Fox Ridge Family Newsletter

Monday, 9/16-PTO Culvers Fundraiser 5-8pm

Wednesday, 9/18- Town Hall

Thursday, 9/19-6:00 PM-WATCH DOGS Meeting (All interested males join us)

Week of 9/23-Early Morning Orchestra Rehersals Start PLEASE check the info from Mrs. Borkowski or Mr. Brito for your child's rehersal day!

Tuesday, 9/24-1st Early morning Band rehearsal

Wednesday, 9/25-Elementary Early Release 2:35pm Dismissal

Friday, 9/27-Make Up Picture Day/ Picture Re-takes

At Fox Ridge, each student will achieve grade level standards in literacy, math and social emotional and behavioral skills.

As a reminder, the code for accessing the report changes yearly and expires when school is out, so parents should download/print the reports as soon as possible after their students complete their diagnostics.

Thank you to all of the parents that were able to join us for Curriculum Night. It was great to reconnect with parents and for our teachers and staff to share curriculum, allow parents to see classrooms, and spend time with their child’s teacher. We received a lot of positive feedback about the change in format. It was also a special treat for our social workers, SSI, and Ms. Semeneck to get to spend time with the students who joined us for child care. They played games, did puzzles and colored with students. I know this time was enjoyed by all.

Our Curriculum Night is just one way that we partner with our families. In October, we will be hosting Student Conferences focused on goal setting. These conferences are a great way to build the home-school connection, with students having a voice in the conversation as well. Be on the lookout for more information about how to sign up for conferences sometime in the next few weeks.

Dear Families of 5th Grade Students!

We are thrilled to announce that this year D303 is again offering a 5th Grade Choir Program for ALL Elementary Schools! This program will run in a similar fashion as the current Elementary Band and Orchestra programs with a weekly before school rehearsal, but will NOT conflict with current band and orchestra rehearsals. The choir program will run through May, with our first rehearsal being Monday, September 23!

Choir will meet on Monday mornings at Norton Creek Elementary School from 8:10-8:50 a.m. Parents/guardians are responsible for dropping off their choir students at Norton Creek between 8:00-8:05 a.m. D303 Transportation will provide a bus for Fox Ridge students, who are enrolled in Before the Bell on Mondays, which will pick Fox Ridge students up at Munhall and bring them to Norton Creek for choir rehearsal. D303 transportation will also transport Fox Ridge students from Norton Creek to Fox Ridge after the morning rehearsal for the start of their school day. There will not be rehearsals on student non-attendance days. In addition to Monday rehearsals, we will be having choir rehearsals on the following days in which D303 elementary schools are following the Monday schedule to balance attendance days:
Tuesday, 10/15, choir rehearsal

Thursday, 1/9, choir rehearsal

The cost for choir is $20 for the school year. You will be charged the choir fee through Pushcoin once choir registration has closed. Please email your school’s Administrative Assistant if you are having any challenges with payment. Students will also be asked to purchase a choir t-shirt which is required for choir performances--that info coming after rehearsals begin.

Our first concert will be Vertical Voices, on January 27, 2025 at Wredling Middle School, which will encompass D303 choir students from 5th through 12th grades. I will update you when I have more details. We will also have 2 more performances in the spring--both TBD.

The goal of the 5th grade elementary choir program is to offer a formal choral music opportunity to our young students and to enrich their musical experience while preparing for middle and high school vocal music possibilities. We will work on ensemble practice, team building, vocal technique, vocal health, unison and part-singing, all through a rich variety of vocal music repertoire. I look forward to this adventure and hope your child will be a part of this wonderful experience!

If you would like to register your student for 5th Grade Choir, please click the link below:

Choir Registration Form

Registration will be open through 9/23.

If you have questions, please do not hesitate to email me!
Sincerely,

Mrs. Beetstra
St. Charles CUSD 303
Norton Creek/Fox Ridge General Music and 5th Grade Choir Director

adrianne.gallaugher-beetstra@d303.org

In D303, we value the opportunity to provide a community of care and support to our families, especially those faced with financial hardship. If your family is currently experiencing a significant financial need, our community partnerships have several supports available for families, including school clothes/shoes, winter coats/accessories, school supplies, toiletries, holiday meals, and/or holiday gifts. If you would like to be considered for any of these supports, please complete the Family Resource Form by September 13, 2024.

