In honor of National Good Deeds Week and in support of Share Our Spare, we invite the community to participate in the Stuff The Truck event on Wednesday, April 14 during morning drop-off and afternoon pick-up.

Our 8th graders are leading the way for humans to live sustainably on our planet! In order for students to cope with the realities of climate change and to practice the innovative and creative skills needed to combat a changing climate and create a sustainable future for humankind, it is imperative that any climate change education is also paired with climate action. 

A few months ago an interest in animals was sparked in JK105 as they were playing with toy animals. As teachers started to share a few facts about each animal, the students were very engrossed with the factual information and continued to want to learn more. 

We are so excited to announce the PTC's Virtual Spring Shopping Event, taking place from Thursday, May 6 through Wednesday, May 12. All proceeds benefit the Be Innovative Grant which allows teachers to develop cutting-edge curricular initiatives.

It is with great pleasure and excitement that I write to you regarding the reinstating of our beloved Athletics program here at Bernard Zell. It seems like years ago that our inaugural fifth grade basketball season came to an abrupt end last March. And since that very moment I have eagerly awaited and anticipated this letter. 

Special Friends’ Week is a celebration that our community looks forward to every year. Students love welcoming the important people in their lives to school so they can show off their hard work, creative triumphs and share all that Bernard Zell has to offer. Special Friends' Week 2021 will take place Monday, May 3 - Friday, May 7.

A brain challenge was recently posed to our 7th-grade students in art class: "What if Vincent Van Gogh was living today and painted Starry Night from someplace other than Saint-Remy in Southern France? What if he came back in the future and could paint a Starry Night from another planet in our solar system?" Click 'read more' to view the students' out-of-this-world artwork!

In fourth grade, students have been learning about immigration for the past several weeks. While wrapping up the unit, each student is assigned a topic of their choice. Using books and websites, fourth-graders used notecards to record their facts, citing each source and writing a five-paragraph essay to share their knowledge.

Every week is library week in our school library, but it’s important to note that we are in the midst of the official National Library Week (April 4-10). All libraries are in the unique and honored position to transform lives through education and lifelong learning.

Throughout the school year, 8th-grade students have been hard at work creating amazing Family Roots websites. They began their journey by asking questions, followed by interviewing family members and practicing their writing skills. Click 'read more' to see examples of some of their discoveries!

Join us on April 20 for the third and final installment in Bernard Zell's Equity Education Speaker Series, featuring Tonika Lewis Johnson, creator of The Folded Map Project. 

Parents should not drop off students early and all community members should exit campus immediately after dismissal. The field and playground equipment are not available for use either before or after school. Thank you for your understanding as we continue to take steps that will keep our community healthy and safe.

We would like to take this opportunity to share our gratitude for our school nurses, Sadia Shah and Kristen O'Connor, and all that they have contributed to our school community. Both Sadia and Kristen will be moving on to new opportunities.

Led by teachers from our school and open to all children entering Nursery, Junior Kindergarten and Senior Kindergarten, we can't wait to welcome our youngest learners to camp for a summer of exploration and fun!

Now that school is back in session, we are entering the season of "yoms." These are the days that fall between Passover and Israel's 73rd birthday on Yom HaAtzmaut. The "yoms" are the days that mark unique observances in the Jewish calendar and help us see Yom HaAtzmaut not as a separate day but as part of nine days that build up to it. We mark these days as the nine days of WE. WE Jewish people come together to remember and celebrate. 

An article was recently published by the New York Times regarding the experience of New Trier High School with Safeguard Surveillance, the same saliva testing provider used by Bernard Zell. The article implies at various points that Safeguard is operating outside the guidance of the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services. This is not the case.

Click here to read announcements from the Chesed Committee for April 7. 

Order your brick paver engraved with a custom message by Friday, May 21 to ensure that your brick is included in the next wave of installation this summer!