Flossmoor School District 161's Community Engagement survey is open until June 23. Please take a few moments to fill out the survey and provide your input to help improve our practices and student outcomes. Surveys are available for current District 161 families as well as community members without children enrolled in the District. Please follow the links below:
Community Engagement Survey: Current District 161 Families: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3YW5XSF
Community Engagement Survey: District 161 Community Members [without children currently enrolled in District 161]: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RKJLLTN
It was an amazing PBIS inflatable day planned by our PBIS committee led by Coach Bollenbacher. Our Leaders of the Pack enjoyed their fast passes. Thank you to our parent volunteers too.
"Farewell Western, we will miss you." Shout out from 5th graders Timel, Aiden and Ace purchased from the Den Depot.
T is for Twin Day!
The March to May Million Pages Challenge is winding down and we are so close to making our goal of reading one million pages! As of May 21, District 161 students, family members, and community members have logged a total of 935,080 pages.
Don't forget to log your pages here: https://tinyurl.com/mryct2zn
Our guest principal, Miss Charleigh Smith, had a great day working along side me today. She visited classrooms, hosted a PTO meeting, sent out email, made important phone calls, supervised lunch and helped some friends solve a couple problems.
Flossmoor School District 161's annual Visual Arts Expo will be open for viewing on Thursday, May 11, and Friday May 12. Stop by the District Office between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. to see the amazing art created by District 161 students.
We were very greatful to be able to honor and celebrate our volunteers this year with a light breakfast, thank yous, and songs from our choir.
Congratulations to Alani and Ruby for being honored at the Illinois Principals Association Student Recognition Breakfast. The 5th-grade team nominated Alani and Ruby for their outstanding character and academic work this school year.
Way to go Girls on the Run at your practice 5K today. We know you will do awesome next week in Chicago!!!!
Thank you Girl Scouts for the wonderful book donations to our library. In honor of Women’s History Month Girl Scout Troop 65547 donated “Girl Scouts Here We Come!” and “No Boundaries: 25 Women Explorers and Scientists”.
What a fun way to get to school today. Thank you to all who "rolled" to school today.
Multicultural Rock Out!
4th & 5th-grade Gifted Art Club has been working on decorative stones to adorn WA's green space. Each grade has a stone with a multicultural theme. Their work is now on display by door G.
5th grade class of 2023!
It's a perfect day for the annual 5th grade Outdoor Education trip to Irons Oaks.
We has a blast in "space" at STEAM night.
Join Flossmoor School District 161 and UChicago Medicine Pediatric Services for a virtual parent university. This parent university will focus on identifying ADHD in children including initial diagnosis, support, and treatment options. The session will take place on Tuesday, April 18, 2023, from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. Register at: https://bit.ly/3GMhKtN
D161 students headed to the ILMEA District Elementary Musical Festival this past Saturday with 22 Chicago area schools. They had fun learning new musical techniques and instruments with guest clinicians.
Western Avenue's production of Aladdin was AMAZING! Congratulations to the cast and crew for two stellar performances this week. A special thank you to Mrs. Pasqua, Ms. Watson, and Ms. Hanzelin for helping our students showcase their talents. Thank you, parents and families for your support.
We are all unique - celebrating 3-21 World Down Syndrom Day!
