Another reminder Washington Kids Academy will be closed through September 8th. So, there will be no transportation to or from Kids Academy to John L. Hensey or Beverly Manor during that time. Thank you!
On a positive note, if you attend a home baseball or softball game, and are caught wearing your mask...you just might receive a sweet treat! Mr Sharp will be at tomorrow’s home game and will randomly give out 5 treats to spectators wearing masks! Thank you for your help, we want to keep our kids playing and if mask wearing is what it takes, then masks we will wear! Go Wildcats!
Baseball and Softball fans...the IESA is mandating the wearing of masks by all spectators at home and away games. Please wear your mask (everyone ages 2 and up) if you are attending a game or you may be asked to leave. Also, a reminder that the playground is closed and children should remain seated with the parent/guardian. Thank you for your help with this!!
Saturday Double Headers! Softball will take on DeeMack at home starting at 10:00am. Baseball is on the road at DeeMack also at 10:00am. Baseball game will be played at DeeMack High School. Good luck, Wildcats!!
Congrats to the Wildcat Softball team, Coach Lyles, and Coach Suttle for taking the win on their season opener!! The Lady Wildcats defeated Bartonville Oak Grove 13-2!!
Happy Monday! A Skyward message was sent out last Friday with the new bus schedules. If you didn't receive it, here they are:
Hensey: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BiJJBeRk3HR_koyJuCGGGc7n2VRPoffc/view?usp=sharing
Manor:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1--4cWN4Zx3mGN7RpdtP-GQzkw7oEvVzD/view?usp=sharing
It's the weekend! While daily washing is highly recommended, weekends are also a great time to wash cloth masks and freshen them up for the week to come!
Boys baseball picked up an extra game! They will play tomorrow at Morton at 10:00am. Bus will leave at 8:30am.
Tuesdays baseball game vs Oak Grove has been cancelled. Softball will still play.
Go Wildcats!!
With our school offices being open again, we have disabled the 745-8111 Covid Support Line number. Please contact the school office directly for any needs or questions. Beverly Manor 745-3921 John L Hensey 745-3625. Stay safe Wildcats!
We are still taking orders for breakfast and lunch today! Please order by 8am to be included! Use the attached link to sign up for meals for your enrolled student. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdZg3SUK08T74P7R0iLvBKrDtAw8TLhbFvdC1-M6vEfTGF1mg/viewform?usp=pp_url
Meal pickup will be available on August 14th. Due to CEP, all meals are FREE. Meals are available to enrolled students only. Use the attached link to find the meal signup form. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdZg3SUK08T74P7R0iLvBKrDtAw8TLhbFvdC1-M6vEfTGF1mg/viewform?usp=pp_url
We have had many questions over the last few weeks and we are working diligently to answer them quickly. If you have a question, please check our Q & A document.
If you do not see your question answered, feel free to submit the question and we will work on adding that response to our Q & A document. We are here to help!
Q & A Doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CBkJ38A3wTklu050klZaBOLq09V7zb9Sal2qU42C8Ds/edit?usp=sharing
Kindergarten Screenings:
Please go to the back of the building to door number 4 and knock. A teacher will come and let your student in and you are more than welcome to wait.
THANK YOU, WILDCATS!
To our parents for raising great kids, and having them prepared for the first day of school!
To our students for masking up – you did such a great job today!
To our staff for all your hard work and efforts to prepare to teach on-site AND remote learners!
We Protect and Respect people, while working together to Inspire and Develop Every student!
Great 1st day in the books! As we begin preparing for dismissal, I would like to remind you that we may be splitting some routes to ensure lower numbers. Times of arrival will be worked out over the next couple of weeks. Manor shuttle to Hensey will be leaving just before 11:15 today to get the bus back for the next run. Thank you for your patience as we work it out!!
School Dismissal Today
Please call the school if your students transportation today is different then what you signed up for in skyward when you registered.
Hensey - 309-745-3625
Manor - 309-745-3921
Please call ASAP
New Skyward Self-Certification Tool for In-Person Learners!
We are officially into day one and thank everyone for their patience with our new processes. One new item that may make things even quicker (especially for car riders with their guardians) is the new Health Screening tool on your Family Access screen in Skyward. Follow the directions provided daily to self-certify your child as healthy and symptom free, then take a screenshot to share with the staff member to proceed straight into the building. *You will need a phone to show proof of your self-certification in the car lane or at the front door. If students/parents do not show this proof, they will be screened before entering.
Directions for Self-Certification: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1POFKPK4Zp_0pAAQZl9yHDEAvl8ATH-Y4/view?usp=sharing
Welcome Back Wildcats!! We are so excited to get to see all of you today! Just a reminder that today is a half day. Manor dismisses at 11:15am and Hensey dismisses at 11:45am. Please be aware that bus times are approximate as we figure out our new guidance as it pertains to busing.
ALSO, ALL AUGUSTA LANE RIDERS (Farmdale Route) will be picked up at the end of Augusta Lane at Augusta Lane and Farmdale (the entrance to the Lane) The bus will not turn down Augusta Lane. Have a great first day back!!!
Bus schedules have been sent out via Skyward message. We are working to get them updated on our website as well.
Please be patient as we adjust times over the next couple of weeks. We will be splitting up routes to minimize student numbers on the buses. Students riding buses will not be marked tardy for late bus arrivals. If your student is signed up for a bus but will not be riding, please notify the classroom teacher.
Softball team store is closing tomorrow!! Get your orders in!
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