Whitehead Elementary PTO

Pokémon Club
Mondays: Aug 31, Sep 28, Oct 26, Nov 30
4P-5P
RPL East Branch-6685 E. State St.

Pokémon Club attendees can learn, play, and connect through the Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG) and other activities designed for their age range. *NOT a trading event

The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) and the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) have partnered with The Pokémon Company International to bring Pokémon Clubs to your library!

Pokémon Club programs help students build essential cognitive, academic, and social-emotional skills through activities like deckbuilding, puzzle-solving, and collaborative gameplay. Join us in the RPL Friends of the Library Community Room at 4:00pm on the last Monday of the month!

*Pokémon Club aims to be inclusive and welcoming to all young players, regardless of their skill level or familiarity with Pokémon. Pokémon Club is not intended to be competitive. It will be a space exclusively for casual play and learning. Trading Pokémon cards is not part of this program. RPL is not responsible for lost, stolen, or traded items.

The 2026–2027 Whitehead Student Handbook is full of important information and answers many of the questions families have throughout the school year.

Inside you’ll find:
• 📅 Important school dates and events
• 👩‍🏫 How to contact your child’s teacher and Whitehead staff
• ✅ Attendance information
• 🏫 School expectations and procedures
• ❓Answers to many other common questions

We encourage every family to take a few minutes to read through the handbook and keep it in a safe place.

It’s a great resource to refer back to throughout the school year and has just about everything you need in one place!

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El Manual del Estudiante 2026–2027 contiene información muy importante y responde a muchas de las preguntas que las familias tienen durante el año escolar.

Dentro del manual encontrarán:
• 📅 Fechas y eventos importantes de la escuela
• 👩‍🏫 Cómo comunicarse con el maestro(a) de su estudiante y con el personal de Whitehead
• ✅ Información sobre asistencia escolar
• 🏫 Reglas, procedimientos y expectativas de la escuela
• ❓Respuestas a muchas otras preguntas frecuentes

Les recomendamos que se tomen unos minutos para leer el manual y lo guarden en un lugar seguro.

!Es un excelente recurso para consultar durante todo el año escolar y tiene prácticamente toda la información que necesitan en un solo lugar!

Nature's Friendships Uncovered Join us at our Severson Dells location for these family-friendly, open-house style events. Each month will have a different nature theme full of hands-on, nature based activities for guests of all ages to participate in. Weather permitting, there will also be guided hikes. Science Saturdays take pla...

As families prepare for the start of a new school year, Illinois is offering an opportunity to save on essential school supplies, including clothing and footwear. During the Illinois Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday, Aug. 7-16, the sales tax will be reduced on qualifying school-related items. Get the details: https://okt.to/CZGt8w

¡Buenas tardes, familias de Whitehead!

Acompáñennos el jueves 30 de julio, de 7:00 a.m. a 3:00 p.m., para conocer quién será el maestro o la maestra de su hijo(a), recibir el nuevo Manual para Padres actualizado, obtener la lista de útiles escolares y recibir una mochila gratis.

¡Importante! Asegúrese de registrar a su(s) hijo(s) en línea ANTES de asistir a este evento.

Por favor, entre por la Puerta A.

Good evening, Whitehead families! Join us Thursday, July 30th from 7:00am to 3:00pm to learn who your child's teacher will be, get the new, updated Parent Handbook, grab school supply lists, and free backpacks! Please make sure you have registered your child(ren) for school, online BEFORE attending this event! Please enter through Door A.

📚🎒 ROCKFORD — WE’RE DOING IT AGAIN! 🎒📚

Our 3rd Annual Back to School Event is almost here, and we can’t wait to give back to the community that continues to support us.

Join us for an afternoon of FREE shoes, school supplies, haircuts, food, and more to help students start the school year with confidence.

📅 Sunday, August 2
🕐 12:00PM – 4:00 PM
📍 Sports Factory
305 S Madison St, Rockford, IL 61104

🎒 Free back packs and shoes
✏️ Free School Supplies
💈 Free Haircuts
🌭 Free Food

*Everything is (while supplies last)

A huge thank you to Fatherhood United and all of our community partners for making this event possible. ❤️

Please register before attending:
http://bts.fatherhoodunited.org

Tag a family who should know about this and help us spread the word! Let’s make this our biggest giveaway yet. 🙌

FYI: This was handed out at the end of the school year.

At our last PTO meeting, we asked about the uniform policy, and the school said students can wear what they’d like as long as it falls within these dress code guidelines.

So there is no specific uniform required—just clothing that meets the school’s updated policy.

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Para su información: Este aviso se entregó al final del ciclo escolar.

En nuestra última reunión del PTO, preguntamos sobre la política de uniformes y la escuela nos informó que los estudiantes pueden usar la ropa que prefieran, siempre y cuando cumpla con estas reglas del código de vestimenta.

Así que no hay un uniforme específico obligatorio; solo se pide que la ropa cumpla con la política actualizada de la escuela.