Happy New Year!
District 96 Families: Happy New Year!
Welcome back ~ We hope your break was rejuvenating!
Coming Up
- January 16: No School (District Holiday)
- January 17: Board of Education meeting (Ivy Hall Elementary School, Mat Room, 7 p.m.)
- January 18: D125 Consortium Band & Jazz Festival (6:30 p.m., SHS, Performing Arts Center)
- January 19: D125 Consortium Orchestra Concert (6 p.m., SHS, Performing Arts Center)
- January 19: Simplifying Stevenson (7 p.m., Ivy Hall Elementary School; gym off Clohesy Drive ~ enter through Door 4)
- January 23: D125 Consortium Choir Concert (7 p.m., SHS, Performing Arts Center)
- January 24: Early Release Day
- Early Release Dismissal Times
- 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
- January 31: 2023-24 Kindergarten Pre-Registration ends
Pre-Registration Open for Incoming 2023-24 Kindergartners
Pre-Registration for incoming 2023-24 kindergartners is now open.
The 2023-24 Kindergarten Pre-Registration is open to students who live within District 96 boundaries and will be 5 years old by Sept. 1, 2023.
To begin the Kindergarten Pre-Registration process, parents must email all required documents to the administrative assistant at Willow Grove Early Learning Center at [email protected].
Parents need to supply the following:
- Student’s Proof of Age (such as Birth Certificate, Passport or Visa)
- Parent/Guardian Photo ID (Passport or Driver’s License)
- Proof of District Residency (a current mortgage statement or current lease or property tax bill)
- Current Utility Bill
- RESIDENCY FORM (Click the link to download & complete)
- HOME LANGUAGE SURVEY (Click the link to download & complete)
- ENROLLMENT FORM (Click the link to download & complete)
After the submitted documents are approved, families will receive a Pre-Registration link to complete by January 31, 2023. Students pre-registered by January 31 will receive a free Willow Grove T-shirt. (T-shirts are not available after this pre-registration period.)
Families needing to pre-register their child in person may contact Kimberly O’Neill, administrative assistant at Willow Grove Early Learning Center, at [email protected] or at (847) 541-3660.
Learn more about Kindergarten in District 96: https://www.kcsd96.org/wg/kindergarten-in-kcsd96
Got questions? Email Kimberly O’Neill, administrative assistant at Willow Grove, at [email protected].
Assessments for Middle School Language Arts, Math
Each spring, students in 5th grade take several assessments that determine the placement in middle school Language Arts and Math classes.
For more details concerning the placement process ~ including the number and type of assessments as well as dates ~ please visit https://www.kcsd96.org/curriculum/6th-grade-placement-info1 to access the information on our website.
Next Level: Simplifying Stevenson
Parents of current Twin Grove and Woodlawn 8th graders: You’re invited to a question-and-answer session with the Stevenson High School principal and some current students at 7 p.m. Thursday, January 19, 2023. This is a chance for you ~ as a parent of a student who will be a Stevenson High School freshman in the fall ~ to get answers to questions you may have. 
This event will be held in the gym at Ivy Hall Elementary School, 1072 Ivy Hall Lane, in Buffalo Grove. (Families are to enter the gym through Door #4 off Clohesey Drive.) There will be additional parking in the parking lot behind Ivy Hall on Penny Lane.
For questions, contact Lubna Andrabi at [email protected] or at 847.459.4260, ext. 8136.
Wellness Info
Check out the following information for:
- Free Covid tests:
- Rockefeller Foundation Project ACT testing kit: https://www.accesscovidtests.org/
- Free at-home Covid tests: https://www.covid.gov/tests
- Vaccines for Preteens/Teens:
- Flu vaccine: tinyurl.com/FluVaccineInfo2022
- Meningococcal vaccine: tinyurl.com/MeningococcalVaccine2022
IN THE SCHOOLS
We’re back … and students across the district ~ like those in Leslie Montante Country Meadows Grade 3 Dual Language class ~ are back at the rigors of reading and writing and speaking … in Spanish.
In Our Virtual BackPacks
Check out the virtual backpacks for information on:
- 211 Lake County Resources: A variety of helpful resources, with information in a variety of languages: https://211lakecounty.org/
- SHS Incoming Freshmen Dance Placements: https://tinyurl.com/SHS2023DancePlacements (January 25 and 26, 2023)
- January 20 ~ Deadline for Metra Safety Contest: tinyurl.com/MetraSafetyContest
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, January 20, 2023.