Viking Voice

We are so proud of our elearners! They have done an amazing job of learning at home. Mrs. LeGal's second grade students did a wonderful job on their assessments. It was a new way to assess and her students were patient and really tried their best! Mrs. O's kindergarten students come to school on time and are ready to learn. They are respectful and wait their turn to unmute themselves to share their thoughts and ideas. Mrs. O's class had a class celebration with a PJ day and a show and tell day for filling their pom pom jar TWICE for being respectful and ready to learn! Mrs. Walsh's third grade class has been working on rounding numbers and performed a rounding song for Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Monroe this week. Mrs. Clancy's students also filled their pom pom jar for being respectful and ready to learn during their lessons and participated in a pajama day! Mrs. Walsh's fourth grade students have done a great job of transitioning into Mrs. Walsh's classroom and are working extremely hard in reading! They reviewed the text structure of Problem & Solution and Description. Keep up the great work, VIKINGS!

Students in second grade this week participated in a science experiment to determine which candies have the property of melting quickly! Our hybrid and eLearning students enjoyed this hands-on learning experience!

Picture Day for October 7th has been postponed. If you already purchased a picture package, you can request a refund by calling HR Imaging Customer Service at 815-433-1766. We apologize for the confusion!

Please reference the letter sent home to families through email about details for the evening. "See" you there!

Would you like to recognize a staff member in Salt Creek School District 48 that deserves some extraordinary recognition for something they have done in our school district to make a difference for others? Please fill out this form to have this staff member recognized for their amazing accomplishment.

Any District 48 family can pick up 5 days worth of meals (breakfast and lunch) at Albright Middle School at Door 2 on Tuesdays from 1:00-1:30 and 2:30-3:00. Please note the addition of a new time! I You can also pick up meals on Wednesdays from 11:00-4:00 at any District 45 school. If these times do not work for you, please contact the office, and we can arrange a different time for you to pick up the meals. Menus for October are linked below.

Please do not send your child to school if they are feeling any of the COVID19 symptoms. COVID symptoms include fever (100.4 or higher), new onset of moderate to severe headache, shortness of breath, new cough, sore throat, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain from unknown cause, new congestion/runny nose, new loss of sense of taste or smell, nausea, fatigue from unknown cause, muscle or body aches. We are using extreme caution to make sure that all of our students and staff are safe while at school. Your support is critical! We ask that any student that is experiencing a symptom of COVID19 to stay home. Our nursing staff will call you about next steps.

Thank you for your commitment to keeping our students and staff safe!

Our physical exam and immunization deadline is quickly approaching. Any new student to pre-K, Kindergarten, 6th and any new student to the District require physical exams and up to date immunization records by 10/15. If you are unable to provide this information, you will be excluded.

Thank you to our AMAZING custodial staff! They are working diligently to clean, disinfect, and prepare our buildings everyday for students!

Our libraries are still lending books to students! Check out this video from Mrs. Ross to see how to check out some of your favorite books.

Salt Creek and Swartz will be having Parent Teacher Conferences on November 11th and November 12th. These will be held virtually. More information about how to sign up will be coming soon!

Need tech support? Please call the office or fill out our Google Form.

Sarah Smith, Principal

ssmith@saltcreek48.org

Sarah Monroe, Assistant Principal

smonroe@saltcreek48.org