Field Flash
January 21, 2022
Dear Field Parents and Guardians,
We hope that you and your family have had a nice week. We'd like to recognize the 24 students here at Field who participated in our Field School Spelling Bee this past week! We are so proud of your efforts! We'll send three students to the District-wide Spelling Bee later this month.
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.
I hope you have a safe and healthy weekend!
Sincerely,
Mrs. Courtney Goodman
Principal
Yearbook Cover Contest - ONE WEEK EXTENSION!
Attention all FIELD students, we will again be conducting a yearbook cover contest. The book theme this year will be “Year of Champions”
For each yearbook cover submission, please ensure
1. The design is placed on a 8.5 x 11 sheet
2. Free hand original art is preferred (vs. digital art)
3. The cover must have “Field School 2021-2022” on it
4. Students can hand their single submission into their teacher in the classroom, at the front office or electronically to fieldschoolyearbook@gmail.com
5. NEW DEADLINE = Friday Jan 28th
We ask the students be inspired to creatively express what a champion means to them, and/or specify a local, regional, national or international figure that emulates the righteous behavior of a CHAMPION! We cannot wait to see all these artful submissions come through. As with years past, we will have (1) winner for the front cover, (1) winner for the back cover, and (1) winner from each grade level. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out.
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.
Dates to Remember
Week of January 24: Spirit Week (see flyer)
Week of January 31: CogAT for 2nd graders
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