November 2024 Family Newsletter

Vision Statement: Ontarioville Elementary students will utilize academic knowledge, social-emotional skills and cultural sensitivity to become productive citizens, lifelong learners and successfully cope with everyday challenges.

Mission Statement: Ontarioville students, families, staff, and community will work together to effectively nurture culturally-sensitive practices, promote social-emotional wellness, and model respect and social justice. Ontarioville will create a safe and engaging learning environment so that all students have the opportunity to achieve their full academic potential.

November 1, 2024 - Fall Dance grades 3-6

November 5, 2024 - No School: Election Day

November 7-9, 2024 - LAS Links Testing Dual 5th Grade

November 8, 2024 - End of 1st trimester

November 15, 2024 - Chuck E. Cheese Family Night

November 27, 2024 - No School: Holiday Break

November 28, 2024 - No School: Thanksgiving Day

November 29, 2024 - No School: Holiday Break

U-46 School Calendars

Grades 4-6 can join us for our annual Fall Dance on Friday, November 1, 2024 from 4-6 p.m. at Ontarioville!

Tickets are $4 in advance and $6 at the door.

Food available for purchase.

Students are encouraged to wear their costumes (no gore or masks)!

Ontarioville students have been challenged to arrive to school EVERY DAY and ON TIME. We have two new attendance initiatives to share with you.

Beginning November 1, 2024 the class that has the HIGHEST ATTENDANCE RATE will be rewarded. In addition, the class with NO TARDIES will also be rewarded.

Beginning November 11, 2024 through February 14, 2025, the whole school is being challenged to maintain a 95% attendance rate or higher to earn a chance to pie your principal, teacher, or other staff member in the face OR dump ice water on their head!

Give a HOOT and get your little owls to school ON TIME and EVERY DAY! YOU CAN DO IT!

Below is our data from August through October. Who will have the best attendance in October?!

Congratulations to our students who competed in Battle of the Books on Thursday 10/24/24! This impressive team tied for 3rd place in their first Battle of the Books competition! Our team only missed two questions out of 40. There are 56 books to read this year, and we had 10 students participating, which means these kids have been extremely dedicated and are reading several books every week. We are so proud of their hard work, dedication, and commitment to reading!

Thank you to our dedicated staff memebers, Laura Medina & Ashley Sudduth, for coaching and supporting this impressive team!

Back row from left to right:

Tooba Jafri (Hutchins), Jacob Ponce (Dominguez), Miguel Palomeque (Dunn), Karla Leon (Nunez), Ingred Arellano Torres (Medina/Favela), Samantha Rodriguez (Rascon).

Front row from left to right:

Roberto Serrato (Nunez), Elizabeth Villafuerte (Rascon), Sylvia Alfaro (Nunez), Nicole Gutierrez (Medina/Favela)

Our first Trunk-or-Treat event was a huge success! We had a great turnout and got to see so many familiar faces! Thank you to all the families and staff members who participated and donated to this exciting event!

Our Lost & Found collection is growing! Please ask your child to check this area to collect any of their belongings. Thank you!

Join us on Friday, November 15, 2024 between 3:30-9:00 p.m. at Chuck E. Cheese in Streamwood for a school fundraiser! 20% of all sales will be donated back to our school!

1000C S. Barrington Rd., Streamwood, IL

Chuck E. Cheese Fundraiser

Food for Greater Elgin will be doing drive-up holiday meal boxes. For this distribution, there is no requirement; just pull up in upir car and they'll put it in your trunk. One family per car

Friday, November 22 from 3:00-5:00 p.m.

Friday, December 20 from 3:00-5:00 p.m.

Address for pick up: 1553 Commerce Dr. Elgin, IL 60123

It's never too early to prepare children for kindergarten. The Early Learner Initiatives program wants to increase our enrollment in our half-day and full-day preschool programs. If you have children ages 3 and 4, have them screened for preschool. Families can start the evaluation process through our district website here: u-46.org/registration.

These services are provided free of charge and offered in English and Spanish. For more information, call 847-888-5000, ext. 6094, or look online at u-46.org/earlylearners.

Every child deserves to experience the joy of Christmas morning. The Salvation Army Angel Tree program helps provide Christmas gifts for hundreds of thousands of children around the country each year.

Once a child or senior adult has been registered and accepted as an Angel their Christmas wish list is shared with donors in your community who purchase gifts of new clothing and toys. The gifts are distributed to the family to place under their family Christmas tree.

Click here for more information about how to apply.

Open Gym will be held at Ontarioville Elementary on Mondays from 2:30pm - 6pm starting September 9, 2024.

This is a free program and participants will meet in the gym right after school. Participants may be picked up at any time but no later than 6pm.

At Open Gym we offer fun activities, games, homework help and more! Below are the dates of all the times Open Gym will be meeting at Ontarioville. Complete this form to register.

DID YOU KNOW?

Research shows students should miss no more than nine days of school each year to stay engaged, successful, and on track to graduate.

Family participation is vital to this effort. None of our strategies can succeed without a strong partnership between families and our schools. Together, we can help students thrive and achieve a happy and successful educational experience.

Showing up to school every day is critical for children’s well-being, engagement and learning.

• A whole year has 365 days.
• A school year has only 176 days.
• That leaves 189 days to spend on family time, visits, holidays, shopping, and other appointments.

How sick is too sick for your child to go to school? Review this checklist to determine if you should send your child to school.

Please help your child form a daily habit of plugging in their Chromebook or iPad as soon as they get home from school so they come to school the following day with a fully charged device. Your child's skills in independence and responsibility will prepare them for a full day of academics.

Fall Before and After School Club

Fall Dance Academy

Fall Sensory Time for ages 2-4

Preschool Acorn Adventures

If you are interested in volunteering in your child's school or would like to be considered for an opportunity to chaperone a field trip, please complete the background check and fingerprint process. If you have any questions, please email hrbcf@u-46.org.

Principal Email: elizabethma@u-46.org

Website: www.u-46.org/ontarioville
Location: 2100 Elm Avenue, Hanover Park, IL, USA
Phone: (630) 213-5590
Facebook: facebook.com/ontariovilleowl

Instagram: @ontarioville_elementary

Dr. Elizabeth Ma, Principal

ElizabethMa@u-46.org

Jonathan Bacheller, Assistant Principal

JonathanBacheller@u-46.org

Colleen Spencer, Resident Administrator

ColleenSpencer@u-46.org