The leaves are turning colors and falling, all while are students are working hard in school. The playground is ready to go! We are waiting on no rain to be able to use it. The students are eager and excited to start playing on the new equipment. School Picture day is 10/5. Come dressed to impress. There will be a make up day in November. More information to come next month.

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.

10/3- SIP Day 2 Hour Early Release

10/5- Fall Picture Day! Dress to Impress

10/9- Columbus Day- No School

10/10-10/13- Fire Prevention Week

10/12- PTO Meeting at 6pm

10/16- Board Meeting at Kenneth Murphy at 6:30pm

10/20- PTO's 2nd Annual Trunk or Treat

10/26- 2nd/ 3rd Grade Music Concert at 6:30pm

10/27- Halloween Parade and Parties at 2pm

10/30- Erin's Law Presentations

10/31- Happy Halloween

All PTO Meetings are in-person at Howe Elementary School with a link to join virtual. PTO will be at the District Back to School Bash, Pop Back in Event at Howe, and Open House. Please stop by their tables to get involved!

PTO Meeting Dates

• October 12, 2023

• November 9, 2023

• December 7, 2023

• January 18, 2023

• February 8, 2023

• March 14, 2023

• 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