Friday is upon us. The temperature will be a balmy 70 degrees tomorrow! My car is begging me to get the salt of the mats and wipe down the interior. Looks like a good day to do something outside. Save travels to our 8th graders who are heading to Washington D.C. for the long weekend. Good luck to the chaperones of those 8th graders. Back in the day, I did the DC trip a number of times. Exhausting.
March Reminders:
March 7th- No School
March 14th- Early Release 1:30 PM dismissal for students
March 14th- Family Educator Conferences 5:00 PM- 8:30 PM
March 15th- No School
March 15th- Family Educator Conferences 10:00 AM -1:30 PM
March 18th- No School
March 21st-25th- Spring Break
March 28th- Classes Resume
Track & Field 2022
The Woodlawn Wolves are back on the track this Spring!! Track and Field season is right around the corner. Track is a short season, only 5 weeks long. First practice is Monday, March 28th. Track is a great transfer sport. What coach doesn't want a faster, stronger, more explosive athlete?! It's also one of the three sports that we compete in the IESA State Series. Sign Up NOW!.
Drop off parent consent and concussion waiver in the drop box outside Mr. Berry's office in the gym.
Students have been told about the forms for a couple of weeks now and can access information in Schoololgy. They also had access to hard copies, so check their backpacks!
Girls Volleyball
The 8th grade A volleyball team had two exciting and impressive victories over Twin Groves and Fremont on Wednesday night to take 1st place in the conference tournament. The girls had their best day of volleyball on Wednesday as a team. Their communication, energy, serving, chemistry, hitting, and passing led them to their victories. Coach Logar couldn't be more proud of the growth that they made throughout the season both as a team and as individual players. Congratulations to Leah Stodola, Anna Hughes, Bella Hill, Lillah Hill, Kyla Schneider, Makenna Jacobson, Olivia Spieth, Riley Vogler, Nomin Baterdene, and Jillian Sambor!
SPRING COLLABORATIVE CONFERENCES- STUDENTS MUST ATTEND!!!
The collaborative conference dates are Monday, March 14th from 5:00 PM to 8:30 PM and Tuesday, March 15th from 10:00 AM to 1:30 PM.
Students must be present as the conferences are Student Led. Students have been preparing for the conferences in school and will have a presentation to share.
Collaborative conferences will be held over zoom unless parents request an in-person conference using the instructions below. A document with all the staff zoom links will be sent out on Friday, March 11th.
REQUESTING AN IN-PERSON CONFERENCE
After selecting the teachers you wish to meet with and choosing a time for each conference, Meet the Teacher will prompt you to save the appointment and ask if you want to add a message for the teacher. If you want to have an in-person conference with the teachers, you must notify the teachers via this messaging feature (see picture below).
Registration now open for the 2022-23 school year
Registration is now open for the 2022-23 school year. This week, parents and guardians of returning students and pre-registered Kindergartners were emailed Notification letters with a SnapCode to start their registration process.
Register today to avoid the $20 late fee (per child) to be charged on registrations completed after April 15.
If you have questions about the 2022-23 Registration Notification email, please email [email protected] or call 847-459-4260, ext. 8022.
For information on registering a new student, visit https://kcsd96.org/registration.
5Essentials Survey for Parents!
Parent 5Essentials Survey: Share Your Thoughts About Your Child’s School
Parents and Guardians: KCSD 96 wants to hear from you!
You’re invited to complete the Illinois 5Essentials Parent Survey. This survey is designed to generate a detailed picture of the inner workings of your child’s school and help school and District leaders better understand the parent/school relationship. This survey is administered on behalf of the Illinois State Board of Education.
The survey gathers data related to five indicators that can predict important student outcomes, including improved attendance and larger test score gains. These five indicators that affect and predict school success include:
Effective Leaders
Collaborative Teachers
Involved Families
Supportive Environments
Ambitious Instruction
To take the survey, please visit https://survey.5-essentials.org/Illinois/ and select the “Parent” survey to begin. Please know that your identity and responses will be kept confidential and will not be connected with your child. You may submit a survey for each child you have in the district.
The survey closes on March 11.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact 5Essentials Client Services at 1-866-440-1874 or [email protected] or Assistant Superintendent for Teaching and Learning Jeanne Spiller at [email protected].
Illinois Science Assessment (ISA)
Students in grades 5 and 8 participate in the Illinois Science Assessment. The ISA is aligned to the Illinois Science Learning Standards and is designed to reflect classroom experiences. The ISA consists of three sections that will be administered over three days (March 9-11) during the regular school day.
