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Crow Island Material Pick Up Directions - Please note that the directions have been modified due to rain in the forecast for Tuesday.
Directions for contactless material pick-up:
- Please have one adult representative from each family get out of the car. As the weather forecast calls for rain, we have moved pickup indoors. We ask that you wear a mask and gloves when entering our building.
- Please proceed to the auditorium and find the bench that is labeled with the first letter of your last name. Boxes will be organized alphabetically by last name and are marked accordingly.
- Please pick up only the materials for your own child (boxes were packed by volunteers wearing gloves and masks). Find your child's box and exit the auditorium through the other door.
- Fourth Grade parents - please also pick up one blank plaster Crow for your 4th grader. If you need to take a second trip to get your box and Crow, please do.
- Please exit the building and proceed directly to your car.
- Please come only during the designated time for your family based on the first letter of your last name (times listed below). This will help keep the number of people arriving during each time to a minimum.
- Please grab and go, it is important that no one congregates.
- Please keep a distance of six feet apart from others, and wait to approach the materials in order to maintain this distance from others already at the table.
- All School Playgrounds remain closed.
Schedule for Materials Pick-Up
CROW ISLAND: Tuesday, May 5
Group 1: Last Name Starting with letters A-I 10:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
Group 2: Last Name Starting with letters J-O 12:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m.
Group 3: Last Name Starting with letters P-Z 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Dear Winnetka Families,
As a District, we continually evaluate and look for ways to improve the overall education experience for our students. This past school year, we looked closely at our highly valued Elementary Strings program. Over the years, we have found that it is very difficult for our first grade learners to transition in and out of class for their lessons
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For manyfirst grade students, missing out on classroom instruction is challenging. In addition, for many first grade students, the fine motor skills and concentration required for playing a string instrument are not developed enough to facilitate a fluid start on these instruments. In order to maximize instruction and support our youngest learners across the curriculum, students will be able to participate in the strings program starting in 2nd grade. Beginning in the 2020-2021 School year, Elementary Strings will be available for all District 36 students in second through fourth grade. Our Strings teachers are confident that the skills previously covered in first grade will be learned in a relativelyshort time in 2nd grade with greater developmental readiness. Our Strings program is a critical component of our arts programming and we believe this adjustment will enhance the overall experience. Please be on the lookout for registration information coming out as part of the Arts Grey Day on May 11th.
Sincerely,
Julie Pfeffer, Principal, Crow Island School
Joshua Swanner, Principal, Greeley School
Beth Carmody, Principal, Hubbard Woods School
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PTO News:
It's Time To Order School Supplies for Next Year
The Crow Island PTO is offering prepackaged school supply kits for your convenience through Educational Products, Inc. The supply kits are sold at cost and delivered to your child's classroom before the school year begins. Be certain to take advantage of this opportunity for easy online ordering! The sale is open now through May 31st.
If you wish to purchase supplies independently, a copy of the supply lists can be found
HERE.
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Superintendent Message-May 1
On May 1,
this message
was shared including the May/June Remote Learning Calendar, Adventures in Learning update, etc.
Monday, May 1, 2020; STEAM Grey Day
On Monday, May 4, 2020, we will have our next District-wide Grey Day with a literacy focus: Authors: Writing & Storytelling. We hope that this will be a fun day for students to write, illustrate, read, and listen to amazing stories. A guide of activities for this day organized by grade level bands is available with further instructions here:
As a reminder, Grey Days were added to the calendar to achieve the following:
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Provide all students with common, theme-based activities designed to be accessible to the whole family.
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Add time for students to engage in independent work and to catch up on assignments/projects.
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Afford teachers common time to prioritize curricular objectives across the District for consistency and alignment.
Remote Learning Schedule May and June
As you are aware, our last remote learning day for our students is Friday, June 5. When we started our school year, we could never have imagined that we would conclude the year in this capacity. We remain committed to making the best of our last weeks together and appreciate your tremendous efforts to support learning at home.
Adventures in Learning--Program Adjustment & Refund Information
Based on available public health information, we have determined that it is necessary to redesign our longstanding summer program, Adventures in Learning. While we will not be able to offer the program in its in-person format, we are committed to providing remote learning alternatives for students. We appreciate our summer educators' creativity for rethinking remote course offerings that include engaging enrichment options. By mid-May, we will share class schedules and registration information for the remote learning version of Adventures in Learning, which will run from July 6-24 with 30-minute sessions. This change in programming also allows our District's staff to dedicate summer time to planning for our fall 2020 transition to a new school year.
If you registered for Adventures in Learning, your registration will be automatically cancelled and refunded to you via your original method of payment beginning at the end of next week. Please allow at least 3-5 business days for the refund to process. If your credit card has expired or you have any questions or concerns about your refund, please contact refunds@winnetka36.org.
Student Material Pick-Up
A letter was shared on April 30 with details on how to pick up materials belonging to your child(ren) the week of May 4-8.
Please take a moment to read the letter for detailed instructions on this process.
Note that there will not be another opportunity for families to come to the buildings before the end of the 2019-2020 school year and the District will not be able to accommodate alternative pick-up times outside of what is designated.
