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The Grove Grizzly It was great to see so many parents at our conferences! Thank you for your continued collaboration and support! We hope everyone has a safe and relaxing Spring Break during this upcoming week!! Please note there is NO SCHOOL on Friday, March 22nd! School will resume on Monday, April 1st!!   Summer School Registration Summer School Registration opened on Wednesday for elementary students! Be sure to visit the Summer School webpage for information regarding summer school including locations, dates, hours, course descriptions, and the link to register. We highly recommend students continue to participate in academic activities over the summer months. It is often beneficial for students to sign-up for one academic session and one fun session during summer school! Please feel free to contact your child’s classroom teacher or the office for more information or recommendations!   Spring MAP Assessments Upon our return from Spring Break, our students in grades 2nd – 5th will be taking the spring MAP Assessments. The official assessment window is from Tuesday, April 2nd to Friday, April 12th. Classroom teachers will communicate with parents the exact days in which their class will be taking the math and the reading assessments. Please be sure to read the MAP Parent Information Letter for more details regarding this assessment and tips on how to help support your child to do their best on the assessment.    View Referendum Information Sessions Online Over the past few weeks the Barrington 220 Board of Education has held several information sessions to inform the community about the April 2 school district referendum. If you were not able to attend any of the information sessions, or participate in the Facebook Live events, you can view all of the discussions by clicking here.   Early Voting Runs March 18th - April 1st Early voting for the April 2nd election runs March 18th - April 1st. Click the links below to learn times and locations for early voting in your county. If you aren't able to participate in early voting, be sure to head to the polls on Tuesday, April 2nd! Cook County early voting locations Lake County early voting locations Kane County early voting locations McHenry County early voting locations     Upcoming Dates Friday, March 22nd: No School for Students March 25th – March 29th: Spring Vacation, No School   Monday, April 1st – School Resumes April 2nd – April 12th: Spring MAP Assessments for 2nd – 5th Grades Monday, April 8th – 5th Grade Parent Orientation Night for Middle School @ Station Tuesday, April 9th – 5th Grade Adolescent Unit Parent Information Night, 6:30 p.m.   Wednesday, April 10th – 5th Grade Parent Orientation Night for Middle School @ Prairie April 15th – April 30th: Illinois Assessments for Readiness for 3rd-5th Grades Tuesday, April 16th – PTO Meeting, 9:15 a.m. Wednesday, April 17th – 5th Grade Band Concert @ Prairie, 7-8 p.m. Friday, April 19th – NO SCHOOL     Positive Claw Winners       Hey Grove parents, we need you! We need to fill PTO executive positions for next school year. These positions are open to every parent at Grove. Please email Jessie Erickson at jerickson@vcllc.net if you'd like more information and are interested for the 2019-2020 school year. The PTO depends on parents like you sharing their talents in these leadership roles. Thank you!

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The Grove Grizzly Summer School Registration Summer School Registration begins next Wednesday, March 20th for elementary students! Be sure to visit the Summer School webpage for information regarding summer school including locations, dates, hours, course descriptions, and the link to register. We do highly recommend that students continue to participate in academic activities over the summer months. As a result, it is often beneficial for students to sign-up for one academic session and one fun session during summer school! Please feel free to contact your child’s classroom teacher or the office for more information or recommendations!   4th Grade Iron Giraffe Challenge After reading the novel "A Long Walk to Water, the 4th-grade students decided they want to be the change in the world. As a result, they are participating in The Iron Giraffe Challenge to raise money for a well in South Sudan.  Students are recycling new and used items to sell during lunch periods from Monday, March 18th - Thursday, March 21st to raise funds for a well in South Sudan.  Please help support the cause by allowing your child to shop at the "Recycle for Change" sale next week.  Items are $1 - $3 and include games, books, headbands (new), jewelry, slime, and more!  Donations are also welcome.  You can send cash or a check made out to Grove Elementary with "Iron Giraffe Challenge" in the memo field.  If the students raise $1,000 or more, they will be entered into a drawing to win a visit to our school from Salva Dut, the main character in the novel, "A Long Walk to Water" which prompted the desire to raise funds.   View Referendum Information Sessions Online Over the past few weeks the Barrington 220 Board of Education has held several information sessions to inform the community about the April 2 school district referendum. If you were not able to attend any of the information sessions, or participate in the Facebook Live events, you can view all of the discussions by clicking here.   Early Voting Runs March 18th - April 1st Early voting for the April 2nd election runs March 18th - April 1st. Click the links below to learn times and locations for early voting in your county. If you aren't able to participate in early voting, be sure to head to the polls on Tuesday, April 2nd! Cook County early voting locations Lake County early voting locations Kane County early voting locations McHenry County early voting locations   Parent/Teacher Conferences As you all know, our Parent/Teacher Conferences are coming up this Wednesday and Thursday. The conference sign-up will close on Sunday evening. Please be sure to arrive several minutes early for your conference in order to help ensure that the classroom teachers are able to remain on time, as they have very tight schedules and would like to be able to meet with each parent for the full 20 minutes, while respecting the time of all families that follow.   Lost and Found Our school Lost and Found is extremely full. Please be sure to check for your child’s belongings during Parent/Teacher Conferences later this month. All items left in the Lost and Found following Parent/Teacher Conferences will be picked up for donation on Friday, March 22nd.    Food Recovery Update The food recovery program is up and running at Grove! We are still looking for volunteers to help with coordination of the pick-up and delivery of food to Greencastle where the food from Grove is being donated. If you would like to help, please click on the link to the sign-up genius to volunteer! There are just a couple of dates left where assistance is needed this year! Thank you to those who have volunteered thus far!   Upcoming Dates Saturday, March 16th: Orchestra Solo or Ensemble Recital, 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. @ BHS Monday, March 18th: 3rd Grade Field Trip to FMSC Tuesday, March 19th: PTO Meeting, 9:15 a.m. Wednesday, March 20th: Parent Teacher Conferences, 4-8 p.m.  Thursday, March 21st: Parent Teacher Conferences, 3-7 p.m. Friday, March 22nd: No School for Students March 25th – March 29th: Spring Vacation, No School   Monday, April 1st – School Resumes April 2nd – April 12th: Spring MAP Assessments for 2nd – 5th Grades April 15th – April 30th: Illinois Assessments for Readiness for 3rd-5th Grades   Positive Claw Winners       Hey Grove parents, we need you! We need to fill PTO executive positions for next school year. These positions are open to every parent at Grove. Please email Jessie Erickson at jerickson@vcllc.net if you'd like more information and are interested for the 2019-2020 school year. The PTO depends on parents like you sharing their talents in these leadership roles. Thank you!

