Bourbonnais 53 District

Hi, you might find this children's story helpful in explaining the events of the past week to your children. It is produced by the Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Center. https://youtu.be/lcOhOFGcWm8

Food distribution continues at Shepard School 10 am - 12 pm, until June 30th, for all children living with the district boundaries. You may pick-up 3 days worth of meals on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday and then 2 different meals on Thursday.

If you did not return your student chromebook during the scheduled turn-in times, it MUST be turned in at our Central Office-281 W. John Casey Rd. Tech will collect them from there and assess them for damage or missing pieces. If there's a issue, a charge will be put in Skyward.

The Regular Meeting of the BESD53 Board of Education will be held online on Tuesday May 26th at 7:00PM. If you would like to attend this meeting virtually, please click on the registration link below: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_5pLWfvXDQQasoTz-bSpxeg

Good afternoon, In BESD 53 we are working hard to increase the access to language in the early years. Here is a talking tip for families with toddlers to increase language usage while playing outdoors. @lenatalk

Good Afternoon, here is a flyer with the current food pantry offerings from the Salvation Army.

Food Distribution: Shepard School is distributing 3 days worth of meals today (Monday) for all children ages 0-18 living within district boundaries. The hours are 10 a.m. -12 p.m. Thursday we will distribute 2 new meals.

We have been informed that families that have @hotmail.com email addresses are not always receiving emails from our district. We have determined that this is a hotmail.com issue and recommend that you verify with their support that emails from @besd53.org are going through.

Good Morning, here is a great opportunity to join a webinar about the importance of play. Register by May 20th using this link. https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/7729548458408221711

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY! #BESD53

Hi, please view this link for an overview of grading practices during the closure. Thanks and have a great weekend. https://tinyurl.com/y9775xnd

Please read the directions for the Chromebook and WiFi Hotspot turn in. https://5il.co/fvok

Good afternoon, please view this letter for more information about our plans for Cluster Grouping and SAIL in 20/21. Thanks https://tinyurl.com/ya5uc9jb

Good afternoon, here is a flyer with information regarding food assistance during the pandemic.

Good morning, in case you were wondering we do plan to have the straw bale garden again this year. We unloaded bales a few days ago and will be working to lay them out in a way that allows for plenty of distancing. We will share more once we start to see some relaxing of the current rules allowing only essential activities. Thanks and stay safe.

Shepard School is distributing 3 days worth of meals today (Wednesday April 29th) for all children ages 0-18 living within district boundaries. The hours are 10 a.m. -12 p.m. Tomorrow we will distribute 2 new meals.

Good afternoon, please take a minute to complete this short survey regarding remote learning. Buenas tardes, tómese un minuto para completar esta breve encuesta sobre el aprendizaje remoto. English:https://tinyurl.com/yclveu2f / Espanol:https://tinyurl.com/y9bdevd2

Good morning! Just a reminder that tomorrow is a work packet pickup day for all buildings. The packet your students currently have includes work through Friday May 1st. This new packet would start on Monday May 4th. Pick up times are 8:00 am to 11:00 am and 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Thank you and stay safe!

Hi, here is a link where you can view last nights webinar regarding acceleration and cluster grouping. Within the webinar is information that will get you to the thought exchange and I will keep that open so you can participate in that as well. Thanks https://zoom.us/rec/share/_Zx2Jb6g-3FIR8_0q0_OX_d7F720eaa81Sca_aFcxE-Y56V8qg_PI32Hx17-ag1l Password: 2W!7033Q

Hi, we have rescheduled the webinar to share information regarding our academic acceleration plans. Please use the link below to register. Thanks You are invited to a Zoom webinar. When: Apr 27, 2020 06:30 PM Central Time (US and Canada) Topic: Acceleration and Cluster Grouping Register in advance for this webinar: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_wGNGk3llQWatD6qzoivqyg After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.