Golden Apple, a leading nonprofit committed to celebrating and developing great teachers who make life-changing differences in the lives of students, has proudly announced the 34 finalists for the 2017 Golden Apple Awards for Excellence in Teaching. The awards recognize and honor outstanding teachers for their role in building a stronger, better-educated society. This year's finalists were selected from a pool of more than 600 nominations, and represent 4th-8t

h grade teachers throughout the Chicagoland area.

Congrats to Dimitra Georganas (7th/8th Grade Mathematics) as she's a 2017 Golden Apple Awards Finalist! A Celebration of Excellence

in honor of the finalists will be held on Saturday, March 4th at the Hilton Rosemont Chicago O'Hare. Additional event details and tickets are available at goldenapple.org/celebration.  

Mrs. Georganas has been teaching at Pleasantdale Middle since  July 2014 and has also been involved as a Joint Committee Member, Teacher Mentor (1st Year Teacher), Student Mentor (Intern), SEL (Social Emotional Learning), 7th Grade Coordinator and Kindn

ess Club Sponsor.   To read more about Mrs. Georganas and this award, please click here .

Thursday, February 23, 2017

7:00 p.m. in Pleasantdale Middle's APR

Communication tools and social media sites continue to develop and expand at a remarkable pace. Our children have access to incredible new worlds, and with that, run the risk of exposure to a host of new challenges and dangers. Keeping our children safe in this digital world becomes increasingly more important each day. And with each new App that becomes the "next big thing",  the challenge to keep up with these changes becomes increasingly difficult.

Pleasantdale Middle School is happy to have a great resource to help keep our children and families safe online. Detective Rich Wistocki will be here to talk with our students and families on Thursday, February 23rd, 2017. Detective Wistocki will be speaking to our students at two assemblies during the day, and again that evening to our families at 7:00 PM in the APR. The presentation will cover all aspects of, what to look out for and what the signs are to know about with cell phone and internet usage and best practices to keep safe, regardless of the app or social media site.

Detective Wistocki is one of our nation's leading experts in this field.  He is a wonderful advocate for our families, and we are excited to have him join us here at Pleasantdale. To learn more, please click here.

Please RSVP for the presentation by Feb. 22: click here.

To view a video clip, please click below.

NPD / Exchange Club Presentation 2016/2017

This summer District 107 is excited to offer students currently in grades PreK - 7 the opportunity to take summer enrichment classes to further their learning in new and exciting ways!  Summer Academy classes will be held Monday - Friday from June 12 - July 7 (no class July 3 or 4 in observance of Independence Day) with classes offered from 8:30 - 11:45 AM.  Keep your eyes open for the Summer Academy Program Book and Registration, which will go live on our district and school websites next week!

On March 15 at 7:00 PM at the Lyons Township High School (South Campus) Performing Arts Center, we will host a community screening of the documentary Screenagers: Growing Up In The Digital Age. Screenagers was created by a pediatrician and probes into the vulnerable corners of family life, depicting messy struggles over social media, video games, academics, and internet addiction. This is a FREE event and parents are encouraged to bring their children. At the conclusion of the film we will engage in a short community dialogue.

Please save the date for this important event and help us continue or partnership to ensure a safe and supportive digital environment for our kids.

To register for this event please CLICK HERE or go to Parent Community Network.