It is 2023! The students are happy to be back at school. Teachers and students are working very hard on completing their assessments to be able to start new academic groups. The weather is still very chilly. Please make sure that students have warm clothes, winter coat, hats and gloves. When snow is on the ground, they will need their winter boats, too. They will be going out for recess, weather/wind chill permitting. January is back to school with full steam ahead. Students are getting back in the swing of the school expectations as well as the classroom expectations. I love working with all the students, families and staff this school year to continue to have the best year yet. Please reach out by phone or email if you need anything.

1/3- SIP Day- 1:45pm Early Release

1/6- Progress Reports go home

1/9- Board Meeting at Kenneth Murphy at 6:30pm

1/16- No School Martin Luther King Jr. Day

1/19- PTO Meeting at 6pm

1/25- School Dentist at Howe

• 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 3:15pm 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.

If you have not received a number and you are a frequent pick up, please contact the office to get your child(ren) matching numbers to help make the pick up process run smoothly. If you are picking up your child(ren) some of the time, please reach out to the office to still get a number assigned. It is important to have a number assigned to you as soon as possible in those instances. If you do not have your number in your car or on you when walking, you will be asked to park/leave line and enter the office with a photo id in order to get a temporary number for that day only! We are trying to keep every child safe at all times. We are loving this new system and the efficiency. Please let us know your thoughts about it. We value your feedback.

These are the students that were recognized as Trimester Students by their teachers. We are so proud of them!

Dual Language held their Holiday Celebration in December. The turnout was awesome. The students and their families had a blast. Kindergarten through Second grade each performed for the families in attendance. They did amazing and worked so hard.

Student Beginning and Ending Times (2022-2023):

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

All PTO Meetings are in-person at Howe Elementary School. They begin at 6:00 PM. Check the PTO Website for Previous Agendas and Minutes.

• January 19, 2023
  

• February 16, 2023

• March 16, 2023

• April 20, 2023

• May 18, 2023

World's Finest Chocolate sales have begun. Prepay $60 for a box of chocolates to sell on your own. The money goes back to PTO to fundraise for events and gifts back to the students. They even raise money to offset the cost of the field trips the students take or need busing for.

Email: bberry1@bpd3.org
Location: Howe Elementary School, West Beach Road, Beach Park, IL, USA
Phone: (847) 599- 5355