Thursday, October 30 is going to be a fun evening for Lombard.  We are hosting a trick or treat event from 4pm until 5pm.  All are invited to stop by for some treats in a safe, indoor event.  All visitors should enter through our main entrance.

In addition, on that evening we are hosting a dance for all Lombard students from 5pm until 7pm.  Students are welcomed to dress up and have fun!  Should be a great night.

Please make sure you check out our twitter feed on our homepage for pictures of the event.  Twitter is a fabulous tool to keep everyone within the Lombard community in the loop on what's going on.  You can follow us @Lombard205  If any parents need help setting up a twitter account, please see me and I'd be happy to personally help.

I want to thank Mrs. Helle and McCord on hosting an awesome choir concert this week.  The kids did outstanding and I was soooooo impressed how well prepared they were!



The month of October has a lot of upcoming events:

-parent teachers are on oct. 23 and 28 from 3:30 until 6:30. Please contact the school soon to arrange a time to meet with your child's teachers if you have not already done so.

-On oct. 27 5:30 - 7pm there is a parent chromebook/school informational workshop.  More info to come.  This is going to be a great chance to get all questions answered that you may have with some of our new initiatives.  

-Oct. 30 4pm - 5pm Lombard is hosting a trick or treat event for all community members.  Please stop by for a safe, indoor Lombard community event.

-Oct. 30 5pm until 7pm Lombard is hosting a Halloween dance.  Students may begin purchasing tickets for $3 next week at lunch.

PARCC Online has a number of resources for parents: http://parcconline.org/for-parents

PARCC states hold monthly “office hours” on Twitter. 

• The first Twitter “Office Hours” conversation, which focuses on “Back to School” can be found at. https://storify.com/PARCCPlace/parccplace-twitter-town-hall-sept-22.
  
• The next session is on Oct. 23, from 4:00-5:00 pm (Central Time). The topic will be “Access for All”, focusing on the accommodations and accessibility features. Use the hashtag #askPARCC or #PARCC to follow or participate in the discussion on Twitter. 

This last Friday there may not have been students in attendance, but there was still a lot of learning taking place among the teachers within the district.  This was a district wide day for teacher professional development, and we were privileged enough to have Kim Bearden as our key note speaker.  If you have a moment, check out the link to her website below.  She is an amazing person, and it was a tremendous experience getting to listen to her.

http://premierespeakers.com/kim_stewart_bearden


Also, the end of October is really busy around Lombard.  The following dates highlight the upcoming events:
Oct. 16 - Choir Concert 7pm at the Methodist Church
Oct. 23 and Oct. 28 - Parent Teacher Conferences - make sure you sign up soon!
Oct. 30 - Community trick or treat at Lombard, 4pm-5pm
Oct. 30 - Halloween Dance 5pm-7pm
Oct. 31 - NO SCHOOL

WE ARE LOMBARD!
Mr. Sutton

Our parent teacher conferences are going to be October 23 and 28 from 3:30 until 6:30.  Please contact the following grade level teachers if you wish to schedule a conference:
-Miranda Hedden - 6th grade
-Justin Meyer - 7th grade
-Sue Moore - 8th grade

October is also a big month because we'll have a trick or treat event hosted at the school and a school dance on October 30.  More info to come!