KSD140 Connection

It’s hard to believe that a month of school has come and gone already! It’s been great to see teachers and students back in action. The buildings are full of energy, and our students are ready and eager to learn. Thank you for your partnership as we strive to create positive and productive relationships with our students and their families.

One of our goals this year is to celebrate and inform our school communities about the engaged learning and student-centered activities happening throughout the District. We are committed to increased communications via newsletters, websites, and social media accounts.

Please visit our website or follow us on social media to stay up-to-date on the latest from KSD 140!

Website: ksd140.org

Facebook: @ksd140 and @DrCallaghan140

Twitter: @KirbySD140 and @DrCallaghan140

Instagram: @kirbysd140

Have a wonderful weekend!

Dr. Dan Callaghan

Superintendent

Gather your family, put on your walking shoes or biking gear, and celebrate National Walk & Roll to School Day with us on Wednesday, October 12, 2022!

D140 families are encouraged to walk or bike to school together using our Safe Routes to School guides:

Bannes Elementary School

Fernway Elementary School

Keller Elementary School

McAuliffe Elementary School

Millennium Elementary School

Grissom Middle School

Prairie View Middle School

The school with the most student participation will earn special recognition and school-wide popcorn day!

Our hope is that more students will choose to walk or bike to school on a regular basis.

For information regarding pedestrian and bike safety, please check out these tips from the Tinley Park Police Department’s Traffic Safety Unit.

This year, D140's Winter Break will begin with a Half Day on Thursday, December 22. Elementary schools will be dismissed at 11:10 am, and middle schools will be dismissed at noon.

This is a change from the 2022-23 school year calendar originally released to families. The adjustment to Winter Break will also affect the Last Day of School. The 2022-23 school year will now conclude with a Half Day on Friday, June 9, 2023. Elementary schools will be dismissed at 11:10 am, and middle schools will be dismissed at noon.

Fall sports are wrapping up at Grissom and Prairie View, and winter sports are right around the corner! Come out and support our student-athletes at one of their next competitions. #KirbyONE40

• Grissom Calendar of Events
• Prairie View Calendar of Events

Over the past month, members of D140’s Educational Technology and Media Center teams helped students and teachers launch into the new school year with lessons in device care, password/login protocols, Apple Classroom, and digital citizenship. A BIG THANKS goes out to our Media Center Directors for lending their time and expertise throughout the process. Way to go, team!

At September's Board of Education meeting, the seventeen volunteer members of D140's C.O.R.E. team were recognized for their commitment, innovation, and leadership within the District. These individuals receive specialized Apple training throughout the school year and provide additional educational technology support to the students and staff in their schools.

C.O.R.E. stands for Community, Open, Reflective, and Empower - actions that embody the "core" of our mission to integrate engaging technology strategies in our learning environments.

Thanks to Krissy Bellamy, Caryn Bridges, Jamie Chmura, Michelle Enders, Mary Rose Gianotti, Pat Griffin, Kelli Juodikis, Felicia Kunelis, Nicole Laricy, Amy Loftus, Destiny Mangano, Stacy Reuter, Peyton Richmond, Ashley Salvador, Jodie Talluto, Kathy Vasilopoulos, and Heather Wood for their outstanding efforts.

Please check out our video below to learn more about D140's C.O.R.E. initiative.

As part of their National Fire Prevention Week campaign, our local fire departments visit KSD 140 elementary schools in September and October to educate our students about all aspects of fire safety and prevention. This year's theme is "Fire won't wait. Plan your escape." It reinforces the critical importance of developing a home escape plan with all household members and practicing it regularly.

This fall, Mrs. Zulevic from the Tinley Park Public Library will give book talk presentations on Monarch and Bluestem Award books to students in D140 elementary schools.

The Monarch Award is given annually to an author and/or illustrator of a book voted as their favorite by participating K-3 children in Illinois. The award is sponsored by the Illinois School Library Media Association (ISLMA) and is designed to encourage Illinois students to read critically and become familiar with children's books, authors, and illustrators. The award is named in honor of the Monarch Butterfly, Illinois' state insect.

The Bluestem Award is designed for students in grades 3-5 who are ready for longer titles than found on the Monarch list. Named in honor of Big Bluestem, which is the state prairie grass.

• Wednesday, October 5 - D140 Jazz Band playing at Hero's West in Lemont at 6:30 pm
• Monday, October 10 - Columbus Day - No School
  

• Wednesday, October 12 - National Walk & Roll to School Day

• Friday, October 14 - Grissom and PV Bands playing at Andrew H.S. football (Pregame Show)

• Wednesday, October 19 - Unity Day - Wear Orange!

• Thursday, October 20 - Board of Education Meeting @ 7 pm in the Administration Center located at 16931 S. Grissom Drive, Tinley Park

• Monday, October 24 - Friday, October 28 - Red Ribbon Week

• Friday, October 28 - Last Day of First Quarter

• October 31 - Half Day - Early Dismissal - Elementary schools will be dismissed at 11:10 am and middle schools will be dismissed at 12 noon.

Email: webmaster@ksd140.org
Website: ksd140.org
Location: 16931 Grissom Drive, T.P.
Phone: 7085326462
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ksd140
Twitter: @KirbySD140