D96 Families
Meet the Teacher, Locker Set-Up Day, first day of school … we’re back!
This past week was filled with excitement ~ and a few tears ~ from students and parents alike as we kicked off our 2023-24 school year.
Here’s to a great start to your school year!
Coming Up:
- Monday, August 21: Curriculum Night: Willow Grove EC & K (6:30-7:30 p.m.)
- Tuesday, August 22: Board of Education Meeting (7 p.m., Mat Room, Ivy Hall Elementary School)
- Wednesday, August 23: Curriculum Night: Kildeer and Prairie elementary schools
- Grades 1 and 2: 6:30-7:15 p.m.
- Grades 3 to 5: 7:15-8:00 p.m.
- Thursday, August 24: Curriculum Night: Ivy Hall Elementary School
- Grades 1 and 2: 6:30-7:15 p.m.
- Grades 3 to 5: 7:15-8:00 p.m.
- Monday, August 28: Curriculum Night: TG & Woodlawn 6th Grade (7 to 8:30 p.m.)
- Wednesday, August 30: Curriculum Night: TG & Woodlawn Grades 7 and 8 (7 to 8:30 p.m.)
- Thursday, August 31: Curriculum Night: Country Meadows Elementary School
- Grades 1 and 2: 6:30-7:15 p.m.
- Grades 3 to 5: 7:15-8:00 p.m.
Curriculum Nights Start Next Week
Curriculum Nights are an opportunity for families to visit their child’s school and learn more from what they’ll be learning for the year. 
District 96’s Curriculum Nights start next week:
- Monday, August 21: Willow Grove EC & K (6:30-7:30 p.m.)
- Wednesday, August 23: Kildeer and Prairie elementary schools
- Grades 1 and 2: 6:30-7:15 p.m.
- Grades 3 to 5: 7:15-8:00 p.m.
- Thursday, August 24: Ivy Hall Elementary School
- Grades 1 and 2: 6:30-7:15 p.m.
- Grades 3 to 5: 7:15-8:00 p.m.
- Monday, August 28: Twin Groves & Woodlawn 6th Grade (7 to 8:30 p.m.)
- Wednesday, August 30: Twin Groves & Woodlawn Grades 7 and 8 (7 to 8:30 p.m.)
- Thursday, August 31: Country Meadows Elementary School
- Grades 1 and 2: 6:30-7:15 p.m.
- Grades 3 to 5: 7:15-8:00 p.m.
Check Out the Virtual Backpacks
Check out the Virtual BackPacks for these opportunities:
- Lake County Back to School Resource Fair, Aug. 19 (Grayslake): https://campussuite-storage.s3.amazonaws.com/prod/750226/93147715-c5f6-11e6-b7b7-22000bd8490f/2644525/4d7dd6f8-3d38-11ee-a5a1-0a58a9feac02/optimizations/1
- Cricket League for Middle Schoolers: https://campussuite-storage.s3.amazonaws.com/prod/750226/93147715-c5f6-11e6-b7b7-22000bd8490f/2644492/e2e918d8-3d33-11ee-8d68-0a58a9feac02/optimizations/1
NEW
In Our Schools …
Willow Grove Wonderment
Always so exciting to watch the little faces of incoming Kindergarten ~ the excitement, curiosity, uncertainty and worry ~ as they experience their first day of school at Willow Grove Early Learning Center. They did well! 
- Willow Grove First Day: https://www.kcsd96.org/wg/willow-grove-photo-gallery/gallery/1614957/first-day-of-school-august-17-2023
First Day at Twin Groves
Twin Groves’ sixth- to eighth-graders also learned new routines as they met old faces and friends and some new ones, as they slid into their first day of school at the middle school.
- Twin Groves First Day: https://www.kcsd96.org/tg/twin-groves-photo-gallery/gallery/1614958/twin-groves-first-day-of-school-august-17-2023
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 at [email protected].
The next issue of E-NEWS 96 will be August 25, 2023.