The Viking Voyager

Hello Little Viking Families,

Welcome back to our 3 weeks of school before winter break! Even though these weeks will go fast, there is a lot happening around the school. Next week is our winter i-ready benchmarking assessments. In class, K-1 students will take this assessment to measure their growth so far this year in the areas of Reading and Math. With the tight winter window, these results may not be sent home until the new year, but please make sure to get students to school on time and rested so they can show their best on these assessments next week!

Speaking of attendance, this week back we have had a large amount of student tardies. Please remember class STARTS at 7:50am. Students should be arriving to school prior to that time. We do have some students struggling in the mornings when they are arriving late and missing those morning routines. We want to make sure they have a great start to their day, and being on time is a huge factor for our littlest learners! Thank you for your support.

A few additional reminders:

1. Winter Reading Incentive - Students went home this week with a 2 week calendar. If they read for 14 days over the month of December and turn in their signed calendar, they will get a voucher for 10 FREE points in Chuck E’ Cheese! This can be used anytime, but FTC is hosting a dine out/Salt Creek event at Chuck E’ Cheese over winter break on Friday Dec. 27th. See the flyer below for more details and coupons!

2. In the event of an emergency weather day, we may utilize our eLearning plan and hold school remotely. This is still considered a school day and students must be called out if absent. Teachers will prepare students ahead of time to know how to join remotely. If you can have them log in to their computers, we can guide them the rest of the way! Please be sure to review the eLearning day schedule in more detail below in case we need to use it!

3. Our final week before break Salt Creek and Swartz will be having a spirit week! See the details below, but a flyer will come home the Friday before as a reminder as well.

4. Starting in January, I will be taking a short FMLA leave and Mr. Steven Hanus will be acting Principal at Salt Creek School! Please reach out to him with any building concerns. This will be an easy and positive transition for our building and students since Mr. Hanus knows all of our students and staff already. I am so grateful he agreed to step up and lead the building in my absence. If you need to contact him, you can still call the school and ask to be directed to the principal, or email him at shanus@saltcreek48.org. I will be returning to work intermittently throughout February and March and will be back in the building full time after spring break in April.

Have a great weekend little viking families,

-Mrs. Scanlan

December 16-20, 2024 - Spirit Week (see attached flyer)

December 19, 2024 - SC Winter Parties at 1:30 - 2:15 pm

December 20, 2024 - Half Day dismissal at 10:50 pm / NO PRESCHOOL ATTENDANCE

Please read this update from the health office.

Students will go outside for recess when the weather and temperature is in the green and yellow categories. If the temperatures near the red zone students will have indoor recess.

Hello All ~

We are a donation site for Toys for Tots. The box is located by the district office entrance! We will accept unwrapped toy(s) donations to any of the school offices (AMS, the box is located in the District Office), by Friday, December 13. These toys are being collected specifically for families in DuPage County to help make the holidays a little brighter for children in our area.

Toys for Tots DuPage County, Illinois

All families will be notified of eLearning days through a thrillshare message from our superintendent, Dr. Amy Zaher. It will also be posted on our website and social media platforms. We do our best to notify families as soon as possible before a coming storm so students, families, and staff can be prepared.

K-4 SCHEDULE:

• Live Instruction: 8:00-11:00 (2.5 hours with two 15 minute breaks)

• CORE content: ELA, Math, Science, Social Studies

• Lunch/Break: 11:00-12:00

• Asynchronous Instruction: 12:00-2:30

• Students may work on this at their own pace and timing

• Classwork: Online Platforms/Homework

• math work, IXL, i-Ready, RazKids, Choice Board, Writing/Journal, etc…

• Specials: Teachers create an asynchronous lesson for each grade level. Lesson should take 20-30 minutes. Students complete all specials lessons regardless of which classes they typically have that day.

• Art

• PE

• Music

• STEM

• Classroom Teachers are available to answer parent emails/questions.

PRESCHOOL SCHEDULE:

Provide 45-60 minutes of at home work

• Link sent to parents via email

• Activities will be attached

• Teachers online and available to contact and questions

New Name, New Direction: Arbor Management is now Whitson's Culinary Group

Exciting news for Salt Creek District 48 families! Arbor Management, our current food service provider, is now part of the Whitson's Culinary Group family. At Whitson's, they believe in real ingredients and authentic flavors, crafting meals that nourish both body and mind.

