FEBRUARY

2/24 - Chess Club

2/26 - Early Release, students dismissed at 2:35

2/27 - Half Day Spring Conferences, students dismissed at noon, no lunch served

2/28 - Teacher Institute Day, No School for Students

MARCH

3/12- 3rd Grade Music Program at 5:30PM

APRIL

4/23-1st Grade Music Program at 5:30PM

Join Student Leadership Club in collecting supplies for Birthday Boxes that will be donated to the Salvation Army. See the flyer below for each grade level's assigned supply. Thank you for helping us brighten a child's birthday!

Get ready for an unforgettable evening of entertainment at the Ferson Creek Talent Show on March 4th at 6PM. The event will be held at the historic Arcada Theatre in St. Charles! Enjoy a variety of incredible performances from our amazing students as they take the stage to showcase their skills. Don’t miss out on this exciting community event—grab your tickets today and be part of the fun!

Beginning February 28th, students in grades 4-12 will have the opportunity to take the 5Essentials Survey. This survey gives us feedback in five areas:

• Effective Leaders

• Collaborative Teachers

• Involved Families

• Supportive Environments

• Ambitious Instruction

In addition to the student survey, there is also a parent survey. The parent survey window is available now. To take the survey, visit survey.5-essentials.org/Illinois and select the parent survey. If we have 20% or more parents complete the survey, we receive a supplemental report regarding the feedback from the survey.

Please see this letter from the assessment office for more information on the 5Essentials survey. If you do not want your 4th or 5th grader to participate in the survey, please reach out directly to Kristy McKnight at kristina.mcknight@d303.org.

Chess Club will meet after school in the Art Room.

Kindergarten enrollment for the 2025-26 school year can be completed from January 27 through February 21

Click image below to be directed to the D303 enrollment website page.

Sign up to welcome students to school as Frankie the Fox!

Click button below to be a part of the fun.

As we embark on the season of planning for the 2025-2026 school year, the identification process is underway for accelerated placement for next year’s 4th, 5th and 6th graders. Here is some helpful information:

• All 3rd grade students are automatically considered for potential placement in Academically Talented (AT) Math and AT ELA programming. You do not need to request it. However, you can reach out to ask questions about the process anytime using the contact information below.
  
  

• 5th grade students are also automatically considered for potential placement in an additional Accelerated Math Pathway that starts in middle school. This pathway provides for the completion of Algebra before entering high school by allowing students to complete more than one grade level of math in 6th grade and 7th grade.
  
  

• 5th grade students who are currently in our AT programming may be identified for potential placement in the Infinity Gifted Program at the middle school level. These students may take part in additional testing in February. Parents will be informed in advance if additional testing is requested.
  
  

• Families of students who are identified for placement in our AT Math, AT ELA, Infinity Gifted or Accelerated Math programming will be informed by March 28. Please refer to the Identification Timeline for additional information.
  
  

Yvette Stahl, Gifted Coordinator

yvette.stahl@d303.org | 331.228.6166

On Thursday, February 27th, all elementary students in D303 will have a half-day of school due to our Spring parent-teacher conferences. These conferences serve a different purpose than our Fall conferences. Spring conferences provide teachers the opportunity to connect with families of students to discuss progress towards goals and areas for growth. The February 27th conferences have a much shorter time frame of 1:05 to 3:25. This means that teachers will only be able to meet with a few families that afternoon. Your child’s teacher will be sending a letter home with either a request to meet or a message stating that a conference is not necessary at this time.

Due to the 12:00 dismissal, students will not have lunch at school that day. All classrooms will take a snack break at some point in the morning.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to reach out.

Kristy McKnight

Calling all fiddlers and lovers of folk music! It’s time for the 18th annual Fiddle Fest! All advanced orchestra students, elementary through high school and beyond, can participate! Parents, teachers, older siblings, grandparents and community members who play guitar, banjo, mandolin or a string instrument are welcome! We guarantee you’ll have a great time! If you are interested in playing and need music, please contact your child’s orchestra director, or email Rita.Borkowski@d303.org

Click Fiddle Fest 2025 Online Registration to sign up. All performers must register so we can adequately plan for this huge event. The final deadline to register is Thursday, Feb 20th.

Fiddle Fest is Friday, February 28th. Performance begins at 7:00 pm.

Place: North High School Gym. 255 Redgate Rd, St. Charles, 60175.

Dress Rehearsal: 5:00 – 6:00 pm All performers participating must attend!

Pizza Dinner: available for participants / volunteers for $5.00 following rehearsal.

JOIN US!

Our lost and found is FULL!! Please check our front tables for any missing items. Any remaining items will be donated after 2/28/25.

Please remember to check our lost and found daily for missing items. Also, please remember to label as much as possible so we can get your items back to you if they are misplaced.

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.

Click image below to order!

Please call 331-228-2300 to report absences and choose option "1" or email Cheryl Wiley at cheryl.wiley@d303.org

• Messages can be left 24 hours a day.
• Please leave your name, your child's name, phone number, reason for absence and your child's symptoms if ill.
• If you have advance notice of an absence please fill out our prearranged absence form, inform your child's teacher and submit the completed form to the front office. You are allowed up to 5 prearranged absences per school year.

Our parent volunteers are an integral part of our school community. Therefore, we'd love to invite you to spend time with Ferson Creek students during lunch and lunch recess.

Interested? Information and sign up can be found using this link.

Please keep in mind that it is important to keep our students, staff members, and volunteers safe while they are in our schools. Given that, all volunteers must:

• Have your ID ready and sign in at the office to receive your visitor badge.
• EACH YEAR complete a Volunteer Liability Form. If the school does not have one on file for you and you do not provide one, the office will provide one for you when you come for your first day as a volunteer.

If you have any questions, please contact:

Dr. DuCharm (331-228-5920, Alison.DuCharm@d303.org)

If you'd like to be a part of the optional, PTO sponsored school directory, please login into your Membership Toolkit account to update your students' information for the 2024-25 school year. All students' grade levels have been advanced, but you will need to update their teachers.

If you don't have an account yet, be sure to register! You can update your account privacy settings at any time!

PTO- Membership Toolkit

Kristy McKnight, Principal

Website: https://fersoncreek.d303.org/
Location: 38W160 Bolcum Road, St. Charles, IL, USA
Phone: 331-228-2300
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Ferson-Creek-Elementary-1492773537612187/