The Viking Voyager

Hello Little Viking Families,

What a great start to our school year! Routines have been established and classes are beginning to dive into their curriculum and new learning. First grade finished their iready fall assessments and Kindergarten will begin theirs the week of Sept. 23rd. These assessments are important because they measure where our students' math and reading levels are at the beginning of the year. Then we retest in the winter and spring to see how much we've grown!

I hope to see all of our parents at our school Curriculum night next Wednesday 9/18 at 5:30pm. The evening is geared toward adults with a lot of information and is designed for the whole hour. See the flyer below for details.

And a few September reminders:

1) The 2024-2025 Family and Student Handbook is available in your child’s Skyward account. Each family is asked to sign the acknowledgment form in Skyward. Please do that at your earliest convenience.

2) We are still missing quite a few required health forms from students. These documents must be turned in before October 15th otherwise state law requires us to exclude those students until documentation can be provided. Please see the reminder from Nurse Olsen below and she has sent out reminders to families with missing documentation. If you have a question please call the office.

3) Absences/Tardies - we have actually had an INCREASE in tardy students over the past two weeks. Please remember instruction begins at 7:50am. That is when students should be in class ready to learn. We have students missing some critical academic time in the mornings in addition to inaccurate lunch counts. We want to make sure we have enough lunches so it is important to be on time for us to send in the right number during those morning routines. If you need assistance with getting to school on time, please reach out so we can work together!

4) Today was Safety Day! All students did an excellent job practicing our safety drills. We are required to repeat a lockdown drill with police presence and an evacuation (fire) drill with the fire department each year as well. It is important for those city departments to practice too! Our lockdown drill with Elmhurst PD will be next Thursday 9/19 and our fire drill with Elmhurst FD will be 10/3, for your reference.

5) Pokemon Cards- My children love pokemon cards too! Unfortunately, they become a big distraction at school and we end up with upset friends when cards get lost or traded. Please keep pokemon cards AT HOME. And join us for our FTC Pokemon nights to share and trade cards! Our next Pokemon Night is 11/11.

I hope everyone has a safe and happy weekend!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Scanlan

September 16, 2024 - FTC Meeting @ Albright at 7:00 pm

September 16, 2024 - FTC Room Party Planning Meeting @ Albright at 7:30 pm

September 18, 2024 - Salt Creek Curriculum Night at Salt Creek from 5:30 - 6:30 pm

September 24, 2024 - FTC McTeacher Night at McDonald's (see FTC information below)

September 24, 2024 - Referendum Community Informational Meeting @ AMS - 6:00 pm

September 27, 2024 - Half Day - dismissal at 10:50 am - NO PRESCHOOL ATTENDANCE

This year we will NOT be administering the MAP assessment as we have in previous years. Our benchmark assessment for Reading and Math will be iReady. Students will take this assessment 3 times a year to measure their learning growth! Please see the linked letter from Dr. Martelli for more information.

iReady Diagnostic Parent Letter

Preschool, kindergarten, and students new to Illinois are required to have health examinations and immunizations. The health exam must be dated within one year prior to the first day of school. Please contact your child’s health care provider and/or school health office with any questions.

Students enrolling in kindergarten are required to have an eye exam. Each child is required to present proof of examination by a licensed optometrist or medical doctor who performs eye examinations such as an ophthalmologist, prior to October 15th of the school year. The eye exam must be dated within one year prior to the first day of school.

The state of Illinois requires all students in kindergarten to have a dental examination. A licensed dentist must complete the exam, sign, and date the Proof of School Dental Examination Form. Each child is required to present proof of examination by a dentist prior to May 15th of the school year. The dental exam must be dated within 18 months prior to the May 15th deadline.

Next 2 weeks: Open mindedness and Other People Mindset

Thank you to everyone who attended our first Pokemon night of the year! It was an incredible turnout!! We hope everyone had the best time!

FTC Spirit Wear

Our spirit wear store is open! We have so many fun shirts, hoodies, zip up sweaters etc to choose from! The deadline to order is September 23rd 2024! All sales are final and will be distributed by the school approximately 3 weeks after the closing of the sale!

https://district48apparel.itemorder.com/shop/sale/

Save the dates!

