No School Monday - Martin Luther King Day
I hope everyone had a restful winter break! We got back into the swing of things this week. Thank you to our PTO for the hot cocoa bar, which was such a treat to start our week off with. It warmed our hearts!
Thank you also to our parent volunteer who made a beautiful bulletin board for our new Social Emotional Learning (SEL) target skill, whole body listening! When we show whole body listening, we listen with our whole body! Our body and eyes face the speaker. We listen with our minds and heart! This is something you can ask your child about. Also, ask them what quiet signals their teacher uses to ask for whole body listening.
Important Reminders - Residency Check for Current Kindergarten Students & Incoming 2018-19 Kindergarten Pre-Registration
Our district weekly E-News has some important information I encourage you to read if you haven't. Current Kindergarten students will need to prove residency again, no later than Friday, February 23rd. We also have kindergarten pre-registration happening NOW! Wednesday, January 17th, from 5-7:00 p.m. is our second and final pre-registration evening. This is for incoming kindergartners for next school year. Please spread the word and let your neighbors with incoming kindy kids know! Free T-Shirts to incoming 2018-19 kindergarteners who register in January! Thank you so much for your help in this effort! Read E-News for further details pertaining to residency and pre-registration!
Erin's Law
An Illinois law known as Erin's Law requires schools to implement an age-appropriate sexual assault and abuse awareness/prevention curriculum for Kindergarten through Grade 12.
Kildeer Countryside School District 96 researched and observed best practices and programs for delivering this instruction, selecting Victor Pacini to present Be Seen & Heard ©.
The focus of this developmentally appropriate and interactive program is to teach children skills to keep them safe from danger or abuse. Concepts discussed will include distinguishing safe from unsafe touches, safety rules at home and school, saying NO, safe/unsafe secrets, and telling a trusted adult, as well as reinforcing that an adult's touching him or her is not the child's fault.
Parents who would like to preview the information he will present to KCSD96 elementary students may attend a program with Mr. Pacini at 6 p.m. on Tues., Jan. 23, in the Mat Room at Ivy Hall School, 1072 Ivy Hall Ln., Buffalo Grove.
The presentation to Willow Grove kindergartners will be during the school day on Wed., Jan. 24.
If you prefer that your child does not attend this prevention education session, please submit your written request–or your questions–to me at [email protected]. MORE INFO
Lockdown Drill
As part of our required emergency drills, teachers are currently preparing children for an upcoming lockdown drill. Children are learning how to stay safe!
Community Informational Meeting: Solar Energy in KCSD96
On Tues., Jan. 23, Kildeer Countryside School District 96 administrators and their consultants will host an informational meeting for the community about the solar energy installation to occur on the Country Meadows/Woodlawn campus this year. The purpose of the meeting is to present the project and to inform about the District's decision to move to an alternate energy source for this campus. The community is welcome to attend this meeting on Jan. 23 at 7:00 p.m. in the Woodlawn Middle School Learning Center, 6362 Gilmer Rd., Long Grove. Please call 847.459.4260 with questions.
PTO News
- Family Movie Night-Friday, January 26th from 6-8 pm. (Blankets and pajamas are encouraged!)
Please read the PTO Blog for more information about this and much more!