ELL Coordinator Update

 Hi All

We are in the process of hiring a part-time ELL coordinator for the remainder of the school year. During Winter Break, our previous coordinator, Jessica Wiechert, resigned. If you have any immediate ELL needs, please reach out to your ELL teacher at your building if appropriate. If not, please email Sarah Mumm or Patrick Raleigh. Ed Services will also aid in finding any translation needs for the time being. Please send those requests to AnnMarie Franz at 66390@kaneland.org.

Ed Service...At Your Service

 Ed Service...

The continued impact of Covid-19 has resulted in the canceling of numerous curriculum-related meetings, creating some unanticipated availability in our daily schedules. We would like to reallocate this time to YOU! We are raffling off our support during the dates and times listed below. For each date and time listed, the indicated member of the Ed Service Team will provide any service/support that the winner chooses. This may include supervising your classroom/study hall, bringing you coffee or lunch, preparing materials, picking up mail, conferencing with students, or any other reasonable task of your choice. 

To enter for the chance to win one of the Raffle prizes described below, please complete this very short FORM. Submissions are due by noon on Tuesday, January 18th. Winners will be announced in the January 19th Curriculum Connection. 

Raffle #1- Sarah Mumm- January 25th from 1:00-1:30 pm 

Raffle #2 -Sarah Mumm- January 25th from 2:00-2:30 pm

Raffle #3 -Sarah Mumm- February 1st from 1:00-1:30 pm

Raffle #4 -Sarah Mumm- February 1st from 1:30-2:30 pm

Raffle #5 - Patrick Raleigh- February 1st from 1:00-1:30 pm

Raffle #6 - Patrick Raleigh- February 1st from 2:00-2:30 pm

Raffle # 7 - Patrick Raleigh- February 8th from 10:00-10:30 am

Raffle # 8- Patrick Raleigh- February 8th from 11:00-11:30 am

Raffle # 9- Laura Garland - January 24th from 9:00-9:30 am

Raffle #10- Laura Garland- January 24th from 10:30-11:00am

Raffle #11- Laura Garland- February 3rd from 1:00-1:30 pm

Raffle #12- Laura Garland- February 3rd from 2:00-2:30 pm 

"May the odds be ever in your favor" 

Kaneland Foundation Grants Are Opening Soon!

This year the Kaneland Foundation Grant will open on March 1st as a google doc.  Please note this is a earlier date. This year, the grant application will open on March 1st and will be done through a Google form; it must be submitted by April 5th for consideration. With the online platform, all attachments will remain with the application and no paper forms will need to be submitted.  The link to the grant application will be housed on the Foundation website when it is live. Teachers MUST use their school email to apply or the form will not allow for the submission.  Please start thinking now about the process of applying.  

PL Vlog: Sketchnoting in Kaneland

Sketchnoting as a strategy for supporting increased student engagement, comprehension, and personalization is popping up all over Kaneland. Take a minute to watch this short video explaining Sketchnoting in general, as well as the benefits of incorporating the strategy into the classroom. You'll also get a sneak peek into Beth Trafton's middle school classroom to see how she uses the strategy herself, and how she incorporates it into her instruction. Feel free to add a comment about your own experience with Sketchnoting. Enjoy! 

All About Our Knights

 Let's take some time to share fun facts about our Knight Family.  Can you figure out which Knight each one of these clues are:

1.  Who does not like plain chocolate (is that even possible?)?

2. Who just had thier first baby last year and loves cycling, cooking and spending time with the baby?

3.  Who hates blood and will pass out at the sight of it?

4. Who got 4 speeding tickets in 13 months when they were 16?

5. Who's favorite group is Led Zeppelin?

See how well you did with last week's guesses:

1. Who was born in Germany? Rebecca Mann

2. Who knows sign language and has been signing since they were 10 years old? Tracy Mazurkiewcz

3.  Who first went to school for culinary arts for 2 years?Sean Herron

4. Who used to dance: Ballet, Jazz, Lyrical, and Hip-Hop?Rebecca Kennedy

Here are a few hints to help:

Kayla Zachman- KBK

Alicia Hardy- KBK

Renee Wooton- KSS

Vikki Moeller- KBK

Lisa Altop- KBK

Illinois Require 5Essentials Survey

 This year the State of Illinois is requiring the 5Essential surveys to be completed by staff, teachers and students (ony 6-12 students).  We will be making the survey available this week and it will run through early March.  Please be sure to take some time to share with parents and take the survey yourself.  Be on the lookout for more information to come out from your School Administration.    

2022 Illinois 5Essentials Teacher Survey

Link to survey: http://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/survey/teacher/

Opens Jan. 11, 2022 and closes March 11, 2022.

2022 Illinois Parent Survey

Link to survey: http://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/survey/parent/

Opens Jan. 11, 2022 and closes March 11, 2022.