Davis Elementary

Thank you for your continued support and for being a partner in your child’s learning. 1-5 grade students have completed fall i-Ready testing; kindergarten students will be finished by September 13. Your child’s report will be available online in your child’s i-Ready account. For more information about what to expect as a parent/guardian or how to access your student’s online diagnostic results please click HERE.

You can also learn more about i-Ready by visiting https://sites.google.com/d303.org/i-readyresources/home.

• Families, you may pre-order your child’s photos at https://inter-state.com/order with order code 87180ZF

• Retakes will be taken on Friday, Nov. 8th if you are not pleased with the pictures.

• Please note, each student will receive a free class picture later in the school year.

In order to provide consistency and continuity across grade levels, our Davis teachers have developed homework expectations for each grade level. As a staff, we recognize that many of our students have outside activities after school. While homework has an important role in the learning process, it should not cause undue stress for students or their parents. The purpose of homework is to practice skills already taught in the classroom to become more proficient in that area. If your child is spending too much time or becoming stressed about homework, please reach out to your child’s teacher and let them know. We want our students to have time each day to just be kids too. If your child accidentally leaves their homework at school, please encourage them to remember it the next day. Students cannot return to their classrooms to pick up forgotten homework.

Dear Families of 5th Grade Students!

We are thrilled to announce that this year D303 is again offering a 5th Grade Choir Program for ALL Elementary Schools! This program will run in a similar fashion as the current Elementary Band and Orchestra programs with a weekly before school rehearsal, but will NOT conflict with current band and orchestra rehearsals. The choir program will run through May, with our first rehearsal being Monday, September 23!

Choir will meet on Monday mornings at Davis Elementary School from 8:10-8:50 a.m. Parents/guardians are responsible for dropping off their choir student at Davis between 8:00-8:05 a.m. There will not be rehearsals on student non-attendance days. In addition to Monday rehearsals, we will be having choir rehearsals on the following days in which D303 elementary schools are following the Monday schedule to balance attendance days:

• Tuesday, 10/15, choir rehearsal

• Thursday, 1/9, choir rehearsal

The cost for choir is $20 for the school year. You will be charged the choir fee through Pushcoin once choir registration has closed. Please email Mrs. Shaw gina.shaw@d303.org or me if you are having any challenges with payment. Students will also be asked to purchase a choir t-shirt which is required for choir performances.

Our first concert will be Vertical Voices, on January 27, 2025 at Wredling Middle School, which will encompass D303 choir students from 5th through 12th grades. I will update you when I have more details. We will also have a performance in the spring.

The goal of the 5th grade elementary choir program is to offer a formal choral music opportunity to our young students and to enrich their musical experience while preparing for middle and high school vocal music possibilities. We will work on ensemble practice, team building, vocal technique, vocal health, and unison and part-singing, all through a rich variety of vocal music repertoire. I look forward to this adventure and hope your child will be a part of this wonderful experience!

If you would like to register your student for 5th Grade Choir, please click the link:

https://forms.gle/icm6kQRUepkbETe69

Registration will be open through 9/20.

If you have questions, please do not hesitate to email me!
Sincerely,

Mrs. Andrea Therrien, Davis Choir Director

andrea.therrien@d303.org

Watch D.O.G.S. (Dads Of Great Students) is an educational initiative of the National Center for Fathering

• Dads/male guardians/grandpas/uncles/adult brothers etc. volunteer in school to provide positive male role models for students.

Our Goal

To have more positive male role models in our school that will provide support for our students in a fun and relaxed environment.

Watch Dogs at Davis Elementary

• Volunteers will support students during all lunch periods both inside and outside. Watch Dog day will be on Fridays, beginning September 6th. Please sign up for one day only, in order to provide opportunities for everyone who is interested. I will reach out throughout the year if we have additional openings. Volunteers will eat lunch with their own child/children and help all students during mealtime as needed and interact with students at recess. Times will be from 11:15-1:25

• Fridays = Volunteer Day!

• Your Day: support all students in the lunchroom and during recess

How to be a Watch Dog

• Sign up using sign up genius form: sign up link

• You will need to bring a current drivers license or state ID to present at the front office to run through our security system.

