Fox Ridge Family Newsletter

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Please check out our overflowing Lost & Found when you come for door decorating, or other upcoming in school events.

Monday, May 12, at 7 p.m. in the LRC - Final PTO Meeting of the School Year

Friday, May 16, from 12-8 p.m.: PTO's Urban Air Fundraiser

Friday, May 23 - 5th Grade Funway Trip

Tuesday, May 27th - Field Day

At Fox Ridge, each student will achieve grade level standards in literacy, math and social emotional and behavioral skills.

First of all, on behalf of our entire staff—THANK YOU!
We felt truly appreciated this year. Every staff member was celebrated with beautiful, creative door decorations. We know that many families came in last Friday to decorate the doors, and the results were amazing. These were featured on the PTO Facebook page—if you haven’t seen it yet, take a look! The creativity brought so much joy to both staff and students.

Throughout the week, we were showered with treats, delicious breakfasts, flowers, handwritten notes, and a wonderful lunch today. Every gesture was deeply appreciated.

Tuesday’s all-school field trip to the Kane County Cougars game was the highlight of the week. It could not have been a more perfect day! Everyone had a great time—students and staff alike enjoyed the game, the music, and dancing between innings. It was heartwarming to bring our entire Fox Ridge community of readers together to celebrate.

This trip was sponsored by our building budget, and when we returned, students enjoyed ice cream donated by our PTO. The cool treat was a hit—thank you again to our incredible parent organization for making this possible.

During our second semester, all classroom teachers are identifying MVP's related to iReady. Last week was our first week, below are the students that were recognized by their classroom teacher's. They all had the photos taken and are highlighted in our front hall frames. We will do this moving forward to encourage iReady engagement and completion. We know that completing 45 minutes in both areas reading and math supports students in achieving their typical growth and stretch growth.

This is what teachers were asked to do-Please review your students data from the past week, identify a student that is most improved in reading and another that is most improved in math (this can be someone who is putting in more effort, time, passing more lessons, anything to recognize and acknowledge their work.)

Here are the students from this week - 4/26-5/2 Congratulations!

KBr Leo and Sofia

KB Hunter Hill and Cora Ludera

KG Olive Kimel and Jude Burton

1B Ollie and Penelope

1G Jack Naleway and Theodore Stone

1M Connor W. and Frank

2B Henry and Dylan

2H Judy Savchenko and Aiden Rutledge

2M Luke and Ruby

3D Ethan S. and Avery M.

3G Edson and Sydney

3M Bradley Gonzalez and Graham Stone

4Ad TImmy Murphy and Alex Sowinski

4An Vivian Brady and Natalie Siedor

4S James Murphy and Serafina

5M Ben Rath and Connor Orcutt

5T Kinsley and Arianna

(incorporating LRC, Art, Music, PE, and STEM)

As we prepare we will be in need of volunteers to help support this school-wide event...the volunteer schedule and sign-up will be released at the beginning of May.

***INCLEMENT WEATHER***

In the case of rainy weather, volunteers will not be needed, as we will adjust to an alternative Field Day option inside.

CHANGE OF CLOTHES:

Please remember to send a weather appropriate change of clothes to school with your student.

Warm weather is coming, we are looking for donations of girl/boy shorts in all sizes!

ILLNESS:

If your student is diagnosed with an illness or infection, please notify the health office. We are tracking our students' health closely to watch for any trends in the classrooms. This includes, but not limited to, respiratory illnesses, COVID, Flu, Pink Eye, and Strep. We appreciate any information you give us regarding your student in the event they are ill.

Please remind your student to cover their coughs and sneezes and wash their hands often.

The CDC recommends that people with strep throat stay home from work, school, or daycare until they meet the following criteria:

• They are no longer feverish
• They have been taking antibiotics for 24 hours

People with strep throat should also:

• Cover coughs and sneezes with a tissue or sleeve
• Wash hands frequently
• Wash cups, utensils, and other items that have been touched by an infected person

CDC 2024

Christina Marello, Building RN, 331-228-2404, christina.marello@d303.org.

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As we embark on the season of planning for the 2025-2026 school year, the identification process is underway for accelerated placement for next year’s 4th, 5th and 6th graders. Here is some helpful information:

• All 3rd grade students are automatically considered for potential placement in Academically Talented (AT) Math and AT ELA programming. You do not need to request it. However, you can reach out to ask questions about the process anytime using the contact information below.
  
  

• 5th grade students are also automatically considered for potential placement in an additional Accelerated Math Pathway that starts in middle school. This pathway provides for the completion of Algebra before entering high school by allowing students to complete more than one grade level of math in 6th grade and 7th grade.
  
  

• 5th grade students who are currently in our AT programming may be identified for potential placement in the Infinity Gifted Program at the middle school level. These students may take part in additional testing in February. Parents will be informed in advance if additional testing is requested.
  
  

• Families of students who are identified for placement in our AT Math, AT ELA, Infinity Gifted or Accelerated Math programming will be informed by March 28. Please refer to the Identification Timeline for additional information.
  
  

Yvette Stahl, Gifted Coordinator

yvette.stahl@d303.org | 331.228.6166

As part of our school wide behavior incentives, individual students earn Golden Paws from teachers for meeting our behavior expectations of being respectful, responsible and safe. The Paws are entered into a raffle drawing that takes place on Fridays during lunch time. Students are recognized by their peers and are able to select a small prize. If you have items you would like to donate (stickers, croc charms, pokemon cards, etc), please send them in to Mrs. Patty Griffith, our Student Support Interventionist.

Summer Strings is now accepting registrations for our very own D303 Summer Strings Camp in June! The dates are June 9 - 18 in the evenings at Thompson Middle School. Please see the flyer below and sign up today!

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.

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