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THE WEEK AHEAD:
PARCC testing in KCSD96 continues through Apr. 28.
Mon., Apr. 17:
Transition Night for Parents of Current 5th Graders, 7 p.m.
Twin Groves Middle School Gym, 2600 N. Buffalo Grove Rd., BG
Tues., Apr. 18:
Middle School Schedule Parent Coffees, 8–9 a.m., Twin Groves & Woodlawn
D96 Parents Volunteer at Feed My Starving Children, 9:15-11:30 a.m., 742 E. Park Ave., Libertyville
Board of Education Mtg., 7 p.m., Ivy Hall School Boardroom, 1072 Ivy Hall Ln., Buffalo Grove AGENDA
Thurs., Apr. 20:
Band & Orchestra Booster Fundraiser at Portillo’s–Vernon Hills, 5–8 p.m.
Location: 221 Townline Rd., Vernon Hills
WHAT’S FOR BREAKFAST? WHAT’S FOR LUNCH?
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HAVE YOU REGISTERED YOUR RETURNING STUDENT FOR 2017-18?
All 2017-18 students must be registered. Registration emails were sent again on Wed., Apr. 12. Reminder: Fees increase by $20 per student after May 19. Do you have registration questions or need your e-mail re-sent? Call the administrative assistant at the school your student currently attends or send email
BAND & ORCHESTRA BOOSTER NEWS
Booster Fundraiser: Thurs., Apr. 20, 5 – 8 p.m. FLYER
Portillo’s – Vernon Hills, 221 Townline Rd.
Portillo’s will donate to D96 Band & Orchestra Boosters 20% of sales (dine in, take out, or drive thru) from 5–8 p.m. on Thurs., Apr. 20. Customers must present THIS FLYER OR mention the D96 Band & Orchestra Boosters fundraiser at checkout. (If ordering in the drive-thru lane, present flyer or mention to the first order taker.)
APRIL DATES TO NOTE
• Parents of Current 5th Graders
The Transition to Middle School
Mon., Apr. 17, Twin Groves Gym, 2600 N. Buffalo Grove Rd., 7–8 p.m.
Get info you’ll want to know about the transition to middle school. Middle School Principals Jessica Barnes and Greg Grana discuss academics, extracurricular opportunities, and changes that the middle school years bring. Also, student panelists will share their perspective.
• Middle School Parents (whose students are currently in Grades 5–7)
Middle School Parent Coffees at your student’s 2017-18 middle school, 8–9 a.m.
A Q&A opportunity with the principal on the new middle school schedule
• Current 8th Graders AND Their Parents
Ease the social transition to Stevenson for your family
Mon., Apr. 24, Twin Groves Middle School, 2600 N. Buffalo Grove Rd., 7 p.m.
Simultaneous learning opportunities for the graduating Class of 2017 and their parents:
In one room incoming SHS students hear from SHS Catalyst students and have a casual, candid Q & A opportunity about social life at school and on weekends for SHS students.
… while in another room
Parents of incoming SHS freshmen hear from SHS Substance Abuse Prevention Coordinator Dr. Cristina Cortesi, law enforcement officers, and other experts on social hosting considerations and ways you can support your student’s social transition to SHS.
MORE INFO | RSVP
REGISTER FOR SUMMER SCHOOL
• Jump-Start Kindergarten Registration after May 12 is not guaranteed
Session 1: June 12–30; Session 2: July 24–Aug. 4, from 9 a.m.–12 p.m.
MORE INFO | DOWNLOAD REGISTRATION FORM
• Academic Summer School
June 12–30, from 9 a.m.–12 p.m.
MORE INFO | DOWNLOAD REGISTRATION FORM
COMMUNITY NEWS
Find info on the following–and more–in the KCSD96 VIRTUAL BACKPACK:
Buffalo Grove Park District Clubhouse Prospective Parent Meeting – 4/27
Buffalo Grove Park District spring programs
Buffalo Grove Public Works Open House – 5/20
Summer camp info: from SHS PREP, The Center for Gifted, NWSRA, and more…
The next issue of E-NEWS 96 is Fri., Apr. 21, 2017.