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District 96 Families:
We’re back for a full week of school next week, and looking forward to a return to a bit of routine. Be sure to mark your calendars for Monday’s session with noted author and parenting expert Ned Johnson.
Here’s also what’s coming over the next few weeks:
Coming Up
- OCTOBER: National Principals Month
- Principal Appreciation Week: October 16-22, 2022
- Principal Appreciation Day: October 21, 2022
- 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., Exceptional Learners Collaborative, 900 Corporate Woods Pkwy, Vernon Hills)
- 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.
- October 31: Halloween Parade and Parties
Happening Monday: Building Resilient, Self-Motivated Children
Reminder: Register for the Parent-2-Parent Network session with best-selling author Ned Johnson (“The Self-Driven Child”) ~ on Monday, October 17 ~ and 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.
Register (for free!) at https://selfdrivenchildoctober2022.eventbrite.com/.
This event is co-sponsored by D96, D102, D103 and the Vernon Area Public Library.
In Our Schools
Willow Grove students and staff bundled up this morning for the school’s annual Willow Walk ~ a brisk or leisurely walk around the perimeter of the school in a promotion of wellness and an opportunity to celebrate being a school family! Parents helped out, cheering on students at points along the walk.
Mrs. Schmidt’s students review the morning routines, sharing the classroom norms and getting their calendar in order for the day. They post the day of the week and note the weather outside and notice other patterns on their classroom calendar.
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:
- Jr. Patriot Basketball Tryouts (Oct. 30 and Nov. 6): https://tinyurl.com/SHSJrPatriotsBasketball2022
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.