Bulldog Bulletin

Dear Churchill Families,

We are off to an amazing start this school year! 🎉

Highlights from our first week:

• Welcomed 250+ families at Supply Drop-off (and handed out over 300 freeze pops!)

• Greeted 600+ students on the first day of school

• Held our first assembly to review what it means to be safe, respectful, and responsible, plus expectations for all school areas

• Reminded students: You belong here, and you will grow here! 💙🐾

Family & Student Tools:

• Yellow Communication Folder – shows what papers stay home and what needs to be returned

• Assignment Notebook – helps students log homework and keep families informed

Thank you for helping us launch such a positive school year. We are looking forward to all of the learning and growth ahead!

With gratitude,
Mrs. Peacock

Front Row L to R:

Isabel Smith - 3rd Grade Teacher,

Sidney Cole - 5th Grade Aide to Class,

Amanda Krug - Occupational Therapist Asst.

Middle Row R to L:

Jaidah Barron - RBT from Willow,

Heather O'Malley - Library Asst. from Willow,

Haley Verdick - 5th Grade Teacher

Bryson Robinson-Levant - Orchestra Teacher

Morgan Bouche - School Psychologist

Emily Husa - 4th Grade Teacher

Back Row L to R:

Larry Crisler - PE Teacher

Jon Pettis - 4th Grade Teacher

Marilyn Wofford - RBT

Wendy Milnes - PE Teacher from Hart

*Yolanda King - DLS Asst. from Willow - Not Pictured

*Lesley Sesol - Recess Supervisor - Not Pictured

If you need to pick up your student before dismissal, please be prepared to show a photo ID. Thank you for partnering with us to keep all students safe!

To keep all of our Bulldogs safe, students may not wear Crocs, flip-flops, slippers, or similar footwear to PE class. Students must wear secure, sturdy gym shoes in order to safely participate in activities.

Gym shoes may be kept at school in cubbies or lockers for convenience. Thank you for helping us ensure that all students stay safe and ready to learn during PE class!

Hello 4th and 5th Grade Bulldog Families!

I am so excited to share that choir will be starting soon at Churchill! We are currently taking registrations for the 4th Grade Choir and 5th Grade Choir.

• Both choirs rehearse before school in the music classroom at Churchill.
• Drop-off starts at 7:15am, and rehearsal will start promptly at 7:25am;
• 5th Grade comes on Tuesdays
• 4th Grade comes on Thursdays.
• Our concert dates are December 18th and April 23rd.
• There is no fee to join choir. Choir is SO much fun, and I can't wait to see your kiddos there!
• Please use the link below to register your 4th or 5th grader for choir:
  

https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=sePsXjEIeEq5by6y2Nbz57GdOnJKCU9PqR1v9CmV-aBURjRVS1UzQ1hBT0hQQVRZS1pVR0ZLUE45SS4u

All the best,

Mrs. Nikki Sawilchik

Music/Choir Teacher

ARRIVAL:

• Students must arrive AFTER 8:15am. There is no assigned supervision inside or outside before 8:15am. We appreciate your attention to this important matter.
  

• If a car rider/walker arrives to school before 8:15am, they must wait and remain on the Center Ave. sidewalk until a supervisor greets them and invites them to walk to their assigned entrance. Students and families are not allowed onto the blacktop area to allow for easy to travel traffic patterns and safety/supervision purposes.

• Each grade level will have their own designated entrance to the building. Supervisors will be ready to greet and have students enter after 8:15am. The following entrances are for ALL students.

3rd Grade - Door C (Center Ave.)

4th Grade - Door F (Center Ave.)

5th Grade - Door E (Center Ave.)

• 4th and 5th graders wishing to purchase breakfast must do so immediately upon arrival. They are not to report to their classrooms first. 3rd grade students will be dismissed by their teacher as a group during the 8:15-8:30am window. Breakfast ends at 8:30am.
  

• Students arriving after 8:30am must be signed-in by an adult in the office - Door A.
  

Carline

• All students arriving by car must use the carline.
• We will have several staff members waiting to receive and assist your child when they arrive. Please consider waiting to arrive at or after 8:15am as our arrival process moves very quickly.
• Our carline is located on Center Ave. and extends, weather permitting, from our circle drive north towards Jamie Ln. Pull all the way forward going south on Center, follow signage and staff direction, and be aware of the line traffic in front and behind you.
• We highly encourage all of our families who are driving to use the carline. If you choose to drop off your child in order for them to walk onsite, please note the following:
• It is safest to use the carline.
• DO NOT travel on or use 190th St., Loomis Ave., or Poplar Ct. as a drop-off location. This causes MAJOR congestion and conflicts with our morning bus traffic.
• DO NOT drive through or drop off in our staff parking lot.
• If you choose to drop off your student offsite and have them walk to school, instruct your child to use only sidewalks and cross where there is a crossing guard. Car traffic should exit the neighborhood by traveling south and east from the school.

Bus

• Bus riders will follow all school and transportation rules while riding the bus. Once they have arrived, a staff member will greet them as they exit the bus and move towards their designated grade level entrances.
  

