Ridge Circle Family Newsletter
September 16, 2022
RC is Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Sept 15 to Oct 15
Food for reward or celebrations...
Prepared for School.
At Ridge Circle we work diligently to start our learning at 8:30 am. That means that your child needs to be in their line up location by 8:25am.
Please be on time and teach our students the value of being on time. It is greatly appreciated.
Did you know?
But....
Did you know that we also say the RC Pledge. Our paw law pledge reminds us to be Safe, Responsible and Respectful. We are proud to be Ridge Circle Panthers! Ask your child to say the pledge in both English and Spanish. (We have been practicing)
Did you know ?
To celebrate, the Streamwood Fire Department has a coloring and poster contest. We hope all our students will participate. The supplies have been handed out by our teachers. The details are below.
Watch for the Streamwood Fire Department to visit each of our classes later this year to learn more about Fire Safety.
Yearbooks
Safety Drills
Below are the dates of our practice safety drills.
Fire Drill:
- September 8th at 9:30 am--Completed
Disaster Drill(Tornado or weather related)
- TBD
Run/Hide/Fight--(For Active Threats)
- September 12 at 9am--Completed
Bus Drill:
- September 27 morning
U-46 Health Services
School District U-46 Exclusion Policies as of 08/08/2022:
- Individuals who test positive will be excluded for 10 complete days from the date of symptom onset, or the date of a positive test (whichever was first).
- Individuals may return as early as day 6 (a 5 day exclusion) if they can wear a well fitting mask while at school until the 10 full days have been completed.
- Individuals who have one or more symptoms of COVID-19 will be excluded for 10 complete days from the date of symptom onset.
- Individuals may return immediately if they can provide a negative COVID-19 test (at-home, rapid, or PCR are acceptable) and have been fever, vomit, and diarrhea free for the 24 hours prior to return.
- Individuals may return on day 6 (a 5 day exclusion) if they can wear a well fitting mask while at school until the 10 full days have been completed.
- All excluded individuals must be fever, vomit, and diarrhea free (without the use of fever-reducing medication) for the 24 hours prior to returning to school regardless of their timeline.
- Individuals who test positive will be excluded for 10 complete days from the date of symptom onset, or the date of a positive test (whichever was first).
People with COVID-19 have had a wide range of symptoms reported – ranging from mild symptoms to severe illness. Symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure to the virus. Anyone can have mild to severe symptoms.
Possible symptoms include:
- Fever or chills
- Cough
- Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
- Fatigue
- Muscle or body aches
- Headache
- New loss of taste or smell
- Sore throat
- Congestion or runny nose
- Nausea or vomiting
- Diarrhea
Health Guidelines for NON-COVID concerns can be found here: https://www.u-46.org/Page/13368
Please contact our Nurse Caren Tillrock at carentillrock@u-46.org if you have any questions regarding when to keep your student home!
Title I Updates
Our next step is share our Parent Involvement Plan for 22/23--Click here to check it out. Here are the many ways you can be involved.
Title I is always looking for parent input. Please feel free to call or email Mrs. Raine your thoughts.
Visitors to Ridge Circle
- All visitors to Ridge Circle (during school hours) must have an appointment scheduled. Please call or email us to set up an appointment. Appointment enter RC at door 1.
- Parents picking up a child during the school day is required to provide a valid ID. We check your ID to be sure you have permission to pick up the child.
Thank you for helping to keep our building safe.
Morning Drop Off / Afternoon Pick Up
Drop off begins at 8:15am. (There is no supervision prior to 8:15am)
Before School Line Up Locations
Grade Kindergarten, 1st , 2nd by door 6 and 7 and enter door 5
Grade 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th on the basketball courts and enter door 4
**Bus Riders will line up by Door 1.
After School Pick Up
Students will exit the door they enter.
Critical Information
Our teachers need your child's pick up information. Please share with them whether your child is a parent pick up, walker, turnabout pick up, Boys & Girls club or older sibling picking up.
If you are driving your child to or from school, you must use the turnabout on Streamwood Boulevard. Drivers must stay in their cars. Staff will escort your child to their line up location. There is no parking in the turnabout.
Reminder--The staff parking lot is for staff. No parent parking or drop off is allowed.
We encourage all our parents to walk their child to school on the first days to see the traffic and better understand how drop off and pick up work.
** In order for our process to work, it takes patience. **
Computer and Ipad
If you are a previous student, remember to bring your computer to school.
Kindergarten, first grade and new students computers have arrived. We are waiting patiently for the last few.
Computers that are not working can be switched out through the main office.
Please be sure to send your child to school everyday with a charged computer.
Run for U-46
Positions available in U-46
Breakfast and Lunch Menus
Click here for Tutoring Opportunities
Looking for Child Care Before and After School?
Ridge Circle Administrative Team
Please contact us if you need anything.
Janelle Raine, principal janelleraine@u-46.org
Anissa Lanotte, assistant principal anissaupshaw@u-46.org
Sarah Hansen, resident administrator sarahhansen@u-46.org
Ridge Circle Elementary School
Email: janelleraine@u-46.org
Website: https://www.u-46.org/RidgeCircle#calendar39/20180901/month
Location: 420 Ridge Circle, Streamwood, IL, USA
Phone: (630) 213-5600
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RidgeCircleElementary
Twitter: @RidgeCircle