9/16/22
Please welcome….Jamie Levine! We are excited to welcome Mrs. Levine to the Twin Groves Front Office. When you are in the office, please stop by and welcome her!
What’s Happening at TG?
Spanish- In 6th, 7th and 8th grade Spanish, we are working on getting to know each other using basic conversational skills. The 6th graders are learning their first ¿Cómo te llamas? and ¿Cómo estás? while the 7th and 8th graders are reviewing. The 6th graders will soon learn the alphabet and Spanish classroom commands, and the 7th and 8th graders will review several topics from previous years before we begin building on this foundation. All three grades are participating in different activities to learn about the Spanish speaking countries in the world. Can you name all 21?
Band- Band is getting into gear fast. We have full classes and the students are working hard. We have many beginners at every level, so we are currently doing a lot of review to catch these students up. We are working on scales in all classes, rhythms, and beginning to play band repertoire at the appropriate levels. We are also challenging our advanced students with the ILMEA music. The ILMEA audition videos are due to my inbox by Monday, October 3rd. The 8th grade students are working hard on the Stevenson fight song, “Victory,” which they will play during the halftime show on September 30.
All ensembles are meeting after school: 6th-Concert band - Mondays, 8th-Symphonic Band - Wednesdays, 7th-Wind Band - Thursdays. Rehearsals are very important and students need to be present. Tuesdays right now are for ILMEA students. On Tuesdays, October 4 and 11, we will have students come out that are interested in the pep band. We will play at 4 basketball games this fall. The music is fun and I encourage students to be a part of this activity. The jazz band has started and we have a very talented group this year. Students may still join the jazz band. Most of our music is on schoology. We also will be starting smart music in the next few band days.
Orchestra- Orchestra is off to a great start! 6th Grade has already had their first scale assessment and are starting to work on a new rhythm. 7th Graders are starting to work on shifting and 8th Graders are working on two octave scales. All grade levels have started working on rehearsal music. Students can find that music on Schoology to practice with at home. They should either print the music at home or put it into Notability.
As a reminder, all students need to bring their instruments to school every A Day AND their designated rehearsal day. Students also must bring their instruments home each of those days for practicing.
Please also make sure to review our Orchestra Concert/Events Calendar that was sent out this week!
Conference Information- SIGN UPS WILL GO LIVE on 9/19 at 6PM
Fall Family/Educator Conferences are right around the corner.
The conference dates are Thursday, October 6th from 5:00 PM to 8:30 PM and Friday, October 7th from 10:00 AM to 1:30 PM.
We will be using Meet the Teacher as an electronic sign up for conferences. A School Messenger email will be sent to families on Monday, September 19th at 6:00PM with a link to sign up for conferences.
Conferences will be held virtually using Meet the Teacher’s video conferencing platform unless parents request an in-person conference using the instructions below. After you have scheduled your conferences, you will receive an email from Meet the Teacher with a link you will use to access the video conferences.
6th Grade parents will sign up for one, 10 minute time slot with their child’s 2nd period teacher.
7th Grade parents will sign up for one, 10 minute time slot with their child’s 2nd period teacher.
8th Grade parents will sign up for one, 10 minute time slot with their child’s 4th period teacher.
If parents would like, they will also be able to sign up for a conference with their child’s PE, Health, Exploratory, Spanish teachers, and any related service provider their children see. Access will be limited for Exploratory and Spanish teachers. Exploratory teachers will only be available for students currently in the classes. Spanish teachers will only be available for students in the A Day rotation.
If you are unable to schedule a conference with a specific teacher, please remember that conferences are not the only time to communicate with teachers. Please feel free to reach out any time.
REQUESTING AN IN-PERSON CONFERENCE
If you want to have an in-person conference with the teachers, you must notify the teachers via email by the end of the day on Tuesday, October 4th.
Lake County STEM for Girls Conference - Save the Date! (11/5/21)
Dress Code
This is a friendly reminder of the District 96 Standards of Dress from the Parent/Student Handbook.
4.12-e Standards for Student Dress. Students who are appropriately and comfortably dressed are able to focus on schoolwork more effectively. The following guidelines will be enforced by building administrators. Cooperation by parents is appreciated.
1. Dress or appearance that provokes or distracts other students or otherwise causes a disruption to the educational process is prohibited.
2. Shoes must be worn at all times.
3. Clothing, jewelry, or accessories may not have writing or pictures that advertise or advocate alcohol, drugs, tobacco, obscenity, violence, or gang activity.
4. Pants must be worn at the waistline.
5. Hats are allowed on designated hat days only.
6. Half shirts, cropped tops, spaghetti straps, and underwear or sleepwear worn as outerwear are not acceptable.
7. Undergarments should not be visible.
8. With the exception of appropriate jewelry, no chains should be worn.
Please note…any student violating the dress code will be asked to change into other clothes or cover up.
Cell Phones
Cell phones should be securely locked in the students’ lockers from 7:43 AM-2:30 PM.
We are asking that all students have their cell phones silenced and locked in their lockers from 7:43 AM to 2:30 PM.
If a staff member sees a cell phone out, we will ask the student to lock it in their locker. If they do not comply, the phone will be taken and sent to the office until the end of the day. Students can collect their cell phones from the office at 2:30 PM.
PTO
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Twin Groves Athletics
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This site will be updated frequently.
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 starting on August 19th.