Dear Parents,
Welcome back and Happy New Year! It was so nice to welcome students and staff back this week. It's always so much fun to listen to the students share their vacation adventures or how they simply "chilled out" at home. As a reminder, there is no school on Monday.
Enjoy the 3-day weekend,
Dr. Christine Pfaff
Principal
NEW *Upcoming Dates*
- Monday, January 16 - No School, MLK Day
- Tuesday, January 24 - Early Release Day
NEW *Kids Heart Challenge is Coming to Prairie*
MARK YOUR CALENDARS! Our school is kicking off the challenge on: January 17, 2023.
We are SO excited to partner with the American Heart Association and start our Kids Heart Challenge program. Kids Heart Challenge helps students develop ways to keep their whole hearts happy and healthy for their whole lives AND spreads the mission and the message of the AHA!
Want to get a jump start and join us NOW, register at: http://www2.heart.org/goto/PrairieElementarySchoolBuffaloGroveIL
Choose your daily health challenge to Move More or Be Kind and earn your own TORCH WRISTBAND so you can help light the way!
Students who raise $150 before your KHC Kick-Off will earn our collector’s edition XL Frankie to add to your Heart Heroes!
NEW *Assessments for Middle School Language Arts, Math*
Each spring, students in 5th grade take several assessments that determine their placement in middle school Language Arts and Math classes. For more details concerning the placement process ~ including the number and type of assessments as well as dates ~ please CLICK HERE to access the information on our website.
NEW *Pre-Registration Open for Incoming 2023-24 Kindergartners*
Pre-Registration for incoming 2023-24 kindergartners is now open.
The 2023-24 Kindergarten Pre-Registration is open to students who live within District 96 boundaries and will be 5 years old by Sept. 1, 2023.
To begin the Kindergarten Pre-Registration process, parents must email all required documents to the administrative assistant at Willow Grove Early Learning Center at [email protected].
Parents need to supply the following:
- Student’s Proof of Age (such as a Birth Certificate or Passport or Visa)
- Parent/Guardian Photo ID (Passport or Driver’s License)
- Proof of District Residency (a current mortgage statement or current lease or property tax bill)
- Current Utility Bill
- Click the link to download & complete: RESIDENCY FORM
- Click the link to download & complete: HOME LANGUAGE SURVEY
- Click the link to download & complete: ENROLLMENT FORM
After the submitted documents are approved, families will receive a Pre-Registration link to complete by January 31, 2023. Students pre-registered by January 31 will receive a free Willow Grove T-shirt. (T-shirts are not available after this pre-registration period.)
Families needing to pre-register their child in person may contact Kimberly O’Neill, administrative assistant at Willow Grove Early Learning Center, at [email protected] or at (847) 541-3660.
Learn more about Kindergarten in District 96: https://www.kcsd96.org/wg/kindergarten-in-kcsd96
NEW *Recess Reminders*
For students to play in the snow, they must have snow pants, boots, gloves, and a jacket. This applies to both the field area. This ensures that their clothes, hands, and feet are dry for lunch and the remainder of the afternoon. Students who do not have snow pants and boots can still play on the blacktop area.
NEW *ACCESS Testing*
The State of Illinois requires identified English Learner (EL) students to annually participate in the ACCESS testing to determine current English language proficiency in Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing. Our ACCESS testing window will occur from 1/17-2/22. Each school’s testing schedule is unique and will only impact students who take the ACCESS test. Students taking ACCESS do not need to prepare anything ahead of time.