
March lunch menus are now available!







Next week is National School Breakfast Week!


Today, a group of individuals dove into an exciting event—the Polar Plunge! They braved the cold temperatures to raise over $2000 for Special Olympics. Team Lions, Spartans, and Bears, Oh my! was made up of Tom Slater and his son Gabriel, Eli Medina, Alicia Foster and her son Trevor Carlson, and Danielle Buettner and her daughter Abby. We are proud of all of you for taking the plunge for a great cause!


Today, a group of individuals dove into an exciting event—the Polar Plunge! They braved the cold temperatures to raise over $2000 for Special Olympics. Team Lions, Spartans, and Bears, Oh my! was made up of Tom Slater and his son Gabriel, Eli Medina, Alicia Foster and her son Trevor Carlson, and Danielle Buettner and her daughter Abby. We are proud of all of you for taking the plunge for a great cause!


There will be no After School Program on February 18 or February 20 for all Mendota Elementary Schools. The program will resume on February 25.

The second trimester ends February 28, 2025! We encourage parents to attend Parent /Teacher Conferences next week!


Time is running out for the Nothing Bundt Cake Fundraiser! Order forms and money are due this Thursday. If you have questions, please contact your child's school.


February Breakfast and Lunch Menus







Due to the cancellation of school on Tuesday, January 21, the breakfast and lunch menus will be altered this week as follows:
Breakfast (All Schools)-
Wednesday- Cinnamon roll, crackers, fruit, and juice
Thursday- Pancakes, string cheese, fruit, and juice
Friday- Uncrustable, crackers, fruit, and juice
Lunch (All Schools)-
Wednesday- No lunch (11:30 dismissal)
Thursday- Beef Tacos, fiesta black beans, cucumber slices, and pineapple
Friday- Cheesy eggs, pancakes, hashbrown, yogurt, and orange

The Northbrook Student Council is planning a fun Winter Carnival for our students on Friday. We hope you can attend!


For the month of November, all Blackstone students made bookmarks on World Kindness Day as their kind deed. Those bookmarks were delivered to the Illinois Veterans Home along with puzzle books for the residents to enjoy!



The pick up for the Club's Choice fundraiser is tomorrow, November 21, from 3:30-5:30 in the Northbrook Big Gym. Please use door #1 to enter the gym. If you have questions, please contact your child's school.


Club's Choice fundraiser pick up is THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21 from 3:30-5:30 at Northbrook in the big gym. Please enter door #1. If you have questions, please contact your child's school.


Monday is Veterans Day! Be sure to wear your red, white, and blue or camouflage!


Northbrook Middle School is proud to announce the October Students of the Month! These exemplary students received a certificate, a McDonald's coupon, and an awesome yard sign! Congratulations to all!
Back Row (Left to Right): Jaxx Bonnell, Aisaac Arteaga, Austin Brown, Addy Sondgeroth, Tatjana Rucker, Lumen Setchell, and Charles Beaty
Middle Row (Left to Right): Jaclynn Ridge, Kenyen Scott, Angie Vásquez, Olympia Becker, Isaac Baltazar, and Miya Pratt
Front Row (Left to right): Aubrey Mathieu, Gabby Diaz, Nikki Figueroa, and Brody Gilkerson


Purple and Gold Day is November 7th! Go Trojans!


Follow your dreams on the last day of Red Ribbon Week!


Due to the half day on October 31 and no school on November 5 for the General Election, there will be no After School Program either of those days. After School Program will resume on Thursday, October 7.

Scare drugs away by wearing your best Halloween costume on Thursday! Costumes should be school appropriate. Guidelines have been previously shared by each school. Remember it is an 11:30 dismissal Thursday, October 31!


Drugs are WaCkY! Find your wackiest outfit for school on Wednesday!
