Important Dates

Wednesday 10/7 - Bike & Walk to School Day

Wednesday 10/7, 4-7pm - Chick-fil-A Night

Thursday 10/8 - Special Lunch (Sarpino's)

Saturday 10/10, 9-11am - Family Volunteer Event: Gardening Project

Monday 10/12 - NO SCHOOL (Columbus Day/Indigenous People's Day)

Thursday 10/15 - Special Lunch (Pronto)

Wednesday 10/21 - Unity Day (wear orange to school)

Wednesday 10/21, 3:30-7:30pm - Family Volunteer Event: Trunk or Treat

Friday 10/23 - last day to enter Book Character Pumpkin Contest

Monday 10/26 - Elm spiritwear online store closes

Tuesday 10/27 - Author Visit: Aaron Reynolds

Tuesday 10/27 - Underwear Donation Drive

Tuesday 10/27, 4-8pm - Chipotle Night

Friday 10/30 9am - Costume Parade (parents welcome to attend)

Monday 11/2 - NO SCHOOL (Institute Day)

Tuesday 11/3 - NO SCHOOL (General Election Day)

Saturday 11/14, 11:30-1:15pm - Family Volunteer Event: Feed My Starving Children

Principal's Corner

Satchel Pulse Social Emotional Screener

Elementary students and teachers will once again participate in the Satchel Pulse Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Screener, a tool to help us monitor and improve the social-emotional skills of all our students. Teachers of students in grades KG-5th will complete the screener about their students, while students in grades 3rd-5th will complete the screener about themselves. SEL skills include developing healthy habits, managing emotions, setting and achieving goals, developing empathy for others, establishing and maintaining supportive relationships, collaborating with others, and making responsible and caring decisions. 

Satchel Pulse is a student-friendly screener with 25 simple questions, which will be administered during October and February. Students and teachers will complete the screener which includes self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship, and responsible decision-making questions.  Information gained from this screener will provide our school teams with additional insight to best support our students’ social, emotional, and academic growth. If you have any questions related to the Satchel Pulse screener, please contact your building principal. 

Walk and Roll to School Day

Elm School is participating in National Walk to School Day on Wednesday, October 7. Parents and students are all invited to walk or bike to school. This movement aims to inspire our school community to come together to promote health and safer routes for students to walk and bike to school. 

Unity Day

We’re excited to celebrate Unity Day on Wednesday, October 21, with a day focused on kindness, empathy, and inclusion—core values at Elm School. Let’s turn our school orange! Students are encouraged to wear orange to show their support for kindness and a bully-free school.

Throughout the day, students will enjoy a read-aloud, reflect on the meaning of Unity Day, and talk about ways we can build a kinder, more inclusive community. As a school, we’ll also create a paper kindness chain, with every student and staff member adding a link to represent our commitment to kindness and the important role each of us plays in making Elm a welcoming place for everyone.

One-Day School-Wide Collection

On October 27th, in conjunction with our author visit from Aaron Reynolds, author of Creepy Pair of Underwear!, Elm will host a one-day underwear drive to benefit BEDS Plus. Underwear is currently BEDS Plus’ most requested item, so we thought this would be a fun and meaningful way to connect our author visit with an opportunity to help our community, which aligns with our October SuperHero Theme, "Be a Hero to our Local Community." We encourage our families and students to participate by sending in new, packaged underwear on October 27th. All sizes are welcome!

Library News

October at Elm! 🍂

We’ve got a fun month ahead! Check out and save our flyer for upcoming events and reminders that you need to know! 

Chick-fil-A Night - Wednesday 10/7, 4-7pm

Join us on Wednesday, October 7th, 4-7pm at Chick-fil-A (Willowbrook) for a fundraising event to support our school. Come say hi to Mrs. Morris, Ms. Swanson, Mrs. Hamilton, and Mrs. Martorano from 4-5pm! Invite friends and family to make it extra fun and don’t forget to bring cash to spin the wheel - $1 per spin for amazing prizes! **MUST MENTION ELM SCHOOL AT COUNTER OR DRIVE THROUGH**

Student Clubs: Kindness Club, Crochet Club, Color Your Calm Club

KINDNESS CLUB:  Mrs. Hanson and Mrs. Guzaldo are hosting Elm School's Kindness Club! The club is offered to students in grades 2-5. Our goals are to provide opportunities for students to promote positive social behaviors at Elm and in our communities while also increasing leadership skills, fostering an attitude of teamwork and making meaningful connections with peers. The club will meet before school on Tuesdays from 7:45-8:30 a.m., October 6th through February 16th. 

CROCHET CLUB: Mrs. Bello is hosting Crochet Club! Open to 3rd-5th graders, students will learn how to crochet during school recess, while also improving other skills, like math and patience. 

COLOR YOUR CALM CLUB: Mrs. Bass and Mrs. Namik are hosting Color Your Calm Club on Mondays during recess. Students will learn mindfulness strategies and enjoy relaxing coloring time.

Family Volunteer Events - Sign-ups

GARDENING PROJECT - Saturday, October 10th, 9-11am @ Wellness House, Hinsdale

TRUNK OR TREAT - Wednesday, October 21st, 3:30-7:30pm @ Wellness House, Hinsdale

FEED MY STARVING CHILDREN - Saturday, November 14th, 11:30-1:15pm @ FMSC, Aurora

Spiritwear Store Open 10/5-10/26

Elm spiritwear is here!!! Check out all the fun new designs! The online store is open 10/5-10/26, and orders will be ready by mid November. 

Order Your Yearbook by 10/31 for 10% off