4/29/22
Congrats!
It is with great pleasure that I congratulate Emma Degen, District 96 Adaptive Physical Education Teacher, on her recent award! Emma was selected as the
2022 Adapted Physical Education Teacher of the Year, awarded by the Illinois Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (IAHPERD).
We are so proud of Emma and so lucky to have her on our Twin Groves Team!
Way to go!
Congrats!
In an effort to spread positivity, Twin Groves uses our 5 Traits to recognize exemplars of the following qualities: Responsible, Accountable, Respectful, Safe, and a Community. In addition to the 5 Traits, we are also recognizing students for being leaders, role models, supportive peers, brave, and positive.
As part of this focus, the Twin Groves Staff would like to recognize the following students who consistently demonstrate these qualities.
Ty Bauer
Brayden Beegun
Sada Chenoweth
Mallika Das
Lucy Levitt
Allison Opreza
Seshadri Raghavendran
Sridutt Rayudu
Matthew Schaefges
What’s Happening at Twin?
Spanish
In 6th grade Spanish students are studying clothing.
In 7th grade Spanish, students will be reviewing family to incorporate new grammatical concepts.
In 8th grade Spanish, students will be watching a video mystery in Spanish called ¿Eres Tú MarÍa?
Band
May is a busy month for the band as we have several concerts to prepare. On Friday, May 13 the 7th and 8th grade students and some 6th grade students will travel to the elementary schools to have two concerts for the students. This is a fun day of playing, seeing younger siblings and friends, and teachers the students have had in the past. We finish the day with a pizza lunch back at Twin Groves.
May 18 is our Band Extravaganza: Our end of the year concert for all students in band 5th grade through 8th grade. The concert will start at 6:30 PM and students from Twin Groves will need to be in their seat ready to play at 6:00 PM. The concert will be outside in the south parking lot at Twin Groves. Families are welcome to come and enjoy an evening of good music
Orchestra
Reminder to please register your child for Orchestra for 2022-2023! The registration form below explains the schedules for 6th, 7th, and 8th Grade Orchestras as you fill out the form. Please make sure to read through and review carefully with your child and fill out the form completely. Make sure to click "submit" at the end. Please make sure to spell your child's name correctly as well as any email addresses you indicate.
Please note that this registration form is separate from the school registration form you filled out for your child(ren) through the District. Please register your child at the link below by Friday, May 20th.
Twin Groves 6-8 Orchestra Registration
Reminders about the following upcoming event/info:
-Thursday, May 12, 2022: 6-8 Orchestra Spring Concert
7:00pm @ Twin Groves
-Thursday, May 19, 2022: Twin Groves Orchestra Tour (8th Grade students only)
During the School Day @ Ivy Hall and Prairie
PTO Board Members For The 2022-2023 School Year
There are open board positions for the 2022-23 school year listed on the Membership Toolkit Website. We are looking for 2 Co-Presidents and 1 Co-Treasure. Please go to Membership Toolkit for more information and to sign up.
Incredible New Parent Resource
Please take a look at the HOME TO SCHOOL CONNECTIONS. Here you will find additional optional resources to support your Early Childhood through 8th Grade student(s) at home. Both technology and curricular resources are provided and we encourage you to explore this new tool!
Student Drop Off
Students are not to be dropped off in the main parking lot where the buses are located. This parking lot is for staff parking and buses only.
Device Collection and Information
8th Grade iPad Collection
8th Grade iPad collection will happen on Wednesday, May 25th. Students will be expected to turn in their iPad (inside of the case), charging cable, charging brick, and Logitech Crayon.
Non-Returning 6th or 7th Grade Students
Any non-returning students in grades 6 and 7 will need to leave their iPad (inside of the case), charging cable, charging brick, and Logitech Crayon, with the building Tech Aide for collection.
Students in Grades K-7
-Students in grades K-7 will keep their iPad and all peripherals over the summer unless they are not returning to D96 for the 22-23 school year.
-Any non-returning students will need to leave their iPad (inside of the case), charging cable, charging brick, and Logitech Crayon, with the building Tech Aide for collection.
-Families who exit out of D96 after the last day of school will need to return all of their technology to the District Office over the summer. Any device not returned will be placed in lost mode and will not function.
-Over the summer, some apps and services will continue to work at the student’s 21-22 grade level. Apps and websites like Dreambox, Lexia, Typing Agent, (etc) will be available to use over the summer but are not guaranteed to work at all times. The technology department will only be supporting the use of these apps in ESY or Summer School.
As we get closer to August, we will roll-up student data and new services. Apps will also become available to them relative to their 22-23 grade level
COVID Metrics
To stay up-to-date this school year on local metrics, please visit the COVID DASHBOARD for District 96. Our priority remains to keep our students safe and follow guidance from the CDC. If your student is identified as a "close contact", you will be notified individually through the contact tracing process.
Daily Announcements
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.