Viking Voice

If you are interested in switching your child's learning placement for the third trimester from remote to hybrid or hybrid to remote, please contact Sarah Smith or Sarah Monroe by February 16th.

Please take a moment to take the 5 Essentials survey for each school that your child(ren) attend! If you have a student at Salt Creek and Swartz, please take the survey for both schools. You can click this link for the survey!

https://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois

Thank you!

All Illinois children in Kindergarten and 2nd grade or any new student to the district (in 1st, 3rd or 4th grade) are required by the state to provide school with proof of a dental exam by May 15, 2021. Any dental exam completed between November 2019 and May 15, 2021 will fulfill the state's requirement. If a dental exam form is not received by May 15, 2021, the school may hold the child's report card until proof of a dental examination form is received or until the school receives proof (ex: appointment card) that a dental examination will take place within 60 days after May 15, 2021. Please call our school nurse with questions.

The DuPage County Health Department Dental Program is joining the American Dental Association in the observance of the annual “Give Kids a Smile Day” on February 26, 2021. Dental screenings will be done by DuPage County Health Department dentists. In addition, children will receive oral health education and a free oral healthcare kit. See the flyer below for more information.

If in-person learning is selected, students must attend in-person unless there is an extenuating circumstance, which must be discussed with your child’s school for approval. Per approval, your child will be able to participate in remote learning. If the extenuating circumstances are not approved by your child’s school, your child runs the risk of receiving an unexcused absence and will not be able to participate remotely.

If you miss the bus, please try to make every effort possible to get your child to school. Also, please call the office to let us know. Typically, we need at least 24 hour notice in order for a child to live stream into a classroom.

Congratulations to this week's Little Viking Award winners. We are so proud of your growth and success! Keep up the great work, Little Vikings!

Gigi Aliano, Andrea Batista, Mohammad Siddiqi, Jade Escano, Oscar Ponce, Ella Biskup, Dylan Moore, Mide Emrullai, Adam DeLuca, Shelby Gill, Muhammad Jadadic, Patrick Burmeister, Angelina Gonzalez, and Olivia Kazlauskas.

Last chance to sign up for a club at Stella May Swartz! We are offering a Creative Arts Club and Photography Club. If your child is interested, please have them complete the form linked in the flyer below. Club sponsors will reach out to those interested with details regarding the start date/time.

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 and report the absence to the office. Our nursing staff will call you about next steps.

In addition, if one of your children is experiencing a COVID19 symptom, all of your children need to stay home.

If someone in the household has tested positive for COVID-19 or is identified as a close contact to someone that has tested positive please call the office. The nurse will follow-up to gather the information required by the health department, discuss next steps, and answer any questions you may have.

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

It has been brought to our attention that a family of deer are living close to Riverside Drive. Please be extremely cautious when driving by Salt Creek for your safety and the safety of the deer!

Check out our new COVID-19 Information page on our website. Stay up to date with the latest Salt Creek School District 48 COVID-19 metrics by visiting:

https://www.saltcreek48.org/page/covid-19-information.

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.

If your child is in-person for learning, they have an opportunity to grab a "Grab and Go" meal as they exit the building. The bag includes a breakfast and lunch. Please make sure to talk to your child about if you would like them to grab a meal bag as they are dismissed from the building. The meals are free for every student.

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. 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 December are linked below.

2/17: Wellness Wednesday

2/23: No School

2/26: No School

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.

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