Principal Berry's Corner

We are finishing up our first month of school. Students are getting back into the routines of school. Teachers are diving right in to their assessments to set their students up for academic success in their flexible groupings. I look forward to continuing working with all the students, families and staff this school year to have the best year yet. Please reach out by phone or email if you need anything.

We have been piloting the new Driveline app for a week now. The best part about this system is that the parents/guardians do not have to do anything with it besides displaying their number in their windshield for our staff to punch in the numbers ahead of time for the students to make their ways from their classrooms to the pick up line.

We have assigned numbers to the families that are always pick ups. If you have not received a number and you are a frequent pick up, please contact the office to get your child(ren) matching numbers to help make the pick up process run smoothly. If you are picking up your child(ren) some of the time, please reach out to the office. It is important to have a number assigned to you as soon as possible in those instances. If you do not have your number in your car or on you when walking, you will be asked to park/leave line and enter the office with a photo id in order to get a temporary number for that day only! We are trying to keep all children safe at all times. If you need more than the 4 copies provided or need a replacement, that can be arranged by the parent/guardian calling the office. We will not provide more copies just by the student(s) telling us. We do not want too many numbers being given out without the parents/guardians knowledge. Thank you for your patience and flexibility while trying out this system.

• If you arrive to school later than 9:05am, you will need to park and bring your child(ren) into the office to sign them into school.
• When picking up your child(ren) you will need to present an ID at the office at the time of pick up.
• Early pick ups need to be called into the office and arrive before 3:15pm in order to not interfere with the end of the day dismissal of all students.
• If you arrive later than 3:55pm, you will have to enter the office with a photo ID in order to pick up your child(ren). You can present your Driveline number in place of your ID at this time as well. We will dispatch the students as soon as we see the number or ID.

Parents/guardians, we need you to submit your child(ren) medical information (physicals and immunization records) if you have not done so already. Reminder notes went home in August and will be going out again this week.

The Compliance date is October 14th. If the records are not received by 10/14 2022, your child will be excluded from school until they have these turned in to the Health Office.

Student Beginning and Ending Times (2022-2023):

Beach Park Middle School: 7:25 AM to 2:35 PM

Newport: 8:30 AM to 3:10 PM

Kenneth Murphy: 8:30 AM to 3:10 PM

Howe: 9:05 AM to 3:45 PM

Oak Crest: 9:05 AM to 3:45 PM

All PTO Meetings are in-person at Howe Elementary School. They begin at 6:00 PM. Check the PTO Website for Previous Agendas and Minutes.

• September 14, 2022

• October 20, 2022

• November 17, 2022

• December 15, 2022

• January 19, 2023

• February 16, 2023

• March 16, 2023

• April 20, 2023

• May 18, 2023

School Store Fundraiser Packages will be going home on 9/9/2022. The fundraiser will begin on 9/12/2022.

Email: bberry1@bpd3.org
Location: Howe Elementary School, West Beach Road, Beach Park, IL, USA
Phone: (847) 599- 5355