Take Home Tuesday

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Updates from the Principal's Office

Dear Sward Families,

Wow! What an amazing performance at our spring concert today! From the scarves to the instruments to the beautiful voices... incredible. If you missed it, I will be sending out a link for you to enjoy as soon as it has been uploaded. Thank you to Mrs. Glikis for leading our students to become such wonderful musicians while they develop a deep appreciation for music.

Your partner in education,

Mrs. Candy Kramer

Important Reminders

Even though there are only a couple of weeks left in the school year, the students are still missing important educational activities when they arrive late or leave early.

Please ensure you leave with plenty of time to make it to school on time. We have had a LOT or tardies recently. Also, if at all possible, please try to not sign your child out early as it does disrupt the teaching and learning occurring in their classroom.

The office has been getting busier and busier at arrival and dismissal with tardies and having to call classrooms with last minute instructions for the children.

If you can, please try to give after school instructions to your child before they leave in the morning.

With your partnership, we can have a smooth ending to the 2022-2023 school year.

Incoming Kindergarten Open House

If you have a child enrolled to enter Kindergarten for next year, you are invited to an upcoming

Kindergarten Open House on Wednesday, 5/24 from 6:00 to 7:30 in the Sward gym. The

Kindergarten teachers have lots of information to share that evening to help your child’s

transition into Kindergarten, so please plan to attend if possible. Incoming Kindergarteners are encouraged to attend with their parent/guardian.

If you have a child that will be turning 5 by September 1st of this year and you have not enrolled

them for Kindergarten for next year, you can find information on our district website:

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

The sooner you enroll you child for next year the better!

D123 Job Fair

MAY 30 - D123 Job Fair: Help us Shape Tomorrow's Minds Today
Mark your calendar for Tuesday, May 30, 2023, from 12:00 PM to 8:00 PM, as Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123 hosts the 2023-24 Job Fair at the District Office (4201 W. 93rd St, Oak Lawn, IL 60453.) This is your chance to join a dedicated team of educators and support staff for the 2023-24 school year. School District 123 is seeking passionate individuals for a variety of roles, including classroom teachers, special educators, paraprofessionals, substitute teachers, educational support staff, and bus drivers. Immediate on-site interviews will be conducted for all positions, with accelerated hiring timelines for select roles. Don't miss this opportunity to contribute to our vibrant learning community. For more information, visit our website at d123.org/join.

Field Day

Field Day is set for Thursday, June 1 and will be here before we know it. Field Day forms were sent home last week in case you are interested in volunteering. We have a new system called Visitor Aware that all volunteers will need to be processed through prior to any volunteering. Our volunteers will need to click this link: https://app.visitor-aware.com/self-registration/register/demwgesqreo1 They will be prompted to answer some questions and register. Then, on the day of the event, volunteers will need to bring their drivers license to finish up the process. The system will print out a wearable tag with the volunteer's photograph that will need to be worn throughout the duration of the volunteering.

Volunteers must be 18 or older and we ask that you do not bring siblings with you if you plan to volunteer.

Additionally, there is a volunteer form for parents who might like to volunteer for the Pitch Burst game and a permission slip for your child to have a popsicle treat the day of field day.

A Note from Nurse Dina about Medication

Any medications that are stored for your child at school will need to be picked up. Please do so on or before Wednesday June 2nd. If a medication is not picked up and we have not received any communication from the parents , the medication will be discarded. No medication can be stored over the summer. Please note if you had medication stored this year, blank doctor orders will be coming home today to be filled out for next year. No medication can be given without a complete doctor's order. New mediation orders must be filled out each school year. Medication and orders can be dropped off with the nurse on our designated medication drop off days. Our medication drop off days are Thursday August 17th and Friday August 18th. Medication order forms can also be picked on those days. Please contact the health office with any questions.

Returning Student Registration

You should have received a message from D123 about Returning Student Registration. Be sure to follow the instructions given in the message to complete the steps of the process in Skyward Family Access. Those of you who know your child will NOT be returning to D123 for the upcoming school year, please contact the Sward main office at (708)423-7820 to provide information for transfer papers to be prepared.

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

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