• You will need to submit the "Waiver of Liability" form volunteer liability form to the school. This can be found on the district website or filled out when you arrive. Please email it to Ms. Hittmeier or send to school with your child. Contact Chris Hittmeier with additional questions or clarification christine.hittmeier@d303.org 331-228-4952

What should I wear?

Blue jeans/khakis and comfortable shoes are recommended.

A light shirt to wear under your Watch D.O.G.S. t-shirt.

Who do I contact if I have questions or need to reschedule?

Chris Hittmeier christine.hittmeier@d303.org 331-228-4952

Where do I go when I arrive?

Present photo identification at the front office and you will be given a Watch D.O.G.S. t-shirt. Please contact the office in the morning by 9:30 AM if you wish to order lunch for yourself. Lunch cost is $4.75. You can pay in cash or add to your child’s lunch account. You are welcome to bring your own lunch, as well.

Here are some pictures of 5th graders helping kindergarteners log onto their Chromebooks! They were an amazing help.

It’s hard to believe another school year has gotten underway. Here are a few updates/reminders for our families…

1. I will be sending home compliance notices about the documents that are needed for your children to be in compliance according to the State of Illinois starting next week. Please be very prompt in getting the proper documentation to me as soon as possible. If you have any questions, please contact LeeAnna or myself in the Health Office.
2. Students are not allowed to bring cough drops, gum or peppermint candies to school. A Physician order is needed for all over-the-counter types of medications. The Medication Administration form can be obtained on the district website. Physicians must complete and sign the top portion and parents need to sign the bottom portion before any medications are given. You should not be sending any medications to school with the children in their backpacks. Please drop off the medication along with the completed form to the Nurse.
3. If your child has been injured and/or cannot participate in PE/Recess, please call the Health Office to inform the Nurse of the situation. A physician note with all restrictions is required for the child’s safety. We will do our best to meet our students' needs but need to have the information to do so. A release will need to be obtained before the child can return without restrictions. We will always encourage students to go outside with their class for “fresh air”.
4. Thank you to all who have sent in gently used clothing for our Health Office. Currently we have a need for girls/ boys underwear and pants for girls, sized 5-10. If you think your child should need to use this service we provide, please send extra underwear and clothes in their backpacks for them to use.
5. In the business of the mornings, sometimes breakfast can be forgotten. We all encourage you to make sure that the children have a good breakfast before coming to school if possible. Breakfast feeds the brain and helps it to get poppin’ for the day. Make sure snacks that are sent are on the healthy side to keep energy high to get through the day. Don’t forget the water bottles either :)
6. When your child is ill and has to go home, please be prompt in picking them up. I would expect a half hour should be enough time to make arrangements. Of course there are always things that come up and I will be as flexible as possible. My office is very busy at times with kids coming in and out so it would be very appreciated.

Nurse Peggy Faught, 331-228-2204 peggy.faught@d303.org

Nurse LeeAnna Anzaldi, 331-228-6681 leeanna.anzaldi@d303.org

Email: linda.jezek@d303.org
Website: https://davis.d303.org/
Location: 1125 S 7th St, St. Charles, IL, 60174
Phone: 331-228-2200
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DavisElementaryD303
Twitter: @StCharlesD303

D303 Community,

St. Charles North is looking forward to our first home football game of the season on Friday, September 6 vs. Crete-Monee! The sophomore game starts at 5:30pm followed by the varsity at 7:30pm.

In order to maintain a safe and enjoyable atmosphere for all of our spectators in attendance please take a moment to review some important reminders regarding the game:

-Gates will open at 4:45 pm.

-Tailgating is not permitted.

-No backpacks, bags or outside food or beverages are allowed. Bags no larger than 8x6 are acceptable. All bags are subject to search.

-All students under high school age must be accompanied & supervised by a parent or guardian inside the stadium.

-No re-entry into the stadium is allowed.

-Use of profanity, taunting, including racial remarks of any kind, throwing objects, and possessing objects that block the view of other spectators are PROHIBITED.

Tickets will be sold at the gate or via GoFan. Prices are as follows:

-General Admission-$5.00

-Students & Seniors 65+-$2.00

-Visitors w/Student ID-$2.00

-D303 MS/HS Students and Staff w/ID-FREE

Please contact our athletic office at 331-228-6258 with any questions related to the game.

Come out and support our North Stars!

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!