Happy Principal Appreciation Week! 🌟 What a great week to spotlight our principal, Dr. Fry, and our assistant principal, Ms. Moradi! 📋✨ #teamspotlight
Dr. Fry and Ms. Moradi express that their collective goal is to create a welcoming, inclusive, and supportive learning environment where every student feels a sense of belonging, believes in themselves and their abilities, and is empowered to achieve their fullest potential. 🤝🌱 Through strong relationships, high expectations, meaningful learning experiences, and collaboration, they want every Blackwell Bobcat to feel valued, supported, and successful academically, socially, and emotionally. 🐾💙
Together, we strive to bring our Belong. Believe. Achieve. vision to life every day! ✨🚀
✈️ Fun Fact: They both enjoy traveling and love the city of Chicago! 🏙️🍕
#blackwellbobcats #principalappreciationweek #schoolleadership #thankaprincipal
Dr. Fry and Ms. Moradi express that their collective goal is to create a welcoming, inclusive, and supportive learning environment where every student feels a sense of belonging, believes in themselves and their abilities, and is empowered to achieve their fullest potential. 🤝🌱 Through strong relationships, high expectations, meaningful learning experiences, and collaboration, they want every Blackwell Bobcat to feel valued, supported, and successful academically, socially, and emotionally. 🐾💙
Together, we strive to bring our Belong. Believe. Achieve. vision to life every day! ✨🚀
✈️ Fun Fact: They both enjoy traveling and love the city of Chicago! 🏙️🍕
#blackwellbobcats #principalappreciationweek #schoolleadership #thankaprincipal
Good mornings start with good friends! 👋❤️ Clubs have officially started at Blackwell! 🏫✨ One of our morning favorites is Hamilton's Hangout—a space where students spend time with friends playing board games, card games, drawing, or reading a good book. 🎲🃏🎨📚 We love seeing our students come in before school to enjoy extra free time and connect with their classmates!
What’s your favorite way to kick off the school day? 👇 #clubs #blackwellbobcats #weare54 #belongbelieveachieve
It's time to introduce and recognize our amazing teams at Blackwell! 🏫✨
First, we would like to introduce our kind kindergarten team: Mrs. Abel and Ms. Dudley! 🍎🎒 Their goal this year is to build a foundation for lifelong learning by filling their days with joy, curiosity, and connection. 🌟🧩 They want to make every child's first school experience positive. 💛
Fun Fact: They both are from Naperville!🏡 Also, if they could draft any historical figure to their team, they would choose Albert Einstein! 🧠🔬 #teamspotlight #kindergarten #blackwellbobcats #weare54 #belongbelieveachieve
First, we would like to introduce our kind kindergarten team: Mrs. Abel and Ms. Dudley! 🍎🎒 Their goal this year is to build a foundation for lifelong learning by filling their days with joy, curiosity, and connection. 🌟🧩 They want to make every child's first school experience positive. 💛
Fun Fact: They both are from Naperville!🏡 Also, if they could draft any historical figure to their team, they would choose Albert Einstein! 🧠🔬 #teamspotlight #kindergarten #blackwellbobcats #weare54 #belongbelieveachieve
Reminder: No School - Monday, October 12th - Comunbus Day/Indigenous Peoples' Day #noschool #reminder #sd54
Happy Walk or Bike to School Day, Bobcats! 🎒✨
We had an absolutely amazing turnout this morning! A huge thank you to all of our Blackwell families who laced up their sneakers, strapped on their helmets, and joined in on the fun. 👟🚴♂️ It was wonderful seeing our community active, healthy, and smiling together on the way to school.
Check out some highlights from this morning's commute! 📸👇
#BlackwellBobcats #WalkOrBikeToSchool #belongbelieveachieve #weare54
We had an absolutely amazing turnout this morning! A huge thank you to all of our Blackwell families who laced up their sneakers, strapped on their helmets, and joined in on the fun. 👟🚴♂️ It was wonderful seeing our community active, healthy, and smiling together on the way to school.
