Stella May Swartz
August 9, 2024
Week of 2/18-2/21: Focus- OPM- Cheering Others' Success
Parent Letter -https://5il.co/36d47
Week of 2/24 -2/27: Focus - Humility
Parent Letter - https://5il.co/36d48
The cold weather and snow are here! Please ensure you are sending your children to school with the necessary winter apparel—coats, hats, gloves, etc. All students are responsible for making sure they go outside in the winter clothes they were sent to school in. They should always come to school prepared as they never know when/if they will go outside.
If/when there is snow outside, only students with appropriate snow gear - coats, snow pants, and appropriate snow boots will be allowed to play in the snow.
- It's always good to have an extra set of clothes in their locker just in case they get wet from outside or from a spill in the lunchroom.
If you need any help in gathering any of these winter items, please let us know.
Dear Parents/Guardians:
When we have an inclement weather day, to maintain instructional continuity, District 48 will provide eLearning when we have an inclement weather day during the 2024-25 school year. We will follow the guidelines and schedules below:
Guidelines for eLearning
The goal is to ensure continuity of learning that is aligned to the most critical standards.
Students will have live, synchronous instruction (2.5 hrs or more) for their core content only, including ELA, Math, Science, and SS.
Teachers will provide 2.5 hrs of asynchronous (learning happening at individual student pace and time. Students will not be online with teachers but will work independently), learning and other schoolwork.
Students will share their work through either SeeSaw or Google Classroom (grade level dependent).
Case managers will coordinate and communicate service delivery for students who receive special education and related services.
Additional services (such as English Learner services or interventions) may be delivered as a student schedule permits; this will be communicated by teachers.
Schedules
Preschool: will provide 45 minutes of activities for students.
Salt Creek and Stella May Swartz: will provide 2.5 hrs of Livestream from 8:00-11:00 for core content. This will include two 15-minute breaks for the students. In addition, specials and other schoolwork will be asynchronous. Students can participate in this asynchronous work at any time for the remainder of their day.
Albright Middle School: will follow its regular schedule. Core content will be synchronous. Specials and other schoolwork will be asynchronous. Students can participate in this asynchronous work at any time for the remainder of their day.
FTC would like to thank everyone who participated in our Portillo's Dine out last week!
Please save the date for our next one, which will be on Thursday, February 27 @ all day long at Michael Anthony's all day long.
Support FTC as well as a district family-owned establishment!
FTC is also running a BRAND-NEW Flower & Plant sale this spring. Order forms went home this week and are
also available to purchase online. Orders are due by March 18, with pickup being the following month, April 26.
Don't stress about going to a busy store, support the district, and get some beautiful flowers!
Our annual Enchanted Evening Dance is next Friday, February 21, @ Albirght from 7-9 pm.
The dance will have a DJ, photo op, raffles, and pizza provided by FTC.
Come out to have a spectacular Friday night with district families!
Thanks for all of your support for FTC, and please contact Lisa Auriemme at Lauriemme@saltcreek48ftc.org
For any questions or concerns.
Lisa Auriemme
FTC Co President District 48
The GPS Parent Series - FREE Virtual Webinars For Parents
The Glenbard Parent Series (GPS): Navigating Healthy Families is a distinguished speaker series dedicated to presenting relevant, high-profile authors, educators, and clinicians to all of our families in the DuPage area.
Here are a few of the upcoming FREE VIRTUAL webinars:
- An Evening with Best Buddies (Friendship Program for People with Special Needs)
- Over the Influence: Why Social Media is Toxic for Teens and How to Limit its Impact
- Understanding and Preventing Addiction: Beautiful Boy
- Autonomy/Balanced Parenting: Reduce Parent Burnout and Raise Competent Kids
- A Blueprint/Skills for Better Grades and Less Stress
Click on this link for more information and registration/zoom link details.
Westway Coach Bus Co. 630-279-2720
Often there are times when our buses are running late. Westway Coach will notify us when there is a delay in time for buses so we can notify our parents of the bus that is running late. Sometimes, a situation can happen when our office is closed, and a parent tries to call us. If this is the case, you may contact Westway Coach at 630-270-2720. Note that our School Office hours are 7:15 to 3:15 Monday through Friday for Salt Creek and Stella May Swartz.
Update Information
It is important that parents keep their information updated in Skyward. If there is an emergency we do not want to have the wrong information. Please contact the proper school your student attends and give them any new information that needs to be changed whether it be for yourself, your spouse, another parent from a different address (we can separate addresses when student's are split between households),update new or old emergency contacts and any phone numbers for anyone on your Skyward parent portal. It is your responsibility to keep us informed. Salt Creek 630-832-6122, Stella May Swartz 630-834-9256 and Albright 630-279-6160.
Call the ABSENTEE LINE when your child is absent ☎️
Please make sure to call the Stella May Swartz Absentee line at 630-834-9256, press 2 if your child will be absent or arriving late. The school office will retrieve these messages every morning. If you have any doctor's notes, please send those with your student for the nurse's office.
*** You must leave a detailed reason of the absence.
A valid cause for absence includes illness (including mental or behavioral health of the student), observance of a religious holiday, death in the immediate family, family emergency, other situations beyond the control of the student. Remember if you do not call your student in on the day they are absent with a reason, they will be considered an Unexcused absence.
Feb 17: No School - President's Day
Feb 20: Board Meeting @ Albright Middle 7:00 pm
Feb 21: Enchanted Evening Dance @ Albright Middle 7:00 pm
Feb 27: FTC Dine Out @ Michael Anthony's 11:00 - 10:00 pm
Feb 28: No School - Teacher Institute
Mar 5: FTC Pokemon Night @ Stella May Swartz 6:30 pm
Mar 10: FTC Meeting 7:00 pm
Mar 18: FTC Flower & Plant Sale Fundraiser -ORDER DEADLINE
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