Dear Erickson Families,

Welcome to the 2024-2025 Information Day. We are looking forward to seeing you TODAY for Information Day between 3:00-6:00. In the Erickson gym you will find the following information:

• Class Lists: Class lists have been thoughtfully created by all the staff at Erickson and can not be changed. I know each student will thrive in the class that was assigned to them! There will not be copies to take home available. Please note the teacher name and bus route.
• Bus Route Information
  
• School Supply Lists for 2024-2025
  
• 2024-2025 School Year Calendar
  
• Nurse Leeann Harnett and Nurse Kassy Lethert will be available to answer any medical questions.
• PTO Information: pay your party fees, purchase a kindergarten tote, purchase a supply pouch
• Clubs: After school club information
• The Library, Boy Scouts and Park District (The park district runs the before and after school care program at Erickson) will also be in attendance.
• Spirit Wear Sales
• Tour the Building: Please feel free to walk around the building to find your class! Teachers look forward to meeting you at Meet the Teacher on Wednesday, August 21 from 2:30-3:30

If you are unable to make information day, you can view your child's teacher in ALMA. You already created an account when you registered your child(ren). This will open for families at 3:00.

Registration fees will be posted to MY SCHOOL BUCKS . There is a delay in registration fees being posted to the MySchoolBucks accounts. The district is working on syncing MySchoolBucks to the new student system in ALMA. Parents/guardians will be notified when invoices have been created. The payment due date will be adjusted due to the delay. We apologize for any inconvenience this might have caused to families. If you haven't already created an account, please do so now: My School Bucks Instructions

Important beginning of the year dates:

• August 21 - 2:30-3:30 : MEET THE TEACHER/SCHOOL SUPPLY DROP OFF (ALL GRADES: Preschool-5th Grade). Bring your school supplies to drop off and meet your new teacher!
• August 22: FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL -1st-5th Grade (8:40-3:30)
• August 22-23: Kindergarten Assessment - Kindergarten Assessment Sign-Up: SIgn up for an hour slot of time on August 22 or 23 for your child to be assessed on early literacy/math skills. A parent(s) should also plan on attending this session to meet with a kindergarten staff member to go over kindergarten related information.
• August 26: FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL -Preschool & Kindergarten
• Preschool (AM-8:50-11:20 or PM-12:50-3:20)
• Kindergarten (AM-8:40-11:30) or (PM-12:40-3:30)
• August 30: FRIDAY - PTO Back to School Bash event from 5:30-7:00, all families are invited!

School Supply Lists for 2024-2025

or order the School Supply Tool Box offered by the PTO (see flyer below).

2024-2025 School Year Calendar

Please reach out if you have any question or concerns. The best way to reach me would be via email or phone: sjohnston@sd13.org or 630-529-2223.

Have a wonderful day!

Stacy Johnston

Principal

sjohnston@sd13.org

On Thursday, August 22 & Friday, August 23 from 8:25-8:40, all teachers will be outside greeting students and families during the first few days of school. Grades K, 4, & 5 will gather in the front of the school and grades 1, 2 & 3 will gather in the back of the building. Please look for your teacher on those days.

Arrival & Dismissal Procedures - Click to learn about arrival and dismissal procedures for the 2024-2025 school year.

-Families should utilize the parent parking lot (on the side of the building) for pick-up and drop-off.

-The front parking lot is designated for buses.

-Kindergarten - 5th grade morning arrival is between 8:25am-8:40am.

• 8:25-8:30 ALL students will gather in the front of the building.
• 8:30-8:40 ALL students will enter through the front of the building and go directly to their classrooms.

-School starts at 8:40.

BUS TRANSPORTATION for the 2024-2025 School Year: Families are automatically routed on a bus if you live 1.5 miles or further from the school . If you would like to DECLINE BUS TRANSPORTATION, please click on this BUS REQUEST: DECLINE BUS / SAFETY CONCERN FORM so your child(ren) are not routed on the bus for the 24-25 school year (you would then be dropping them off/picking them up daily).

If you have a safety concern regarding your bus stop, you may fill out this form: BUS REQUEST: DECLINE BUS / SAFETY CONCERN FORM After reviewing your request, you will be notified by September 3rd if a change will be made.

Please review your bus stop location. Please be on time for the bus. Please know that the first first weeks of school the bus may not be on time as the drivers are learning the routes and students are riding the bus for the first time. Please be patient.

The district will continue using the FIrst View Bus App for tracking bus routes. See the below flyer about the First View Bus App.

Message from Nurse Kassy

Required Health Forms:

• Kindergarten: Physical, Dental, & Vision

• 2nd Grade: Dental

• Health Office Website

Student Needs:

• Please inform the nurse of any allergies or sensitivities to foods, medications, and environmental allergens. If there are any pertinent details of your students' health that you feel the nurse needs to know, please reach out and discuss this with us. This information will allow staff to better support your student throughout the day.

About Your Student’s Medication:

• The district's medication administration policy mandates that all medication to be administered at school requires an MD order, including over-the-counter medications. Students may NOT keep over-the-counter meds in their backpacks or in their lockers--including cough drops, eye drops, Advil, etc. This is an important safety concern! Please review the policy included in the registration process.

• If your student requires an inhaler, Epi-Pen, or any oral medication, please obtain the medication form and appropriate health care plan from your physician when your child has their exam. Forms may also be obtained on the district website.

Excused Physical Education Class:

• Please note that all PE excuses need to be sent to the Nurse's Office. A parent may excuse a student from PE for up to 3 days (consecutively). Thereafter, a Doctor's note is required.

Calls home from the Nurse:

• Phone calls home are warranted in the event of a head injury, minor or major

• All in school sickness including fever of 100.4 (oral) or greater, vomiting and/or diarrhea

Please prepare to keep your child home until:

• Fever-free for a full 24 hours without the use of fever reducing medication.

• Vomiting and diarrhea has ceased for a full 24 hours

Please refer to the General Health Guidelines which can be found on the district website

Nurse's Office Contact Information:

Kasandra Lethert - KassandraLethert@sd13.org

NEW CLUB Girls on the Run - Grades 3-5

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