Click on this link to learn more about Whitson's commitment to healthy, delicious school meals in the attached letter. Discover their focus on scratch-cooked dishes, innovative menus, and age-appropriate options for all grade levels. You'll also find information about Whitson's Real Meals™ program and their interactive tools for exploring menus and dietary needs.

Whitson's new menu will begin on November 18, 2024! The online interactive meal planner will be available very soon at this link: https://www.fdmealplanner.com/#menu/mp/. If you have any questions, please contact Dana Carlson, our General Manager, at carlsond@whitsons.com.

Next 2 weeks: OPM - Supporting others when they struggle & Wildcard/Review

Any questions about FTC and/or events please contact Brittany at bsebesta@saltcreek48ftc.org

-Friday 12/20 | Wendy's Dine Out! 1S576 Midwest Road, Oakbrook Terrace

Don't make lunch or dinner on Friday, December 20! Eat at Wendy's and support FTC!

Celebrate the last day of school before winter break and take advantage of the half day by having lunch with friends! Eat at the Wendy's in Oakbrook Terrace all day on December 20 and 30% of sales will benefit FTC!

-Fri. 12/27 | Chuck E. Cheese Dine Out! 200 W. Roosevelt Road, Villa Park

Join FTC for a fundraiser at Chuck E. Cheese in Villa Park on Friday, December 27!

This is a great way to spend a day over winter break! Coordinate with friends or come any time between 11 am and 9 pm to play! 20% of proceeds from the dine out will come back to FTC!

Mention FTC when ordering and click the flyer for additional coupons for day of use!

-Save the date-January FTC Meeting

The next FTC meeting is Monday, January 6 at 7:00 PM at Albright Middle School in the cafeteria. New members are always welcome to learn about what FTC does and different ways you can get involved! Involvement can be large or small, we appreciate any way you can give your time! We love to hear new ideas and see new faces!

Sign up and/or update your Salt Creek 48 Family Teacher Children (FTC) Membership today to receive important information! It needs to be updated each year to stay active! The directory is a wonderful way to stay connected with families!

https://saltcreek48ftc.membershiptoolkit.com/open_forms

These are items that will always be listed at the bottom of the newsletter for parent reference. This includes: Lunch menus, fee information, school/bus/OBT Park District contact information, and emergency procedures.

All new or updated information is listed above.

Attention Parents - School doors open at 7:40 am. There is no staff supervision prior to this time. Classes start at 7:50 am.

Students who come in late find it harder to establish a good morning routine at school. Teachers are beginning instruction and a late student is missing out. Thank you for your assistance in making sure your students arrive to school on time!

Don't forget to check and pay any overdue lunch balances. You can check balances and pay on your parent Skyward account. You can also send cash or check payment to school with your child in a marked envelope with name and what payment is for. The office will then account for the cash or check payment on your student's Skyward.

Standard Response Protocol

Salt Creek District 48 has adopted an emergency protocol response from the I Love U Guys Foundation. This is a program that has been adopted by many of the schools within DuPage County. Over the summer, the administrative team attended training on the protocol and is passing along the training to all staff. We also want to make families aware of the five different protocols so you can be familiar with the language you may hear your child or the school use.

In your parent portal in skyward, click on the fee payment tile, then in the far right hand top corner click on the "make online payments" button. This will take you to Revtrak. Make sure to sign up before you try to make payment. Once you can sign in, click the Make a Payment button in the middle of the page. This new service will streamline the payments so you can make a payment or set up recurring payments. This is directly connected to Skyward so you see the money immediately go to your child's account. If you have any questions please email or call your school office.

Preschool Payments: Once in Revtrak you will see in the upper right area an arrow next to SHOP. Click the arrow and pick Preschool in order for you to complete your payment. If you have any questions please email or call the Salt Creek school office.

Salt Creek - Angie Holden - aholden@saltcreek48.org 630-832-6122 ext. 4001

LEAP is an aftercare program that is ran by the Oakbrook Terrace Park District Heritage Center. The program is located at Salt Creek Primary School. Please contact the Oakbrook Terrace Park District at 630-627-6100 to sign your child up if you are in need of aftercare.

Lauren Scanlan, Principal

lscanlan@saltcreek48.org

Salt Creek 630-832-6122 ext. 4004

Angie Holden, Salt Creek Administrative Assistant to the Principal

aholden@saltcreek48.org

630-832-6122 ext.4001

Danyelle Olsen, District Nurse

dolsen@saltcreek48.org

630-832-6122 ext. 4003

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