Fox Ridge Family Newsletter

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Friday, January 17 at 8 p.m. - Ticket Sales for Foxes Take the Stage Begin via PushCoin

Monday, January 27th - 2025-26 Kindergarten Registration Begins!

Wednesday, January 29th - Elementary Early Release

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

As we head into a long three-day weekend, I hope everyone enjoys the time off and finds opportunities to rest, relax, and spend meaningful moments with friends and family.

In honor of Martin Luther King Jr., I take time to reflect on my purpose and how I can positively impact our Fox Ridge Community. I encourage you to talk with your children about the incredible man he was—a role model for positive change who exemplified great values and character.

Have a wonderful weekend, stay warm, and we’ll see you on Tuesday.

As a reminder, if your child is a car rider, please use the yellow cardstock to display your last name. This will help us manage dismissal efficiently. If we need to keep students inside on Tuesday at dismissal, we will use those cards to radio inside.

On Thursday, February 27th, all elementary students in D303 will have a half-day of school due to our Spring parent-teacher conferences. These conferences serve a different purpose than our Fall goal-setting conferences. Spring conferences provide teachers the opportunity to connect with families of students to discuss progress towards goals and areas for growth. The February 27 conferences have a much shorter time frame of 1:00 to 3:25. This means that teachers will only be able to meet with a few families that afternoon. Your child’s teacher will be sending a letter home next week with either a request to meet or a message stating that a conference is not necessary at this time.

Due to the 12:00 dismissal, students will not have lunch at school that day. All classrooms will take a snack break at some point in the morning.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to reach out, michelle.woodring@d303.org.

This week, we had the district's traveling Heart Adventure Challenge Course equipment. Students learned about the circulatory system and their hearts by pretending they were blood cells traveling through the heart and body. We also officially opened the climbing wall, which was a great addition to the course.

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The locked glass display case in our front lobby is a great opportunity for students to show off things they like to collect. Some examples of collections that could be displayed in the case: cards, figurines, stickers, stuffed animals, rocks/shells, or books. We will curate any collections submitted by students to ensure they are school appropriate. Collections will be displayed for 2 weeks. Interested? Fill out our Display Case Form for a chance to have your collections featured.

As part of our school wide behavior incentives, individual students earn Golden Paws from teachers for meeting our behavior expectations of being respectful, responsible and safe. The Paws are entered into a raffle drawing that takes place on Fridays during lunch time. Students are recognized by their peers and are able to select a small prize. If you have items you would like to donate (stickers, croc charms, pokemon cards, etc), please send them in to Mrs. Patty Griffith, our Student Support Interventionist.

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.

CHANGE OF CLOTHES:

Please remember to send a weather appropriate change of clothes to school with your student.

Also, we need donations of gently used GIRLS Pants, shirts and underwear.

ILLNESS:

If your student is diagnosed with an illness or infection, please notify the health office. We are tracking our students' health closely to watch for any trends in the classrooms. This includes, but not limited to, respiratory illnesses, COVID, Flu, Pink Eye, and Strep. We appreciate any information you give us regarding your student in the event they are ill.

Please remind your student to cover their coughs and sneezes and wash their hands often.

The CDC recommends that people with strep throat stay home from work, school, or daycare until they meet the following criteria:

• They are no longer feverish
• They have been taking antibiotics for at least 12–24 hours

People with strep throat should also:

• Cover coughs and sneezes with a tissue or sleeve
• Wash hands frequently
• Wash cups, utensils, and other items that have been touched by an infected person

CDC 2024

Christina Marello, Building RN, 331-228-2404, christina.marello@d303.org.

Act Registration

Thank you to all those who registered their act! Registration is now closed. Emails are being sent to notify lead contacts that their song has been approved.

Submitting Song File

MP3s of approved songs must be submitted to Juan Bazan by Friday, January 24. Need assistance editing your song? Juan is happy to help. Simply supply him with your MP3 and the two-minute segment you would like played for the performance. He will take care of the rest!

Tickets Go on Sale TONIGHT

Tickets ($8) will go on sale on Friday, January 17 at 8 p.m. Tickets are limited and sold on a first-come, first-served basis. We anticipate selling out the auditorium and encourage families to buy their tickets as early as possible. To purchase, visit PushCoin and click on your child's webstore. Search for Fox Ridge, and you will see the event listed.

To accommodate all Fox Ridge Foxes, each family may purchase up to eight tickets. You will not receive a seating assignment at the time of your purchase; ticket holders will receive an email the week of the event with their seating assignments. Performers and those adults designated as the lead contact for their child’s act will have reserved seats and do not require tickets.

Does your family have specific seating needs? Please be aware that the Norris Cultural Arts Center has long rows of seats without a center aisle. There is elevator-accessible seating in the balcony and limited wheelchair-accessible seating on both the main floor and balcony. Does this apply to you? Please let us know.

Questions?

Contact Emily Ide, our event coordinator.

This program runs from Thursday, January 2-Sunday, February 16.

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