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Johnson Announcements

FREE & REDUCED-PRICE MEAL APPLICATIONS

Families must apply each year to participate in the free and reduced-price meal program. On Friday, September 27, students from families who have not reapplied will no longer be enrolled in the program, and will not receive free or reduced-price meals until a new application is submitted and qualifications to participate in the program are reviewed.
- Click here for more information on Free and Reduced-Price Meal Applications.
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JOHNSON SCHOOL LITERACY NIGHT

Please join us for our Johnson School Literacy Night and Book Fair on Thursday, October 10. With the theme of "Literacy All Around Us," this popular annual event will feature a variety of fun activities for families.
- Click here for the Johnson School Literacy Night flyer.
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JOHNSON SCHOOL SPIRIT WEAR

Johnson Spirit Wear orders are now being taken. Orders will be accepted through Friday, September 27.
- Click here for visit the Johnson School Spirit Wear Online Store,
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BILINGUAL PARENT ADVISORY COUNCIL - NOTE TIME CHANGE!

Join the BSD2 Bilingual Parent Advisory Council for its first meeting of the year on Thursday, September 26, from 6-7 p.m. at Tioga School, 212 W. Memorial Road in Bensenville. The meeting will showcase clubs and other opportunities available to students, parents and community members throughout the 2019-2020 school year. (NOTE TIME CHANGE!)

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INTERESTED IN ORCHESTRA?

Tenuto Orchestra offers an after-school, tuition-based strings program at Blackhawk Middle School throughout the school year. Registration for the first trimester's classes ends October 7, and Tenuto Orchestra is hosting several demos to allow students to see if they are interested in learning to play a string instrument.
- Click here for the Tenuto Orchestra: Violin Demos for Grades 3-4 flyer.
- Click here for the Tenuto Orchestra: String Class for Grades 3-8 flyer.
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BILINGUAL PARENT ADVISORY COUNCIL - NOTE TIME CHANGE!

Join the BSD2 Bilingual Parent Advisory Council for its first meeting of the year on Thursday, September 26, from 6-7 p.m. at Tioga School, 212 W. Memorial Road in Bensenville. The meeting will showcase clubs and other opportunities available to students, parents and community members throughout the 2019-2020 school year. (NOTE TIME CHANGE!)

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TRANSLATORS NEEDED

If you can speak a second language, you can assist students and families at our parent-teacher conferences and at other times during the school year. If you would be interested in volunteering your time as a translator, please fill fill out the form below and return it to your child's school.
- Click here for the Bensenville School District 2 Request for Translators form.
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EARLY DISMISSAL REMINDER

Tuesday is early dismissal day. Students are dismissed at 2:25 p.m. every Tuesday.

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News & Notifications

Families must apply each year to participate in the free and reduced-price meal program

On Friday, September 27, students from families who have not reapplied will no longer be enrolled in the program, and will not receive free or reduced-price meals until a new application is submitted and qualifications to participate in the program are reviewed.

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District 2 Board of Education approves 2019-2020 budget

The budget authorizes about $37 million of spending, paid for with about $37.25 million in revenue. The projected surplus is about $234,000.

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TEACHEREASE: Online gradebook will replace printed midterm reports

On Friday, October 4, printed progress reports will be sent to parents to update them on their child’s progress approximately six weeks into the trimester. With the implementation of our online gradebook system last school year, this will be the last printed midterm report parents will receive. Trimester report cards will still be printed and sent home at the end of each trimester.

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TRANSLATORS NEEDED: BSD2 students and families could use your help

If you would be interested in volunteering your time as a translator, please fill fill out the form below and return it to your child's school.

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SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS: Help us paint a Portrait of a Graduate

District 2, Fenton High School, and Wood School District 7 are collaborating to create a profile of the knowledge and skills our students should possess upon graduating from high school.

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Here's how you can support the annual Bensenville Community Trunk-o-Treat

In previous years, the entire community has come together to participate in this awesome holiday celebration, and that support is what has made this event such an incredible success.

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Join the BSD2 Bilingual Parent Advisory Council for its September 26 meeting

The meeting will showcase clubs and other opportunities available to student, parents and community members throughout the 2019-2020 school year.

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Join the BSD2 Birth-to-3 Program for early literacy activities at the library

Come join the BSD2 Birth-to-3 Program for a wonderful time of reading, music, and crafts. It’s a great way for children ages birth to 3 to build literacy and socialization skills.

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HAVE QUESTIONS, GET ANSWERS: Join our free parent workshops every Thursday this fall

District 2 is partnering with Bensenville Community Public Library and Project HELP to offer a series of engaging and informative workshops for BSD2 parents with children of all ages!

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FULL SERVICE: Project HELP tackling substance abuse and vaping in September parent workshops

Register for a free workshop to better understand substance abuse and vaping in modern society. Learn what your children are being exposed to, the dangers of this exposure, and how to communicate and keep them safe!

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Food for Families returns for the 2019-20 school year

Does your family need food? Bensenville School District 2, in partnership with Fenton High School, Wood Dale School District 7, the Bensenville/Wood Dale Food Pantry, and Northern Illinois Food Bank, will continue to offer perishable and non-perishable food to families from 4-6 p.m. on the following dates this school year.

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Check out the new BSD2 Facebook page

We’ve rebuilt the District's Facebook page due to "technical difficulties” we’ve experienced over the past year with our previous page. Now we must rebuild our list of Facebook followers.

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CALENDAR UPDATE: There will be no school for parent-teacher conferences

There will now be no school for Parent-Teacher Conferences on Friday, October 25, and Thursday, February 27.

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NEED TO SEE A DOCTOR: Local clinics offer walk-in opportunities for medical exams, immunizations, and sports physicals

A variety of community resources are available to families whose children still need medical exams, immunizations, and/or sports physicals for the 2019-20 school year.

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FULL SERVICE: More great grant news for District 2

In September, Bensenville School District 2 received the U.S. Department of Education’s Full Service Community Grant for $2.5 million. The District is one of just 15 schools nationwide selected to receive this grant.

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‘Rise & Shine' with our new RISE Academies

New RISE Academies are coming to BSD2 schools in October, and their launch presents exciting opportunities for three special members of the our school communities to “rise and shine” as our schools' RISE Academy Site Coordinators.

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