Thank you to the seven district residents who serve so faithfully on the KCSD Board of Education:  Monday, Nov. 15, is ‘their day,’as they celebrate School Board Members’ Day.

Congratulations go to our KCSD School Board members: 

• Marc Tepper, Board President 
• Renee Klass, Board Vice President
• Dina Manka, Board Secretary
• Amy Feygin
• Mike Burns
• James Strezewski
• Cynthia Zarkowsky

Talking Tech Security

Be sure to register for Wednesday night’s “Family Tech Talk,” a session with Lucas Cowden, the District’s Director of Technology, and Buffalo Grove Police Officer Essig, KCSD 96’s Resource Officer.  The two will share about security and safety on virtual platforms used by our students. Join the talk from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday (Nov. 17).  But first, register here.

Also Coming Up

• Nov. 15:  School Board Members’ Day
• Nov. 15:  IH/P 5th Grade Fall Band with Twin Groves Jazz Band Concert (7 p.m., Twin Groves)
• Nov. 16:  Board of Education meeting, 7 p.m. (Ivy Hall boardroom)
• Nov. 17:  National Educational Support Professionals Day
• Nov. 17:  Ivy Hall / Prairie 4th & 5th Grade Orchestra Concert with Twin Groves Chamber Orchestra (7 p.m., Twin Groves)
• Nov. 17:  Woodlawn 6th-8th Grade Band Concert (7 p.m., Woodlawn)
• Nov. 17:  Family Talk Tech (6:30 p.m., virtual)
• Nov. 18:  Family Reading Night
• Nov. 24-26 (Wednesday through Friday):  No School
• Nov. 29: School resumes
• Nov. 30: Early Dismissal

Kudos, IAEA Student Art Winners!

Congratulations to Olivia Rodrigues (Prairie School) and Molly Das (Ivy Hall), whose artwork is part of this weekend's Illinois Art Education Association Art Show (Nov. 11-13, 2021).Their art teachers at the time of the submissions were Christopher Morris at Prairie and Katie Lindgren at Ivy Hall.

To view the winners’ artwork, visit https://ilaea.org/programs-events/student-show/. Watch this year's virtual art show.

From Our Schools

… The sound of music has been permeating district schools over the past week ~ including performances at Twin Groves and Woodlawn Middle School.  There’s more coming next week!

Tech on Tap

At Thursday night's Thought Exchange Partnership meeting, District Technology Innovation Coach Howard Frishman and Tech Director Lucas Cowden discussed the district's tech hardware and security and how other technology is used in the classrooms by students and staff.

They shared how the district Learning Centers and classrooms are becoming places where students learn about and experiment with technology such as Tetrix Prime Robotics, 3D printers, Glowforge Laser Cutters and Airblock drones ~ programming or coding them to answer a teacher's challenge or handle a task and create items. Materials like Keva Planks are used to build architectural designs like Chicago skyscrapers.  They also showed how technology is being used to create interactive playgrounds for students. Exciting stuff.

In the Virtual BackPacks

Be sure you check out the Fall recreational opportunities available in Long Grove Park District.  Peruse their catalog by clicking here.

Find other information in our Virtual BackPacks:

• Long Grove Fire Protection District fire-safety video on Smoke Detectors
• Lake County Health Department community services

QUESTIONS?                                                                                                                         

District 96 will communicate with you every Friday through E-NEWS 96 and through Principal’s Messages from each school in which you have a student enrolled. It’s important to read these messages weekly. Questions about KCSD96 communications? Call 847.459.4260, ext. 8022, or send email to the Media & Communications Specialist.

The next issue of E-NEWS 96 will be Nov. 19, 2021.