District 96 Families:
More seasonable temperatures greet this area next week, according to weather forecasts.
We’re looking forward to those more-normal temperatures.
Meanwhile …
Coming Up:
- Monday, August 28: Curriculum Night: TG & Woodlawn 6th Grade (7 to 8:30 p.m.)
- Tuesday, August 29: Early Release Day
- Grades 1-5 dismiss at 2:05 p.m.
- Grades 6-8 dismiss at 1:30 p.m.
- Kindergarten (including Structured Kindergarten) dismisses at 2:05 p.m.
- Early Childhood Structured Learning: 8:40 a.m. to 2:05 p.m.
- Blended Early Childhood/ECSE AM: 8:40 to 10:10 a.m.
- Blended Early Childhood PM: 12:35 to 2:05 p.m.
- Tuesday, August 29: Parent Night for Country Meadows / Woodlawn Orchestra families (6 p.m., Woodlawn)
- Wednesday, August 30: Curriculum Night for TG & Woodlawn Grades 7 and 8 (7 to 8:30 p.m.)
- Thursday, August 31: Curriculum Night for Country Meadows Elementary School
- Grades 1 and 2: 6:30-7:15 p.m.
- Grades 3 to 5: 7:15-8:00 p.m.
- Monday, September 4: No School (District Holiday)
Reminder: Tuesday, August 29, is an Early Release Day
Early Release Dismissal Times for Tuesday, August 29, are: 
- Grades 1-5 dismiss at 2:05 p.m.
- Grades 6-8 dismiss at 1:30 p.m.
- Kindergarten (including Structured Kindergarten) dismisses at 2:05 p.m.
- Early Childhood Structured Learning: 8:40 a.m. to 2:05 p.m.
- Blended Early Childhood/ECSE AM: 8:40 to 10:10 a.m.
- Blended Early Childhood PM: 12:35 to 2:05 p.m.
Final Curriculum Nights Next Week
Several of District 96 schools hosted Curriculum Nights this past week; there are still a few more scheduled for next week:
- 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.
Families, Did You Know ...?
Do you know what's inside the Parent-Student Handbook (https://tinyurl.com/D96ParentStudentHandbook)?
This is a small feature to help us all journey inside the pages and learn more about what the Handbook has to say.
Virtual Backpack
- Lake County 211 Resources: https://www.kcsd96.org/about/virtual-backpack
- Buffalo Grove Park District Cricket League (11- to 14-year-olds): https://campussuite-storage.s3.amazonaws.com/prod/750226/93147715-c5f6-11e6-b7b7-22000bd8490f/2644492/e2e918d8-3d33-11ee-8d68-0a58a9feac02/optimizations/1
In Our Schools …
Ivy Hall’s 2nd Grade Crayons: This year, the entire Ivy Hall 2nd Grade are ‘Crayons,’ and the ‘crayons’ in Ms. Savic’s class shared their favorite colors and other things about themselves, as they create community by getting to know one another.
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Science Assembly, Behind the Scenes
Teaching & Learning Administrative Assistants Melissa Mark and Alex Carson assembled science kits for District’s teachers for their science instruction, sorting an array of items into brown paper bags to be distributed to these educators.
Congrats, Mr. Rivera, District 96 New Board Member
Welcome to the District 96 Board of Education, Mr. José Rivera!
Mr. Rivera, a longtime District parent, was sworn in Tuesday night to the District 96 Board of Education. He fills a vacancy created by the resignation of former Board member James Strezewski in June. 
Mr. Rivera is pictured here (in the center) with District 96 Board President Marc Tepper and District 96 Supt. Kathryn Sheridan.
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 September 1, 2023.