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March 21st is World Down Syndrome Day. We are planning to wear crazy mismatched socks on the 21st to celebrate this day. Why crazy socks you ask? Down Syndrome International created this idea to highlight that everyone has their own different and colorful abilities.

BERNIE’S BOOK BANK DONATION DRIVE

The D303 donation drive for Bernie’s Book Bank will be held for two weeks, April 1-12, 2024, at all D303 schools. Please consider bringing in new and gently used children’s books for birth through 6th grade to one of the D303 schools during the donation drive. Students, parents, or staff may place books in the collection bins located in the front hallway. D303’s goal for the 2024 donation drive is 20,000 books. Every book will help us reach our goal. For more information, please watch this 90 second video or read this FAQ document. This QR code can be used to access the tax receipt.

Please check that the books you are sending fit the following criteria:

👍Donate to Bernie’s Book Bank:

• Birth through 6th grade only

• Must be in great physical condition

• Books written in English or Spanish

• Storybooks

• Board books

• Chapter books

• Recent nonfiction and graphic novels

Please join us at the Richmond LRC for the last 3 PTO meetings of the school year. We are looking for nominations for NEW board members for next year for each school - could that be YOU?! The March meeting will also have another gift card raffle for those in attendance.

Please note NEW times and dates below:

• Thursday, March 21, 7:15pm
• Thursday, April 11, 7:00pm
• Thursday, May 9, 7:00pm

Davis & Richmond Schools Families!

❤️Thank you for your support of our schools. We’re grateful for our Davis & Richmond Schools community! Together we raised over $12,000 for the direct support of our students and staff!

⏰TODAY is the last day to enter any final donations and share your fundraising page with friends, family, and local businesses. Please complete that by clicking on MYBOOSTER.COM - THANK YOU!!

1. Help is needed on our Teacher Appreciation Week planning committee. This event takes place the 1st week of May. If interested, contact Sarah Petro, spetro83@gmail.com
2. We are looking to form an End of the Year Block Party Planning Committee. Help us plan to celebrate the end of an era and the Davis Richmond school year with fun and family! Please contact Alisa Sawka aasawka@gmail.com or davisrichmondpto1@gmail.com

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

• Parents, please take the opportunity to submit your feedback by completing the 5essentials survey for D303. The Parent Survey is open from January 23, 2024, through March 29, 2024. All responses are confidential and will never be connected to you or your child. To take the survey, visit survey.5-essentials.org/Illinois and select the parent survey. A supplemental report will also be generated if at least 20 percent of a school’s parents complete the survey. Thank you!
  

The District 303 Board has approved boundary maps for elementary, middle, and high schools. Maps are effective with the 2024-2025 school year beginning this fall. The Board's decision completes a process that began last fall to reduce school overcrowding and help to ensure equitable learning experiences across the District. District 303 had contracted with demographer RSP & Associates to create concept maps based on Board-approved guiding principles and community feedback. Please see the parent notice from Superintendent Gordon to learn more and review the approved maps.

We are grateful for all of the men who have volunteered on Fridays to spend lunch and recess with our students by being "Watch DOGS." However, there are many Fridays open during March and April that have no one signed up to volunteer. Please read over this information and sign up for WatchDOGS!! Men who have already volunteered this fall, are now welcome to sign up for a 2nd date HERE. THANK YOU!!

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

Congrats to our February Tiger Buck Raffle Winners!

1. For drop-off, we have a designated drop-off lane available.
2. If you prefer to park and drop off your child, please utilize designated parking spots.
3. Please refrain from using handicapped spots or dropping off on the street unless you are in the designated drop-off lane. This helps prevent traffic delays and ensures safety for all.
4. If you wish to drop off without parking, kindly use the designated drop-off lane.
5. Additionally, we kindly ask that you refrain from making U-turns after dropping off your child. Instead, please consider circling the block, which contributes to both safety and smooth traffic flow.
6. Your cooperation in making morning arrivals safe is greatly appreciated.

Our Empower Showcase was a great success and now we are ready to send the amazing projects home. Many of these projects are quite large and can not go on a bus or be carried home by a walker or bike rider. They may need to be taken home in a car. If your student would like to be the one to take their project home, step 1 is for an adult to fill out this form. The deadline to fill out the form is March 17th. From there, if more than one student wants any project, I will randomly choose from the students who fill out the form. If your student is one who will be taking home a project, I will be in contact with you the week of the 18th. Please contact me with any questions! Amy Dixon: amy.dixon@d303.org

Attention all 5th Grade Richmond Tigers! This year, we are inviting YOU to design the Davis Richmond Yearbook Cover! Two winners will be selected - one for the front of the yearbook and one for the back. All other entries will be showcased as “Honorable Mention” inside the yearbook. Entries due: April 5th. Please click HERE for more details.

Placements for next year's incoming 4th grade students who qualified for AT Math/AT ELA and incoming 6th grade students who qualified for Accelerated Math, AT and Infinity Gifted Programming have been completed. Families of students who have been placed in these pathways have been contacted via email. Parents/Guardians whose student was not identified and feel their student should be considered for one of these placements are welcome to complete a Request for Appeal by March 15. The appeal process is outlined in the link along with contact information for our Gifted Coordinator if you have questions.

• Students in grades 3 through 8 will be taking state tests in English/Language Arts (ELA) and mathematics between April 1 and April 18. This is the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR)
• Students in grades 5, 8, and 11 are taking the Illinois Science Assessment (ISA) between March 4 and March 22nd. The Illinois Science Standards are based on the NGSS standards, and the ISA is designed to measure against those standards. Click HERE for a detailed letter on these assessments. Your child’s classroom teacher will communicate specific testing dates/times.

Our Lost and Found is busting at the seams! Please have your child label his/her lunchbox, coat and sweatshirts so that if they do become lost we can get them back to them!

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