Dear Families,

Thank you to all who attended parent-teacher conferences! We truly appreciate your partnership and continued support in your child’s education.

Our student clubs are now underway, and our Student Council is hosting a Food Drive to support local families through Redeemer’s Little Food Pantry. Please see the flyer below for details on how you can help.

We’re also excited to share information about our upcoming Trunk or Treat event! To ensure we have enough treats for everyone, please sign up if you plan to attend. Families interested in decorating a trunk or donating candy for our “Candy Monster” can complete the appropriate form linked below. The PTO is also looking for a DJ to help make the event extra fun!

Finally, if you receive an email from the Raptor System, it means your background check will expire within 30 days. Please follow the instructions in the message to renew your clearance and remain active in the system.

Thank you for your continued involvement and support of our school community!

D146 Elementary buildings have three (3) classroom parties throughout the school year. October, December, and February.

We encourage celebrating with non-food novelty items like stickers, pencils, games and crafts however food is welcome during these 3 celebrations, only.

Classroom teachers and/or the PTA coordinate food donations. If you participate, all food must be pre-packaged and labeled by a manufacturer. No later than 1 week prior to the event, teachers will approve food submissions. Parents or guardians of students with documented medical food allergies are asked to collaborate with classroom teachers to help ensure the safety and wellbeing of their child.

Items strictly prohibited:

· Peanuts, tree nuts and all their derivatives

Please note: Teachers may implement additional restrictions based on student allergies in their classroom or grade level.

***Birthdays may be celebrated with NON-FOOD items. Examples include stickers and pencils.

Halloween will be a regular 1/2 day dismissal.

ALL Transportation Changes for Halloween need to be submitted to the front office by Thursday, October 30th.

Transportation Changes on Halloween will not be honored. This is a time consuming process and it is our responsibility to keep our kids safe.

Volunteers will need to Check-In at Door #2 promptly at 9:15.

Classroom Parties are scheduled from 9:30-10:30.

*You must have a background check on file.

Weather Permitting, our Parade will be on the East Blacktop at 10:40AM.

*For the safety of our students, the Parade will be cancelled in the event of inclement weather.

To ensure that all students have a safe and positive experience on the bus, we are reinforcing our bus riding expectations. Students are expected to:

We appreciate your support in reminding your child of these expectations so that everyone can travel to and from school safely.

Walkers/Bussers: Please enter through the main entrance door #1. Car Riders: Enter the parking lot moving east on Victoria. There is no left turn into the parking lot while moving west on Victoria during arrival/dismissal. THERE IS NO PARKING ON VICTORIA DRIVE DURING ARRIVAL AND DISMISSAL. Drivers may ONLY make a right turn when exiting the parking lot. See the included map for more details.

Car riders are dropped off at the car circle line and enter via Door #8. Door #8 will close promptly at 8:50am. Car riders arriving after 8:50am must be dropped off at the main entrance.

1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th grade walkers will dismiss via the east doors. Kindergarten students will dismiss via their classroom doors on the south side of the building. Car riders will enter vehicles at the car circle line for dismissal.

Ivy League: Door #10 (South Cafeteria Door). Students using this before/after school program will enter and exit DOOR #10 of the cafeteria black top.

Every child, on a daily basis, should know if they are a “car rider,” “bus rider,” or “walker.”

We will continue to offer free/reduced/paid lunches for the upcoming school year. The costs for each paid category are: Breakfast $1.50, and Lunch $3.75. We use a debit card system through Pushcoin. Funds can be added to your child’s card via a Pushcoin link available on our district website: www.district146.org

Breakfast will be available each morning for students using the debit card system. Students needing breakfast will go to the cafeteria to pick up their breakfast and then return to their classroom. Students will eat breakfast in their classrooms.

The daily hot lunch program will begin on Thursday, August 21st The student’s debit card is

scanned and deducted $3.75 whenever a hot lunch is “purchased”. Debit card accounts can be opened or re-activated by paying online or writing a check to School District 146 marked with “debit card-student’s name” in the memo line.