CAMILLE WHITESIDE
Camille Whiteside will be supporting our K-8 Somonauk Students as the new school counselor. She graduated from Olathe Northwest High in Kansas City and went to Kansas State University, so of course, she also loves the Kansas City Chiefs! She is super excited to be a part of the Somonauk community and loves working with kids because it keeps her young. Ms. Whiteside has the endurance to keep up with the kids, she has even WALKED a marathon, yes 26.2 miles!
RYAN POPLAWSKI
SMS has a new math teacher in the 5th/6th-grade hallway. Ryan graduated from Aurora Central Catholic High School and Northern Illinois University. Mr. Poplawski loves sports and would be in sports analytics or journalism if he were not a teacher. He would love to spend his day at a professional sports arena on days that he could relax. He has coached high school baseball and at baseball camps for the past five years. Mr. Poplawski loves the Cubs!
ALLISON SWANSON
Alli Swanson joins the JRW special education team teaching grades 1st and 2nd. She is a graduate of Sandwich High School and Aurora University. Ms. Swanson is excited to teach in Somonauk because her children also attend here. If she were not a teacher, she would enjoy being a travel agent (free trips to visit family in Western New York)! She loves the Chicago Cubs and has recently started to learn a new skill of farming, growing various field crops.
MARGARET BURROWS
Maggie Burrows is a new SMS teacher teaching English Language Arts. She is a graduate of Naperville Central High School and Illinois State University. She has known that she has wanted to be a teacher since she was in 5th grade! Ms. Burrows is excited to work in a school that is close-knit and collaborative. She enjoys the beach and her favorite sports team is the New Jersey Devils because she grew up in a small town in New Jersey. Ms. Burrows is still a “jersey girl” at heart!
RICHARD SNEDEKER
SHS welcomes Richard Snedeker! He is a graduate of Hinckley Big Rock and Northern Illinois University and is a now a teacher in the special education department at Somonauk. Mr. Snedeker loves the fitness industry and owns his own gym. He loves to travel to the Far North Woods and loves to cheer on Da Bears, go Chicago! Mr. Snedeker is excited about this new teaching experience at Somonauk!
Welcome HOME to #432!
This week, Somonauk School District welcomed our new teachers for the 2021-2022 school year. On Thursday and Friday, they were able to receive valuable professional development from our Instructional Coach, Mrs. Amanda Taxis. They were also able to connect with their individual mentors and travel the Somonauk community on a bus tour!
A very special thank you to the VFW Auxiliary, Operation Homefront and Dollar General for the donation of school supplies.
Job Opportunity
Free/Reduced Applications are now available for the 2021-2022 school year!
https://www.freereducedlunch.com/somonauk
Thank you for your dedication to #432!
CONGRATULATIONS
Class of 2021
Parent Information
Fishing Derby
Sixty Second Supe- IVVC Auto Body
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feDUBNPzsnw
Sixty Second Supe
IVVC Fire Science
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H060A3rV6LY
Diaper Distribution
REMINDER: Early Dismissal on Monday, May 10th
Thank you for your service to Somonauk School District #432
This summer, help your child become a confident, enthusiastic reader in the Summer Reading Skills Programs, taught by instructors from the Institute of Reading Development and offered through NIU Outreach.
Strengthen Skills, Build Confidence, Enjoy Reading
These programs teach key reading skills for every grade, from phonics and sight words for younger children, to comprehension, textbook strategies and writing skills for older kids, and everything in between.
Guided by a knowledgeable and supportive teacher, students in these programs experience reading success again and again, developing their skills and building confidence in outstanding books at the right level of challenge for each age.
Your child will build the skills, confidence, and motivation he or she needs to become an avid, enthusiastic reader, who enjoys reading for school and for pleasure.
How the Programs Work
Your child will attend weekly live online classes that build skills and provide great experiences with terrific books – books that are filled with interesting characters, exciting storylines, and engaging themes. Between classes, your child will practice reading and complete fun interactive lessons that develop core skills and build confidence.
An Institute of Reading Development teacher will provide all the support and instruction your child needs to grow as a reader and student. Your child will get a jumpstart on the next school year and be ready to make it a big success!
Let’s Discuss Your Child’s Reading Development.
Call to speak with a reading program advisor.
1-800-266-3991
A variety of weekday and weekend options are available.
Attention Somonauk Community - our Mobile App has been upgraded! Stay up to date with us.
Navigate to your Google Play or Apple Store to download the upgrade.
Time to download? Instant!
What's New?
-Select your default school(s) to see the information most relevant to you from the "Schools Menu"
-New default Home screen shows the most recent Somonauk live feed, events, dining menu, and news posts.
-Monthly calendar view in Events. Plan ahead with us!
-View dining menus one day at a time
-Watch uploaded videos straight from the app
-Zoom in and out within specific documents
-Search feature within the Staff Directory and Documents section lets you find just what you need and more!
Be sure to have your Push Notifications turned on.
Head to settings within the main menu to ensure you have the groups selected that are relevant to you! We always recommend having Somonauk district notifications turned on in addition to your specific schools.
Haven't downloaded the app yet? Now is a good time, and it's free.
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