Cougar Clips
16 May 2025
Happy Friday Kipling Families,
The creative, musical, and imaginative energy of our students were on full display this week. The Band and Orchestra concert and the K-2 Art Show were both opportunities for our students to shine. The energy our building has when parents, grandparents, cousins, and all kinds of family and friends are here to recognize and celebrate our students is so contagious. Thank you to everyone who came to support our students and our school. Your partnership is invaluable to what we do each day. Thank you to Mr. Schwartz, Ms. Yik, and Ms. Foran for your incredible guidance and leadership of our young musicians and artists.
As another reminder for pick-up and drop-off procedures, please see the expectations below:
-No blocking driveways
-Reduction in speed
-Staying off cell phones
-Awareness for surroundings (kids/parents/staff crossing, etc.)
-Having patience
-Pulling ALL THE WAY FORWARD when you pull up by the school
-Stay in your car if you are in the carlline
Thank you for your attention to this matter and your continued collaboration. All my best to you and your families over the weekend!
Respectfully,
Dr. Matthew O. Lombardo
Ed.D., NBCT
Principal
Kipling Elementary School
Kipling PTO
Don't forget to log in/sign up at the PTO site. Visit https://kiplingpto.membershiptoolkit.com/home to get started.
ORDER NEXT YEAR'S SCHOOL SUPPLIES TODAY!
https://www.write-stuff.com/storefront/school/kipling
All kits ordered by June 6th will be delivered straight to you child's classroom.
Contact Isabel Garza at isafgarza@gmail.com with any questions.Join us at Shake Shack on the last day of school!
Please feel free to email our PTO at ptokipling@gmail.com for any questions!
Student Council Presents...Movie at Lunch
The Kipling Student Council will be hosting a movie during lunch on Wednesday, May 28th. The movie is TBD.
Marla's Lunch is offering Steak and Shake milkshakes as a special treat on this day, which also happens to be Field Day!
If your child would like to order a special treat from this event you need to order through the website by May 20th at 12:00pm. You may also pak your student a special snack, bag of popcorn or candy in their lunch if you would like.
Please reach out to Mrs. Thurman (lthurman@dps109.org) if you have any questions.
Instrumental Music
Thank you so much to those who were in attendance at this week’s instrumental music open house. We loved the opportunity to meet with you to share information about our program and to feature our high school alumni performing on the instruments available for your child to select from this spring.
If you were unable to attend last evening, our instrumental music program website has now been updated to include our slide deck from the presentation. We hope this resource will help you develop a comprehensive understanding of our program!
Finally, we're excited to share that our instrument fitting signups are LIVE! Please take a moment to secure a 15 minute time slot for your child at next week's instrument fittings using this link for Kipling and Walden families and this link for South Park and Wilmot families These will take place at Caruso Middle School from Tuesday, May 20th through Thursday, May 22nd and we hope to see you there.
If you have any questions, please direct them to eim@dps109.org and we will be happy to help!
The DPS 109 Instrumental Music Team
Deerfield Police Department Safe Screens Parent Workshop
Deerfield Police Department Safe Screens Parent Workshop
Volunteering at Kipling
Composting
We need volunteers to help compost during lunch periods. This is a great chance to help the planet and see your kids in action!
LMC
The LMC is looking for volunteers every day between
8:50-11:20am and 12:50-3:25pm (Wednesdays 12:50-2:25pm)
Sign up for a slot and come in any time you are free.
DPS109 Info
2025-2026 Fee Payment & Info Check Open!
Look for an important email from us. That’s the sign that you’ll be able to log into Family Access to:
Pay your 2025-2026 fees
Verify your contact and other information
Review the Student/Parent-Guardian Handbook
Learn about new publication permission opt-out procedures
If you haven’t logged into Family Access in a while, now is a good time to make sure you can do so! If you forget your login information, you can reset your password with your login ID (not your email address) by using the “Forgot Password” button. After you click that button, enter your login ID (yourfirstname.yourlastname, unless you already logged in and changed it). You’ll receive an email to the email address the District has on file with a link to reset your password. If you still need help, call the District office at 847-945-1844 or email communications@dps109.org.
Family Access will be closed from May 21 until June 6.
This is a friendly reminder that Family Access will be unavailable from Wednesday, May 21, at 3:30 p.m. until Friday, June 6. During that time, teachers will be submitting their grades for the school year. During this window, you will still have the ability to log in to pay fees or review your account information. However, you will not have access to preview your student’s Portfolio, Grading, or GradeBook. Access to those, along with your student’s 24-25 report card, will reopen in Family Access on Friday, June 6, by 3:30 p.m.
Missed a Tech Tip? We got you covered!
In October, we began sharing weekly tech tips in our newsletters to encourage digital safety. If you missed a tech tip or just want to review them, we have a Digital Hub for you to view them at your convenience. Make sure to keep your eyes open for more tech tips to come in the following weeks.
Upcoming Important Dates
-Tues 5/20: 3rd Grade Instrument Fittings, 3:45-8pm - Caruso Middle School
-Wed 5/21: Kindergarten Music Show, 5:30pm
-Wed 5/21: 3rd Grade Instrument Fittings, 2:45-7pm - Caruso Middle School
-Thurs 5/22: 3rd Grade Instrument Fittings, 3:45-8pm - Caruso Middle School
-Mon 5/26: No School - Memorial Day
-Wed 5/28: 4th/5th Math Placements mailed to families
-Fri 5/30: 3rd Grade Living Museum, 9:15
-Mon 6/2: Shepard 8th Grade Graduation, 5:30pm @ Deerfield High School
-Thurs 6/5: 5th Grade Fly Up to Shepard Day
-Fri 6/6: Last Day of School, 1/2 Day - 11:40 Student Dismissal