Blackstone School

Due to the half day on October 31 and no school on November 5 for the General Election, there will be no After School Program either of those days. After School Program will resume on Thursday, October 7.

Scare drugs away by wearing your best Halloween costume on Thursday! Costumes should be school appropriate. Guidelines have been previously shared by each school. Remember it is an 11:30 dismissal Thursday, October 31!

Drugs are WaCkY! Find your wackiest outfit for school on Wednesday!

Team up against Drugs on Tuesday!

Don't forget that Red Ribbon Week is October 28 - November 1st in the District. We will celebrate with a different dress up day each day. Notes went home with all students on the different days.

August Lunch Menus for all three schools are now viewable on our website and app. Check out all of the great meal choices to start our year off! https://www.m289.org/o/northbrook/page/school-food-menus

Reminder: District #289 Registration Night Tomorrow - July 23rd Where: Blackstone School When: 3:30 PM- 6:30 PM- Tuesday, July 23rd Please use door #1 This is for any current families that have not completed the registration process and also for any new families to our district. Please keep in mind that your child will not be on a class list or receive a schedule until registration is complete.

Use the links below to view school supply lists for each school. Blackstone: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DugD5H0vH0xJ1KBOQfis3Xpf_EuxnCw-QzJcX0jAvLg/edit?usp=sharing Lincoln: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1O4X7IY1RGnBAhXJwOJNVSlAKTN1FV4UPZoVZ7py_0ZA/edit?usp=sharing Northbrook: https://docs.google.com/document/d/13obEX1urMV79O7AYFGgrjAnMGoCzwRo1cUSCITAfxDU/edit?usp=sharing

We hope everyone had a fun and restful Spring Break. We can't wait to see everyone tomorrow. The April breakfast and lunch menus are now available on our M289 website and app. https://www.m289.org/o/northbrook/page/school-food-menus

The students in Mrs. Tolley's WIN reading class did a great job performing their plays to our kindergarten students.

There will be no district after school program on Thursday, March 28th. The after school program will resume after spring break on Tuesday, April 9th.

March menus are available on our website. We have some fantastic breakfast and lunch options this month. https://www.m289.org/o/northbrook/page/school-food-menus

Don't forget that Thursday, February 8th is the 100th day of school. We have lots of fun activities planned at school. It is also a dress up day where students and staff are encouraged to dress like a 100-year-old.

Blackstone Weekly Report Stacy Kelly, Principal January 26, 2024 The district’s final fundraiser of the year kicked off on Friday, January 26th. Back by popular demand, we will be selling Nothing Bundt Cakes. Each cake is $6 and they are very delicious! All orders will be due on Monday, February 5th. Cakes will be delivered on Thursday, February 15th. Blackstone School is raising money with this fundraiser to be able to provide fun activities for our students at the end of the school year. Last year our students enjoyed a cookout picnic lunch, bounce houses and many other fun activities. We appreciate your support with the Nothing Bundt Cake fundraiser! Our last January spirit day was held on January 24th. It was ”Warm and Cozy Day.” Thank you to the students and staff that participated! The next school spirit day we will have will be on February 8th. For the 100th day of school, we’re encouraging students and staff to dress like they are 100 years old. This should be fun! Yearbook order forms recently went home with students. The Prek-4th grade yearbook is on sale for $16.50 through February 29th. Students can return their order envelopes or yearbooks can be ordered online at www.inter-state.com/order with the code of 84066B. Please note that this order link and code is not for Northbrook students in grades 5-8. They have a different code. The students nominated for the principal award this past week included Stephen Giacinto, Issabella Casales, Diana Suarez, Braden Matney, Sharon Videz-Lucero, Bella Holley, Liam Robison and Azalea Wright Tveten. The winners were Amelia Nettleton, Brianna Pinto, Colton Boysen and Mia Wegener. Congratulations to all of you! We are starting a kindness challenge for the next couple of weeks for our students. They will bring home a kindness board and are encouraged to participate in as many kind tasks as they can that are listed on the board. If the students complete the tasks, they can return it to school for a prize.

We will kick our our annual Nothing Bundt Cake fundraiser this Friday, January 26th. Order forms will be sent home with students. Orders and payments are due back to school no later than 3 PM on February 5th. Thank you for your continued support of District 289.

We hope everyone is staying warm today. Please see below for lunch menu changes for the remainder of this week. -Blackstone/Lincoln- Wednesday 1/16: Scrambled Cheesy Eggs Thursday 1/17: Crispy Chicken Sandwich Friday 1/18: Hot Dog -Northbrook- Wednesday 1/16: Scrambled Cheesy Eggs Thursday 1/17: Teriyaki Chicken Friday 1/18: Hot Dog

Use the link below to view January's breakfast and lunch menus. https://www.m289.org/o/northbrook/page/school-food-menus

Thank you to everyone who donated items or money for our December Kind Deed. All of these things were donated to those in need at the Illinois Valley PADS Shelter.

Check out this fun and free opportunity for our students after Christmas. Thank you to the Mendota Lions Club for always doing things for our youth!

Mendota 289 School District is pleased to announce that we will begin using the Raptor Visitor Management System in all of our schools to strengthen our program of campus safety for students and staff. Part of keeping students and staff safe is knowing who is in our buildings at all times and the Raptor system will allow us to do that. The Raptor system will better allow us to screen visitors, contractors, and volunteers in our schools and provide us with a safer environment for our students and staff. Please review the flier for more information about what to expect when visiting our schools.