E-NEWS 96, November 10, 2023

District 96 Families:

What a great long week: Musical concerts and a musical involving dozens, if not hundreds of District 96 students, attracted parents and families!  It’s the start of our musical concert season, just in time for the upcoming holidays, which start later on this month.

Here’s what’s ahead:

Coming Up:

• Friday, November 10
  • Report period ends, EC-Grade 8 
• Friday, November 10
  • Woodlawn Musical ("The Sound of Music: Youth Edition"), 7 p.m. (free!)
• Tuesday, November 14
  • Board of Education meeting, 7 p.m. (Mat Room, Ivy Hall)
• Wednesday, November 15
  • School Board Members’ Day                
• Thursday, November 16
  • Family Reading Night                             
• Friday, November 17
  • Trimester 1 report cards issued                    
• Wednesday to Friday, November 22-24
  • No School (Thanksgiving Holiday)
• Tuesday, November 28
  • Early Release

Thank You, D96 Board Members

They’re tasked with directing the District now, with a long vision for the future, while overseeing facilities and planning for future needs, and being mindful to invest in good people who invest in good people.

Collectively, they have 70 years of experience on the Board of Education and have or are shepherding more than a dozen children through Kildeer Countryside School District 96 schools.  They’re among the best, having achieved Distinguished recognition for their hard work.

They lead the charge in being invested in ‘every child, every school, every day.’ … They’re the District 96 Board of Education and next Wednesday ~ November 15 ~ we salute them for their dedicated service to the children and families in this school community!                     

Hats off the hardest-working Board of Education we know:

• Marc Tepper, President
• Mike Burns, Vice President
• Dina Manka, Secretary
• Amy Fegyin, Member
• Renee Klass, Member
• José Rivera, Member
• Cynthia Zarkowsky, Member

How Well Do You Know Your Board of Education? (Some Fun Facts About Your D96 Board):

1).  Which Board Member has served the longest?  Bonus:  For how many years? (A: Marc Tepper and/or Renee Klass; each 20 years)

2).  Which Board member has the most number of children to matriculate through District 96 schools?  (A: Renee Klass, 3)

3).  Name the two Board members who are former teachers.  (A: Renee Klass and Cynthia Zarkowsky)

4).  Which Board member serves as Secretary?  (A: Dina Manka)

5).  Which Board member formerly served on the District’s Boundaries Committee?  (A: Marc Tepper)

6).  Which Board member is the newest addition?  (A: José Rivera)

7).  Which Board members are former PTO leaders?  (A: Amy Feygin, Mike Burns, Renee Klass and Cynthia Zarkowsky) 

Trimester 1 Report Cards Coming November 17

Trimester 1 report cards will be issued online after 3 p.m. Friday, November 17, 2023, for students in Early Childhood through 8th Grade.

See instructions to access the report cards online at https://www.kcsd96.org/curriculum/access-student-progress-reports-online. 

Please contact the SCHOOL OFFICE with questions:  https://www.kcsd96.org/about/contactdirections

November 16:  It's Family Reading Night

Don’t miss this annual fun family event: Family Reading Night, on November 16, at your child’s school.  Read your Principal’s Message for the date and time and the link to RSVP for this event.

In Your Virtual Backpack

Check the District and your school’s virtual Backpacks for information on the following events and other items that may be of interest to you.

Virtual Backpack:  https://www.kcsd96.org/about/virtual-backpack

• Buffalo Grove Symphonic Band 22nd Annual Fall Concert: November 11
• Chief for a Day: Application Due by November 17
• SHS Dance I Master Class: December 4

IN OUR SCHOOLS

All that Jazz! Ivy Hall and Prairie elementary schools’ Beginning Band partnered with Twin Groves’ Jazz Band for a phenomenal start to this year’s musical/concert calendar this past Monday, November 6, 2023.    

Mr. Dan Nagle directs the bands.

See more of the Twin Groves Band Photo Gallery at https://www.kcsd96.org/tg/twin-groves-photo-gallery/gallery/1615363/ivy-hall-prairie-twin-groves-beginning-band-jazz-band-concert-november-6-2023

More Music!  This past week also saw Woodlawn Band Concert, featuring sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade Woodlawn Middle Schoolband student-musicians.  The band is under the direction of Mr. Chad Craw.

See the Woodlawn Band Concert Photo Gallery at https://www.kcsd96.org/w/woodlawn-photo-gallery/gallery/1615374/woodlawn-band-concert-november-8-2023.

Beautiful Sound of Music:  Woodlawn presented its Woodlawn School Musical "The Sound of Music: Youth Edition” ~ featuring students from Country Meadows, Kildeer and Woodlawn.  The play is directed by Woodlawn music teacher Mrs Wesbecher and science/social studies teacher Mrs. Warkenthien and Country Meadows music teacher Mrs. Murray.

The final show begins at 7 p.m. tonight (Friday, November 10, 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 November 17, 2023.