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i-Ready individual student reports for 1st-5th graders will be sent home in backpacks on Thursday, 8/31. Students have been taking their fall i-Ready tests this past week. Make-ups will start the week of August 28th. Teachers will use this information to help plan for interventions this fall. The diagnostic assessment sets the personalized online instruction for each student to start the year and readjust during the year. Teachers monitor student pathways with check-ins and ability to make adjustments. Please click HERE for more details.

Parents can access the electronic version of the Elementary Handbook on the D303 website. Please note that you will not be receiving a paper copy this year. It is the responsibility of each family to review both handbooks with their children. Thank you for your support.

• Elementary Handbook
• Discipline Addendum

We love to celebrate birthdays at Davis and Richmond. Your child’s birthday will be announced on our morning announcements and your child will be able to choose a book from our birthday book cart. We do not allow in food for celebrations so please do not send them to school or drop them off, they will not be accepted. If you would like to send in non-edible treats (such as a pencil or non food item) that is ok.

Students are able to bring their lunch each day to school or they can get lunch at school through our food service provider, Organic Life. We do not accept fast food for students at Davis & Richmond. Please do not drop off or have food sent to Davis or Richmond for your child. If you would like to have lunch with your child, you can come to the main office and sign them out during their lunch period. Thank you for your cooperation.

Interested in becoming a Room Parent, Lead Room Parent or Room Sponsor?

We have three Room Parent options:

1. Room Parent = help in person or donate/organize parties
2. Lead Room Parent = help in person or donate/organize parties. Lead planning with other Room Parents
3. Room Sponsor = Be a Room Parent or Lead Room Parent for a class that doesn't have one.

Learn more and sign up by 9/15! https://forms.gle/7N6eUQ2mGMvQsh7H8

• Make sure you like the Davis Richmond PTO on Facebook today!
• Check out our new Website DavisRichmondPTO.com for the latest PTO news.

Thank you to parents and guardians for following drop off expectations. Here are a few reminders.

• Please do not park at the entrance to the parking lot or in the bus lanes. We have around 10 buses that need to get through.

• School begins at 8:00 sharp. Door supervisors need to get back to their classes.

• If you are late please park in the parking lot and walk your student to door 1 to check them in.

• Be sure to cross Seventh St or Horne St at the crosswalk with the crossing guard.

• Keep your pets at home for pick up and drop off. They are cute but students and pets can be unpredictable.

• Leave messages 24 hours a day

• Give reason for child's absence & clearly speak student’s name & grade/teacher

• Call every time your child is absent or is more than 45 min. late

• Vacation? Submit the prearranged absence form

DISMISSAL

• Call early in the day with changes to dismissal routine or email the teacher and both Administrative Assistants (linda.jezek@d303.org & mona.carlson@d303.org)

• If your child is signed up for Baker Station and will not be attending, you must notify both the school and Baker Station (630-675-1674)

• THANK YOU!!

Thank you to the many parents who have already sent an ART smock to school with your child. It is important for every child to have a smock to wear during ART to protect the child's clothing from art materials. An old adult-sized T-shirt is ideal. Please write your child's name on the shirt/smock and send it to school with him/her as soon as possible. Thank you!

On September 5th, Davis Primary will conduct our state-required annual Lockdown Drill with law enforcement personnel present. During this time, students will review and practice the classroom procedures. Parents/guardians may opt their child out of physical participation in this drill each year by emailing Gina Shaw at gina.shaw@d303.org and Mona Carlson at mona.carlson@d303.org at least 24 hours prior to the scheduled date. Students who are opted out will receive an alternative school safety learning experience with a certified staff member.

Email: linda.jezek@d303.org
Website: dav-ric.d303.org
Location: 1125 S 7th St, St. Charles, IL, 60174
Phone: 331-228-2200
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/DavRic.D303
Twitter: @StCharlesD303

• Leave messages 24 hours a day

• Give reason for child's absence & clearly speak student’s name & grade/teacher

• Call every time your child is absent or is more than 45 min. late

• Vacation? Submit the prearranged absence form

DISMISSAL

• If you are planning on a different plan for your child for dismissal, please call the office by 12 p.m.at the latest.
  

• If your child is signed up for Baker Station and will not be attending, you must notify both the school and Baker Station (630-675-1674)

• THANK YOU!!

On August 29th, Richmond Intermediate will conduct our state-required annual Lockdown Drill with law enforcement personnel present. During this time, students will review and practice the classroom procedures. Parents/guardians may opt their child out of physical participation in this drill each year by emailing Lisa Simoncelli-Bulak at lisa.simoncelli-bulak@d303.org and Darlene Buffano at darlene.buffano@d303.org at least 24 hours prior to the scheduled date. Students who are opted out will receive an alternative school safety learning experience with a certified staff member.

Did you know that students who participate in clubs and extra curricular activities in school feel a bigger sense of belonging and connectedness? We currently offer a variety of musical clubs such as orchestra, band and choir. Precision fitness club and chess club will soon be offered once a weekl. We also have student council and even a kindness club! Info on those clubs will be coming in a few weeks.

We also have some club opportunities that are offered during the day. One time per week on Fridays, students will meet at 7:45 a.m. (or when their bus drops them off) until 8:20 a.m. They will miss their Friday classroom morning meeting and their leadership club will take its place. We will offer the following clubs this year: Wellness (Fuel Up to Play 60), Patrol, Paparazzi and Video Production. If you are interested in your child participating, please complete the club application and turn it in by Tuesday, September 5th. A child can only be in one of the Friday morning clubs, but students could also sign up for other morning clubs, kindness club and student council while still being in a Friday club. Details and descriptions of clubs and an application can be found HERE. Paper copies were also sent home in your child’s backpack today.

It is that time of year when the Student Council is looking for representatives for the 2023-2024 school year. We are seeking students who would like to contribute in making a positive impact in our school and St. Charles communities.

If students are interested, we ask that they write a paragraph to their teacher/class explaining why they want to be a Student Council representative and turn it into their classroom teacher by Tuesday, September 5th. The classroom teachers will choose 2 students to represent their class at our monthly meetings.

Before you express your interest, we would like to inform the student and families that there will be monthly meetings held before school. The meetings will be held from 7:15- 7:45 AM on the third Wednesday of the month (unless otherwise stated). The dates are as follows: 9/20, 10/18, 11/15, 12/20, 1/24, 2/21, 3/20, 4/17, and 5/15. Also, we are looking at additional opportunities for students to support the Richmond community.

Student Council Staff:

Jenny Luebke: jennifer.luebke@d303.org

Kerri Ganshert: kerri.ganshert@d303.org

Kathy Webster: katherine.webster@d303.org

Website: https://dav-ric.d303.org/
Location: 300 S 12th St, St. Charles, IL, 60174
Phone: 331-228-2800
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/DavRic.D303
Twitter: @StCharlesD303

We have a lot of fun events planned for this fall, and we hope you all can join us to see if Pack 260 is a good fit for your family. You are welcome to come to any of the events to just check it out without having to join.

Pack 260 is a family friendly, co-ed Cub Scout pack, so any gender can join. Family participation is welcomed and encouraged at all our events.

We have two fun public events planned in August and September, and fliers for both are below. We hope to see you all at our upcoming Adventure Night on Tuesday August 29 at 6:30 at Davis School. There will be a nerf gun shooting range, inflatable tomahawk throw, and more!

There are links to our website and our facebook page below. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out.

facebook.com/stcpack260

STCPack260.org

Lark Peterson

Cubmaster, Pack 260

Info@stcpack260.org