Knights of Innovation at KIPLA

Tours have begun at KIPLA - they have started with teachers who are in the building for professional development. Mrs. Garland, the district's Personalized Learning Coordinator, has partnered with student ambassadors to provide a tour that includes a background and overview of the academy and a glimpse from the student perspective.

Visit us! Would you like to see the personalized learning structure at KIPLA in action? Join us this fall on a guided tour of the school! Sign up HERE to reserve your tour date.

The student voice committee has been busy this month. Here are some topics they have been working on:

• Determined norms for productive group work
• Identified a space to meet the needs of the group and the norms identified
• Planned our Homecoming Spirit Week
• Gained feedback on books to have visible at our school's Book Fair during Parent Teacher Conferences
• Currently planning for Halloween festivities

Inspire students will get the opportunity to re-meet author, Jennifer Hayes, who wrote The Extraordinary Imagination of Jenny Figment and Andy's Space Friends. She is returning with book #2 in the Jenny Figment book series for grades 3-5. Students in Inspire can order books in advance by filling out this form . Author, Jennifer Hayes, will be working with Inspire students Friday, October 11.

Cell phones are to be stowed in lockers or backpacks during classroom instruction time. Students can have cell phones during lunch only. If you are getting a text from your child outside of the hours of 11:00-11:30, the student is probably supposed to be learning and should have their phone in a locker or backpack. Teachers would rather not be "cell phone police", but if they are out and being used, will likely be taken for the remainder of the day.

We are seeking to expand IgKnight Academy (KIPLA) to include 9th and 10th grades in the 2025-2026 school year. The expansion is dependent on several factors, including the minimum enrollment of 25 interested high school students. The first step in determining the feasibility of expansion is to determine interest levels. We are also continuing to plan staffing levels at IgKnight for grades 3-8. Therefore, we will be opening enrollment early for any student who will enter grades 3-11 in the 2025-2026 at IgKnight Academy.

If you have an interest in attending IgKnight Academy in the 2025-2026 school year, please complete enrollment in the Parent Portal in Infinite Campus between 9/3/24-11/26/24.

Visit us! Would you like to see the personalized learning structure at KIPLA in action? Join us this fall on a guided tour of the school! Sign up HERE to reserve your tour date.

THANK YOU to our parents who were able to attend parent coffees at the elementary buildings the past several weeks. We heard such positive comments about the benefit of being able to direct questions and hear from other parents who have "lived" the experience! Thanks for making our community so strong and supportive!

We are hosting a parent coffee at Harter Middle School on November 1 from 8:00-9:00 in the Community Room.

Parents - please take a moment to complete the Google form it helps us know how to connect interests and talents parents and community members have to things our students have an interest in learning.

• October 10 - KIPLA Family Information Night 6:00-7:00
  
• October 10 KIPLA PTO meeting @ 7:30
• October 14 - No School - Indigenous Peoples' Day
• October 15 - Kaneland 5th Grade Cross Country Meet
• October 23 - PTO Fun Run
• October 30 - PTO Fun Run - rain date
• October 31 - Halloween Activities - TBD
• November 5 - No School - Election Day
• November 6 - Parent-Teacher Conference 4:00-8:00 PM
• November 7 - Parent-Teacher Conferences 10:00AM - 8:00 PM
• November 7 & 8 - No student attendance
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KIPLA Calendar Link District Wide Calendar Link

KIPLA will once again be hosting student-led conferences during Parent-Teacher Conference time. Please use the following link based on the grade and team your students are in to sign up for a parent teacher conference time on Wednesday, November 6 between 4:00-8:00 pm and Thursday, November 7 between 10:00 Am and 8:00PM.

Inspire (3-5 grades)

Empower (6-8 graders)

Do children's laughs and smiles make your heart happy? Do you enjoy spending time with students? Do you have midday availability (1.15 hours per day)? If so, please reach out to Mrs. McCoy about our lunch/recess monitor vacancies. We'd love the opportunity to learn more about you and share more about these positions. Please contact her at 10324@kaneland.org or via phone at (630) 365-5110 extension 72129 or complete an online application via the link below.

PS - We are also still looking for Substitute teachers for the year! Please don't hesitate to reach out to learn about our flexible scheduling and building opportunities!

Kaneland Employment Online Application

If you or anyone you know is interested in helping out in the lunchroom, please contact Mrs. McCoy. It's a great time to interact with our fantastic students Help is needed beginning August 26 and we are always looking for subs.

Tuesdays and Thursdays she will have a cheesy bread (Bosco Sticks) - this item is individually wrapped so students can grab and go.

Hot lunch items will be available each Friday - it is typically in a rotation of the following:

10/4 - Hot Dog or mini corn dogs

10/11 - Pizza - Cheese or Pepperoni

10/18 - Chicken patty

10/25 - Cheese Burger

11/1 - Hot Dog or mini corn dogs

Every day there are cold sandwiches and other grab and go options available for student purchase.

Please note this is the schedule - sometimes things change based on delivery and demands.

Please select THIS LINK for information regarding the 2nd annual Kaneland 5th Grade Cross Country Meet. People who register by 9/30 will get a t-shirt for the event. This event takes place on October 15.

Registration Deadline, September 22, 2024

7th Grade Tryouts will be held October 7 & 8 from 2:45 - 4:45 p.m.

8th Grade Tryouts will be held October 9 & 10 from 2:45 - 4:45 p.m.

After school, athletes should report to the gym. Athletes should plan to attend both days of tryouts.

Note: Tryout information is subject to change. Seventh Grade may require an additional day depending on the number of participants. Participants should plan to attend all days of tryouts.

Team practice will begin for both teams on October 15. Practice is held everyday from 2:45 - 4:45 when there is no game scheduled. The schedule may be found on the Harter Middle School Athletic website.

All athletes require a current physical to attend tryouts. Physicals are considered valid for 13 months. Please send the physicals as soon as possible, do not wait until the day of tryouts.

Team Pictures - Thursday, October 17, 2024.

Parent Meeting - Thursday, October 17 - 4:45 (approx. 30 min) in the Harter Cafeteria

Fees will be assessed after the roster is finalized. The athletic fee is $120.00 payable before the first game on 10/21/24. Payments can be made via check payable to KHMS or in Infinite Campus. Please use the “fees” tab.

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