Field Flash

Dear Field Parents and Guardians,

We hope you have had a nice week! Our 5th grade Student Council is organizing a canned food drive to support the Maine Township Food Pantry. Beginning on Monday, students can bring in non-perishables to donate. The Food Pantry is stocked with canned vegetables, so they suggest donating other items. We'll collect donations through February 14th.

Please mark your calendar for our Open House on February 8th from 6-7:30pm. As it has been many years since we hosted this event, I wanted to share a bit more about the event and its purpose.

• Families (parents and students) are invited to stop by at anytime between 6-7:30pm, and stay for as long or as little as you'd like.
• The purpose of the event is for students to showcase their learning; you'll visit your children's classrooms to see some of what they've learned this year.
• Please note you'll enter the building through the main entrance at Door 1, which will be unlocked for the event. You can exit through any door.
• While our teachers and staff will be present in the building that evening, please note this event is not intended to be a parent-teacher conference opportunity. We'll have parent-teacher conferences in March, or you are always welcome to reach out directly to teachers to schedule a conversation.

A few reminders:

• 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 mode". If your child needs to contact you, they can use the phone in our office.

• Speaking of calling home, we've had an uptick in students asking to call home for forgotten shoes, homework items, lunches, and other items. Please continue to work with your children at home to create routines to help remembering these items. Please also know it is never our expectation for parents to deliver forgotten items, even if our secretaries call for your child.

• Please remember our drop-off areas on Elmore and Wisner are "kiss and go" in the morning. It is very important that you pull up, drop your child off, and drive away. If you'd like to wait and watch your child enter the building, please be sure you park away from these area. Your car shouldn't be present in these spots in the morning for more than a minute. Thank you for your help with this!
  

• Recess is most often outdoors - please ensure your children are dressed for the weather. Students with snow gear can play in the snow; those without need to remain on the blacktop (to stay dry).

Have a great weekend!

Sincerely,

Dr. Courtney Goodman

Principal

(847) 318-4383

Attention Field Families - the PTO has exciting news for our Field community! We are kicking off a multi-year initiative to replace Field's current playground with a modern, fun, accessible school playground. To get this project started, we are looking for your ideas, expertise and enthusiasm. Specifically, we are looking for families to help in any of the following ways:

• Strategic planning - joining a committee to help with a proposal, project plan and budget
• Fundraising - help us think outside of the box for new school-wide events
• Grant writing

Please reach out to fieldptopresident@gmail.com if you would like to participate. We will be discussing this at future PTO meetings as well, and we welcome your participation.

Did you know? A plastic bag doesn’t degrade, it only breaks down into smaller pieces and has negative impacts on ecosystems and food chains if not contained. Only about 2% of bags are actually recycled. Support the Maine South Environmental Club by bringing in your plastic grocery, ziplock/sandwich, newspaper, bread and cereal bags. Their goal is to collect 500 pound of plastic bags to build a bench near their front pond. Send your child with clean plastic bags and we'll ensure your plastic bag goes to a good cause! ~ Your Field Green Team

Support the Field PTO by ordering a V-Show t-shirt for your student or self! Complete this form by February 5th. T-shirts should be ready for delivery the week of February 20th.

• Week of February 6: CogAT for 2nd graders
  
• February 6-14: Canned Food Drive, organized by Student Council
• Week of February 6: 3rd-5th graders complete SAEBRS
• Wednesday, February 8: Open House from 6-7:30pm
• Monday, February 13: 4th Grade Chorus Performance
• Monday, February 13: 5Essentials parent survey opens (see email on that day for details)
• Thursday, February 16: Board of Education meeting at 7pm
• Monday, February 20: No School
• Week of Tuesday, February 21: 4th and 5th graders complete 5Essentials survey.

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