Davis Elementary
E-news 12/13/24
Important Updates
Calling Davis Holiday Helpers!
Join us for our first annual Holiday Helper Get Together to help spread holiday cheer in our community! Parents, register your student(s) for this Student Council and PTO sponsored after school event in Sign Up Genius. Spaces are limited so don't delay. Sign up closes on Friday, December 13th.
Winter Parties
Winter parties at Davis will be Friday, December 20.
Classroom parties will run from 2:15 to 3:00 pm
Room Parents arrive and begin party preparation at 2:00pm
Please do not send any food treats with your child to pass out
Room Parent Guidelines:
No more than 4 room parents per classroom may attend. (Others may assist with preparations outside of school or goody bags). Sign-up for Room Parents was completed through our PTO in September.
If you have never had your ID/drivers license scanned at the school, it is very helpful to have that done prior to the party. Stop by the office at your convenience.
Lead Parent: Work with the classroom teacher & other room parents on activities/games for the party
Lead Parent: Coordinate with the teacher & other room parents on any non-edible goody bags to be sent home. No food treats will be eaten during the party or sent home.
Student Testing Results
- 3rd & 5th Grade CogAT results came home in student backpacks on Wed., Dec 11. Please click HERE for more information.
i-Ready progress reports will no longer be sent home in backpacks. Parents can access their student’s progress report online. Please click HERE for more information. Click HERE for online instructions.
🧑🏻🤝🧑🏻👭 Welcome to Winter!! 🧑🏻🤝🧑🏻👭
Orchestra Concerts
This week Davis Orchestra students had their winter orchestra concert. All of the groups did a fantastic job and sounded great! They have made so much progress since the beginning of the year. Way to go Davis Orchestra!
The Davis Orchestra Musicians had an amazing concert! Here are videos from the concert. Thank you for supporting our amazing students in orchestra!
🎵 Music Update 🎵
Music is in the air at Davis! Students in Orchestra and Band have been preparing for their first concert. 5th grade choir and music students are learning fun new songs. Enjoy these pictures of concerts and rehearsals, and ask your students to share something they have been learning!
LRC Update
The Library is so much more than books! Students enjoy finding new reading adventures as well as learning computer basics.
First Grade Friends
Classwork is better with a buddy!
Watch DOGS Needed Friday Afternoons
- Dads/male guardians/grandpas/uncles/adult brothers etc. - this is your opportunity to interact with and provide positive male role models for Davis students.
- We need 4 volunteers every Friday from 11:15-1:25.
- Please click HERE for more information and to signup.
News from the Nurse
Facts about this awful cough that appears to be everywhere…
- 2 types of coughs – Throat caused by postnasal drip and Chest caused by lung inflammation
- Starts out as Viral but may be related to Allergies or Asthma
- It may or may not be accompanied by fever
- Can last up to 6-8 weeks
- Cough may present as dry, hacky, seal- like barky (Croup) and persistent
Some suggestions that may help…
- Warm Tea with Honey, Lemon or Ginger
- Honey by the spoonful
- Using humidifiers
- Drinking fluids – stay away from carbonated beverages
- Saline Nasal sprays
- Cough drops – something menthol not sweet, chewing gum
- Warm showers
- Gargling with warm salt water or drinking some warm salt water to help dissolve mucus and soothe irritated tissue (Viruses can make airways swell)
- Avoid smoke filled rooms, pollens and a lot of dust
If your child’s cough is persistent to the point they are unavailable for learning and it’s quite disruptive to the rest of the classroom, you will be asked to pick them up.
You should revisit the doctor if fever appears/reappears and cough worsens. Unfortunately, it is expected that some children will repeat this cycle all winter long due to the many viruses that are out there.
Nurse Peggy (331)-228-2204
Mobile Dentist at Davis
Davis families,
Illinois state law requires that all children entering kindergarten, second grade, and sixth grade will have an oral health examination. A licensed dentist must perform the dental exam and he/she shall sign and date the report form. Dental offices usually have the form, but the dental exam form can be obtained by clicking here or by contacting your child’s school and requesting a dental exam form or by visiting d303.org website under departments, then Health Services. This exam must be within 18 months of May 15, 2025.
In an effort to assist you in completing this oral health exam for your child, the Mobile Dentist will be on site at Davis on Monday, Feb. 3rd -provided we have enough students for the Mobile Dentist to come. Please consider taking this opportunity of in-school care at little to no cost to you.
- The Mobile Dentist accepts Medicaid and private insurance.
- Self-pay by cash or check for $70 is also available for those without insurance coverage.
- Services provided are cleaning, screening, sealants, and flouride.
- Forms will be sent home and must be completed and signed by parent or guardian. Extra forms are available in the health office or you can click below to download a copy.
- Please return the forms ASAP.
- Sign-up can also be completed online by clicking here: My School Dentist
If you have any questions, please contact your school’s health office:
Davis Primary - Peggy Faught, RNC (phone: 331 228-2204)
Mark Your Calendars!
Click HERE for Davis Google Calendar
December (no early release day in Dec; no PTO meeting)
Monday-Friday Dec. 16-20 - Holiday Spirit Week
Wednesday, December 18 - Holiday Helper Event 3:25-4:45
Wednesday, December 18 - Band Concert at Thompson Middle School
Friday, December 20 - Winter Class Parties
Monday, December 23 - Monday, January 6th - Winter Break; no school for students
January
Monday, January 6 - No School for Students (Teacher Work Day)
Thursday, January 9 - Morning Choir Practice (no 5th grade orchestra practice) - music & specials are following a Monday schedule. Bring instruments if you have a Monday lesson; wear PE shoes
Thursday, January 16 - 7:00 pm PTO Meeting in Davis LRC
Monday, January 20 - Martin Luther King Jr Holiday (no School)
Monday, January 27 - 5th Grade Choir Concert at Wredling Middle School
Tuesday, January 28 - 6:30 pm BPAC Meeting at Davis
Wednesday, January 29 - 2:35 pm Early Dismissal
PTO News
District News
Davis Elementary School
Email: linda.jezek@d303.org
Website: https://davis.d303.org/
Location: 1125 S 7th St, St. Charles, IL, 60174
Phone: 331-228-2200
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DavisElementaryD303
Twitter: @StCharlesD303
Community Information
National Park Passes
We wanted to pass along this information that 4th graders get free entry to national parks! For more info, click HERE