Pickup is limited to
one adult representative
from each family and this adult representative will need to be wearing a face mask per the Governor's order.
Also, while we appreciate the desire to return items such as books to our schools, at this time we do not have the capacity to safely accept these materials. We request that you kindly hold on to any school-owned items until we are able to return to our buildings.
Social and Emotional Learning Resources
Our partners at Family Action Network (FAN) are hosting a webinar, in partnership with New Trier High School. Author and psychologist
Lisa Damour, Ph.D.,
will be doing a
live webinar
, "Managing Stress, Anxiety, and Parenting Under Covid-19," Tuesday, May 5, 7:00-8:00 PM. After her presentation, she will be interviewed by Denise Dubravec, Principal at NTHS' Winnetka campus. Dr. Damour is a frequent contributor to
The New York Times and has most recently written articles supporting parents as they navigate life during the pandemic.
2020-2021 Online Registration for new and returning students begins this month
Registration information for next year will be sent
via regular mail
and email. Look for these materials in your mailbox and inbox. Once you receive this information, you may contact District Registrar, Carolin Huh, at 847-446-9400 or carolinhuh@winnetka36.org, if you have any registration questions, or did not receive notification.
Registration should be completed and submitted by June 30.
All students entering the sixth grade are required to submit a Certificate of Health Examination and Proof of a School Dental Examination. Incoming second graders must submit Proof of a School Dental Examination. Both are due before the first day of school and must be dated after August 26, 2019. Please schedule your child's doctor appointments now and return the forms before the end of this school year if possible.
April 2020 Winnetka Wire
To read the latest Letter from the Superintendent and other updates from the District, click here:
https://conta.cc/2KdFxVV
Associates & Remote Learning
A shift to Remote Learning has required our teachers, students, administrators and parents to adapt to an entirely new way of receiving instruction. As such, all of our roles are being reinvented as we seek to support our students. Under normal circumstances, our Teacher Associates play a critical role in the classroom, supporting students on an individual and small group basis, providing review of instruction, reinforcement, assistance in classroom management of routines and practices. As we settle into a second phase of Remote Learning, we have taken some time to establish guidelines for our Teacher Associates so that they are able to maintain their own role in contributing to Remote Learning and support of students.
Our Kindergarten and First Grade classes each have a dedicated Classroom Associate. In addition, we have Special Education Associates throughout all grade levels that are present to provide supports specifically designated within Individualized Education Plans (IEPs/Special Education). If you do not have a student in Kindergarten, First Grade or within our Special Education program, it is likely that you and your child will not interact with a Teacher Associate during Remote Learning.
If you do have a student that may be interacting with a Teacher Associate, expect to see any of the following from this dedicated team:
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Participation in Synchronous Lessons
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Supporting Small Student Groups
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Checking in with Individual Students requiring specific supports
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Leading a game, story, review session, song/dance with students
In addition, our Teacher Associates are using this time to collaborate with teachers on lesson development, differentiation and modification of materials and professional development specific to Remote Learning and support individual needs of students. We are working together to continuously monitor how our Teacher Associates are supporting our students so that we can make adjustments where necessary.
Device Loans/Replacements
To request a device, please
complete this form
. Devices will be distributed safely to those who request them. Our technology staff is able to arrange for device pick up one day per week. You will be contacted within 24 hours of your request.
Proxy Filter
We are working to replace the proxy filter. The proxy filter is what keeps kids from accessing inappropriate content online whether at home or at school. In the next week or two, you will receive an email from the technology team regarding Securly with additional details.
Inquiries Regarding School Access
Schools have been receiving questions from parents to access our school buildings for student belongings and materials. Due to the seriousness of the COVID-19 situation and in accordance with the Stay-at-Home Order issued by Governor Pritzker, we are limiting public access to our school buildings at this time. We will be able to help facilitate the pick up of student items when the Stay-at-Home Order is lifted. Our first priority is supporting our public officials in taking measures that help protect the collective safety of our community.
Special Education Services
The Department of Student Services would like to assure parents that special education staff members have focused their time on the development of flexible learning options for students with IEPs. We recognize the importance of continuing to provide special education services to our students who require this support to access the core curriculum. Now more than ever, schools need to be focused on the importance of providing an appropriate, accessible, accommodated educational program to all students in light of their current circumstances.
We would like to assure parents that their children's IEPs will be implemented in this new context as reasonably as possible. This includes, but is not limited to, related services within a student's IEP. Please note that the provision of special education support during remote learning will not be exactly the same as it would have been had schools remained open.
Students will receive some direct instruction and will also be completing activities independently with support from associates and special education staff. Students will have access to their case manager and any related service provider who has provided services as indicated on his or her IEP.
Case managers will check in with students and reach out to parents weekly. Most special education instruction will be asynchronous in nature. Some instruction may be synchronous (meaning live) for particular therapies, however, not all services can be provided in this fashion. If students are asked to participate in any specialized group therapy, parental consent will be required.
Please know that our goal is to help each of your children be successful as a remote learner with the support of their special education teacher and/or related services provider.
Questions? Contact Beth Martin bethmartin@winnetka36.org
Alliance for Early Childhood
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