Glencoe Public Safety Blood Drive

Thursday, June 1, 2017
Public Safety Building (Aparatus Room) 7:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.  Please sign up to participate in the annual upcoming drive and help Glencoe save lives. Click here for details.

Final Day of School

What a wonderful year it has been for our students and staff! Our final day of school for our Kindergarten through 7th grade students is Thursday, June 8th. Each school will dismiss one hour early on this date. Please note the dismissal times:
SOUTH:  2:00 pm
WEST:  2:15 pm
CENTRAL:  2:25 pm

End Of Year School Supply Donation

District 35 will be participating in a collection which will benefit: Families Helping Families Chicagoland. (FHFC) is a charity whose mission is to better our community by providing meaningful opportunities for families to support local families in need! The collection includes gently used school supplies including pencils, scissors, glue sticks, erasers, crayons, markers, paper, rulers, etc. Please contact your child’s homeroom/advisor by June 1st if you would like to opt out of this collection.

One Book, One District

District 35 presents One Book, One District. All staff and parents are invited to participate in reading Mindset, by Dr. Carol Dweck. This initiative serves to build a common understanding of the principles of growth versus fixed mindset. In addition, District 35 will continue to build an awareness of brain development and neuroplasticity and opportunities to link to learning across our classrooms. Additional parent engagement options will be shared for the 2017-2018 school year. If you would like to order a book through District 35, please click here for the order form.  All orders are due to the school office by May 19th. We look forward to learning together!

School Supply Packs on Sale!

Online ordering is open until June 26th. Does the thought of back-to-school supply shopping stress you out? Let the PTO help!  Once again, the PTO is offering an easy online ordering process to order school supplies.

Shop Here:  https://www.educationalproducts.com/ShopPacks/
School Code:  GLE201

All orders placed by June 26th will even be delivered directly to your child’s school before the first day of school!  For questions, please contact Tiffany Boers at 1-800-783-9374 or tboers@educationalproducts.com.

Please click here for the District 35 school supply lists that note the additional school supplies that need to be purchased that are not included in the kits.

School Supplies for 2017-2018

You may download our 2017-2018 grade level supply lists below:
•Kindergarten
•First Grade
•Second Grade
•Third Grade
•Fourth Grade
•Fifth Grade
•Sixth Grade
•Seventh Grade
•Eighth Grade

You may purchase supply packs from the Glencoe PTO until June 26th. Click here to visit the PTO site for ordering school supplies.

Support the GEF and our Schools!

We are a few weeks out from the 11th annual Glencoe Grand Prix. We hope you have marked your calendar to come out and support the event on June 3rd on the streets of Glencoe. Enjoy cheering on the racers throughout the day and continue into the evening with the block party celebration.

In preparation for the event and ongoing fundraising initiatives, the Glencoe Educational Foundation (GEF) is launching a raffle and donation drive.  All proceeds will support new SMART Board initiatives in District 35 and needs with our partner schools in Elgin and Chicago.

How can you help?  Visit www.rallyup.com/gef-2017 to purchase raffle tickets or to make a donation. It is a simple way to support the GEF and our schools.
• Learn more about the GEF and the good work in our schools
• Learn more details about the 2017 Raffle
• Check out the schedule and details for the June 3rd Glencoe Grand Prix

Parenting in the Digital Age

Recent events hosted in District 35 have brought renewed interest in ways to parent our youth in the digital age. Our township Screenagers event and the recent visit with Dr. Mogel brought our conversation back to parenting strategies fit for the demands of the 21st century. Are you looking for more information on appropriate sites or ways to develop a media plan that is right for your children?  Click here to visit our township site filled with resources and links to helpful information.

2017-2018 Calendar

The Board of Education has approved the 2017-2018 school year calendar.  Winter break and spring break are common across New Trier Township. The following is a one page listing of major events for the upcoming school year: 
2017-2018 Calendar Highlights.

Student Absences

If your child will be absent from school, please call the District 35 absence line (847-835-7801) to report the absence. In addition, if your child participates in a Park District class after school, please be mindful that you must also call and report your child’s absence to the Park District. Thank you!

Directory Information

The school district may release directory information which includes:

Student Name
Address
Gender
Grade level
Birth date and place
Parent(s)/guardian(s) name and address
Period of attendance in school

Additionally, student pictures without identifying information may be posted on the district web page with informational pieces. Any parent(s)/guardian(s) may prohibit the release of any or all of the above by delivering a written objection to the Building Principal.