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Happy Friday Kipling Families,

I hope everyone had a great week. Our students have been working on earning Kip Cash by demonstrating acts of kindness, mindfulness, safety, and respect. I am proud to announce we have reached our second school-wide goal of the year. In the coming days you will hear from your child’s teacher about our next reward: a pajama day with a favorite stuffy! I know the kids are excited about this, and they have definitely earned it. When it is your class’ day to celebrate, please ensure the stuffy that is brought to school is small enough to fit in your child’s backpack.

Please join me in congratulating and celebrating your child’s effort!

All my best to you and your families over the weekend.

Respectfully,

-Matthew

Mr. Matthew O. Lombardo, NBCT

Principal

Kipling Elementary School

The Library Information Specialist team came across this resource and I felt compelled to share it with families in hopes of providing insight, support, and advice in navigating and supporting healthy and productive student use of technology and social media at home.

Each week Mr. Lombardo will be linking a quick video from the Common Sense for Families YouTube Channel in his parent communication. The PTO will also be including the same video link in their weekly PTO newsletter. The videos provide a wide variety of information including the impact of social media and technology on mental health, relationships, and student well being. We are hoping that these videos will spark conversations with your children, help you to set healthy boundaries in your home, allow you and your children to make more informed decisions about technology use at home, and contribute to developing children’s ability to safely and responsibly navigate the digital world.

This week's video: Finding Balance with Media and Tech Use at Home

Enjoy!

Mrs. Thurman

Spirit Week is 12/18-12/20! Please see the attached information.

-Please stay in your car and continue to pull as far forward as possible. We want to keep the line moving as efficiently as possible.

-If your child needs to be unbuckled/buckled in please let our staff know and someone can help them get in or out of the car.

-If you want to walk your child to or from the door, please find a parking spot in the lot or on the street and then walk to the building.

Park District Before and After Care and Enrichment Classes

The Deerfield Park District holds after-school enrichment programs in our school. The winter program brochure is now available if you click below. Resident registration begins on December 4th, while non-resident registration begins on December 6th. All questions should be directed to the park district (847-945-0650).

If you have any questions, please contact the park district directly as they run the programs.