The Trail Tales

It's social worker appreciation week and I would like to thank Mrs. Lagone and Mrs. Gustafson for their dedication, compassion, and support to help our school community thrive. Today marks the end of Trimester 2 and we celebrated with an all school assembly and the students won an all school pajama day for this Monday!

Looking forward to coming back refreshed and ready for the final third of the school year!

Have a nice weekend,

Tony

The students won an all school pajama day at today's PBIS Trimester 2 Celebration Assembly! All students are able to come to school in pajamas on Monday.

Today marks the end of the second trimester. Please read the following information about report cards.

We still have a few cases of influenza, and norovirus (stomach flu) being reported, but it does seem that the numbers are going down. There have been several cases of strep being reported. In some of the cases, the symptoms have been not typical of strep (headache, stomach-ache). Please keep this in mind if your child does not feel well. If you have any questions or concerns please contact Mrs. Kirk RN at school.

We are writing to inform you about a student survey that will be administered during the week of March 10th, called the Illinois 5Essentials Survey. This survey is based on 30 years of research at the University of Chicago Consortium on School Research. It asks students about their experiences in school, giving school leaders critical student input to help develop school improvement plans. Students’ identities will be completely confidential. Teachers or administrators will never see individual responses to survey questions and will only receive aggregated information, such as the total percentage of students who agree that homework assignments help them learn the course material. If you do not want your child to participate, please contact Mr. Candela (acandela@nssd112.org) by the end of next week.

Spring teacher conferences will be held on March 20th (In Person) and March 21st (Virtual). Please read the following information below:

• Parent sign up codes will be sent out on March 3rd
• Sign up will open on March 5th at 8 am
• Sign up will close on March 14th at at 4 pm
• In person conferences will be on March 20th from 315-8pm
• Virtual conferences will be on 8-12pm

Registration for the 2025-2026 school year is now open for all grades, including kindergarten. All students, including returning students, must be registered. Visit nssd112.org/registration to begin the process. If you have any questions, please email parentportal@nssd112.org or call 224-765-3052.

Dual Language Program Registration

If your child will be entering kindergarten in the 2025-2026 school year and you’re interested in the dual language program, you can indicate your interest during regular registration. Visit nssd112.org/registration to begin the process.

If your child will be entering 1st grade in the 2025-2026 school year, they may still be eligible to join the dual language program, depending on overall program enrollment. If you’re interested in this option, please complete a separate form to express your interest.

Please note, if dual language enrollment exceeds capacity, a lottery will be held in early March to determine placement. Applications must be submitted by Friday, February 28 in order to be included in the lottery.

Indian Trail Elementary School located at 2075 St Johns Ave, Highland Park, IL

End of Trimester 2 - March 7th

Parent Teacher Conferences - March 20 and 21

Spring Break - March 24 - 28

IAR - Week of April 7th - 3rd through 5th Grade Only

Email: tcandela@nssd112.org
Website: https://indiantrail.nssd112.org/
Phone: 224-765-3501
Twitter: @TonyCandela_IT