The Viking Voyager

Hello Little Viking Families!

It has been a busy and exciting few weeks at school. We've traveled around the world learning about different holidays, gathered together to celebrate as a school family and now we are ready for a much deserved break to spend some time at home with our loved ones. I am so proud of everything our students have accomplished so far this year. When we return in January, we will be taking our winter benchmarking assessments. This will show us how much growth our students have achieved so far this school year. Please remember to have students get a good night sleep and be ready to return to school on Monday January 8, 2024.

Wishing you and your families a joyous and safe winter break!

-Mrs. Scanlan

Just a friendly reminder that we do not have extra snacks for students at school. We have a large amount of students each day that are not coming to school with a snack. Sometimes they take an item from their lunch or go without. Please remember to send your child to school with a snack daily or reach out to the school if you are in need of any assistance. Thank you!

It is that time of year when temperatures drop, snow falls, or it's warm and sunny! (It is the midwest after all!)
Please remember to dress for the weather as we enter these colder months. For students to play in the snow at school they need: Coat, Hat/hood, gloves, snow pants, and boots. Otherwise they will play on the blacktop for recess.

We go outside as long as we are within the safe zones of the Child Care Weather Watch Chart included below. Please make sure your students have what they need to be comfortable during outdoor recess!

Don't forget to check and pay any overdue lunch balances. You can check balances and pay on your parent Skyward account. You can also send cash or check payment to school with your child in a marked envelope with name and what payment is for. The office will then account for the cash or check payment on your student's Skyward.

Please be sure to label your student's sweatshirts, coats, hats and gloves with their name. This is the best way to ensure a misplaced item gets back to you. We already have an abundance of items in the lost and found.

Attention Parents - School doors open at 7:40 am. There is no staff supervision prior to this time. Classes start at 7:50 am.

Students who come in late find it harder to establish a good morning routine at school. Teachers are beginning instruction and a late student is missing out. Thank you for your assistance in making sure your students arrive to school on time!

Please make sure to call the Salt Creek Primary Absentee line at 630-832-6122, press *4 if your child will be absent or arriving late. The school office will retrieve these messages every morning. If you have any doctor's notes, please send those with your student for the nurse's office.

Your child must stay home from school if they are experiencing any of the below:

● Fever (100.4℉ or higher) ● Diarrhea

● New onset of moderate to severe headache ● New loss of taste or smell

● Shortness of breath ● Fatigue from an unknown cause

● New cough ● Muscle or body aches from an unknown cause

● Sore throat. ● Body rash with itching and/or a fever

● Vomiting ● Eye infection/red irritated eyes

Your child is ok to return to school once:

● For body rash: absence of skin rash/irritation

● For eye infection: 24 hours after starting antibiotic eye drops/ointment

● All other symptoms mentioned above: once cleared by the school nurse to return (must be fever-free for 24 hours without the use of medication, and no vomiting or diarrhea for at least 24 hours)

Main Office:

Angie Holden- Salt Creek Primary's Administrative Assistant aholden@saltcreek48.org

630-832-6122 ext.4001

If you have any questions for the nurse please contact the school your child attends below by their email or phone:

Danyelle Olsen- Nurse @ Salt Creek dolsen@saltcreek48.org 630-832-6122 ext.4002

Markita Simmons - Nurse @ Albright msimmons@saltcreek48.org 630-279-6160 ext.2002

Denise Natalino - Nurse @ Stella May Swartz dnatalino@saltcreek48.org 630-834-9256 ext.3002

Thank you!

December 25, 2023 through January 5, 2024 - Winter Break NO SCHOOL

December 28, 2023 - Chuck E. Cheese Dine Out from 11:00 AM to 9:00 PM

January 8. 2024 - FTC Meeting at Albright Middle School @ 7 PM

January 11, 2024 - FTC Dine Out @ Brooke's Kitchen and Tap from 11:00 am to 9:00 pm

January 15, 2024 - NO SCHOOL Martin Luther King Day

January 23, 2024 - Taste of District 48 from 5:30 to 7:00 PM

Week 17: Self-Control

Week 18: Optimism

Follow the links for more information on our upcoming traits!

For more ideas of how you can incorporate the Positivity Project at home, visit the P2 family site HERE (Password for families is P2)

Click below for the FTC website and Facebook page links. Check back in often to see all the fun things we have planned for our D48 students. Do not forget to follow us on Facebook.

Sign up and/or update your Salt Creek 48 Family Teacher Children (FTC) Membership today to receive important information! It needs to be updated each year to stay active! The directory is a wonderful way to stay connected with families!

https://saltcreek48ftc.membershiptoolkit.com/open_forms

Standard Response Protocol

Salt Creek District 48 has adopted a new emergency protocol response from the I Love U Guys Foundation. This is a program that has been adopted by many of the schools within DuPage County. Over the summer, the administrative team attended training on the protocol and is passing along the training to all staff. We also want to make families aware of the five different protocols so you can be familiar with the language you may hear your child or the school use.

We will have a book donation stand in our Salt Creek Vestibule! Please bring any books you'd like to donate and your student can take a "new-to-you" book as well!

You can make payment for your child's school fees through RevTrak by signing on to Skyward. If you do not see a tech fee in RevTrak please contact the school office your child will attend. Please see below for RevTrak payments. You can also come in and make payment by cash or check to any school in our district.

Thank you in advance.

NO MORE E-PAY! We have rolled out a new way to pay for lunches, school fees and activity fees for students. You can sign up here https://saltcreek48.revtrak.net/. Or you can go to your parent portal in skyward, click on the fee payment tile, then in the far right hand top corner click on the "make online payments" button. This will take you to Revtrak. Make sure to sign up before you try to make payment. Once you can sign in, click the Make a Payment button in the middle of the page. This new service will streamline the payments so you can make a payment or set up recurring payments. This is directly connected to Skyward so you see the money immediately go to your child's account. If you have any questions please email or call your school office.

Preschool Payments: Once in Revtrak you will see in the upper right area an arrow next to SHOP. Click the arrow and pick Preschool in order for you to complete your payment. If you have any questions please email or call the Salt Creek school office.

Salt Creek - Angie Holden - aholden@saltcreek48.org 630-832-6122 ext. 4001

Please make sure to notify Angie Holden at Salt Creek Primary if your child will be absent, arriving late, or being dismissed early. It is helpful to contact your child's teacher in these matters as well, but it is very important to contact the office! If you have any doctor's notes, please send those to our health office staff.

Angie Holden (Salt Creek Administrative Assistant): aholden@satlcreek48.org

Danyelle Olsen (District Certified School Nurse @ Salt Creek): dolsen@saltcreek48.org

Markita Simmons (District Nurse @ Albright): msimmons@saltcreek48.org

Denise Natalino (District Health Aide @ Swartz): dnatalino@saltcreek48.org

Thank you!

LEAP is an aftercare program that is ran by the Oakbrook Terrace Park District Heritage Center. The program is located at Salt Creek Primary School. Please contact them at 630-627-6100 to sign your child up if you are in need of aftercare.

Lauren Scanlan, Principal

lscanlan@saltcreek48.org

Salt Creek 630-832-6122 ext. 3055

Angie Holden, Salt Creek Administrative Assistant to the Principal

aholden@saltcreek48.org

630-832-6122 ext.4001

Danyelle Olsen, District Nurse

dolsen@saltcreek48.org

630-832-6122 ext. 4002

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