Panther Weekly

Note: This newsletter was sent Friday afternoon but many families did not receive it due to a technical issue. Hopefully, families are able to view the newsletter this time.

Help us change these items from 'lost' to 'found'!

Looking for a Bulls sweatshirt? Missing a minions shirt? Can't find a coat? Our school's lost-and-found is overflowing with items that have been separated from their owner!

Please encourage your student to look through the tables in our main hallway so we can have many happy reunions before the end of the school year.

Author Jacob Grant will visit with kindergarten, first, and second-grade students

Author Jacob Grant will be visiting with kindergarten, first-grade, and second-grade Park View students on Tuesday, May 19.

Families have the option to purchase an autographed copy of his book "Turtle Slept In", through the order form linked here. The form must be printed and returned to school with your student. Please ask your child to give the form to Miss Mau in the LMC. Forms will be sent home with kindergarten, first-grade, and second-grade students, but any family may purchase.

All schools will be closed Monday, May 25, for Memorial Day

All CCSD 89 schools will be closed on Monday, May 25, for the Memorial Day holiday. The district office will also be closed. School will resume Tuesday, May 26, on a regular schedule.

Last day of 2025-26 school year will be half day on May 28

The last day of the 2025-26 school year is a half day (morning attendance) on Thursday, May 28. Half-day dismissal times are: 11:15 a.m. at Glen Crest and 11:50 a.m. at elementary schools.

The first day of the 2026-27 school year for students will be Thursday, August 20. More information about the 2026-27 school year, including the calendar, is available here: https://bit.ly/4bk3TLF

Remind your students: no eating on the bus

There has been an increasing amount of food being eaten or left on buses. Eating food on the bus is a choking and allergy hazard.

Additionally, a significant amount of food is being thrown on the floor of the bus rather than being taken home for nutrition. Please have a conversation with your child about not eating on the bus.

Keep reading! All students can check out books from Arbor View this summer

CCSD 89 students are invited to check out books from the Arbor View library this summer. Students can check out five books they can keep until the 2026-27 school year starts.

The library will be open: June 2 (9-11 a.m.), June 3 (5-7 p.m.), June 23 (9-11 a.m.), June 24 (5-7 p.m.), July 14 (9-11 a.m.), and July 15 (5-7 p.m.). Learn more: https://bit.ly/4woYbjr

Learn more about early childhood and mental health resources in DuPage County

Birth to Five Illinois Region 19 recently published “where to start” resource guides to help families more easily navigate early childhood resources as well as mental and behavioral health resources in DuPage County. Families can learn more here: www.birthtofiveil.com/region19

Students in grades 4-7 can sign up for summer Spartan basketball, volleyball camps

Students who will be in fifth, sixth, seventh, or eighth grade next year can register for boys and girls Spartan basketball or volleyball camps through the Glen Ellyn Park District. These summer sports camps are run by Glen Crest coaches. Participants are taught fundamentals while developing their skills. Register at: https://bit.ly/4rFGkl3

Community invited to donate blood May 20 at Glen Crest

Glen Crest will host its next blood drive from 2 to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 20. Register. Anyone in the community is welcome to attend. Appointments are honored first. The entire process, from arrival to exit, takes about an hour. Future blood drives at Glen Crest will be held on August 26 and November 11. More info and registration at: www.ccsd89.org/blood