Fox Ridge Family Newsletter

Please do not reply to this email or any sent from our mass communication system. These are noreply products. A few families have attempted to email me using this email or replying to this email, but fortunately they also included their teachers so it was received and we noticed the noreply email which was intended for the principal. The correct email is michelle.woodring@d303.org.

Friday, January 31st - Foxes Take the Stage Ticket Sales Close at 8PM

Monday, February 3rd- K-2nd grade East HS Soccer Clinic

Tuesday, February 4th - Wasco Baseball Clinic K-2nd grade

Wednesday, February 5th - 3rd-5th grade East HS Soccer Clinic
Friday, February 7 at 6 p.m. - Foxes Take the Stage: A Lip Sync Event

Monday, February 17th - NO School-President's Day Holiday

Tuesday, February 18th -NO School for Students

Thursday, February 20 at 6:30 p.m. - PTO's Parent Night Out at Whiskey Bend

Friday, February 21st - End of 2nd Trimester for Elementary Students

Please check your child's HAC (Home Access Center) account for emergency contacts. All students should have at least one emergency contact that is not a parent. In case of emergencies or illness an emergency contact is someone who can pick your child up from school within one hour of being called. Please email Nia.York@d303.org or Colleen.Monahan@d303.org to add an emergency contact for your child or children.

If for ANY reason you need to get out of your car while picking up your child from school (ie-strapping child into car seat, child needs assistance), PLEASE PARK and walk to pick up your child. There is NO exiting of vehicles in the Pick Up/ Drop Off Lane. This is too dangerous and delays the Pick Up/Drop Off lane from moving! In addition, as you are waiting on Tyler to enter the parking lot at arrival or dismissal time, it is suggested that you put your hazards on so that other moving traffic is aware that you are stopped.

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

Today was our 100th day of school—what a celebration! Our kindergarten students dressed up as if they were 100 years old, while our first graders invited parents to help make t-shirts decorated with 100 items. We also made 100 positive phone calls to acknowledge the hard work of our students. Highlighting the positives and reflecting on all we have accomplished in these first 100 days as a new Fox Ridge community is something to be very proud of.

This week also marked the conclusion of our PEACE Week, led by our school team, including our social workers, Mrs. Wollak and Mrs. Griffith, and our SSI, Mrs. Griffiths, along with many others. Students learned about peaceful problem-solving and wrapped up the week by decorating coffee sleeves to spread kindness. These will be distributed at The Daily Bean in the St. Charles Public Library.

Next week, students participating in the lip sync event will rehearse on Tuesday, with the performance taking place on Saturday. I look forward to seeing the acts on Tuesday!

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 last week-Congratulations!

KB Annie Griffiths/Hunter Hill

KG Nickolai Laurance/Lucy Abts

KP Kallista Nava/Bash Sabree

1B Sebastian/Daniel

1G Tommy Chapek/Keira McPherrin

1M Madelyn Haegele/Nathan Gonzalez

2B Kaydin/Jesus

2H Avery Parrin/Judy Savchenko

2M Tilly Hayward/Eli Johnson

3D Kieran/Evie

3G Josie Z./Edson

3M Eden B./Graham M.

4Ad Alana Johnson/Richie Munoz

4An Lauren Kenny/Jonny Murphy

4S Vishwash Halli/Grace Larsen

5M Jude Boyle/Amelia Wifler

5T Abby David/Will Pokorny

5U Victoria Lyons/Julia Vogel

On Thursday, February 27th, all elementary students in D303 will have a half-day of school due to our Spring parent-teacher conferences. These conferences serve a different purpose than our Fall goal-setting conferences. Spring conferences provide teachers the opportunity to connect with families of students to discuss progress towards goals and areas for growth. The February 27 conferences have a much shorter time frame of 1:00 to 3:25. This means that teachers will only be able to meet with a few families that afternoon. Your child’s teacher will be sending a letter home next week with either a request to meet or a message stating that a conference is not necessary at this time.

Due to the 12:00 dismissal, students will not have lunch at school that day. All classrooms will take a snack break at some point in the morning.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to reach out, michelle.woodring@d303.org.

The locked glass display case in our front lobby is a great opportunity for students to show off things they like to collect. Some examples of collections that could be displayed in the case: cards, figurines, stickers, stuffed animals, rocks/shells, or books. We will curate any collections submitted by students to ensure they are school appropriate. Collections will be displayed for 2 weeks. Interested? Fill out our Display Case Form for a chance to have your collections featured.

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.

CHANGE OF CLOTHES:

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

Also, we need donations of gently used GIRLS Pants, shirts and underwear.

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 at least 12–24 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.

Time is running out to purchase your tickets to our lip sync event on Friday, February 7 at 6 p.m. at the Norris Cultural Arts Center. Each family may purchase up to eight tickets ($8/each). You will not receive a seating assignment at the time of your purchase; ticket holders will receive an email next week with their seating assignment. Performers and those adults designated as the lead contact for their child’s act will have reserved seats and do not require tickets.

Please be aware that the Norris Cultural Arts Center has long rows of seats without a center aisle. There is elevator-accessible seating in the balcony and limited wheelchair-accessible seating on both the main floor and balcony. If you have a specific seating need, you may indicate so when placing your ticket order.

This program runs from Thursday, January 2-Sunday, February 16.

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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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The D303 Community Preschool has openings for the 2025-2026 school year. The Preschool Lottery will be held from January 21, 2025 - February 7, 2025. Names will be drawn on February 10, 2025 and you will be notified by end of day February 11, 2025 if you received a spot for the 2025-2026 school year. Those who are not selected in the lottery will be placed on a waitlist and will be notified if space becomes available.

If you are interested in D303 Community Preschool for the 25-26 school year please fill out the link below for your child to be added to the lottery.

25-26 Preschool Lottery Sign-up