Ferson Creek eNews

Tuesday, March 14th - 3rd Grade Music Program @ 6:00 pm

Wednesday, March 22nd - Early Release Dismissal at 2:10 pm

Monday, March 27th - Friday, March 31st - Spring Break

Tuesday, April 4th- Friday, April 21st - IAR Testing 3rd-5th Grade

Friday, April 7th - School Improvement Day, No School for Students

Students in grades 3 through 8 will be taking state tests in English/Language Arts (ELA) and mathematics between April 3 and April 12. This is the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR). Information about this year’s test has been posted at: https://district.d303.org/departments/assessment

For sample questions please go to: https://il.digitalitemlibrary.com/home

Students in grades 5, 8, and 11 are taking the Illinois Science Assessment (ISA) between March 6 through the 24th. The Illinois Science Standards are based on the NGSS standards, and the ISA is designed to measure against those standards. For sample questions please go to: https://teach-isa.ileducates.org/practicetest.

Students in grades 3-12 will be completing the universal screening tool to assess their social and emotional learning skills. This information is used to help understand students' sense of belonging, a district commitment. For additional information about this screener please go to https://d303.org/feedbackandsurveys/home

Specifics regarding our testing dates will be shared in the near future. For additional information from D303 Assessment, please view this letter.

The Ferson Creek PTO is taking Board nominations!

The Ferson Creek PTO is comprised of 3-8 elected Board officers, dozens of non-elected committee chairs, and numerous volunteers. These positions are open to parents, guardians, and Ferson staff as well. Our Board officers work collaboratively, in place of titled positions. We work together as a team, sharing the responsibilities that come up and tackle the needs of the organization as a group. Board officers are volunteers and each person's availability may fluctuate day to day, as well as throughout the year; however, each Board officer is a valuable part of the team and participation is crucial to the success of the organization.

If you are interested in running for a position as a Board officer for the 2023-2024 school year, or know someone who would be a good fit, please complete the form below.

Members of the current Board will reach out to anyone who is nominated to share what it is like to be a Board officer and to answer questions.

For more information about the open positions, please contact Kristy McKnight, Principal, or any of our current PTO Officers: Kristi Bruns, Ashley Holdsworth, Melissa Kline, Abby Kupp, Clare Merritt, Elizabeth Pendexter, Shannon Puri, Mindy Stricker. You may also email the current PTO Board at FersonCreekPTO@gmail.com .

https://forms.gle/xD6ro2XE9mEXaCfP8

Are you going out of town? Taking a family vacation? Heading to a regional athletic competition? If yes, then you need to fill out a pre-arranged absence form. The Pre-arranged Absence Request Form should be turned in at least (2) school days prior to the requested absence to the main office. These forms need to be signed by both classroom teacher and the principal.

The building principal has the authority to grant up to (5) days of excused absence per year for the following types of absences:

 Participation in regional and/or national contests or awards

 Family vacation—qualified by the phrase “accompanied by parent”

 Special religious events

Please see below for the attached pre-arranged absence form.

Beginning March 6, District 303 students in grades 4-12 will be provided with the 5essentials survey, which is also available for teachers and parents to complete.

The 5essentials Parent Survey is open through March 31. All responses are confidential and will never be connected to you or your child. Please click here for information regarding the 5Essentials school and district survey, including the link to complete the parent survey.

We want to ensure you’re getting timely alerts on inclement weather operations and other important notifications. Please take a moment to do the following:

View Notification Preferences/Enable Text Messages
District 303 will send notifications to families through the ParentLink system by text message, phone call and email based on your settings. Parents/guardians can view and edit their contact settings through the Home Access Center.
To receive timely emergency communications, we strongly encourage families to enable text notifications. For most people, this is the fastest way to receive and view important messages. Here’s how:

• From the HAC main menu, select the “registration” tab to view your contact settings
• Select the “edit” button to change your contact settings
• To enable text message notifications, enter your cell phone number in the Cell/Text field
• Select the “save” button

Users can only update their child(ren) and personal contact information. You will not be able to make changes to another parent/guardian's contact information. For updates to emergency contact people, please reach out to the school directly.

Kristy McKnight, Principal

Website: https://fersoncreek.d303.org/
Location: 38W160 Bolcum Road, St. Charles, IL, USA
Phone: 331-228-2300
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Ferson-Creek-Elementary-1492773537612187/