Our Kindergartners are AMAZING! They authored & illustrated their own versions of "pigeon" stories, inspired by Mo Willems. Berkeley S.D. 87 Tracy Bodenstab Mo Willems

A HUGE congratulations to our 8th grade Northlake Middle School Wildcats! It’s been such an honor to have watched some of you grow since kindergarten! Go move mountains! Berkeley S.D. 87 #1D1T1M

So important! 🙌

Best part of the staff meeting. Ice cream!!! Sometimes you have to do the really important stuff!! Tracy Bodenstab Berkeley S.D. 87

Character Reads are the best when you both love the same author!! eric carle Tracy Bodenstab Berkeley S.D. 87

It’s been 2 weeks in a whirlwind! Whittier Primary School and Jefferson Primary hosting family nights with a presentation on behavior, Northlake library, and Bellwood Police and Fire persons! Both were AWESOME 🤩

Great fun, food, friends! Whittier Primary is awesome! Fun night out at Armand's in Elmhurst Tracy Bodenstab Berkeley S.D. 87

#Reading is a family affair! 📚👨‍👧#projectlit #Scholastic #WhittIsLit #empower87 Ms. Sanchez's students are sharing a good book with friends and families. 📖

Eek! Couldn't love this more! I see potential for a literacy flash mob here! 😆 So excited for our little Whittier Primary School Mustangs and all they have to celebrate with their growth in reading and writing!! Berkeley S.D. 87 #1D1T1M

Your worth is not determined by your choices (or your farts). You are a good soul. Let's help our kids separate the deed from the doer. #restorativepractices #domorebetter #lifelonglearner

Mr. Shelton, director of Nutritional Services, joined us for Lunch Bunch. Our Whittier Mustangs wanted to meet the man, the myth, the legend who brings pizza on Fridays! #WhittIsLit (about pizza 🍕) #empower87 Elizabeth pikes Berkeley 87 Nutrition Department

Do you love fun? Do you love food? Then who doesn't love a family luau? Join us on Tuesday, May 7th at 5:30pm for a night of family fun! See you in the conga line. 😉@WhittIsLit (about luaus) #empower87 Tracy Bodenstab Elizabeth pikes Kara Mieszanek (she/her)

Whit was really lit today! Thank you Scholastic books. Pete the cat came to visit! The students loved it!! Whittier Primary School Berkeley S.D. 87 Tracy Bodenstab Kelly Zimmerman Dr. Nicole Spatafore

We’re in a primary building when… Pete the Cat interrupts a meeting! #whittierislit Whittier Primary School Elizabeth pikes #scholasticbooks

Whittier got to feel all the warm fuzzy feels during our ProKids assembly. 💗 Our young scholars had the BEST time laughing and learning today!! Thank you for a memorable experience. #empower87 #WhittIsLit (about SEL).

#DNTBTeambuilding

Thank you to everyone that was involved in the creation of our "Welcome to District 87 " video! Many people collaborated together throughout the process. A BIG THANK YOU to all the scholars and teachers who were interviewed.  Enjoy! youtube.com/watch?v=Bc5MWm…

District 87 is hiring! View our open positions by clicking the link below. #EmpowerD87 berkeley87.org/about/departme…

How about some field day fun for our Whittier Primary School Mustangs now?! Chase the cicada is a special station only to be seen this year and not again for awhile… 😂 Love the joy! Berkeley S.D. 87 #empower87 #1D1T1M

#Divisionofearlychildhood Awesome first day. So many great sessions for our students and families. Teach the child-not the disability.