The Serena Scoop

• 🏫Columbus Day ( NO SCHOOL)

• 🤗 4th Grade - Team Building Club 3:15 - 4:15PM
• 🌳Green Team Club - 3:15-4:15PM
• 👨🏻‍⚖️Board of Education Meeting 6:00-7:00PM (District Office)

• 🤗5th Grade Team Building Club 3:15- 4:15PM

• ShakeOut Drill 10:15 AM

• 🎨Gifted Art Club 7:30am

• Students entering preschool, kindergarten, sixth grade, and students who are new to the District must provide proof of the required Illinois State physical examination and immunizations.

• All required health documentation must be submitted by October 15, 2026 to the school nurse. Students who have not met these requirements by this date will be excluded from school beginning October 15, 2026, in accordance with Illinois requirements, until the necessary documentation is received.

• 📜10/19-Bilingual Parent Advisory Committee Meeting 6:00-7:00PM
• 💲10/19-10/23 Tattoo The Teacher
• 📸10/20-Fall Picture Re-Take Day
• 👻10/30 Classroom Halloween Parties/ Early Dismissal 🎃
• 🎃10/31 Happy Halloween!

🎃 12th Nasir L. & Nakotah R.

🎃 15th Lennox E. & Kamarah H.

🎃 16th Carlynn G.

🎃 18th Alice E. & Anahi E.

🍎 What’s for Lunch? 🍕
Click the link below to view the Serena Hills lunch menu for the month!

🇪🇸 ¿Qué habrá de almuerzo?
¡Haga clic en el enlace de abajo para ver el menú de almuerzos de Serena Hills del mes!

Breakfast/Lunch Funds can be added to your child's food account online via Skyward Family Access. Exact cash or check are accepted in the school office.

LUNCH/RECESS Schedule

• Kindergarten/1st 🥪 11:10AM-11:30AM- Recess🛝 11:35AM-12:05PM
• 4th/5th 🥪 11:35 - 11:55AM Recess 🛝11:00AM - 11:30AM
• 2nd/3rd 🥪 12:00-12:20PM Recess 🛝12:25PM - 12:55PM

PAID 2026/2027 Fee's

• Breakfast $ 2.00 per day
• Lunch $3.85 per day
• Milk Only $.050

Free/Reduced Lunch Applications are available online via Skyward Family Access.

REDUCED 2026/2017 Fee's

• Breakfast $0.30
• Lunch $0.40

NOTE:

🚫 We do not allow any outside food service delivery such as UberEats, GrubHub DoorDash for students.

✍🏻Families must apply online in Skyward.✍🏻

• 🏃🏻‍♂️Arrival - 8:30AM
• 📑Instructional Day - 8:40-3:15PM

⏰ Arriving after 8:40 AM?

• Students are considered late and must be accompanied into the school by a parent or guardian.
• Please walk your child into the main office, where the parent/guardian will sign the student in for the day.
• Students should not be dropped off at the entrance to enter the building on their own when they are late.

• Our school attendance last week: 94.8%

• Goal for next week: 100%

• Reminder: Every day matters! If your student will be out, please let us know.

• Parents must call the office or email the administrative assistants by 2:15 p.m. if you need to make a change to your child's dismissal procedure (i.e., not riding the bus, not attending an after school program, etc.). The procedure helps to ensure the safe dismissal for all students.

• Serena Hills Office number - (708) 647-7300

Follow us on our Serena Hills PTO Facebook page for updates, events, and school news. Click here to join: Serena Hills PTO Facebook!

The goal of this program is to provide an opportunity for the efforts our tremendous staff make to be recognized in a big way and shared among everyone in our district! Our dedicated staff strives to make a positive impact on your child’s learning and life, so it is important to let everyone know of the excellent job that has been done.

Introducing #AboveAndBeyond in D161! Please CLICK HERE to read more about our program and nominate a staff member that has made a positive impact on your child’s or family’s life today...and beyond!

• Signing up for District 161’s text message alerts is quick and easy. Simply text the word “YES” to 67587 from the cell phone on which you wish to receive text messages. Please make sure that your cell phone number is up-to-date in Skyward. If you need to update your phone number, please contact the office at your child’s school. Click here for more information.

Email: ereich@sd161.org
Website: https://www.sd161.org/o/serena-hills
Location: 255 Pleasant Drive, Chicago Heights, IL, USA
Phone: (708) 647-7300
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/district161sh