Ferson Creek eNews
November 22, 2024
Important Dates
NOVEMBER
11/25-11/29 -Thanksgiving Break, no school
DECEMBER
12/3 - 12/6 - iReady Testing
12/6 - Frosty Fest 5:00-7:00 pm @ Ferson Creek
12/12-12/13 - Smencil Sale sponsored by Student Leadership Club
12/23-1/6 Winter Break (NO SCHOOL)
1/7 - School Resumes for Students
From Mrs. McKnight
I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving and finds joy in the time with family!
Enjoy your week,
Kristy McKnight
BHFV Update
Ferson Creek's 10 Days of Giving with Big Hearts was an absolute success! Our community came together in an amazing way! Thank you to every single person and student who donated, was a volunteer shopper, spread the word and collected items at morning drop off. You all made this happen! We were able to GENEROUSLY fulfill all 20 student wishlists between items donated and shopped for with $4,455 in monetary donations by Ferson families and local businesses. We had $1450 left over and purchased gift cards for meals, toiletries, winter coats and school supplies that Big Hearts of Fox Valley can use the rest of the year for D303 families in need.
Ferson Creek spread A LOT of kindness, we should all feel so proud!
Ferson Creek Spirit Wear-Order by 12/2
Ferson Creek Families! From now until 12/2 purchase your Ferson Creek Spirit Wear online. Orders will be delivered to school before the winter break begins. This is a great opportunity to purchase holiday gifts! A portion of your purchase will be donated back to the Ferson Creek PTO and is being allocated to support the school-wide Townhall kindness initiative!
Kindness Awards
There was a typo on our August list of Kindness Award winners that was shared last week. Please see the image below that correctly names our 5th grade recipients. Thank you to all our students for following the Ferson Way and exhibiting Kindness throughout Ferson!
i-Ready Mid-Year Diagnostic
The second i-Ready diagnostic assessment is scheduled to be taken between December 3rd and December 13th. This is a mid-year check on how students are progressing towards their growth goal. Please see this letter from our Assessment Department for specifics, including how to access your child's scores.
Inclement Weather Procedures
Ferson Creek Funnies Online Submissions!
Do you have an amazing joke you would love to share with the school? The main office is accepting online submissions for the "Joke of the Day" which we share each day at dismissal time! We look forward to your submissions.
Salvation Army-Jim Wheeler Toys for Kids Donations!
The Salvation Army’s annual Jim Wheeler Toys for Kids program is
again in full swing. This program collects and distributes toys for
the needy boys and girls of the Tri-City area. The program is named
in honor of the late Jim Wheeler who was the creator and driver
behind this effort.
Once again, we are asking for your support of this program for
children at Christmas time. We are looking for new, unwrapped toys
and games and also will be accepting monetary contributions and
gift cards to help make this Christmas a very special one. This
program has had great success in the past due to your support.
In the past, you have helped us by adding new and unwrapped toys
to our toy collection boxes at your school. The items you provided
made so many families happy.
Thanks so much for your consideration!
Smencils Sale-December 12th & 13th
Lost & Found-LAST CALL!!
1st Annual Community Gingerbread House Contest & Display-December 7th
District 303 Partners With GPS Parent Series
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.
Ferson Creek Spirit Wear
Click image below to order!
Attendance Information
Please call 331-228-2300 to report absences and choose option "1" or email Cheryl Wiley at cheryl.wiley@d303.org
- Messages can be left 24 hours a day.
- Please leave your name, your child's name, phone number, reason for absence and your child's symptoms if ill.
- If you have advance notice of an absence please fill out our prearranged absence form, inform your child's teacher and submit the completed form to the front office. You are allowed up to 5 prearranged absences per school year.
Lunch & Recess Volunteers
Our parent volunteers are an integral part of our school community. Therefore, we'd love to invite you to spend time with Ferson Creek students during lunch and lunch recess.
Interested? Information and sign up can be found using this link.
Please keep in mind that it is important to keep our students, staff members, and volunteers safe while they are in our schools. Given that, all volunteers must:
- Have your ID ready and sign in at the office to receive your visitor badge.
- EACH YEAR complete a Volunteer Liability Form. If the school does not have one on file for you and you do not provide one, the office will provide one for you when you come for your first day as a volunteer.
If you have any questions, please contact:
Dr. DuCharm (331-228-5920, Alison.DuCharm@d303.org)
School Directory -PTO
If you'd like to be a part of the optional, PTO sponsored school directory, please login into your Membership Toolkit account to update your students' information for the 2024-25 school year. All students' grade levels have been advanced, but you will need to update their teachers.
If you don't have an account yet, be sure to register! You can update your account privacy settings at any time!
2024-2025 Early Release Dates
2024-2025 District Calendar
Ferson Creek Elementary
Website: https://fersoncreek.d303.org/
Location: 38W160 Bolcum Road, St. Charles, IL, USA
Phone: 331-228-2300
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Ferson-Creek-Elementary-1492773537612187/