Dear Kildeer Families,
What a great week at Kildeer with our amazing bookfair and fabulous ice cream social. It is always a treat to see our families and students outside of the school day. I love that books can bring us together and I definitely saw a lot of titles that had great themes. If you liked our book, Say Something, by Peter Reynolds, he has a lot more books with supportive messages. I'd encourage you to check them out! This year, my husband and I let our kids do the choosing of their books! We've had multiple readings this week of Shimmer and Shine as well as the good 'ole Paw Patrol! Reading is absolutely a family favorite in our household and we are so appreciative of the opportunity to attend the evening as our own little family. Thank you to our PTO for all the time and energy put into making this night so meaningful.
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I AM ME. WE ARE KILDEER. Sept. 2019 (View album)
Just a reminder to help us out with the following TWO favors....
1) Please CLICK HERE to submit feedback regarding the night! We really want to hear from YOU and get your thoughts. What went great? What can we do even better?
2) We are in need of PICTURES and VIDEOS! If you have pictures, please check out the website HJESHARE.com and use the school code 3009707 to upload your best pictures. If you have a video, please send that directly to my email! Just like last year, we will put together a montage to share at a later date!
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Halloween Costumes
Stores are full of Halloween costumes, and I'm sure that your child is excitedly looking forward to getting a Halloween costume together for this year's festivities. When selecting or creating a costume with your child to wear at school, please be sure that the following expectations are followed:
-Must be appropriate for school
-No masks, blood, super scary stuff, general iciness, or weapons
-No cigars or cigarette items
-No bare tummies
-Please keep hair coloring and make-up simple
**If you are unsure about a costume or costume prop, please contact your child's classroom teacher. Students whose costumes do not meet these expectations will be asked to adjust their costume for the school festivities.**
On October 31st, all students will have the opportunity to participate in a parade outdoors (dependent upon the weather) as well as the classroom party. Please see some reminders below:
- The parade may be viewed by families outdoors. If it rains, it will be indoors for students and staff only.
- The Halloween party is by invitation only from the PTO. At this point, you should know if you are a volunteer (if so, please no extra siblings)!
Thank you for your help with this and we look forward to the creativity from our students this day!
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Help Prevent Missed Emails from School District 96
Some District 96 parents reported they did not receive their student's MAP scores sent by email (from [email protected]) on Sept. 6. Delivery by several specific email service providers proved to be problematic.
The District has received the following specific instructions to help prevent missed emails for parents/guardians who use one of the following email service providers: MSN, Outlook, Hotmail, or Live
• Log into MSN, Outlook, Hotmail, or Live from a computer workstation.
• Click the PEOPLE icon in the extreme lower left-hand corner of the page (next to the Mail and Calendar icons). A new window will open.
• On the new window, click NEW CONTACT.
• Type in Jeanne Spiller into the First Name and Last Name fields.
• Type in [email protected] into the email address field.
• Click CREATE.
(Ms. Spiller is the District's assistant superintendent for teaching and learning.)
Repeat this process multiple times as you wish, creating contacts for your building principal (names/email addresses follow) and E-NEWS 96: Betsy Fresen, [email protected]
Principal Names/Email Addresses:
Willow Grove: Jennifer Smith [email protected]
Country Meadows: Meghan Bird [email protected]
Ivy Hall: Robert Hanrahan [email protected]
Kildeer: Vail Kieser [email protected]
Prairie: Christine Pfaff [email protected]
Twin Groves: Jessica Barnes [email protected]
Woodlawn: Greg Grana [email protected]
If you use another service provider for your email than those listed above, you might consider following your service provider's instructions for adding contacts to your address book.
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CODING CLUB
Do you know the secret CODE??? Does your student love to use technology, solve puzzles and be creative? Then Coding Club is for them!
Please complete this form if you are planning to have your child sign up for Kildeer School's Coding Club for the 2019-2020 school year.
This club is offered to 1st – 5th graders and will meet in Miss Rickel's ROOM on WEDNESDAYS from the end of the school day until 4:00 p.m. and will be facilitated by Miss Koldon and Miss Rickel.
Coding Club will be held each WEDNESDAY from
OCTOBER 2ND THROUGH FEBRUARY 12TH.
(WE DO NOT MEET on DURING THANKSGIVING BREAK OR WINTER BREAK)
IMPORTANT NOTES:
There is NO FEE for this club.
Pick up from the club will be in the FRONT of the school building at the parent pick-up line.
Please complete this form by WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH.
QUESTIONS? Email Miss Koldon [email protected] or Miss Rickel [email protected]
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CLUBS FOR STUDENTS
Be sure to check out THIS PAGE to see what before or after school activities are available for your child!
*IMPORTANT INFORMATION*
The partnership with our PTO is extremely important at Kildeer. Please take a moment each week to review the information to learn how you can get involved, support Kildeer, and dates to mark your calendar!
Click HERE to catch up on very important information from our PTO!
Highlights:
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Pizza and Ice Cream Social is NEXT WEDNESDAY 9/25! AVOID the lines and PRE-ORDER on MEMBERSHIP TOOLKIT until Monday 9/22
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DESSERT DAY IS CLOSING DOWN FOR THE YEAR AT THE END OF THIS MONTH! GET YOUR CARDS AND SIGN UP FOR BIRTHDAYS ON MEMBERSHIP TOOLKIT BEFORE MON. 9/30!!
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PARTY VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR HOLMES and SADOWSKI
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COUGAR PRESS PARENT NEEDED FOR HERLIHY
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Box Top Collection Has Begun! Send them in or just Scan your Store Receipts in the App!
- We NEED Chairs for the following Committees for the School Year: Community Give Back, Cultural Arts, 5th Grade Variety Show, Evening Story Time and Bingo Blast – Please Consider donating your time to help our school
The fall air is starting to turn a little chillier. I know a lot of us who are ready for this seasonal change. Although, are any of us really ready for the shorter days?
Wishing you a great weekend ahead. We will see students return on Tuesday, October 1st! Happy New Year!
Warm Regards,
Mrs. Vail Kieser
Principal