Country Meadows Principal's Message - March 6th

Country Meadows Principal's Message - March 6th

Country Meadows Families,

What a fun four-day week!  Our 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 5th graders spent time with Fireman Tony today in grade specific fire safety presentations.  We also had a ton of fun at the PTO sponsored Science Fair on Thursday evening.  It is so fun to see student passion and excitement for learning and science, and we are so grateful that our PTO planned such a fun night for students and families.  We appreciate everyone's hard work in making this event possible for our students! 

Enjoy the beautiful weather, and remember to change your clocks as we "spring ahead" this weekend!


NEW *Student Report Card Access Today*

Your student’s report card will be available for you to access online today AFTER 3 PM. If you need assistance, please CLICK HERE for instructions to view your student’s report card, to switch between your children’s report cards, and more. 


NEW *Coronavirus Information*

SEE Coronavirus information and guidance linked from the homepage of our District website.


NEW *Illinois Science Assessment - Beginning March 9th*

Students in Grades 5 and 8 will be taking the Illinois Science Assessment (ISA) next week, on March 9, 10, and 11. The test includes three sections and aligns with Illinois Learning Standards in science to prepare students for college and careers. Each testing session is estimated to be approximately 40 minutes long.


The format reflects classroom experiences and gives students authentic opportunities to demonstrate their understanding of science learning targets.


NEW *Summer School 2020*

Opportunities for Summer School 2020 include Academic Literacy for KCSD96 returning students currently in Kdg-Grade 7 and Jump Start Kindergarten for incoming kindergartners enrolled for the 2020-21 school year. Register by May 1 to be assured of your student's space in Summer School 2020.

Questions? Call 847.459.4260, ext. 8123.


NEW *Schedule Reminders*

*Thursday, March 12th is an Early Release.  Students will be dismissed at 2:00 to accommodate Spring Conferences.  Please plan to pick your child up accordingly.

*Friday, March 13th students are not in attendance to accommodate for Spring Conferences.  

Please note that Spring Conferences are STUDENT LED.  Please bring your child (and their iPad) to your scheduled conference time.  If you have not yet scheduled a conference time, please email you child's classroom teacher.


NEW *Please Sign Students In*

This is a friendly reminder that if your child comes to school after 8:20, you need to walk him/her in and sign them in using our system.  Please do not drop students off and have them walk in the front door on their own.  


NEW *We Are Country Meadows & Woodlawn - Culture Night*

We are thrilled to be hosting our 2nd annual "We Are Country Meadows/Woodlawn" culture night on April 17th.  Share and connect at Culture Night at Country Meadows/Woodlawn on Fri., Apr. 17, 6–8 p.m.  Sign up to participate Culture Night!


NEW *PTO Update*

Take a moment to read the BLOG this week.


REPEATING *1st & 3rd Grade Board Game Club*

Attention all 1st and 3rd grade students!

Do you love playing games? Do you enjoy helping others learn new things? Then this club is for you! We will begin by pairing up students to learn and play together, and a variety of board and card games will be provided for you to play with. One goal of this club is to help create a community of friends at Country Meadows. Students will be learning teamwork and collaboration through tabletop games. They will develop their ability to identify problems, solve problems, premeditate actions, define new vocabulary, assist other players, and teach new rules all within a single hour!

The club will take place on Thursdays after school from 3 - 4 pm. The first session will be on 3/19. Please follow this registration link to register.


REPEATING *Unable to Attend Spring Conferences?*

If you are not able to attend Spring Conferences with your child:

EC/K/1st/2nd/3rd:

Your child will be recording and sharing his or her presentation.  This video will be shared with you via email.

4th & 5th Grade: 

Your child will share their presentation with you at home utilizing their iPad.  Please set aside some time for your child to share the presentation they have worked hard to create.


REPEATING *Culture Conversations with Students*

The Guiding Coalition for Interculturalism (GCI) is looking to include student voice in the weekly staff blog! Click here to access a short survey that your child can complete if they are interested, and their answers may appear in the staff newsletter!


REPEATING *KCSD96 Offers a Dual Language Opportunity*

Parents are invited to consider the Dual Language Program for their incoming Willow Grove kindergartner. The program’s purpose is to give children the opportunity to develop a deep academic proficiency in two languages. Fifty percent of the academic day instruction is delivered in Spanish and 50 percent in English. Following their kindergarten year at Willow Grove, Dual Language participants continue at Country Meadows for Grades 1–5 and transition to Woodlawn for Grades 6–8.

