Library News

The Community House Walk the Walk - Sunday 5/18

Are you ready to Walk the Walk and make a difference?! The Community House’s annual Walk the Walk for Mental Health is on Sunday, May 18th. Join the Elm School Bulldogs Team and help us try to win the Big Blue Shoe Award.

The Community House Mental Health Awareness Webinar - Monday 5/12, 7pm

The Community House is offering a free virtual event on Monday, May 12th at 7pm for parents in honor of Mental Health Awareness month. This one-hour webinar, Recognizing the Signs: How to Spot Emotional Struggles in Youth, will support parents in understanding and recognizing when their child might be experiencing a mental health issue as well highlighting ways to respond, connect to appropriate resources and build stronger lines of communication. 

Principal's Corner

Staff Appreciation Week - May 5-9

Satchel Pulse Screening Information

Elementary students and teachers will once again participate in the Satchel Pulse Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Screener, a tool to help us monitor and improve the social-emotional skills of all our students. Teachers of students in grades K-5th will complete the screener about their students, and students in grades 3rd-5th will complete the screener about themselves.

SEL skills include developing healthy habits, managing emotions, setting and achieving goals, developing empathy for others, establishing and maintaining supportive relationships, collaborating with others, and making responsible and caring decisions. 

Satchel Pulse is a student-friendly screener with 25 simple questions. Information gained from this screener will provide our school teams with additional insight to best support our students’ social, emotional, and academic growth. Please let me know if you have any questions. 

Student Registration for 2025-26 School Year

Sports Equipment Drive - Monday 5/5 - Friday 5/9

Sports For All is a charity organization started by Hinsdale Central High School students, Sofia Malinas and Mia Barakat (Elm alum). With a mission to donate sports equipment to children in need, they will be collecting new or used sports equipment at Elm School during the week of May 5-9. Please make sure donations are functional and do not include any local club logos. The classroom with the most donated items will win a special snack! Thank you in advance for your generosity!

Order by Wednesday 5/7 12pm for Special Lunch on Thursday 5/15

The last Special Lunch (Steak 'n Shake) is on Thursday, May 15th. Orders must be placed by 12pm on Wednesday, May 7th. See ordering instructions HERE. 

Thank You for Attending the Daughter's Dance!

The Parent List

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Let's work together as a community to create the most access to resources for our children. The Hinsdale Central Parent List is an “Angie’s List” type resource where parents can find support if they see changes in their child’s behavior or have other concerns about their child. The Parent List needs parents to leave fresh reviews of health care providers to keep the resource viable. It takes less than 5 minutes to add your first-hand insight to our list of provider reviews on The Parent List. There are only three multiple choice questions to complete in addition to the contact information of the provider you recommend. Your review is anonymous. Click HERE to help our children. Providers that treat emotional, developmental, learning and health problems affecting children of all ages such as anxiety, depression, grief, stress, eating and processing disorders, insomnia, school avoidance, peer relations, ADD/ADHD, and autism spectrum, are reviewed on The Parent List.
To read the existing reviews of recommended providers, go to hcpto.org/parent-list/
Questions can be emailed to: parentlist@hcpto.org
In no way does the Elm School PTO or staff, Hinsdale Central High School PTO or staff, school districts 86, 181 or 63 endorse or recommend any specific provider reviewed on The Parent List. The Parent List is a subjective forum set up by the Hinsdale Central PTO for your convenience. Parents and guardians are solely responsible for deciding to use any of the service providers on The Parent List in any capacity, and the Elm School and Hinsdale Central PTOs, as well as school districts 86,181 and 63, disclaim all liability for any damages, injuries, losses, expenses, or claims of any kind arising out of the provision of services by anyone or any agency appearing on The Parent List.