Week 9

Physical Fitness, STEM, Literacy, GEMS, the Rotary and more!

Halloween Parade:

Friday October 31, 2025

1:00pm to 1:30pm

Students will exit door 3 (playground) and walk along the path past the front door. They will re-enter door 10 (Boys and Girls Club Door). Parents can line up outside to see the parade of costumes!

Costume Rules:

• Pack them. Students will change into them after lunch.
• No masks
• No weapons
• No fake blood/gore
• No covered faces

We will be stocking our PAWS store with costumes that students can use PAWS to buy.

Treats:

Talk to your classroom teacher regarding what is needed. Treats must be store bought.

Opting out:

For students who wish to opt out, we will have a separate learning space available. Please call the office to let us know if your child will not be attending classroom celebrations.

October 23: 5th Grade going to Camp, buses leave at 8:00am

October 24: 5th Grade return from Camp, buses arrive between 3:00pm-3:30pm

October 24: Halloween Trunk or Treat 4:30-6:30pm

October 27: Picture Retakes

October 28: BPAC Workshop in Spanish - 6:00-7:30pm

October 31: Halloween Parade

November 5: Cafecito con La Consejera & Ruth Estrada 9:00-10:00am

November 7: No School: Inservice Day

November 10: PTO Meeting 6:00-7:00pm

November 14: BPAC Workshop in Spanish - David Carrillo 6:00-7:30pm

November (TBD): Melodies and Mindsets 6:30-8:00pm

November 19: Cafecito con La Consejera & Ruth Estrada 9:00-10:00am

November 26-28: D220 Closed for Thanksgiving Break

Access our Sunny Hill Calendar. If you want to add this calendar to yours, click the icon that resembles a wi-fi icon in the top right portion of the calendar.

A list of the district calendar dates can be found HERE.

This week was intense for many members of the Carpentersville community. This website offers many helpful resources and guidance to: learn your rights, understand what to do if someone in your family is detained, prepare for an ICE encounter, review policy changes, develop family emergency plans and more. Go to the top right corner of the website to change the languages.

Join us for a joyful, educational, and inclusive celebration. Come enjoy food tastings, performances, storytelling, art, or interactive displays. Hosted by our District Equity Team, on Monday, October 27th from 6-8PM in the BHS Cafeteria & Lower Atrium.

We have started a Sunny Hill family wall because at Sunny Hill, we’re all family! If you would like to send a family picture in with your student for the wall, you can and we’ll post it!

The PTO has two opportunities for executive positions, and we are accepting nominations now. The PTO will vote at the next meeting. Please nominate someone would we be good in the following roles:

• Fundraising and Socials
• Treasurer

Please nominate people those who would serve our community well in either of these ways.

Sign up for a parking spot to show off your decorated car or pick a spot to have a fun Halloween game! Set up is at 4 pm festivities begin at 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm!

Click here for more info

Halloween donations: We are in need of Halloween lights, hot dogs, buns, condiments, etc.

Please ensure your child’s ID is attached to their backpack using the clear case and red coil key chain provided. If the ID, clear case, or key chain is lost and needs to be replaced, fees will be added to your child’s Infinite Campus account. Payments can be made conveniently through the Parent Portal.

Encourage Responsibility

Students need to have important jobs around the house. One of those jobs is ensuring that their tablet is charged and ready to go for learning. This also includes the stylus. Before it's time for bath, books, and bed at 7:30 pm, make sure your child has taken care of this important responsibility.

This month we are talking about Responsibility. One way to define Responsibility is “taking action and understanding the impact of our choices.” Taking action can mean doing the right thing or completing the tasks you have been assigned. Understanding the impact of our choices means that our actions matter. Positive and responsible actions can help people and irresponsible actions can hurt others. Responsibility is 1 of 3 traits we will focus on throughout the year that helps students Be Strong.

Across grade levels students will be developing skills like focusing, organizing, and goal-setting. Just print the following document to support conversations at home about responsibility.

Students greatly benefit from effective communication between their parents/guardians and teachers. That being said, as you may already know, parent-teacher conferences are right around the corner and I encourage you to sign up and take some time to meet your student(s)' teachers and discuss as a team how to best support your child(ren) at home. If you need assistance with how to register for parent-teacher conferences through our Parents' meetings website, please feel free to contact me directly.

If you have any questions, please email me at restrada@barrington220.org or call 847-842-3565.

Thank you