• Wed. Sept 25th EARLY RELEASE - Student Dismissal at 2:35pm
  
• Fri. Sept. 27th PTO's Level Up Family Fun Night 6-7:30 PM (more info below)
  

OCTOBER

• Tues. Oct 1st PTO fundraising Dine out at Culvers (see more information below)

• Tues. Oct 8th - PTO Meeting 7:00pm in the LRC
• Wed. Oct 9th - Tekakwitha Woods Walk during PE
• Wed. Oct 9th - Walk & Roll to School Day
• Thurs. Oct 10th Parent Teacher Conferences - NO SCHOOL
• Fri. Oct 11th - Parent Teacher Conferences - NO SCHOOL
• Mon. Oct 14th - Columbus Day - NO SCHOOL
• Sat. Oct 19th Run Club 5K at Mount Saint Mary Park 8:00 am
• Sat. Oct 19th PTO Trunk or Treat 1:00-3:00pm
• Thurs Oct 24th - PICTURE RETAKES
• Wed. Oct 30th - Early Release - 2:35 DISMISSAL

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Parent Teacher Conferences will be on October 9th from 8 till 8, and October 10th from 8 till 12. There will be the option of in person or virtual appointment. Sign up will open on September 27th at 8:00 am.

You will need to log into your students HAC account, click on the home Icon then school links tab and then Parent Teacher Conference Scheduler. Please click this link for more detailed directions on scheduling conferences.

Parents, we will begin our SEL Student Surveys this week. This is a quick survey that helps us capture information to better support the needs of our students. Click below to read more about this survey.

SEL Survey Parent Letter

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!

Anderson Families,

Earlier this week you received a district communication detailing D303’s efforts to enhance safety procedures for our students. In August, D303 educators took part in online and in-person ALICE training, which stands for Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, and Evacuate. As a result of this training, we are prepared to deliver age-appropriate lessons to our students, which will teach an options-based approach when responding to critical incidents.

Starting the week of September 30th, students will view an informational video, introducing them to the concepts of ALICE. Then throughout the fall students will engage in six lessons, roughly two lessons per month, with each lesson focusing the core ALICE concepts: Situational Awareness, Alert, Lockdown, Inform, and Evacuate.

Lessons are differentiated based on age-appropriateness and broken down into the following age groups:

• Early Childhood-Kindergarten

• 1st Grade-3rd Grade

• 4th-5th Grade

• Middle School

• High School

D303’s Safety and Security website has been updated to include informational ALICE resources, such as parent letters for each lesson. Students will participate in their first safety drill utilizing the ALICE concepts in January. For more information you are encouraged to visit the ALICE Family and Community site.

If you have any questions specific to your child’s learning, feel free to contact me at nathan.jarot@d303.org.

Thanks,

Mr. Jarot

**Families Helping Families: Building a Community of Kindness**

At Anderson School, we've witnessed something truly special: families helping families, neighbors supporting one another, and adults teaching children the value of generosity. These acts of kindness are what make our Anderson community so unique. Now, we have a chance to add a little extra "sweetness" to our Sunshine Fund.

**What is the Sunshine Fund?**

The Sunshine Fund is a lifeline for Anderson families in need. Whether it's providing a child with new shoes, school supplies, or winter essentials like coats, gloves, and hats, this fund makes a tangible difference. It also helps families who have recently welcomed foster children into their homes, offering support with necessities like sheets, towels, clothing, and toiletries. The Sunshine Fund is all about the Anderson community coming together to lift one another up.

**How Can You Contribute?**

There are a couple of easy and fun ways to get involved:

1. **Donate via Pushcoin:** Click Here to contribute directly to the Sunshine Fund through a Pushcoin link. (Checks can also be made out to CUSD 303 and add Anderson Sunshine Fund on the memo line.)

TO DONATE FUNDS FROM LEMONADE STAND EVENTS, WE CAN ONLY ACCEPT CHECKS (Please keep cash donations, and write a check for the amount collected, check donations can then be deposited into the sunshine fund.) Please make checks payable to Anderson Elementary and put Sunshine fund in the memo line.

There are still a few Lemonade Stand Kits available and can be picked up at Anderson if you want to help the sunshine fund with a lemonade stand.

Together, we can continue to build a community where kindness flourishes and families support one another.

The purpose of this Google Form is to help Anderson School families connect by collecting and organizing contact information that you may want to share with other families. We often receive requests from parents looking to connect with others in their child's class for organizing playdates, planning birthday parties, or sending thank you notes.

Please take a moment to fill out the questions below. You can share as much or as little information as you're comfortable with. The details you provide will be compiled into a view-only spreadsheet that will be accessible to all Anderson School families.

This site is new this school year and has a lot of helpful information to stay connected with all things Anderson PTO.

Thank you to all the parents who came to the September PTO meeting! We were able to brainstorm for Trunk-or-Treat, our December family fun night, and ways to fundraise throughout the year. We hope to see you in October!

Interested in participating in the trunk decorating contest?

We are looking for mummies and daddies to decorate their trunks on Saturday, October 19th. The event is from 1:00-3:00pm. Trunks can begin being set up at 11:30 and need to be ready for trick-or-treaters by 1. You decorate your trunk and we will supply the candy for kids (check out Pinterest for some great ideas). Please keep in mind that decorations should be appropriate for elementary students, so no blood and guts. Feel free to include your own game/activity or we have a few that can be borrowed. There will be a trunk decorating contest with a chance to win some awesome prizes! Students attending will vote for their favorite trunk, and winners will be announced at school on Monday. Please register your vehicle by Wednesday, October 16th.

Click here to sign up.

Questions? Contact us at: v.galloway@outlook.com

To register electronically, you can click anywhere on the photo.

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