April Showers bring May flowers and wrapping up the end of the school year. Lots of planning is happening for the end of the year celebrations as well as the prep for next school year. Staff are working very hard to continue these last two months of school strong. We have one more round of testing that will happen in May. This will be the end of the year summary. We will be able to compare how each student did in the Fall to the Spring. Spring time brings all the growth! Spring time brings rainy days, too! They will be going out for recess, weather permitting. If it is raining, they will stay inside for indoor recess. We want to make sure all students are safe and dry during those days. Students will get to utilize the indoor recess cart sponsored by PTO and Student Council with lots of activities and games for the students to do when they are indoors. Everything provided helps to promote turn taking and many other social skills.

Come join PTO and plan fun events for the students and their families for this school year. Meetings are in person and have a virtual link to join from Home! Everyone is welcome! We are a team and will continue to work together to ensure everyone's success.

Please reach out by phone or email if you need anything.

4/1- No School

4/8- Board Meeting at 6:30pm

4/11- PTO Meeting at 5pm

4/11- K/1 Concert at 6:30pm

4/22-4/26- Book Fair

4/25- Literacy Night 5pm-7pm

All PTO Meetings are in-person at Howe Elementary School with a link to join virtual. PTO will be at all the events. Please stop by their tables to get involved!

• April 11, 2023

• May 9, 2023

• When bringing your children in the morning, please remember to get in line with all the cars. You should not be parking on Holdridge and walking them to the door. We are trying to keep kids safe. They need to utilize the crosswalk. Crossing in front of the line of cars that are in motion is dangerous for everyone.
• School zones are no cell phone zones. This goes for the drop off and pick up line as well. We do not want any distractions when it comes to the safety of students and staff at the car lines.

• Overflow parking for events is located on the North side of the building off of Beach Rd. You can enter through the bus area or right off Holdridge. The gates will be open at every event to prevent people parking on Holdridge in front of homes and driveways.

• 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 3:00pm 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.

Student Beginning and Ending Times (2023-2024):

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

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