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Kindergarten online registration is now available.
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Attached you will find important information regarding the Solar Eclipse event that will take place on Monday, April 8, 2024.
Parent Letter: https://5il.co/2hwd3
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Hello SD 163 Community. Please see the flyer for our Special Session BOE Meeting on Thursday, March 28th.
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Hello SD 163 Community. Please see the flyer for our BOE Meeting on Monday, March 25th.
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Hello, this is a reminder from School District 163. There is NO SCHOOL on Friday, March 29th and April 1st-5th for Spring Break. School hours will resume Monday, April 8th. Enjoy!
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Hello SD 163 Families,
Please see information about the upcoming Spring Festival!
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Hello SD 163 Families. There is NO SCHOOL Tuesday, March 19th which is Teacher Institute Day. Classes will resume Wednesday, March 20th.
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Hello SD 163 Community. Please see the flyer for our Special Session BOE Meeting on Monday, March 11th.
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Hello, this is a reminder from School District 163 that Tuesday, March 12th, is an early dismissal day. Students will be served lunch and dismissed at 12:30 p.m. Pre-Kindergarten will be dismissed at 10:45 a.m. All bus riders will depart at 12:30 p.m. There will be no afternoon Pre-Kindergarten classes or X-STEAM.
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Hello, this is a reminder from School District 163. There is NO SCHOOL on March 1st & 4th for Mid-Winter Break. School and District Office hours will resume Tuesday, March 5th. Enjoy!
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Hello SD 163 Community. Please see the flyer for our Student Showcase and BOE Meeting on Monday, February 26th.
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We are hiring at SD 163! Visit our website to apply now!
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Hello SD 163 Families! Please flyer for more details!
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Hello, this is a reminder from School District 163 that Tuesday, February 20th, is an early dismissal day. Students will be served lunch and dismissed at 12:30 p.m. Pre-Kindergarten will be dismissed at 10:45 a.m. All bus riders will depart at 12:30 p.m. There will be no afternoon Pre-Kindergarten classes or X-STEAM.
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Hello, SD 163 Families! This is a reminder there is no school on Monday, February 19th, in observance to Presidents' Day. School will resume Tuesday, February 20th, which is a 12:30 early release day.
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Congratulations to Alex Evbie, our District Spelling Bee winner! Great job to all participants!
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Mrs. Cooney and District 163 have their first ever drone team competing today at Michelle Obama in the District 227 competition! Go Patriots!
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Mrs. Mele's 3rd grade students are working collaboratively to code their Dash and Dot robots in STEAM!
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Mrs. Nave's first grade class at Mohawk created their own graphs with candy today!
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Happy Black History Month!
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