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PENGUIN PATCH HOLIDAY SHOP IS COMING TO JOHNSON SCHOOL DECEMBER 7 and DECEMBER 8!
Penguin Patch is a child-centered shopping experience to shop and purchase holiday gifts for family members during the school day. Click HERE for more details.
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PICTURE RETAKES WILL BE ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2021
If your child was absent on Picture Day, or if you'd like your child's photo retaken (the whole photo package would have to be returned to the photographer), Lifetouch will be at Johnson School on Monday, December 6, 2021 for photo retakes. You can order your child’s school picture by going online at mylifetouch.com with your student’s school ID number OR Picture Day ID number: EVT7XJ43F, OR you can stop by the office to pick up an order form. Please call the office at 630.766.2605 if you have any questions.
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BOOK FAIR AND LITERACY NIGHT SCHEDULED FOR DECEMBER 1, 2021
Students will have the opportunity to shop for books at the PTA sponsored Book Fair on December 1 during school hours.
Additionally, on December 1:
- 4:00 - 7:00 pm - Parents and families are invited to attend the evening session of the Book Fair in the Cafeteria. Click HERE for the interactive Book Fair Flyer. Enter Door #24.
- 6:00 - 7:00 pm - Parents and families are also invited to attend Literacy Night in the Gym. Enter Door #24.
Volunteers are the motivators to help make the Book Fair a successful one. Please contact Ms. Sonia Marin at 630.396.0452 if you're able to help out, or you can download the Volunteer Form or sign up electronically by visiting the Book Fair Website
NOTE: All volunteers must show proof of Covid vaccination or a negative Covid test result dated within a week prior to the Book Fair. Thank you.
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JOIN THE JOHNSON PTA
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DEFINING OUR FUTURE: We’re launching a strategic planning process to determine the direction of our schools
District 2 is launching a strategic planning process that will develop a shared vision for our schools. Involvement of stakeholders from every corner of the community will result in a long-term framework for decision-making that builds upon the common values held by our community.
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WINTER WEATHER UPDATE: eLearning Days set to replace emergency ‘snow days’
District 2 can now call eLearning Days when closing schools due to extreme weather. An eLearning Day will count as a regular school day, and will not require the District to use a built-in emergency day at the end of the school year
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REMINDER: Digital and paper copies of first trimester report cards now available
Paper copies of elementary students' report cards were sent home in their backpacks. Paper copies of middle school students' report cards were mailed to their homes. Digital copies of report cards for all students in Grades K-8 were posted to TeacherEase.
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FREE DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENING: Nobody knows your child better than you
Bensenville School District 2 will conduct free developmental screenings for children ages 2-5 on Friday, December 3. These screenings are the first step in identifying children for our Preschool for All program and/or Head Start. Call the Tioga School office at 630-766-2602 ext. 4200 to schedule an appointment for your child’s screening.
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COVID VACCINATION UPDATE: Students age 5 and older can get vaccinated at BSD2 clinics
District 2 encourages everyone to get vaccinated. BSD2 parents can get their children vaccinated at any of three upcoming Illinois Department of Public Health clinics at District 2 schools. Parents must be present at these clinics and sign consent forms before their children are vaccinated. Fully vaccinated students and staff will not be required to quarantine if exposed to someone with COVID unless they are symptomatic.
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NEED INTERNET AT HOME? Get free service and equipment through Internet Essentials from Comcast
For a limited time, you may be eligible to receive Internet service and equipment at no cost with the Federal Government's Emergency Broadband Benefit. Keep you and your family connected for work, remote learning and everything else you need to do online.
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ILLINOIS ASSESSMENT OF READINESS: Parents will soon be receiving spring 2021 individual reports for their children
We are excited about the opportunity to strengthen our efforts with you to effectively communicate your student’s performance on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact your building administrators.
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NEW BOARD MEMBER: Jacqueline Dye appointed to fill vacant seat
After interviewing four applicants, the BSD2 Board of Education voted unanimously to appoint Jacqueline Dye to fill a vacant seat on the Board. Mrs. Dye will officially join the Board at its next regular business meeting on Wednesday, November 17.
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ALL ABOARD: Keeping up with the BSD2 Board of Education is easier than ever now
BSD2 Board of Education meetings have always been open to the public, and the materials Board members review in those meetings are always public documents, available to anyone upon request. Now, though,it is easier than ever for District 2 parents, staff and residents to keep up with the BSD2 Board. No need to attend meetings in person. No need to request copies of the Board’s agenda packets.
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CHROMEBOOKS: Parents, please review the District's take-home policy
As part of the District 2 One-to-One Chromebook Initiative, all students in Grades K-8 have received a District-owned Chromebook to use this school year.
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MONEY MATTERS: District 2 Board of Education approves 2021-2022 budget
The budget authorizes about $43.6 million of spending, paid for with about $41.3 million in new revenue and $3.75 million of cash reserves to cover costs related to the expansion of the Bensenville Early Learning Center at Tioga School.
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READY TO REOPEN: Review the BSD2 2021-2022 In-Person Reopening Plan online
The plan focuses on facilitating a safe return to as close of a normal school year as possible, with students attending classes in person five full days a week. Because we remain in the midst of the COVID pandemic, though, the plan still reviews the District’s COVID mitigation measures,
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CORONAVIRUS UPDATE: Shout out to BMS parents who have submitted vaccination verification for their children
If your child has received the COVID vaccine, please click the link below to complete the confidential online vaccination verification form. The information collected from it will be essential in assisting us in keeping students and staff safe.
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CORONAVIRUS UPDATE: Two confirmed cases produced 11 close contacts last week
A case at Tioga resulted in five close contacts, and a case at Johnson that was reported through the District’s first SHIELD Illinois COVID screening resulted in six close contacts.
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UPDATED HOURS: The Bensenville & Wood Dale Food Pantry remains open to serve the community
Food for Families pop-up pantries have been cancelled until further notice, but the Bensenville & Wood Dale Food Pantry remains open from 8:30-11 a.m. Saturdays.
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FOOD FOR FAMILIES: Monthly pop-up pantries return for the 2021-2022 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 4-5:30 p.m. on the following dates this school year.
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CHECK IT OUT: Visit the newly redesigned BSD2 websites
Bensenville School District 2’s newly redesigned District and school websites are now online. The redesigned websites feature embedded video, visually striking layouts and improved navigation. They are also built with responsive design, which means the websites know the device you’re using to view them and adjust the content to display accordingly.
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BACK-TO-SCHOOL BRIEFS: Need-to-know info on athletics, fine arts, clubs and extracurriculars
Interscholastic sports will return this year, and a complete calendar of fine arts activities has been scheduled. Club offerings will take shape as the year progresses. Traditional large-group and school-wide extra-curricular activities will resume this year, but with adjustments to accommodate for ongoing COVID restrictions.
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BACK-TO-SCHOOL BRIEFS: Need-to-know info on art, music, physical education and Encore classes
These classes will return to their typical instructional spaces. Students will travel to them to participate. These spaces will be configured to provide for appropriate physical distancing (no less than 3 feet) to the greatest extent possible.
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BACK-TO-SCHOOL BRIEFS: Need-to-know info on material sharing and technology
Students will have their own individual materials that they will store at their assigned work stations. At times, classes will share equipment and materials for science labs, hands-on STEM units, art projects and other educational activities. Teachers will monitor the use of these materials within their classroom.
