MAP Testing
On Monday we will begin administering the Measures of Academic Progress (M.A.P.) assessment to all students. As you recall, the M.A.P. assessment is administered to students three times a year in the areas of reading and math. This assessment allows educators to examine students’ progress in these content areas over time. This assessment is also used to reevaluate students’ need for intervention outside of the regular education classroom. We look forward to sharing your child’s results with you.
Willow Grove Kindergarten Registration is Now Open
Kindergarten registration for the 2012-2013 school year began on January 3, 2012. Students must be 5 years old on or before September 1, 2012. Registration will be accepted at Willow Grove Kindergarten and Early Childhood Center between 9:00 am and 3:00 pm when school is in session. Please bring an original birth certificate (not a copy), travel visa, or passport for the enrolling student. Additionally please bring two proofs of residency: tax bill or monthly mortgage statement or current lease agreement AND utility bill or home insurance bill or driver's license. Any questions please call Willow Grove's Administrative Assistant Sue Winston at 847-541-3660.
Principal Coffee
Our first Principal Coffee presentation will focus on the social-emotional topic Developing Positive Relationships and Behaviors in Your Child. This presentation will occur on Monday, February 6th, at 9am and 6:30pm. Miss Erin Sauer, Social Worker, and I look forward to seeing you there.
PTO Highlight
The Go Roma fundraiser is this Thursday, January 26th. Please stop by Go Roma to help raise funds for Prairie School. Other exciting PTO events can be found in the PTO Newsletter.
K.I.D.S. Mini-Grant Opportunity
Our students are invited by the District 96 Foundation to be creative and suggest their ideas for making their classrooms and our school a better place to learn. The Foundation is again accepting nominations online for K.I.D.S. mini-grants (Kids Initiating a Difference in School). Please encourage your child to apply. Find the KIDS MINI-GRANT LINK on the front page of the District website. The last day K.I.D.S. mini-grant proposals will be accepted is Monday, January 31st. Questions? Contact Foundation President Wright Chase at wwc11@aol.com.
Family Nutrition Learning Opportunity
Is improving what your family eats one of your New Year’s Resolutions? Nutrition for children is the topic of the daytime Parent-To-Parent Network program next Wednesday., January 18th (9:00 a.m. at Sunset Foods in Long Grove, 2nd floor). If you want more information about this free program featuring dietician Dave Grotto, please call the public info coordinator at 847.459.4260, ext. 7722.
