The Fernway Flash

January, 2025

Hello Fernway Families!

Happy New Year!! I hope you all had a wonderful winter break and were able to spend quality time with your families and loved ones. It’s so important to take time to relax and recharge, and I hope everyone had the chance to do just that. We are looking forward to welcoming our students back to school on Tuesday, January 7th! Our teachers will start back on Monday with an Institute Day. Students will start back on Tuesday.

I am also excited to let you know that I will be back at Fernway five days a week! What a great way for me to start 2025!! Please read through this newsletter for important dates and information for January. Let me know if you have any questions.

Mrs. Hutchinson

Fernway Principal

6th - Teachers' Institute Day

The entire school year calendar can be viewed on our website at 2024-25 School Year Calendar.

Congratulations to the fourth and fifth-grade spellers who competed on Thursday, December 12, in Fernway's Annual Spelling Bee.

The winners were:

1st Place -. Riley K.

2nd Place - Chehada Q.

3rd Place - Nola Z.

Best of luck to our first and second-place champions, who now advance to the District 140 SpellingBee on Friday, January 10. Our third-place winner will be an alternate representative.

Please take a moment to review our Emergency Closing notification protocols and eLearning Day plan:

If emergency days are needed due to snow or extreme cold, families will receive notification via an email/text message, and an alert will be posted on our District website. KSD 140 also communicates school closure information through the District’s social media accounts and the Emergency Closing Center (ECC). Detailed school closing information can be found here.

If an emergency closing day is needed, the District may elect to use an eLearning Day instead of a traditional “snow day” that has to be made up at the end of the school year. Please refer to our eLearning Day Overview to review specifics of the plan, including school hours and access to D140’s digital platforms.

Second-quarter student report cards will be available in the Infinite Campus Parent Portal on Friday, January 24, at 3 p.m.

How to Access Student Report Cards

1. Log in to your Infinite Campus Parent Portal.

2. Select Documents in your Message Center

3. Click 24-25 School Name under Report Card, and a pop-up window displaying your student’s report card will open in a new browser. If you cannot view your student’s report card, please ensure pop-up windows are enabled in your web browser.

Please call your school office if you need assistance accessing your Parent Portal.

D140 prioritizes comprehensive strategies to support students' mental, emotional, and physical health. Please click Health Information to review our resources. Together, we can create a nurturing environment where every student can thrive.

Keep up to date with school and district information by visiting our social media pages. Please reach out to me if you have any questions or concerns. My door is always open.

Mrs. Hutchinson

Website: https://www.ksd140.org/fernway
Location: 16600 South 88th Avenue, Orland Park, IL, USA
Phone: 708-349-3810
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FernwaySchool/