Field Flash

Dear Field Parents and Guardians,

We hope you've had a nice week!

We also want to share a big congratulations to Mrs. Carly Thornton and her family. They welcomed baby girl Brigid Ann this week. Best wishes to all! Mrs. Jenny Kapustka will begin her maternity leave on May 1st. We are so pleased to have Ms. Rachael Holzhausen here as her maternity leave substitute through the end of the year.

Thank you to the many families who have already completed their school registration for next year! We have about 500 students fully registered; we are anticipating about 100 more students. Registering now allows us to plan for next year in the best way possible, in terms of developing class lists and teacher assignments. If you know of a friend of neighbor with an incoming kindergartener or first grader, please encourage them to complete their registration soon.

A few reminders:

• Now that the weather has warmed up, many families are remaining after school to play on the playground at Field. Please remember that there is not adult supervision, so parents should supervise children on the playground. We do appreciate if you follow our school playground rules (no climbing on top of the covered slides or up the slides are two important ones).

• Please note the playground is CLOSED before school, as there is no supervision.

• We know some students have Smart Watches or cell phones - please know students are not permitted to use these items during the day. Devices should be powered off or set to a "school time". If your child needs to contact you, they can use the phone in our office.

• Please remember to use the sidewalks (rather than the staff parking lot) when walking to and from Field. We do have staff who are arriving or leaving during these times.
  

• Please continue to remember that dogs are not allowed at arrival and dismissal.

• If your child (or you) ride a bike or scooter to and from school, please walk the vehicle on the blacktop.

Have a great weekend!

Sincerely,

Dr. Courtney Goodman

Principal

(847) 318-4383

The district winners have just been chosen for the Young Authors Contest. We are so excited to share that Field School 4th grade co-authors Andrea Barbosa Urrestta and Brooke Nevruz were selected as District winners for their mystery story "The Secrets of Hotel Bliss". They will be honored at an upcoming school board meeting. Congratulations to Andrea and Brooke! Congratulations to ALL of the 111 amazing writers that participated at Field School this year! We can't wait to read even MORE stories next year!!!

The Field Green Team would like to thank all who came out to the Woodland & Parks Clean Up Event. We look forward to doing it again in the fall.

Also, please check out the flier below for the Friend's of the Parks bike and trike exchange this Saturday, April 29th.

Field Follies: Looking Ahead

Planning for the 36th annual Field Follies is underway. Courtney Nashan, Elizabeth MacDougall, and Jenny Mierisch have volunteered to produce the show. The first step is writing the script. Fourth graders write the script for the show that is performed in their fifth grade year. Sign-up information for writing the script was shared with fourth grade families last week and the deadline to sign up is Friday, April 21. Script writing will begin the week of May 1. If you have any questions or would like to get involved, please feel free to email the producers at fieldfollies2023@gmail.com

Spring Carnival: Volunteer Forms & Tickets On Sale

The Spring Carnival is on Saturday, May 6th, 12:00–3:00 PM. Tickets are on sale on the PTO Website. My Account --> My Forms. We are in need of volunteers to run the Carnival Games! Please Sign Up Here to volunteer.

• Week of May 1: Spring MAP testing for students in grades 2-5
  

• Saturday, May 6: Spring Carnival at 12:00–3:00 PM
• Week of May 8: Staff Appreciation Week!
• May 9: PTO meeting at 7:30pm (virtual)
• May 16: 5th grade visit to Emerson
• May 25: Jefferson preschool to visit Field
• May 29: No School for Memorial Day
• May 31-June 2: FastBridge screenings for K-1 students
• May 31/June 1: Field Day for students - the start of our spirit days (details to come)
• June 5: Incoming kindergarten screenings (sign up to come via email)
• Wednesday, June 7: 5th Grade Promotion Party from 5:00-7:00 PM
• June 9: Last day of school for students - report cards come home

This year, when any of our District 64 schools has a positive COVID-19 case, we'll communicate that information via our school-specific dashboard on our website. A link to our Field COVID dashboard can be found here. This dashboard will replace any previously emailed letters with notifications. On the dashboard, you will be able to see the number of active cases of students or staff in isolation, and the homerooms associated with those students.

We do continue to update this regularly. Our numbers of reported cases have been very low or at zero for the recent weeks.

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