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Blackwell Elementary School
345 N. Walnut Lane
Schaumburg IL 60194
Phone: 847.357.5555
Fax: 847-357-5556
Attendance Line: 847-357-5557
Bi-lingual Line: 847-357-5515
http://blackwell.sd54.org
In this issue . . .
p.2 PTA
Next Banner Submission Date is April 28th.
Office Hours: 7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
April
Regular School Days: 8:40 a.m.–3 p.m.
Early Release Wednesdays: 8:40 a.m.–2:30 p.m.
Principal: Jillian Sagan [email protected]
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Assistant Principal: Megan Ankrom
[email protected]
Wednesday
26
Early Release
2:30pm
Elizabeth Blackwell Elementary PTA
http://blackwell.sd54.org/pta
27
Hot Lunch
Friday
28
Celebrate
Reading and
Writing/Book Fair
PTA President:
Kimberley Haywood [email protected]
Banner Editor:
Karen Weeber [email protected]
Thursday
May
1
2
3
Half-Day
Inservice,
Dismissal at
11:40am
4
5
Ice Cream Day
8
9
10
Early Release
2:30pm
11
Hot Lunch
12
3rd/4th grade
Springfield trip
15
16
17
Early Release
2:30pm
18
Birthday Books
19
Ice Cream Day
School District 54 SD54.org
Schaumburg Township Council of PTAs
http://pta.sd54.org
School District 54 Virtual Backpack
http://sd54.org/virtualbackpack
District 54 shares information about community events
with our families through our Virtual Backpack.
District 54 Community Closet
http://sd54.org/closet
The Community Closet collects gently used shoes and
clothing and provides them free of charge to the
families of our students in need. Clothing may be
dropped off at any District 54 school or office.
District 54 Food Pantry
http://sd54.org/food-pantry
Two food pantries are available to serve families in
need across the school district. Nonperishable
donations can be sent to Keller Junior High or to Mead
Junior High.
Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/ElizabethBlackwell-Elementary-School-PTA327439757430815/
Elizabeth Blackwell
April 27th – BOOK FAIR
Don’t forget to stop by the Book Fair in the Blackwell Gym on April 27th
anytime between 5:30-8:00pm.
Can’t make it? Shop online at www.scholastic.com/fair (4/21-5/4). Free
shipping to the school.
Blackwell PTA
President’s Desk
Congratulations to Blackwell PTA’s officers for School Year 2017-2018:
Jaime Feinberg President, Tricia Gallagher 1st VP, Neil Gunsteen 2nd VP,
Suzanne Lothary Treasurer, Kathy Tabor Corresponding Secretary and
Joanna Vassilos Recording Secretary. A huge Blackwell round of
applause for stepping up to lead our future endeavors. We are looking
forward to your direction, achieving our PTA Goals and assisting you
where needed.
Blackwell’s PTA wants to continue to offer great elementary
experiences for our children; volunteers are the key to our success!
Please thoughtfully consider sharing your gifts. Now is the time to be
mentored to learn how to successfully implement our many programs
we offer. Plan of Work and End of Year reports guide us to plan a great
year while working on the draft budget over the summer.
POW and EOY
(Plan of Work and End of Year)
Due A.S.A.P!
Place in folder located at PTA box and send electronic
copy to [email protected] Thanks!
Events and Information
SD54 and STC at PTA Meeting!
For the first time ever…as far as I go
back…we shared our Blackwell PTA
meeting with special guests.
Thank you to Dr. Meyers and Ms.
Williams and to STC President, Sue
Budak, for sharing your time with us.
Working together with these
organization’s representatives is key to
Blackwell PTAs many successes.
We united and demonstrated our
willingness to work as a team, find
solutions for challenges and promote
our programs to enhance our
children’s elementary experiences.
We should all be proud to be Blackwell
PTA members!
These events are on our PTA
Radar; please let us know how you
can lend a paw!
Let’s put your face in this
Superhero to break Blackwell’s PTA
Membership record from 2013-14
school year; join our PTA today!
2012-13 122
2015-16 188
2013-14 209
Current 199 202
2014-15 190
2017-18 ???
Blackwell PTA is 202 members strong and it is not too late to sign up!
School District 54 is working with
Blackwell’s PTA:
SD54 has agreed to refurbish Blackwell’s
sign (with a fresh coat of paint) and
provide weed prevention within the
school’s landscape. Thank you to
community member, Ms. Darlene, for
going above and beyond by pulling
several weeds from the West side of the
building. All of which demonstrate our
PTA Goals; we value our partnerships!
Thank you to Nan Kubicek
and her By-law’s committee
for successfully passing
Blackwell PTA’s 2016-2017
By-laws. This document
guides our PTA officers to
follow the purposes and
policies of our organization.
PTA SPOTLIGHT
Kuddos to Rebecca Casey and her
committee for planning another
successful Blackwell PTA movie night.
Thank you to those who participated
in viewing Finding Dory!