IMPORTANT DATE REMINDERS
Monday, May 28 - No school for Memorial Day
Friday, June 1 - Last day of school - Half-Day dismissal at 11:45 AM
Summer Goal-Setting OPTION for Elementary Students
District 96 students do a lot of learning during the school year! The National Summer Learning Association reports that students can lose up to 3 months of academic learning in a summer, however. Why not keep the learning going by helping your student set and work to meet goals for math and literacy learning in ways that are fun and interesting?
Parents interested in this optional opportunity for their child will find lots of engaging activities on THIS WEBSITE and can use THIS FORM to help their student set goals and track progress.
2018-19 School Year ~ New Hours for Structured and Blended Programs
If your child is in our Blended Early Childhood or Structured Early Childhood/Kindergarten programs, the hours wll be changing next year.
Structured: 8:45 AM-2:15 PM Monday-Friday - There will no longer be Structured Parent Involvement Days
Blended: AM 8:45-11:15 & PM 12-2:30 Monday-Friday - There WILL be school on Fridays
PTO News
The remainder of the blog is repeat information, but still relevant, just in case you missed it or for easy reference! If you've been keeping up, skip it!
Blast Off to Summer Countdown!
Field Day, Wednesday, May 30th
We have Field Day on Wednesday, May 30th. Children spend a portion of their day outside. It is advised that you apply sunscreen in the morning. Children can also bring sunscreen, but we cannot apply it. Please practice having your child apply their own sunscreen. It is also advised that you dress your child knowing they'll be in the sun if you are concerned about too much sun, such as wearing a long sleeve, lightweight, light-colored shirt. Children can also wear hats and sunglasses. If the weather looks chilly, please also dress your children appropriately (layers is a great idea). Please have kids wear sneakers/gym shoes as they’ll be running a lot. No sandals, crocs, etc. No water bottles necessary. We provide water for the kids to grab outside.
Thank you to our parent volunteers. Volunteers may not bring additional children or adults. This is also not a day for parent observers unless you are a volunteer, notified by Mrs. O'Gara. Any adult viewing the activities who are not an approved volunteer will be asked to leave, as this is a distraction to both students and staff.
Summer Reading for Student Growth
Having students continue to read during the summer when school is not in session is extremely important to their academic growth and to prevent them from losing academic progress.
Because our goal is to have our students continue to read for pleasure, we offer grade-level-specific book suggestion lists of various genres to appeal to a variety of interests.
Also, grade levels have assigned specific activities as well as a student interest inventory to complete and return at the beginning of the school year.
Please CLICK HERE to find your student's parent letter (including required grade-level activity), book suggestions, and reader interest inventory, listed by 2018-2019 grade level.
Questions? Please contact the school office.