E-NEWS 96, January 20, 2023

Stay Weather-Ready

We’ve been hearing a lot about this weather lately … are we in the middle of winter or what?  Where’s the snow?  We’ll take this, though … Everyone stay bundled and dressed appropriately for the weather … whatever it will be … and check on missing clothes and other items in your school’s “Lost and Found.”

Meanwhile, here’s what you have to look forward to … 

Coming Up (Updated)

• 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.
• January 24:  Dual Language Parents Night for current WG and CM Dual Language parents
  • (6 p.m., Country Meadows/Woodlawn gym: Childcare provided)
• January 31: Deadline to complete link for 2023-24 Kindergarten Pre-Registration

Kindergarten Pre-Registration for 2023-24 Underway

The Kindergarten Pre-Registration period is currently underway for incoming 2023-24 kindergartners. 

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 provide 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].

Self-Care Session Planned for Parents

District 96 families can participate in a self-care hybrid forum on March 1, 2023: Registration for this free event opens at 9 a.m. Friday, January 27, 2023.

There is limited seating for the in-person portion; families may also register for a virtual session.

If you have questions, contact Lubna Andrabi, the district's Community Parent Liaison, at [email protected].

IN OUR SCHOOLS

At Kildeer

Music Education:  Students in Ben Tater’s class at Kildeer learned about different types of music ~ spirituals and jazz ~ and instruments, from books read to them by Substitute Teacher Mrs. Gibbons.

At Ivy Hall

Thank you, Simplifying Stevenson presenters: Thanks to Stevenson High School Asst. Principal Wendy Custable and the five SHS students who shared information and their experience on being a student at the high school on Thursday night.  Each year, District 96 hosts this program for parents of current 8th graders, so they can ask questions they might have about their students attending the high school.  

This year's program was organized by Lubna Andrabi, the district Community Parent Liaison.

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/SHSIncomingDancePlacements (January 25 and 26,  2023)
• SHS Fine Arts Tour (Survey):  https://tinyurl.com/2p8ypx2j

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 27, 2023.