Dear Kildeer Families,
Can you believe it's February already? The month of January was gone in a blink. I think it's a testament to how time flies when you are having fun!
Speaking of fun, I've had a lot lately! I've enjoyed visiting various classrooms as a guest reader. Also, I absolutely love my picnics with the kids. I get asked every year what my favorite part of my job is and I always have the same response: YOU, the kids!
Here are a couple of other fun moments from the week:
Student Council having some fun on the morning announcements to promote the pajama program!
Visiting the art classroom and seeing our 3rd graders bring their plates of food to life in clay!
Joining a literacy lesson in Ms.Dolin's classroom to practice main topic through a text about apples!
We will keep the fun going next week with our monthly buddy classroom activity on Tuesday! Please remind your children to come dressed in Cougar gear and/or colors! Can you guess what the focus of this month might be?
Here is a hint:
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It's that time of year and our Valentine's parties are less than a month away. Please remember if you choose to include an item with your child's Valentines, please note that only non-food items are permissible and we ask no goody bags. Candy, snacks, or any sort of food item will be sent back home with your child on Valentine's day if sent to school.
Thanks for your help with this!
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STUDENT COUNCIL NEWS
Student Council is starting the Pajama Program! The Pajama Program is a drive where we donate pajamas to children that do not have the have pajamas. The range of kids go from infants to eighteen-year-olds!
The pajamas must be new and unused.
The drive will go from January 29 to February 9. We will celebrate on February 9th with Pajama Day! Pajama Day is when all the children may wear their pajamas to school! No slippers or robes, please.
Thank you for participating in the Pajama Program!
Thank You,
Sammy From Student Council
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Updates and News from the Band Boosters
Please support the Boosters by dining at or ordering from Lou Malnati's this Wed., Jan. 31, mentioning this FLYER at the time of order. Also, the Boosters have much more news and opportunities to share. Please read the latest info HERE.
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Flu season is spreading within Lake County and KCSD 96. In the event your child is not feeling well, please notify the school office for absences including symptoms, if they have a fever, or if they are diagnosed with influenza from a medical provider. Please see the link below for more specific guidance on illness-related absences."
http://www.kcsd96.org/student-
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Girls on the Run
Calling all girls in Grades 3-5! The Girls on the Run Program will be starting soon! Program registration is now open and will run through March 1. Please register at: www.gotrchicago.org. We are so excited to be able to accept 20 girls this season! Girls on the Run has set up a lottery for our registration. The lottery will be done on March 1 by Girls on the Run. Practices will be held Mondays and Wednesday from 3-4:30pm beginning the week of March 5. This year's end of the year 5K will be held on Saturday, June 2. It is very important that your daughter can attend all practices in order to participate in this wonderful opportunity!
We look forward to a wonderful season!
Aly Lushpynskyj, Kellie Cristofaro, Marina Shvartsman
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Jump Rope For Heart and Hoops For Heart, is a national program co-sponsored by the American Heart Association and the American Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. It is endorsed by the Governor’s Council on Health and Fitness. Contributions raised through the event will help fund research, education and community programs of your local Heart Association. Heart disease and stroke kill more people each year than all other causes of death combined. If your child would like to participate in one of these events please click on the permission slips below for more information!
JUMP ROPE FOR HEART PERMISSION FORM (due by Feb. 14)
HOOPS FOR HEART PERMISSION FORM (due by Feb. 8)
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Erin's Law
An Illinois law known as Erin's Law requires schools to implement an age-appropriate sexual assault and abuse awareness/prevention curriculum for Kindergarten through Grade 12.
Kildeer Countryside School District 96 researched and observed best practices and programs for delivering this instruction, selecting Victor Pacini to present Be Seen & Heard ©.
The focus of this developmentally appropriate and interactive program is to teach children skills to keep them safe from danger or abuse. Concepts discussed will include distinguishing safe from unsafe touches, safety rules at home and school, saying NO, safe/unsafe secrets, and telling a trusted adult, as well as reinforcing that an adult's touching him or her is not the child's fault.
The presentation to Kildeer School students will be during the school day on Wed., Feb. 7.
If you prefer that your child does not attend this prevention education session, please submit your written request–or your questions–to me at [email protected]. MORE INFO
From the Band & Orchestra Boosters:
Find the latest information from the District 96 Band & Orchestra Boosters in their BLOG.
Click HERE to catch up on very important information from our PTO!
New Topics:
- BINGO BLAST UPDATE
- PTO CHAIR SIGN UP FOR 2018/2019
- BOX TOPS COLLECTION HAS STARTED
***PLEASE BE ADVISED that the dates of our 5th Grade Variety Show and Family Picnic have changed since the beginning of the year and are up-to-date on our online calendar:
- Family Picnic: Friday, May 11th
- 5th Grade Variety Show: Friday, May 18th
On a final note, we had a great visit today with a few members of our Board of Education. Thank you Renee, Cynthia, and Meg for taking the time to join us! TAKE A LOOK
Our board members were able to travel the school to learn about all of the great things going on at Kildeer. We owe a big thanks to our instructional coaches for taking the time to provide visuals and examples with our district goals in action. Additionally, our third-grade team was very gracious to allow us to learn from you at the math meeting where we discussed Bridges math implementation and looked at data. Finally, thank you to all the students and staff that opened their doors to peek inside the classroom!
We are very proud of our Kildeer Cougars!
Warm Regards,
Mrs. Vail Kieser
Principal