The Walden Weekly

We had a great week at Walden! Please take a moment to read through the information below. Here is what is included:

- GO WILDCATS Countdown

- Project Innovate!

- Middle School Athletics Participation

- End of Year in the LMC

- DPS109 Tech Tip

- Photos from the Week

- Upcoming Dates

Thank you to our wonderful parent volunteers who helped at Field Day today!! We loved having so many families here joining in the fun!

Have a great weekend and we'll see you back on Monday!

- Stephanie Strenger

Amina Khurram & Natalia West, juniors at Deerfield High School have launched a hands-on STEM camp for elementary students (grades 2-5) this summer called Project Innovate.

The 5-day camp, hosted at DHS under sponsorship of DHS staff members, will feature fun and engaging activities across science, technology, engineering, and math, designed to spark curiosity and foster a love of learning. Learn more and register: https://tinyurl.com/projectinnovatedf

If your child wants to try out for a sport during the upcoming 2025-2026 school year, please ensure they have either the Certificate of Child Health Examination or the Pre-participation Examination forms completed and up-to-date beforehand. You will need to submit one of the two forms below:

• Certificate of child health examination

• Pre-participation examination form

Examination forms must be dated within 12 months of the tryout date. If you have any questions, please contact the Shepard nurse.

As of Friday morning, the LMC is still missing 26 of its books! We ask families to replace any books lost by their children. A book can be replaced by purchasing a new copy of the same title, or by writing a check for the list price of the book to Deerfield Public Schools 109. Please reach out to Mrs. Lovsin with any questions or concerns: elovsin@dps109.org.

The DPL Summer Reading Program, "Level Up at Your Library," begins Saturday, June 7, with the annual kickoff party! This summer the DPL Cup makes its return: whichever school has the most students who complete the program will win the cup and the glory! The DPL Cup was last awarded in 2016... to Walden! Let's bring it back home! You can find program info here: https://www.deerfieldlibrary.org/summer-reading-program-2025-info/

In October, we began sharing weekly tech tips in our newsletters to encourage digital safety. If you missed a tech tip or just want to review them, we have a Digital Hub for you to view them at your convenience. Make sure to keep your eyes open for more tech tips to come in the following weeks!