Fox Ridge Family Newsletter

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Friday, 10/11/24-Parent Teacher Conferences 8:00-12:00

Monday, 10/14-No School-Columbus Day/ Indigenous Peoples Day

Friday, 10/18-PTO Fall Fest (RSVP and Volunteer Sign up below)

Sat, 10/19- Chipolte Fundraiser 4-8pm

Monday, 10/21-Student Council Meeting

Thursday, 10/24- Wear Pink (see flier below)

Friday, 10/25-9:45-10:30 Coffee with Mrs. Woodring (presentation on Neurodiverse learners)

Wednesday, 10/30-Elementary Early Release

Thursday, 10/31- Halloween Parade 2:15pm (parents meet on blacktop) Parties in Classrooms 2:30-3:15pm

A Great Big Thank You to the Fox Ridge PTO for the Lunch and Breakfast during Parent Teacher Conferences! Thank you to all who contributed, the staff were well fed and caffenated and SO appreciated it!

At Fox Ridge, each student will achieve grade level standards in literacy, math and social emotional and behavioral skills.

Wednesday morning was our school-wide celebration of Walk/Ride/Roll to School.

Students, staff, and families started the Wednesday by walking our back blacktop track! Many were greeted by our Fox Ridge Fox—thank you to the PTO for providing this. It was a great way to begin our Wednesday with an active community gathering. Our student council led the morning announcements and the Pledge of Allegiance. Great job to everyone!

Over the past two days, families and teachers have come together for student-led conferences.
This is a time to celebrate achievements, set goals, and provide updates on all the progress each child has made during the first eight weeks. Thank you to all the parents who were able to attend this important event!

Our Fox Ridge community has done an excellent job demonstrating our 3 B's—Be Respectful, Be Responsible, and Be Safe! Classes have earned classroom celebrations for accumulating ten PAWS, and some have even reached 20 PAWS. As a school, we have earned 200 PAWS, which means we’re ready for our school-wide celebration! This Friday, October 18 at the end of the day, we will have a dance glow party. In the coming weeks, we will invite students to suggest ideas for future school-wide celebrations.

Last week, staff members participated in the Kick-a-thon at the cross-town football game. Thank you to Ms. Adolph, Mrs. Harry, and Mrs. Johnson for kicking on our behalf! Photos are posted above.

Upcoming Events
At the end of October, I will host our first "Coffee with the Principal." This is an opportunity for parents to meet with me and various staff members. The first session will highlight our Student Support Team. Ms. Wollak, our full-time social worker, and Mrs. Griffith, our Student Support Interventionist (SSI), will join us and give a brief presentation on neurodiversity. This is also something we will share with the students during the week and celebrate at our October Townhall.

Please join us at 9:45 AM on October 25 in the LRC.

Next Friday is our Fall Fest, and all families and staff are invited. Please RSVP, and if you're able, consider volunteering to lead a game. Thank you!

As part of D303's Strategic Plan along with opening a new school the Fox Ridge staff are focused on fostering a sense of belonging in our Fox Ridge community. The fall SEL survey conducted with 3rd, 4th and 5th graders in late September shows progress on our core value of Belonging. 98% of students had positive responses to questions about their sense of belonging which includes questions on adult support, feeling understood, and being shown respect. 99% of students reported positive relationships with their teachers. The data supports the feelings of belonging we witness and experience in the Fox Ridge Community. Thank you families for supporting our core values!

In an effort to honor our veteran's we are beginning to plan our Veteran's day celebration. Below is an attached flyer for you to print and complete and return to school so we can place these up in our hallways and students can see photos and information regarding Fox Ridge community veterans. More information will be shared regarding a gathering.

Fox Ridge Families,

Earlier this week you received a district communication detailing D303’s efforts to enhance safety procedures for our students. In August, D303 educators took part in online and in-person ALICE training, which stands for Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, and Evacuate. As a result of this training, we are prepared to deliver age-appropriate lessons to our students, which will teach an options-based approach when responding to critical incidents.

Starting the week of September 30th, students will view an informational video, introducing them to the concepts of ALICE. Then throughout the fall students will engage in six lessons, roughly two lessons per month, with each lesson focusing the core ALICE concepts: Situational Awareness, Alert, Lockdown, Inform, and Evacuate.

Lessons are differentiated based on age-appropriateness and broken down into the following age groups:

• Early Childhood-Kindergarten

• 1st Grade-3rd Grade

• 4th-5th Grade

• Middle School

• High School

D303’s Safety and Security website has been updated to include informational ALICE resources, such as parent letters for each lesson. Students will participate in their first safety drill utilizing the ALICE concepts in January. For more information you are encouraged to visit the ALICE Family and Community site.

If you have any questions specific to your child’s learning, feel free to contact me at michelle.woodring@d303.org

If you have interest in supporting Fox Ridge in clerical work which may include copying, laminating, cutting out visuals, and other similar tasks please complete the form. We will create a schedule, this will take place during the day to support our teachers/staff.

Please fill out this form

Hello Families,

It has been a great start to the year and we have seen so much creativity and enthusiasm here in the Fox Ridge art studio. We have opened a number of centers which students have access to choose from while creating their art. While we have supplies purchased from the school budget, there are still some things that would be great to have. We appreciate any donations from the following list.

If you have been recycling or collecting things that you no longer have use for, please send them with your student to school, where they can drop them off in the art room. Thank you so much!

Here is a list of ideas:

• Ribbons, lace, trim

• Buttons

• Large eyed needles

• Paper towel, toilet paper and wrapping paper tubes

• Craft Supplies

• Scrapbooking Paper

• Beads

• Magazines appropriate for school

Thank you for your help!

Mrs. Joyce Simkus and Mr. Joshua Lundquist

District 303 is proud to partner with the Glenbard Parent Series (GPS) to offer our families broader access to information sessions and resources that support their child’s development.

For decades, GPS has been offering free programs that aim to empower and strengthen families, individuals and communities. As a partner organization, District 303 will support promoting upcoming programs and their importance to our local community.

D303 will host the 4th annual Pathways Night at Compass Academy on October 30. This career fair welcomes employers and educational institutions supporting careers that don't require a 4-year college degree. If you are a business owner and wish to participate in Pathways Night, please complete this form. More information for students and families interested in attending will be available in the next few weeks.

If your student is diagnosed with an illness or infection, please notify the health office. We are tracking illness closely to watch for any trends in the classrooms. This includes, but not limited to Respiratory Illnesses, COVID, Flu, Pink Eye, and Strep. We appreciate any information you give us regarding your student in the event they are ill.

Please remind your student to cover their coughs and sneezes and wash their hands often.

Christina Marello, Building RN, 331-228-2404, christina.marello@d303.org.

Kids are welcome to come dressed in their costumes to Trunk-or-Treat on the blacktop behind the school or celebrate the season at a dance party in the gym! Decorate your own trunk-or-treat bag, play carnival games, and participate in the Storybook Pumpkin Patch. Delicious eats will be available for purchase from Waffadilla food truck, including some special fall menu treats!

For additional information, including costume rules and details about our Storybook Pumpkin Patch submissions and charitable donation boxes, please visit Fox Ridge Elementary PTO - Fall Fest (membershiptoolkit.com)

Thank you for making our Foxtrot fundraiser a huge success! We raised $10,686 to fund PTO activities for the 2024-2025 school year. We are so grateful to be a part of such a wonderful community. 2nd graders, get ready to enjoy a pizza party! Date TBD.

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