Hi folks,

Truth be told, I've never watched any of the Fast and the Furious movies, but boy can we relate to the title right now as we head toward the final week of April. The last few days included our first track and field meet of the season and a virtual orientation for our incoming 6th grade families. Today's highlights include our 8th graders taking the Illinois Science Assessment followed by our very first virtual L.I.F.T. Day (Career Day). We are VERY excited to welcome more than two dozen guest speakers as they talk to our kids about their respective fields of work and their own journeys to this point. Should be an exciting day!

Enjoy the weekend...

Scott

Congratulations to all of our students who participated in the Regional Science Fair recently. We are proud to share that 17 NBJH students have qualified to move on to the State Science Fair later next month. We also had three students who won Best in Category prizes -- Mackenzie Love, Caitlin Schuster and Danielle Yakhnis. Impressive work from our budding young scientists! And a sincere thank you to Mr. Frye, Mrs. Mendelson and Mrs. Paull for guiding students through this process.

Monday begins IAR testing for our students. Monday and Tuesday are the ELA tests while Wednesday and Thursday are the math tests. Testing begins each day at 8:35am in X-Block (or a small group testing location). Materials students should bring each day include:

Testing concludes at 10:17am on M-T-TH and at 10:50am on Wednesday. Once testing is completed, students will attend abbreviated classes the remainder of the day.

RLA students coming to school for testing should drive through the back Meadowhilll Pool lot and drop students off at Door F by the garden. (This is where students should be picked up as well.)

04/26 - B Day - IAR Testing - Grades 6-8 - 8:35a.m.-10:20a.m.

04/27 - A Day - IAR Testing - Grades 6-8 - 8:35a.m.-10:20a.m.

04/28 - B Day - IAR Testing - Grades 6-8 - 8:35a.m.-10:50a.m.

04/29 - A Day - IAR Testing - Grades 6-8 - 8:35a.m.-10:20a.m.

04/30 - B Day -

04/26 - Track & Field Meet - NBJH vs. Wood Oaks - 4pm

04/28 - Track & Field Meet - NBJH vs. Maple - 4pm

Save money and time buy ordering school supply kits for the 2021-22 school year through the NBJH PTO. The PTO receive a discount for purchasing in bulk, and a portion of the proceeds benefits the PTO programs. Get all the details.

Registration for the 2021-22 school year is now open. All registration is conducted online. Parents should have received an email on April 15 from Data Specialist Vicky Mazur that will include the ‘Snap Code’ needed to enroll your children for next year and a link to the registration portal. If you did not receive the email on April 15, please contact your school’s administrative assistant.

Parents are asked to update student information and pay student fees for the coming school year.

School is expected to reopen for K-8 students on Aug. 19, and YE on Aug. 23. Remote instruction will be offered only for students who are at increased risk of severe illness (including those with special health care needs) or who live with people at increased risk as identified by the CDC.

Learn parenting skills from Best-Selling Author/Psychologist Dr. Ross Greene at a virtual event for Northbrook parents at 7 p.m. May 4. This event is free and co-hosted by CATCH and the township elementary school districts. Registration is required.

Download the complete schedule.

Please complete the daily health certification on the days your child is coming to school. There will be a travel question with the quarantine requirements based on the emergency travel order map. Please review this information. 

District 28 shares local non-profit and community partner flyers here in the District's "Virtual Backpack." Please note that District 28 is making this information available as a courtesy and to provide information about local events and programs in our community. Materials posted on this page are the responsibility of the organizations represented. You can always check the Virtual Backpack webpage as a handy reference!