Happy Friday, Families:
Finally, a week that really felt like spring! It was great seeing classes take strolls outside or otherwise finding an excuse to enjoy this week’s bright sun and warmer temperatures!
Reminder: There’s a half-day of school next Friday, April 21, 2023.
Additionally, here's what’s coming up …
Coming Up
- April 15: Last day for Early-Bird Registration discount for 2023-24 school year
- April 15: Registration deadline for Incoming Kindergartners for Spanish-English Dual Language program lottery
- April 15: Deadline to Reprove Residency for current Kindergartners and 5th Graders
- April 21: Half-Day
- Half-Day dismissal times
- Grades 1-5 dismiss at 11:45 a.m.
- Grades 6-8 dismiss at 11:10 a.m.
- Blended Early Childhood & ECSE: Blended and ECSE AM and PM alternate days on half-day attendance days. AM only attends on April 21 (PM students do not have school). Hours are 8:30 to 11:00 a.m. Parent drop-off begins at 8:20 a.m.
- Structured Learning Classroom: 8:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
- Kindergarten: 8:40 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
- Half-Day dismissal times
- April 24: 5th Grade Parents’ Night: Transition to Middle School (7-8:15 p.m., virtual)
- April 25: 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.
- April 25: Board of Education meeting (7 p.m., Mat Room, Ivy Hall Elementary School)
- April 25: Dual-Language Lottery (6 p.m., virtual)
Spring Conference Feedback Request
Whether you decided to schedule a student-led conference or not, we would love to hear from you: Please complete a very short survey concerning Spring Conferences.
If the link above does not work, please copy/paste the following link into your browser: https://kcsd96.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1NUbeIG55AjvsP4.
Parent Night: 5th Graders Transitioning to Middle School
On Monday, April 24, parents of 5th graders can join the “Transition to Middle School,” where they can get answers to questions they may have about their student entering sixth-grade at a District middle school.
This information-packed virtual program begins at 7 p.m. April 24, 2023 (via Zoom).
Hear from Twin Groves Principal Jessica Barnes and Woodlawn Principal Greg Grana, who will discuss academics, extracurricular opportunities, and changes that middle school years bring. A highlight? Current 6th-grade panelists sharing their perspectives.
Families do not need to pre-register. Click here to join the virtual Parent Night: https://kcsd96.zoom.us/j/82731393669?pwd=d1hTMExvY2RJZndjV0tXNDVlNUl1UT09.
This session will not be recorded.
Questions? Contact KCSD 96 Community Parent Liaison Lubna Andrabi, at 847.459.4260, ext. 8136, or at [email protected].
April 15 is a Red Letter Day
Saturday, April 15, is a ‘Red Letter Day’ around District 96. There are several items due that day.
Those are: 
- April 15: Dual Language Interest Forms due
- April 15: Reprove Residency deadline for Current K and 5th Grade students (https://tinyurl.com/D96ReproveResidency)
- April 15: Last day to take a $20 Early-Bird Registration Discount
Deadline: April 15 for Current Grades K and 5 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:
- A current monthly mortgage OR lease statement OR property tax bill OR Warranty Deed, and
- A current utility bill (e.g., water OR electric OR waste collection), and
- 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.
For more information, visit https://www.kcsd96.org/about/registration/the-requirement-to-re-prove-residency.
April 15: Deadline for Early-Bird Registration Discount
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.
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
IN OUR SCHOOLS
Twin Groves ‘Twinned’ this week! Tweens twinned this week at Twin Groves, which celebrated Spirit Week. See the gallery: https://www.kcsd96.org/tg/twin-groves-photo-gallery/gallery/1614567/twin-groves-twin-day-2023
In Our Virtual BackPacks
This week’s Virtual Backpack post is dedicated to some of the resources that the Lake County 211 refers callers and visitors to.
211 is a national resource that makes referrals to other resources in an area, in our case, Lake County. Information is available in a myriad of languages.
Here is just a smidgen of the resources that Lake County's 211 refers callers/visitors to:
- Crisis Help (including Domestic Violence): https://211lakecounty.org/index.php/crisis
- Health Resource Fair: https://211lakecounty.org/images/Lake_Housing_Authority_Resource_Fair.pdf
- Legal and Immigration: https://211lakecounty.org/index.php/legal
- Mental Health and Addiction: https://211lakecounty.org/index.php/mental
- Rent & Utility Assistance: tinyurl.com/LakeCountyRentalAssistance2023 OR https://www.lakecountyil.gov/DocumentCenter/View/48424/LCRA-Flyer-English-March-13-2023?bidId=
- Grants for Creative Arts Businesses: https://211lakecounty.org/images/B2B.pdf (Spanish)
See your school's Virtual Backpack for a list of other opportunities for your child and family.
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, April 21, 2023.