Dear Erickson Families,

We welcomed our youngest Eagles on Monday, preschool and kindergarten students! It is so nice to have everyone together in Erickson.

The PTO puts together a PTO Student Directory with the student name, parent name, home address, email address, & phone number. The office will provide this information to the PTO unless we hear otherwise. If you would not like your child's information published, please email Mrs. Johnston: sjohnston@sd13.org by September 3.

This week Mrs. Frattinger and myself met with all grade levels to discuss the SOAR and bus expectations. SOAR stands for Safety, Ownership, Appreciation and Respect. We discussed how students can SOAR in the hallways, at lunch, at recess, on the bus and in class. A great idea would be to discuss at home how students can SOAR at home. Here is the presentation that was shared with students that can be reviewed at home with your child. Also, Please take the time to review the Elementary Family Handbook with all of the school expectations.

On Wednesday, the office staff met with our wonderful 8 bus drivers to connect, build relationships, and review the bus expectations. We have the best group of experienced drivers who truly enjoy safely driving home your kids. They are a part of our Erickson community and care about our students.

If you need to report an absence, please call the school 630-529-2223 or email the teacher and the attendance line: erattendance@sd13.org

Have a wonderful day!

Stacy Johnston

Principal

sjohnston@sd13.org

• August 30: FRIDAY - PTO Back to School Bash event from 5:30-7:00, all families are invited!
• September 2: No School Labor Day
• September 3-Sept 20th: Reading and Math MAP Assessments (see below schedule)
• September 6: Spirit Day wear blue and gold!
• September 12: 5th Grade Band Instrument Demonstration Day 9:00-11:00am (in school)
• September 12: Curriculum Night 6:00 pm -7:30 pm, Town Hall Meeting (to discuss the Referendum) in the gym from 7:30 pm-8:30pm
• September 20: Eagle's Nest- Wear Pillar Shirts or a colored shirt / School Improvement day 1:40 early dismissal - see note below
• September 25: Picture Day

• **Please note: 1:40 Early Dismissal Days/School Improvement are on FRIDAY. Early Dismissal/School Improvement days are one Friday per month and FULL DAY students are dismissed at 1:40 while teachers are involved in professional development activities. Half-Day PM Kindergarten will attend school at their normal PM times. AM & PM Preschool students do not attend school on early dismissal days.

2nd Grade Team: Miss Bley, Miss Lahl, Mrs. Carley, Mrs. Danek

5th Grade Team: Mrs. Foley, Mrs. Paoletti, Mrs. Cook, Miss Hayes

Mrs. Smith (ELL), Miss Caskey (Reading), Mrs. Menos (Math), Mr. Jura (Reading), Mrs. Panagiotopoulos (ACC/Acceleration)

Students in grades K-5 will take the MAP Assessment for both reading and math. The results help teachers plan lessons that meet the needs of your child. The results will be shared with families at the end of September.

Integration between Alma and My School Bucks has been completed. Please sign into My School Bucks and create an account and attach your student(s).

*Click on the Person Icon in the upper right hand corner

*In the drop down that appears select "My Students"

*On the My Students page click the blue "Add Student" button

Once the fees are posted to your student(s) account(s), you will receive an email notification from My School Bucks. If you have not received an email, this means the fees were probably posted prior to you creating an account.

The payment deadline has been extended to October 1, 2024.

My School Bucks Instructions

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 BUS REQUEST: DECLINE BUS / SAFETY CONCERN 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).

If you have a safety concern regarding your bus stop, you may fill out this form: BUS REQUEST: DECLINE BUS / SAFETY CONCERN FORM After reviewing your request, you will be notified by September 3rd if a change will be made.

Please review your bus stop location. Please be on time for the bus. Please know that the first first weeks of school the bus may not be on time as the drivers are learning the routes and students are riding the bus for the first time. Please be patient.

The district will continue using the First View Bus App for tracking bus routes. See the below flyer about the First View Bus App.

Message from Nurse Kassy

Required Health Forms:

• Kindergarten: Physical, Dental, & Vision

• 2nd Grade: Dental

• Health Office Website

Student Needs:

• Please inform the nurse of any allergies or sensitivities to foods, medications, and environmental allergens. If there are any pertinent details of your students' health that you feel the nurse needs to know, please reach out and discuss this with us. This information will allow staff to better support your student throughout the day.

About Your Student’s Medication:

• The district's medication administration policy mandates that all medication to be administered at school requires an MD order, including over-the-counter medications. Students may NOT keep over-the-counter meds in their backpacks or in their lockers--including cough drops, eye drops, Advil, etc. This is an important safety concern! Please review the policy included in the registration process.

• If your student requires an inhaler, Epi-Pen, or any oral medication, please obtain the medication form and appropriate health care plan from your physician when your child has their exam. Forms may also be obtained on the district website.

Excused Physical Education Class:

• Please note that all PE excuses need to be sent to the Nurse's Office. A parent may excuse a student from PE for up to 3 days (consecutively). Thereafter, a Doctor's note is required.

Calls home from the Nurse:

• Phone calls home are warranted in the event of a head injury, minor or major

• All in school sickness including fever of 100.4 (oral) or greater, vomiting and/or diarrhea

Please prepare to keep your child home until:

• Fever-free for a full 24 hours without the use of fever reducing medication.

• Vomiting and diarrhea has ceased for a full 24 hours

Please refer to the General Health Guidelines which can be found on the district website

Nurse's Office Contact Information:

Kasandra Lethert - KassandraLethert@sd13.org

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