Check out some highlights from this morning's commute! 📸👇
#BlackwellBobcats #WalkOrBikeToSchool #belongbelieveachieve #weare54
Meet Ms. Flanagan! 👩🏫 She is our new Student Support Team (SST) teacher. 📚 She enjoys reading, watching movies, and visiting museums and the zoo! 🍿🦁 Her favorite book is "Tamsin" by Peter S. Beagle. 📖 Her favorite food is pizza! 🍕 She says if she was not a teacher, she would probably be a librarian. 🏛️#blackwellspotlight #blackwellbobcats #belongbelieveachieve #weare54
Culver’s Day is officially the best day! 🍔🍦 A huge thank you to our amazing PTA and volunteers for bringing a delicious taste of Wisconsin right to our classrooms for our special hot lunch!
From fresh ButterBurgers to those smiling faces, today was an absolute treat. Swipe to see our students enjoying their special lunch! 📸✨ #blackwellbobcats #PTA #hotlunch
From fresh ButterBurgers to those smiling faces, today was an absolute treat. Swipe to see our students enjoying their special lunch! 📸✨ #blackwellbobcats #PTA #hotlunch
Happy Custodian Appreciation Day to our amazing custodian, Mr. Veldin! 🧹✨ #bobcatspotlightNew to Blackwell, but not new to #sd54, Mr. Veldin likes riding his bike and walking. 🚴♂️🚶♂️ He enjoys pizza and fish. 🍕🐟 This past summer, he visited a lot of beaches with his wife and children. 🏖️👨👩👧👦Fun Fact: If he could travel tomorrow, he would go to Bosnia and Herzegovina! ✈️🇧🇦We are so lucky to have you at Blackwell, Mr. Veldin! 🐾💙
So much to celebrate at our first Whole School Assembly! 🎉 We recognized our incredible September Students of the Month 🏆, tallied up the latest House Points, and cheered on our Cross Country Champions! 🏃♂️💨
What a perfect way to kick off October! 🍂✨ So proud of all our students! 🥳👏 #blackwellbobcats #studentofthemonth #weare54 #belongbelieveachieve
What a perfect way to kick off October! 🍂✨ So proud of all our students! 🥳👏 #blackwellbobcats #studentofthemonth #weare54 #belongbelieveachieve
We LOVE 🍕 Pizza Tuesday! #pizzatuesday #lunch #blackwellbobcats #belongbelieveachieve
Meet Ms. Moradi! 👋 She is our new assistant principal at Blackwell! 🏫 #bobcatspotlight 🐾
Ms. Moradi loves to travel✈️, cook 🍳, exercise 🏃♀️, and spend time with family.📚 Her favorite book is "The Day You Begin" by Jacqueline Woodson. Her favorite foods include Persian food, sushi 🍣, and tacos! 🌮☀️ This summer, she worked collaboratively with Dr. Fry to prepare for a successful school year, traveled, and spent time with family and friends.💡 Fun Fact: She can speak, read, and write in Farsi! Here are some words from Ms. Moradi:, "I am so excited to be a Blackwell Bobcat! 🐾 The school year is off to a great start and it has been fantastic getting to know our students, families, and staff. I’ve especially loved the opportunity to start learning sign language! 🤟 I am looking forward to an incredible year ahead where all students Belong, Believe, and Achieve!" ✨
Ms. Moradi loves to travel✈️, cook 🍳, exercise 🏃♀️, and spend time with family.📚 Her favorite book is "The Day You Begin" by Jacqueline Woodson. Her favorite foods include Persian food, sushi 🍣, and tacos! 🌮☀️ This summer, she worked collaboratively with Dr. Fry to prepare for a successful school year, traveled, and spent time with family and friends.💡 Fun Fact: She can speak, read, and write in Farsi! Here are some words from Ms. Moradi:, "I am so excited to be a Blackwell Bobcat! 🐾 The school year is off to a great start and it has been fantastic getting to know our students, families, and staff. I’ve especially loved the opportunity to start learning sign language! 🤟 I am looking forward to an incredible year ahead where all students Belong, Believe, and Achieve!" ✨
Happy Rosh Hashanah! Mrs. KB and family started their sweet New Year celebration with the traditional apples and honey! #roshhashanah #newyear #blackwellbobcats #weare54 #belongbelieveachieve
