Applications for D60 Board Committees close on Monday, Oct. 12! The Board is looking for community members and district families to join the newly formed committees that oversee Policy & Community Relations, Finance & Facilities, and Teaching & Learning. Get involved and apply today!

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The first ever Wildcat Day of Play at Holmes was a huge success!

Our Wildcats spent the day participating in a variety of stations, including board games, build It, creative play, academic games, and more. It was wonderful to watch our students take turns, collaborate, encourage one another, problem-solve, and simply enjoy learning and playing together. They did an amazing job!

A huge thank you to all of the families who donated items to help make this day possible. Your generous donations were put to great use and will continue to be used for indoor recess and future Wildcat Days of Play. We are so grateful for your partnership in making special experiences like this possible for our students!

Don’t forget that Friday, Oct. 9 is a non-attendance day!

Science comes to life in 6th grade! Our students got hands-on with frog dissections today, investigating how physical structures directly support essential living functions. Amazing curiosity and teamwork in the lab! #d60learns

Today was an active day of labs in the Science wing at Westview Hills! 6th graders are exploring how structure and function of a body supports its survival in an ecosystem with their frog dissection, really getting their hands dirty. 7th graders are taking their understanding of potential and kinetic energy to quantitative levels through data and representation, and 8th grade are taking their energy knowledge to a new level by planning an investigation in the chemical energy stored in different macromolecules (aka nutrients).

So cool! #d60learns

If yesterday's post about the 8th grade super chefs from the Gold Day class didn't convince you that it was time for a cookie/fruit pizza, the Blue Day FACS class certainly will! #d60learns

Maercker students enjoyed a couple of rounds of LOTERÍA last week to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. A big thank you to our PTA for volunteering their time and providing such awesome prizes! #d60learns

There’s one week left to apply to join board committees! The D60 Board of Education has established three standing committees to dive deeper into different district operational areas. These committees meet monthly and currently have board members and administrative team members on them. These committees serve in an advisory capacity to the full Board of Education. Applications will be accepted until Monday, Oct. 12.

https://www.maercker.org/article/3152430?fbclid=IwY2xjawUrahRleHRuA2FlbQIxMABwZG9mAWJyaWQRMXFuVlo4UzlaaVhtRDNEaUxzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEepX05cCBfcmV7XmExw_XmvrE_W2yos4ElZWrRE_0J8bRml7Mq43Q5CTsHfcs_aem_VSshEpO5mWyZvL9Cg8LlAQ

The Westmont Park District is hosting a Community Planning Workshop in order to gather community input on the future of the park district. It takes place on Wednesday, Oct. 7 from 7-8:30 p.m. at the WPD Administrative Center.

🐾 THAT’S A WRAP ON OUR FIRST PAW MART! 🐾

What an awesome day at Westview Hills celebrating our incredible students!

Today, our Wildcats got to trade in all the Paws they’ve been working so hard to earn by being Respectful, Responsible, and Ready to Learn.

Seeing their excitement as they picked out cool prizes, fun school supplies, and special privileges made all their hard work so worth it! #d60learns

The Westmont Fire Department came to Ms. Panico's class to read today and students had a fantastic time!

Today is National Custodian Day! The team at Maercker school shared this awesome message:

Happy Custodian Day! Today we’re celebrating and thanking our wonderful custodians for all they do to keep our school clean, safe, and welcoming. A special thank you to Mr. Mike for his hard work at Maercker! We appreciate you!

Students at Holmes recently got to do a fun activity in the library! They read some silly books and we played games to learn about Book Care. Students acted as detectives to solve clues about how to take care of our library books at home! Ask your child how they can keep their library books safe. #D60learns

Applications to be considered for a D60 Board Committees are open now and close on Monday, Oct. 12. Learn more and get involved in supporting the work of our district!

https://www.maercker.org/article/3152430

Are you looking for ways to show your Wildcat Pride? The Maercker PTA Spirit Store is open for another week! Browse all the latest styles and get your school, district, or PTA gear now: https://eichssports.chipply.com/maerckerdistrict60?action=viewall

To celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, 7th and 8th graders in Mrs. Konidaris’s and Mrs. LaPointe’s classes created a vibrant collaborative mural. The school community is also tuning in during morning announcements to hear biographies highlighting Hispanic figures who have made lasting contributions to American society. #d60learns

Holmes student had a great time in the Library last week learning about some stations ahead of the exciting upcoming Holmes Day of Play which takes place on Sept. 30! They learned about taking turns, sharing, coding and practiced our critical thinking skills! #d60learns

These Maercker Wildcat were selected for being Kind, Safe and Responsible. They also demonstrate one or more pillars of the Wildcat Code: Effort in Academics, Responsible with time and focus, Follow School Rules, and being Respectful.