January 2025

Vision Statement: Ontarioville Elementary students will utilize academic knowledge, social-emotional skills and cultural sensitivity to become productive citizens, lifelong learners and successfully cope with everyday challenges.

Mission Statement: Ontarioville students, families, staff, and community will work together to effectively nurture culturally-sensitive practices, promote social-emotional wellness, and model respect and social justice. Ontarioville will create a safe and engaging learning environment so that all students have the opportunity to achieve their full academic potential.

January 6, 2025 - School Resumes

January 20, 2025 - MLK Holiday: No School

January 31, 2025 - SIP Day: No School

Please refer to the school calendars when scheduling your time away from school.

U-46 School Calendars

Ontarioville students have been challenged to arrive to school EVERY DAY and ON TIME. We are already off to a GREAT start!

🏅 Mrs. Novelo's 2nd grade class won the October 2024 attendance challenge! Way to go! Congratulations! 🏆

🥉 Miss Leon's 3rd grade class won the November 2024 attendance challenge! Way to show up ON TIME, EVERY DAY! 🏆

🥇 Mrs. Medina Favela's 5th grade class won the December 2024 attendance challenge! Way to show up ON TIME, EVERY DAY! 🏆

Beginning November 11, 2024 through February 14, 2025, the whole school is being challenged to maintain a 95% attendance rate or higher to earn a chance to pie the principal, teacher, or other staff member in the face OR dump ice water on their head!

Give a HOOT and get your little owls to school ON TIME and EVERY DAY! YOU CAN DO IT!

Congratulations to our 5th grade team for earning the best attendance record in December 2024!

Congratulations to Mrs. Medina's 5th grade class for earning the best attendance school-wide in December 2024!

If you have a planned vacation, please complete this form and return to the main office.

Print this attendance tracker and keep it on your refrigerator for reference.

Keeping Students Healthy While Supporting Attendance

We want to remind you how important it is for students to be in school every day to support their learning. However, we also understand that illnesses are more common during this time of year, and it’s important to prioritize your child’s health. Currently, our country is experiencing a significant uptick in viral illnesses, including Influenza, COVID-19, RSV, and Norovirus. This has led to the term “quad-demic” being coined to describe the simultaneous spread of multiple viral infections. Click here for a complete Quad-demic Update.

If your child is sick, please keep them home to rest and recover. This helps protect other students and staff while ensuring your child is ready to return to school. To help, please refer to this “When To Keep Your Child Home” guide for deciding when to keep your child home.

Thank you for working with us to make Every Minute Matter!

Students must dress for the weather in order to participate in outdoor recess. Coats, hats, gloves, and appropriate footwear are necessary in cold temperatures. Students who do not wear warm clothes to school when the weather is cold, will not be permitted to go outside and parents will be asked to bring a coat to school. If your child is in need of a warm coat, please have them stop by the office.

To ensure the safety of your child, please send them to school with gym shoes on days when they have PE. Sandals, Crocs, and boots are not appropriate footwear for PE.

During morning drop off, please follow the traffic flow in front of the school and through the parking lot. If dropping off behind the school, please do not park in the spaces along Center Ave., those are designated for staff members. During after school pick up, it is unsafe to make U-turns as students are walking home. Thank you for doing your part to make our school safe!

U-46 is partnered with Care Solace, offering free mental health care coordination service. Click the link for more information.

https://caresolace.com/site/u46

South Elgin High School will now have the Essentials Exchange open to our school community on one Friday of the month from 3:30 pm to 6:30 pm. We have all types of clothing, MANY winter coats and cold weather accessories (scarves, hats, gloves), formal clothing including prom dresses, and toiletries. Availability of items can fluctuate, so make sure to come and visit us as soon as you can! All items are free. The Essentials Exchange is located in our mobiles, so please park in the back parking lot near the tennis courts next to the mobiles. Click the link for more details.

Dr. Elizabeth Ma, Principal

ElizabethMa@u-46.org

Jonathan Bacheller, Assistant Principal

JonathanBacheller@u-46.org

Colleen Spencer, Resident Administrator

ColleenSpencer@u-46.org

Principal Email: elizabethma@u-46.org

Website: www.u-46.org/ontarioville
Location: 2100 Elm Avenue, Hanover Park, IL, USA
Phone: (630) 213-5590
Facebook: facebook.com/ontariovilleowl

Instagram: @ontarioville_elementary