Dear Erickson Families,

Welcome to the 2024-2025 school year! We can't wait for the school year to start.

Registration fees will be posted to MY SCHOOL BUCKS . There is a delay in registration fees being posted to the MySchoolBucks accounts. The district is working on syncing MySchoolBucks to the new student system in ALMA. Parents/guardians will be notified when invoices have been created. The payment due date will be adjusted due to the delay. We apologize for any inconvenience this might have caused to families. If you haven't already created an account, please do so now: My School Bucks Instructions

Important beginning of the year dates:

• August 14 - 3:00-6:00 pm: INFORMATION DAY: Families can come to Erickson to find out classroom teachers, bus routes, PTO information, purchase spirit wear, etc. Families can walk the building. Teachers are not present on this day. This is an open house style event. (NEW 1st-5th GRADE FAMILIES ARE INVITED TO ATTEND FROM 2:00-3:00 ON THIS DAY - an email invitation will be sent to NEW 1st-5th grade families about this.)
• August 21 - 2:30-3:30 : MEET THE TEACHER/SCHOOL SUPPLY DROP OFF (ALL GRADES: Preschool-5th Grade). Bring your school supplies to drop off and meet your new teacher!
• August 22: FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL -1st-5th Grade (8:40-3:30)
• August 22-23: Kindergarten Assessment - Kindergarten Assessment Sign-Up: SIgn up for an hour slot of time on August 22 or 23 for your child to be assessed on early literacy/math skills. A parent(s) should also plan on attending this session to meet with a kindergarten staff member to go over kindergarten related information.
• August 26: FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL -Preschool & Kindergarten
• Preschool (AM-8:50-11:20 or PM-12:50-3:20)
• Kindergarten (AM-8:40-11:30) or (PM-12:40-3:30)
• August 30: FRIDAY - PTO Back to School Bash event from 5:30-7:00, all families are invited!

School Supply Lists for 2024-2025

or order the School Supply Tool Box offered by the PTO (see flyer below).

2024-2025 School Year Calendar

Thank you to our new PTO Board! They are already planning amazing events for our school community!

CO-PRESIDENTS: Heidi Pearlman & Corinne Principe

VICE PRESIDENT: Janine Rosenberg

CO-TREASURERS: Rita Elkhoury & Alicia Atilano

Please reach out if you have any question or concerns. The best way to reach me would be via email or phone: sjohnston@sd13.org or 630-529-2223. The next edition of the Express will be published on Information Day, Wednesday, August 14th.

Have a wonderful day!

Stacy Johnston

Principal

sjohnston@sd13.org

On Thursday, August 22 & Friday, August 23 from 8:25-8:40, all teachers will be outside greeting students and families during the first few days of school. Grades K, 4, & 5 will gather in the front of the school and grades 1, 2 & 3 will gather in the back of the building. Please look for your teacher on those days.

Arrival & Dismissal Procedures - Click to learn about arrival and dismissal procedures for the 2024-2025 school year.

-Families should utilize the parent parking lot (on the side of the building) for pick-up and drop-off.

-The front parking lot is designated for buses.

-Kindergarten - 5th grade morning arrival is between 8:25am-8:40am.

• 8:25-8:30 ALL students will gather in the front of the building.
• 8:30-8:40 ALL students will enter through the front of the building and go directly to their classrooms.

-School starts at 8:40.

BUS TRANSPORTATION for the 2024-2025 School Year: Families are automatically routed on a bus if you live 1.5 miles or further from the school . If you would like to DECLINE BUS TRANSPORTATION, please click on this DECLINE BUS FORM so your child(ren) are not routed on the bus for the 24-25 school year (you would then be dropping them off/picking them up daily).

The district will continue using the FIrst View Bus App for tracking bus routes. Each family will be receiving information for the First View Bus App on Information Day, August 14th.

School Hours:

Grades 1st-5th: 8:40-3:30

Kindergarten AM: 8:40-11:30

Kindergarten PM: 12:40-3:30

Preschool AM: 8:50-11:20

Preschool PM: 12:50-3:20

Student Arrival:

Kindergarten-5 grade students can begin arriving at 8:25. Students should gather in the front of the building. Doors open at 8:30. Students should arrive by 8:40

Lunch Hours:

1st, 2nd & 3rd Grade Lunch: 12:00-12:25

4th-5th Grade Lunch: 12:25-12:50

Dropping off lunches from restaurants (ie- McDonald's, Wendy's, Panera, etc.) as well as using food delivery services to drop off food (ie -GrubHub, Door Dash) is not allowed. Students should bring their lunch in the morning to school each day. Safety is our number one priority and we would like to limit visitors.

Email: sjohnston@sd13.org
Website: sd13.org
Location: 277 Springfield Drive, Bloomingdale, IL, USA
Phone: 630-529-2223

Fax: 630-893-9849