This Week at Windsor...
April 24th, 2026
April 2026
Windsor Families,
It was a great week at Windsor! Our wildcats participated in dens today, our topic was growth mindset. They watched a video about the power of yet and answered the question, what is something you want to learn but do not know how to do yet? Then they watched a video about kindness and made a unique bookmark if there was time left.
Congratulations to our yearbook cover winner, Brynn Miller! This year fifth graders had the opportunity to enter into a yearbook cover design contest, we had many creative entries, thank you to all who participated!
Our Special Olympics Track and Field team competes this weekend!
Location: Hoffman Estates High School. Our athletes will be competing between 10:30am and 2:00pm.
As the weather gets warm, we love seeing so many families walking to school. Please only cross at the corner in the crosswalk.
Parent input form:
The class placement process will begin soon. Windsor staff puts careful consideration into placing your child with right fit class for their learning, social, and emotional needs each year. We value your input as well, if you would like to share considerations with us, kindly complete and return this form by Monday, May 4th. Forms that request or exclude specific staff members will be discarded. Please note the completion of this form is optional.
Field day:
If you are interested in volunteering for field day, please complete this form. If you had already expressed interest in volunteering through your child's room rep, you will still NEED to complete this form in order to volunteer. We appreciate you volunteering, please note, younger siblings are not allowed to attend while you volunteer. While we love our Windsor alum, this is a parent/guardian only volunteer opportunity, no high school students will be allowed to volunteer.
Mr. Gember will be in contact with you with further information. Please sign-up by May 1st, we are not able to add volunteers after May 1st. You must complete this form by May 1st in order to volunteer.
Field day sign up here:
Have a wonderful weekend,
Mrs. Anastacio and Mrs. Soprano
American Heart Association Kids Heart Challenge
Our Kids Heart Challenge is more than half way through and we are SO close to meeting our goal! We are at $11,056. There is still time to sign up!
ARAB-AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH
In April 2022, April was first officially recognized as National Arab American Heritage Month. The month celebrates the Arab American heritage and culture and pays tribute to the contributions of Arab Americans and Arabic-speaking Americans.
PASSOVER (Begins APR 1)
Passover, also called Pesach, is a major Jewish holiday that celebrates freedom and justice. Passover is celebrated with two traditional meals called seders, on the first two nights of the holiday. Seder translates to "order" in Hebrew, because there is a ritual order of the prayers read and the foods eaten.
*dates change from year to year
GOOD FRIDAY- April 03 EASTER- April 5 ORTHODOX EASTER- April 12
Easter, also called Pascha or Resurrection Sunday, is an important Christian festival and cultural holiday commemorating the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Countries that traditionally observe the Orthodox Easter period include: Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Lebanon, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Russia, and Serbia.
GOOD FRIDAY: Good Friday, also known as Holy Friday or Great Friday, is a Christian holiday commemorating the Crucifixion and the death of Jesus Christ.
Windsor Drive Drop and Go
Just a reminder, please pull all of the way up on Windsor Drive to our furtherest staff member no matter which door your child enters the building through. We have many staff members outside monitoring our students as they exit cars and walk into the building. This helps to keep our intersection at Windsor and Miner clear. While there are not many families driving to school now, as the weather gets cooler or rainy, many will opt to drive, so we ask that you follow these expectations each day.
We appreciate you parking on alternate streets for arrival and dismissal. It helps to alleviate congestion on Windsor Drive. We have had some concerns raised from neighbors that live on the Sunset Terrace cul de sac, due to Windsor families parking in the cul de sac, delivery trucks and those who live there are not able to access their homes during our arrival and pick up. Please only park on one side of the street and not in the actual cul de sac to ensure that our neighbors are able to access their homes at all times. Thank you!
Absences/Tardies:
Absences/Tardies:
We prefer you report your child's absence online, https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd692piwt06CLm3kTcaMsZUNA-Cpt0f0XYjU71GUm9XBBuamQ/viewform but if you need to call, please dial our main office line and listen for the prompts: (847) 398-4297.
To sign in and out your child for late arrival, early dismissal or doctor appointments, you can use any of the QR codes in the front office or the one shown here. Be sure to bring your cell phone in with you when you come.
Windsor Elementary School
Email: Lanastacio@sd25.org
Website: https://www.sd25.org/windsor
Location: 1315 East Miner Street, Arlington Heights, IL, USA
Phone: 847-398-4297
Twitter: @WindsorWildcats