Harvey School District 152

Happy Holidays from Harvey School District 152! We wish you and your loved ones a joyful holiday season.

Harvey School District offices will be closed on Dec. 25 and 26 and Jan. 1 and 2. Enjoy the holiday weekends ahead!

Winter Break is almost here! Students will be out of school from Monday, Dec. 25 through Friday, Jan. 5. Classes resume on Monday, Jan. 8!

The Student Council’s Holiday Gift Shop was a huge success! Bryant Elementary School students enjoyed shopping while seasonal songs played. The students learned about making good shopping decisions, budget planning and the joyful pride of gift giving. Many thanks goes out to our volunteer parents and the Penguin Patch!

We’re incredibly proud of our Brooks Middle School Spelling Bee winners! Congratulations to the top three spellers: Antonio Delgado, Firdoos Vhora and Rose Joseph. Keep up the great work!

Congratulations to the Bryant Elementary School Spelling Bee winners! First Place: Moeen Vahora (Ms. Lyon, 5th grade) Second Place: Saadd Vohra (Ms. Buckhoy, 4th grade) Third Place: Michael Gimm (Ms. Buckhoy, 4th grade) These scholars will advance to the district spelling bee held on Wednesday, Jan. 17 at 6 p.m. at Brooks Middle School.

Let’s celebrate the 82 Holmes Elementary School students who had perfect attendance for the month of November! The students got to enjoy Hot Chips and Nacho Cheese. Regular attendance is important for the success of our students. Way to go!

NFINITE Hands and Alderwoman Colby Chapman are hosting their annual Joy of Giving Toy Drive tomorrow! Join us from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Brooks Middle School. We hope to see you there!

Join us tomorrow night to cheer on our staff members in the Toy Drive Charity Basketball Game against Harvey City employees! Admission is $5 or a new unopened toy. All proceeds and toys will be donated to the students of our district at Brooks Middle School.

A child starts their learning journey almost immediately and parents are their first teachers. Harvey School District 152 partners, encourages and supports families with the opportunity to connect with parents, access valuable resources, and feel supported through their parenting journey. Whether you are looking for information on prenatal care, child development, parenting tips, or a fun way to connect with others in the community, Harvey is here for you! Our prenatal/birth to three program provides valuable resources free of charge and we are always welcoming new families! To learn more, call Lead Parent Educator Rasheedah McCamury at 708-796-3788 or visit our website: https://www.harvey152.org/page/birth-to-three-program

Last month, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity provided turkey dinner boxes for families of Whittier Elementary School. Principal Lisa Manuel enjoyed meeting community members at this special event!

Warm coats for cool kids! Whittier Elementary School hosted a winter coat drive with many members of the community donating coats. Thank you for supporting our students!

We’re proud to share our December community newsletter! You will learn more about our new Strategic Goals, extracurricular activities at each school, our birth-to-three program for families, Foundation grant awardees and more. Harvey School District residents will receive one in their mailboxes soon! View the complete newsletter on our website: https://www.harvey152.org/page/district-newsletters

Brooks Middle School students in the Intro to Culinary class have been cooking up lots of great learning and dishes! They learned about food safety while preparing several meals. Mrs. Morgan partnered with her husband’s catering company to enhance the lessons for students.

Join us next week on Dec. 15 for the Toy Drive Charity Basketball Game! Harvey School District employees will take on Harvey City employees at Brooks Middle School. All proceeds and toys will be donated to the students of our district. Admission is $5 or a new unopened toy. Help us cheer on our staff members!

Bryant Elementary School recently hosted their Family Reading Night. We always love seeing our students enjoying fun activities with their families in our building!

Next week, NFINITE Hands and Alderwoman Colby Chapman will be hosting their annual Joy of Giving Toy Drive! It takes place on Saturday, Dec. 16 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Brooks Middle School and we hope to see you there!

Introducing Bryant Elementary School’s newly elected Student Council officers! Student Council members are elected by their peers to address school issues as well as organize activities and events. Our council’s platform this year is social and emotional health. Go Tigers!

Harvey Park District is hosting a Lunch-N-Fun with Santa event this Saturday, Dec. 9! Join the fun from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Santa’s Village (14821 Broadway Ave.) Be sure to register in advance by calling 708-331-3857.

Angelou Elementary School students held one of their favorite Thanksgiving traditions before the holiday break: a parade of balloons! Teachers read the book “Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy’s Parade” and students learned about how the giant balloons were created for the world famous parade. Students designed their own balloon floats and paraded for our families!