Kildeer Countryside School Earns Blue Ribbon Recognition

School earned award for high performance by students

Kildeer Countryside Elementary School, a District 96 school located in Long Grove, was among only 219 public schools nationwide to be recognized for academic excellence with a 2012 U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon. Public and private elementary, middle, and high schools receive National Blue Ribbon School recognition in one of two categories–“exemplary high performing” and “exemplary improving.” Kildeer School, serving children in grades 1–5, earned recognition in the high-performing category, as measured by state assessments and nationally normed tests. Kildeer Elementary School is the fourth District 96 school to earn U.S. Department of Education National Blue Ribbon recognition. Middle schools Twin Groves (2007) and Woodlawn (…

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District 96 School Receives Blue Ribbon Award

Kildeer Countryside School will be honored by the U.S. Department of Education.

Kildeer Countryside School is among the nation's top schools, according to the U.S. Department of Education, which has named the Long Grove elementary school as a 2012 Blue Ribbon Award recipient. Schools receive National Blue Ribbon School recognition in one of two categories – “exemplary high performing” and “exemplary improving.” Kildeer Countryside School earned recognition in the high-performing category, as measured by state assessments and nationally normed tests.  Ninety-eight percent of the school's students met or exceeded academic benchmarks, based on 2011 Illinois Standards and Achievement Test results. Principal Jennifer Smith and teachers shared news of the award with students on Sept. 10. Later this fall, the school will …

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First-Grade Chefs Offer Turkey Tips

Kildeer Countryside first-grade teacher Jo Fryer's students share their Thanksgiving recipes.

  First you have a turkey that you can’t eat because it is still not cooked. You put it in a pan. Put some spikey things on it and make it spicy if you want. My family likes spicy but not me. Then you put it in the oven and cook it 20 hours at about 96 degrees. You pull it out and put some salad in the pan around the turkey. You can put some tomatoes if you want. Eat it! Serve it with Chinese food that has meat and dumplings. My favorite! There would be no dessert. My Mom and Dad don’t serve dessert, but I would like to serve vanilla ice cream with chocolate on the top and a cherry, too! That would be my favorite! Say, “Happy Thanksgiving, Everyone!” — Grace Z. First, I just know now to make pizza. You need sauce, sugar, dough and a little…

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Kildeer Countryside Launches Toy Drive

Community members are invited to donate new toys through Dec. 2.

Kildeer Countryside fifth-grade Student Council members welcomed U.S. Marine Corps Reservist Staff Sgts. Enrique Quintanar, Daniel Court and Felix Coronado to their school on Nov. 9. At art teacher/club sponsor Leslie Norman’s invitation, the Marines met with the students to mark the start of the Student Council’s annual toy drive. New, unwrapped toys will be collected for distribution to less fortunate children. Community members may bring toy donations to the Kildeer Countryside School office until 3 p.m. on Dec. 2. For more information visit http://highwood-il.toysfortots.org. — Submitted by School District 96

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Students Send Aid to Japan

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Kildeer Countryside second-graders Lavy Greenspan and Christine Irlbeck "feed the meter" with donations to support relief programs for earthquake/tsunami victims in Japan. The donations collection is organized by the Kildeer Countryside Student Council (sponsor: art teacher Leslie Norman).

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Girls Making A Difference To Kids In Hospitals

Two Junior Girl Scout Troops make and distribute bags to kids in the hospital.

Last week, School District 96 had a welcome half-day to start the Memorial Day weekend. It was warm and sunny and there were children jumping on trampolines, riding bikes and splashing in pools. But this fun was not for the Junior Girl Scout Troops from Country Meadows Elementary School and Kildeer Countryside School. Nope, these young ladies used that half-day to think of others and do a service project that would allow them to receive the Bronze Award pin. According to the Girl Scouts of America website, the Girl Scout Bronze Award is the highest honor a Junior Girl Scout can earn. It gives girls a chance to learn the leadership and planning skills necessary to follow through on a community leadership project. Working toward this award …

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District 96 Kildeer Countryside fifth-grade Student Council members wrote a mini-grant for a "point-and-shoot" camera they will use to document school events and the community service work they do with fellow students. Their request was selected for funding by the district's Foundation for Educational Excellence. Kildeer Countryside art teacher Leslie Norman is the student council sponsor.

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Kildeer Kids Hit the Beach

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First-graders at District 96's Kildeer Countryside School recently applied science to the beach by studying sand colors and textures and using summer treats to learn how a solid can be changed to a liquid.

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Jesse White Tumblers Entertain Kildeer Countryside Students

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Kildeer Countryside School students were treated to a performance by the Jesse White tumblers last month. The performance was sponsored by the Kildeer Countryside PTO. The tumblers performed two morning programs, attended by students and staff. Secretary of State Jesse White directed his team and told his student audience about his current job and the experiences that led him to coach the Jesse White Tumblers. He discussed the dedication and discipline that is required of a tumbler and called on a few team members to demonstrate basic moves such as the forward roll, the cartwheel, and the flip-flop. He also warned the young audience members not to go home to their own living rooms and try what they were about to see! The students and …

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Students Support Toy Drive

Kildeer Countryside schools met with Marines to learn about military life and Toys for Tots program.

Marine Sgts. Joel Bullard and Jeffery Lee visited Kildeer Countryside School to support the school's collection of toys for the U.S. Marine Corps Toys for Tots program.

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