March:

• Week of Mar 18 - IAR ELA testing starts for 3rd - 5th grade
• Fri. Mar 21st - St. Baldrick's Event at St Charles East High School 6pm - 900 pm
• Wed. Mar 26th - Early Release 2:35 pm dismissal
• Sat March 29th - April 6th - SPRING BREAK - NO SCHOOL

April:

• Week of April 8th - IAR Math testing starts for 3rd - 5th grade
• Tues. Apr 8th PTO Meeting 7:00 in LRC
• Thurs. Apr17th PTO Family Night 6-7:30
• Fri. Apr 18th - School Improvement (NO STUDENTS)
• April 21st - Returning Student Registration opens (for students entering 1st thru 5th)
• Tues. Apr 29th Culver's Night 5-8:00
• Wed. Apr 30th Early Release - 2:35 pm dismissal

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Dear Third, Fourth, and Fifth Grade Families,

Tomorrow, your child will begin the English Language Arts portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR), which is a state-required test for students in grades 3-8. Testing will take place on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at the following times:

📌 3rd Grade: 10:00 AM
📌 4th Grade: 12:35 PM
📌 5th Grade: 9:10 AM

To help our students stay focused, we kindly ask that you avoid scheduling appointments or early pickups during their testing time. If it’s unavoidable, please let us know in advance so we can make a plan to ensure they don’t miss their test.

To help your child do their best, please make sure they:
✅ Get a good night’s sleep
✅ Eat a healthy breakfast
✅ Arrive at school on time
✅ Bring their fully charged Chromebook

We appreciate your support in making this a smooth and successful testing experience for our students. Thank you for being our partners in learning!

Let’s Level Up!
Mr. Jarot

As you know, there are times throughout the day when your child may use their Chromebook at school and need to listen to a text or watch a quick video related to their learning. Headphones are one of our school supplies that every child needs.

We need your help... Take action steps bellow:

1. Check in with your child to make sure they have a working pair of headphones at school.
2. If needed, purchase a pair. They don't need to be expensive. (Amazon, Walmart, Meijer...)
3. Do you have any extra headphones lying around the house? Donate them to the school so we can give them to a child who needs an extra pair. Just drop them off at the office.

Click the link to order a yearbook for your student. Yearbooks are $20.00.

For ever $500 that we raise as a school, another teacher will get SLIMED! Students will get to vote on who will be slimed. Will it be Mr. Smith, Mr. Henley, Mrs. Hernandez, Mrs. Stombres, Mrs. Majewski, Mrs. Hubbs?... It could be anyone! The more we raise the more we slime!

Have you ever considered what it might take to help save someone's life?

What if all it took was to shave your head? (Or donate a few bucks!)

Every year, thousands of brave men, women, and children have joined the St. Baldrick's Foundation and shed their locks in support of childhood cancer research. I invite you to make a "bald" statement and join us on Friday, March 21st, 2025 at St. Charles East High School! Support this cause by shaving your head including registering online, raising money, and showing up at the main event! Please support us in our pursuit to raise funds to help eradicate the number one disease killer of children in the U.S. and Canada.

We will be selling "Lucky Charms" which will be a dollar donation towards St. Baldrick's. A "Lucky Charm" is where you can write your name on the charm and it will be posted as a supporter of St. Baldrick's Foundation. These will be available in the classroom shortly.

Our goal is to raise $4,320 as a school. This will include donations raised online from getting your head shaved, and even getting a "Lucky Charm". As an event, we would like to try and raise at least $20,000 for the St. Baldricks Foundation which grants funds for childhood research.

Our goal this year is to have as many people and schools participate in the event! Last year Team Anderson raised over $6,000. As a whole event, we raised over $30,000. For St. Baldrick's.

St. Baldrick's events have raised approximately $150 million, providing research grants to doctors and scientists at more than 200 institutions.

Going bald is not for everyone. But you can still help! Visit www.St. Baldricks.org and click Get Involved, the event name is St. Charles Challenge (or give me a call at 630-921-1978, or st.charleschallenge@gmail.com) to see other ways to be involved! You can sign up to volunteer, set up a fundraising page, donate on behalf of a participant (or to the event as a whole), or help us by spreading the word.

Together, let's Conquer Kids' Cancer!

Sincerely,

Brooks Nicewarner

St. Charles Challenge VEO

630-921-1978

5-Essentials Survey for PARENTS

In addition to student and teacher feedback, the 5essentials survey is also administered to District 303 parents. The Parent Survey is open from February 18, 2025, through March 28, 2025. All responses are confidential and will never be connected to you or your child. To take the survey, visit survey.5-essentials.org/Illinois and select the parent survey. A supplement report will also be generated if at least 20 percent of a school’s parents complete the survey.

After our fall fundraiser, the South Elgin Culver's told us we earned more money than any other school in their restaurant's history. So let's do it again! Please join us for a night of food, family, friends, and of course friendly staff (our Anderson teachers!).

Always feel free to call our school office with any question... big or small. (331)228-3300

or

Email the Principal, Mr. Jarot, at nathan.jarot@d303.org

We are happy to help!

Email: nathan.jarot@d303.org
Website: https://anderson.d303.org/
Location: 35W071 Villa Maria Road, St. Charles, IL, USA
Phone: 331-228-3300