For those students whose families have chosen to return to school for in-person learning, the first wave of students will return on Wednesday, September 30. That date is set aside for kindergarten, first grade, and Structured Teaching (STEP) students only. Grade 2-3 students will be set to return on October 14, and grades 4-5 students will return on October 21. Next week I will send out a few communications outlining what arrival and dismissal procedures will look like, along with other pertinent information parents of returning students will need to know. I appreciate your patience as we continue to navigate this unprecedented time together. Our goal is to keep our students and staff as safe as possible while they are in the building, and we will work together to meet any and all challenges that may arise.
We are currently planning family-teacher conferences. The dates for conferences are 2:00 - 8:00 on October 08, and 8:00 - 2:00 on October 09. All conferences will be done remotely via Zoom. If you will not be able to schedule a conference during these timeframes, our staff will be more-than-happy to accommodate a time outside of this schedule. Our goal is 100% participation with all of you. Sometime next week we will send out an online conference sign-up. We will send you directions for how to sign up. Again, if you can't make it during the set times, you will be able to contact your child's teacher to schedule another time.
Please read these other important reminders:
Materials Pickup:
Next week we will have another round of materials distribution. Your remote learning teachers will send you reminders next week. If you cannot make one of the timeframes listed below, we will do our best to work with you. Please contact your child's teacher(s) or the main office to arrange an alternative time. Please see the information below for your planning:
- Schedule
- September 24 - Grades K-2 (timeframes are 9:30 - 11:30 & 1:30 - 3:30)
- September 25 - Grades 3- 5 (timeframes are 9:30 - 11:30 & 1:30 - 3:30)
- Procedures
- Families will pull up in the front circle in their cars. Please do not walk-up to the building.
- Cars should have signs with student names and teacher names clearly visible for staff to see easily.
- Staff will bring new materials to car and collect prior materials along with the bags you initially received.
- For families with multiple students, you can pick up materials on one day. That day will be the day you pick up for the youngest sibling.
D62 Technology:
The District Technology Department is pleased to announce they will be expanding their technology support hours into the evenings on Monday and Wednesday nights from 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm. This service will begin this coming Monday, September 14th. Families are encouraged to email [email protected] during this time or call the tech helpline at 847-824-8115 and leave a message to generate a help desk ticket. A member of the technology team will answer help desk tickets in the order they are received during the evening support hours.
El Departamento de Tecnología se complace en anunciar que ampliaremos nuestro horario de soporte tecnológico por las tardes los lunes y miércoles por la noche de 6:00 pm a 9:00 pm. Este servicio comenzará el próximo lunes 14 de septiembre. Se anima a las familias a enviar un correo electrónico a [email protected] durante este tiempo o llamar a la línea de ayuda técnica al 847-824-8115 y dejar un mensaje para generar un tiquete de la mesa de ayuda. Un miembro del equipo de tecnología responderá a los tiquete de la mesa de ayuda en el orden en que se reciban durante las horas de soporte de la tarde.
PTC Spirit Wear:
The PTC sent an email blast last week about plans for the new Terrace Spirit Wear orders. In case you did not get it, we placed a copy in each student's materials bag in this week's pickup. Please see the information below from the PTC:
The following will be the days for order and money drop-off at Terrace Elementary School:
9/12 10am-12pm
9/19 10am-12pm
9/26 10am-12pm
9/28 530-730pm(final day)
Please stay in your car. Drive through the front circle, and we will collect payments.
If the above times don’t work for you, please email Asharia Hayes at [email protected] or call/text 773-634-0210.
Census:
Families, time is running out to complete your census. Data from the census will impact the federal funds that our community receives for the next decade for critical school programs and services, including special education, Head Start, after-school programs, classroom technology, and free and reduced-price school lunches. An undercount could put these programs at risk – especially now, we can’t afford to lose out on a single dollar. Please help our district get the funding it needs to continue providing special education, after-school programs, free and reduced-price lunches, and other important services to students and families. Fill out the 2020 Census today at 2020census.gov or by calling 844-330-2020 (English) or 844-468-2020 (Spanish).