There is no school tomorrow, March 26th, due to a School Improvement Day.

D303 students and staff will be on Spring Break from March 29 – April 2nd. District offices will be open. Schools will reopen on Monday, April 5th.

In planning for the upcoming school year, parents are invited to provide information that will assist us in the class placement process. Please click here for a letter that details the process for sharing that input.

Just a reminder to please check that your child has submitted their scholastic book order for their 5 free reading books for the summer!

Our bilingual students welcomed children’s author and illustrator Lulu Delacre into their classrooms via Zoom this week. She shared with them her books, her illustrations, and her passion for writing. The students loved hearing her stories. They were inspired to become writers themselves!

For more information about Lulu Delacre HERE is her website.

Recently the Illinois Public Health Guidance for Schools was revised. St. Charles D303 is reflecting these changes in our self-certification screening tools.

What Changed?

Four symptoms have been removed from the self-screening list: new congestion, runny nose, nausea, and abdominal pain from unknown cause.

Updated List of Symptoms

Below is the current list of symptoms that need to be checked on a daily basis. It is important to note that these symptoms are subject to change, and it is incumbent upon the parent to stay updated on the latest symptoms:

• Fever or chills (100.4 F or higher without the use of fever-reducing medications)
• New onset of moderate to severe headache
• Shortness of breath
• New cough
• Sore throat
• Vomiting
• Diarrhea
• New loss of taste or smell
• Fatigue from unknown cause
• Muscle or body aches from unknown cause

Purchase your student's yearbook through PushCoin: 20/21 Davis Richmond Yearbook. The deadline to place your order is April 15.

Calling All Talented Tigers (students, staff, and families alike).....

The Talent Show Flipgrid is open for acts! Join in with a family member, your entire class, or perform a solo act in the Davis-Richmond virtual talent show!

Click on the link below to record or upload your talent show act video: https://flipgrid.com/70745288

• Click on "Enter your guest password" and enter the following code:
• Tiger*4ever
• Or your child may click "Join with Google" and enter their D303 email address and password.
• To ensure social distancing for this PTO sponsored event, we are asking that acts recorded outside of school be among family members only.
• If staff would like to arrange a socially distanced act to be recorded during the school day for their class, or colleagues, that would also be fantastic!

Our goal at Davis is to get 20% of families to complete this survey. We use the results of the survey to help us with future planning. At Davis our current response rate is 15%. We would really appreciate families taking the survey if they have a child attending Richmond. This Parent Survey is currently open and will remain so through April 2, 2021. To take the survey, please visit https://survey.5-essentials.org/Illinois/ and select the appropriate survey.

Please click here for the parent information letter and here for login screen shots.

We really appreciate your assistance!

Look who visited our students during their lunchtime at Davis!

We have “showered the halls,” with positive affirmations!

*3rd grade focused on the idea of GROWING when making mistakes.

*4th grade focused on how “Changing My Words allows me to Change My Thinking”.

*5th grade focused on how “Overcoming the obstacles that are in your way allow you to SOAR to greater heights!”

So, whether you are sitting around the kitchen table or outside taking in the new growth emerging from the ground, take a few minutes to discuss growth mindset and the activities they are learning here at Richmond!

Our goal is to get 20% of families to complete this survey. We use the results of the survey to help us with future planning. At Richmond our current response rate is 13%. We would really appreciate families taking the survey if they have a child attending Richmond. This Parent Survey is currently open and will remain so through April 2, 2021. To take the survey, please visit https://survey.5-essentials.org/Illinois/ and select the appropriate survey.

Please click here for the parent information letter and here for login screen shots.

We really appreciate your assistance!

Our Championship round of the D303 March Madness Book Competition took place this week. The two finalist books were All The Way To The Top (by Annette Bay Pimenetel) and Pacho Nacho (by Silvia Lopez).

Students had the opportunity to hear both books and vote for their favorite. Both of the finalist books along with the entire Sweet 16 can be found HERE. Ask your children about the winning book and if they agree with the voting.

A big thank you to Bernie's books. All in person learners received a bag of books at school today to build their home libraries.

Books are available for our remote learners as well. Books are available on a cart, outside Richmond's main door. Please take one green bag when you come to pick them up.

Books will be available, tomorrow, March 26th from 7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. and Monday, April 5th from 7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. for pick-up. If one of those days do not work for you and you would like a bag of books, please contact our main office at (331) 228-2800.

Registration is now open in Pushcoin and you can find the brochure on the District website. Registration deadline is Friday, May 21st.