Elmwood News (11/26/18)
Week of 11/26-11/30
Message from Principal Polomsky
Elmwood Parents & Community~
This holiday season is a perfect time to reflect on what we are most thankful for. We want to share how grateful we are to be working with you and your children each and every day. We wish you a holiday weekend filled with many great memories spent with family and friends. Happy holidays to you and yours!
Thank you for working with us to #Make A Difference this year!
Yours Truly,
Lisa Polomsky
Peek at the Week
Health Office Attendance Phone # 630-420-6343
Daily Absence Procedures
Families, if your child/ren will be absent please notify the Health Office at 630-420-6343.
Reminder: Report all student absences prior to 7:45 a.m.
An answering machine will be used to record the following information:
1. Date
2. Student’s Name
3. Teacher’s Name
4. Reason for Absence
If you anticipate the absence to be more than one day, please call the same number again between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. and discuss the absence with the Health Technician.
If a child is absent and we have not received a call, we will attempt to reach you.
After School Daycare Programs Dismissal Changes
If your after school dismissal procedures change for you on a specific day, please remember to notify your school daycare programs and your child's teacher to ensure that all students are dismissed correctly.
5 Essentials Survey (see info below)
- Parent/Guardian Survey Window Closes: 2/15/19
- Student Survey Window Opens: 12/11/18-2/15/19
District Weather Information and Delayed Start Info
Thursday, November 29th
- S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Night - 5:00-6:30 p.m.
Friday, November 30th
- Yearbook Deadline to Order Via Check
- Spirit Wear Day
HOT OFF THE PRESS
Home & School Manna Committee Update
Look for Manna Committee information when students return from Thanksgiving weekend. An online form for ordering teacher and staff gifts will be available this year, in addition to the standard hard copy.
We hope this will help families simplify their holiday gift-giving plans while showing our staff members the appreciation they deserve!”
Reminders
Kindergarten and First Grade Notice
Kindergarten Preview will be on Friday, March 8, 2019! We want to be sure that we have every student’s name in order for materials to be sent prior to that date. If you have a child who will be five (5) years old ON OR BEFORE SEPTEMBER 1, 2018, or if you have a neighbor with a child who will be five (5) years old on or before September 1, 2018, please call the Elmwood School Office 630-420-6341. Also, if you have a child attending another Kindergarten program who will be starting First Grade at Elmwood in Fall 2018, please notify us as soon as possible. This information is vital for our planning.
Winter Weather/Cold Weather Recess:
District temperature guidelines that are in place for cold weather recess can be found in your Student/Parent Handbook (p.12). This information is shared with our community as a reminder to ensure that your children come to Elmwood each day dressed appropriately for the weather. Please know that we will continue to monitor the weather daily and make decisions in alignment with our District practice; however, we will always consider the safety of our students. Hats, gloves & a warm coat will let you enjoy recess on the blacktop when SNOW is on the ground. BUT….. Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd and 3rd Graders are asked to bring boots and snow pants to enjoy all of the snow. Our Elmwood rule for this is….NO boots, NO snow pants = NO Snow. We trust that our 4th and 5th Graders can make wise decisions and we are leaving their attire up to them and continue to just ask that they dress appropriately for the weather to play outside.
Yearbook Orders
Deadline to order a Yearbook by check is Friday, November 30th. It's time to order yearbooks! You can order one now by clicking HERE. Questions? Please contact elmwoodyearbook18.19@gmail.com
5Essentials Survey
As a parent or guardian of one or more students attending Naperville Community Unit School District 203, your feedback is requested via participation in the annual statewide Illinois 5Essentials Survey. Your participation and ratings on this survey are confidential; the district will only receive district or school level results if at least 20% of parents/guardians participate. The results of this survey will be used to understand areas of strength and challenge at the district and school level based on your input and feedback. Families with students attending more than one school are asked to complete the survey for each school individually. To access the survey, please click here https://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/. Please select “Dupage” as the County. Lastly, please complete this survey by Friday, February 15, 2019 and thank you for your participation. Patrick W. Nolten, Ph.D. Assistant Superintendent for Assessment and Accountability
Parents as Teachers (PAT)
PAT is a national early education program for pregnant or parenting families with children up through 3 years old. Early learning is important to predicting a child's success in school and life. You are your child's first and most important teacher. PAT can support and partner with you since you know your child bestl
Find out more in the Parents As Teachers Flyer, eligibility form and referral form.
ColorCyle
Elmwood is going to participate in a very special program with Crayola. It’s called Crayola ColorCycle – an amazing new program devised to turn used markers into energy! All around Elmwood students and teachers will be collecting used markers that are ready to be discarded. The markers will be sent to a facility where they will be converted into clean fuel. This fuel can be used to power vehicles, heat homes, cook meals and more! Please help support our efforts by sending your kids in with any used markers you may have around the house – even non-Crayola brands. Drop-off boxes will be located around the school for your child to deposit the markers. Thank you in advance for participating! With the help of parents like you across the country, the Crayola ColorCycle program can keep tons of plastic out of landfills each year. Remember, don’t throw out that used marker—ColorCycle it!
Donate Small Toys to Elmwood
THANK YOU to the many parents who have already made a donation! We will accept donations all year, so keep them coming!! Remember... "One's trash is another one's treasure!" :) Thanks in advance for your donation!
Donate Recess Equipment to Elmwood
We are always in need of equipment- if you have any extra balls in your garage that you would like to loan our playgrounds, we would gladly take footballs, kick balls, soccer balls, basketballs, jump ropes. Your student can bring it to the main office for us to label and put into our bins. Thank you!
Friendly Reminders
Email: lpolomsky@naperville203.org
Website: https://www.naperville203.org/elmwood
Location: 1024 Magnolia Ln, Naperville, IL 60540
Phone: 630-420-6341
Twitter: @Elmwood_Eagles
Need to Add a Message to the Talk203?
Our weekly parent newsletter is our tool to communicate with YOU! If you have information to share from your committee or about an upcoming Elmwood event, we ask that you please contact your Elmwood Home & School Committee Liaison as they can assist you in getting the word out to the Elmwood community. *If you'd like something shared in our weekly Talk203, all messages need to go through your Committee Liaison and must be submitted by 9:00AM on Thursdays in order to be entered the following day on Friday.