Grass Lake School News
April 11, 2024
The big day is here!! Come one, come all to....
A Note From Mr. Wollberg
What a great week to be a BRAVE! The day has officially come and tomorrow night all GLS families are invited to come see "Seussical Jr!" on April 12 and/or April 13 while all GLS students and staff will get a sneak peek of the show tomorrow morning. We will enter the wild and wacky world of Dr. Seuss as we follow Horton and Jojo, an unlikely pairing, through adventures and trials. Doors will open at 6:30 pm on Friday and 1:30 pm on Saturday for the performance in the gymnasium. New this year, we will also be selling popcorn and water before the show begins or supplies run out. Popcorn will be sold for $2.00 and water will be $1.00 and all proceeds will go toward our Fine Arts budget for next year including our musical.
Monday was such a fun day at GLS. I am including some pictures below of our students and staff outside to see the solar eclipse. The school was certainly buzzing and our students did a magnificent job keeping themselves safe while learning about the wonders of our solar system. Our staff did a remarkable job keeping the day fun but also very engaging for our students. Please see below to view just some of the pictures that were taken from this historic event.
As a reminder, is that time of the year again when we open up enrollment for our sports camps that will run from June 3 through June 21 (excluding June 19 as we will be off in observance of Juneteenth). The camps are held this year, Monday through Friday, and will run from 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm daily. Please follow the links below to sign up today as the window for sign-ups will close this Friday, April 12.
Mark your calendars! Lakes Community High School is hosting an Art Festival on April 24th. The Middle School students will have artwork on display and the awards will be given at 7:30. Mrs. Moe will be handing out raffle tickets to any GLS students who come to the show for a chance to win a fun art basket. The Grass Lake School band and choir will be performing as well.
Thank you as always for your help and support. I hope everyone has a great weekend and we look forward to seeing everyone next week!
Sincerely,
Ryan Wollberg
Principal/Grass Lake School
Solar Eclipse
Varsity Tutors
Thanks to an investment by the Lake County Regional Office of Education through June 30, 2027, every student in Grass Lake School now has access to the Varsity Tutors for Schools platform. This access includes:
24/7 On-Demand Chat Tutoring
On-Demand Essay Review
100+ Weekly Live Classes
Recorded Enrichment Classes
Self-Study & Practice Resources
Here is a pamphlet and a video that provides an overview of the platform's features. Students can go to their Clever Dashboard and select the Varsity Tutors icon to log in to the platform. Any chat sessions students participate in are recorded and posted on their dashboard for future reference. We hope you find this new tool useful and if you have any questions, do not hesitate to reach out to me.
Attendance Matters
I continue to have conversations with families about when to send their children to school and when to keep them home. Grass Lake encourages you to send your child to school every day, unless they are exhibiting one or more of the following symptoms:
- The student has a temperature consistently above 100 even when taking medication in the last 24 hours.
- The student is throwing up or experiencing diarrhea in the last 24 hours.
- The student has pink eyes that are crusty and not receiving medication for them for 24 hours.
While this list is not all-inclusive your help is appreciated as even missing 2 days a month equates to missing almost 10% of the school year. Also, as a reminder, any absence due to illness which lasts for more than three consecutive days may be verified by a medical note, which must be produced within two days of the student’s return for the absence to be considered excused. Thank you for your help!
Virtual Suggestion Box
"No school can work well for children if parents and teachers do not act in partnership on behalf of the children's best interests" - Dorothy H. Cohen
Specials in the Spotlight
Specials Updates
Also, last reminder that yearbook orders are due April 6. Order yours today by following this link or by scanning the QR code below.
Student Athlete Newsletter
School Breakfast/Lunch
Student Absences
Grass Lake School hours of attendance are 7:45 a.m. until 2:45 p.m. on regular schedule days and 7:45 a.m. until 1:15 p.m. on early release late-start days. An answering machine will take messages during the hours when the school office is closed. When reporting an absence please indicate the reason for the absence and if it is due to illness, please report symptoms including if your child has a fever, cough, or sore throat. This will assist the district in assessing when a student will return and whether it must comply with any reporting or notice requirements.
The telephone number to report absences is: (847) 395-1550 or via email attendance@gls36.org.
We have created an email address to allow you to "email" attendance information. This is an alternative to using the Attendance Hotline phone number or using the Infinite Campus portal. We wanted to create yet another option to allow busy parents the opportunity to report absences. Please email all pertinent information to attendance@gls36.org. If you choose to use this option, pertinent information would include your child's name, date, grade, and reason for the absence, late-arrival or early-dismissal. Please choose the option that works best for you, whether that be email, phone or IC portal.
If the school has not heard from you and your child is absent, you will receive a call to verify the absence. School code provides that parents/guardians/other persons having legal custody of a child provide telephone numbers at the time of enrollment to enable the school to notify the parent/guardian/other person with legal custody of the child’s absence from school. Accordingly, this verification of absence call will be made to the numbers provided at registration and not necessarily the parents’ places of employment.
Parent Drop Off and Pick Up Procedures
Below you will find a map for your convenience as it relates to our drop-off and pick-up procedures. If you plan on picking your child up early from school, we kindly ask you to email your child's teacher as well as Cristina Monroy, our administrative assistant. When you enter the building for early pick or late drop off this should all be done through our main entrance. Make sure to have your ID when picking your child up as we want to make sure we are sending your child home with an approved individual.
When your child is dropped off they will enter through our gymnasium doors and in the afternoon they will exit through those same doors (yellow box below). Please wait in your car and we will release students to you as fast as we can. Again, I do ask for your patience at the beginning of the year but I promise you, it will continue to get faster and faster. Also, please do not drop off your child until the gymnasium doors open at 7:30 am.
Grass Lake School District #36
GRASS LAKE SCHOOL
26177 W. Grass Lake Rd. Antioch, IL 60002
Phone: (847) 395-1550 | Fax: (847) 395-8632
Email: rwollberg@gls36.org
Website: www.gls36.org
Location: Grass Lake School District 36, West Grass Lake Road, Antioch, IL, USA
Phone: 847-395-1550