Kindergarten Round-Up for the 2022-2023 School Year

Parents of our incoming kindergarten students are invited to attend our Kindergarten Round-Up on Tuesday, February 1st at 6:30 p.m. At this time, parents will hear an overview of the kindergarten programs, meet kindergarten staff, ask questions, and have the opportunity to pre-register for the 2021-2022 school year. Please be sure to note: 

• The meeting is in-person (no livestream option is available) 

• The meeting will be held in the Grove music room 

• Doors will open at 6:15 p.m. 

• Use ENTRANCE 1, on Cook and Illinois St. to enter the building 

Please click here for complete Kindergarten information, including important registration dates.

More detailed informational sessions for parents interested in Spanish Dual Language or Chinese Immersion programs are being held virtually. If you are interested in learning more about Barrington 220’s optional Kindergarten Language Programs, please use the links below to participate remotely, on one of the applicable dates.

Language Programs Virtual Zoom Link:

Chinese Immersion K round up 2/2 at 5:30

Dual Language K round up 2/3 at 5:30 (Eng.)

Dual Language K round up 2/7 at 5:30 (Span.)

Elementary Parent University - “Supporting Your Elementary Child in Mathematics” 

Please join us for an Elementary Parent University, "Supporting Your Elementary Child in Mathematics" on February 8th, from 6:30 - 7:30 pm. Susan Resnick, author and researcher, will share valuable information about Math in Focus: Singapore Math, our district math program, as well as practical ideas for assisting your child at home.

You can attend either in-person, which is open to the first 50 people who register or watch via Livestream. More information about this event is attached and linked here. Please be sure to register by completing this short form. 

Thank you for supporting your child's education! Please reach out if you have any questions: bgill@barrington220.org

5 Essentials Survey

Please click on the links below to a letter regarding an important survey for the parents of Grove Avenue School. The results of this survey will be included as a portion of our official School Report Card and school ranking next fall. As a result, your participation and input is important, as we need at least 20% of our parent population to participate. Students in grades four and five, as well as, the Grove Avenue Staff will be participating in the survey.

 

The survey will be open until the beginning of April, but please take a few minutes to complete the survey as soon as possible. It takes approximately 10 minutes to complete. 

 

Letter in English

Letter in Spanish

 

Due to the fact that our district office is located in Lake County, parents will need to choose Lake County at the login page in order to then access the Grove link. Links to the survey site are included in the letter! Please feel free to contact Mrs. Matthews directly with any questions regarding the survey. 

Reminders

• There are still a few classes that have volunteer spots available for our Valentine’s Day Parties on Monday, February 14th. Please click on the link to the Volunteer Sign-Up Genius to sign up https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4FA9AD2DA1F5C25-valentine

• Please make sure that your child is dressed to be outside for recess! We will go outside as long as the temperature and/or wind chill are above zero!! 

• Please click on the link to view the official district Inclement Weather Webpage for details regarding our procedures.

• Please continue to send your child to school with extra masks in his/her backpack!!! 

• COVID Dashboard  

Upcoming Dates

Tuesday, February 1st - 5th Grade Boys Basketball Games @ Sunny Hill 

Tuesday, February 1st -5th Grade Girls Basketball Games @ Grove

Tuesday, February 1st - Kindergarten Round-Up for 2022-2023 School Year, 6:30 p.m.  

Thursday, February 3rd - Family Reading Program Kick-Off 

Thursday, February 3rd - Handmade Holiday Session: Must pre-register!! 

Sunday February 6th - PTO DIY Cookie Kit Orders Due 

Tuesday, February 8th - Elementary Parent University, Supporting Students in Math, 6:30 p.m. 

Thursday, February 10th - Family Reading Program (FRP) Week #1 Reading Logs Due 

Friday, February 11th - FRP Week #1 Reward 

Saturday, February 12th - PTO DIY Cookie Kit Order Pick-Up, 8:30-9:30 a.m. @ Grove 

Monday, February 14th - Valentine’s Day Parties, 1:45-2:30 p.m. 

Thursday, February 17th - FRP Week #2 Reading Logs Due 

Thursday, February 17th - FRP Week #2 Reward 

Thursday, February 17th - End of 2nd Trimester 

Friday, February 18th - No School for Students, Staff Institute Day 

Monday, February 21st - Presidents’ Day, NO SCHOOL

 

Valentine’s Day Party Volunteers Needed!!

