Dear Blackwell Families,
We had a fantastic short week at Blackwell! Our Bobcats brought so much energy and focus to their learning every day. We had the best time wrapping up the week with a House meeting today, which was the absolute highlight of our week.
Wishing all of our families a wonderful weekend!
Stephanie Fry and Lily Moradi
School News
Blackwell Safety
Next week, Blackwell will proudly participate in Safe Schools Week! Throughout the week, our Bobcats will take part in safety drills and learn helpful tips to stay prepared in case of an emergency. While Blackwell is already a safe and caring place to learn and grow, practicing these routines helps us stay confident and ready, just in case. Together, we’re building an even stronger and safer school community!
Oct 19: Lockdown Drill
Oct 20: Stranger Danger Lesson
Oct 21: Shelter in Place Drill
Oct 22: Fire Drill
Oct 23: Bus Evacuation Drill
Art to Remember
Blackwell is partnering with Art to Remember for a creative fundraiser featuring keepsake products customized with your child's art. With 60+ items, these make great gifts and a portion of every purchase supports our art department. Click the link below, search for your child's artwork, and start shopping! If you have any questions please contact Laura Kardys at LauraKardys@sd54.org https://arttoremember.com/school/Y869ZW
Variety Show
Are you ready to show off your talent and shine in the Bobcat spotlight? Whether you have a hidden talent or it’s well known, we want you to audition for a slot in the variety show! Tryouts will take place Monday through Friday before school the weeks of 11/2 and 11/9 at 7:40am, 7:50am, 8:00am, 8:10am. Parents are not allowed to stay for the tryouts and students will stay with us until 8:25am when the school day starts. By signing the permission slip below, I understand that my child must attend school on Thursday, December 17th and our night show that same day at 5:30pm (students arrive at 5pm). Use the link to sign up! https://www.parentsquare.com/feeds/90796543
Trunk or Treat
Mark your calendars for Wednesday, October 28th from 5:00-6:00pm. Join us for a night of costumes, fun and trunk or treating in the Blackwell parking lot. This event is for all Blackwell students and parents. No pets are allowed at this event. If you would like to participate by decorating your car/trunk or donating candy, see the information below.
Trunk or Treating Vehicle Sign Up: Decorate the trunk of your vehicles in Halloween-themed decor and pass out candy or other goodies to our Blackwell community. Please sign up by Friday, October 23rd using the link. Sign Up Link: https://www.parentsquare.com/feeds/88916876
Candy Donations: Last year we were able to supply all participating vehicles with 500 pieces of candy from our very successful candy donation competition. We hope our candy drive will be able to supply all the candy for this event, but we may ask you to supply your own candy if needed. Get ready for a sweet competition! To help make our Trunk or Treat event a spooky success, we’re kicking off a School-Wide Candy Donation Contest September 28th through October 26th. We are trying to collect over 15,000 pieces of candy to supply all the vehicles!
PTA News
October seems to be flying right by! We just had a very successful book fair, the kids had so much fun getting to pick out fun treasures and see our parent volunteers! Thank you to everyone who helped out.
OUR GOAL IS 100 MEMBERS AND WE HAVE 78. We would love the support to help our mission of empowering families and our communities. We are a no pressure PTA, your membership helps us give back, win awards and make a difference. What’s stopping you from joining? Membership is quick and easy.
Click here to sign up for a membership!
UPCOMING VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Treat Day- Friday, October 23rd, 11am-12:45pm
Halloween Class Parties- Wednesday, 1:15pm set up, party time 1:45pm-2:45pm. Your ghouls and goblins would love to have you, sign up if you dare
Peddy, Starck and Mandarino still need a few helping hands to make the parties a success. The PTA will also reimburse you $25 towards supplies(please fill out reimbursement sheet, attach receipts and return to school, ATTN: PTA)
Check in at the kiosk and with the office for all volunteer opportunities.. No experience required!!
With the cooler temps upon us why not grab yourself a new Blackwell hoodie! Word on the street is they have some really soft ones. Click the blue link to order before OCT 23rd!
MARK YOUR CALENDARS- Our next PTA meeting is November 11th at 5:30pm in the teachers’ lounge, 2nd floor. Kids are welcome and light snacks will be provided.
Come see some of our activities in action!
District 54 is joining school districts across the nation in celebrating Digital Citizenship Week October 19-23. Each day at school next week, students will receive reminders to Be Inclusive, Be Informed, Be Engaged, Be Balanced and Be Alert online with the goal of keeping themselves and others safe.
Coats for Kids
Schaumburg Township is hosting its annual children's winterwear drive for District 54 students, "Coats for Kids," October 19-23. Donations of new winter coats, snow pants, boots, hats and gloves can be dropped off at the Township Offices, 1 Illinois Blvd. in Hoffman Estates. Contact mrogenski@schtwn.org for more information.
Multilingual Parent Advisory Council (MPAC)
Do you have a child who is learning English? Are you interested in learning more about how they are receiving English Language support? Join us on Wednesday, November 4, from 5-6 p.m. at the District 54 Early Learning Center (ELC) Multipurpose Room (520 E. Schaumburg Rd. - DOOR 1).
We will share information about literacy instruction in District 54 and how support is provided for students who are learning English. We will also discuss how you can encourage reading at home to help your child grow as a reader. Additionally, the Schaumburg Public Library will share resources for your family.
To sign up for the session, please complete the registration form by Monday, November 2. Interpretation will be available in Spanish, Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Gujarati, and Japanese. If you have any questions regarding the meeting, please contact the Department of Language and Culture at (847) 357-5150