Everybody likes the smell of vanilla. Everybody but bugs, that is. Dilute 1 tablespoon vanilla extract with 1 cup water and wipe the mixture on your exposed skin to discourage mosquitoes, blackflies, and ticks.
To begin kindergarten in the state of Illinois, a child should be 5 years old on or before September 1 of the kindergarten year and live within the boundaries of the school district.
Since kids generally start kindergarten at age 5, then most children will be 9 when they start 4th grade. Depending on the cutoff date, there could be some 8 year olds in 4th grade at the beginning of the year (if the state allows anyone to start kindergarten prior to their 5th birthday).