- Monday September 16th 7pm (Albright)

FTC Room Party Meeting (Immediately following is our monthly FTC meeting!)

-Tuesday September 24th 4-8pm (Mcdonalds Elmhurst) McTeacher Night

Any questions about FTC and/or events please contact Brittany at bsebesta@saltcreek48ftc.org

Sign up and/or update your Salt Creek 48 Family Teacher Children (FTC) Membership today to receive important information! It needs to be updated each year to stay active! The directory is a wonderful way to stay connected with families!

https://saltcreek48ftc.membershiptoolkit.com/open_forms

Don't forget to check and pay any overdue lunch balances. You can check balances and pay on your parent Skyward account. You can also send cash or check payment to school with your child in a marked envelope with name and what payment is for. The office will then account for the cash or check payment on your student's Skyward.

Attention Parents - School doors open at 7:40 am. There is no staff supervision prior to this time. Classes start at 7:50 am.

Students who come in late find it harder to establish a good morning routine at school. Teachers are beginning instruction and a late student is missing out. Thank you for your assistance in making sure your students arrive to school on time!

These are items that will always be listed at the bottom of the newsletter for parent reference. This includes: Lunch menus, fee information, school/bus/OBT Park District contact information, and emergency procedures.

All new or updated information is listed above.

Your child must stay home from school if they are experiencing any of the below:

● Fever (100.4℉ or higher) ● Diarrhea

● New onset of moderate to severe headache ● New loss of taste or smell

● Shortness of breath ● Fatigue from an unknown cause

● New cough ● Muscle or body aches from an unknown cause

● Sore throat. ● Body rash with itching and/or a fever

● Vomiting ● Eye infection/red irritated eyes

Your child is ok to return to school once:

● For body rash: absence of skin rash/irritation

● For eye infection: 24 hours after starting antibiotic eye drops/ointment

● All other symptoms mentioned above: once cleared by the school nurse to return (must be fever-free for 24 hours without the use of medication, and no vomiting or diarrhea for at least 24 hours)

Main Office:

Angie Holden- Salt Creek Primary's Administrative Assistant aholden@saltcreek48.org

630-832-6122 ext.4001

If you have any questions for the nurse please contact the school your child attends below by their email or phone:

Danyelle Olsen- Nurse @ Salt Creek dolsen@saltcreek48.org 630-832-6122 ext.4003

Markita Simmons - Nurse @ Albright msimmons@saltcreek48.org 630-279-6160 ext.2003

Denise Natalino - Nurse @ Stella May Swartz dnatalino@saltcreek48.org 630-834-9256 ext.3003

Thank you!

Standard Response Protocol

Salt Creek District 48 has adopted an emergency protocol response from the I Love U Guys Foundation. This is a program that has been adopted by many of the schools within DuPage County. Over the summer, the administrative team attended training on the protocol and is passing along the training to all staff. We also want to make families aware of the five different protocols so you can be familiar with the language you may hear your child or the school use.

In your parent portal in skyward, click on the fee payment tile, then in the far right hand top corner click on the "make online payments" button. This will take you to Revtrak. Make sure to sign up before you try to make payment. Once you can sign in, click the Make a Payment button in the middle of the page. This new service will streamline the payments so you can make a payment or set up recurring payments. This is directly connected to Skyward so you see the money immediately go to your child's account. If you have any questions please email or call your school office.

Preschool Payments: Once in Revtrak you will see in the upper right area an arrow next to SHOP. Click the arrow and pick Preschool in order for you to complete your payment. If you have any questions please email or call the Salt Creek school office.

Salt Creek - Angie Holden - aholden@saltcreek48.org 630-832-6122 ext. 4001

LEAP is an aftercare program that is ran by the Oakbrook Terrace Park District Heritage Center. The program is located at Salt Creek Primary School. Please contact the Oakbrook Terrace Park District at 630-627-6100 to sign your child up if you are in need of aftercare.

Lauren Scanlan, Principal

lscanlan@saltcreek48.org

Salt Creek 630-832-6122 ext. 4004

Angie Holden, Salt Creek Administrative Assistant to the Principal

aholden@saltcreek48.org

630-832-6122 ext.4001

Danyelle Olsen, District Nurse

dolsen@saltcreek48.org

630-832-6122 ext. 4003

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