Richmond Elementary E-News

Dear Parents,

Thank you for taking the time to attend Curriculum Night! We greatly appreciate your involvement and commitment to your child’s education. It was wonderful to connect with you and share our plans for the year.

Your presence and engagement mean a lot to us, and we look forward to a successful school year ahead, filled with growth and learning! Classroom teachers will be (or have already) sending/sent out the curriculum night presentations for your review.

Sincerely,

Richmond Staff

In D303, we value the opportunity to provide a community of care and support to our families, especially those faced with financial hardship. If your family is currently experiencing a significant financial need, our community partnerships have several supports available for families, including school clothes/shoes, winter coats/accessories, school supplies, toiletries, holiday meals, and/or holiday gifts. If you would like to be considered for any of these supports, please complete the Family Resource Form by September 13, 2024.

En D303, valoramos la oportunidad de proveer una comunidad de cuidado y apoyo a nuestras familias, especialmente a aquellas que enfrentan dificultades financieras. Si su familia está experimentando actualmente una necesidad financiera significativa, nuestras asociaciones comunitarias tienen varios apoyos disponibles para las familias, incluyendo: ropa/calzado para la escuela, abrigos/accesorios de invierno, materiales escolares, artículos de aseo personal, comidas para los días festivos, y/o regalos para navidad. Si desea que se le tenga en cuenta para cualquiera de estas ayudas, por favor, rellene este formulario. Para ser considerado, es fundamental que complete esta encuesta a más tardar el viernes 13 de septiembre.

The TLC (Tiger Lunch Crew) program is a school-based, family, and community engagement initiative designed to strengthen connections between parents, students, and staff. Inspired by similar successful programs like WATCH D.O.G.S.®, TLC is focused on fostering a supportive and positive school environment where parents can actively participate in their child's school experience.

Our program allows parents and guardians to volunteer during lunch and recess shifts to help supervise and build meaningful connections with students.

The Tiger Lunch Crew (TLC) is open to all parents, guardians, and caregivers. Volunteers play an essential role in creating a nurturing school community and supporting teachers and staff. Through this program, we hope to bring more volunteers onto campus, demonstrating the power of family engagement in boosting student success and well-being.

If you would like please sign-up for any lunch shift, any day school is in session. We will have two volunteer slots available per lunch. After you sign up, just come to the main office with an ID so we can check you into our system on the day(s) you volunteer.

SIGN-UP LINK HERE

We are excited to offer an exciting parent engagement opportunity. During the end of September and early October, we will invite guest readers into classrooms to read a book that pertains to Hispanic Heritage Month. For a list of possible books please click HERE. If you have another title you are interested in reading, please e-mail your book idea to our LRC director at brittany.brandenburg@d303.org to see if it can be added to our list.

To sign up we will use Sign Up Genius. Please note, you do need to create a FREE account if you do not have one in order to sign up. To sign up for a slot, please click HERE. Please fill out the book you are reading in the comment section.

Please sign-up for a club by Tuesday, September 17th!

Did you know that students who participate in clubs and extra curricular activities in school feel a bigger sense of belonging and connectedness? We currently offer a variety of musical clubs such as Orchestra, Band and Choir. We also currently have Precision Fitness Club and Chess Club which will soon be offered. We also have Student Council to give students opportunities to be leaders in our school. Info on those clubs will be coming in a few weeks. We also have some club opportunities that are offered during the day. One time per week on Fridays, students will meet at 8:50 a.m. (or when their bus drops them off) until 9:20 a.m. They will miss their Friday Classroom Morning Meeting while Friday clubs will take its place. Please see our CLUB DESCRIPTIONS for our club offerings. If you're interested in your child participating please complete the club application. A child can only be in one Friday club as they run at the same time.

KICK-A-THON is a local event that began over 30 years ago as an effort from the St. Charles High School Dance Team to raise money to help kick cancer. It has grown to include East and North High School Dance Teams and other amazing charities. This charity event will benefit the Fox Valley Food for Health, Colette A. Miles Foundation, and the high school dance teams. To date, we have raised over a million dollars and need your help to keep that number growing. Please join the St. Charles High School Dance Teams as we raise money to kick cancer.

This year’s event will take place on Friday, October 4th, 2024, at St. Charles North High School, prior to the start of the varsity football game between St. Charles North and St. Charles East. Local community members who help with fundraising will form a kick line alongside the dance team members and kick 100 times in an effort to raise money for these charities.

Link to donate and support! See you there!