Congrats to our first Color Wars winning classes....
LIVE UPDATE: The public question submission form is open for today’s (Nov 5, 2026) North Chicago SD 187 Board Meeting on Safety & Bullying Prevention.
🌟 Weekly Attendance Update! 🌟
Every day in school is a step toward big things! This week, our whole school reached 88% attendance! ⚾
Huge shoutout to Ms. Jurado, Ms. Gonzalez, Ms. Morillo, Ms. Thurston, and Ms. Haberkamp's class for hitting a grand slam and taking top honors on our Attendance Board this week! ⚾🧢
🧡 Reminder: Don't forget that this Friday is Color Wars! Make sure your kiddos wear ORANGE to show their spirit! 🍊
Thank you, parents, for helping your kiddos show up, shine, and learn every day. Let’s keep the momentum going next week! 🚌✨
D187 Special Board Meeting: Student Safety & Emergency Preparedness. Thu, Nov 5 @ 6 PM via Zoom. All families invited.
SOUTH SCHOOL - 2301 KEMBLE AVENUE
NORTH CHICAGO, IL 60064
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
SOUTH SCHOOL - 2301 KEMBLE AVENUE
NORTH CHICAGO, IL 60064
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Dear Green Bay ECC Families,
We are excited to kick off our second quarter with new ways to celebrate attendance and encourage our Cubbies to be at school every day! 💚
⚾ Weekly Attendance Challenge
Each week, we will celebrate classrooms that achieve 89% attendance or higher! Winning classrooms will earn a baseball, and multiple classrooms can win each week.
We will share our weekly attendance winners on our digital platforms every Wednesday so families can celebrate with us!
A big congratulations to Ms. Juardo’s class for winning our first-quarter attendance challenge! Her students maintained 90% attendance or higher every week and earned a fun bubble party! 🫧
For the second quarter, classrooms that meet the weekly attendance goal will have the opportunity to earn an indoor snowball party! ❄️
🎨 Friday Color Wars & Spirit Days Begin in November!
We have noticed that Fridays tend to be our lowest attendance day of the week. To make Fridays extra fun, we are introducing Friday Color Wars and Spirit Days!
Each Friday, we will announce a special color for students and staff to wear. We will visit classrooms to count how many students are participating. The class or classes with the most students wearing the designated color will be our winners! Winning classrooms will have their pictures taken and shared on our digital platforms.
We encourage all our Cubbies to participate and show their school spirit!
Every Day Counts!
Regular attendance helps children build routines, develop friendships, and grow academically and socially. Thank you for partnering with us to make attendance a priority and ensuring our Cubbies don't miss out on all the learning and fun happening at Green Bay ECC!
Let's make the second quarter our best one yet!
With Cubbie pride, 💚
Sarah Twiford
Principal
Green Bay Early Childhood Center
We are excited to kick off our second quarter with new ways to celebrate attendance and encourage our Cubbies to be at school every day! 💚
⚾ Weekly Attendance Challenge
Each week, we will celebrate classrooms that achieve 89% attendance or higher! Winning classrooms will earn a baseball, and multiple classrooms can win each week.
We will share our weekly attendance winners on our digital platforms every Wednesday so families can celebrate with us!
A big congratulations to Ms. Juardo’s class for winning our first-quarter attendance challenge! Her students maintained 90% attendance or higher every week and earned a fun bubble party! 🫧
For the second quarter, classrooms that meet the weekly attendance goal will have the opportunity to earn an indoor snowball party! ❄️
🎨 Friday Color Wars & Spirit Days Begin in November!
We have noticed that Fridays tend to be our lowest attendance day of the week. To make Fridays extra fun, we are introducing Friday Color Wars and Spirit Days!
Each Friday, we will announce a special color for students and staff to wear. We will visit classrooms to count how many students are participating. The class or classes with the most students wearing the designated color will be our winners! Winning classrooms will have their pictures taken and shared on our digital platforms.
We encourage all our Cubbies to participate and show their school spirit!
Every Day Counts!
Regular attendance helps children build routines, develop friendships, and grow academically and socially. Thank you for partnering with us to make attendance a priority and ensuring our Cubbies don't miss out on all the learning and fun happening at Green Bay ECC!
Let's make the second quarter our best one yet!
With Cubbie pride, 💚
Sarah Twiford
Principal
Green Bay Early Childhood Center
The students learned about fire safety by completing a fire drill and visiting with the fireman.
Dear Green Bay Families,
We understand that the building may feel a little chilly at times, and we appreciate your patience as we work to keep our school comfortable for our students and staff.
With outdoor temperatures expected to fluctuate throughout the week, we are carefully monitoring the weather and building conditions before turning on the heating system. Turning on the boilers too early could cause the building to become too warm as temperatures rise.
In the meantime, we are working on adjusting the fans to help reduce the circulation of cool air throughout the building. We will continue to monitor temperatures and reassess the heating system next week based on the forecast and building conditions.
For the next few days, we encourage families to send children to school with an extra layer, such as a sweater or sweatshirt, to help them stay comfortable throughout the day.
Thank you for your patience, understanding, and partnership as we work to provide a comfortable learning environment for all of our Cubbies!
Warmly,
Sarah Twiford
Principal, Green Bay Early Childhood Center
We understand that the building may feel a little chilly at times, and we appreciate your patience as we work to keep our school comfortable for our students and staff.
