Westmoor Weekly 09/26/2025

Dear Westmoor Families,

We had another wonderful week of learning and growing together! Here are a few important reminders for next week:

• Picture Day Orders: Orders placed online are due by Tuesday, September 30th. If you’d like a retake after reviewing your child’s proof, please sign up at picture-day.com/retake. See below for more information.

• Parent-Teacher Conferences: Fall 2025 Elementary Parent-Teacher Conferences will take place in October. Families will be able to schedule conferences online beginning Tuesday, September 30th at 7:00 p.m. Please see below for additional details.

• School Holiday: School will be closed on Thursday, October 2nd, in observance of Yom Kippur.

Thank you for your continued support and partnership in your child’s learning. Wishing you a restful weekend ahead!

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.

We will be tie-dying shirts during our Bulldog Pack meeting on Monday, October 6th (12:55pm-1:55pm). Please send your child to school in clothes and shoes suitable for this activity. All students will get latex-free gloves to wear while tie-dying.

All tie-dye shirts will go home with students on Monday, October 6th. Please follow the tie-dye care instructions (adhered to the bag that will be sent home) to complete the tie-dye process.

If you have any questions, please reach out to your child’s classroom teacher.

Picture Day sent an email with the parent access code on Thursday, September 25th. All orders are placed online with first round orders due by September 30th. If you decide that you would like a retake once you have seen your child's proof, please sign up at picture-day.com/retake.

Contact support@picture-day.com or 773-276-4588 (Option 1) with any questions. Please do not contact your school.

Per state requirement, we will be providing age-appropriate presentations to all students about sexual abuse prevention on October 10th. We will be using the same organization who has presented in District 28 for many years. Please click here for more information.

Westmoor Library is excited to announce that acclaimed authors, KARI LAVELLE AND LINDSAY LESLIE, will be visiting Westmoor School on Tuesday, October 7th! Kari is the author of the 2026 Monarch nominee, Butt or Face and Lindsay is well known for her book How to Build a Library!

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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.

Fall Elementary Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held October 15-16. Families will be able to schedule conferences online beginning Tuesday, September 30 at 7:00 p.m. The scheduling window will close on Monday, October 13 at 7:00 p.m. Click here for more details!

Last week the district launched the first episode of the school year for its Insight 28 podcast! This season of Insight 28 will take listeners behind the scenes of the exciting changes happening across our schools as part of the district's Build 28 initiative, made possible by our community's support of the $94.9 million referendum passed last spring.

The first episode of the year focuses on the construction underway at Meadowbrook, where crews have started work on a new gymnasium. Click here to give it a listen and stay tuned for the Westmoor episode coming out later this year!

We had a wonderful day last Saturday (until the last 15 minutes) and a very successful Teacher Raffle! This year, we raised over $7,000! This will go towards programming for the kids this year and to support our teachers!

A HUGE THANK YOU to Jacki Ruh for planning the Bash, Kelly Maschoff for running the teacher raffle, and Germaine Condren and Amy Kaske Berger for manning the popcorn booth!

Also, a special thank you to our corporate sponsors – Dreamscape for doing glitter tattoos, and Hi-Five for entertaining the kids!

The committee is hard at work planning the kindergarten fun night for October 24th! It is only for Kindergarteners and their parents – and it will be a fun evening for the kiddos (and parents!) to meet each other!

Join us for our October PTO meeting via zoom or at the school! We will be recapping our Bulldog Bash and looking ahead to the rest of our planned activities through the end of 2025!

Yearbook development is already underway and we need your HELP! 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 also need a baby picture of each student (be sure to include your child’s name in this submission).

SEND ALL PICTURES TO: wmyearbook2026@gmail.com

Monday 9/29 - Epic Burger

Tuesday 9/30 - Panera

Wednesday 10/1 - Raising Cane's

Thursday 10/2 - NO SCHOOL

Friday 10/3 - Panda Express

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.

Volunteer to help with Marla's Lunch here!

October 2: NO SCHOOL (Yom Kippur)

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 13: Parent-Teacher Conference Sign up closes at 7:00pm

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

October 24: Kindergarten Family Fun Night @6:30pm

October 25: NB28 Children's Choir - Something More Concert @ 10am

October 31: Halloween Parade @2:15pm (weather permitting); Halloween parties 2:45-3:30pm

District 28 invites local non-profit organizations and community government agencies to promote events for families and children. View the complete list of events on the Virtual Backpack web page. To submit an event, please email the web-friendly flier to Samantha Scheinman, Director of Community Relations. All fliers are subject to approval.