Illini Central Grade School

Here is the link for the Cougar Buzz for October 15. https://5il.co/10je1 There is important information about events that will be happening in the next couple of weeks with Red Ribbon Week and Halloween parties and parade. Have a great weekend!

Illini Central Sophomore Kaleb Flores sat down with Mrs. Simmers one of the new ICGS 4th grade teachers for one of our New Teacher Spotlights. The Class is proud to be producing The Cougar Connection podcast. The link to our inaugural episode can be found below: https://anchor.fm/illini-central/episodes/New-Teacher-Spotlight-Mrs--Simmers---4th-Grade-e18r9q5 The Cougar Connection can be found on Spotify and other platforms coming soon! Thank you, Mrs. Simmers for getting our podcast started with this interview...& your commitment to the students of Illini Central. #WeAreIC #BeJimmy

Check out our New Teacher Spotlights! Today...we are highlighting Ms. Rogers & Mrs. Patton. Ms. Rogers teaches 4th grade and was highlighted by Sophomore Lucas Power: https://www.illinicentral.org/o/grade-school/article/559371 Mrs. Patton teaches 4th grade and was highlighted by Sophomore Kaleb Flores: https://www.illinicentral.org/o/grade-school/article/559366 The spotlights can be found on the Illini Central website. They are in two places: district page and the building page that the highlighted teacher works in (i.e the Grade School for Ms. Rogers & Mrs. Patton) The Class wants to thank Ms. Rogers & Mrs. Patton for helping us let the IC community learn more about them. We are thankful to have you here a Illini Central with us! #WeAreIC #BeJimmy

Here is the link for the Cougar Buzz for October 7, 2021. https://5il.co/1069z Enjoy the 4 day weekend!

Illini Central schools will dismiss at 2:00 for Parent-Teacher Conferences on Wednesday, October 6 and Thursday October 7, 2021. This early dismissal will allow time for our teachers to prepare for the conferences which run from 4 to 8pm.

Here is the link to the Cougar Buzz for October 1, 2021. https://5il.co/zvv8 Have a great weekend.

Here is the link for the Cougar Buzz for September 24, 2021. https://5il.co/zkli Have an awesome weekend!

Miles of Smiles is back! This is a free dental service that is provided to our school. If you are interested, please fill out the attached form and return it as soon as possible. This does count toward the state required dental exams needed for Kindergarten, 2nd grade, 6th grade & 9th grade. The clinic will be held on Tuesday, October 12th, 2021. Use this link to download or print the form: https://5il.co/za18 #WeAreIC

Here is the link to the Cougar Buzz for September 17, 2021. https://5il.co/z7oj Enjoy the warm weekend!

The IC189 Board of Ed will hold the September meeting on Thursday, 9/16 at 7:00 pm in the APR. The zoom link is: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87632224266?pwd=UTJTOUtuSFpMNzA1ZXMvZGRPdE55dz09

The link for the Cougar Buzz for September 10 is here: https://5il.co/yqp4 Have a wonderful weekend!

Here is the link to the weeks Cougar Buzz for September 3. https://5il.co/yh66 A reminder that there will be no school on Monday, September 6. Have a great 3 day weekend!

We have successfully completed the first full week of school! I wanted to share the link for the Cougar buzz. https://5il.co/y1qa Have a great weekend!

IC189 has openings in multiple support staff categories. Please see the "News" section of the district website for more details.

Welcome Back ICGS Families. The link for the weekly newsletter, The Cougar Buzz, can be found here. https://5il.co/xlkp Have a great weekend!

The IC Covid Testing consent forms can be accessed at https://5il.co/x5l1. Testing is voluntary. If you wish to participate, please return a signed form to one of the school offices.

The IC189 Board of Education will meet on Thursday August 19 at 7:00 pm in the All Purpose Room. The zoom link is: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89092896860?pwd=YzloV3Z4V0J0UWNqb0pSckZlUnVmdz09

A reminder that Illini Central will be hosting a Meet the Teacher night on Monday, August 16. Students can drop off their school supplies at this time as well as meet their teacher. There will be 3 time slots based on last names. Last names: A-G 6:00-6:20 Last names: H-P 6:30-6:50 Last names: Q-Z 7:00-7:20 Parents of students with multiple last names will be allowed to choose when they come. We are so excited and can't wait to see everyone!

The Illini Central Full-Day Attendance Plan is available for public review. The plan can be found at https://5il.co/wt0z or in the "News" section of the website.

The IC Board of Education will hold a special meeting on Tuesday, August 10, 2021 at 6 pm in the grade school library. The fall reopening plan will be acted on. The zoom link is https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87938507337?pwd=ZnF1Q1RVYzBMWkRXR3VERWk1RnV5QT09