The Food Drive has begun!  We invite all Link families to participate in our annual Food Drive to help stock our District 54 Food Pantries.  We will be collecting items here at the school until this Friday, February 21.

We are looking forward to connecting with families at our second round of student-led conferences on Thursday, February 13 and Friday, February 14.  Since our conferences are student-led, we ask that students attend so they can share with parents their progress in academic and social emotional areas, as well as goals they have set for the remainder of the 2020 school year.  Teachers will also be sharing their insights and establishing areas of focus to bridge home and school support.

Please remember that our school day schedule is adjusted to accommodate these conferences.  Thursday, February 13 will be a half-day of school with a dismissal time of 11:40.  Also, there is no school on Friday, February 14.

Save the Date for round two of Donuts with a Dear One during the week of February 10.  Students in the same family can invite one special guest (mom, dad, aunt, uncle, grandparent, etc.) to join us at 8:00 in the gym for a donut breakfast, and then head to the classroom to observe and participate for the first hour of the school day (8:45-9:45AM).  If the student’s last name begins with the letters A-L, they will come on Monday, February 10, and if the student’s last name begins with the letters M-Z, they will come on Tuesday, February 11.  Please use the attached form to learn more about the event and sign-up to attend.  Forms are due back Friday, January 31.

Parents are invited to preview the reproductive unit grade level presentations the evening of January 21 for 4th grade, January 22 for 5th grade, and January 23 for 6th grade.  Please read the attached letter for more details.  Reproductive Unit.pdf | Reproductive Unit (Spanish).pdf

Wednesday, February 5 we will host Kindergarten Registration.  Kindergarten Registration is intended for any incoming Link-based kindergartners for the 2020-2021 school year.  Registration will take place at Link School from 9:00-11:00AM and 5:00-7:00PM.

We have our annual Open Enrollment Fair on Wednesday, January 29 for incoming district 54 students.  The Open Enrollment Fair is an evening designed for families to see which district 54 schools offer programs of choice.  Link will be represented at the fair as we showcase our Spanish/English Dual Language Program.  The Open Enrollment Fair runs from 6:00-7:30PM at the Professional Learning Center, 522 East Schaumburg Road in Schaumburg.

The Windy City Bulls will host a District 54 takeover night on Friday, January 10 at the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, and a portion of the proceeds from each ticket purchased will be donated back to the District 54 Education Foundation. Click here for more information or to purchase tickets! The District 54 take-over night will feature District 54 students participating in performances and other on-court experiences before and throughout the game, and a District 54 Special Olympics basketball match at halftime.

We are excited to announce that the 1st and 2nd grade students have a Winter Music Performance coming up on the evening of December 4!  The evening performances will feature 1st graders at 6:00PM, and 2nd graders at 7:00PM.  We look forward to seeing you there!

The Mead 6th Grade Parent and Student Night has been changed to Wednesday, December 11.  Please note that this program is for parents/guardians and your sixth grade student.  Today, Mrs. Carey, Mead’s assistant principal, visited Link to talk with your future Mustang about life at Mead.  During her visit, she talked with your child about the elective offerings and request process.  The course request process for seventh grade is very important.  Student request sheets are due to your child’s sixth grade teacher by December 13, 2019.  Please feel free to contact Scott Ross at Mead at 847-357-6000 if you have any questions!

On November 14, we are celebrating those working to cure Type One diabetes and the discovery of insulin by wearing blue.  If you would  like more information or to donate, visit JDRF.org.