SOUTH NOTEWORTHY NEWS

May 23rd: Last Day of Kindergarten

May 24th: Last Day of School (Grades 1-5) - 10:30 dismissal

May 24th: Play Day at the Dole 11:00-2:00 pm

SAVE THE DATE:

Aug 13th: New Family/Kindergarten Orientation - 5:30 pm

Aug 20th: Meet and Greet your Teacher - 2:15 pm

Aug 21st: First Day of School (Grades 1-5) - 2:00 pm dismissal

Aug 22nd: First day of School for Kindergarten - Full Day

Mark your calendars for Friday, May 24th from 11-2:00pm. The Dole is hosting a free event for families! There will be games, races, prizes, monster bubbles, sidewalk chalk art, DJ, 600 Free Cones from Julie Ann’s, food-trucks (or bring a picnic!) etc. We hope any and all District 47 families can join us for a day of fun!

Spread the word....Incoming kindergarten and PreK students are invited to “meet the bus” at the annual transportation open house. The event will be held Thursday, August 1, 2024, from 9am-1pm at the TJA bus garage, 1204 S. McHenry Avenue in Crystal Lake. Visit the D47 website for details. Flyer

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The Crystal Lake Police Department needs your child's help with designing the 2024 National Night Out T-shirt! They are calling on Crystal Lake 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders to submit their National Night Out t-shirt design by June 28th to Officer Stolzman at kstolzman@crystallake.org. The winning artwork will be featured on the official NNO t-shirt and handed out during the event. Learn more about National Night Out here: https://natw.org/.

Please use these conversation starters to talk with your child(ren) after school at home.

1) If you could have any superpower, which would you choose?

2) What is your greatest talent or ability?

The Dole will be a drop off point During National Foster Care Month for the month of May. Kids In Need has partnered with Toys for Tots to collect essential items for those in foster care. Please see the attached flyer for more details Clothing and Diaper Drive

Every week Hope's Church in Crystal Lake provides families with clothing. Should you find yourself in need, please seek out this wonderful resource. Hope's Closet

If you find yourself in need of a Mental Health Assessment please refer to this community resource HERE

Are you in need of school supplies and a backpack? Please utilize this resource HERE

We are looking to add more smiling faces to the South Sabre Cat community! We currently have openings for lunch/playground supervisors for the upcoming school year. South is a wonderful place to be day in and day out and we would love to have members of the South family community join us! Should you be interested in applying, please click on the links below or forward on to interested applicants so they can apply. Click the "red apply" button in the top right corner of the job description contained within the LINK. Please call the main office if you have any questions.