Friday Focus:
NEW BGHS Learning Lab Offers Student Support
The vision of the Learning Lab is to provide students with support in their academic and emotional learning. There are three programs operating under the umbrella of the Learning Lab during this remote learning time.
The first program is the Drop-In tutoring program. This program is available for students that are seeking additional academic support. Currently, this program is staffed by teachers assigned to 6th assignment. Students can access staff tutors from 10:00 am-3:25 pm daily. Zoom links to this program will be added to the Schoology class labeled “Bison Info 2020”. The Schoology page has been pushed out to all BG students. Rachel Gross will be the point person running this program.
The second program is the assigned Learning Lab closed study hall. This program will service students that are identified through the Problem Solving Team at BG. Students identified for this program will be provided with additional academic support, help with executive functioning skills, and SEL (Social Emotional Learning). Communication with students, parents, and teachers will be a large component of this program. Tim Kosiek and Mary Ryan will be the points of contact for this program.
The third program is the Peer Tutoring Program. This program seeks to establish a core group of “student helpers/tutors” to provide academic support to students in both of the above programs. Due to the remote learning schedule, we are focusing on Zero Hour as the time that this support will be offered. Our intent is to grow this program as the school year progresses. Tim Kosiek and Mary Ryan will be the points of contact for this program.
New Block Schedule/Blue and Orange Days Calendar
The new block schedule can be found on the Buffalo Grove High School website www.bghs.d214.org under Quick Links.
CLICK HERE for the New Block Schedule
Not sure which block schedule day it is? The Blue and Orange Days Calendar can be found on the Buffalo Grove High School website www.bghs.d214.org under Quick Links. CLICK HERE for the Blue & Orange Day Calendar
Upcoming Dates
First Quarter Parent Newsletter
CLICK HERE for the First Quarter Parent Newsletter
Back Those Bison!
Varsity Home Sports and Fine Arts for the Coming Week
For underlevel and away sporting events and the most current information for BGHS activities, please go to: Buffalo Grove High School Comprehensive Calendar
Rest Redefine Restart
CLICK HERE for the District 214 Return to School Plan
District 214 Covid-19 Information Center
District 214 has a Covid-19 Information Center page on the d214.org website. As new information concerning COVID-19 and its effect on District 214 becomes available, it is posted on this site. This webpage provides links to COVID-19 information from federal, state, and local public health agencies.
CLICK HERE to visit the District 214 Covid-19 Update Information Center
Help D214 Students and Families in Need
Those wishing to support our D214 students and families directly amid the C-19 pandemic should do so using the official D214 Foundation online giving page at www.214foundation.org, or CLICK HERE.
The Foundation has committed to a dollar-for-dollar $10,000 match for the initial $10,000 raised, and we know we'll go beyond.
Funds will assist with needs at many levels, and distribution will be coordinated in part through the Foundation's Student Needs Task Force, a group of volunteers who help meet student needs throughout the year. These allocations will be made based on requests from principals in consultation with counselors. This effort is focused on addressing direct, real, pressing needs of students who need assistance now. Funds collected will be prioritized based on need.
Please spread the word and invite neighbors, friends, parents and others to use this Foundation page to give here. You can share the link directly via social media. All donations are tax-deductible.
Resources for D214 Families
CLICK HERE for the Northwest Suburbs Resource Directory
CLICK HERE for the Buffalo Grove Area Youth and Family Services Community Resources
A Comprehensive List of Local Food Supplies:
CLICK HERE for Food Pantry Resources
HAGA CLIC AQUÍ para obtener recursos de despensa de alimentos
Additional Resources:
Here are some resources that I’ve found helpful from Deb Heitner, author of Raising Digital Natives:
Handling Your Kids Disappointment When Everything Is Cancelled - from the New York TImes
Parenting during coronavirus: What to know about playdates, online learning and more- from the Washington Post
Comprehensive physical and mental health resources from the Child Mind Institute
Looking for More?
Click Here for the First Quarter Parent Newsletter
Click Here for BG's student newspaper, The Charger
Click Here for the oneBG Podcast
Click Here for One Grove Gallery exhibits and information
Click Here for the detailed daily BG Activity/Athletics Calendar
Staff Spotlight
1. What is your name? Keith Peterson
2. What department do you teach in/ How long have you been teaching at BG? I teach in the Social Science department. This is the start of my 18th year at BG.
3. Where did you go to high school? I went to Palatine High School...with the Wardle family!
4. What part of teaching do you find the most rewarding? I enjoy seeing how much students change from that first day of freshman year to when they leave as seniors. To see them walk into Human Geography as nervous freshmen to walking out of BG as confident young adults is really amazing to see.
5. What new thing have you learned this year teaching remotely? I have learned that the Buffalo Grove area has a lot of wonderful ceiling fans since that is often the first thing we see when we Zoom. I have also learned how resilient our students are and how they are willing to accept any challenge that is thrown at them.
6. What are you currently reading, and/or do you have a favorite author or podcast? I just finished up "Training Camp" by Jon Gordon. I really enjoy listening to the Bill Simmons Podcast.
7. What activities or clubs do you coach/ sponsor? I coach the Varsity Boys Basketball team and JV Boys Volleyball.
