What's Happening at Westerhold ELC!

Early Learning Center students in Ms. Juliana Tullis's SPARK Jr. Kindergarten class were excited to participate in Music Monday this week.

Early Learning Center students in Ms. Cory's class started out their day by coming up to the front one by one and saying "hello" to the other students.

Early Learning Center students in Ms. Jennifer Jennings class began their day tracing different shapes on a piece of paper with Mr. Narci Martinez.

Early Learning Center students in Ms. Martha Hengels' class have the chance to participate in a variety of learning activities.

All students at the Early Learning Center have the opportunity to visit the Math Center every week.

When the temperatures drop the students at the ELC still have plenty of fun indoors. 

SPARK Junior Kindergarten students in Ms. Valencia's class had the chance to participate in different activities at various stations recently.

What do you do when it's too cold to play outside during recess? 

All of the students at the Early Learning Center had the opportunity to make ornaments which will adorn their holiday tree in downtown Des Plaines.

The Westerhold Early Learning Center (WELC) hosted its annual Fall Fest Parade on Wednesday, October 30. 

The students in Ms. Maria Armiras's STAR class at the Early Learning Center had a fun time celebrating fall recently. 

Ms. Mouzakis Mini School class at the Early Learning Center, which consists of 2 and 3 year olds, regularly enjoy dancing to different songs.

Students in Ms. Steibing's SPARK class had a fun time singing songs, dancing, counting and learning more about the letter "T."

Students in Mr. Rodriguez's STAR class had the opportunity to meet the Color Monster for the first time this week. 

Students in Ms. Aimee Murillo's STAR Program at the Early Learning Center are having a fun start to the school year!  

Staff and D62 Administrators welcomed D62's youngest learners to the 2024-2025 school year on Wednesday, August 21.

District 62's youngest learners paraded through the halls of the ELC last week, spreading kindness to all in attendance. 

All students at the Early Learning Center have the opportunity to visit the Literacy Center for 30 minutes every week.

All students at the Early Learning Center have the opportunity to visit the Math Center for 30 minutes every week.

Students in Ms. Jennifer Jennings class had the chance to visit the Science Center this week. 

Preschooler's in Ms. Dion's STAR class had fun participating in a variety of fun activities this week.

Early Learning Center students in Ms. Richter's STAR class had the chance to participate in many different learning activities this week.

The students at the ELC had a fun time particpating in the Fall Fest parade.

Students in Ms. Gonzalez's STAR bilingual classroom had fun reading a new book together this week.

This week the students in Mrs. Tharp's STAR class learned all about pumpkins.

Students in Miss Dion's STAR Preschool Class had fun in class this week.

Students at the Early Learning Center had a great time playing outside this week and making friends with each other.

The State of Illinois Early Childhood Block Grant funds the Preschool For All Prevention Initiative Program for children birth to 3 and their families.

Students in the Extended Day Kindergarten (EDK) program had a great time this week!

Students love dancing in class! Especially when they get to use colorful streamers.

Our young students engaged in learning activities and had time to play with others.

Dubbed "the Pied Piper of children's music", "Miss Carole" is a nationally renowned music specialist.

Students had a great time playing outside in their playground.