Good Afternoon, Ivy Hall Families,
Students were able to close the week by participating in a grade-level Cat Pack activity that focused on empathy. Cat Pack activities take place once per month and focus on building friendships across the grade level and school.
As a reminder, we have Family Educator Conferences next week. If you have any issues in setting up your conference, please reach out to our front desk at 847-459-0022 or email Lori Mackay at [email protected]
Important information about our Halloween festivities is below, please read it carefully.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Mike Senatore
NEW *Important Upcoming Dates*
- Wednesday, October 9th - Picture Retake Day
- Thursday, October 10th - No School - School Improvement Day and Family Educator Conferences
- Friday, October 11th - No School - Family Educator Conferences
- Monday, October 14th - No School - District Holiday
- Tuesday, October 15th - All immunization forms and physicals due to the school nurse
- Wednesday, October 16th - PTO Special Lunch
- Tuesday, October 22nd - Early Release at 2:05 pm
- Friday, October 25th - Frozen Treat Friday
- Thursday, October 31st - Halloween Parade and Parties
NEW *Picture Retake Day*
Retake Picture Day is 10/09/2024! If you're satisfied with your child's picture, no further action is required.
If you purchased and were unhappy with your Picture Package, please send your Picture Package to school with your student on Retake Day. Your Retake Picture Package will be produced and shipped to the school four weeks after Retake Day. Please note, if your child is photographed on the original and Retake Picture Days, the Retake picture will replace the original picture in certain products, like the yearbook.
Students who were absent for Picture Day should come to school prepared to have their picture taken. If you have not preordered, please use the Retake Order Code 87513ZF to place your order at https://inter-state.com/Order. To see your Order History, check your Inter-State Account.
Find answers to Retake Day questions here.
NEW *Halloween Festivities on Thursday, October 31*
The Halloween Parade will begin at 1:40 pm outside of Door #6 also known as the “Buffalo Doors." The parade route will run counter clockwise around the building. Parents are not allowed in the building during the parade.
Parents can enjoy the outside parade. We encourage you to wave and take pictures of your child during this time. Students will use the sidewalk to follow the parade route around the school.
Once students have walked around the school, they will come back inside the building for their class party. Only Halloween party volunteers will be allowed in the building after the parade. If you are a parent volunteer for the Halloween party, you must enter through the front door and sign in as usual. If you have questions about being a party volunteer, please reach out to our PTO. As a reminder, there is no outside food allowed at Halloween parties.
If the weather does not cooperate and we are unable to have the Halloween parade outside, we will email parents before 1:00pm notifying you that the outdoor parade has been canceled.
NEW *IMPORTANT NOTES FOR PTO PARTY VOLUNTEERS*
Parents attending the parties may not bring additional family members, other children, etc. We need everyone to abide by this and will have to ask you to leave if you come with other attendees. Every PTO volunteer approved to come into our school MUST have their license or ID scanned through our security system to enter. If you have never volunteered at Ivy Hall, then you must come in to scan your ID or license ahead of the party. You have to bring this with you or you will not be able to enter. There is typically a very long line to enter at this first party, so please anticipate this. The more people who come and complete this early, the shorter the line will be on October 31st.
REPEAT *PHYSICALS AND IMMUNIZATION FORMS DUE by 10/15*
Please ensure that all physicals and immunization forms are turned into the school nurse by October 15th.