The Fairview Connection
OCTOBER 28, 2022
MESSAGE FROM PRINCIPAL OPHUS
Dear Fairview Families,
Thanks to all of the families who came out to attend our annual Fairview Follies talent show on Wednesday evening! We are so proud of our students for their courage to perform in front of their peers during our morning assembly and then again in the evening for our families. Our students sure do have a lot of talent! The show will be posted on our website once it is ready to go for anyone who is interested in viewing any of the many talented acts. Special thanks to Mrs. Happ and Ms. O’Donnell for their leadership in organizing all of the details of the show from the auditions through the final performance. It takes a lot of time and effort to pull something like this off, and they both did a great job!
Looking forward to next week, this is just a reminder that our Halloween parade will take place on Monday at 1:30 pm around the perimeter of our school grounds. If you are interested in seeing all of the costumes on display, find a spot along the sidewalk anywhere around the Fairview property. Students will exit the main doors at 1:30 pm, travel counterclockwise around the building and enter the building through the main entrance. We anticipate the parade will last for approximately fifteen minutes. Our PTO run classroom parties will begin at 2:00 pm, so any parents who are signed up to help can check in at the office after the parade. We will have many of our visitor badges pre-printed and ready to go, but if you have not checked in as a volunteer or visitor before, you’ll need to scan your driver’s license in order to obtain a visitor badge for safety reasons. As shared previously, many families take their children home during the lunch hour to get changed into costumes. If you have signed up to take your child home using the link provided in previous newsletters and email reminders, please plan to pick your child up on the northeast side of the building at 11:35 am. You can park and meet your child face-to-face near grade level doors or use our car line pick up using the north lot along Gregory. Do not pull into the actual bus turnaround for safety reasons. If you have any Halloween related questions, please call the office.
On Tuesday, it is our first day for parent teacher conferences. This is a non-attendance day for students. If you haven’t signed up for a time yet, please use this link to do so. All conferences are in person except between 12:55-3:35 pm on Tuesday, November 1st, which is reserved for Zoom conferences. If you need a Zoom conference and all of the Zoom time slots are full, please contact your child’s teacher. Conferences are also going to be held between 3:40-6:40 pm on Thursday, November 10th and Tuesday, November 15th. These are reserved for in-person conferences.
Each week, our Fairview Media Club creates a new installment of the Fairview Elementary School news to provide our students with some video announcements in addition to having our typical morning announcements. For this week’s news, click this link.
I forgot to mention this in the newsletter last week, but the Fairview staff wanted to send a BIG thank you to our amazing PTO for the breakfast treats they provided to us on October 19th. We are so grateful for your ongoing support of all of us and we always feel so well appreciated by your kindness!
Thank you for reading this week’s newsletter. Have a wonderful weekend and we look forward to seeing many of you on Monday for our Halloween festivities. I suppose now would be a good time for me to figure out my costume idea!
Sincerely,
Dan Ophus
Fairview Principal
NOVEMBER FALCONS READ! EVENT
Please contact Jessica Talbot (jtalbot@d57.org) or Cindy Buell (cbuell@d57.org) if you need assistance with language translation of this flyer.
PICTURE RETAKE DAY
HALLOWEEN COSTUMES
Students should not come to school on Monday morning in their costume. Students will have an opportunity to get into their costumes if they will be staying at school for the lunch/recess period. See the above information about Halloween procedures if you want to pick your student(s) up during the lunch/recess time to get into their costume.
We would like to remind parents that look-alike guns, knives, and other violent objects which may be included with a Halloween costume are not permitted in the school building. If your child’s costume includes items of this nature, please leave them at home for trick-or-treat activities or other family excursions. We must provide the children a consistent message regarding objects which are considered dangerous and it is confusing to allow these items in school for any reason. Students’ costumes should always be age appropriate.
DRESS FOR OUTDOOR RECESS
As the weather turns cooler, please make sure your children are dressed to go out for recess. Unless it is raining or the temperature /wind chill is too cold (15 degrees or below, real-feel temperature) the students will go out every day for recess. Please write your student’s last name on a tag in their coat as we already have a lot of lost coats and sweatshirts.
All students will go out with their class unless we have a doctor’s note limiting their participation. If a student has been ill and he/she is not feeling well enough to participate in all the activities of the school day, perhaps another day at home will insure a healthy return to school.
MILK PASS
PTO READ-A-WAY PROGRAM
Click on the graphic for more information and October's reading log calendar.
DID YOUR STUDENT'S END OF DAY TRAVEL PLANS CHANGE AT THE LAST MINUTE?
REMINDER FROM NURSE BRUNNING
This is a reminder that all medication, including cough drops or other over the counter medications require a Medication Form to be filled out by your child's health care provider. Medication is then to be brought to the health office by an adult so the nurse can administer accordingly. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Kelly Brunning, school nurse at kbrunning@d57.org.
Kelly Brunning, RN, BSN, PEL-CSN
Fairview School Nurse
phone: (847)394-7320 ext. 4102
fax: (847) 394-7328
UPCOMING EVENTS
Monday, 10/31 - Halloween parade - 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Monday, 10/31 - Halloween class parties - 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Tuesday, 11/1 - NO SCHOOL - PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES
Friday, 11/4 - End of 1st trimester
Monday, 11/7 - PTO meeting - 6:30 pm, Fairview staff lounge
Tuesday, 11/8 - NO SCHOOL - ELECTION DAY
MESSAGE FROM THE D57 EDUCATION FOUNDATION
The District 57 Education Foundation is a non-profit organization comprised of Mount Prospect community members whose mission is to raise money to fund grants in the areas of curriculum, wellness, and technology. Grant requests may be written and submitted by district teachers, staff, students, and parents. The grants enrich the educational experiences of all students, helping them to achieve at their highest potential. Funded grants allow teachers to have access to the resources they need to support teaching and learning at Westbrook, Lions Park, Fairview, and Lincoln schools. Over the years, the Foundation has funded computers, iPads, ELMO projectors, Smartboards, musical instruments, art supplies, fitness equipment, and supplemental reading material - all to enrich our children’s educational experiences.
We are excited to announce a NEW grant cycle, starting MONDAY OCTOBER 24th. A description of the grant request submission process and form is located within the Grants section of our website at https://www.57edfoundation.org
Grant requests are due by 12/2/2022 to the Ed Foundation at d57edfoundationgrants@gmail.com
MORNING ARRIVAL
STUDENT SIGN-IN/SIGN-OUT PROCEDURE
FAIRVIEW'S ATTENDANCE LINE
KEEP THE FRONT OFFICE INFORMED
If you email your student's teacher regarding vacation plans, end of day transportation plans, illness, doctor appointments, etc., please include the front office staff in your communication.
Also, please contact Fairview School’s office if your home/cell phone number, emergency contact numbers, or email address have changed.
If you have moved, please immediately contact the front office so we can update your student's records.
Chris Trezise, 847-394-7320, ext. 4001 - ctrezise@d57.org
Carolyn Young, 847-394-7320, ext. 4000 - cyoung@d57.org
Contact Us
Una Durkan, Assistant Principal / udurkan@d57.org
Office: 847-394-7320/Fax: 847-394-7328
Website: d57.org/fairviewelementaryschool_home
Location: 300 N. Fairview Ave., Mount Prospect, IL
Twitter: @fairview_d57