E-NEWS 96, March 10, 2023

  • Posted March 10, 2023
E-NEWS 96, March 10, 2023

District 96 Families:

A busy week, back at school, which ended with a few inches of snow and breakfast with loved ones at Ivy Hall Elementary School this morning!  We’re hunkering down for two more weeks of teaching and studying, performing and celebrating, before we pause for Spring Break ~ March 27 to 31. 

But before we get to that, we get to 'leap forward' with the onset of Daylight Savings Time at 2 a.m. Sunday.  Seemingly earlier rising, but more sunlight at the end of our day ...

Also happening …
 

Coming Up

  • March 12:              Daylight Saving Time begins (‘spring ahead’ ~ move clocks forward)
  • March 13:              IH | P | TG 5th-6th Grade Band Concert (7 p.m., Twin Groves)
  • March 14:             ‘Who We Are’ Night community celebration (6-8 p.m., Country Meadows)
  • March 14:              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.
  • March 15:              Ivy Hall Variety Show (6:30-8 p.m., Ivy Hall)
  • March 21:              Board of Education meeting (7 p.m., Mat Room, Ivy Hall)
  • March 23:              Early Release Day / Family/Educator Conferences (5-8:30 p.m.)
    • 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.
  • March 24:              No School / Family/Educator Conferences (10 a.m. to 1:30 pm.)
  • March 27-31:       Spring Break (No school)

 

Current Kindergarten, 5th Grade Families Need to Reprove Residency

District 96 families of current Kindergarten and fifth-grade students are reminded that they will need to reprove their residency by April 15.

To reprove residency, scan or take a photo with your phone and email to the administrative assistant at the school your current Kindergartner or 5th grader now attends:

1. a current monthly mortgage OR lease statement OR property tax bill OR
Warranty Deed, and
2. a current utility bill (e.g., water OR electric OR waste collection), and
3. this Proof of Residency Form (completed and signed)
 
Your current kindergartner’s or current 5th grader’s teacher assignment/schedule will not be provided for the 2023–24 school year until residency is reproved.
 


 

Spring Conferences Coming Up

Student-Led Spring Conferences will be held on Thursday, March 23, from 5 to 8:30 p.m. and Friday, March 24, from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.  For more information on conferences, please see this week's Principal Message.

 

Human Growth and Development

Each year, Physical Education teachers provide Human Growth and Development lessons to students in 4th and 5th grade. The materials used to teach those lessons are available for preview in the Principal Message.

 

Now Open:  Registration for the 2023-24 School Year

Registration for the 2023-24 school year is now open.  Parents and guardians of pre-registered and returning District 96 students can check their email for the link to register their child for the 2023-24 school year.

Families who will be enrolling children for the first time in District 96 schools can find registration information here: https://www.kcsd96.org/about/registration/register-a-new-student-for-the-next-school-year

Complete registration by April 15 to receive a $20 Early-Bird discount. Families with returning students who register after April 15 will pay the standard registration fee.  Registering early helps us to plan for the upcoming school year.  

Early-Bird registration fees for 2023-24 are:

  • Early Childhood/Blended Tuition:  $2,870 (or, $335.07 monthly)
  • Kindergarten:  $90
  • Grades 1-4:  $110
  • Grade 5:  $120
  • Grades 6-8:  $135

 

5Essentials Parent Survey Available

Through April 2, District 96 invites you to share your thoughts on the inner workings of your child’s school.  On behalf of the Illinois State Board of Education, the Illinois 5Essentials Survey will be administered online by UChicago Impact at the University of Chicago.            5Essentials Parent Survey results

As a parent, this opportunity will allow you to share your thoughts on the important elements of school effectiveness in a survey about your child’s school.  Your participation will help us understand the conditions at your child’s school and guide our improvement.  Parent identity and survey responses will be kept completely confidential and will never be connected to you or your child.

Please visit http://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/survey/parent/ to begin the parent survey.  If you have any questions or concerns, please contact UChicago Impact Client Services at 1-866-440-1874 or [email protected].

(See our grid that shows the completion rate for the Parent Survey by school.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN THE SCHOOLS

Enjoying Breakfast with a Buddy:  Ivy Hall's PTO made a return to its "Breakfast with a Buddy" event Friday morning, hosting students and their families and friends to a hearty meal before school started. 

See more of the smiling faces at: tinyurl.com/IHBreakfastWithABuddy2023.

Ivy Hall Breakfast with a Buddy collage ~ March 10, 2023
 

In Our Virtual BackPacks

Check out the virtual backpacks for information on:

 

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, March 17, 2023.