Can you believe it’s September, already, and we’re on the eve of our first three-day weekend of the school year! Enjoy these days and soak up the last few rays of summer sunshine, before we hunker down for the dig into the 2022-23 school year.
Here’s what’s coming up:
Coming Up
- September 5: No School (Labor Day)
- September 6: Board of Education meeting (7 p.m., Mat Room, Ivy Hall)
- September 20: 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.
- September 28: Family Tech Talk (7 p.m., Mat Room Ivy Hall)
Tech Talk for Families
Learn about District 96 technology offerings and how to keep your child and family safe on the internet in a session hosted by D96 later this month. 
The event is "Family Tech Talk," with 96 Technology Director Lucas Cowden and D96 Resource Officer Michael Essig.
The session begins at 7 p.m. Wednesday, September 28, in the Mat Room at Ivy Hall Elementary School.
Reminder: Report Student Absences to Your Child’s School
To ensure your child’s school gets the relevant information they need, please contact the school’s Administrative Assistant if your child is going to be absent or if you need to make changes in drop-off or pick-ups.
From Our Schools …
Across the district, students and staff prepare for the three-day weekend.
At Ivy Hall, Ms. Tyndorf’s class discusses setting in the book “Porpoises in Peril,” while Ms. White’s students visited the library and checked out reading materials for the long weekend. Around the corner, Mrs. Lee and Mr. Jones worked with their students.
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):
- Buffalo Grove Days (September 1-5): http://www.bgdays.com/
- Name Those K-9s (Deadline: September 9): https://tinyurl.com/NameThoseK9s
- SHS Math Carnival (October 13): https://tinyurl.com/SHSMathCarnival2022
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. 9, 2022.