Happy February! Are you making the most of all of the snow we’ve gotten … or completely sick and tired of it all already?
Just hang in there … Official spring is only 44 days away!
Meanwhile, happy 100th Day of of School!
Coming Up
- On-going: Kindergarten Pre-Registration (for details, visit https://tinyurl.com/KPreRegistrationOpen)
- February 4: Band Festival at Twin Groves
- February 7: Simplifying Stevenson, 7 p.m. (Virtual; pre-register at https://tinyurl.com/SimplifyingStevenson2022)
- February 14: Valentine’s Day parties
- February 15: Board of Education meeting (7 p.m., Ivy Hall Boardroom)
- February 16: Country Meadows / Kildeer 4th-5th Grade Orchestra Concert at Woodlawn
- February 17: Woodlawn 6th-8th Grade Band Concert (7 p.m., Woodlawn; limited in-person and virtual)
- February 21: Presidents Day (No school)
- February 22: Ivy Hall / Prairie 4th-5th Grade Orchestra Concert at Stevenson Performing Arts Center
5th and 6th Grade Placement Data Updated
Each year, 5th Grade students take several assessments to help place them in the appropriate 6th Grade math and reading/language arts classes in middle school.
For information on what criteria is used in 6th Grade placement assessments, click this link: https://www.kcsd96.org/curriculum/6th-grade-placement-info1
If you have questions, feel free to reach out to your child's teacher.
Kindergarten Pre-Registration ongoing
If you have a child who will be eligible for Kindergarten for the 2022-23 school year, you are invited to pre-register your child. Eligible students must be district residents who will turn 5 years old by Sept. 1 2022.
To learn about pre-registering a 2022-23 Kindergartner, visit https://www.kcsd96.org/about/news/1730831/kindergarten-preregistration-now-open (OR, https://tinyurl.com/KPreRegistrationOpen).
To learn more about Kindergarten in District 96, visit https://www.kcsd96.org/wg/kindergarten-in-kcsd96.
Happening Monday: “Simplifying Stevenson”
At least 125 people have already signed up for Monday night’s “Simplifying Stevenson” virtual discussion, a chance for KCSD parents of 8th graders to hear what it’s like to be a student at Stevenson High School.
Participating parents will hear this information from some current Stevenson High School students and SHS Principal Mr. Troy Gobble. This free event starts at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb.7.
Pre-register by clicking https://tinyurl.com/SimplifyingStevenson2022.
In Schools This Week
Ivy Hall Elementary School
Ivy Hall Music teacher Ms. Coleman celebrated the start of the Chinese New Year on Tuesday by introducing her students to streamers, which they moved in synch to music and to shapes on a whiteboard. The students are also learning to play the xylophone, which they practiced on earlier this week.
Meanwhile, Ms. Kirberger’s students dove into Lucy and Stephen Hawkings’ “George’s Secret Key to the Universe,” as they discussed aspects of the characters’ personalities.
Prairie Elementary School
During their special to the Prairie Library, Mrs. Giannos' first-graders explored the shelves for treasures and enjoyed burying their heads in to untold stories or patiently waiting in line to check out books with Mrs. Kelly.
Mrs. Smith's fifth-graders also tackled "George's Secret Key to the Universe" this week, working to understand the character's point of view and that importance to the storytelling.
In The Virtual BackPacks
Middle Schoolers, interested in playing Spring Hockey at Stevenson High School? If so, check your school's Virtual Backpack for this info: https://www.stevensonhockey.org/program/spring-summer-season/332
Be sure to check the District’s Virtual BackPacks ~ https://www.kcsd96.org/about/virtual-backpack ~ for other news and information for you and your family!
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 at [email protected].
The next issue of E-NEWS 96 will be Feb. 11, 2022.