IMPORTANT: Back to School 2021-2022 Information |
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Need to review the Back to School 2021-2022 plans?
Self-Certification Agreement is due today!
If you have not filled out your student’s Daily Health Self-Certification Agreement, please complete it before August 18, 2021.
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UPDATE: COVID-19 Update Health Protocols |
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Return to School COVID-19 Testing options have changed - Due to the increasing community transition levels of COVID-19 in Cook County, we are now required to have a PCR-Laboratory test for return to school clearance. We will not be able to accept rapid tests or antigen tests of any kind, for any reason, including a return to school after being symptomatic, after travel, or after close contact with a confirmed case of COVID-19. Thank you for your understanding as we adjust to the updated guidelines. |
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Travel Quarantine
As mentioned in the Sears to Home on Wednesday, August 11, 2021, we are following the Travel Guidelines provided by the Cook County Department of Public Health, which recommends travel quarantine upon return from a red state for unvaccinated individuals.
Vaccinated individuals are not recommended for quarantine.
Please know that the District is not monitoring individual student or family travel, and does not provide guidance to individuals regarding their travel or their quarantine. We ask that all families make their decisions about returning to school using the following guidelines. If your return from travel will involve quarantine, please contact your child’s teacher/advisor and attendance@kenilworth38.org.
For unvaccinated individuals, after you travel:
- Get tested with a viral test 3-5 days after travel AND stay home and self-quarantine for a full 7 days after travel.
- Even if you test negative, stay home and self-quarantine for the full 7 days.
- If your test is positive, isolate yourself to protect others from getting infected.
- If you don’t get tested, stay home and self-quarantine for 10 days after travel.
- Avoid being around people who are at increased risk for severe illness for 14 days, whether you get tested or not.
- Self-monitor for COVID-19 symptoms; isolate and get tested if you develop symptoms.
- Follow all state recommendations or requirements.
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SAVE THE DATE! Virtual Curriculum Night |
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Save the date next week for Virtual Curriculum Night!
Full Schedule with Zoom links will be available on Friday, August 20, 2021.
K-5 Curriculum Night, Wednesday, August 25, 2021, 6:15 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.
- 6:15 p.m. - 6:25 p.m., Presentation from the Administrative Team
- 6:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m., Teacher Presentation
- 7:15 p.m. - 7:45 p.m., Repeated Teacher Presentation
6-8 Curriculum Night, Thursday, August 26, 2021, 6:15 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.
- 6:15 p.m. - 6:25 p.m., Presentation from the Administrative Team
- 6:30 p.m. -7:00 p.m., Teacher Presentation
- 7:15 p.m. - 7:45 p.m., Repeated Teacher Presentation
Teachers will repeat their presentations to accommodate families who need to visit more than one classroom.
Junior Kindergarten Curriculum Night will be Tuesday, August 31, 2021, at 7:00 p.m.
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First-Day Meet & Greet Information |
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Junior Kindergarten and Kindergarten: |
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Junior Kindergarten and Kindergarten students will receive an email from their teacher with sign-up instructions for their Meet & Greet time-slots after families receive their welcome letters.
Kindergarten students will only attend on Wednesday, August 18, 2021, for their assigned Meet & Greet time, their first full day is August 19, 2021.
Junior Kindergarten begins Wednesday, September 8, 2021.
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First through Eighth Grade: |
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On the first day of school Wednesday, August 18, 2021, students will be let out at Noon and there will be no lunch. Teacher 'Meet and Greet' will take place from 8:10 - 9:10 a.m. Parents and students will go to their homeroom teacher/advisory teacher’s classroom during their time slot at their assigned entry.
Once parents get to the homeroom/advisory classroom and have had the opportunity to meet and talk with their teacher, we ask them to exit the building to help with maintaining physical distance guidelines. Students will stay in the classroom until the beginning of school at 9:10 a.m. and should not leave their classroom or visit other classrooms. The JSSPVA Family Fun Day begins outside at 1:00 p.m.
Meet & Greet Schedule:
Last Name Beginning A through M
- Parents and Students arrive between 8:10 a.m. and 8:35 a.m. and go to their homeroom/advisory classroom.
- Parents should exit the building by 8:40 a.m.
- Students will stay in their classrooms when their parents leave the building.
Last Name Beginning N through Z
- Parents and Students Arrive between 8:40 a.m. and 9:05 a.m. and go to their homeroom/advisory classroom.
- Parents should exit the building by 9:10 a.m.
- Students will stay in their classrooms when their parents leave the building.
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After your Meet & Greet with your student's teacher/advisory, stop by the Faculty Hall Link area in the building from 8:10-10:00 a.m. and visit representatives from Kenilworth Park District, Marla's Lunch, Girls Scouts, Sears Athletics, and more! |
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School Entrance Procedures |
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On the second day of school, Thursday, August 19, 2021, students in kindergarten through eighth grade will return to a full-day schedule, from 8:10 a.m. - 3:15 p.m. Students will be greeted by their teacher and will enter their classroom at 8:10 a.m. Kindergarteners will enter at their classroom exterior door at 8:10 a.m.
First through eighth-grade students may enter the building through their designated entrance. Once in the building anytime between 8:00 a.m. and 8:10 a.m. The students will be monitored by a hallway supervisor where they can access their locker and get their materials ready for the school day.
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Important Information About Masks |
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As COVID-19 infection rates across the state continue to increase, Governor Pritzker announced on August 4, 2021, an Executive Order including a mask mandate, requiring that masks be worn indoors by all teachers, staff, students, and visitors to JK-12 schools, regardless of vaccination status.
Masks Required on Campus for all visitors
All students, faculty, staff, and building visitors will be required to wear masks when we return to school. Make sure your kids are prepared! You will need to provide your own masks that meet the following requirements:
Masks must fit snugly around a students’ nose and mouth. There are many different types and sizes of masks available so find one that your child feels comfortable in for an extended period of time. A recent study has found some masks to be more effective than others. Bandanas, gators, masks made of fleece, and masks with an exhalation valve will not be acceptable face coverings for school.
Your child needs to practice wearing a mask before coming to school. Practice putting it on, taking it off, and wearing it around the house for increasing lengths of time. If you find that your child is continuously touching their mask or pulling it up, try a different type or size. Here is a video from the World Health Organization about masks that the whole family can watch.
Masks should be washed daily. Make sure you have enough of a supply to send multiple masks to school with your child (in case they get wet or soiled) and enough so that masks worn during the day can be laundered before reuse.
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If you have any questions, please contact:
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Responsibility, Kindness, Honesty, Respect |
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