We are excited that once again, our PTO will be holding our Valentine’s Day Parties for students in classrooms on Monday, February 14th from 1:45-2:30 p.m.  PTO is currently looking for three parent volunteers per class to coordinate and run the parties. We kindly ask that if you have already volunteered at a Halloween or Winter party, you allow other parents to sign up for that classroom's Valentine's Day party first. Please only sign up to volunteer in one classroom as there will not be an opportunity to volunteer in multiple classrooms at once. On Monday, January 24th, remaining volunteer opportunities will be open to all parents. Thank you for your understanding as we try to allow as many parents to participate this year as we are able. 

The three room parents for each classroom will be the only parents permitted to enter the building for the parties, as we are still implementing mitigation strategies due to COVID. Each volunteer will need to show proof of vaccination, or provide a negative COVID-19 test to participate as mandated by Gov. Pritzker and outlined by District #220 (English and Spanish).  Parties will have some restrictions and specific details will be shared with volunteers as soon as possible!  

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4FA9AD2DA1F5C25-valentine

The PTO and Grove staff thank you in advance for volunteering to plan and host your child's classroom party! Thank you so much for volunteering to make this special for our kids! 

Questions?  Please email Courtney Engelson @ gavepto@gmail.com

5 Essentials Survey

Please click on the links below to a letter regarding an important survey for the parents of Grove Avenue School. The results of this survey will be included as a portion of our official School Report Card and school ranking next fall. As a result, your participation and input is important, as we need at least 20% of our parent population to participate. Students in grades four and five, as well as, the Grove Avenue Staff will be participating in the survey.

 

The survey will be open until the beginning of April, but please take a few minutes to complete the survey as soon as possible. It takes approximately 10 minutes to complete. 

 

Letter in English 

Letter in Spanish  

 

Due to the fact that our district office is located in Lake County, parents will need to choose Lake County at the login page in order to then access the Grove link. Links to the survey site are included in the letter! Please feel free to contact Mrs. Matthews directly with any questions regarding the survey. 

3rd-5th Grade Winter Virtual Musical 

The Grove 3rd-5th graders have worked hard to record a musical program for our Grove families!  Mrs. Boyer will be sending out a virtual program for the event via IC on Wednesday, January 26th.  The program will have a link to the musical recording, as well as some poems read by our Grove 5th graders. We hope families will make this a fun and celebratory event for our students! Perhaps popping some popcorn and making some hot cocoa to enjoy as you watch the program together as a family will be fun!!  I have included a link to directions for how to connect either an iPad or computer to your TV if you wish to view the program on a larger screen!! You of course can also gather the family around a device, but it might be beneficial to comfortably watch the event on your TV screen!!  We hope that this program of light and positivity brings joy to your family this winter season!

Handmade Holiday After School Art Class 

Grove Avenue PTO has once again partnered with Kaleidoscope Fine Art School in Barrington to bring a  Handmade Holiday Valentine’s Edition to Grove. Registration is still open, but space is limited to 20 students per class, so please register as soon as possible. Registration can be completed by going to RevTrak. Click on the flyer below to go straight to Handmade Holiday Registration in RevTrak!

Reminders

• Please make sure that your child is dressed to be outside for recess! We will go outside as long as the temperature and/or wind chill are above zero!! 

• Please click on the link to view the official district Inclement Weather Webpage for details regarding our procedures.

• Please continue to send your child to school with extra masks in his/her backpack!!! 

• COVID Dashboard  

  
  

Upcoming Dates

Tuesday, January 25th - 5th Grade Boys Basketball Games @ Grove

Tuesday, January 25th -5th Grade Girls Basketball Games @ Roslyn Road

Wednesday, January 26th - 3rd-5th Grade Virtual Musical, 6:30 p.m. 

Thursday, January 27th - -5th Grade Boys Basketball Games @ Countryside

Thursday, January 27th -5th Grade Girls Basketball Games @ Grove

Tuesday, February 1st - Kindergarten Round-Up for 2022-2023 School Year, 6:30 p.m.  

Thursday, February 3rd - Family Reading Program Kick-Off 

Thursday, February 3rd - Handmade Holiday Session: Must pre-register!! 

Monday, February 14th - Valentine’s Day Parties, 1:45-2:30 p.m. 

