Take Home Tuesday

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Updates from the Principal's Office

Dear Sward Families,

Thank you to so many of you for completing this year's 5Essentials Survey! I'm thrilled to share that we have not only but met, but exceeded our goal of at least 20% of our parents taking the survey.

We are excited to get the results of the survey this summer and will use your input as we make plans to continuously improve the school experiences your student has at Sward. You're the best!

If you have not yet had an opportunity to complete the survey, but would still like to, it is open through March 30. CLICK HERE TO GET STARTED

Your partner in education,

Mrs. Candy Kramer

Pajamas for Ronald McDonald House

PTA has a few dates reserved to go to the Ronald McDonald House to cook dinner. In order to raise funds for the dinner ingredients, we will be having a "Pajamas for Ronald McDonald House" day on Friday, March 24. Please send your child in their jammies and send a dollar (if you are able) to go to the Ronald McDonald House. Any money leftover after the purchase of the dinner ingredients will be used to purchase items from their wish list.

If anyone is interested in volunteering to cook at the Ronald McDonald House, and is 18 or older, please text Jamie Canvin at (708)473-4242.

Thunderbolts Reading Incentive

In today's Take Home Tuesday folder, your child will be bringing home this reading tracker. For each 30 minutes of reading, your child can color in one dot as they make their way around the bases. Once they have completed coloring in all of the dots, they will receive a voucher to receive 2 complimentary tickets to attend a Windy City Thunderbolts baseball game on either Wednesday, June 28 or Sunday, July 2. If more than 2 tickets are desired, you will have the ability to purchase additional tickets at a discounted rate of $5 each. The reading trackers are due to me by May 1. The sooner you return the reading tracker, the sooner you will be able to submit the voucher for your tickets. Happy Reading!

World Day for Cultural Diversity

Please come join us to "travel" around the world on May 15 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. for our 2nd annual World Day for Cultural Diversity Family Night Celebration. Click here for additional information. We hope you will join us to explore customs and countries, taste foods, enjoy performances, and have fun! We invite all families to host (or share host) a table to represent your cultural heritage. Here is a chance to celebrate all of the cultures that make up our Sward community!

Career Day

Your child brought home this letter in their Take Home Tuesday folder a few weeks ago. Our Career Day is planned for Thursday, April 27 with sessions for our Kindergarten through Grade 2 students in the morning, sessions for our Grade 3 through 5 students in the afternoon, and sessions for our preschoolers spread throughout the day. If you or someone you know would like to introduce your career to our Sward Eagles, please complete the bottom portion of this form and send it to Sward as soon as you are able.

Preschool and Kindergarten Registration

2023-2024 Preschool Registration is now open!

For more information and to start the process please visit:

https://www.d123.org/departments/student-services/early-learning-programs

2023-2024 Kindergarten Registration is now open!

For more information and to start the process please visit:

https://www.d123.org/departments/teaching-learning/programs/kindergarten

A Note from Nurse Dina

Attention parents: Strep throat is on the rise in our school community. Please be mindful that strep is very contagious so it is important to keep children home from school if they are feeling ill. Strep is spread through respiratory droplets. Breathing in the infected droplets or touching a surface with infected droplets then touching nose, mouth or eyes can cause someone to become sick. Strep can have many symptoms, and some children present with the illness differently. Symptoms include fever, pain with swallowing, swollen glands and or tonsils. There might also be white patches, pus filled pockets or tiny red spots on tonsils. With strep throat some individuals may have a stomach and headache as well as vomiting and a rash. Be mindful that you might have most of the symptoms or only one. Going to the doctor and getting tested for strep if symptoms present is very important. Untreated strep can cause complications so getting the correct treatment is imperative.

Grade 4 Candor Health Parent Information

Our fourth grade Candor Health presentation is right around the corner. Parents will receive a permission form for their child to participate in this presentation. Our fourth grade presentation is scheduled for April.

We have received a link for the parent overview of this program.

4th Grade- Substance Abuse Prevention: Foundation: https://vimeo.com/749296642

Password for both programs is - Preparation23

Upcoming Dates

Thursday, March 23- Spirit Day- Wear your college clothing or Sward spirit wear
Friday, March 24- Spirit Day- Ronald McDonald Pajama Day fundraiser (wear your pajamas and bring $1 to donate to Ronald McDonald House if you are able)
March 27-March 31- No School- Spring Break
Tuesday, April 4- Staff Institute Day (no school for students)
Friday, April 7 & Monday, April 10- No School
Thursday, April 27- D123 Art Show 7:00- 8:30 p.m. at OLHMS

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