School attendance is one the biggest factors in a student's academic success. Unless your child is sick, please have them attend school on a regular basis. Whenever able, please try to schedule appointments outside of the school day. Let's work together to have all Vikings in school!

Please remember to notify the office if your child will be absent. If you don’t inform us, their absence will be marked as unexcused. You can reach us in several ways:

• Phone: 630-279-6160 (main line)
• Email: kbeckwith@saltcreek48.org
• Text: 331-277-7887

Thank you for your cooperation!

Missing Assignments

We started sending an automated e-mail through Skyward once a week alerting parents of missing assignments. You can always check Google Classroom and Skyward to see what assignments are due and what is missing, but this is an automatic way for you to be alerted when things are missing.

Attendance and Late to Class (Tardies)

We will also send automated reminders when students are absent or late to class/school repeatedly. If you have not downloaded the Skyward app, we highly suggest that too.

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. Albright 630-279-6160.

This coming Friday, we will be sending home your child's i-Ready Diagnostic Results. i-Ready has replaced MAP Testing and will be used to monitor student learning throughout the year. The best part about i-Ready is that it creates a personalized learning experience for each student based on their results. These lessons will be at their level and your child should be completing 40 minutes a week in their pathway for each content area (Math & ELA).

This week, your child reviewed their Diagnostic results with their teacher and Dr. Aulisa as we did a virtual meeting showing them how to read the report and set goals. It would be a great idea to have your child explain their report to you, but we will also include details on what everything means. Our students did a wonderful job taking their time and doing their best!

We had our second annual D48 Safety Day today! At AMS we ran a lockdown drill, hold drill, bus evacuation drill, fire drill, severe weather drill, and had lesson around online safety and digital citizenship. Our students did a great job of meeting our expectations for all the events throughout the day.

District 48 follows the Standard Response Protocol from the I Love U Guys Foundation. This protocol was adopted by DuPage county schools and helps to streamline communication within the building and with first responders. Click on the image to go to the I Love U Guys Foundation website and learn more.

Salt Creek District 48 will be hosting a community engagment series in which we use Jonathan Haidt's book, The Anxious Generation, as a guide for conversation around how we can best support today's youth. About his book, Haidt states, "My central claim in this book is that these two trends--overprotection in the real world and under-protection in the virtual world--are the major reasons why children born after 1995 became the anxious generation."

Click on the flyer to view more information. Interested in attending? RSVP here.

Questions? Contact Mrs. Hummel at hhummel@saltcreek48.org

Greetings from Willowbrook High School.

We are excited to kick off our 2024 flag and tackle football season. As a reminder, for our home games, any student who is not in high school needs to be accompanied by their parent/guardian. When students who are not yet in high school arrive at the gate (we ask for student IDs), our Deans will ask if a parent/guardian is present with them. If they are not, the student will not be allowed to enter.

Thanks in advance for understanding these safety and security measures and we look forward to seeing you at our games this season.

Sincerely,

Dr. Krause

Principal of WBHS

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Please take a moment to learn about the clubs and experiences we offer after school at Albright. For a smaller school, we are able to offer more than most and there are no fees this year!

We offer a late bus that leaves at 3:45pm from Albright each day. The bus does not stop at our usual stop, and instead uses community stops shared below.

Sixth grade and students new to Illinois are required to have health examinations and immunizations. The health exam must be dated within one year prior to the first day of school. Transfer students in grades 5, 7, & 8 who are not new to Illinois should provide their child's most recent physical. Please contact your child’s health care provider and/or school health office with any questions.

Sports physicals are required for any students who would like to participate in school-sponsored sport activities.

The state of Illinois requires all students in 6th grades to have a dental examination. A licensed dentist must complete the exam, sign, and date the Proof of School Dental Examination Form. Each child is required to present proof of examination by a dentist prior to May 15th of the school year. The dental exam must be dated within 18 months prior to the May 15th deadline.

• Do you have a student at Swartz or Salt Creek and want to participate in room party planning? Please attend the FTC meeting on Monday 9/16 at 7:00pm in the Albright cafeteria to learn more and sign up! See the flyer attached for more information. Everyone is welcome to attend our next FTC meeting Monday 9/16 at 7:30pm in the Albright cafeteria.
• FTC is looking for donations to support concessions at our home games!! The kids from both our schools and the visiting teams love having access to this wonderful addition to home games! Please tap the link to see our Amazon List!! Or view the flyer for more information.
• McTeacher Night returns!!! Tuesday 9/24 at the McDonald's located at 190 E Butterfield Rd Elmhurst from 4:00-8:00pm! We have more teachers than EVER signed up to visit with students - current and prior - as well as parents! Don't forget to bring cash to buy fresh cookies and to tip those teachers!! Plus 20% of all sales will come back to FTC to support our students!! So bring the whole family!! See the flyer below for further details!
• Please visit the FTC Website to fill out the Back to School forms and don't forget to make your donation towards Student Fun Fees! With the district not charging fees this year, we need your support more than ever so we can be sure we can fund the field trips and other curriculum enhancements that make our district so great!
• Get your D48 Spiritwear!!! The shop is open to order your new D48 Spiritwear!!! Follow the link to place your order today! Spiritwear Store

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 4:00 Monday thru Friday.

Did you know we have a new way to check out the breakfast and lunch Menus? You can find the link on our school website under the parents and community tab in each school. Once you click on the link all you have to do is pic the school you want and either breakfast or lunch! Its that easy!!

Click the link below to check it out!

Please don't forget to check your students lunch balance and pay either online or send them with cash or check (made payable to Albright Middle School) If you have any questions or trouble paying please notify the office.

Dr. Gerrie Aulisa

Email: gaulisa@saltcreek48.org
Website: www.saltcreek48.org
Location: 1110 South Villa Avenue, Villa Park, IL, USA
Phone: 630-279-6160

Mrs. Heidi Hummel

Email: hhummel@saltcreek48.org
Website: www.saltcreek48.org
Location: 1110 South Villa Avenue, Villa Park, IL, USA
Phone: 630-279-6160

Mrs. Kate Beckwith

Email: kbeckwith@saltcreek48.org
Website: www.saltcreek48.org
Location: 1110 South Villa Avenue, Villa Park, IL, USA
Phone: 630-279-6160

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