Walk/Bike

• Walkers and bikers will follow school rules while traveling to and from school. Bikers will walk their bike once on school property as walkways may be congested. Bikers should lock their bikes at the bike rack on Center Avenue before proceeding to their designated entrance.
  

• We highly encourage families to consider working together to coordinate students walking/biking together, increasing both safety and the number of students who walk and bike. This will also help decrease traffic congestion.
  

DISMISSAL:

• All students are dismissed at 3:15pm and will be escorted by supervising teachers to their designated areas (walk/bike, car, bus).
• 3rd grade walkers and car riders will exit Door C at the end of their wing.
• Walkers/Bikers will immediately report to the bike rack and/or their route home.
• Any person walking up to meet students at dismissal must remain on the Center Ave. sidewalk. DO NOT stand by dismissal doors or enter the blacktop or playground areas to meet students. This disrupts the flow of traffic and makes it difficult for our staff to safely supervise dismissal. Please direct your child to meet their pick-up person at a point on the Center Ave. sidewalk.

• Bus riders will be checked-in by a staff member at their assigned bus. Students are expected to follow all transportation rules in order to continue receiving transportation services.
• Car riders will wait on the Center Ave. sidewalk and look for their ride. Students will walk to the vehicle only once it has pulled all the way forward and come to a stop.
• VERY IMPORTANT:
• DO NOT double park on Center or any other side street. This choice creates extremely unsafe conditions for neighborhood traffic. You must travel to the end of the carline in order to not create a one lane road.
• Please do not arrive too early for the carline as this creates an unnecessary back-up before school dismisses. Our carline typically takes 10 minutes with all students being picked up by 3:25pm.
• You MAY NOT pick-up students from the carline if you are traveling north on Center.
• DO NOT park in or turn around in neighborhood driveways.
• We highly encourage all families who choose to pick-up in a vehicle to use the official carline. If your child is walking offsite to meet their ride please note:
• If being picked up in a car, the carline is safest.
• Please categorize your child's transportation as a walker to the teacher/office.
• Provide your child with what to do in the event they are not able to locate your vehicle at the designated spot.
• Regardless of your final destination, it is best to travel south and east of the school in order to exit the area.

Hi Bulldogs!
Looking forward to a wonderful and healthy school year!

A few reminders from the nurse are below:

Immunizations and Physicals:

• All NEW students must have a health physical and immunizations on record at the school by Oct. 1st 2025
• Please ensure the parent portion of the physical is completed

Asthma and Allergy rescue medications:

• Please bring in any inhalers and Epi-Pens to the RN office
• Must have Medication Authorization completed with doctor and parent signature
• Form can be found here:
• https://www.hsd153.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1135481&type=d&pREC_ID=1402597

Scheduled Medications:

• Any medications to be given during the school day require a medication authorization form
• https://www.hsd153.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1135481&type=d&pREC_ID=1402597

As needed over the counter medications (Tylenol, Motrin, Tums etc):

• Students can keep over the counter medications in the nurse’s office for as needed administration
• Medication authorization form needs to be completed and signed by doctor

If there is anything you feel I need to know, please reach out.

Thank you!

Megan Brackin BSN, RN

Calling all dads! We need you, yes you, to partner with us to share

positivity during lunch and recess. If you would like to know more, please click the tab below to complete the form.

~Churchill Leadership Team

Do you have school hoodies, t-shirts, or other gear that you've outgrown or simply don't reach for anymore? Don't let those spirit gems gather dust! Bring your gently used SD 153 & SD 233 spirit wear to the library between August 1st and September 6th. Then choose exciting, new-to-you pieces that will ignite your school pride on September 6th!

All donations must be clean and in useable condition. Supplies are limited.

We kindly ask that you do not allow your student to bring personal items to school. These items can easily be misplaced and often become distractions during the school day.

Please note: Toy weapons of any kind, including toy guns, are not permitted at school under any circumstances. Bringing such items will be treated as a serious matter in accordance with school policy.

Thank you for your understanding and support in helping us maintain a safe and focused learning environment.

Arrival Time:

• To ensure the safety of your student, the earliest they should arrive to school is 8:15am. We do not have supervision until 8:15am. The tardy bell rings at 8:30am. If you have any questions please call the main office at 708-798-3424.

Early Dismissal or Transportation Change:

• If a student needs to be picked up early or a transportation change is needed, please call the main office at 708.798.3424, before 2:30pm. You may also send a written note to school with your student. They must bring it to the main office.
• The next early dismissal is Friday, August 29th. Students will be dismissed at 12 noon. If you need to make a transportation change, please call the main office before 11:15am.

Lunch Drop Off:

• Food delivery services such as Uber Eats, Door Dash, etc., are not allowed and will be returned.
• Parents/Guardians may drop off lunch for students 20 minutes before the lunch period begins.
• Lunch period times are:
• 3rd grade 10:15am
• 4th grade 11:05am
• 5th Grade 11:55am

Early Dismissal

• Friday, 8/29/25
  
• 12noon - Dismissal
• School Improvement Plan

• Monday, 9/1/25

• Wednesday, 9/3/25
  
• Flyer went home in the yellow take home folder.

Open House