This Wednesday, September 16th is a Half Day! Students are dismissed at 11:40 AM and won't eat lunch at school #halfday #dismissal #blackwellbobcats #belongbelieveachieve #weare54
Happy National Grandparents Day! 👵🏼👴🏽 Grandparents are good for words of wisdom 💡, going on walks 🚶♂️, listening to family stories 📜, exploring outdoor places 🌲, playing board games 🎲, visiting new cities 🏙️, singing songs 🎶, going to the movies 🎬, baking 🍪, hiking 🥾, reading books together 📚, traveling ✈️, playing lightsabers ⚔️, and having sleepovers! 🧸 #blackwellbobcats #weare54 #belongbelieveachieve #nationalgrandparentsday
Meet Mr. Toerner - he is our new music teacher! Outside of the classroom, Mr. Toerner likes to play video games (Rocket League!), watch movies and TV shoes, and travel to new places. His favorite book is "Anything" by Kurt Vonnegut, his favorie food is french fries, and his favorite subjects in school were music and world history. This summer, he stayed a week at the Kalahari for his daughter's dance competition. Welcome to Blackwell, Mr. Toerner! #bobcatspotlight #weare54 #blackwellbobcats #belongbelieveachieve
Happy 60th International #LiteracyDay! On September 8th, we celebrate International Literacy Day to remind the world of the importance of reading and writing. What are you reading or writing about today? #literacyday #weare54 #blackwellbobcats #readersareleaders #writing #belongbelieveachieve
Meet Ms. Kasbee - she is our new school psychologist! Outside of the classroom, Ms. Kasbee likes musical theatre, crafts, and reading. Her favorite book is "The Girl on the Train", her favorie food is hamburgers, and her favorite season is fall because she has a Halloween birthday and loves to be cozy in fall weather. This summer, she spent as much time reading by the pool as she could! Welcome to Blackwell, Ms. Kasbee! #bobcatspotlight #weare54 #blackwellbobcats #belongbelieveachieve
Happy National Read a Book Day! The Blackwell staff and their families love reading! Mrs. Lacey and her daughters, Quinn and Caitlin read a book before bedtime. Mrs. Kardys and her dog enojy reading. Mrs. Moore and Ms. Harling are radiant readers in the library. Ms. Hamilton's goldendoodle Romeo loves his book, "Elvis and Romeo." Finally, Mrs. Frey and Lily are reading many books at home together. What book are you reading today? #nationalreadabookday #blackwellbobcats #weare54 #belongbelieveachieve
Meet Mrs. Scheldrup for our #bobcatspotlight She is our new 5th-grade teacher at Blackwell! Her passions and interests include spending time with her two daughters, running, and reading. Her favorite book is "Frindle," and her favorite food is pasta. She went to Disney this summer! When asked, "What is your favorite season of the year and why?" she answered, "Fall is my favorite season because I love the weather, pumpkin patches, and Halloween!" Additionally, she has been in D54 for 12 years and has taught 5th grade for seven of them! #blackwellbobcats #weare54 #belongbelieveachieve
Bobcat Spotlight ~ Meet Mrs. Schmitz! She is a sign language interpreter at Blackwell. Her passions and interests include spending time with family and traveling. Fun facts include celebrating her son's 21st birthday in Las Vegas this summer and visiting family in Iowa and Wisconsin. Her favorite food is pizza, and her favorite book is "To Kill a Mockingbird."
When we asked, "If you weren't an educator, what other career would you want to try?" she answered, "Social Worker." When we asked, "What is your favorite season of the year and why?" she replied, "Fall, I love the colors and the temperature."
It's so nice to have you at Blackwell, Mrs. Schmitz!
#blackwellspotlight #blackwellbobcats #weare54 #belongbelieveachieve