En D303, valoramos la oportunidad de proveer una comunidad de cuidado y apoyo a nuestras familias, especialmente a aquellas que enfrentan dificultades financieras. Si su familia está experimentando actualmente una necesidad financiera significativa, nuestras asociaciones comunitarias tienen varios apoyos disponibles para las familias, incluyendo: ropa/calzado para la escuela, abrigos/accesorios de invierno, materiales escolares, artículos de aseo personal, comidas para los días festivos, y/o regalos para navidad. Si desea que se le tenga en cuenta para cualquiera de estas ayudas, por favor, rellene este formulario. Para ser considerado, es fundamental que complete esta encuesta a más tardar el viernes 13 de septiembre.

Fox Ridge students can join Ms. Adolph and Mrs. Harry in holding our school banner before the North vs East football game at North High School on October 4th! We also need plenty of cheering for the Fox Ridge Kicker, Mrs. Johnson! If your student will be there to carry the banner around the track with the teachers before the game, please email Mrs Monahan in the office at Colleen.Monahan@d303.org to be included in further communications. We look forward to seeing many Fox Ridge Foxes there! To donate to the Kick-A-Thon to benefit Fox Valley Food for Health and the Colette A. Miles Foundation, please use the QR code below

KICK-A-THON is a local event that began over 30 years ago as an effort from the St. Charles High School Dance Team to raise money to help kick cancer. It has grown to include East and North High School Dance Teams and other amazing charities. This charity event will benefit the Fox Valley Food for Health, Colette A. Miles Foundation, and the high school dance teams. To date, we have raised over a million dollars and need your help to keep that number growing. Please join the St. Charles High School Dance Teams as we raise money to kick cancer.

This year’s event will take place on Friday, October 4th, 2024, at St. Charles North High School, prior to the start of the varsity football game between St. Charles North and St. Charles East. Local community members who help with fundraising will form a kick line alongside the dance team members and kick 100 times in an effort to raise money for these charities.

Link to donate and support! See you there!

Begins next tuesday fopr those that have signed up, there are a few spots left. Information for Girls on the Run for grades 3-5

Link to smore

We will have an informational meeting at 6:00, on Thursday, September 19 in our LRC. All dads, grandpas, male role models that are interseted please attend this evening event.

Megan Mueller-Certified School Nurse

Christina Marello-Registered Nurse

They can be reached at 331-228-2404 in the Health Office or by email:

megan.mueller@d303.org

christina.marello@d303.org

Craving a cheeseburger? Join us at Culver's on Monday, September 16 from 5-8 p.m. to get your fix and support the PTO!

Purchase a yearbook by Monday, September 30 to receive a 10% discount. Purchase here: www.treering.com/validate. Use our school passcode: 101723832789399.

Support the Fox Ridge PTO! Funds raised from our Foxtrot FunRun will help us provide the following events, programs, initiatives, and materials for the 2024-2025 school year: assemblies; Basket Raffle; Bingo Night; Fall Fest; Field Day supplies; field trips; grounds beautification; Lip Sync; One School, One Book; Science Night; staff appreciation efforts; teacher classroom allotments; 5th grade celebratory items; and more.

Foxtrot FunRun Fall Fundraiser

We kindly ask that all 5th-grade families submit a candid first day of school photo from both kindergarten and 5th grade. Photos should be emailed to foxridgeyearbook@gmail.com and include your student's name and classroom in the subject line. Photos will be used for a number of PTO-based projects, including the yearbook and class video. Thank you!

I would like to have any interested parent/s that where unable to attend Curriculum Night to send me an email if they are interested in being the room parent or if they would like to volunteer for parties and/or class needs.
They can send me an email at

foxridgeptovicepresident@gmail.com

foxridgepto.com

ptofoxridge@gmail.com

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