News You Can Use
May 29, 2020
Principal's Message
We have more information regarding end of year procedures. Please read below!
TECHNOLOGY DEVICE INFORMATION FOR RETURNING 112 STUDENTS
Kindergarten-First grade students will be keeping their iPads through the summer.
Second grade families will receive information about a return of their devices as they will be issued Chromebooks for third grade.
Third-Fifth graders will keep their Chromebooks through the summer.
FIFTH GRADE RECOGNITION
Fifth grade families and students, check your emails on the evening of June 3 for a link to a special celebration video!
FAMILIES NOT RETURNING?
We will miss you! Please complete the following forms and contact Ms. Nordstrom to coordinate pick up of any items from school.
Students not returning for 2020-2021 school year, complete a 20/21 Students Not Returning Form.
If you need to return any electronics, submit a technology ticket.
SUPPLY/EQUIPMENT PICK UP/DROP OFF
Next week, staff will slowly come to the building to gather their own materials. After that time, we will then be organizing student's personal items. An update for a pick up plan will be provided in next week's News. Please do not come to the building next week to 'stop by' as we are coordinating staff pick up with guidelines in mind.
I have gotten several questions about planning for next year. We don't have a lot of answers, but here is what we know!
Q. Will we have in person school in the fall?
A. Great question that we wish we knew the answer to! At this point, we are waiting for guidance from the Illinois State Board of Education as well as the Illinois Department of Public Health. Dr. Lubelfeld will be sharing more information at our June 30 Board of Education meeting.
Q. When will school start?
A. We are tentatively planning to start school on August 24, but that date may change based on everything that is going on. Class placements are shared approximately a week before school begins. Classroom teachers will reach out to families to introduce themselves before the start of school regardless of the format school will take.
Q. What will you do differently knowing these children have been at home for so long?
A. In some ways, we will do what we have always done: meet children where they are and help them grow from there. We always prioritize building community and fostering relationships at the beginning of the school year, and we will continue to do so. We also recognize that some students will need additional social-emotional support and time to acclimate to a new environment and routine. We are looking to realign our beginning of the year instruction to account for the need for extra review of concepts.
Warm Regards
Courtney Nordstrom, Principal
Important Dates: Birthdays at Ravinia!
We typically announce our student birthdays during morning announcements at Ravinia. Since we can't be together, I am going to be publishing a recorded announcement on Mondays to our Ravinia School Facebook page and our Ravinia School Twitter account. You don't need a Twitter account to access the videos! Just go to Twitter.com and search #RaviniaRocks or @RaviniaSchool. I'll be posting videos every few weeks over the summer for those students.
RAVINIA BIRTHDAYS THIS JUNE:
June 1-12:
1 - Ja'Niya in Ms. Melnick's Class
2 - Nathan in Ms. Quaid's Class
3 - Cooper in Ms. Kahn's Class
5 - Max in Mrs. Kahn's Class
6 - Benny in Mrs. March's Class and Sam in Mrs. Derry's Class
7 - Bruce in Mrs. Walsh's Class
8 - Eli in Ms. Melnick's Class
10 - Alex in Ms. Kahn's Class
June 13-23:
13 - Will in Mrs. Wolin's Class
16 - Caleb in Ms. Melnick's Class
18 - Spencer in Ms. Getlin's Class and Everett in Mrs. Dunning's Class
20 - Maisie in Ms. Getlin's Class and Andie in Ms. Quaid's Class
22 - Beth in Ms. Melnick's Class
23 - Violet in Mrs. Walsh's Class and Evie in Mrs. Wolin's Class
June 24-30:
24 - Harper in Mrs. March's Class and Eli Ms. Kahn's Class
25 - Jack in Ms. Kahn's Class
27 - Kourtnie in Mrs. Tracey's Class
29 - Thatcher in Mrs. Derry's Class
30 - Britta H. in Ms. Quaid's Class
Next Week is WATER WEEK!
In lieu of Field Day, the PE teachers created Water Week for students and their families. The link will be active all summer for you to enjoy! A video of staff demonstrating each event is included.
