No School Monday (New)
Please be aware that on, Monday, March 2nd, 2020 there will be no school.
6th Grade Placement (New)
As the 5th grade prepares for 6th grade, they will partake in a few placement tests to help place them in their core content courses for the next school year. The first math placement test will take place next week on Wednesday, March 4, 2020. If students miss this assessment, they make it up.
There is no way for students to prepare for these placement tests ahead of time as they have been preparing all year through the Bridges program, small group, and with their Dreambox practice.
If you have any further questions in regards to placement, please check out our District Website by clicking HERE.
PTO Blog (New)
PTO Blog: This is always linked in my blog post below.
Spring Collaborative Conferences (Repeat)
Spring Conferences are Collaborative Conferences!
Collaborative conferences mean that your child will be leading the conference. The purpose of collaborative conferences is for educators, students and families to discuss, reflect and celebrate student work, and for families to experience school through their child's eyes. Students have been working hard to prepare for the conference, and we are excited for you to learn about your child’s progress directly from your child!
Teachers will be available in the room as guides and will be available to answer student questions or elaborate on a point a student is making, but we ask that all participants respect that this is the student’s opportunity to lead the conference by sharing progress and reflections about their own learning.
Please read below to learn specific information about how collaborative conferences will be structured at the elementary level.
Grades EC-1st Grade
Families will sign-up for a 15-minute conference. One student/family partnership will be in the room at a time. The conference will begin with your child presenting his/her current progress, reflections, celebrations and areas for continued growth. The classroom teacher will be at the table with the student, but the student will lead the conference.
Teachers will be available to facilitate and assist in answering specific questions.
Grades 2nd-5th Grade
Families will sign-up for a 30-minute conference. Three family/student partnerships may be in the room at one time. Student/Family partnerships will sit in a private space to engage in the conference. The conference will begin with your child presenting his/her current progress, reflections, celebrations and areas for continued growth. Teachers will be available to facilitate and can answer brief questions at the conclusion of the student portion.
What is the Role of Families during Collaborative Conferences?
- Provide reinforcement, encouragement, and praise
- Listen and ask questions
- Help students look realistically at the quality of work
- Facilitate student’s self-reflection and goal setting
- Be a partner in learning
- See school through their student’s eyes
Questions Families Can Ask During the Collaborative Conference
- What is your favorite piece of work? Why?
- Describe your favorite activities or subjects.
- What experiences at school do you find the most exciting?
- Are there experiences that frustrate you, if so why?
- What goals have you set for yourself for this spring?
- How can I help you at home?
Car Pick Up & Car Drop Off (Repeat)
ONLY MAKE A RIGHT-HAND TURN ONLY INTO THE SOUTHWEST LOT, please DO NOT MAKE A LEFT INTO THE SOUTHWEST LOT DURING CAR DROP OFF AND CAR PICK UP AT DISMISSAL.
THIS PROCEDURE IS LISTED IN THE PARENT STUDENT HANDBOOK. THIS PROCEDURE HAS BEEN IN PLACE FOR AT LEAST 3 YEARS. HERE
The traffic pattern for the CAR rolling drop off and CAR rolling pick up is clockwise around Ivy Hall. Your RIGHT TURN should be made from Penny Lane into the lot. NEVER A LEFT TURN into the southwest recess lot.
We have and will continue to have the Buffalo Grove police helping us enforce this procedure. This procedure was developed with the Buffalo Grove Police Department for student safety. Thank you for helping keep kids safe.
Car Drop Off *** Students must be signed in via the front office after 8:25 am. Please DO NOT drop students off in the east lot, without walking them into the office and signing them in.
Car Pick Up *** There are a few commercial vehicles that are permitted to make a left into the south lot. These vehicles do not participate in the rolling car line, but we have no other avenue to load these vehicles. This only occurs during CAR pick up. Thank you for your continued help allowing these vehicles into the lot. They will not join the line in front of you, they will pass on the right side of the line. We also stop the line to allow these vehicles to exit.
*** Only students that are being picked up in the southwest lot are permitted to be in the lot.
IF YOU ARE WALKING TO THE SOUTHWEST LOT, MEETING A STUDENT, AND THEN WALKING AWAY …
YOUR STUDENT IS A WALKER NOT A CAR PICK UP. PLEASE CONTACT YOUR CHILD'S TEACHER AND MAKE THE ADJUSTMENT ACCORDING (SO YOUR STUDENT IS DISMISSED OUT THE NORTH EXIT).
YOUR STUDENT WILL BE DISMISSED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE BUILDING BY THE OFFICE. THIS WILL REDUCE THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT NEED SUPERVISION IN THE SOUTHWEST LOT AND INCREASE SAFETY.