The Viking Voice

The Positivity Project is a resource to empower students to build positive relationships and become their best selves.The Positivity Project trait we will be learning about next week is Perspective. The following week the Positivity Project trait we will study is Forgiveness. We are very excited to provide consistent instruction to help students enhance their self-awareness, self-confidence, understanding and appreciation of others, and interpersonal relationships.

Students can bring cellphones and cell watches to school if they remain turned off and in their back pack. Please remind your student that if they are brining a cellphone or cell watch to school, that it needs to stay in their backpack while at school and on the bus. It is only for emergency use only. Parents please do not call or text your child during school hours as they are in school learning.

Just a reminder that students can enter the building at 7:30AM. Students are marked late if they are arriving after 7:40. We do the pledge promptly and it is disruptive during this morning announcement, to the teacher and to the classroom.

Thank you in advance for your cooperation.

Angie Ross - Principal at Swartz

“Angie Ross is a fantastic Principal! She values her teachers and students. She makes everyone she encounters feel heard and important. Angie is detailed and pro-active which makes for a well run school. Angie strives to make her school a positive learning environment for ALL. We are so lucky to have Angie as our full time Principal at Stella May Swartz. It's going to be a great 2023-2024 school year.”

Kristy Engel - Reading Specialist at Swartz

“Kristy is a truly amazing teacher who makes a difference in her students' lives everyday. She goes above and beyond to support all students as well as her coworkers. Kristy's endless patience and enthusiasm is a breath of fresh air. Her extra effort helps her students to succeed and feel confident.”

Here are some fun fact about Mrs. Phan:

1) She traveled to Vietnam this summer.

2) She loves romance novels.

3) Her favorite animal is a flamingo.

District Wide Picture Day will be on Wednesday, October 4th.😁

Please be sure to check your child’s backpack/folder for the HR Imaging form. You will need to fill the form out with payment of Cash, Check or Online Prepay at https://www.hrimaging.com/ and return it on picture day with your student.

Dress your best and bring a smile!

*Picture retake day will be on Thursday, November 16th.

Students were able to have silent reading in the hallways on Monday as they earned it from last weeks Awesome All Star Certificates!

Two of our classrooms earned the whole school a Chalk It Up Day for 10 minutes on the blacktop for receiving Awesome All Star Certificate's, thanks to Ms. Oyen's class and Mrs. Jurgutis's class! Keep up with the 3B's BE SAFE- BE RESPONSIBLE- BE RESPECTFUL.

Often there are times when our buses are running late. Westway Coach will notify us when there is a delay in time for buses so we can notify our parents of the bus that is running late. Sometimes a situation can happen when our office is closed and a parent tries to call us. If this is the case you may contact Westway Coach at 630-270-2720. Note that our School Office hours are 7:15 to 3:15 Monday thru Friday.

Please make sure to call the Stella May Swartz Absentee line at 630-834-9256, press *4 if your child will be absent or arriving late. The school office will retrieve these messages every morning. If you have any doctor's notes, please send those with your student for the nurse's office.

Your child must stay home from school if they are experiencing any of the below:

● Fever (100.4℉ or higher) ● Diarrhea

● New onset of moderate to severe headache ● New loss of taste or smell

● Shortness of breath ● Fatigue from an unknown cause

● New cough ● Muscle or body aches from an unknown cause

● Sore throat. ● Body rash with itching and/or a fever

● Vomiting ● Eye infection/red irritated eyes

Your child is ok to return to school once:

● For body rash: absence of skin rash/irritation

● For eye infection: 24 hours after starting antibiotic eye drops/ointment

● All other symptoms mentioned above: once cleared by the school nurse to return (must be fever-free for 24 hours without the use of medication, and no vomiting or diarrhea for at least 24 hours)

Main Office:

Angela Trexler- Swartz Administrative Assistant atrexler@satlcreek48.org 630-834-9256 ext.3001

If you have any questions for the nurse please contact the school your child attends below by their email or phone:

Danyelle Olsen- Nurse @ Salt Creek dolsen@saltcreek48.org 630-832-6122 ext.4002

Markita Simmons -Nurse @ Albright msimmons@saltcreek48.org 630-279-6160 ext.2002

Liz Gonzalez- Nurse @ Stella May Swartz lgonzalez@saltcreek48.org 630-834-9256 ext.3002

Thank you!

Standard Response Protocol

Salt Creek District 48 has adopted a new emergency protocol response from the I Love U Guys Foundation. This is a program that has been adopted by many of the schools within DuPage County. Over the summer, the administrative team attended training on the protocol and is passing along the training to all staff. We also want to make families aware of the five different protocols so you can be familiar with the language you may hear your child or the school use.

As a reminder, all students in Kindergarten and any new/new transfer/out of state transfer students Kindergarten -8th grade are required to have:

• 2nd grade students need Dental forms on file.
• Preschool students only need a physical examination.

Physical Exam: https://dph.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/idph/files/forms/certificateof-child-health-examination-042116.pdf

Dental Exam: https://dph.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/idph/forms/topics-services/prevention-wellness/oral-health/dental-exam-form-2021.pdf

Vision Exam: https://dph.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/idph/files/forms/eye-examination-report-050216.pdf

6th Grade

● Illinois Certificate of Child Health Examination: within 12 months prior to 1st day of school, due by Oct. 15th ○ Complete, up-to-date immunization record (see box below for required vaccines for 6th grade)** ○ Health history portion completed by parent/guardian ○ Exam portion completed by doctor, including Diabetes Screening ○ Note: A sports physical does NOT satisfy this requirement.

● Illinois Dental Examination: dated within 18 months of due date, due by May 15th

(Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis (DTaP, Tdap) 1 dose of Tdap on or after the 11th birthday. Meningococcal Disease (MCV4) 1 dose of MCV4 on or after the 11th birthday.)

