8/13/21
TGIF…Twin Groves it’s Friday!
Please click HERE to access the Superintendent’s recent message.
FREE MEALS IN SCHOOL: Under the waivers to USDA Nutrition Programs currently offered, the District is able to provide free meals to all students. One reimbursable daily meal will be provided free of charge to each student that chooses to participate on school days.
SNACKS FOR PURCHASE IN SEPTEMBER: Snacks will start being offered at the beginning of September. If you wish your child to be able to purchase snacks at that time, please be sure to have their account prepaid on the K12PaymentCenter. This site will allow you not only to monitor balances but also transaction history. There are no transaction fees related to this account. To create an account you will need your student's 7 digit ID number, which will be emailed to you this evening with the subject line of D96 Food Service Information.
ORDERING PROCESS: Each morning, students will tell their teachers which entree they will order and those numbers will be shared with the food service staff. Please encourage your students to take the entree they ordered to ensure that all students receive the desired meal. Menus can be viewed on the District website.
FINAL DRIVE THROUGH MEAL HANDOUT: Now that all students will be in person, the final drive through meal handout will occur on Monday, August 16th and will contain four days of meals.
PTO
Please log onto Membership toolkit (MTK).
ALL PTO sales and sign ups must go through Membership Toolkit (MTK).
You can use your Prairie and Ivy Hall logins, but you MUST update your family information!
It is VERY IMPORTANT to update your family and student information before starting any forms.
Parents will need their child’s homeroom teacher to update MTK.
Homeroom teachers are the following:
6th grade- 2nd period teacher
7th grade- 1st period teacher
8th grade- 1st period teacher
If you are new to the district, please set up an account via THIS LINK.
Committees for the 21-22 School Year
Please go to Membership Toolkit to check out the open committees for the 21-22 school year. We are looking for volunteers for Special Lunch and Dessert Day.
We would LOVE your help!
Welcome Back Staff Breakfast- Volunteers Needed
We would love your help to make the first day back for our amazing staff at Twin Groves extra special. We are looking for breakfast items to be donated for our welcome back breakfast. All donations will need to be dropped off at Twin by Friday, August 13th at 3PM.
Please head over to Membership Toolkit and sign up to donate.
Thank you in advance!
Spirit Wear
All Spirit Wear sales will be through Membership Tool Kit.
More information to come. This will be uploaded on Membership Toolkit in the near future and advertised in the Friday Principal Message.
Dessert Day and Special Lunch
Dessert Day and Special Lunch links will be available on Membership Toolkit starting on Monday, August 16th. Please head over to Membership Toolkit and sign up for Dessert Day and Special lunch at that time.
Locker Set Up Day
Locker Set Up Day will be Tuesday, August 17th from 4:30 PM-6:00 PM.
This is a fully masked event for all participants.
During this time, the school will be open for students to set up their lockers and walk through their schedules. Classrooms will be locked but the building will be open for students to walk their schedules. This is a great time to practice locker combinations.
The PTO will be set up on the stage in the Cafeteria. There will be a few laptops available if you are unable to create and set up a Membership Toolkit account for your child if you need assistance creating an account.
Gym Uniforms and Locks
The PTO will have a table set up at Locker Set Up with samples to view. Parents and students can take a look at the samples for sizing purposes. There will NOT be an opportunity to try on gym uniforms.
Please order PE uniforms and PE locks through MTK. (Please click HERE to access the Membership Toolkit.) At this time, we are asking that parents only order 1 PE uniform.
PE uniforms and locks will be delivered to the PE classes once school starts.
No PE uniforms or locks will be distributed at Locker Set Up Day.
New to the District? Please read for a parent opportunity
Has your family recently moved to the United States OR are you and your student(s) new to the district?
On Tuesday, August 17th from 3:45 PM to 4:30 PM, parents that are new to the district and have students at Twin Groves are invited for a new family orientation.
This is an opportunity for parents to meet the Twin Groves administrators and learn about Twin.
Please meet in the Learning Center at Twin Groves.
Locker Set Up Day will immediately follow the new family orientation.
Opening Day
Opening Day will be Thursday, August 19th, 2021 from 7:45 AM - 11:10 PM.
Please note, this is a HALF DAY for students.
The first full day of school will be Friday, August 20th, 2021 from 7:45 AM - 2:30 PM.
HERE is the D96 Calendar for the 21-22 school year.
Arrival Procedures for Walkers or Parent Drop Off
Parent drop off will start at 7:30AM. Students will be dropped off near Door 4 located in the back of the cafeteria. Please see the map below.
Dismissal Procedures for Walkers or Parent Pick Up
Students will exit the front entrance of the building at 2:30 PM.
Arrival Procedures for Bus Riders
Students who ride the bus to school will be dropped off at South Entrance (doors by the athletic entrance near gyms). Students will exit the bus and wait in the Large Gym until 7:30 AM.
All students must wear a mask on the bus at all times.
Dismissal Procedures for Bus Riders
Students who ride the bus will exit the building through the South Entrance (doors by the athletic entrance near gyms). Buses leave Twin Groves around 2:37PM.
All students must wear a mask on the bus at all times.
Activity Bus Dismissal Procedure
Starting on Monday, August 23rd, the Twin Groves Activity Bus routes will begin.
Students board the buses starting at 3:15 PM. The buses typically leave at 3:22 PM.
All students must wear a mask on the bus at all times.
Activity buses are available for the students who qualify for busing during the school year. If students are NOT a bus rider to and from school, the students are unable to take the activity bus.
**Please note that due to bus driver shortages in Illinois, we are unable to guarantee the activity buses will be available to start the year or that the activity buses will be on time. At this time, the bus company is estimating that the buses will be leaving Twin Groves up to 30 minutes late. This means that students will not be leaving Twin until 3:50 PM.
***It is highly recommended that parents arrange for rides if a student is staying for clubs, activities, and study halls.
Clubs, Activities and Study Halls
Information on our 21-22 clubs, activities, and study halls will be updated on the Twin Groves Website by August 20th.
Activities and Study Halls will start on Monday, August 23rd.
The activity period for clubs, activities and study halls is from 2:30PM-3:15PM.
There will be buses available for the students who qualify for busing during the school year. If students are NOT a bus rider to and from school, the students are unable to take the activity bus.
**Please note that due to bus driver shortages in Illinois, we are unable to guarantee the activity buses will be available to start the year or that the activity buses will be on time. At this time, the bus company is estimating that the buses will be leaving Twin Groves up to 30 minutes late. This means that students will not be leaving Twin until 3:50 PM.
***It is highly recommended that parents arrange for rides if a student is staying for clubs, activities, and study halls.
Picture Day- Save the Date
Picture Day will be Tuesday, August 31st. More information to follow.
Curriculum Night- Save the Dates
6th Grade Curriculum Night, ILC Curriculum Night, and SLC Curriculum Night: Tuesday, August 24th.
7th and 8th Grade Curriculum Night: Thursday, September 2nd.
More information to come.
Attention 7th Graders in Orchestra and Band
In the past, 7th grade students in Band and Orchestra have had the opportunity to elect to take Art, Music, or TASOL as an independent study class. This independent study took place during the second half of the Flex period.
Starting this school year, students in Band and Orchestra will no longer have the option of a 20-minute independent study period. This change is new to the 21-22 schedule. This will allow more consistent availability to receive support from their teachers during the Flex period.
Daily Announcements
The Daily Announcements will be posted daily starting on August 19th. Please see Twin Groves website for up to date school announcements. The announcements let you know what exciting activities and clubs are going on at Twin Groves. Please click HERE to access the Daily Announcements starting on August 19th.