Students will be working in class the next few weeks to set goals for academics as well as for learner behaviors. Involving students in their own goal setting and conferences is a powerful way to give them ownership over their own learning. Having them engaged in their conferences is also a great way to demonstrate for them that their teacher and their parents work together as a team to help them be successful at school.

Our Fall conference days are some of the most positive days of our school year as educators. Please take the opportunity to sign up for a time for your child’s conference. Pick-a-Time opens on Friday, September 27th and will close on Monday, October 7th. If you are unable to attend in person the two conference days, your child will be able to bring their goal setting home with them so you can have a conversation with them at home. Unfortunately, teachers will not be able to set aside different days for conferences.

Chris Balaskovits

christine.balaskovits@d303.org

Friday, September 27

Pick-A-Time Parent Teacher Conferences open up at 8:00 am (see info below)

Student Council's Kick-A-Thon Spirit Day (see info below)

Friday, October 4

Kick-A-Thon at St. Charles North High School - 6:30 pm

Monday, October 7

Pick-A-Time Parent Teacher Conferences closes at 11:59 pm

October 10-11

Parent/Teacher Conferences- NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS

Monday, October 14

Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples' Day Holiday - NO SCHOOL

Corron Families,

Earlier this week you received a district communication detailing D303’s efforts to enhance safety procedures for our students. In August, D303 educators took part in online and in-person ALICE training, which stands for Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, and Evacuate. As a result of this training, we are prepared to deliver age-appropriate lessons to our students, which will teach an options-based approach when responding to critical incidents.

Starting the week of September 30th, students will view an informational video, introducing them to the concepts of ALICE. Then throughout the fall students will engage in six lessons, roughly two lessons per month, with each lesson focusing the core ALICE concepts: Situational Awareness, Alert, Lockdown, Inform, and Evacuate.

Lessons are differentiated based on age-appropriateness and broken down into the following age groups:

• Early Childhood-Kindergarten

• 1st Grade-3rd Grade

• 4th-5th Grade

• Middle School

• High School

D303’s Safety and Security website has been updated to include informational ALICE resources, such as parent letters for each lesson. Students will participate in their first safety drill utilizing the ALICE concepts in January. For more information you are encouraged to visit the ALICE Family and Community site.

If you have any questions specific to your child’s learning, feel free to contact me at:

christine.balaskovits@d303.org

We encourage parents to help their children remember ALL of their belongings before coming to school. We do not interrupt instruction for drop-offs so we require you to email their teacher, as well as label their belongings when you bring them to the school.

In order to bring awareness to the upcoming 2024 Kick-A-Thon, Corron Coyotes are asked to participate in a spirit day on Friday, September 27th. Bring a dollar (or donate online) and WEAR YOUR FAVORITE SPORTS TEAM APPAREL.. All proceeds will benefit the Fox Valley Food for Health and Colette A. Miles Foundation.

See information below for more details regarding the Kick-A-Thon.

Join us at the 2024 Kick-A-Thon!

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!

Please see attachment for scheduling Parent/Teacher Conferences on October 10th & 11th.

October 10th and 11th are D303 Parent/Teacher Conferences. Unfortunately we are unable to meet with every family within the time constraints of the day. If you would like to meet for a conference with one of your child's specials teacher due to concerns or questions you have, please reach out via email to set up a time.

Art: rebecca.hubbs@d303.org

STEM: jordan.mcvicar@d303.org and/or alexandrea.breslin@d303.org

Music: alexandra.molidor@d303.org and/or sharon.lenning@d303.org

P.E.: ryan.benson@d303.org and/or john.michalisko@d303.org

D303 will host the 4th annual Pathways Night at Compass Academy on October 30. This career fair welcomes employers and educational institutions supporting careers that don't require a 4-year college degree. If you are a business owner and wish to participate in Pathways Night, please complete this form. More information for students and families interested in attending will be available in the next few weeks.

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.

View upcoming programs and access support resources.

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