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The Grove Grizzly Referendum Facebook Live!  Ask your questions and learn the facts about the April 2 referendum from the comforts of your own home or office. Join Board of Education President Brian Battle and Vice President Penny Kazmier for a Facebook Live discussion on Tuesday, March 12 from 7pm-8pm. To join the session, visit the Barrington 220 School District Facebook page during the designated time slot: www.facebook.com/barrington220.   Last Day of School and Summer School Our tentative last day of school is June 4! Due to the inclement weather we have experienced so far this school year which resulted in make-up days at the end of the year, the tentative last day of school is Tuesday, June 4th. The Board of Education will approve the final 2018-19 academic calendar in April. It is important that students are in attendance on our make-up days, as these days are a part of our academic calendar and effect our overall attendance for our school report card, as well as, individual student attendance records.   Barrington 220 has also adjusted the dates for the 2019 summer school sessions. Please review the following new schedule: High School (No class on Fridays) Session 1: June 10-June 27 Session 2: July 1-July 23 (no school July 3-5)   Middle School/Elementary School June 6-June 27 (Classes WILL take place on Friday June 7, June 14 and June 21)   *Note: The Jump Start I/DL summer program at Sunny Hill WILL have classes on Fridays. Jump Start II will NOT have classes on Fridays.   Winter Boots and Clothes Still Necessary!!! Please make sure that your child is still bringing boots to school each day. The school grounds have had a lot of water, snow, and ice over the last several months and the playgrounds and fields are extremely wet. As a result, students will still be in need of boots and dry shoes to change into each day for several weeks longer this year!! There is additional rain predicted for this weekend as well, so we are anticipating continued wet conditions in our future!!!    Lost and Found Our school Lost and Found is extremely full. Please be sure to check for your child’s belongings during Parent/Teacher Conferences later this month. All items left in the Lost and Found following Parent/Teacher Conferences will be picked up for donation on Friday, March 22nd.     School Start Time Reminder Please remember that our morning drop off begins at 7:40 a.m. Students report to either the primary or intermediate playgrounds at these times. Students have time to play and then line-up to go inside at 7:55 a.m., as the school day officially begins at 8:00 a.m. All students are expected to be in their classrooms for the beginning of class at 8:00 a.m. Students arriving at 8:00 a.m. or after are late and missing important time with their classmates and teacher for the start of a successful school day. Consequently, please try to ensure that your child arrives to Grove between 7:40 and 7:50 a.m. each day in order to ensure a smooth transition into the morning routine of the classroom.     Spring Conferences The electronic conference sign-up for our spring parent/teacher conferences will close on Sunday, March 17th. Directions for signing up are listed below.   Grove “Meet the Teacher” Parent Guide in English Grove “Meet the Teacher” Parent Guide in Spanish   Conferences will be held after school in the afternoon and evenings of Wednesday, March 20th from 4-8 p.m. and Thursday, March 22st from 3-7 p.m. Please be sure to plan accordingly in order to be able to attend conferences during the conference days that have been designated by the district for teachers to meet with parents. This is valuable time to discuss the individual growth and skills of your child, as well as, work together with the teacher to plan and set goals towards your child’s individual progress.   The number of spaces available for this conference period is more limited than the fall window, as a conference may not be needed for every child at this time. With that said, we continue to value your support and communication and will try our best to connect with parents who would like to communicate regarding their child's progress.   Upcoming Dates Saturday, March 9th: District Speech Tournament @ Station, 9:00 a.m.– 1:00 p.m.  Sunday, March 10th: Daylight Savings Time Starts, clocks are turned forward Wednesday, March 13th: 5th Grade Band Solo or Ensemble Recital, 6:30-7:30 @ Prairie Thursday, March 14th: 2nd Grade Musical, 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 14th: 5th Grade Band Solo or Ensemble Recital, 6:30-7:30 @ Prairie Saturday, March 16th: Orchestra Solo or Ensemble Recital, 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. @ BHS Monday, March 18th: 3rd Grade Field Trip to FMSC Tuesday, March 19th: PTO Meeting, 9:15 a.m. Wednesday, March 20th: Parent Teacher Conferences, 4-8 p.m.   Thursday, March 21st: Parent Teacher Conferences, 3-7 p.m. Friday, March 22nd: No School for Students March 25th – March 29th: Spring Vacation Monday, April 1st – School Resumes April 2nd – April 12th: Spring MAP Assessments for 2nd – 5th Grades April 15th – April 30th: Illinois Assessments for Readiness for 3rd-5th Grades Do you have class photos to add to our 2018-2019 yearbook?  We are currently gathering pictures from class and school events and parties.  Please email any favorites you may have to: GroveAveYearbook@gmail.com.  When sending please indicate the classroom, names, if known, grade level and event.  Thanks for helping make this year's book memorable!