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27 January 2023
Happy Friday Kipling Families,
We had a busy but exciting week here at Kipling. First, students from our 4th and 5th grade classrooms competed in the Spelling Bee. I was very impressed with how well each participant did - they definitely spelled several words correctly that I would have missed! Special shout out to our winner Reyansh S. and runner-up Rhea M. Additionally, we welcomed families in for our 3rd-5th Art Show. Ms. Foran did a great job curating the show and creating a way for students to reflect on their work to then share it with their families!
Additionally, I wanted to share some exciting news. Many of you may already know but my husband and I are expecting our first child at the end of February! While I am very excited to meet Baby Eagle I will miss the Kipling community. I will be returning from maternity leave around mid-April/beginning of May. While I am out on maternity leave Heidy LaFleur will be at Kipling to support our students and community. Below is a short message from Heidy.
Have a wonderful, snowy weekend,
Hannah Eagle
Assistant Principal
Kipling Elementary
Message from Heidy
Panorama SEL Survey
Building students’ social-emotional learning (SEL) skills is important at Kipling. As a part of the learning process, we will be asking our students to reflect on their own SEL mindsets via an online survey. The survey will be administered on February 3rd, and it should take no more than 20 minutes to complete. It asks students to self-reflect on their own grit, growth mindset, self-efficacy, self-management, social awareness, and emotional regulation.
Individual student responses can provide the school and family with insight into what skills the child self-identifies as strengths and others they would like to develop. The overall data helps us identify priorities and provide targeted learning opportunities to address the SEL needs in our classrooms.
Similar to the survey given in grades 3-5, we have created a very short (8-question) survey to administer to Kindergarten through 2nd graders. This survey will collect information about Sense of Belonging and Engagement, and the results will help guide our improvement at the school level.
Per policy, if you would like your child to opt out of taking the survey, please contact me no later than 1/31/23.
Kipling PTO
-Please purchase your Kipling 2022/23 yearbook before the deadline of January 31st. Please place your order on our PTO website https://kiplingpto.membershiptoolkit.com/ before it is too late!
-Calling all Kipling Families! The 2023 Kipling Skate Night will be on Sunday, February 5th from 4:30-6:30pm at the Northbrook Sports Center (1730 Pfingsten Road, Northbrook). ALL fees including admission and skate rental are sponsored by the Kipling PTO! Please see the attached flyer for more details. We hope to see you all there!
-Please sign up for your PTO Membership now! Click HERE to sign up if you have not already!
-Our next PTO meeting will be on Friday, February 10th at 9:30am in our Staff Lounge.
District 109 Communication
Kindergarten Registration For 2023-2024 is Now Open!
Have an incoming kindergartener (or know someone who does?) The registration process for the upcoming school year is now open and the earlier we know who is coming, the better we can plan! Just go to www.dps109.org/kindy to learn how to begin the process. Please reach out to our registrar, Rosa Castillo (rcastillo@dps109.org) with any questions.Deerfield Park District and Community News
Upcoming Important Dates
February 8th - 4th Grade Musical and Choir Concert - 5:30pm
February 10th - PTO Meeting - 9:30am, Staff Lounge
February 16th - Board of Education Meeting at District Office - 7pm
February 20th - No School - Presidents’ Day
February 21st - No School - Teacher Institute Day
March 6th - No School *Possible Emergency Day*
March 16th - Board of Education Meeting at District Office - 7pm
March 27th-March 31st - Spring Break