Saturday, January 21, 2023

 

D220 Presents our annual K-5 STEM Family Event for 2023 - STEM into the Future!

Families of  Grove and Hough Elementary students are invited to our March 8, 2023 STEM Event. This is a family event, so the whole family is welcome. Please come and enjoy self-paced activities for students in grades Kindergarten through 5th grade. Activities include robotic exploration, testing building materials, and an engineering challenge. 


This event will be held at Grove Elementary, for both Grove and Hough families, where we will showcase Grove's new elementary STEM lab, as well as some of our new robots. 


Grove Elementary School

900 South Grove Avenue

Barrington, IL 60010


All students must be accompanied by an adult. Registration is limited to the first 300 registrants, so please use the link on the informational flyer below:

2023 STEM Event Flyer


D220 presenta nuestro evento familiar anual K-5 STEM para 2023: ¡STEM Hacia el Futuro! 

Las familias de los estudiantes de las escuelas primarias  Grove y Hough Elementary están invitadas a nuestro evento STEM del 8 de marzo de 2023. Este es un evento familiar por lo que toda la familia es bienvenida. Venga y disfrute de actividades a su propio ritmo para estudiantes de kindergarten a quinto grado. Las actividades incluyen exploración robótica, pruebas de materiales de construcción y un desafío de ingeniería robotic exploration, testing building materials, and an engineering challenge. 

 Este evento se llevará a cabo en Grove Elementary, donde exhibiremos el nuevo laboratorio STEM de Roslyn Road, así como algunos de nuestros nuevos robots. 


Grove Elementary School

900 South Grove Avenue

Barrington, IL 60010


Todos los estudiantes deben estar acompañados por un adulto. La inscripción está limitada a los primeros 300 que se registren, así que por favor use el enlace de abajo para completar.

Consulte el boletín siguiente para obtener más información: 

2023 STEM Event Flyer


Snack Reminder

Each classroom has a designated snack time each day. We ask that parents help students to remember to pack a snack each day! Students are permitted to bring in fresh fruit, fresh vegetables, or a cheese stick for snack time. 


School Store Parent Volunteers Needed!!! 

Our school store is continuing to be open on Fridays during our lunch hours! We still have some open spots for the upcoming months for parent volunteers to come in and help with students’ purchasing items at the school store. If you would like to sign-up to volunteer, please click on the link to the Sign-Up Genius with dates and times! Thank you in advance for your help, as students love to visit the school store! 


Kindergarten Round-Up for the 2023-2024 School Year

Parents of our incoming kindergarten students are invited to attend our Kindergarten Round-Up on Wednesday, 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 2023-2024 school year. Please be sure to note: 

  • The meeting will be held in the Grove music room 

  • Doors will open at 6:15 p.m. 

  • Use the Main entrance - 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 plan to participate remotely, on one of the applicable dates listed below.

Language Programs Virtual Meeting Dates:

Chinese Immersion K round up 2/2 at 6:30

Dual Language K round up 2/6 at 6:30 (Eng.)

Dual Language K round up 2/8 at 6:30 (Span.)


Winter Benchmarking Continues This Week

All students in grades 2-5 participate in the MAP Assessments for both reading and math. MAP assessments began this past week. Grove is also piloting the Fastbridge MySaebrs assessment (a social, academic, emotional screener), so students in 2nd-5th grade will participate in this assessment in January. For your convenience, I have included a link directly to the district letter with details regarding our assessments. Please reach out to your child’s teacher or Mrs. Matthews with any questions.


Upcoming Dates

Monday, January 24th - 5th Grade Girls Basketball vs. Roslyn (Home), 3:00-5:00 p.m.

Monday, January 24th - 5th Grade Boys Basketball vs. Roslyn (Away), 3:00-5:00 p.m.

Thursday, January 26th - 5th Grade Girls Basketball Games vs. CS (Home), 3:00-5:00 p.m.

Thursday, January 26th -5th Grade Boys Basketball Games vs. CS (Away), 3:00-5:00 p.m.

Monday, January 30th - 5th Grade Girls Basketball Games vs. Sunny Hill (Away), 3:00-5:00 p.m.

Monday, January 30th - 5th Grade Boys Basketball Games vs. Sunny Hill (Home), 3:00-5:00 p.m.

Thursday, January 31st -5th Grade Boys Basketball Games vs. Hough (Home), 3:00-5:00 p.m.

Wednesday, February 1st - Kindergarten Round-Up for 2023, 6:30 p.m. @ Grove 

Friday, February 3rd - Java with Dr. Hunt, 8:15-9;15 a.m. in the Sunny Hill Cafeteria 

Friday, February 3rd - Grove Parent Party, 6-11 p.m. @ Makray

Monday, February 6th - Handmade Holiday Art Class, 2:45-4:15 @ Grove, must be registered 

Tuesday, February 7th - Handmade Holiday Art Class, 2:45-4:15 @ Grove, must be registered   

Thursday, February 9th - 5th Grade Musical @ Grove, 6:30 p.m. 

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


Volunteers Needed for the Event - https://tinyurl.com/parentpartyvolunteers







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