Field Flash

Dear Field Parents and Guardians,

We hope your family has had a nice week! We enjoyed celebrating Halloween earlier this week with our students. Costumes were fun and festive! Special thanks to our room parents for coordinating the class parties, too!

In other news, students received their school pictures earlier this month. Our picture retake day is on Wednesday, November 8th. If you'd like your child to have a re-take, they should bring their pictures back to school on that day.

Our Lost & Found is quite full! Please ask your child to take a look for any lost items. If you'd like to stop by during the week of November 13th, we'll have the Lost & Found in the main office. Over Thanksgiving, we'll donate any remaining items.

A few items:

• Now that colder weather has arrived, please ensure your child is dressed for the weather. We are outside most days for recess.

• 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.

I hope you have a wonderful weekend.

Sincerely,

Dr. Courtney Goodman

Principal

(847) 318-4383

After Thanksgiving Break, our second grade students, districtwide, will begin to bring their chromebooks to and from school each day. Here's a few helpful tips:

• Keep the chromebook in the protective case
• Create a charging routine at home each night
• Keep the charger in a safe spot
• Create a morning checklist (backpack, chromebook, lunch, etc) to help remember the chromebook each day.

K-8 Families,

We are offering an exciting opportunity for all K-8 parents/guardians that pertains to our new mathematics curricula. On November 28th, at 7pm, at Emerson Middle School, we invite parents/guardians to engage in a lesson simulation with a D64 grade-level teacher.

You will sit in the seats as a student and fully understand what it means to be part of a math class with our new curriculum resources (Eureka Squared: K-5, and Carnegie Math (6-8))!

A teacher will offer a brief introduction to the program and then teach an actual lesson your child would experience this year. Space is limited, so please RSVP using this form. Be sure to click the appropriate math placement for your child.

If you are not sure of your child’s placement, please call your school’s main office. We look forward to seeing you there!

*Note: Students in 7th or 8th Grade Channels of Challenge or 8th Grade Accelerated Math are not utilizing the Carnegie resources. Therefore, this opportunity is not available right now for those parents/guardians.

Best,

Samantha Alaimo

Assistant Superintendent of Student Learning

Tickets for the 36th Annual Field Follies show: Night at Field School are now on sale. This year we have over 180 students performing in two casts in four shows the weekend of November 10-12!

Tickets can be purchased here: Field Follies Tickets

Chess-Ed is excited to return to Field School to provide lunchtime chess instruction this

Winter. The 9-week program runs from 12/04/2023 to 02/26/24 and takes place on

Mondays from 11:35 am to 12:30 pm (during lunch). The program is open to students in

all grades and of all chess abilities. Professional instruction will include the basics for beginner and novice players and build with opening theory, middle game planning, and end game combinations for continuing and advanced students. Playing chess improves memory, uses analytical and critical thinking skills, teaches problem solving, responsibility, sportsmanship, social skills and more! The benefits of chess last a lifetime!

To register, please go to https://2023-2024fieldchess.eventbee.com. Register by

11/20/23 to take advantage of lowest available fee. For more information about the

program, please refer to the program flyer. Chess-Ed is looking forward to working with

your CHESS ENTHUSIAST this Fall!

• November 8th: Picture Retake Day
• Weekend of November 10th: Field Follies performances
  

• Tuesday, November 14th: PTO meeting (virtually) at 7:30pm

• Thursday, November 16th: End of Trimester 1

• Week of November 20th: No School for Thanksgiving Week

• Monday, November 27th: Return to school!

• Week of December 4th: MAP testing for students in grades 2-5

• Week of December 4th: Book Fair

Save the Date! Our students will perform our Holiday Sing concert on Thursday, December 21st during the day - more information to come!

PTO Membership

It’s never too late to join! PTO membership is available for purchase year-round. Please consider supporting the PTO by purchasing a membership, which supports a variety of programs and activities for students and teachers: 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! PTO members receive access to the PTO directory and a yard sign.

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!

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