Congratulations to those students who made the 2019-20 8th Grade Boys Basketball Team: DeAndre J, Jaxson F, Dalton M, Josh J, Dylan Mo., Landon S, AJ B, Blake B, Andrew D, Ashton D, Marion R, and Brayden S!
Congratulations to those who have made the 2019-20 7th Grade Boys Basketball Team: Mac J, Mason L, Justin B, Thomas D, Jacob R, Hudson, H, Trenton C, Isaac L, Bryce H, Brayden A, Carter B, Aidan R, and Aidan S!
Principal Appreciation Day is Friday, October 25th. We hope you will join us in sharing our appreciation for our outstanding building leaders!
Spookley visited Mrs. Lambert’s classroom. He found some very respectful students to spend his time with! Thank you Spookley for reminding us to celebrate our differences and be respectful to all!
Miss Jewell’s class enjoyed playing a Kahoot game to review Module 2 before our test on Thursday! ☺️
Witches Walk is this Friday, October 25th from 5:30-7:30 at John L. Hensey - hosted by District 50 Parent Teacher Club. Come join us for games, trick or treating, and vote on your favorite decorated door. We hope to see you there.
Unity Point Health and The Hult Center for Healthy Living are presenting, Kids Konnected 2020!
The Kids Konnected program offers a safe place for children and teens to share feelings and concerns and to ask questions about their loved one’s cancer. The meetings and activities are facilitated by a master’s level professional that helps children, teens, and adults share their feelings and receive support from others
See the flyer below for more information
Hensey parents- All bus 55 riders will ride Bus 22 today (with Bus 55 riders) due to a driver shortage. Please be aware that there may be delays in drop off times for Bus 55 and Bus 22 riders today due to combining the routes.
Manor parents: Bus 44 - Farmdale route will be delayed this afternoon for approx. 30 minutes for Manor students due to a driver shortage. Students will wait in the Manor library for the bus to pick them up. Hensey riders are not expected to be affected by this delay.
Our students enjoyed their Q1 incentive this afternoon! Our fall bash included tug of war contests among grade levels, and a delicious treat of apple cider and pumpkin & apple donuts! A huge thank you to the PTC and Ron’s Bakery for the yummy treats!! 🍎🍩 #OurStudentsRock! #D50Pride
Thank you so much to the Children’s Hospital of Illinois and the Northern Tazewell Fire Department for teaching our 2nd grade Wildcats, Hands only CPR!
Red Ribbon Week October 21-25
Girl’s Basketball 🏀 Practice
Friday Oct 18 - NO Practice
Saturday Oct 19 @ 9:00-11:30am
No rest for the weary, Wildcat athletes! If you play baseball and are looking to fine tune your skills during the offseason, feel free to check out the Hitting/Fielding and Pitching/Catching ProCamp hosted by Orioles prospects, Zac Lowther (LHP) and Mason McCoy (2B/SS), at ICC. See the attached flyer for registration information or pick up a flyer in the school office.
The Children’s Home of Illinois has a new home based, early childhood education program! Please see the flyer below for more details about this amazing community resource!
REMINDER: Picture Retake Day is Tomorrow October 17, 2019
Last week my class was using tasty treats to learn about the Law is Superposition. They were able to make connections between the tasty treat they made and the layers of the Earth.
REMINDER: John L. Hensey dismissal is at 2:30 pm every Wednesday
It is the final week to register for the Healthy Neighborhoods, Healthy Minds event provided by the United Way and hosted at Beverly Manor School. We welcome parents, caregivers, teachers, and more from any surrounding districts or communities to come and learn about how we can better support the needs of our youth. Please register by this Friday (October 18th) using the following link: https://forms.gle/39sfRbW2U7651QVr8
Boys Basketball Open Gyms: Tuesday, 10/15 from 3-4:30pm and Friday, 10/18 from 3-4:30pm. Tryouts will be held on Monday 10/21 and Tuesday 10/22 from 3-5pm. Sports physicals must be on file in the nurse's office prior to tryouts and registration on our athletic website completed.