Meyer families, thank you for all your support during this school year! Together, we have helped our Meyer Shining Stars grow in so many ways, and your partnership means the world to us. We hope you enjoy the summer!

Thank you so much to our Meyer Parent Leaders (MPL) for supporting Meyer students, families, and staff all year long! The MPL has brought us so many fun family events this year, including Socktoberfest, Movie Night, and the End-of-the-Year Bash! The Meyer Parent Leaders also helped with Meyer Mart, Staff Appreciation, and Story Night. Many thanks to Odessa Molina for leading all of our wonderful volunteers!

A special thank you to our Meyer parent/guardian volunteers who helped with the MPL End-of-the-Year Bash: Odessa Molina, Melissa Sumulong, Jennifer Schuster, Kaitlyn Chenevert, Nicole Brennan, Sarita Molina, Eunice Miller, Margaret Page, Betsy White, and Meg Berry. Thank you for your time and energy, and helping to make Meyer a welcoming place!

As we approach the end of the school year, Meyer’s Student Support Services team would like to share a list of social/emotional resources that your child can access over the summer. These resources can help to support your child's continued social/emotional growth through engaging activities, and the community agencies listed may benefit your family. Please click HERE to view the social/emotional resources.

Incoming kindergarten parents/guardians attended On to Kindergarten on Thursday, May 21 to learn more about our Kindergarten program, meet staff, see some classrooms, and get to know one another. For parents/guardians who were not able to attend, please see the PRESENTATION SLIDES for more information about our kindergarten program.

We are pleased to share that the Skokie Park District will run three programs at Meyer during the 2025-2026 school year. Register before all spots are taken!

• AM SPACE: 7:00 to 8:30 a.m., before-school care (replaces Skokie73.5’s "Early Bird") — SEE FLYER
• Learn & Play SPACE: 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (AM class) and 11:00 to 2:30 p.m. (PM class). Formerly named "Extended Preschool SPACE" — SEE FLYER
• PM SPACE: 2:30 to 6:00 p.m., after-school care — SEE FLYER

Returning Meyer families, please mark your calendars with these important 2025-2026 dates:

• Thursday, August 21: Party on the Playground from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m.
• Monday, August 25: Meyer student classroom visit day
• Tuesday, August 26: First day of school for Kindergarten students
• Monday, September 2: First day of school for Preschool students

Thank you, Middleton families, for all your support during this school year! Our Middleton Bulldogs have grown by leaps and bounds this school year, and we are so grateful for your partnership! Enjoy your summers!

The Middleton Lost and Found will be set up OUTSIDE at the Drake Alley blacktop during dismissal on Monday, June 2. Everything will be brought back inside after students have left for the day, and available outside the gym during SPACE pick up. On Tuesday, June 3, all remaining items will be donated. Thanks for your help!

We are pleased to share that the Skokie Park District will run two programs at Meyer during the 2025-2026 school year. Register before all spots are taken!

• AM SPACE: before-school care beginning at 7:00 a.m.
• PM SPACE: after-school care ending at 6:00 p.m.

See the SPACE flyer HERE.

Returning Middleton families, please mark your calendars with these important dates:

• Wednesday, August 13
  • Welcome to Middleton from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. for all 1st grade families, students, and families/students who are new to Middleton
  • Popsicles on the Playground from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. for all Middleton families and students
• Friday, August 22: Supply Drop Off
  • Last names A-L from 2:30 to 3:00 p.m.
  • Last names M-Z from 3:00 to 3:30 p.m.
• Monday, August 25: First day of school for Middleton students

The last day of school for 6th and 7th grade students is on Monday, June 2. Students will participate in a variety of fun teamwork activities during our Field Day event in the morning hours. Students should dress appropriately for the weather as many of the Field Day activities are outdoors on the soccer field. Please consider applying sunscreen before school if needed and wearing light colored and lightweight clothing in warmer temperatures. Students may also wear hats to further shade their faces from the sunlight. They will also meet several 7th and 8th grade teachers to hear about next year’s programming and participate in our final Hornet’s Hive Assembly recognizing trimester accomplishments and playing a fun game show funded by our PTO!

Returning McCracken families, please mark your calendars with these important dates:

• Tuesday, August 19: New Family Orientation from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. for families of 6th-8th Grade students who are new to to Skokie 73.5
• Tuesday, August 19: McCracken Materials Pickup from 3:45 to 6:30 p.m. (6th-8th Grade)
• Tuesday, August 19: 6th Grade Meet and Greet from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. (6th Grade only)

Please access all of our On to 6th Grade digital resources on our school website at SD735.org/mccracken/on-to-6th.

Save the date for the 6th Grade Meet and Greet on Tuesday, August 19 at 4:00 p.m. when students and parents/guardians can set up their lockers, meet their advisory teacher when possible, and go on a journey to find their classrooms using their new schedule. Stay tuned for more information over the summer!

The 6th grade team is seeking feedback about our On to 6th Grade Parent/Guardian Information Night in order to plan for next year’s programming. Please complete this SURVEY to help us meet your needs for this event!

Copies of our 2025-2026 All School Read novel, It Wasn’t Me by Dana Alison Levy will be distributed to students by the end of the school year through all advisories. Additionally, all of our current 6th and 7th grade students will have read Chapters 1 and 2 with their classes before summer begins. We are excited for a fall visit from the author to discuss It Wasn’t Me and her other four young adult books! We hope that all families encourage reading of this book and others throughout the summer!