Parent Letter from ISBE (English)
Parent Letter from ISBA (Spanish)
Stevenson Volunteer Request for 8th Grade Families
Eighth Grade Families,
We're looking for adults who are interested in joining the Stevenson Patriot Parent Association (PPA) Executive Board or serving as a co-chairperson of one of our many committees. Be involved in PPA with the Bake Sale, Staff Hospitality, Cookie/Treat Day, Class Reps, or the Assignment Notebook committees. Applications are being taken online now until March 30. Apply here: https://forms.gle/8gmqr3oY4C2xYVS9A. There will be an opportunity this summer to volunteer for individual events during the 2021-22 school year. Watch for that announcement by following the PPA on Facebook or Instagram: @shsppa If you have any questions, please contact Gayle Stein at [email protected].
NEW *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.
Click here for the Woodlawn Daily Announcements
Dear Parents/Guardians of District 96 Kindergarten, 2nd and Sixth Grade Students:
Please note that your child’s completed dental examination is now due, per Illinois school law. The deadline for the dental examination is due no later than May 15 of the current school year. Proof of this required dental examination must have been completed within eighteen months prior to the May 15 deadline.
If you haven’t already done so, please make an appointment with your child’s dentist for a dental examination, have him and/or her complete the required form and return it to your child’s school nurse.
State of Illinois Proof of Dental Examination Form:
In the event that you are unable to fulfill this requirement, the state of Illinois does permit a waiver of the examination.
State of Illinois Dental Waiver Form:
Dental examination forms, as well as dental waiver forms, can be downloaded from the District’s web site.
Thank you for your prompt cooperation.
Dress Code- It has to be appropriate for school. We will be asking students to call you or they will wear their gym uniform.
Finally, I have been known to talk in movie quotes. Now that we have the plexiglass shield in the front of the office, when I am going to the district office for meetings, I will stop and announce to the office, in true Terminator fashion, “I’ll be back”. Even if no one laughs or understands what I am doing, it cracks me up. I really like it when our custodian, Mr. Goodlow, is talking about wiring in the school and I get to ask him if he’s using 220 or 221 voltage like Michael Keaton did in Mr. Mom. I used to believe that this was a guy thing, but I have learned that many of my female colleagues will also talk in movie quote language. Below are an number of iconic movie quotes and ones that I have used in conversation. If I missed any that you use in everyday life, let me know. ‘Make a game out of this…actor, year, quote…
I’m gonna make him an offer he can’t refuse -Vito Corleone/Marlin Brando -The Godfather -1972
Toto, I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore-Dorothy Gale/Judy Garland-Wizard of Oz-1939
Here’s looking at you, kid. - Rick Blaine/Humphry Bogart - Casablanca - 1942
Go ahead, make my day. - Harry Callahan/Clint Eastwood - Dirty Harry - 1983
May the Force be with you - Han Solo/Harrison Ford - Star Wars 1977
You talkin’ to me? Travis Bickle/Robert DeNiro - Taxi Driver - 1976
What we’ve got here is a failure to communicate - Captain/Strother Martin- Cool Hand Luke-1967
E.T. Phone home - ET/Pat Walsh - E.T. The Extra Terrestrial
They call me Mr. Tibbs - Virgil Tibbs/Sidney Poitier- In the Heat of the Night - 1967
Show me the money! - Rod Tidwell/Cuba Gooding Jr. - Jerry McGuire - 1996
I’m walkin’ here! I’m walkin’ here! - Ratson Rizzo/Dustin Hoffman - Midnight Cowboy 1969
You can’t handle the truth- Col. Nathan R. Jessup/Jack Nicholson - A Few Good Me- 1992
I’ll have what she’s having - Customer/Estelle Reiner - When Harry Met Sally - 1989
You’re gonna need a bigger boat- Martin Brody/Roy Schneider- Jaws- 1975
Houston, we have a problem- Jim Lovell/Tom Hanks- Apollo 13 - 1995
There’s no crying in baseball - Jimmy Dugan/Tom Hanks- A League of Their Own- 1992
Greed, for a lack of a better word, is good - Gordon Gecko/Michael Douglas- Wall Street-1987
Now that this is done…Surely, this will go down as one of my favorite blogs ever. Your response would be? It is one of your favorite blogs, and stop calling me Shirley. Have a good weekend!