Weekly News from Kimball Hill
September 8, 2020
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Message from the Principal
Dear Kimball Hill Parents and Guardians:
It has been another successful week of remote learning at Kimball Hill! I am so proud of our students and especially grateful for the hard work of our teachers and parents. I know our current situation presents challenges for many. I greatly appreciate everyone working together and making the best for our children.
We are hearing feedback from parents about the amount of screen time our students have. Our teachers strive to find appropriate balance while following the 2.5 live teaching hours required by ISBE. We continue to strategize ways to deliver live teaching mixed with asynchronous activities for the remainder of the school hours. In an effort to reduce some screen time, we will be having a supply distribution on September 15th from 8:30am-3:30pm (specific details to follow this week).
Remember tomorrow, Monday September 7th is a holiday and there is no school.
Happy Labor Day to ALL.
As always, please reach out to me any time with questions or concerns at lacamerm@ccsd15.net or call the school at 847-963-5200.
Warmly,
Michelle LaCamera
No Student Attendance- Septmber 18th
MAP Testing
Each year District 15 students in grades 2 through 8 take an achievement test called the MAP test. The MAP test measures a student’s reading and math levels, is taken by the student with a Chromebook, and takes between 20 to 40 minutes to complete.
This year, all students in grades 2 to 8 will take the MAP test during the distance learning portion of the school year. Teachers will be in contact with students to explain and walk them through the virtual MAP test taking process. Schools will scheudle a MAP test “dry run” in early September. Students will take the actual MAP test between September 14 and October 1. Your child's teacher will provide specific test dates and times to you prior to testing.
Linked below is our parent and student “cheat sheets. You will be provided with another copy closer to MAP testing. Parent/Caregiver Cheat Sheet, Student Cheat Sheet.
All Children Eat Free
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced this week that all school meals for children will be free through December, 2020. Because of this announcement, school meals will no longer be charged to a student’s account. All meals will be free to any child under the age of 18, regardless of ability to pay. Children do not need to be present for a parent to pick-up a meal.
For information on how to access free meals, please visit our website. Meals are delivered to select locations Monday-Friday. No meal service will be provided on Monday, September 7 due to the Labor Day holiday.
Return to Learn dates REVISED
REMOTE LEARNING FOR ALL
K-6th grades
School hours: 8:45am-3:25pm
Morning Kindergarten: 8:45am-11:20am, Fridays: 8:45am-10:55am
Fridays: 8:45am-2:35pm
Afternoon Kindergarten: 12:50-3:25pm, Fridays: 12:25pm-2:35pm
Gradual Rolling Entry to In-Person Classes
NEW TENTATIVE CALENDAR DATES FOR RE-ENTRY TO IN-PERSON LEARNING
Monday, September 21: Kindergarten and K-8 self-contained special education programs
ACES, Multiple Needs (MN), Early Childhood SIP: Half-day only (9:00-11:30 a.m.); transition to a full- or extended-day starting on Tuesday, October 13
Monday, September 28: Grades 1-2 and self-contained early childhood
Monday, October 5: Grades 3-4
Tuesday, October 13: Grades 5-8 and ECDEC (junior high in hybrid model)
School Supplies
On the school/district webpage, you will find each grade level’s school supply list. If you are unable to purchase supplies due to financial issues please let us know or contact the Palatine Opportunity Center at 847-776-9500 or 847-776-2523. They can connect you with community agencies that help families with school supplies.
Stay Connected with our KH PTA
Our Kimball Hill PTA will be looking for parents to help in a different way this year! We are always looking for volunteers! Our PTA is working on a schedule for virtual meetings at this time. At each PTA meeting, you hear updates about the school programs, upcoming PTA events, and the various ways you can get involved in the Kimball Hill community.
If you ordered a yearbook this past school year and have not picked it up yet, please stop by the school Monday-Friday 8:30am-3:30pm. Please call when you are in front of the school and a staff member will bring it to your car.
District 15 Helpline Available
Do you need help and are not sure who to contact? Do you have concerns or worries about yourself or others? The District 15 helpline is only a call or text away Monday-Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Our student services staff are available during these stressful times. Call or text:
English: 847-460-2099
Spanish: 847-460-2129
Calls or texts received outside of these hours will be answered the following workday. You can reach out about multiple topics, including but not limited to:
Social or emotional concerns;
Resources such as food, housing and transportation; or
Ideas on how to support your child
Technology Troubelshooting
For assistance with technology, parents or students should call or email the school’s office. The school office can assist with troubleshooting or, if necessary, can replace a broken device with a loaner.
Socialization and Connection During Virtual Learning
New Technology for Virtual Learning
In order to help keep students safer and more scholarly online during virtual learning, District 15 has adopted GoGuardian Teacher - an instructional delivery, classroom management, and community building tool. It helps keep students on-task and helps teachers stay connected to students wherever they learn. We will be deploying GoGuardain Teacher in phases over the next three weeks. Please review this letter to learn more about this powerful learning engagement tool.
