Welcome to October!
Here’s hoping you enjoyed connecting with your child's teacher and other staff during this week’s Family-Educator Conferences.
Reminder: School is closed on Monday, October 10.
Here’s what’s happening over the next few weeks:
Coming Up
- OCTOBER: Principal Appreciation Month
- October 10: NO SCHOOL (District holiday)
- October 15: Vision forms due (for 2022-23 students who entered kindergarten OR are new to Illinois in Grades 1–8)
- October 17: “The Self-Driven Child” (virtual session; register at https://selfdrivenchildoctober2022.eventbrite.com/)
- October 18: Board of Education Meeting (7 p.m., Ivy Hall Elementary School, Mat Room)
- October 25: Early Release Day
- Early Release Dismissal Times are:
- 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.
- Early Release Dismissal Times are:
How to Build Resilient, Self-Motivated Children
Have you registered yet for the Parent-2-Parent Network session with best-selling author Ned Johnson (“The Self-Driven Child”)? 
Join the session to learn strategies to build resilient and self-motivated children.
Johnson is founder of PrepMatters, as well as a sought-after speaker who has been featured in The WashIngton Post and US News & World Report and on NPR.
He is also co-author of "What Do You Say? How To Talk With Kids To Build Motivation, Stress Tolerance, and a Happy Home" and the national best-seller "The Self-Driven Child."
This virtual session with Ned Johnson begins at 7 p.m. Monday, October 17, 2022.
This event is co-sponsored by D96, D102, D103 and the Vernon Area Public Library.
Register (for free!) at https://selfdrivenchildoctober2022.eventbrite.com/.
In the School
From Willow Grove earlier this week ...
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In the Virtual BackPacks
Check out the Virtual BackPacks for information on news and events of interest to students and families. (Find the District’s main Virtual Backpack page at https://www.kcsd96.org/about/virtual-backpack.)
In the BackPacks:
- SHS Jr. Patriot Basketball Tryouts (Oct. 30 and Nov. 6): https://tinyurl.com/SHSJrPatriotsBB2022
- Youth Cheer Clinic (Oct. 13): https://tinyurl.com/SHSCheerleadingClinic2022
- SHS Math Carnival: 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, Oct. 14, 2022.