Important Dates

Monday 3/30 - Friday 4/3 - NO SCHOOL (Spring Break)

Wednesday 4/8 - deadline to create Treering Yearbook custom pages

Wednesday 4/8 12pm - deadline to order Special Lunch for 4/16

Thursday 4/9 - bring a board game to school for Besties

Friday 4/10, 9-10am - PTO Meeting

Wednesday 4/15 - Stuff the Squad (food drive for HCS Family Services)

Thursday 4/16 - Special Lunch (Home Run Inn)

Sunday 4/19, 2-4pm - Multicultural Event

Thursday 4/23, 6-7:30pm - Fine Arts Night

Saturday 4/25 7pm - Parents' Night Out - Trivia Night

Principal's Corner

Spring Break

Registration

Register now to receive a $50 discount! Put your discount to good use by purchasing a PTO membership for the 2026-27 school year HERE.

IAR Schedule

Bring a Board Game to School on April 9th

Stuff the Squad - April 15th

Countdown to Summer

The Community Speaker Series - April 28th

Spring NWEA MAP | Grades 1-7

The spring NWEA MAP assessment window opens on Wednesday, April 29 and will extend through Wednesday, May 13. 

The Elm School schedule will be as follows:

4/29/26: 1st Grade ELA, 2nd Grade ELA

4/30/26: 1st Grade Math, 2nd Grade Math

5/1/26: 4th Grade ELA

5/4/26: 3rd Grade ELA, 5th Grade ELA

5/5/26: 5th Grade Math

5/7/26: 3rd Grade Math

5/8/26: 4th Grade Math

Your child’s scores will be available in Skyward after administration is complete and all reports are available. We will reach out when scores are available for parents to view.

District 181 uses the data from this assessment in a variety of ways. In the classroom, it provides teachers with a means for monitoring student growth in reading and mathematics over time. At the District and building levels, MAP data help us set goals and evaluate initiatives. Finally, in conjunction with other criteria, MAP scores have historically been used in placement decisions. MAP continues to be one of several indicators used to monitor student academic achievement and growth in D181.

Parents' Trivia Night - Saturday 4/25 - Ticket Sales End Friday 4/10

2026-2027 PTO Executive Board Nominees

Pursuant to the Elm School PTO Bylaws, we are required to post the slate of candidates for next year's Executive Board 30 days before the election. Thank you to all of these volunteers for their willingness to serve in these roles.

2026-2027 Elm School PTO Executive Board Nominees:

President - Haley Zaffar
Vice President - Julie Reddy
Secretary - Meredith Nabavi
Communications Chair - Judy Chan
Treasury Co-Chairs - Chris Juarez & Rick Schneider
Ways & Means Co-Chairs - Sangeeta Schroeder & Megan Mirro
Room Parent Co-Chairs - Brittany Stevens & Molly McAlinden

Treering Yearbook Custom Pages Due by Wednesday 4/8

For those who have purchased Treering yearbooks, you have 2 free pages to customize and add your own photos. The deadline for parents to create and submit custom yearbook pages is Wednesday, April 8th. Click HERE for a tutorial video.

Garden Club - Thursdays 4/9-5/21

Garden Club is right around the corner! This club is for grades 1-5 and will take place on Thursdays during lunch recess in the music room from April 9th to May 21st. We will learn about how to grow and take care of plants like herbs, veggies, and flowers. Please fill out the form HERE. There will be a $10 fee to cover materials. Please reach out to Ms. Miner (hminer@d181.org) with any questions.

Afterschool Art - Next Session Starts on 4/10

Hinsdale Central Girls Basketball Summer Camp - Register Today!

Hinsdale Central Girls Basketball Summer Camp registration is now open! This camp is Hinsdale Central's most popular camp and sells out every year - so register today.

Details:

• June 1-5th from 2p-4p
• Incoming K-8th graders
• If your daughter is new to basketball, developing skills or advanced we have the camp structured to suit your daughter's needs.
• Camp will be led by Red Devils Varsity Head Coach Brett Moore, his staff and Red Devil players.
• Hinsdale Central won Regional Championship this season and has back-to-back Top 25 state finishes and back-to-back 22+ win seasons.
• A fun summer camp that makes your daughter fall more in love with basketball and get better! Come learn basketball the Red Devil way!

Go Red Devils!