Remember to please take the 2022 End-of-Year Survey. Listening to each other in pursuit of continuous improvement is a Bernard Zell value at the core.

Shark Tank will take place on the morning of Friday, June 10 and the students are very much looking forward to learning who the Sharks will be and sharing their detailed financial plan with them in hopes they will "invest" in their products! So be sure to ask your kids, will you be an entrepreneur or a "wantrepreneur"?! 

Last week, SK a celebrated their foundational years of learning in Early Childhood at Bernard Zell. The program was filled with singing and dancing and at the conclusion, students stood on the bima under the chuppah decorated with their handprints and proudly celebrated their Jewish learning.

Kol Ha’Kavod to our Bernard Zell student-athletes on the track and golf teams for their recent outstanding achievements!

We are pleased to share our key calendar dates for the 2022-23 academic year. Please note: the 2022-2023 calendar is subject to revision and updates.The calendar can always be accessed by visiting www.bernardzell.org/calendar.

"Bernard Zell framed my future by providing me with an excellent foundation which prepared me for high school, college, and beyond!"

—Gina Pope, Class of 1980

The Class of 2018 looks forward to this fall as they head off to some of the following colleges and universities:

As the Nursery students took nature walks throughout the neighborhoods throughout the year, they often spotted "birdhouses with books", which inspired them to create their own Little Free Library so they too could give back to their neighborhood community by donating books. 
 

Summer reading is fun and easy and online! Click the button below or visit bernardzell.org/summerreading to find everything you need to know about the Summer Reading at Bernard Zell program for students entering first through eighth grades.

Dear Early Childhood Families—We wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for sharing your children with us this year. We have marveled at the way they have grown. While some may have fewer teeth and many have sprouted up an inch or two, they have all, most importantly, engaged in a year of great learning both from an intellectual and social emotional lens.

Join us this Sunday, June 26, as the Bernard Zell community marches in Chicago's Pride Parade! With a maximum of 25 people in our group, be sure to sign-up now as spaces will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis.

I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream! We are so excited to be bringing back the ice cream truck for the last day of school. Please be sure to stop by after dismissal on the last day of school on Wednesday, June 15 at 11:45 am for a delicious treat.

Our amazing PTC has streamlined school supply ordering to provide an efficient and convenient option to prepare your children for their first day of the school in the fall. The sale opens this Friday, place your order now!

We hope you will join us in giving the Class of 2022 a fond farewell and best wishes for their next adventures!

Our 12th Annual Athletics Banquet was finally back in-person for the first time since 2019. With over 250 guests in attendance, the evening featured speeches from our incredible coaching staff and acknowledgment of each of our 151 student-athletes, the most the program has ever had!

Mazel tov to alumni Sydney Gilbert ’20 and Noah Tennenbaum ’21 on their recent achievements in varsity softball and water polo for Whitney Young.

If you have not already submitted your RSVP, please do so now by clicking the button below. Also, be sure to read through the important reminders below before tonight's concert. We can't wait to see you there!