Mendota Elementary 289

Join us for an opportunity to learn from John Underwood, former Olympic trainer and creator of the Life of an Athlete program. This session will focus on how nutrition, sleep, recovery, and lifestyle choices influence student-athlete performance. Students and parents/guardians will learn strategies to help contribute to building a positive team culture and promote healthy habits that contribute to success both on and off the field.

Any 5th-8th grade students and their parents/guardians are welcome to attend their respective sessions. Registration is required. Please see the attached flyers for additional details and registration information. For those attending virtually, a Zoom link will be sent out after registration is completed.

Student session - August 10 from 10-12pm. In person - Northbrook Computer Lab
Parent/guardian session - August 10 from 6:30-7:30pm. In person - Mendota High School Cafeteria

If you have any questions, please reach out to Heather Friedlein, Northbrook Athletic Director - hfriedlein@m289.org

Check your email for an updated welcome back letter from Northbrook!

Check out this final summer activity before the school year begins!

We are looking for substitutes for the upcoming school year! Please contact the M289 District Office if you have any questions!

Student classroom teacher assignments for grades K–3 and class schedules for grades 4–8 will be available in TeacherEase beginning Friday, July 31 at noon. Students must be registered before this information will be available on TeacherEase.

To find this information, log in to TeacherEase and select the “Grades” tab.

As part of our ongoing efforts to protect student privacy and confidentiality, public class lists will not be shared this year. Thank you for your understanding!

Celebrate the end of summer with a fun day of FREE bowling!

Northbrook Supply Lists for the 2026-27 School Year are now available!

Join us for breakfast tomorrow at Northbrook! This is available to any resident of the Mendota #289 area, ages 2-18 regardless of the school attended! Open 7:30am-9::00am Monday-Friday until June 18th! On the Menu for tomorrow, June 5th: Egg bites and biscuit OR Bagel and cream cheese!

A reminder to all district families.... Free breakfast is available at Northbrook Monday-Friday until June 18th. It is available from 7:30am-9:00am.

Please be advised of the upcoming closing of the Northbrook Track.

Several Northbrook seventh and eighth grade students recently had the privilege of meeting with Representative Brad Fritts and Senator Li Arellano as the General Assembly wrapped up their spring session. The 8th grade students also had the unique opportunity of paging for Representative Fritts. While in Springfield, our students watched as a bill he sponsored passed its third reading with a unanimous vote. The day ended with a visit to the Lincoln Presidential Museum. Selected for their leadership, academic excellence, and character, these students proudly represented District 289. Thank you to Ms. Henkel and Mr. Scheppers for organizing this amazing opportunity for our students!

📚🏆 THE GREAT NORTHBROOK BOOK BATTLE! 🏆📚 What started as a challenge for the students turned into an epic, year-long clash of the literary titans! Northbrook 7th-grade teachers Mrs. Nondorf and Ms. Kibilka decided to practice what they preach and go head-to-head in the 1,000,000-word challenge. Our 7th grade students had a front-row seat to the ultimate page-turning showdown as these two battled back and forth all year long! ⚔️📖 The final results are officially in... drumroll please... 🥁 🥇 WINNER: Ms. Kibilka with a mind-blowing 6,221,525 words across 57 books! 🥈 RUNNER-UP: Mrs. Nondorf with an equally incredible 6,198,079 words across 51 books! Talk about a photo finish! Mrs. Nondorf is officially on the hook to buy Ms. Kibilka a brand-new book as her well-deserved prize. 🛍️📘 Between the two of them, that is over 12.4 MILLION words read this school year. It just goes to show: it’s amazing where a good book can take you! Now it's your turn, Northbrook... get out there and READ, READ, READ! 🦅✨

The 2026 track season has officially come to a close, and what a finale it was! Our athletes gave it their all at the IESA State Meet, and the results speak for themselves. ⭐ Seriyah Elam: 2nd in Discus | 13th in Shot Put ⭐ Ariana Francis: 2nd in High Jump | 7th in the 100m ⭐ Emiliano Galindo-Garcia: 10th in the 800m (New School Record!) ⭐️8th Grade Boys Medley: 12th Overall ⭐️8th Grade Girls Medley: 13th Overall ⭐️8th Grade Girls 4x100: 21st Overall ⭐️8th Grade Girls Team finished 9th Overall A huge thank you to the coaches and parents who supported this program. Each of these athletes represented our community with pride and dedication. Congratulations on an unforgettable season!

Ariana Francis placed 2nd in high jump at the IESA State Tournament today! Congratulations, Ariana! We are so proud of you!

The Northbrook Track team is ready to start day 2 of the IESA State Tournament! Go Spartans!

Ariana Francis placed 7th in the 100m at the state track tournament today! Nice job, Ariana! Go Spartans!

Seriyah Elam placed second in the state tournament in discus! Way to go, Seriyah! We are incredibly proud of you!

Tonight is the night! 8th grade promotion begins tonight at 6pm at MHS. The program will be available via live stream using the link below. https://www.youtube.com/@mendotaschooldistrict2892/streams

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