

Stella May Swartz
August 9, 2024

Message from the Principal
Highlights-
End of Trimester 2 - Friday, February 28, 2025
Report Cards - Friday, March 7, 2025
Attendance/Tardy - Along with the end of the trimester comes a second round of truancy notifications. If your student has missed 10% or more of the school year you will be receiving a notice about attendance. If you get a letter and need assistance getting your child to school, please reach out. We are here to help in any way we can! If you are receiving a second letter for the school year, we do stipulate that any absences moving forward will require a doctor's note to be marked as excused.
Erin's Law- Presentations will be on Friday, March 14th for all 2nd, 3rd and 4th graders. Please read the information below.
Read Across America Week - Monday, March 3rd- Friday, March 7th - Help us celebrate reading by taking part in our Read Across America Spirit Week!
Swartz Talent Show - if you were unable to come and see the Swartz Talent Show. Be sure to click on the link below and watch the recording. Swartz Vikings are Super Stars!
Upcoming FTC Events - Pokemon Night 3/6, Plant Sale is open until 3/18 Annual STEAM Night on 3/21
Positivity Project - The week's upcoming character traits and family letters are linked.
Erin's Law - March 14, 2025
Erin’s Law, House Bill 6193 was signed by Governor Pat Quinn on January 24, 2013. This law requires schools to implement an age-appropriate sexual assault and abuse awareness and prevention curriculum for grades pre-K through 12. It is recommended that four communications a year on Erin’s Law be made available to all students, often through social-emotional instruction and/or contact with the school social worker.
Victor Pacini, a survivor of sexual abuse, author, and motivational speaker, will be assisting our schools in implementing this mandate. Mr. Pacini’s program is developmentally appropriate, interactive, and aligned with learning standards. The focus of his presentation is to teach children basic skills to keep them safe from dangerous or abusive situations. The concepts that will be discussed are:
• Distinguishing safe from unsafe touches
• Safety rules at home and school
• Saying “NO”
• Safe/Unsafe Secrets
• It’s not the child’s fault if someone touches him or her
• Telling a trusted adult
Mr. Pacini and his colleague, Deanna Hynes, will be presenting at our schools on Friday, March 14. Each grade level will participate in an assembly for approximately 30 minutes. The content can be previewed here:https://www.childhoodvictories.com/offers/qmjwe83e/checkout
Requests to Opt-Out: If you prefer that your child opt-out of this prevention education session, please fill out this form: https://tinyurl.com/h49bt83f
Important Message from Oakbrook Terrace Fire Department
Positivity Project
Week of 3/3-3/7: Love of Learning
Parent Letter -https://5il.co/36d47
Week of 3/10 -3/14: OPM - Identifying and appreciating the good in others
Parent Letter - https://5il.co/36d48
Read Across America 2025
2025.26 Open Registration on March 3rd for ALL Students
2025.26 Kindergarten Signing Day
Swartz Has Talent 2025
News from the Nurse
Inclement Weather Days
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
FTC would like to thank everyone who attended our Enchanted Evening Dance last week. We hope you had a wonderful time!
We currently have our first ever Flower & Plant Fundraiser going on. Attached is the order form. Deadline to order is March 18, with delivery
being Saturday, April 26.
Our next Pokemon Night is next Wednesday, March 5 from 6-7:30pm right here at Swartz!
Save the date for the annual STEAM night, which is happening Friday, March 21 from 6:30-8pm in the Albright Gym.
If you have any questions regarding any of FTC's events or fundraisers, please contact Lisa Auriemme at lauriemme@saltcreek48ftc.org Thank you!
Lisa Auriemme
FTC Co President District 48
Oakbrook Terrace Park District is Hiring!
Community Partnerships
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.
Willowbrook Warriors Registration is OPEN!
Elmhurst Baseball & Softball Registration
WESTWAY Coach
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.
Parent Reminders
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.
Dates To Remember
Mar 5: FTC Pokemon Night @ Stella May Swartz 6:30 pm
Mar 10: FTC Meeting 7:00 pm
Mar 13: Kindergarten Signing Night at SC from 6:00 to 7:00 pm
Mar 18: FTC Flower & Plant Sale Fundraiser -ORDER DEADLINE
Mar 21: STEAM Night @ Albright Middle School 6:30 pm
Links To Remember
Office Contacts
Principal: Mrs. Karen Marino
Email: kmarino@saltcreek48.org
Location: 17 W 160 16th St. Oakbrook Terrace, Il. 60181
Phone: 630-834-9256 ext. 3004
Fax: 630-617-2643
Administrative Assistant To The Principal: Mrs. Angela Trexler
Email: atrexler@saltcreek48.org
Location: 17 W 160 16th St. Oakbrook Terrace, Il. 60181
Phone: 630-834-9256 ext. 3001
Fax: 630-617-2643
Health Aid: Mrs. Denise Natalino
Email: dnatalino@saltcreek48.org
Location: 17 W 160 16th St. Oakbrook Terrace, Il. 60181
Phone: 630-834-9256 ext. 3003
Fax: 630-617-2643
Always Leave A Message When Calling The Office
☎️ When calling the office for any such reason whether it be for the nurse, the principal or the secretary and attendance line please make sure to leave a message. The office gets a little hectic at times or it's possible we are in a meeting. We will return all calls. Thank you in advance.
Salt Creek School District #48 Social Media
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saltcreek48/
Twitter: @SaltCreekD48
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBmWgViFRkg1vrcLe0CecYw