To be included in the public lottery that will be used to select the 2020–21 Dual Language kindergarten class, an Interest Form (ENGLISH  or  SPANISH) is due to the Willow Grove Early Learning Center office by 3 p.m. on Mar. 18.

LEARN MORE about the KCSD96 Dual Language program and attend a Parent Education Evening on Feb. 12 or Mar. 16 at 6:30 p.m. at Willow Grove Early Learning Center to hear a presentation from District faculty/administrators and ask questions.


Fondly,

Meghan Bird, Principal

 


Familias de Country Meadows,

¡Qué semana más divertida!  Hoy, nuestros estudiantes de 1er, 2º, 3º, y 5º grado estuvieron un rato con el Bombero Tony para hablar sobre la seguridad contra incendios.  Además, el jueves en la noche nos divertimos muchísimo en la Feria de Ciencias organizada por el PTO. Es tan divertido ver la pasión y el entusiasmo que tienen los estudiantes por aprender y por las ciencias, muchas gracias a nuestro PTO por haber planeado esta noche tan divertida para los estudiantes y las familias.  ¡Agradecemos a todos los que hicieron este evento posible para nuestros estudiantes! 

¡Espero que disfruten de este bello clima, y recuerde que debe cambiar la hora este fin de semana!

NUEVO *Acceso a la Boleta de Calificaciones de su Estudiante Hoy*

La boleta de calificaciones de su estudiante estará disponible en línea hoy DESPUÉS de las 3 PM. Si necesita ayuda, por favor haga clic AQUÍ para ver instrucciones sobre las boletas de calificaciones, para intercambiar entre las boletas de sus estudiantes, y más. 


NUEVO *Información sobre el Coronavirus*

VER Información sobre el Coronavirus y guía enlazada de la página de inicio del sitio web de nuestro Distrito.


NUEVO *La Evaluación de Ciencias de Illinois será el 9 de marzo
Los estudiantes en los grados 5 y 8 realizarán la Evaluación de Ciencias de Illinois (ISA por sus siglas en inglés) la próxima semana, el 9, 10, y 11 de marzo. Esta prueba incluye tres secciones y está alineada con las Normas de Aprendizaje en Ciencia para preparar a los estudiantes para la universidad y carreras. Cada sesión es de una duración de aproximadamente 40 minutos.

El formato refleja las experiencias en el salón de clase y le da a los estudiantes oportunidades auténticas para demostrar su comprensión de los objetivos del aprendizaje en las ciencias.


NUEVO *Escuela de Verano 2020*

Las oportunidades para Escuela de verano 2020 incluye Alfabetización Académica para estudiantes de KCSD96 que regresan que están actualmente en Kdg- 7º Grado y Jump Start Kindergarten para estudiantes que entrarán a kindergarten inscritos para el ciclo escolar 2020-21. Inscríbase para el 1º de mayo para asegurar el espacio de su estudiante para la Escuela de Verano 2020.

¿Preguntas? Llame al 847.459.4260, ext. 8123.

https://www.kcsd96.org/curriculum/summer-curriculum


NUEVO *Aviso de Horarios*

*Jueves 12 de marzo, habrá Salida Temprana, los estudiantes saldrán a las 2:00, por motivo de las conferencias

*Viernes 13 de marzo los estudiantes no asistirán a la escuela ya que tendremos las Conferencias de Primavera.  

Tenga en cuenta que estas conferencias son DIRIGIDAS por el ESTUDIANTE.  Por favor traiga a su hijo (y su iPad) a la hora de su conferencia. Si aún no  se ha apuntado para una conferencia, por favor envíe un correo al maestro de su hijo.


NUEVO *Por favor Registre la Llegada de sus Estudiantes*

Quiero recordarles que si su hijo llega a la escuela después de las 8:20, usted deberá llevarlo y registrar su llegada usando nuestro sistema.  Por favor no deje que los estudiantes caminen solos.  


NUEVO *Somos Country Meadows Y Woodlawn - Noche Cultural*

Estamos emocionados por presentar nuestra Segunda Noche Cultural "Somos Country Meadows/Woodlawn" el 17 de abril.  Comparta en la Noche Cultural en Country Meadows/Woodlawn el viernes 17 de abril.,  de 6 p. m a 8 p.m. ¡ Anótese para participar en la Noche Cultural!

NUEVO *Actualización de PTO*

Tome un momento para leer el BLOG de esta semana.