District 96 Families:

What a whirlwind week this has been, starting with Halloween and Fall fest activities and moving into a beautiful week of warm and sunny days.  Were we the only ones struck by Wednesday morning's brilliant sunlight ... does this have any bearing on this coming Tuesday's (November 8) early morning total lunar eclipse? (Hoping for great skies for an even better viewing ...)

Meanwhile, here’s what happening …

Coming Up

• November 6:  Daylight Savings Time ends (‘Fall back,’ or move clocks back an hour)
• November 8:  No School (Election Day)
• November 10:  CM | K 4th-5th Grade Orchestra Concert (Woodlawn Middle School, 7 p.m.)
• November 10:  Twin Groves Chorus & Orchestra Concert (Twin Groves  Middle School, 7 p.m.)
• November 14:  CM | K 5th Grade Fall Beginning Band Concert (Woodlawn Middle School, gym, 7 p.m.)
• November 14:  IH | P 5th Grade Band & Jazz Band Concert (Twin Groves Middle School, 7 p.m.)
• November 15:  School Board Members Day
• November 15:  Board of Education meeting:  Ivy Hall Elementary School (Mat Room), 7 p.m.

Congrats, D96 Board of Education Members

Several D96 Board of Education members were recently named a Distinguished Board Leader by the IASB (Illinois Association of School Boards).        

Congratulations to Mike Burns, Renee Klass, Marc Tepper, Jim Strezewski and Cynthia Zarkowsky on receiving this honor.

Next week, on Tuesday, November 15, Board members also celebrate School Board Members Day (#ThankABoardMember).

Next Year’s School Calendar Now Available

For your planning purposes, visit this page to download a copy of the District’s 2023-24 calendar:  tinyurl.com/QuickListCalendar2023-24

In Our Schools

This week, our schools celebrated Halloween and other Fall-themed activities. Here’s a snippet of the looks and smiles at Willow Grove on Monday.

Classroom 'Animals' Represented:  Here, Willow Grove students react to seeing their Classroom Animals displayed in the school’s Learning Center.

“We are extremely excited about our new Willow Grove artwork display in the learning center,” Principal Jennifer Smith shared.  “The students taking their first look were absolutely precious.  The excitement level was high as they spotted their classroom animal. You could truly see their pride in their own classroom and of being a part of our whole school family.”

Photo collage courtesy of Jennifer Smith

In the Virtual BackPacks

This Sunday, November 6, is the second and final day for the Jr. Patriot Basketball Tryouts:  https://tinyurl.com/SHSJrPatriotsBasketball2022

Find this and other news in the Virtual Backpacks (Main page, https://www.kcsd96.org/about/virtual-backpack)

• SHS Poster Design Contest (Deadline: Dec. 1) @ tinyurl.com/SHSPosterDesignContest2022
• Lake County Seeks Focus Group participants @ tinyurl.com/LakeCountyFocusGroups2022

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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, Nov. 11, 2022.