With outdoor temperatures expected to fluctuate throughout the week, we are carefully monitoring the weather and building conditions before turning on the heating system. Turning on the boilers too early could cause the building to become too warm as temperatures rise.
In the meantime, we are working on adjusting the fans to help reduce the circulation of cool air throughout the building. We will continue to monitor temperatures and reassess the heating system next week based on the forecast and building conditions.
For the next few days, we encourage families to send children to school with an extra layer, such as a sweater or sweatshirt, to help them stay comfortable throughout the day.
Thank you for your patience, understanding, and partnership as we work to provide a comfortable learning environment for all of our Cubbies!
Warmly,
Sarah Twiford
Principal, Green Bay Early Childhood Center
Meet our Cubbie Staff in the Spotlight this week.
Meet our Cubbie Staff in the Spotlight this week.
It is also Custodial Appreciation Day!
It is also Custodial Appreciation Day!
Meet our Cubbie Staff in the Spotlight this week.
Meet our Cubbie Staff in the Spotlight this week.
We look forward to having the halls/classrooms filled with families, teachers explaining play based learning, adn students exploring.
Smile Mobile Dental Clinic visits Sept. 30! Registering fulfills your child's mandatory IL dental exam requirement. Sign up by returning the paper form to the Main Office or scanning the QR code on your mailed form to register online. Registered students will be called from class for their appointments.
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Please join us in welcoming our community to the new NCCUSD 187 Board Room! We are excited to open this new space and look forward to welcoming our families, staff, and community members. If you need additional information, please contact Felicia McCarthy by email at fmccarthy@d187.org.
RFU’s mobile coach will offer free flu shots and health screenings at the North Chicago Public Library tomorrow, September 15, from 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM. Free flu vaccines are available without insurance on a first-come, first-served basis for anyone six months and older, alongside free adult vaccines for uninsured individuals and VFC child vaccines by appointment. Visitors can also receive free blood pressure, blood sugar, and cholesterol screenings (fasting required), as well as rapid testing for strep, flu, COVID-19, UTIs, and ear infections.
Free Outdoors Community Day for Military Families!
Join Blue Star Families & Wilderness Inquiry this Sunday, 9/13, for a fun day of canoeing, hands-on activities, and outdoor exploring with the whole family! Click here to register!
Reminder: The CIMPAR Vaccination Clinic will take place today, Wednesday, September 9, 2026, from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM at North Chicago High School.
On Wednesday, September 9th, from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM, the Chipotle located at 940 S Waukegan Rd in Waukegan, IL, is hosting a fundraiser for Neal Math and Science Academy, where 25% of event sales will be donated to the cause when customers present the flyer or use the online ordering code RH7BZF2.
Reminder: The CIMPAR Vaccination Clinic will take place tomorrow, Wednesday, September 9, 2026, from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM at North Chicago High School.
Dear Green Bay ECC Families,
We love having our families be a part of our school community! 💚 Family involvement helps us build strong relationships between home and school, and we want to continue creating opportunities for you to connect with our students and staff.
To help keep our school safe and ensure that everyone understands our expectations, we are sharing a flyer that explains the difference between a Tutor Legal Voluntario (Guardian Legal Volunteer) and a Visita Breve de Tutor Legal (Brief Guardian Visit).
💚 Guardian Legal Volunteer
If you are volunteering to help in the classroom, interact with students, assist with activities, support transitions, or participate in field trips, you must complete the required volunteer background check before volunteering. Once approved, you will check in at the school office and receive your volunteer identification.
💙 Brief Guardian Visit
A brief visit is intended for a short, specific visit or special occasion, such as a classroom celebration, birthday, holiday activity, or bringing something to your child. These visits are generally 20 minutes or less and do not involve providing classroom support.
Important: A brief guardian visit cannot be used as a substitute for completing the volunteer process when you are volunteering or helping in the classroom.
Please review the attached flyer in English or Spanish for more information.
Thank you for partnering with us and for helping us keep Green Bay ECC a safe, welcoming, and connected school community! 💚🐻
Warmly,
Mrs. Sarah Twiford
Principal
Green Bay Early Childhood Center
We love having our families be a part of our school community! 💚 Family involvement helps us build strong relationships between home and school, and we want to continue creating opportunities for you to connect with our students and staff.
To help keep our school safe and ensure that everyone understands our expectations, we are sharing a flyer that explains the difference between a Tutor Legal Voluntario (Guardian Legal Volunteer) and a Visita Breve de Tutor Legal (Brief Guardian Visit).
💚 Guardian Legal Volunteer
If you are volunteering to help in the classroom, interact with students, assist with activities, support transitions, or participate in field trips, you must complete the required volunteer background check before volunteering. Once approved, you will check in at the school office and receive your volunteer identification.
💙 Brief Guardian Visit
A brief visit is intended for a short, specific visit or special occasion, such as a classroom celebration, birthday, holiday activity, or bringing something to your child. These visits are generally 20 minutes or less and do not involve providing classroom support.
Important: A brief guardian visit cannot be used as a substitute for completing the volunteer process when you are volunteering or helping in the classroom.
Please review the attached flyer in English or Spanish for more information.
Thank you for partnering with us and for helping us keep Green Bay ECC a safe, welcoming, and connected school community! 💚🐻
Warmly,
Mrs. Sarah Twiford
Principal
Green Bay Early Childhood Center