The Viking Voyager

Hello Little Viking Families,

Can you believe we are closing out September and moving into October? Fall is flying by and we are focused on some great learning at school. Most Kindergarten students have finished their fall iReady assessments and those results will be sent home to families next Friday, October 4th.

Today we announced an exciting fall reading incentive for all of our students! Students are coming home with information today, and preschool students will come home with information on Monday but see my bullets below for all the exciting details!

Don't forget that next week is picture day on Wednesday and we have a fire drill with the Elmhurst Fire Department on Thursday.

Updates/Reminders:

1) Fall Reading Incentive: Students will be coming home with a reading bingo board in their folder today (Preschool on Monday!) This board can stay in their folders and when they read at home, please mark off the square on their bingo board. The teachers will mark it off on their classroom as well. Classes will work together to get BINGOS throughout the month of October. When they get a BINGO, their class will add a different color leaf to our fall tree. When the tree is full, the school will earn a special surprise…..! Stay tuned for the announcement coming soon!

If YOU would like to add a leaf to our tree, please come to our parent community book study on October 2nd! RSVP and get more information below. Any parent who participates will earn a leaf to help our school fill our fall reading tree!

2) Please see the flyer below to register, but we are excited for our community book study on "The Anxious Generation." We are asking for RSVPs so we can order enough food for dinner from 6:30-7 and books for participants. Childcare will be provided. I am looking forward to this event as a parent myself!

3) Parent Volunteers: We have had both parents and teachers interested in partnering with parent volunteers during the school day. If you are able/interested, please complete this form and if there are tasks and times that we could use school volunteers, we will reach out to parens who have expressed interest. THANK YOU!

4) Reminder that PK, Kindergarten and new student physical and immunization records must be turned in to the school by October 15, otherwise students may be excluded from school until those records are on file.

Have a wonderful weekend Vikings!

-Mrs. Scanlan

October 2, 2024 - District Wide Picture Day

October 2, 2024 - The Anxious Generation Book Study Event at AMS 6:30 - to 8:00 pm

October 10, 2024 - FTC Dak Dak Dine Out from 4:00 - 10:00 pm

October 19, 2024 - FTC Fall Fest at AMS from12:00 - 2:00 pm

November 8, 2024 - FTC Casino Night

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: Perspective and Forgiveness

The FTC would like to thank everyone who came to McTeacher night this past Tuesday; we hope you enjoyed eating with District 48 staff! We would also like to thank everyone who purchased Spirit Wear during our first sale of the year! look for the shop to open up again later in November with some fun winter merchandise! Students will be coming home with our Fall Fundraiser packet from Believe Kids; register them online and share with family and friends! Sale will run from Oct 1-18th.

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

-Dine out- Thursday October 10th at DAK DAK Korean Wings from 4-10pm

-Fall Fest- Saturday October 19 from 12-2pm. Head over to our website to sign up to bring a bake sale treat, decorate a door for our trick or treating, or sign up for a volunteer time slot. We can't do it without our parent volunteers!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A4DADAE22A1FCC34-50401718-ftcfall#/

-FTC 2nd Annual Casino Night- Friday November 8th 6:30-9:30pm ANGELO'S RISTORANTE

Casino Night is an adults only event where you can enjoy a night out to socialize with other District 48 parents!

$75 admission gets you a full buffet dinner, soft drinks, access to the silent auction and $500 funny money to gamble! Tickets must be purchased in advance and must be purchased by October 20 here https://saltcreek48ftc.membershiptoolkit.com/form/m/303061.

Don't worry if you are not a casino expert! Our dealers are on hand to deal and teach you how to play! The bank will be open for donations for additional funny money!

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

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.

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!

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.

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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