Skyward Maintenance:
On Thursday, July 8th, 2021, Skyward Family Access and Online Registration will be unavailable while our Technology team converts us to the new 2021-2022 school year. Another notice will be posted when it is available again. Thank you!
BESD#53 is looking to hire a Facilities/Transportation Supervisor. If interested, please apply below:
https://www.applitrack.com/besd53/onlineapp/default.aspx?Category=Maintenance%2fCustodial&AppliTrackJobId=1405&AppliTrackLayoutMode=detail&AppliTrackViewPosting=1
BESD#53 Families and Community, There will be a regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of Education on Tuesday, April 27th at 7:00 PM. You will notice that we have made some changes with our virtual meeting setup. To watch the Board Meeting, there is now a button on the www.besd53.org homepage labeled "Board Meeting Live Feed." This will connect you to watch the Board Meeting via YouTube. This is a view only stream. If you'd like to address the Board, we are asking you to come to the Board Meeting at the District Office (281 W. John Casey Rd.). We ask that you be present at the beginning of the meeting for the public comment portion of the agenda. At that time, you would then present your short statement and leave the meeting directly afterward as we are still restricted with the number of individuals allowed in the room. You may then watch the remainder of the meeting on the live stream. We look forward to the day when we can be back to a normal board meeting setup, but we are encouraged to be moving forward to this step for public comments. Thank you!
BESD#53 is looking for bus drivers, custodians, and seasonal groundsworkers. To apply, please click here:
http://www.applitrack.com/besd53/onlineapp/
BESD#53 Families and Community,
There will be a regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of Education on Tuesday, March 23rd at 7:00 PM. You will notice that we have made some changes with our virtual meeting setup. To watch the Board Meeting, there is now a button on the www.besd53.org homepage labeled "Board Meeting Live Feed." This will connect you to watch the Board Meeting via YouTube. This is a view only stream.
If you'd like to address the Board, we are asking you to come to the Board Meeting at the District Office (281 W. John Casey Rd.). We ask that you be present at the beginning of the meeting for the public comment portion of the agenda. At that time, you would then present your short statement and leave the meeting directly afterward as we are still restricted with the number of individuals allowed in the room. You may then watch the remainder of the meeting on the live stream.
We look forward to the day when we can be back to a normal board meeting setup, but we are encouraged to be moving forward to this step for public comments. Thank you!
Board of Education Negotiations Update - 3/10/2021:
https://5il.co/qho2
Board of Education Update 3/9/2021 11:40pm:
https://5il.co/qga0
Board of Education Update 3/9/2021:
https://5il.co/qf9j
Board of Education Update 3/8/2021:
https://5il.co/qdzf
Board of Education Update 3/5/2021 :
https://5il.co/qblh
Board of Education Negotiation Update:
https://5il.co/q7oa
3-3-2021 Board of Education Negotiation Update
https://5il.co/q6ld
3/1/21 Update from the Board of Education:
https://5il.co/q4ap
In-Person Instruction & Negotiations Update from the Board of Education:
https://5il.co/q1yg
Mr. Pignatiello, Liberty’s principal, reads a story to Mrs. Pignatiello’s second graders at Shabbona.

Shabbona's Virtual Book Fair starts today and goes through February 19. Happy reading! https://www.scholastic.com/bf/shabbonaelementaryschool
Good Morning Shabbona Families,
We are one week from our launch of Virtual Family Reading Night! This event takes place next Thursday, February 18th. You can participate in Virtual Family Reading Night from the comfort of your own home! Please watch the video below for more information!
https://tinyurl.com/sovbvva7
Sincerely,
Mrs. Tingley

Shabbona's staff had fun dressing up for the ugly Christmas sweater contest today! Mr. Steve was our winner.

For the month of December Shabbona's elf, "Mrs. Jingley," has been hiding all around our building and leaving special messages. She traveled and brought back messages to our kindergarteners from Hawaii last week. The students love looking for her each morning as they arrive!


For the last 3 weeks Ms. Host's first graders at Shabbona have been traveling around the world learning about different holiday traditions. They have traveled to: Saudi Arabia, India, Israel, Russia, Mexico, Australia, Sweden, The Netherlands, Italy, Germany, France, England, China, and Canada. Students are pointing to their favorite country that we traveled to in their passport.



