Westmoor Weekly 08/08/2025

Dear Westmoor Families,

I hope you’re all soaking up the sunshine and having a blast during your summer break! 🌞 We’re buzzing with excitement for the 2025-26 school year to kick off. Keep an eye on your inbox for your classroom placements—they’re on their way! Teachers spent a great deal of time in the spring and summer working on creating balanced, effective classroom assignments for each grade level by discussing every student's individual needs. We like to remind students that, especially in elementary school, each year is a new opportunity to develop new friendships!

This newsletter is packed with all the back-to-school updates you need, so take a peek when you can. Don’t forget to circle August 19th on your calendar for our Meet the Teacher event—it’s going to be so much fun! We can’t wait to see everyone on the first day of school, August 20th. Until then, make the most of these last sunny days and enjoy every minute of your summer! 🌟

Students and a parent or caregiver are invited to visit school to "Meet the Teacher" on Tuesday, August 19th. Kindergarten students will receive an invite from their classroom teachers and 1st through 5th grade students are invited to drop in between 1:30-2:30. If you ordered school supplies for your child, they will be waiting for you at Meet the Teacher.

ARRIVAL

School starts at 8:30 a.m. We encourage students to arrive at school between 8:15 a.m. and 8:25 a.m.

All Students Enter through the Following Doors *Doors will close at 8:30- please come to door A if you are running late

• Kindergarten & 1st grade will enter through the main office (Door A)
• 2nd-3rd grade students will enter by the playground (Door C)
• 4th-5th grade students will enter near the gym (Door D)

Carline

• If you are driving your child, cars enter the parking lot northbound on Cherry Lane and drop students off along the sidewalk next to the parking lot. Staff members will be present to greet students.
• Students exit the vehicle and go to the assigned entrance door
• We ask that you please use the carline if you /drop off or pick your student up via car, we are pretty quick!

Please remember that if you are parking near Shannon Rd that you should park on the Northside of the road only to maximize visibility for all crossing students and families.

Any student arriving after 8:30 will need to be signed in at the front office. Please make every effort to ensure that your child is here on time to begin their day. We will give plenty of leeway in the first weeks of school as we all adjust to the new routines.

DISMISSAL - All AT 3:30PM

• Bus riders escorted to buses
• Car riders dismissed to large gym, wait for car to pull up
• Kidcare students dismissed to the small gym
• Walkers dismissed to playground

Lunch, Snacks and Recess

• This year, we’ll have two lunch periods. All students will eat in the lunchroom.

• Kindergarten/1st/2nd @ 11:35

• 3rd/4th/5th @ 12:05

• Students will have recess before (3rd/4th/5th) or after (K/1st/2nd) lunch.
• Please send a healthy snack for your child daily.
• As the number of children with food allergies increases, we strive to make sure that all students are included at Westmoor. Your child’s teacher will notify you if there is an allergen that should not be brought into the classroom.
• We will again partner with Marla’s Lunch to offer a hot lunch ordering option for our students. This is an optional program coordinated via our PTO. More information will be sent by PTO soon. Please be on the lookout.

August 19

Meet the Teacher (1st - 5th grade)- 1:30 - 2:30 p.m.

Kindergarten by invitation between 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.

August 20

First Day of School! Full Day of school and buses and KidCare will both be up and running

September 3

Curriculum Night will be held this year on Wednesday, 9/3 from 6:30-7:30. Parents can choose to attend one of two identical sessions with their child’s teacher, either 6:30-6:55 or 7:00-7:25. Our PTO will be presenting in the small gym, please stop by to hear all about our PTO and the wonderful events and programs that they sponsor for our students and families.

As mandated by state law, our school will conduct its annual safety drills within the first two weeks of school. Here’s the schedule:

• Inclement Weather: Friday, August 22
• Fire: Wednesday, August 27
• Lockdown: Thursday, August 28

The Lockdown Drill is about making sure everyone knows what to do if we ever need to stay put and stay safe. Teachers will lock their doors, and our resource officer and an administrator will make sure students are out of sight and the doors are locked tight. We'll let everyone know when the drill is happening, and teachers will explain it in a way that makes sense for everyone's age. During the drill, students will practice following what their teachers say, but there won't be any pretend situations or leaving the building. A representative from the Northbrook Police Department will be here to help with this drill.

Per state law, parents can choose to opt their students out of the lockdown drill. If you would like to do this, please email me at meck@northbrook28.net by 3 p.m. on 8/27. Your child may stay at school and will be supervised by a staff member in a location in the building but will not participate.

Thank you for your cooperation and support in ensuring a safe environment for all students.

The Village and Northbrook Police Department asked schools to share the latest news about e-bike and e-scooter regulations for our community. If you or your child has an electric bike or scooter, please read the attached information.

We are so excited to be back and see everyone’s smiling faces!! Look out for

the Back to School Packet next week! The packet will be full of information on Fall events, how to

volunteer, and a calendar for all our 2025-2026 school year!

If you don’t have a PTO account yet, an email will be sent to you with your password by Sunday

evening – be on the lookout for it! Our system can only handle 1 parent for the PTO account. If you

have not received it, please reach out to wmpto28@gmail.com. We will make sure you get set up!

August 9: Kindergarten Play Date (10:30-11:30)

August 14: New Student Tour

August 19: Meet the Teacher

August 20: First day of school, full day 8:30-3:30

August 22: PTO Ice Cream Social (3:30-4:4:30); 5th Grade Pool Party (8:15PM)

August 26: Beginning Band and Orchestra parent meeting @ 6pm @ NBJH

August 29: Half Day, Dismissal at 12:00

September 1: NO SCHOOL

September 2: Fall assessment window opens (teachers will share specific dates)

September 3: Curriculum Night (Details to follow)

September 10: Picture Day

September 23: NO SCHOOL