Family Educator Conferences
To ensure all parents see this notice, the following was also shared directly through an email.
Please click this Willow Grove Conference Sign-Up Link to sign up for fall conferences with your child's educators. Please remember, you are signing up for ONE, 15-minute appointment per educator, per student. All educators who work with students in any capacity also have sign-up slots available in Sign-Up Genius. If you would like to, you may sign-up to see any educator listed who works with your child. As a reminder, if you are unable to attend these conferences on these dates, please email the educator you are interested in speaking with to set up a 15-minute phone conference.
In addition to individual conferences with educators, parent education opportunities will be provided both days in our school. More information will be shared in the near future!
Conferences take place:
-November 19, 2018 - 5:00pm-7:00pm
-November 20, 2018 - 2:00pm-7:00pm
If you are having trouble signing up, please contact the front office.
We look forward to seeing you at conferences!
After School Sports Club Notice
This Thursday, October 18th, we will not hold After School Sports Club to provide time setup for Ice Cream Social in the evening. We hope to see you at the big event!
PTO News
Next week will be an exciting week for our children and parents; the book fair and ice cream social are happening (Thursday evening for the Ice Cream Social). Be on the lookout for a book fair handout in your child's backpack and check out our blog for more details around these events.
Have you joined the PTO Facebook page? If not, you can do so using the below link. This is another great way to stay up to date on school and PTO events, ask questions of other parents and be in the know for any upcoming volunteer opportunities.
FB Link: https://www.facebook.
The following is repeat information from last week's blog, but still current. You can skip this if you already reviewed last week's message.
Picture Day
Retakes available on Tuesday, November 13th. Just a tip from yours truly...not so perfect smiles, missing teeth, bumps on the head, timid looks, those are some of the best pictures to look back on! Consider that in your choice to do retakes. Of course, you absolutely can if you'd prefer. If there is anything with the quality of the pictures you have concerns about, please call the picture company directly. Thank you!
Book Drive! Out with the old, in with the new! October 15th-26th
We are collecting gently used books for two great causes during our Scholastic Book Fair (see PTO blog for details)! Classroom teachers take a peek at donated books as they are often just perfect for classroom libraries. Remaining books, of which there are always MANY, go to BERNIE'S BOOKS! Bernie's Book Bank collects and donates books to at-risk children. It is a fantastic program. If you'd like to learn more, click here. The book fair will be running within this time, so this is a great time to clean out those bookshelves and make room for some new finds from our book fair! You may send books in with your child to donate between October 15th-18th or bring them into our office yourself. We'll also be collecting your donations at our Ice Cream Social where the Scholastic Book Fair will also be taking place.
Halloween
Can you believe Halloween is getting so close? Halloween has always been one of my favorite holidays. I especially love watching your children in all of their excitement!
9:35 AM - Parade - Parents may stand on the front sidewalk to view our parade! If there is rain, we will need to cancel the outdoor parade. We cannot allow parents in the school to view the indoor parade, for obvious security reasons. Let's cross our fingers for a beautiful fall day!
10:05-10:50 - Party - Only approved PTO parent volunteers may enter the building for the classroom parties. Our room parents put together a fun celebration in each classroom! Please note: parents attending the parties may not bring additional family members, other children, etc. We need everyone to abide by this and will have to ask you to leave if you come with other attendees. For your sake and ours, please do not put us in this situation. We have many individuals entering our building for the party and cannot accommodate additional individuals. Every PTO volunteer approved to come into our school MUST have their license or ID scanned through our security system to enter. You have to bring this with you or you will not be able to enter. This takes a little bit to do with such a large crowd. We highly encourage PTO room party volunteers to swing by Willow sometime in the month of October before October 31st to have your license scanned, which will speed up the process.
Blended Program - Blended will have 2 parties (one for AM and one for PM). Details will come from teachers. Blended p.m. parents may bring their child in just for the parade if they'd like, and the students' PM party will be at the end of their regular day. Parents must provide transportation to and from the school parade if they are doing that. Students must leave after the parade and come back when their typical program starts.
Costumes - As you are choosing or creating a costume for your child, please keep them school appropriate. No blood or gore and no bare tummies in school. Children may not wear masks. Weapons, real or pretend, are NEVER allowed on school grounds. I can't wait to see what you come up with!
Halloween Candy for Heroes - Wondering what to do with all that candy being collected in a couple weeks? Willow Grove does an annual candy donation drive! The candy goes to Deployed Troops and First Responders.
Celebrate Math! Night–Oct. 15
Parents, bring your elementary students (Grades KDG–5) on Mon., Oct. 15, at 7 p.m. to Ivy Hall Elementary School, 1072 Ivy Hall Ln., Buffalo Grove, for the District's Celebrate Math! Night.
Math coaches will give a brief presentation, then parents will be able to see what learning math in KCSD96 is like from their children's perspective.
This district-wide program–held in the gym at Ivy Hall–is for families whose students attend Willow Grove, Country Meadows, Ivy Hall, Kildeer, or Prairie. Questions? Call 847.459.4260, ext. 8022, or send email to the District 96 public info coordinator.
Warm regards,
Jenny Smith, Principal
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