Sports Physicals

Students Participating in Sports (5th-8th grade) If your child will be trying out for any sport (including intramural), they must have an IHSA Pre-Participation Examination (“Sports Physical”) on file prior to tryouts. Sports physicals are valid for 1 year and must be current throughout the entire sports season that your child is planning to participate in. 6 th graders may use their Illinois Certificate of Child Health Examination in lieu of a sports physical, however a sports physical CANNOT be used in lieu of the Illinois Certificate of Child Health Examination requirement.

**Religious/Medical Exemptions: If your child does not receive immunizations for religious reasons, a parent and healthcare provider must complete the “Illinois Certificate of Religious Exemption to Required Immunizations and/or Examinations” form prior to the first day of school. This form may not be used for personal or philosophical reasons, as Illinois does not allow such exemptions.

If you have questions please contact Nurse Olsen at Salt Creek 630-832-6122

• FTC is looking for volunteers to run concessions at Albright home games!

Please click here to sign up!

Questions? Contact Sarah at sszarzynski@saltcreek48ftc.org.

• October 4th Pokemon night 6-730pm (Swartz) **

FTC is hosting another POKEMON NIGHT!

**PLEASE NOTE THE TIME AND LOCATION CHANGE**

Stop by and join the fun! Don't know much about Pokémon? Come join the fun anyway! Show off your cards, trade with friends or just come and see what all the excitement is about.

Make a Pokémon craft, trade cards, learn about Pokémon, have Pokémon snacks and hang out with friends!! All district families are welcome!

PLUS ENTER TO WIN A HALLOWEEN POKEMON T-SHIRT (photo below)

• October 5th Dine out at Fuel, Creme & A Moveable Feast in Villa Park

from 4-7 PM! Enjoy the nice fall weather and have dinner and dessert! Serving up beverages to RELAX, REFRESH AND REFUEL! Featuring craft beers, specialty drinks, wine & cider on tap. Stop by the food truck, A Moveable Feast for a yummy meal!

• The Believe Kids Fundraiser packets should gone home with your child this week!

There are a lot of nice items in the catalog that can be used as holiday gifts - or as a gift for yourself! Also a ton of wrapping paper to stock up for the holidays! A percentage of all sales goes to FTC, which will be given to the school for teacher requests, school parties and dances. This is the only fundraiser we are going to do before the holidays. A couple of things to note:

Orders are due Friday 10/13/2023

You can place your order via online at https://www.shopfund.comunder "salt creek" for the school!

You are welcome to sell to family, friends, and neighbors! Even ordering a couple of items helps out!

FTC Directory- REMINDER!

If you have signed up for the directory in a previous school year then you must go to the website and reactivate your account along with updating your information to keep it active! This is great way to communicate with other families especially when it is that time to send out birthday cards for your child's birthday!

Thank you from FTC

Click on these menus for Spanish version.

NO MORE E-PAY! We have rolled out a new way to pay for lunches, school fees and activity fees for students. You can sign up here https://saltcreek48.revtrak.net/. Or you can go to your parent portal in skyward, click on the fee payment tile, then in the far right hand top corner click on the "make online payments" button. This will take you to Revtrak. Make sure to sign up before you try to make payment. Once you can sign in, click the Make a Payment button in the middle of the page. This new service will streamline the payments so you can make a payment or set up recurring payments. This is directly connected to Skyward so you see the money immediately go to your child's account. If you have any questions please email or call your school office.

Preschool Payments: Once in Revtrak you will see in the upper right area an arrow next to SHOP. Click the arrow and pick Preschool in order for you to complete your payment. If you have any questions please email or call the Salt Creek school office.

• Stella May Swartz School
• Angela Trexler atrexler@saltcreek48.org 630-834-9256 ext.3001

LEAP is an aftercare program that is ran by the Oakbrook Terrace Park District Heritage Center. Please contact them at 630-627-6100 to sign your child up if you are in need of aftercare. Swartz student will get bused to Salt Creek on the days that they need to go to the LEAP program. If they participate in a club on a day they need to go to LEAP they can take the late bus at 3:30 from Swartz to Salt Creek as it is also a stop in the late bus route.

All our half days and full day institute days.

Dismissal for all schools are as follows :

Stella May Swartz -10:40AM

Salt Creek Primary -10:50AM

Albright Middle -10:53AM

District Wide Picture Day - All 3 Schools Wednesday, October 4, 2023

Columbus Day - Monday, October 9, 2023

FTC Pokemon Night @ Stella May Swartz- Wednesday, October 4, 2023 6-7:30PM

FTC Fuel and Creme Dine Out / Villa Park- Thursday, October 5, 2023 4-7PM

Anderson Book Fair @ Albright- Thursday, October 12, 2023 3:30-7:00PM

FTC Believe Kids Fundraiser DUE- Friday, October 13, 2023

Do you know of a staff member in Salt Creek District 48 that deserves some extraordinary recognition for something they have done in our school district to make a difference for others? Or do you just want to share some kindness around. Please fill out this form to have this staff member recognized for their extraordinary accomplishment. https://forms.gle/tmBzY11DB1P3ggjv9

Mrs. Angeline Ross, Principal

aross@saltcreek48.org

630-834-9256 ext. 4009

Mrs. Angela Trexler, Swartz Administrative Assistant to the Principal

atraxler@saltcreek48.org

630-834-9256 ext. 3001

Mrs.Liz Gonzalez, Swartz Nurse

lgonzalez@saltcreek48.org

630-834-9256 ext. 3002.

☎️ When calling the office for any such reason whether it be for the nurse, the principal or the secretary and attendance line please make sure to leave a message. The office gets a little hectic at times or it's possible we are in a meeting. We will return all calls. Thank you in advance.

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