Important Dates
MARCH
3/6-3/10 - 5th Grade ISA Assessment
3/10 - Ferson Skate Night @ Funway
3/12 - PTO meeting @ 10:00 am
3/12 - 3rd Grade Music Program at 5:30PM
3/19-3/20 - IAR ELA testing for 3rd-5th Grades
3/24-3/27 -After School Enrichment
APRIL
3/31 - 4/4 -Spring Break
4/8-4/10 IAR Math testing for 3rd-5th Grades
4/11 - PTO Family Dance
4/23-1st Grade Music Program at 5:30PM
March Book Madness is underway! Visit this link to learn more about the competition!
2024-2025 Yearbook Last Call
Candid Yearbook Photos, class parties, talent show, band, orchestra and choir concerts, assemblies, field trips, sports, recess, 1st day of school, Skate Night (coming up 3/10) etc. send to us by Friday, March 14th!
Please note the event and grade of child in email subject line when emailing photos! We sort through so many photos and this makes it much easier for us
If you have not sent us any content- please send! Your child/ students will love to see their photos and artwork in the yearbook!
On occasion, students come to the Health Office and need a change of clothes. While we keep a limited supply at hand, we do need to replenish it periodically. If you have some of the following used clothing items we would appreciate your donation.
Boys pants, sweat pant style, Size 8 Amount needed: 5
Boys shorts (elastic waistband) Size 8, Amount needed 7
Please email Nurse Holloway (donna.holloway@d303.org) if you have any of these items to donate.
Thank you!
Beginning February 28th, students in grades 4-12 will have the opportunity to take the 5Essentials Survey. This survey gives us feedback in five areas:
Effective Leaders
Collaborative Teachers
Involved Families
Supportive Environments
Ambitious Instruction
In addition to the student survey, there is also a parent survey. The parent survey window is available now. To take the survey, visit survey.5-essentials.org/Illinois and select the parent survey. If we have 20% or more parents complete the survey, we receive a supplemental report regarding the feedback from the survey.
Please see this letter from the assessment office for more information on the 5Essentials survey. If you do not want your 4th or 5th grader to participate in the survey, please reach out directly to Kristy McKnight at kristina.mcknight@d303.org.
As we embark on the season of planning for the 2025-2026 school year, the identification process is underway for accelerated placement for next year’s 4th, 5th and 6th graders. Here is some helpful information:
All 3rd grade students are automatically considered for potential placement in Academically Talented (AT) Math and AT ELA programming. You do not need to request it. However, you can reach out to ask questions about the process anytime using the contact information below.
5th grade students are also automatically considered for potential placement in an additional Accelerated Math Pathway that starts in middle school. This pathway provides for the completion of Algebra before entering high school by allowing students to complete more than one grade level of math in 6th grade and 7th grade.
5th grade students who are currently in our AT programming may be identified for potential placement in the Infinity Gifted Program at the middle school level. These students may take part in additional testing in February. Parents will be informed in advance if additional testing is requested.
Families of students who are identified for placement in our AT Math, AT ELA, Infinity Gifted or Accelerated Math programming will be informed by March 28. Please refer to the Identification Timeline for additional information.
Yvette Stahl, Gifted Coordinator
yvette.stahl@d303.org | 331.228.6166
There’s a lot of information out there about how to build healthy eating habits. Here are some of the top tips for helping your student get a strong start:
· Establish a diet that is high in fiber, avoids sugar, and includes calcium-rich foods
· Keep breakfast on the menu
· Offer healthy snacks and colorful food
· Drink plenty of water
Our lost and found is FULL!! Please check our front tables for any missing items. Any remaining items will be donated after Spring Break.
District 303 is proud to partner with the Glenbard Parent Series (GPS) to offer our families broader access to information sessions and resources that support their child’s development.
For decades, GPS has been offering free programs that aim to empower and strengthen families, individuals and communities. As a partner organization, District 303 will support promoting upcoming programs and their importance to our local community.
Please call 331-228-2300 to report absences and choose option "1" or email Cheryl Wiley at cheryl.wiley@d303.org
- Messages can be left 24 hours a day.
- Please leave your name, your child's name, phone number, reason for absence and your child's symptoms if ill.
- If you have advance notice of an absence please fill out our prearranged absence form, inform your child's teacher and submit the completed form to the front office. You are allowed up to 5 prearranged absences per school year.
Our parent volunteers are an integral part of our school community. Therefore, we'd love to invite you to spend time with Ferson Creek students during lunch and lunch recess.
Interested? Information and sign up can be found using this link.
Please keep in mind that it is important to keep our students, staff members, and volunteers safe while they are in our schools. Given that, all volunteers must:
- Have your ID ready and sign in at the office to receive your visitor badge.
- EACH YEAR complete a Volunteer Liability Form. If the school does not have one on file for you and you do not provide one, the office will provide one for you when you come for your first day as a volunteer.
If you have any questions, please contact:
Dr. DuCharm (331-228-5920, Alison.DuCharm@d303.org)
If you'd like to be a part of the optional, PTO sponsored school directory, please login into your Membership Toolkit account to update your students' information for the 2024-25 school year. All students' grade levels have been advanced, but you will need to update their teachers.
If you don't have an account yet, be sure to register! You can update your account privacy settings at any time!
Ferson Creek Elementary
Website: https://fersoncreek.d303.org/
Location: 38W160 Bolcum Road, St. Charles, IL, USA
Phone: 331-228-2300
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Ferson-Creek-Elementary-1492773537612187/