'Teddy Roosevelt' and 'Dr. Seuss' at Ivy Hall's Wax Museum
District 96 Families:
Four … the number of school days remaining … four. Imagine that!
Here’s looking to our final week of school for the 2022-23 school year:
Coming Up
- May 29: No School (Memorial Day)
- May 30: 8th Grade Graduation (Stevenson High School)
- 5:30 p.m. ~ Woodlawn Middle School
- 8:00 p.m. ~ Twin Groves Middle School
- May 30: Board of Education meeting (7 p.m., Stevenson High School)
- June 2: Last Day of School (Half-Day)
- 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 June 2, from 8:30 to 11 a.m. (No school for Blended PM or ESCE PM students on June 2.)
- Structured Learning Classroom: 8:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
- Kindergarten: 8:40 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
- June 5: Trimester 3 Report Cards available online
Refund of 8th Graders’ Positive Meal Account Balances
Positive meal account balances for graduating 8th graders of $5 or more will automatically be refunded at the conclusion of the school year. Parents wishing to transfer remaining balances to siblings still in D96 on the K12PaymentCenter.com should do so by Friday, June 2. Refund checks will be mailed by District Business Office staff on Wednesday, June 14, to the home address on record.
Trimester 3 Report Cards Coming
Trimester 3 report cards will be available on TeacherEase (School Insight) at 3 p.m. Monday, June 5.
5th to 6th grade placement results will be emailed to parents shortly after report cards are available on Monday, June 5.
Try Summer Reading for Elementary and Middle School Students
This summer, we want students to experience the pure joy of reading. Since the purpose of summer reading is to help foster a love of reading, we strongly feel that students should read a book that is of high interest to them and close to the difficulty level of text they would encounter during the school year.
To support our elementary students in continuing to read over the summer, each grade level has a recommended reading list, as well as optional reading lessons that can be completed independently by students. Both the lists and the summer reading lessons can be found on our district website.
Incoming 6th, 7th, and 8th graders will be completing a summer reading assignment.This assignment will be shared in current 5th grade, 6th grade, and 7th grade classes. This assignment contains two parts: (1) Read a book! (2) Write a letter to your next year’s language arts teacher. The assignment is available on the district website.
Beginning Band Registration for incoming 5th grade students 23-24
The District had a very successful Band registration Wednesday night, with many families registering their student for the 5th grade beginning band program. In case you missed it or forgot about it: The good news is the registration goes until September.
Register your student for the band program now so you can secure an instrument and the necessary materials for your student's success.
Follow this link to the Ivy Hall and Prairie Band sign-up link ~ 5th Grade Band Registration Flyer, https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qOsnugcgq3F2agbjGEKMs-2mGC5OmRkh-hYnLx4IlWM/edit ~ to sign up for the band, rent an instrument and get the needed materials.
Before You Go, Remember:
- Order School Supply Kits for 2023-24: https://www.kcsd96.org/curriculum/school-supply-lists
- Clubhouse Registration (Before- and After-School Care): https://www.kcsd96.org/student-services/buffalo-grove-park-district-clubhouse-info
IN THE SCHOOLS
Korean Drumming and Dancing: Prairie Elementary School students enjoyed Korean drumming, dancing and culture at today's presentation with the Korean Drumming and Dancing troupe from Chicago.
Click here to view the Photo Gallery: https://www.kcsd96.org/p/prairie-photo-gallery/gallery/1614768/korean-drumming-dance-troupe
Wax Museum: This week, District third-graders presented their character research during their school's Wax Museum. At Ivy Hall, guests and fellow students 'met' 'former U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt, Dr. Seuss, Princess Diana, Harriet Tubman, Elsa, Cleopatra, Rosa Parks, and dozens of other characters during the school's Wax Museum.
Click here to view the Ivy Hall Wax Museum Photo Gallery: https://www.kcsd96.org/ih/ivy-hall-photo-gallery/gallery/1614776/ivy-hall-3rd-grade-wax-museum
In Our Virtual BackPacks
Check out the virtual backpacks for information on the following activities (this list is not exhaustive):
- Buffalo Grove Park District Summer: https://www.bgparks.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/summer5.pdf
- Long Grove Park District Summer: https://www.lgparks.org/programs-events
- College of Lake County Summer Camp: https://learn.clcillinois.edu/upload/CampBrochure2023_FINAL.pdf
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 and final issue of E-NEWS 96 for the 2022-23 school year is Friday, June 2, 2023.