E-NEWS 96, August 26, 2022

One Week In ...

We’re a week into this 2022-23 school year, and we’re seeing students and staff acclimating and adapting to the flow of the new school year routines.  Families have already heard what their Kindergarten and elementary children's school year might be like, and we're now moving into sessions for parents/guardians of our middle schoolers.

Next week, we have ...

Coming Up

• August 29:  6th Grade Curriculum Night (Twin Groves and Woodlawn; 7-8:30 p.m.)
• August 30:  Early Release Day
  • Grades 1-5 dismiss at 2:05 p.m.
  • Grades 6-8 dismiss at 1:30 p.m.
  • Kindergarten dismisses at 2:05 p.m.
  • Structured: 8:30 a.m. to 2:05 p.m.
  • Blended AM: 8:30 to 10 a.m.
  • Blended PM: 12:35 to 2:05 p.m.
• August 31:  7th/8th Grade Curriculum Night 
• September 5:   No School (Labor Day)
• September 6:  Board of Education meeting (7 p.m., Mat Room at Ivy Hall)

Need Help Using Membership Toolkit?

Membership Toolkit, a resource used heavily by the district’s Parent Teacher Organizations to support students and the District through various programs and other initiatives, is back.  Got questions about how to set it up or use it?

Check out this handy little video put together by Kildeer PTO parent Darci S.: 

• Video Link:  https://vimeo.com/740476375/fc23733df5

Thought Exchange Partnership returning

The District 96 Thought Exchange Partnership (TEP) offers parents opportunities to give feedback and receive information about District instruction, programs and initiatives. Understanding parent perceptions is helpful for planning and communicating. 

If you have questions about this group or its mission, contact District 96 Community Parent Liaison Lubna Andrabi at 847.459.4260, ext. 8136, or via email at [email protected].

The District invites parents who have students enrolled at Willow Grove Early Learning Center to consider joining the Thought Exchange Partnership. The first meeting is scheduled for Thursday, September 15, from 6:30 to 8 p.m.

Check Out Your School’s PTO blog

Parents/Guardians, each of the District’s schools has a group of parents orchestrating family support for students and the schools.  Learn about their work in your school's PTO blog, published on the District's website.

Learn more here:

• Willow Grove:  https://www.kcsd96.org/wg/pto/blog
• Country Meadows:  https://www.kcsd96.org/cm/pto/blog
• Ivy Hall:  https://www.kcsd96.org/ih/pto/blog
• Kildeer:  https://www.kcsd96.org/k/pto/blog
• Prairie:  https://www.kcsd96.org/p/pto/blog
• Twin Groves:  https://www.kcsd96.org/tg/pto/blog
• Woodlawn:  https://www.kcsd96.org/tg/pto/blog

From Our School …

Today marked the seventh day of the 2022-23 school year … We’re all getting back to a routine and learning new ones … as we saw at Kildeer Countryside Elementary School.

In the Virtual BackPacks

Check out the Virtual BackPacks for information on news and events of interest to students and families:  https://www.kcsd96.org/about/virtual-backpack

• Name Those K9s (Deadline:  12 noon Sept. 9)
• Leap Into Latin (for Middle Schoolers)
• Stevenson High School Math Carnival (Oct. 13 for Grades 3-5)

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 @ [email protected].

The next issue of E-NEWS 96 will be Friday, Sept. 2, 2022.