Field Flash

Dear Field Parents and Guardians,

We hope your family has had a nice week! A BIG thank you to all our parent volunteers today at the Walk-a-thon! It was a huge success because of all of you. A very special thank you to Denise Wsol for her coordination! PTO raised over $27,000, and students had a blast!

We also wanted to share that we started our day with our first ever Phoenix Nests! These are cross-grade level groups that will meet once a month for their morning meeting. Each day starts with a morning meeting that includes a greeting, a sharing, an activity, and a morning message. During our monthly Phoenix Nests, students will have this morning meeting with a "nest" of students from K-5th grade and a teacher. Our hope is that this "nest" stays together each year students are at Field. Ask your child about their Nest!

A few reminders:

• Please follow the rules of the road when driving for drop off - our school is in a neighborhood and we want to be sure we are being good neighbors with our parking and driving! This is especially important regarding driveways. You cannot block resident driveways - not even for just a moment and not even if you are in your car. Thank you!
• Please no dogs on school property at drop off or pick up! Thank you!
• Please be sure you call the main office as early in the day as possible if your child is not taking the bus home.
• Please check in with your children to ensure they are not bringing toys with them to school - this includes Pokemon cards, games, trinkets, or other small items.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Sincerely,

Dr. Courtney Goodman

Principal

(847) 318-4383

Primary Challenge is an enrichment program of services for students from kindergarten through 2nd grade with advanced learning needs in the specific academic areas of reading and math. The program is designed to use a flexible identification process and provide services as students demonstrate need. Our primary challenge teachers just completed the first identification round for Grades 1 and 2. If your student qualifies, families will receive a permission form. The program is intended to be flexible and fluid and students may move in and out of the program through the year. This also means students may qualify one year but not the next. This is to be expected as the academic needs of students in the primary grades can change frequently. Kindergarten evaluations will begin in mid-October and families will be notified in November. The remaining timeline can be found on our PC calendar. If you would like to learn more about the program, please visit the website or view this short video. Our Primary Challenge FAQ will be able to answer any other questions that you may have about testing, qualifying, and identification for Primary Challenge.

District 64 is excited to start offering a way for families to securely track the exact bus location to monitor where their child is during the morning pickup and afternoon bus drop-offs. Starting Monday, October 2nd, 2023, families can use the Zonar MyView app to see the live location of their child's bus.

As we begin using the software and app, this improvement to our transportation process will only be available to the families of bus riders at Field Elementary School and Lincoln Middle School. The rest of the schools will be added later this school year..

Follow the attached directions to set up the Zonar MyView app.

• If you need help finding your child’s bus information - this document shows you where you can find it in the Parent Portal.

The Zonar MyView app can be downloaded at the Google Play Store on Android devices and the App Store for iOS:

1. Navigate to:

· The Google Play Store at: https://play.google.com/store from your Android device; or

· The App Store at: https://apps.apple.com/us/app from your iOS device.

2. Tap Install or GET.

Field shares photos of what's happening around our building on Instagram - you can follow us @field.d64 to watch #180daysofFieldFun!

• Monday, October 9th: No School
  
• Tuesday, October 10th: PTO meeting virtually at 7:30pm
• Thursday, October 12th: Camp Duncan for 5th grade

• Tuesday, October 17th: Parent-teacher conferences from 4-8pm

• Thursday, October 19: Board of Education meeting at 7pm

• Tuesday, October 24th: Parent-teacher conferences from 4-8pm

• Thursday, October 26th: Parent-teacher conferences from 4-8pm

Walk-A-Thon

THANK YOU to our entire Field School community for raising over $27,000! What an impressive, collective effort by our students, families, volunteers, and staff! Winners will be announced next week.

PTO Membership

Come join our community! The simple act of joining the PTO helps directly support a variety of programs and activities for students and teachers such as the Back-to-School Bash, VIP & Me Dance, Spring Carnival, and classroom parties; assemblies and field trips; teacher grants; equipment and facility improvements, etc. Plus, it’s a great way to stay informed about what's happening at school and connect with other parents as well!

Join the PTO during our membership drive through Saturday, September 30th, and you will be entered to win one of four $25-Amazon gift cards. Visit the PTO website to join today.

Update Family Information

A friendly reminder to please update your family information (i.e., new homeroom teacher, etc.) on the PTO website!

Students and families are invited to complete a Solar Scavenger Hunt while walking a shortened route of the Park Ridge Solar Tour. Students will find letters at each station outside a home that form a word. Students who email the correct word will be included in a drawing to win TeaLula gift certificates or Starbucks merchandise. All students/parents can register by emailing solarparkridge@gmail.com. Please include name, school and grade.

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.

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