Erickson Express

Dear Erickson Families,

There is NO SCHOOl on Friday, October 11th or Monday, October 14th. We will see you back on October 15th!

Last chance to sign-up and/or volunteer for Family Pumpkin Night on Thursday, October 17th and Spooky Season Trivia on October 23. See flyers below.

Halloween at Erickson will be celebrated on Thursday, October 31st. Families are invited to the outdoor Halloween parade at 1:30 for PM Preschool-5th grade students. Students will walk along the sidewalk in the front of the school. The AM Preschool-AM Kindergarten outdoor parade will be at 10:00.

REMINDER: Students are not able to go home and change into their costumes. Students should bring their costume to school to change into right before the parade. No weapons (swords, knives, guns, etc.) are allowed. Masks can be worn during the parade and party. PTO will be providing two snacks during the party. Due to allergies, parents do not need to send in any additional treats / halloween bags for classmates. Parent volunteers are discouraged from taking home students at 3:00. All students will dismiss at 3:30. This helps with safety and accountability of students. Thank you!

SAVE THE DATE - Veteran's Day: Erickson's Veteran's Day Assembly will be on Veteran's Day, Monday, November 11th at 2:00. If you have a member of your family, neighbor, or friend that has served our country, PLEASE extend an invite to our Veteran's Day Assembly. We would love to honor as many guests as possible! MORE INFORMATION TO COME as well as an RSVP will be in the next issue!

Kind reminder that school starts at 8:40. Students should be in the building by 8:40. THANK YOU!

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

• October 11: Institute Day, No School for Students
• October 14: No School: Columbus/Indigenous Peoples' Day
• October 15: Global Handwashing Day (Nurse Kassy will be talking to the students about appropriate handwashing - this prevents sharing germs)
• October 17: Family Pumpkin Night 5:00-7:00pm (see flyer )
• October 18: Hot Lunch
• RED RIBBON WEEK OCTOBER 21-OCTOBER 25
• October 21: Hot Lunch, Team up and Tackle Drugs (wear your favorite sport team jersey aor shirt)
• October 22: School Store, Slip Away from Drugs (Wear pajamas & slippers)
• October 23: Too Fancy for Drugs (Wear your nicest outfit)
• October 24: Put a Cap on Drugs (wear a hat)
• October 25: Hot Lunch, Strong Choices, Strong Character(Wear your Pillar Shirt) Eagle's Nest- Wear Pillar Shirts or a colored shirt / School Improvement day 1:40 early dismissal - see note below
• October 28: Hot Lunch, PTO Meeting 5:30-6:30 at Erickson in the library
• October 31: Halloween Classroom Parties
• • 10:00: Kinder/Preschool Halloween Parade (outside)
  • 10:20-11:20: Kinder/Preschool Halloween Party
  • 1:30-2:00: Preschool-5th Grade Halloween Parade (outside)
  • 2:00-3:00: Preschool-5th Grade Halloween Party

• **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.

Students in grades 1-5 completed a Math Fact Fluency Assessment. Individual results were shared with families. Please encourage students to meet their grade level goals by practicing math facts daily. Practice links are provided below.

Mrs. Grover and Mrs. Barnett created a book challenge for students. Students received the below Bingo Board in their online Library Google Classroom and were provided directions by Mrs. Grover during library classes. Please consider reading with your child to help them complete the below reading challenge. Students will earn prizes!

This section will feature students who excel!

Please send in pictures to sjohnston@sd13.org if you would like your child featured in a future Express.

William Lefort is a 3rd grader at Erickson who loves math and science! Outside of the classroom he enjoys being a big brother to his 2 sisters and plays basketball, football, hockey and baseball. In his spare time he likes to go fishing and play video games. Happy birthday, William!

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