NEW *First Day of School*
Our first half-day of remote learning will be Monday, August 24th. You will receive communication from your teacher(s) to connect.
Ivy Hall Elementary School
8:30am-11:45am
NEW *Beginning of Year Events*
As an administrative team, we are working to reschedule and adjust our beginning of the year events to adhere by safety and social distance guidelines. These events include Meet the Teacher, Curriculum Night, and New Family tours. Details will be forthcoming as they are determined.
NEW *Technology News*
On August 12th, our technology department will begin syncing student data across our systems in preparation for the start of the 20-21 school year. When this sync begins, your student(s) may lose access to some services or applications that are currently on their iPads. This is by design as we prepare to make all of the 20-21 resources available to students for the start of the school year.
Please know that if you request a replacement iPad, Crayon, or accessory while picking up your resources, we will need a broken iPad, Crayon, or accessory from you in order to begin processing replacements. Any requests will also need to be fully documented before a replacement can be processed.
NEW *Health Form Deadline Extension*
The health form deadline has been extended to October 15th. All immunizations should be completed by this date to avoid school exclusion. Please refer to the D96 Student Health website for more information.
https://www.kcsd96.org/student-services/student-health
NEW *Supporting Our D96 Community Families*
The pandemic is creating challenging situations for many families in our community.
Community members who are able to are invited to donate these items: macaroni & cheese (cups or boxes), canned foods (veggies/fruits/tuna/chicken/beans), granola bars, tortillas, cheese (shredded/sliced), eggs, deli meats, frozen ground beef/chicken.
Please deliver to collection boxes outside the Exceptional Learners Collaborative (ELC) front entrance, 990 Corporate Woods Parkway, Vernon Hills, from 8 AM–3 PM. Please observe social distancing when delivering donations and ring the doorbell when delivering perishable foods and/or gift cards.
If you'd like to deliver your donation to your student's school on the designated Materials Pick-Up Day, please place it in the donation box (nonperishable/non-refrigerated items only, please) in front of the school entrance.
If you have questions please contact Kristen Bordonaro at [email protected]
NEW *Class Assignment Communication*
Student’s classroom teacher assignments will be finalized and emailed to you at about 9:00 AM on Wednesday, August 12th. Please know that teacher teams have shifted this year, and information regarding these changes will be included in a future Principal's Message. I am unable to communicate this specific information at this time as continual enrollment will affect teacher teams until early next week. If you do not receive a notification, please email our administrative assistant, Jodi Zachara, at [email protected], or give us a call in the office.
NEW *Supply Pick Up*
Instructional materials will be provided by the district to facilitate remote learning. Some items will be available during initial student materials pick-up and others will be available once the school year has begun via deliveries to neighborhoods (more information is coming soon). Materials will include math manipulatives kits, workbooks, art and music supplies, and more. Information is forthcoming related to technology workshops and sessions that will be available the week of August 17th in the evening.
Respectfully,
Bob Hanrahan, Principal