Bobcat Bulletin
January 2020
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
- Please see the attached January Reading Log below. Students who return the form by February 3rd will receive a movie party!
- 5Essentials Survey
Share your thoughts to help improve our schools! If you have not done so already, please be sure to take the Illinois 5Essentials Parent Survey at https://survey.5-essentials.org/Illinois/
School and District leaders use their 5Essentials data to better inform their school improvement plans and help identify key strengths and areas for growth. Your identity and survey responses will be kept completely confidential and will never be connected to you or your child.
Thanks for your support!
- With the weather turning colder, I would like to take this opportunity to review our school closure notification process. If Kirby School District 140 needs to close schools due to inclement weather, families will receive notification from SchoolMessenger, our electronic messaging system, and an alert will be posted on our District/School websites. KSD 140 also communicates school closure information through Facebook, Twitter, and the Emergency Closing Center (ECC).
- Please dress your children accordingly as we still go out for recess based on the District Temperature guidelines.
Temperature or Wind Chill
25˚ and above---Students go outside
20˚-25˚---Students can go outside for a shortened period
Below 20˚---Students stay inside
Upcoming Events
January 13-16 MAP Testing on Select Dates
January 15- KSD 140 Spelling Bee
January 20- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day NO SCHOOL
January 24- PTO Movie Night
January 31- Report Cards issued
ARRIVAL AND DISMISSAL
You will notice a new sign out front as you drop off your child(ren) in the morning. This will help as some parents were driving to the North door only to realize the staff on duty had already closed the doors.
Please find this as a reminder that the school day officially begins at 7:55 AM.
Keep in Touch!
I encourage you to visit ksd140.org throughout the school year for key events and information pertaining to our school and the District. As always, please don't hesitate to contact me if you need assistance. My door is always open.
Respectfully,
Mr. Dan Callaghan
Principal