Dear Families,
What a fast and exciting first week of remote learning! If you haven’t heard by now Zoom had a nationwide outage on our first day of remote learning. Thank you for your patience with the Monday morning challenges. Part of what makes Ivy Hall a great place to be is the incredible patience, support, and compassion of our community. We value your partnership. If you haven’t had an opportunity to check out what your child is learning via remote learning we encourage you to take advantage of the upcoming curriculum night. There is more information below. Additionally remember you have opportunities to connect with your child’s teacher via parent office hours. These typically take place on Monday and Wednesday mornings. If you haven’t obtained the link to these opportunities, you can do so by connecting with your child’s teacher. You can find staff member information by visiting the directory located on the Ivy Hall webpage (https://www.kcsd96.org/ih/people). ***If the directory isn’t updated contact the building front office if you do not have contact information for your child’s teacher.
Kindly,
Bob Hanrahan
New *Teacher Absence Protocol*
Substitute Teacher Plan
In the event that any of your child's teachers are absent, we have initiated a teaching partner system. Because our teachers plan instruction collaboratively as grade-level and specials teams, the teaching partner system will provide students the opportunity to learn grade-level material with students in another teacher's classroom in your child's home building or possibly across the district for specials. We believe this provides the best possible scenario for our students. In the event that partner teachers are unavailable, back-up plans have been put into place.
Building administrative assistants will notify families via email of any absences and provide directions for how students should access Zoom links. Classroom teacher Zoom links will be changed to the partner teacher's Zoom session when a teacher is absent. Students should click on their classroom teacher's usual Zoom link, and it will automatically send them to the partner teacher's Zoom session. For specials, a section will exist on the teacher Clever login page with access to partner teacher links. When there is a substitute for a specials teacher, the classroom teacher will guide students regarding how to access their specials class. This process will be in place beginning on Monday, August 31, 2020.
Band *New Information*
5th Grade Band Registration, Rental, and Information link. Band will begin September 16. With help from parents, students will need to register for band, select an instrument, rent or purchase an instrument, and secure educational materials.
Questions: Daniel Nagle: [email protected]
NEW *Tech Hub*
KCSD96 Family Technology Hub! The District 96 Family Technology Hub is designed to guide families through technology tools related to Enhanced Remote Learning. On this site, you can find links to the recordings and the corresponding Slides decks for the parent/family informational sessions from last week. You can also find tutorials on how to use ZOOM, Schoology, Seesaw, Clever, Notability, and other iPad essential tools for student learning. Additionally, there is a link to email the technology support desk. Please save or bookmark this site. It will be updated with tools, resources, and tutorials through remote learning to better support your family.
New *Curriculum Night Update*
Curriculum Night is September 2, 2020. Curriculum Night will be a virtual opportunity to meet with your child’s teacher and learn other ways that the school can support your family and your child. Your child’s classroom teacher will email you a ZOOM link and directions to access Curriculum Night. At curriculum night staff will review curriculum, daily routines, and classroom procedures. Your child’s school principal will also be sharing information that will precede your child’s teacher’s presentation.
Live Zoom sessions will take place during the times below.
- Grade 1-2 : September 2, 2020 - 6:30 PM - 7:15 PM
- Grade 3-5: September 2, 2020 - 7:15 PM - 8:00 PM
New *MAP Testing*
NWEA MAP, or the Measure of Academic Progress, is a normed referenced, computerized adaptive test which helps teachers, parents, and administrators improve learning for all students and make informed decisions to promote a child's academic growth. Like in previous years, all students will be taking the MAP test in reading and math during the school day. Testing will take place during the MAP window, September 8-18. Your child’s teacher will be in communication regarding details and the specific dates of testing in the coming week.
New *Still Need Materials?*
If you have not picked up curriculum materials for remote learning, please contact the school office.
REPEATING *Family Expectations in the Remote Learning Environment*
We appreciate all those parents are doing to create a conducive learning environment at home. Please refer to the Family Expectations in the Remote Learning Environment document for information to enhance your child(ren)’s remote experience.
Expectativas de la Familia Durante el Aprendizaje a Distancia
REPEATING *Tech Support*
As students are home with their iPad devices to access remote learning plans, we do anticipate there may be some tech needs that arise. If you run into any difficulty with your child’s school iPad, just send us an email explaining your problem and we can support you and your device. Please email [email protected] with any tech-related support needed.
If we did not have your child’s iPad at Material Pick-Up, contact [email protected]. They will check the status of your child’s enrollment and work to provide your child’s iPad as quickly as possible. Pick-up for all tech-related items will be housed through Ivy Hall School.
REPEATING *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.
Questions? Contact [email protected]
REPEAT *Remember to Meet Health Form Requirements*
Health form requirements vary by grade level and for new/returning students. New to District 96 (all grade levels)? See MORE INFO regarding grade-level specific health form requirements.
All students entering Kindergarten must have their CERTIFICATE OF CHILD HEALTH EXAMINATION/IMMUNIZATION FORM (signed by the physician) on file in the school office by October 15, 2020.
- All students entering Kindergarten must have their Vision Examination Form by October 15, 2020.
- All students entering Kindergarten must have a DENTAL EXAMINATION FORM on file at their school office by May 15, 2021.
- All students entering Grade 2 must have a DENTAL EXAMINATION FORM on file at their school office by May 15, 2021.
- All students entering Grade 6 must have their CERTIFICATE OF CHILD HEALTH EXAMINATION/IMMUNIZATION FORM (signed by the physician) on file in the school office by October 15, 2020.
- Additional Grade 6 health form requirements include the DENTAL EXAMINATION FORM by May 15, 2021.
*** Questions contact your local school (Ivy Hall).
REPEATING See the Revised Quicklist 20–21
Calendar Please see the Revised Quicklist 2020–21 CALENDAR, including school hours information and dates for Early Release Days, Half Days, holidays, and winter/spring breaks.