Thank you to the Flossmoor Hills dad's group, Dad Force One for motivating our students to do their best during NWEA testing. Dads visited each classroom to encourage students for testing and provided them with motivational bracelets. They also hosted open gym to teach students strategies to use on the court and in the classroom. We appreciate our dad's for supporting our students!
Thank you to Mr. Burke and our primary and choir students for filling us with holiday cheer at the winter concert! It was a beautiful night of singing with solos and harmony, instrument demonstrations and a winter skit.
Join us in our winter spirit days at Flossmoor Hills!
Flossmoor Hills is having a winter gear drive. Do you have new or gently used winter accessories that you are looking to donate? Please see the flier for more information.
The Flossmoor Hills Spelling Bee went 29 rounds! It was an exhilarating competition and we are extremely proud of all the students that participated for their perseverance and courage to showcase their talents. Congratulations to our top two winners 4th grader, Chimerenma and 5th grader, Enoch. They will compete in the district spelling bee. A huge round of applause for your outstanding achievement! Thank you Mrs. Thompson for your dedication and diligence to prepare our students annually for this event.
The Flossmoor Hills Dad's auxiliary has arrived! Thank you to Dad Force One for helping our students over hump day by welcoming them to school. We are excited about the positive impact that our male role models will have on our students!
Parent Academy Night was a success! Thank you to our families for coming to learn about the ways Flossmoor Hills is implementing standards based grading. We discussed learning targets, proficiency scales, data talk forms and grades. Thank you to our curriculum coordinator, Christina Bollenbacher for presenting to our families!
On Saturday, November 16, 2024, weather permitting, Flossmoor School District 161 will be applying an herbicide and a fertilizer to the district’s fields / grass areas at Normandy Villa, Serena Hills, Western Avenue, Heather Hill, Flossmoor Hills, and Parker Junior High. The products that will be used for this application are The Andersons Turf Products Fertilizer with Barricade Herbicide and Trimec 992 Broadleaf Herbicide. These products comprise a selective broadleaf herbicide and a lawn fertilizer that will be used to control weeds / dandelions in these areas and will also fertilize all district lawns.
If you have any questions, please contact Scott Stachacz, Director of Buildings and Grounds, at (708) 647-7005.
Reminder to D161 families: There will be no school on October 11 in observance of Yom Kippur and no school on October 14. We will see you in class on Tuesday, October 15.
Great things are happening with standards based learning at Flossmoor Hills! Students know the target and how to meet it! Check out our kindergarten students conferencing and discussing how they are performing on the standard.
Happy National Custodian Day to the best custodians around! Thank you to Mr. Bragg, Mr. Bently and Ms. Cedeno for taking great care of our building so that our students can learn!
Students are having a great time with our new P.E. curriculum. Mr. Kelly introduced Lacrosse to classes this week. Students are working on the technique of flicking and scooping.
At Flossmoor Hills students collaborate and have discussion on the learning targets and rate themselves on a scale of 1-4. We believe in fostering student agency!
Get ready for Rock Your Schools Week!
Beginning Monday, September 23!
Hi Eagle Families! Did you see our last newsletter? Check it out for important information happening this week!
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The Flossmoor Hills Eagles' attendance was 94% last week. Can we beat that number this week? Together, anything is possible! Keep soaring Eagles!
On Saturday and Sunday, September 7th and 8th 2024, weather permitting, Flossmoor School District 161 will be applying an herbicide and a fertilizer to the district’s fields / grass areas at Serena Hills, Western Avenue, Heather Hill, Flossmoor Hills, and Parker Junior High. The products that will be used for this application are The Andersons Turf Products Fertilizer with Barricade Herbicide and Trimec 992 Broadleaf Herbicide. These products comprise a selective broadleaf herbicide and a lawn fertilizer that will be used to control weeds / dandelions in these areas and will also fertilize all district lawns.
If you have any questions, please contact Scott Stachacz, Director of Buildings and Grounds, at (708) 647-7005.
A reminder to our D161 family:
There is NO SCHOOL on Monday, September 2, 2024, in observance of Labor Day.
We will see you back in class on Tuesday, September 3.
Best buddies since second grade and now as 5th graders they share the same favorite subject, MATH!
Learn more about your student's favorite subject tomorrow night, at Open House, from 7:00- 8:30 p.m.
See you there!
There was much fun to be had at the Flossmoor Hills Back to School party!
Thank you to the hardest working PTO for bringing all of the laughter and smiles to the faces of our students. It's going to be a great year!
