The Eagle Express

Dear Sward Families:

We are ready for the exciting time of year where we get to strengthen the bond between home and school with our Family Conferences. The time has come where you are not able to make adjustments within the Skyward Family Access system anymore, if you still need to make an appointment please contact the Sward main office at (708)423-7820.

Sincerely,

Suzanne Amra

Sward is hosting a Family Wellness Night on Tuesday, October 10th from 6:00pm - 7:45pm. Bring your family to Sward for a night of relaxing activities and a feel good evening full of wellness stations and resources.

Our D123 Family Conferences will be held over a series of two days:

• Oct 12th from 5:00pm - 8:00pm
• Oct 13th from 11:30am - 6:30pm.

If you need assistance scheduling your conference, please call the Sward main office at (708)423-7820.

Sward's Fall Drama Club is in need of mismatched socks to be used as costumes, props, and set pieces in their production of "The Case of the Missing Socks." We know most of our households out there have a bag, box or bin of mismatched socks at home. Give up trying to find the match and let your socks star in a play instead. We'll take any size, any design, any color. They don't have to be new, but they do have to be clean. Bring your socks in and drop them in the box outside of the library ASAP.

After school, please ensure that your children are leading by example by playing safely, not hanging on trees, and not walking through the middle of the street to get into a car. We have many little Eagles that follow what they see and we want to ensure everyone stays safe.

Next week Sward will be practicing safety drills and procedures. We will practice a fire drill, shelter in place drill, and lockdown drill. The purpose of our school safety drills are to prepare all students and adults with the knowledge they need to quickly make their way to safety in the event of an emergency situation

Sward is collecting pop tabs for Ronald McDonald House charities of Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana. Ronald McDonald House receives all funds for recycling the pop tabs. Last year Sward donated 42 pounds of pop tabs!! This donation was used to provide care for families of children with complex medical needs. Way to go Sward!!

If you have pop tabs, please send them to school with your child.

Let's continue to "pull" for the Ronald McDonald House!

Costume Guidelines for October 31

Costume time is coming quickly. Please be aware of the Halloween costume guidelines:

• Tuesday, October 31 is a HALF DAY OF SCHOOL. Students will be dismissed at 11:30 a.m. There will be no lunch served at school on 10/31/23.

• Students are allowed to wear their costumes to school in the morning. All hairstyles must be completed at home (no sprays allowed at school).

• Costumes of a violent nature are not allowed. Students may not carry weapons- either play or real- as props to their costumes. No roller skates or rollerblades, no sharp metal items, no full face masks.

• All students are encouraged to participate in the school’s “parade of costumes” at 9:30. If outside, we will make a complete lap around the entire block of the school. Visitors will be able to stand anywhere around the outside of the building as long as the sidewalk is free for children to walk. Friends and family are welcome to attend. For security reasons, visitors must follow the same costume rules as the students. If the weather does not cooperate with us and we can not parade outside, we will have a "reverse parade." I will make sure to send out inclement weather communication to parents that the outdoor parade has been canceled. I will be creating a video of the children which will then be emailed out to our families so everyone will be able to enjoy the costumes.

• Students will be required to take off a full-face mask if they have brought one to school with their costume.

• Tuesday, October 10- Family Wellness Night
• Thursday, October 12- Family Conferences EARLY DISMISSAL @ 11:30
• Friday, October 13- Family Conferences NO SCHOOL
• Friday, October 20- Mother-Daughter Fall Event
• Thursday, October 26 - Fall Picture Retakes
• Tuesday, October 31 - Halloween Parade, Early Dismissal

Website: d123.org/sward
Location: 9830 Brandt Avenue, Oak Lawn, IL, USA
Phone: 708-423-7820
Twitter: @d123sward

Email: samra@d123.org
Website: d123.org/sward
Phone: 708-423-7820
Twitter: @SuzanneAmra