Field Flash
February 4, 2022
Dear Field Parents and Guardians,
We hope that you and your family have had a nice week. I think we've received enough snow to last us for a while! Thank you for ensuring your child(ren) comes to school with snow boots and pants!
I will continue to include a recap of some COVID-related items in my newsletters. Thank you in advance for your help in following these guidelines!
- Please keep all unvaccinated siblings home if anyone in the household displays symptoms. We really need your cooperation with this now more than ever.
- If your vaccinated child has symptoms, please keep them home.
- If your child is fully vaccinated, please upload his or her card into PowerSchool. As a reminder, fully vaccinated students who are close contacts with a positive remain in school and do not need to quarantine (unless symptoms would develop).
- The isolation or quarantine period is now 5 days, with the ability to return to school is symptoms are improving and fever-free for 24 hours. Please know children must remain masked outside for 5 days after this 5 day isolation/quarantine at home. Please do talk about this with your child, if or when this is applicable. Thank you!
- Weekly Testing: we've had some questions about weekly testing opt-in. In December, Dr. Olson shared that all families needed to go into PowerSchool to make a new selection for January (and beyond). That means if you wanted to continue with testing, you had to go into PowerSchool and re-select that option. The District will communication when the window opens again to opt back into testing if you missed this opportunity.
A few additional important reminders:
- Colder Weather: Now that winter weather is really here, please make sure that your child is dressing to be outdoors for recess. We instruct students to wear their hats, gloves, mittens, winter coats, etc. Please be sure your child is dressed for outdoor recess. In addition, please begin to think about snow gear (pants, boots). When we have snow, students continue to go outside for recess but can only play on the snow when dressed in pants/boots. As always, label items, please!
- CARES tickets: as part of our building-wise positive behavior system, students can earn CARES tickets. Each Friday, each classroom selects a winning ticket and that student comes down to the office for a small prize. We are so proud of our students and their excellent respectful and responsible behavior!
- February Open House: We decided to postpone our February Open House until later this spring. Thank you for your understanding. We'll share the new date soon.
- Kiss and Go reminders: Please remember that the Kiss and Go areas are intended for quick drop offs. Adults should remain in the car and students should exit quickly. Please also remember that our parking lot is not available for drop off.
I hope you have a safe and healthy weekend!
Sincerely,
Mrs. Courtney Goodman
Principal
CALLING ALL YOUNG AUTHORS! District 64 Young Authors Guidelines
Are you an aspiring young author ready to share your work with others? The Young Authors Contest is an independent, voluntary at-home project for students interested in writing and publishing their work for others to read. Click on this link for more information!
Let's Be Idle Free
As the weather gets colder, Field School Green Team & Scouts would like to remind you to not idle (let your car's engine run while parked) during pick up and drop off. Turn the Key and be Idle Free- It's better for your car/gas bill, the students' health, and our environment. Check out the Scout's video for more information.
Girls on the Run Registration is now OPEN!
~ Attention 3rd through 5th grade girls ~
Girls on the Run Registration is now OPEN!
Click here to register.
Registration Information: We will have 2 teams of 10 girls each. Registrations from now until February 18th will be placed in a lottery. On February 18th, the Chicago Girls on the Run office will run the lottery and you will be notified if your daughter is on a team. All other girls will be placed on a waitlist in the order in which they were registered.
Practice Times and Days: Practices will be held in person on Mondays from 3:45-5:15pm, and Wednesdays from 3:00-4:15 pm.
Dates of Program: The program is currently scheduled to kick off on Monday, March 28th (the first day back after Spring Break), and will end on Wednesday, May 18th.
Volunteer Needs: Want to help with snacks, the 5K, or the Community Impact Project? Reach out to Lida Bunting at mslida@yahoo.com.
Want to learn more? Watch this video.
Questions? Reach out to Caoilfhionn Hannon at caoils@gmail.com.
Yearbook Ordering!
Yearbook ordering is now available! Be sure to order your child's yearbook by April 15th.
Yearbooks are $25 and can be ordered through this link: https://fieldschoolpto.revtrak.net/Yearbook/#/list
Thank you to our PTO for coordinating the production of our Yearbook!
Dates to Remember
February 8: PTO meeting at 7:30pm (virtual)
February 14: Valentine's Day (celebrations in the classroom)
February 18: Last day to register for Girls on the Run. See above for more information.
February 21: Dine to Donate at Easy Street Pizza (711 W. Devon Ave.).
February 21: No school
February 25: Deadline for the Young Authors Contest. Click here for more information.
Two Easy Ways to Support the PTO!
Donating made easy! There are two simple and virtually effortless ways your everyday purchases can support the Field School PTO. Please consider using both of them!
- Amazon Smile: Amazon Smile will donate 0.5% of the price of eligible purchases. To use Amazon Smile, go to http://smile.amazon.com. Enter Eugene Field School Parent Teacher Organization in the search box, then click "start shopping"! Be sure to bookmark it, as you must use smile.amazon.com when purchasing to apply donations toward the Field PTO. Amazon Smile is now available on the Amazon app! Click here for details.
- Box Tops for Education: Download the Box Tops app to your phone for another simple way to help the Field PTO earn money on everyday purchases. Just remember to scan your receipt within 14 days for credit on items purchased! Click here for instructions.
See what’s going on in our community!
From the library to the park district, our communities of Park Ridge-Niles have lots to offer, even virtually. For information on all the latest happenings, be sure to check the Community Info & Events webpage.
Eugene Field Elementary School
Website: www.d64.org/fie
Location: 707 N Wisner St, Park Ridge, IL, United States
Phone: 847-318-4385
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fieldparkridgeniles/?fref=ts
Twitter: @fieldd64