Richmond Elementary E-News

Dear Families,

I hope everyone is enjoying their summer! We are busy preparing to welcome students to our school. The quiet hallways will soon be filled with the pitter-patter of our learners, as noise, laughter, and conversations fill the corridors. Our teachers and staff are diligently preparing our rooms to make the classrooms come alive and welcome our learners.

We cannot wait to see you on the 14th. If you have any questions, we are here to help. Our main office line is (331) 228-2800, or you can email me at lisa.simoncelli-bulak@d303.org. See you soon!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Lisa Simoncelli-Bulak

The first day of school is Wednesday, August 14th. Doors open at 8:50 a.m. All students will enter through door #14.

Parents may NOT enter the building on the first day of school. Please take pictures outside of the building.

The elementary day will be from 9:05 a.m. - 3:25 p.m. We will have early release one time per month with a dismissal time of 2:35 p.m.

A huge thank you to our PTO for sending our school supply lists to Walmart, Target and Meijer. You can make shopping easy for school supplies this year with just a few clicks! See the links below to shop. Thank you PTO!

Here are the links to the lists on the individual store sites:

Walmart - https://www.walmart.com/lists/back-to-school/classes/21289

Target - https://www.target.com/c/school-office-supplies/-/N-5xsxr (you will still need to enter the zip code and then select Richmond and then the lists will pop up in a sidebar)

Meijer - https://www.meijer.com/shopping/school-supply-list/select-class.html?schoolId=21289

We will host an event for free school supplies for our families who are in need. We will have a school supply depot where our families can come in on 8/8 from 8-11 at Richmond. Families can get school supplies and backpacks for their students. KIDS Hope will be here as well to help with some toiletry/cleaning items and Salvation Army will be here to help with after school care for families.

There is also an event open to anyone in our district from Big Hearts of Fox Valley. See flyer below for more information.

See flyers below for an additional opportunity for school supplies.

Parents - please label backpacks, lunchboxes, water bottles, coats, etc. This will help us return lost items!

As you are busy preparing for the new school year, please review the excerpt below from our student handbook on electronic device use at school. If you would like more information on our student handbook, please click HERE.

• Class assignments will be available in Home Access Center (HAC) beginning Wednesday, August 7th at 8 a.m.

• The following week, bus route information will be available.

As a reminder, all school purchases take place through PushCoin. New families will need to establish an account; the instructions are detailed on the webpage. Please visit PushCoin to view and pay school fees and set up funding for school lunch/breakfast.

Dear Future Kindergarten Parents,

All PHYSICALS, IMMUNIZATIONS, and VISION EXAMS ARE DUE BEFORE THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL!

After the first day of school these forms will be overdue and not in compliance with state of Illinois requirements. DENTAL is not due until later this year. Please get those in as soon as you can. Dental exams must be completed within 18 months prior to May 15, 2025.

Here are the links to the forms for the required exams - Physical, Vision, Dental, Health survey.

All of the forms are linked here for your convenience or you can go to the District Website and find them in the parent section under Forms. We will be sending home letters to the students who have missing medical records after Labor Day weekend.

Please reach out if you have any questions. Feel free to send any communication, including health forms, to ric-nurses@d303.org to ensure that all of our Richmond Nurses receive this important information. The health office direct line is 331-228-2804.

Nurse LeeAnna, Nurse Jenny, Nurse Linda and Nurse Catherine

Your Richmond Health Team

Richmond students and families can come to the building and drop off school supplies, meet the teacher and verify your child’s mode of transportation to and from school. We hope to see you there!