The District is also in the process of deploying Zoom as our preferred virtual meeting platform. We are moving away from Google Meet due to some technical challenges that will not be resolved until later this fall. Additionally, Zoom has introduced several new layers of security and privacy controls ensuring that we are able to provide a secure virtual conferencing experience for our students.
Both Zoom and GoGuardian require that students are logged into Chrome with their District 15 account in order to be accessed. Therefore, students must either use their school issued Chromebook or sign into Chrome on a personal device for learning at home during school hours. Students who are not using a school issued Chromebook or are not signed into Chrome will not have the same functionality or security that they would otherwise have in school.
Parent Universities are coming soon. Look for the first to be launched the first week of September. These self-paced courses and presentations are designed to help you help your students learn at home. Visit the virtual learning webpage to learn more.
Special Education Services
If you have questions about your student’s special education needs, please contact your child's teacher or Mrs. Masa, our Assistant Principal/Building Case Manager to schedule a time to discuss your child’s IEP.
Multilingual Services
If you have questions about your student’s language programming, please reach out to your child's teacher or Mrs. LaCamera and Mrs. Masa to schedule a time to discuss your questions or concerns.
Bus Information
Information from Nurse Lidia
The following are requirements for all Kindergarten and 6th grade students, whether your child is attending in-person instruction or receiving instruction virtually. All students are required to meet health examination and immunization requirements. Students not in compliance will be subject to exclusion from school until Illinois State.
HEALTH EXAMINATION AND VISION FORMS ARE due by October 15, 2020
● must include lead screening for children who are six years or younger and diabetes screening
● must be dated within one year prior to the first day of school (August 19, 2020)
Certificate of Child Health Examination-English
REQUIRED IMMUNIZATIONS
· DTP/DTaP – 4 or more doses with last booster after 4th birthday
· Polio – 4 or more doses with last booster after 4th birthday
· MMR – 2 doses with first dose on or after 1st birthday
· Varicella (Chicken Pox) vaccine-2 doses with first dose on or after 1st birthday and 2nd dose no less than four weeks after the first dose, or proof of varicella disease.
Parents requesting religious or medical exemptions to any school health requirements must provide the appropriate documentation prior to the due date. The instructions for completing the Certificate of Religious.
Exemption form and the form are available at: Instructions for Completing Illinois Certificate of Religious Exemption to Required Immunizations and/or Examinations Form
2. VISION EXAMINATION- due by October 15, 2020
StateofIL_EyeExamForm.pdf
Eye Examination Waiver Form
3. DENTAL EXAMINATION – due by May 15, 2021. The dental examination must have taken place
within 18 months prior to May 15 of the school year.
IDPH_DentalExamForm-Eng.pdf
Dental Exam Waiver Form
The following are requirements for all 6th students, whether your child is attending
in-person instruction or receiving instruction virtually.
1. HEALTH EXAMINATION
– physical examination must have taken place within one year prior to school start date
(August 19, 2020).
HEALTH EXAMINATION FORM IS DUE OCTOBER 15, 2020
A student not meeting this requirement is subject to being excluded from school.
- Certificate of Child Health Examination-English
REQUIRED IMMUNIZATIONS:
· Tdap - 1 dose before 6th grade year
· Meningococcal conjugate vaccination - 1 dose received on or after 11 years of age
PROOF OF PREVIOUS REQUIREMENTS:
· DTP/DTaP – 4 or more doses with last booster after 4th birthday
· Polio – 4 or more doses with last booster after 4th birthday
· MMR – 2 doses with first dose on or after 1st birthday
· Hepatitis B vaccine - 3 doses
· Varicella (Chicken Pox) vaccine - 2 doses with first dose on or after 1st birthday and 2nd dose no less than four weeks after the first dose, or proof of varicella disease
2. DENTAL EXAMINATION
- Due by May 15, 2021. The dental examination must have taken place no earlier than 18 months
prior to May 15, 2021.
-IDPH_DentalExamForm-Eng.pdf
-Dental Examination Waiver Form
All students are required to meet health examination and immunization
requirements. Students not in compliance will be subject to exclusion from
Send these completed medical records to our school nurse, Mrs. Lidia Aleman.
Important Dates
September
15th- Supply/Material Distribution at KH (details soon)
In Person Learning revised
Monday, September 21: Kindergarten and K-8 self-contained special education programs
ACES, Multiple Needs (MN), Early Childhood SIP: Half-day only (9:00-11:30 a.m.); transition to a full- or extended-day starting on Tuesday, October 13
Monday, September 28: Grades 1-2 and self-contained early childhood
Monday, October 5: Grades 3-4
Tuesday, October 13: Grades 5-8 and ECDEC (junior high in hybrid model)
Contact the Principal
Michelle LaCamera
Kimball Hill School
2905 Meadows Dr.
Rolling Meadows, 60008
847-963-5200