Click on this link to find all the water week activity videos. Virtual Water Week Videos
Here is a list of materials you may need. If you do not have the specific equipment be creative:
Set of solo cups
2 buckets (mop size or larger)
2 water cannons (the pull and push squirt guns)
Sponges or washcloth or even socks
sidewalk chalk
painter tape/ masking tape
garden hose
old boxes
matchbox car/ small ball (ping pong ball)
large cup/ pitcher
From the Library
Let’s end the year strong. Take a look at the new additions on the library website. Challenge yourself to the last Lego challenge, find a new ebook to read or quiz your family with some trivia. All found in the Weekly Spotlight section. Want to listen to the latest book by Chris Van Dusen? Click here to listen to Mrs. Lau read If I Built a School.
Registration / Enrollment Information For ALL D112 Students
D112 Annual Update for returning students will be available on June 1st through the Parent Portal.
NEW this year families with a lease must provide the current lease prior to the start of the school year.
Change of Address will need to be submitted to registration112@nssd112.org Required Forms
Transportation requests for a pickup and/or drop off location different than the home address for the upcoming school year, must be received no later than July 1st. Transportation Information
Students fees will be available to be paid through the Parent Portal / Webstore as of June 1st.
IL State Free / Reduce Waiver will be available on July 1st through the Parent Portal.
For questions please call Daisy Alcaraz at 224-765-3046 or email registration112@nssd112.org.
Summer Social Connection
2020-2021 SCHOOL SUPPLIES
Community Resources
MORAINE TOWNSHIP
IF YOU KNOW A MORAINE TOWNSHIP RESIDENT WHO NEEDS HELP:
847-432-3240 info@morainetownship.org Morainetownship.org.
Food Pantry: Weekly food to Moraine Township residents and HP/HW school families. Pantry open Tuesday 10 am to 2 pm.
If you know of a resident who needs food, please have them call our office 847-432-3240.
Lost Health Insurance
For assistance enrolling Township residents for Medicaid: call 847-432-3240
Premiums and Co-Payments for AllKids, HBWD and Veterans Care suspended until further notice
For residents who lost health insurance, but still have some income, they are eligible for a Special Enrollment Period on the Federal Health Insurance Marketplace.
Please email info@morainetownship.org and one of Moraine Township’s Certified Application Counselors will set up a remote appointment to help them enroll and ensure they obtain the premium subsidies they may be eligible for based on their family size and income, in addition to help with deductibles and co-pays, depending on income.
SNAP: For help enrolling in SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – formerly known as food stamps), call 847-432-3240.
Emergency Assistance or other resources: For help completing an application for Emergency Assistance, or connection to other resources Townships residents may need due to the current crisis, call 847-432-3240.
Moraine Township low-income seniors: our staff continues to reach out to low-income Township seniors to see how they are doing and whether they can get to the grocery store or Pantry this week. For low-income seniors sheltering in place, we delivered food to the very small number who do not have a family member or support network to help them. If you know of a low-income senior who needs help but may not have visited the Township in the past, please have them call 847-432-3240; we are here to help.
Door-to-Door Van: Our door-to-door van is currently serving ONLY residents in need of dialysis or life-saving medical treatments.
Tax return preparation: If you did not file a tax return in 2018 or 2019 because your income did not meet the filing threshold, but would like to file a return to document eligibility for the stimulus check, please call 847-432-3240 and one of our volunteers will assist you via video conferencing.
NEED TO FILE FOR UNEMPLOYMENT?
Covid19 and Unemployment Benefits Information, click here.
To file for unemployment, click here.
800-244-5631
Food Service/Delivery
All Families
As a priority, the District will be providing meals for all community members age 18 & under. Food will be available for curbside pickup (drive-up or walk-up) at Oak Terrace school (rear of building, entrance #C-3) at 10:00 AM-12:00 PM
Parents may pick up meals for children
Those who pick up a meal will receive a cold lunch for that day and a cold breakfast for the next morning, both of which will meet the USDA and National School Lunch Program guidelines.
Ravinia School
Website: nssd112.org/ravinia
Location: 763 Dean Avenue, Highland Park, IL, USA
Phone: 2247653700
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/raviniaschool/?ref=bookmarks
Twitter: @RaviniaSchool