Field Flash

Dear Field Parents and Guardians,

We hope that you and your family have had a nice week! We've enjoyed seeing many of you this week at parent-teacher conferences. Our last evening of conferences for this fall is on Tuesday, October 18th. Thank you for your partnership.

This week, we had an exciting addition to our blacktop space. Our student council and our PTO purchased a Gaga Ball pit for our students. For those of you unfamiliar with this game, here is a bit of background about it, as well as our agreed upon Field school rules. Our P.E. teachers helped teach the rules to students, so that they are able to play Gaga Ball during recess time, if they'd like. Many of our students are familiar with this wildly popular game from summer camp or other locations in Park Ridge D64!

A few reminders:

• Recess is most often outdoors - please ensure your children are dressed for the cooler weather.

• October 15th is the deadline for submitting physical exam/vaccine records for students in kindergarten and new students, as well as eye exams for students in kindergarten and new to Illinois schools.

• As a reminder, on Pizza Tuesdays, students should bring their own water or beverage (unless you order one through our lunch program).

• Please no dogs at drop off or pick up! Thank you!
• Please review bicycle safety with your children. As our older students are riding bicycles on their own, we want to be certain they understand the important safety rules of the road. We've had a few reports from parents and neighbors about students not stopping at stop signs or looking both ways while bicycling in the early evening hours.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Sincerely,

Dr. Courtney Goodman

Principal

(847) 318-4383

• Saturday, October 15th: Green Team Clean Up Event (see flyer below)
  
• Tuesday, October 18th: Fall parent-teacher conferences from 4-8pm
• Friday, October 28th: Field School Halloween celebration from 2:15-3:30pm (more details are below in this newsletter)
• Friday, October 28th: PTO Truck or Treat event from 6-7:30pm

Dine to Donate at Chipotle in Uptown Park Ridge!

33% of proceeds go to the D64 Band Orchestra Parents Association (BOPA)

Tuesday, October 18, 2022

from 5:00-9:00pm

Chipotle in Uptown Park Ridge

119 S Northwest Hwy

Park Ridge, IL 60068

Order online for pickup using code DF72A8A

or show the attached flyer in restaurant

Field School will celebrate Halloween on Friday, October 28th in the afternoon. Please review this handout for more information about our plans. Special thank you to our PTO room parents who will spearhead our classroom celebrations.

Are you creative? Do you like making movies? Enter this year’s

GEG Chicagoland Student Film Festival!

OVERVIEW: - Teams of up to 4 students can create a video

• 2 minutes or less

• Theme is “My World…”

• Check out the website for more info and tips

• Submit videos to jross@d64.org by November 29th.

(this allows time for Mrs. Ross to make sure all necessary forms are filled out and submitted on time)

Winners will be invited to a film festival in February!

Have an idea but need help making the movie? Mrs. Ross will select 3-4 groups of students to help film their movie during recess. Fill out the bottom part of this form and submit to your teacher by Monday, October 24 for consideration. All are welcome to submit a movie to the competition.

The Field PTO is hosting Trunk or Treat! Sign up to decorate the trunk of your car and pass out candy to costumed Field families.

The event is Friday, Oct. 28th from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the staff parking lot. (This year it will not be rain or shine--anything more than a drizzle will result in cancellation.) Don't stress about a theme (the kids are in it for the candy), but if you want to be elaborate, you can vie for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place trophies for the best decorated cars.

Please volunteer to make sure this event happens! Sign up here:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/409094DAFAB2BA5F49-trunk4

Welcome back to school. Please remember to send pictures to fieldschoolyearbook@gmail.com with your child’s grade level in the email header for the following events:
1) 1st day of school
2) Back to School picnic

In addition we are looking for a yearbook volunteer to help support the incoming kindergarten class. If anyone is interested, please reach out to cheryludzielak@gmail.com

Thank you, and looking forward to a wonderful, fun filled school year!

A big thank you to all of the families that joined the PTO as part of our annual membership drive. Winners of raffle items have been selected and are being contacted this week. Membership is still open at FieldPTO.org.

The PTO is hosting potluck dinners for the teachers and staff during our Tuesday Parent Teacher Conference nights - October 11th and 18th. Please support our awesome Field staff by volunteering to bring a meal, dessert, drink, or other item for the teachers and staff to share. Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0e4caeaf2ea1fdc07-fall. Items can be dropped off at school between 3pm and 3:30pm on the day of conferences.

The PTO’s 69th Annual VShow, a community building and fundraising program in support of Field School, is kicking off with a sneak peek of this year's show on October 1 at 7:30 pm at the home of Andrew and Lauren Wilson at 117 N. Merrill, Park Ridge. All Field parents and VShow cast and crew, new and old are welcome. Click here for the invite!

As you fill in your calendars for the upcoming months, we have some other dates to share:

· November 13, 2022: Script Release

· December 11, 2022: Auditions and Newcomer Brunch

· January 15, 2023: Rehearsals Begin

· March 12, 2023: Double Dress Rehearsal

· March 16-19, 2023: Show Dates

Interested in learning more about VShow? Contact fieldvshow69@gmail.com.

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.

Join your Field Green Team and other Green Teams from District 64 on Saturday, October 15th from 1-3 pm for a Woodland & Park Clean-Up Event. We will meet at Belleau Lake- entrance on Busse Hwy, northwest of Oakton Street. Long pants, hard-sole shoes, and gardening gloves are recommended. Also, bring a 5 gallon bucket (if you have one). Plastic bags & gloves will be provided.

Contact Nicole nyburmi@gmail. com with questions.

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