Dear Ivy Hall Families,
We hope to see you this evening at our PTO Event, Willy the Wildcat and the Wizard of Oz! The event will start at 6 pm, and it is a nondropoff event. In addition, please see detailed information for next week’s Halloween parties and the parade below. Important November dates are also included in the message below as we near the end of Trimester One.
As always, please reach out if you have any questions, have a great weekend!
Mike Senatore
NEW *Important Upcoming Dates*
- Friday, October 25th - PTO Event - Wildcat Willy and the Wizard of Oz
- 6 pm
- This is a non drop off event, please remain with your child
- Thursday, October 31st - Halloween Parade and Parties
- Outdoor parade starts at 1:40 pm from the Buffalo Doors
- Parents are welcome to view the parade around the school
- Classroom parties begin at 2 pm
- You must be a pre-approved volunteer to enter the school building through the main office
- Friday, November 1st - Cat Pack Activity Day
- November 5 - NO SCHOOL - Election Day
- November 8 - Report period ends, EC-Grade 8
- November 15 - Trimester 1 report cards issued
- November 19 - EARLY RELEASE DAY
- Friday, November 22nd - Frozen Treat Friday
- November 27 - NO SCHOOL District Holiday
- November 28 - NO SCHOOL District Holiday
- November 29 - NO SCHOOL District Holiday
NEW *Fire Drill Next Week*
On Wednesday, October 30th. Ivy Hall will be conducting a Fire Drill. Students will be evacuating the building during the drill. If the weather does not cooperate, we will reschedule the drill and communicate the rescheduled drill date.
REPEAT *Human Growth & Development*
Illinois State law requires all school districts with a comprehensive health curriculum to provide instruction on specific health topics including human growth and development. These topics align to the Illinois Physical Development and Health Standards. KCSD96 recognizes that parents/guardians are the primary educators for their families on these topics.
This instruction falls under a specific list of topics that you may elect to have your child excused from, as outlined by Illinois School Code. If you choose this option, please submit a specific request, in writing, to the school principal, asking that your child be excused from the class during that specific period(s) of instruction, and we will provide an alternate assignment.
For questions about the 4th grade program, please consult the links below. Parents of 5th graders will receive more information after the start of the school year. If you still have questions, please contact the school’s principal or assistant principal.
For specific materials, please see below.
Fourth Grade
This year KCSD96 will be hosting Candor Health Education (formerly Robert Crown Center) on November 18th. Candor Health will provide the learning to 4th grade students, and 4th grade teachers will be present during this learning experience. As in the past, students will not be separated by gender during the presentation by Candor Health.
Please click on the links below for a helpful overview of the program. The letter contains tips for parents to start conversations with children at home. The video will show you everything the students will see during the presentation.
School Program Overviews for Parents – Candor Health Education VIDEO
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REPEAT *Halloween Costumes*
Our Halloween festivities will be here before we know it. We look forward to students dressing in their Halloween costumes for our Halloween Parade and classroom parties on Thursday, Oct. 31st. Please help us with the following costume guidelines. Students will change into their costumes after their lunch period at school. Please ensure that your child can get the costume on with no or minimal help.
Costumes must be appropriate for school. If costumes are not school-appropriate the student will be asked to remove their costume.
- Please no masks, blood, super scary stuff, general ickiness, or weapons
- Please no cigars or cigarette items
- Please no bare tummies
- Please keep hair coloring and make-up simple
REPEAT *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, 2021.