Thursday, February 17th - End of 2nd Trimester 

Friday, February 18th - No School for Students, Staff Institute Day 

Monday, February 21st - Presidents’ Day, NO SCHOOL 

 

5 Essentials Survey

Please click on the links below to a letter regarding an important survey for the parents of Grove Avenue School. The results of this survey will be included as a portion of our official School Report Card and school ranking next fall. As a result, your participation and input is important, as we need at least 20% of our parent population to participate. Students in grades four and five, as well as, the Grove Avenue Staff will be participating in the survey.

 

The survey will be open until the beginning of April, but please take a few minutes to complete the survey as soon as possible. It takes approximately 10 minutes to complete. 

 

Letter in English

Letter in Spanish

 

Due to the fact that our district office is located in Lake County, parents will need to choose Lake County at the login page in order to then access the Grove link. Links to the survey site are included in the letter! Please feel free to contact Mrs. Matthews directly with any questions regarding the survey. 

3rd-5th Grade Winter Virtual Musical 

The Grove 3rd-5th graders have worked hard to record a musical program for our Grove families!  Mrs. Boyer will be sending out a virtual program for the event via IC on Wednesday, January 26th.  The program will have a link to the musical recording, as well as some poems read by our Grove 5th graders. We hope families will make this a fun and celebratory event for our students! Perhaps popping some popcorn and making some hot cocoa to enjoy as you watch the program together as a family will be fun!!  I have included a link to directions for how to connect either an iPad or computer to your TV if you wish to view the program on a larger screen!! You of course can also gather the family around a device, but it might be beneficial to comfortably watch the event on your TV screen!!  We hope that this program of light and positivity brings joy to your family this winter season!

4th and 5th Grade Speech Tournament 

Speech Tournament 2022 is on!! This year’s speech tournament will be held on two early evenings, Monday, March 7th and Tuesday, March 8th. The tournament will be in-person at Grove School, with an option to perform virtually through Zoom.  All of our 4th and 5th grade students are invited to participate.  Students may participate as a solo, duet, or group. We have scripts available in Spanish or English. An informational meeting for students was held during the school day this past week. Students who attended received details about the tournament and had the opportunity to sign up and pick scripts.  Pieces will be available for students to consider performing if they so choose or students may choose to write their own script.  There is still time for students to sign-up, even if they didn’t attend the information session. Applications can be accessed by students via the Schoology Speech Tournament page! Please contact Mr. Bergquist rbergquist@barrington220.org  or Mrs. Shiroda MShiroda@barrington220.org with questions about the tournament.

Handmade Holiday After School Art Class 

Grove Avenue PTO has once again partnered with Kaleidoscope Fine Art School in Barrington to bring a  Handmade Holiday Valentine’s Edition to Grove. Registration begins today and space is limited to 20 students per class, so please register as soon as possible. Registration can be completed in RevTrak. Click on the flyer below to go straight to Handmade Holiday Registration in RevTrak!

Reminders

• Please make sure that your child is dressed to be outside for recess! We will go outside as long as the temperature and/or wind chill are above zero!! 

• Please click on the link to view the official district Inclement Weather Webpage for details regarding our procedures.

• Please continue to send your child to school with extra masks in his/her backpack!!! 

• COVID Dashboard  

  
  

Upcoming Dates

Monday, January 17th - No School, MLK Day 

Tuesday, January 18th - 4th & 5th Grade Speech Tournament Application Due

Tuesday, January 18th - PTO Meeting, 9:15 a.m. via Zoom 

Tuesday, January 18th - -5th Grade Boys Basketball Games @ Canlan

Tuesday, January 18th -5th Grade Girls Basketball Games @ Grove

Thursday, January 20th - 5th Grade Boys Basketball Games @ Grove

Thursday, January 20th -5th Grade Girls Basketball Games @ Rose

Friday, January 21st - MAP and Fastbridge Assessment Windows Close 

Tuesday, January 25th - 5th Grade Boys Basketball Games @ Grove

Tuesday, January 25th -5th Grade Girls Basketball Games @ Roslyn Road

Wednesday, January 26th - 3rd-5th Grade Virtual Musical, 6:30 p.m. 

Thursday, January 27th - -5th Grade Boys Basketball Games @ Countryside

Thursday, January 27th -5th Grade Girls Basketball Games @ Grove

Tuesday, February 1st - Kindergarten Round-Up for 2022-2023 School Year, 6:30 p.m.  

Thursday, February 3rd - Family Reading Program Kick-Off 

Thursday, February 3rd - Handmade Holiday Session: Must pre-register!!