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May Board of Education Meeting - Click here to view the packet from the May, 2012 School Board meeting. Erickson Soaring Eagle - Click here to view the Spring, 2012 issue of Erickon Elementary School's Soaring Eagle. Westfield Band and Choir St. Louis Trip - The Westfield Concert Band and Concert Choir members had an excellent experience participating in the April 27-28 Worldstrides Heritage Performance Festival in St. Louis. Both groups performed for a panel of 3 judges, with 1 judge coming up to the stage after the performance to work with the students. The Concert Choir members gave a wonderful performance, earning a Silver rating from the panel of adjudicators. The Concert Band gave an excellent performance as well, earning them a Gold rating from the judges. In addition, the Concert Band was awarded the Adjudicator's Award trophy for their high scores from all 3 judges. They will be invited to the National Invitational Festival of Gold Festival, which will provide the band with the opportunity to perform next year in Symphony Center, the home of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Furthermore, 3 of the Concert Band members were honored with the Outstanding Student Musician awards for their performances in the band. Those students are Isabelle O. on flute; Brian W. on alto sax; and Daniel S. on percussion. The final honor bestowed upon the Westfield music students at Saturday's awards ceremony at Six Flags was the Spirit of St. Louis award. This award is given to the school that best represents their home town by displaying positive school spirit, attitude, character, and behavior. All of our trophies and plaques are displayed in Westfield's Main Office, so stop by and have a look. Congratulate all the band and choir members today for an excellent job in St. Louis! (View Photos) Author Doug Wilhelm Gives Kudos to the Westfield Drama Department - The Drama Department at Westfield Middle School recently put on a production of "The Revealers: A Multimedia Play" by Doug Wilhelm. Mr. Wilhelm himself called the cast and crew before their last performance to wish them luck and thank them for keeping his message against bullying moving forward. He has also written an article about the production on his web page. Attention Basketball Fans! - Westfield is running its summer basketball camp once again. This camp is for boys and girls from 1st - 6th grade. Please click here for the registration sheet that includes all information and dates. If you have any questions, please contact Jeremy Gabriel at jgabriel@sd13.org or 630-529-6211. Academic Excellence Award - Congratulations to the staff and students of Erickson Elementary School for earning the Academic Excellence Award for the 2008, 2009. 2010 and 2011 school years. Click here for more information. School Calendar: 2012-2013 School Year Westfield Students are Winners in Art Contest - Westfield Middle School is proud to announce that two of its students were winners in the 2012 Illinois Arts Education Poster Contest. Eighth grade student Daniel D. won third place and seventh grade student Allana B. won an honorable mention. The Illinois Arts Education Week Poster Contest is sponsored in cooperation with the Illinois Alliance for Arts Education and the Illinois State Board of Education. This year’s theme is "Be Art Smart". Click here to view the winning entries. Cyberbullying Information - Click here for information about Cyberbullying from the District's Character Education Committee and The Josephson Institute. ATTENTION PARENTS OF SIXTH AND SEVENTH GRADERS - The Illinois State Board of Education in conjunction with the Illinois Department of Public Health has instituted a new health requirement rule. All students entering seventh or eighth grades must show proof of receiving a Tdap vaccination. Tdap is defined as Tetanus/Diptheria/Acellular Pertussis vaccine and is to be given regardless of the interval since the last DTap, Dt or Td dose. This change was made to comply with the recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and became effective 9/27/2011. Please ensure that your student receives this immunization prior to the first day of school, Wednesday August 15, 2012. If you have questions, please contact the district nurse, Michelle Lents, RN, CSN at 630-529-6211. ATTENTION PARENTS OF FIFTH GRADERS - The Illinois State Board of Education in conjunction with the Illinois Department of Public Health has instituted a new health requirement rule. All students must show proof of receiving a Tdap vaccination in addition to receiving a physical exam and a dental exam for entrance into sixth grade. Tdap is defined as Tetanus/Diptheria/Acellular Pertussis vaccine and is to be given regardless of the interval since the last DTap, Dt or Td dose. This change was made to comply with the recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and became effective 9/27/2011. Please make sure that your student receives this immunization at their physical so that they will be ready to start at Westfield on Wednesday August 15, 2012. If you have questions, please contact the district nurse, Michelle Lents, RN, CSN at DuJardin 630-894-9200 or Erickson 630-529-2223. 2011 Student Achievement Report School Calendar: 2011 - 2012 School Year 2011 State School Report Cards - The 2011 state report cards have been released and are available for viewing. Click here to access the report cards. 2010 Parent and Community Survey Report - Parent and community feedback on the 2010 district surveys continued the trend of higher ratings that began with the 2006 and 2008 surveys. View the complete report to read more. District 13’s Virtual Backpack - School District 13 is using a Virtual Backpack for distributing information to parents. The Virtual Backpack is helping us “go green” by allowing approved non-profit community organizations to post flyers online instead of making and distributing hundreds of paper copies. Doing so will also save the district and community members a tremendous amount of time and money. District 13 Health Website - Click here for state health requirements and for information on the H1N1 virus. We welcome your feedback on this new web site feature. Send your comments to DashboardFeedback@sd13.org. PowerSchool Parent Access - PowerSchool Parent Access is now available to all Westfield parents. PowerSchool Parent Access provides online access to student grades and attendance. Click here to learn how to use PowerSchool Parent Access. Late Bus Information - District 13 has a late bus that runs on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, beginning the second week of school. It arrives for pick up at Erickson at 4:35, at DuJardin at 4:50, and at Westfield at 5:05. This one bus covers most of the district bus territory, makes fewer stops, and can take an hour or more to complete its run, depending on the number of students. The late bus service is only available for regular bus riders. School Closing Announcements - Click here to read important school closing information. |
May 17, 2012 DuJardin - 3:30 DuJardin - 11:55-12:45 DuJardin - 3:30-4:30 Westfield - 3:40-4:50 pm Westfield - 3:40-4:50 pm Westfield - 3:40-4:50 pm |
