers begin to understand the students as learners and develop plans for differentiating the curriculum for individual student needs.

Students in 2nd through 5th grade will take the NWEA MAP assessment in reading and math. Teachers will share specific dates/times when their class will be taking the assessments. MAP is a nationally normed, adaptive, digital assessment that students will take on their iPads. It is untimed. Parents will receive students' MAP score reports after the window closes and district norms are determined.

Standardized assessments are one point of data that help teachers to better understand how to support students. Classroom work and curricular assessments as well as teacher observations are all important data points as well. For more information about all of the assessments District 28 uses, please visit the district's website here.

• When reporting an absence, families can email wmattendance@northbrook28.net AND the student's teacher. The link is on the WM website and is also available on the mobile version of the site. Families can also call (847) 498-7960 to report an absence. The attendance email goes to our front office staff and our school nurse.
• If a student needs to be called out for an early dismissal or late arrival, please follow the same procedures above.
• If a student is tardy (arriving after 8:30am), please bring them to Door A near the main office. If it is after 8:45am, you will need to come in to sign them in for the day.

Picture Day will be held on Wednesday, September 10th. All students will have their picture taken that day. Pictures are from the waist up. Picture Day will email parents with access to their child's picture on September 24th. First round orders will be due by September 30th. If your student is absent or you are unhappy with their picture, retake day is Wednesday, October 8th. See the attachment below for the Picture Day workflow.

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Northbrook 28 has officially launched construction as part of the community-approved $94.9 million referendum passed last spring. The district has named this construction initiative Build 28. Construction at Westmoor is anticipated to begin in the spring. Major projects include: adding a cafeteria with flexible performance space, improving entrance security, updating the fire alarm, sprinkler and P.A. systems, renovating existing bathrooms throughout the building, replacing obsolete HVAC units, remodeling the existing multipurpose room, and replacing old playground equipment. Click here to keep track of Build 28 updates from Westmoor throughout the school year!

Projected Construction Timeline

• August 2025: Meadowbrook gymnasium construction begins

• March 2026: Meadowbrook gymnasium completed & construction of the new Meadowbrook School begins

• April - June 2026: NBJH, Westmoor & Greenbriar construction begins
  
• Feb. - April 2027: NBJH, Westmoor, & Greenbriar Phase 1 construction completed
  
• August 2027: New Meadowbrook School completed
• February 2028: Greenbriar Phase 2 completed

Signups for the Northbrook 28 Children's Choir is currently underway. Choir starts the week of September 1 and there are multiple options for District 28 children in first through fifth grade. Click through the link below to sign your child up for choir and please contact Mr. Bartunek (jbartunek@northbrook28.net) with any questions.

NB28CC Sign Up

Our annual Bulldog Bash is on Saturday, 9/20 at 11am. Come join us as at this FREE event - this year we will have a DJ and Dancing, Josh’s Hot Dogs (please bring cash), Glitter Tattoos and the Kona Ice Truck will be there too. We also have some special sponsors - Dreamscape Events & Rentals will be providing cotton candy and Hi-Five will be there to entertain students and families with games and activities

Looking forward to our Teacher Raffle! Our wonderful teachers have put together some fantastic outings and events for which your student can enter a drawing or purchase in a Buy It Now style. Look for a detailed email with instructions on how to enter.

• Birthday Signs: Ordering closes for Birthday Signs on September 12th! IF YOUR CHILD’S BIRTHDAY IS IN SEPTEMBER, PLEASE ALSO EMAIL wptobday@gmail.com
• Spirit Wear: We are partnering with Snflr Swag for spirit wear! You can order now until MONDAY, September 8th at https://snflrswag.com/collections/westmoor
• Volunteer: We have some urgent needs for volunteers for the fall – including volunteers needed for Birthday Signs and Bulldog Bash! Please sign up so we can keep having great, community events for our kids! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080F4CA8AA2FA1FE3-50540887-westmoor

Yearbook development is already underway and we need your HELP! All pictures should be emailed to wmyearbook2026@gmail.com.We are looking for photos of your students and their classmates throughout their time at Westmoor including (but not limited to):

• Bulldog Bash • Pool Party • Class Parties • Field Trips • Band • Orchestra • Choir • Winter Sing • Field Days

• Cultural Fairs • Sports • 5th Grade Pool Party • Science Fair; STEM Night

**We are also asking for a baby picture of each student (be sure to include your child’s

name in this submission).

Thank you for your cooperation in making this amazing keepsake for our kids**

~Your Yearbook Committee

Monday 9/8 - Corner Bakery & Jamba Juice

Tuesday 9/9 - Claim Company

Wednesday 9/10 - Noodles & Co. & Oki Sushi

Thursday 9/11 - Rosati's - Pizza Day

Friday 9/12 - Guanajuato Glencoe

Order by Tuesday at 12pm for the following week

To order click on the link below. If you are new to Marla's Lunch, use code NPS302 when creating an account.

September 9: Bulldog Pack Meeting

September 10: Picture Day (See info. above)

September 20: PTO Bulldog Bash @11am

September 23: NO SCHOOL

October 2: NO SCHOOL

October 6: Bulldog Pack Meeting - Tie Dye T-Shirts

October 7: Kari Lavell & Lindsay Leslie Author Visit

October 8: Picture Retake Day

October 10: WM PTO Meeting @2:15pm

October 15: Afternoon/Evening Parent Teacher Conference 4:30-7:30pm

October 16: Noon Dismissal - Parent/Teacher Conferences 1:00-8:00pm

October 17: No School