Happy Friday!
Brrr …. Yes, cold and snow came this week!
Thankfully, we made it through this short week, shortened again by a Snow Day, and hope for higher temperatures next week. Looks like students had a great time at indoor recess, too!
Here’s what’s happening next week:
Coming Up:
- Wednesday, January 24
- Woodlawn 6th-8th Grade Orchestra Concert (7 p.m., Woodlawn)
- Thursday, January 25
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- “Simplifying Stevenson,”( 7 p.m.,Twin Groves, Cafeteria)
- Tuesday, January 30
- 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 (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.
Kindergarten 2024-25 Registration Now Open
Registration for Kindergarten for the 2024-25 school year is now open.
Incoming Kindergartners must be District residents who are 5 years old by September 1.
For more information, visit https://www.kcsd96.org/wg/kindergarten-registration
Registered Yet? Addressing Toxic Achievement Culture
On February 7, District 96 co-hosts the Parent Network Program "Addressing Toxic Achievement Culture." This session features author Jennifer Wallace talking about how we can "teach our kids to strive toward excellence without crushing them.”
This virtual session begins at 7 p.m.
To register, visit http://tinyurl.com/VAPLDToxicAchievementCulture.
This session is hosted in collaboration with District 102, District 103, and District 125, and the Vernon Area Library.
New Year, New You, New Work!
Start your new year off by joining the winning team at Kildeer Countryside School District 96. 
We are hiring now for Substitutes.
Learn more at https://tinyurl.com/KCSD96Employment
Virtual Backpack
Check the District and your school’s virtual Backpacks for information on the following events and other items that may interest you.
Virtual Backpack: https://www.kcsd96.org/about/virtual-backpack
- 211 Lake County Resources (free, with resources in many languages)
- SHS Boys Lacrosse (January 21 and February 4)
- SHS Girls Lacrosse (January 21 and February 4)
- SHS Patriot Parent Association Interest Form
- Vernon Area Library Teen Volunteer Program (January 10 to April 13)
IN OUR SCHOOLS
Heart Aware: In Prairie’s PE classes, students are learning about the why and ways to maintain a healthy heart, as they embark on the annual American Heart Association’s Kids Heart Challenge.
Problem-Solving to Design a Hat: Students in Mrs. Desai's Prairie 2nd grade classroom acquainted themselves with a paper plate, a piece of foil, a brown paper bag and some water, to determine how each might best be used to create a hat to protect them from the sun. In class today, the students touched the items to determine which was softest to them and which might be the most absorbent of water (sweat). They use more of their problem-solving skills in class next week when they design their “hats.”
QUESTIONS?
District 96 will communicate with you every Friday through E-NEWS 96 and the Principal’s Messages from each school where 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 Friday, January 26, 2024.