Erickson Express

Dear Erickson Families,

Thank you to the PTO for hosting our Back to School Bash. It was wonderful to gather as a school community and connect with each other!

We are looking forward to seeing everyone at Curriculum Night on Thursday, September 12th. After Curriculum Night, there will be a Referendum Town Hall Meeting in the Erickson Gym at 7:40 for all families to learn about the upcoming Referendum on the November 5th ballot.

Along with the Bloomingdale Community, Erickson Elementary School will be participating in Go Orange for Hunger Action during the month of September. We will be collecting food (see specific list on flyer) for the Northern Illinois Food Bank during the week of September 9-27. National Go Orange Day for Hunger Action will be Tuesday, September 10, 2024 at Erickson Elementary students can wear ORANGE on this day.

The PTO puts together a PTO Student Directory with the student name, parent name, home address, email address, & phone number. The office will provide this information to the PTO unless we hear otherwise. If you would not like your child's information published, please email Mrs. Johnston: sjohnston@sd13.org by tomorrow, September 6th.

If you need to report an absence, please call the school 630-529-2223 or email the teacher and the attendance line: erattendance@sd13.org

Have a wonderful day!

Stacy Johnston

Principal

sjohnston@sd13.org

• September 3-Sept 20th: Reading and Math MAP Assessments (see below schedule)
• September 6: Spirit Day wear blue and gold! Practice Fire Drill in the afternoon, Last day to order Hot Lunch
• September 12: 5th Grade Band Instrument Demonstration Day 9:00-11:00am (in school)
• September 12: Curriculum Night 6:00 pm -7:30 pm, Town Hall Meeting (to discuss the Referendum) in the gym from 7:30 pm-8:30pm
• September 13: PTO Cherrydale Fundraiser Begins!
• September 16: Hot Lunch
• September 20: Hot Lunch, Eagle's Nest- Wear Pillar Shirts or a colored shirt / School Improvement day 1:40 early dismissal - see note below
• September 23: Hot Lunch, PTO meeting 5:30-6:30
• September 25: Picture Day
• September 27: Hot Lunch Go Gold, Cal's Angels MAC Walk 4:45-6:30
• September 30: Hot Lunch

• **Please note: 1:40 Early Dismissal Days/School Improvement are on FRIDAY. Early Dismissal/School Improvement days are one Friday per month and FULL DAY students are dismissed at 1:40 while teachers are involved in professional development activities. Half-Day PM Kindergarten will attend school at their normal PM times. AM & PM Preschool students do not attend school on early dismissal days.

Preschool Team

Back Row: Mrs. Laird, Ms. Compean, Miss Brandon, Mrs. Manning, Ms. Moore, Mrs. Laba, Mrs. Khromei

Front Row: Ms. Neylon, Mrs. Lach, Mrs. Kotar

Kindergarten Team- Left to Right: Mrs. Crossley, Mrs. Greenberg, Mrs. Volkman

4th Grade Team -Left to Right: Mrs. Kotwas, Mrs. Barnett, Mrs. Miller, Miss Krzoska, Mrs. Ikens

Students in grades K-5 will take the MAP Assessment for both reading and math. The results help teachers plan lessons that meet the needs of your child. The results will be shared with families at the end of September.

School Hours:

Grades 1st-5th: 8:40-3:30

Kindergarten AM: 8:40-11:30

Kindergarten PM: 12:40-3:30

Preschool AM: 8:50-11:20

Preschool PM: 12:50-3:20

Student Arrival:

Kindergarten-5 grade students can begin arriving at 8:25. Students should gather in the front of the building. Doors open at 8:30. Students should arrive by 8:40

Lunch Hours:

1st, 2nd & 3rd Grade Lunch: 12:00-12:25

4th-5th Grade Lunch: 12:25-12:50

Dropping off lunches from restaurants (ie- McDonald's, Wendy's, Panera, etc.) as well as using food delivery services to drop off food (ie -GrubHub, Door Dash) is not allowed. Students should bring their lunch in the morning to school each day. Safety is our number one priority and we would like to limit visitors.

Email: sjohnston@sd13.org
Website: sd13.org
Location: 277 Springfield Drive, Bloomingdale, IL, USA
Phone: 630-529-2223

Fax: 630-893-9849