Principal's Message April 24, 2020

4/24/20
TGIF...Twin Groves it’s Friday! 

This week was Administrative Assistants Week. A HUGE THANK YOU to all of our Administrative Assistants in the District and at Twin Groves. Thank you for everything you do for D96!

 

Future Staff Planning Days
The following dates are designated planning days for the staff. 
May 4th
May 15th
May 22nd
Reminders to parents and students will be sent out regarding these planning days.
During staff planning days, students will need to look in their Schoology lunch course for their assignments. 
All other days, the assignments will be in their Schoology folders by course.

 

 

Virtual Fun Run
All students and staff are invited to participate in this year’s Fun Run. Check out these examples to see what we’re looking for:

Example #1
Example #2

This year, we are asking students and staff to pick ANY sport/activity and email Mrs. Ruchim their video (3 second limit) at [email protected]. We will compile videos together by GRADE LEVEL making roughly a 10 minute video for each grade, which will include background music text/graphics. Here are some ideas that you can use, but we encourage you to be creative and have fun with this! :)

-Soccer
-Basketball
-Volleyball
-Badminton
-Tennis
-Baseball/Softball
-Cricket
-Dance
-Hockey
-Running (Baton Relay, Sprints, etc.)
-Football
-Other - Be Creative

We look forward to seeing your student’s video and can’t wait to see the final product of our Twin Groves Virtual Fun Run!

 


8th Grade 2020 Panoramic Picture
To order the 2020 8th Grade Panoramic Picture, please click HERE.
The password is TWIN.

 

 

DOES YOUR 8TH GRADER HAVE A POSITIVE LUNCH ACCOUNT BALANCE?
Positive lunch account balances (any amount) may be transferred to a younger sibling enrolled in District 96, Grades 1–8, for the 2020–21 school year.
 
Make your request to transfer funds NO LATER THAN Monday, May 4th.
 
To make the transfer online:
Log into your K–12 PAYMENT CENTER account and select “Transfer Funds” on the left side of the website homepage.
OR
To request a transfer if you have not yet established an account:
Send a “Transfer Request” email to Sara LaPoint  ([email protected]) in the Business Office. Include the following info: Names of BOTH the graduating 8th grader AND the remaining D96 sibling whose account should receive the transferred amount.
 
Note: All un-transferred positive lunch account balances in excess of $10 will automatically be refunded. A check will be issued on May 27 and will be mailed to the home address included in our database.

 


Yard Signs for Graduating 8th graders
YOUR LAST DAY TO ORDER A SIGN IS THIS SUNDAY, APRIL 26TH! DON'T DELAY!

The Twin Groves PTO Executive Board has been working on ways to help celebrate and honor our graduating 8th graders during this difficult time.

We are pleased to announce you can purchase a personalized Twin Groves Class of 2020 lawn sign for just $10 including delivery to your home! The sign will be delivered to your home in mid-May. The signs are normally $20 each. The PTO has voted to cover the additional costs of $10 per sign as our way of honoring your graduating students.

Orders are due by Sunday, April 26th. Click here for details and to order:  https://form.jotform.com/201054440889153

The sign will be delivered to your home in mid-May.

Please contact Carrie DeZutter at [email protected] with any questions.

 

 

Staff Appreciation

We hope this email finds all families hanging in there during these crazy times. 

Our Staff Appreciation Week is coming up soon - May 4th-May 8th.  The PTO normally does many fun things for our TG staff, but this year, we are having to get creative and think outside of the box.
Due to the school cllosure for the remainder of the year, the PTO has decided to honor our TG Staff by sending each TG staff member ELECTRONIC GIFT CARDS as a way to say thank you for all their hard work and dedication this year.

You can help us with this surprise by logging in to our Membership Toolkit and donating monetary amounts.

Login here to donate:  twingrovesmspto.membershiptoolkit.com and Look for the PTO DONATIONS form on your home screen (after login).  You will find a donate option directly to the Staff Appreciation fund as shown below.

 

 

Attention all parents! The Twin Groves PTO is looking for parents to volunteer their time on the PTO Executive Board. 
For a list of open positions, please go to twingrovesmspto.membershiptoolkit.com .
If you have any specific questions about any of the positions, please email Jessica Barnes at [email protected]
We can’t wait to work with you!