Dear Blackwell Families,

 

What an incredible week of celebration! We kicked off the week with a high energy assembly celebrating our students for hitting their SEL goal and earning Whole School Football Bingo! The excitement continued at our Science Fair, where it was wonderful to see students sharing their discoveries and learning so much from one another.

 

Just a reminder, next Friday, February 13th, is a half-day for students.

 

Have a wonderful weekend!

Stephanie Fry and Julie Shapiro

Our Blackwell Houses Bingo night is on Wednesday, February 11th from 5:00-6:00pm. Join us for a night of bingo, snacks, and House trivia!

Please join us on Wednesday, January 18th at 5:30 in the Blackwell Teacher’s Lounge for our February PTA meeting. 

 

 

 

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Yesterday, families of fourth, fifth, and sixth grade students received a link to the pre-recorded Reproductive System webinar. This link will be available through Monday, February 16, for your viewing. This will be an opportunity for parents and guardians to preview the materials presented to the students. The webinar is accompanied by a Frequently Asked Questions page to support the materials our intermediate students will be receiving soon. Please feel free to reach out to our nurse, your child’s classroom teacher or me with any questions.

 

Once again we are reaching out to our families and asking you to participate in the annual Illinois 5Essentials Survey to provide us with your perspective and help guide our school improvement efforts. As stated in the email sent to all families, today is the deadline to let our school know if you don’t want your child to participate. If you have children at more than one school, you must contact the principal at each school. The parent survey will be available online through March 13 at survey.5-essentials.org/Illinois. For more information, visit the District 54 website.

 

The countdown to an extraordinary journey has begun! Kindergarten registration for the 2026-27 school year is now open! 

 

If you have a child who will be starting kindergarten in August 2026, we encourage you to log in to your Infinite Campus Parent Portal account and complete the online portion of the application now. If you do not have your login, please contact [email protected]. After completing the online application, please call your child’s school to make an appointment to turn in necessary documents in order to finish your child’s registration. 

 

District 54 is also asking for your help in spreading the word about kindergarten registration. If you know of a child who will be 5 years old by September 1, 2026, please encourage the family to start their enrollment online at sd54.org/kindergarten.

 

District 54 will host its 14th Annual Spanish Speech Contest on April 24, 2026 at the Rafferty Administration Center. The Spanish Speech Contest is an opportunity for Spanish-speaking students to deliver speeches in the Spanish language on a variety of topics to a panel of judges. Speeches will be evaluated based on content, organization, language control, presentation, and memorization. Visit our website for more information and a link to the application.