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Conferences are scheduled for Thursday, October 5th from 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. and Friday, October 6th from 8 a.m .- Noon. This is an opportunity for students, parents/guardians, and teachers to focus on setting meaningful goals. Teachers will be working with students to review their strengths and areas of improvement prior to the conference. Students will then set goals and brainstorm ideas to reach those goals which will be shared at his or her conference or before.

In order to prepare for these conferences, please reflect on this school year so far.

• What has been a success for your child?
• What has been a challenge?
• How can you support your child with reaching his or her goals?

The conferences will conclude with time for questions that you may have for your child or the teacher.

Home Access Center

First, login to your HAC account.

If you want to make changes to your schedule, you can log in at any time with the email address and password you used to create your account.

1. Click on “Your Schedule” to display and hide your appointments. There will be links to change the time or cancel the appointment.
2. To cancel your appointment from the desktop, select the "Your Schedule" option and then select the Cancel button next to your appointment.
3. To cancel your appointment from a mobile phone, select the green menu option to the left of your name. Then select the green Your Schedule option to see your appointments. You will need to scroll to the right- hand side to see the Cancel button.

At any time you can click on "printable schedule" and print the resulting web page to get a hard copy of your schedule. You will also have the option to email your schedule to yourself.

Fall parties are right around the corner, and we would like you to be aware of our plans and expectations so that you can help your student to prepare. Our celebration is scheduled for Tuesday, October 31st.

Davis

The parade will run outside from 1:30 to 1:50 pm. Parents may line up around the Kindergarten playground off of Horne Street to watch the parade.

• Classroom parties will run from 1:50 pm to 2:25 pm

• Room Parents will be allowed to go to classrooms at 1:00 pm for party set up and to assist with costumes after they have checked in at the office

• In the event of inclement weather, there will not be a parade

Richmond

The parade will run outside from 2:00 pm to 2:20 pm. Parents may line up along 12th Street to watch the parade.

• Classroom parties will run from 2:20 pm to 2:50 pm

• Room Parents will be allowed to go to classrooms at 1:50 pm for party set up and to assist with costumes after they have checked in at the office

• In the event of inclement weather, there will not be a parade

Costume & Party Guidelines: Students should bring costumes in a bag. Costumes must be appropriate for school. Costumes should not be violent or scary in nature. No blood, guts, or weapons. No masks. Make-up is discouraged because it is difficult to apply. No bare midriffs or scant clothing. Students may be asked to remove or put away any parts of costumes based on teacher judgment.

• Room Parents who are assisting with the parties should not wear disguises that would make it difficult to recognize them as a safe person

• Only Room Parents may attend the classroom parties and assist students

Room Parent Guidelines:

• No more than 3 room parents per classroom may attend. (Others may assist with preparations or goody bags). Sign-up for Room Parents was completed through our PTO in September.

• Lead Room Parent: Work with the classroom teacher & other room parents on activities/games for the party

• Lead Room Parent: Coordinate with the teacher & other room parents on any non-edible goody bags to be sent home. No food treats will be eaten during the party or sent home.

• Complete the D303 volunteer form for this school year 2023-2024. If you have never had your ID/drivers license scanned at the school, it is very helpful to have that done prior to the party. Stop by the office at your convenience.

• Richmond: Contact Darlene Buffano at darlene.buffano@d303.org or call at (331) 228-2800 if you have questions about procedures.

• Davis: Contact Linda Jezek at linda.jezek@d303.org or call at (331) 228-2200 if you have questions about procedures.

• Come join us at our Trunk or Treat, Thursday, Oct. 19, 4:30-6:30 at Richmond.
• Admission now on sale through Pushcoin. Admission is $5 and Raffle tickets $1 each.
• DJ, raffles, LaMichocana Food Truck and more!

1. Please check our Sign Up if you would like to register your trunk, donate candy, or help in person at the event! Prize given for best-decorated trunk!
2. Do you have a small business that would like to sponsor our event? Sponsorship is $100 and includes your company's name on a thank you banner. You can add any flyer/items to our 300 giveaway bags. Sign up at the above link or email us at 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.

For the 10th year in a row, D303 is again partnering with Big Hearts of Fox Valley, which supports families in need during the holiday season. Big Hearts of Fox Valley Holiday Giving Program's purpose is to provide holiday gifts for D303 students and their younger siblings whose families face significant financial hardship. Through Big Hearts, members of the D303 community anonymously shop for wish list items. D303 social workers will review applicants.

• If you are struggling and facing significant financial hardship and would like assistance providing holiday gifts to your children, click here.
• If you would like to help Big Hearts by "adopting" a child this Holiday season, click here.
• You can visit the Big Hearts of Fox Valley website for more information.

• Previews will be Monday for students at school.
• Shopping will be available for students during the day on Tuesday and Wednesday.
• The fair will be open for family shopping during conferences on Thursday, October 5 from 8am-8pm.

The October 15th deadline is fast approaching for families who have not completed your child’s Physical Exam and completed Immunization Record. Many reminders have been sent out. Please reach out to Nurse Peggy or Nurse Leeanna with a date the exam will be completed. If we do not hear from you before that date, there is a possibility that your child may be excluded from school until that requirement is completed. If you need any assistance, we are available and have many resources we can share. Thank you for partnering with us to keep our school community healthy.

Hearing and Vision screenings have started. If your child is supposed to be wearing glasses, please make sure your child brings them to school every day. We have found that many students that are having a hard time with the screenings are also having a hard time seeing the board in the classroom. Some already have glasses that they are supposed to wear daily, but they are not wearing them. The screenings are done to encourage and create healthy environments, so our students have the best opportunity to learn. Your assistance is greatly appreciated.

331-228-2204 Peggy.Faught@d303.org

331-228-6681 Leanna.Anzaldi@d303.org

Thank you again to everyone who donated their extra coins and came out to support the annual Kick-a-thon! Davis raised $518.85! Thank you to Mrs. Thomas and Mrs. Therrien for leading our student council members on the field and to Mackenzie Oster for leading the kickline!

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

Our Literati Book Fair is underway! Be sure to stop by the Richmond LRC during conferences to purchase a book for your child - Thursday 8am-8pm and Friday 8am-12pm.

Please consider having your Richmond student join Precision Fitness this year. This is a FREE before-school program on Friday mornings aimed at getting students active before the school day starts! The first day of activity starts on October 27th and runs every Friday that school is in session until March 22nd. There is no time restriction on when to start, but the registration form must be filled out before the student can attend. Once registered, attendance is NOT required. If you have any questions, please email Mr. Lubas at walter.lubas@d303.org. We look forward to seeing our students there! Click HERE for the registration form.

Spanish form

We are extremely excited to again offer an after school opportunity for students. Kindness Club! Students will have the opportunity to stay till their normal dismissal time on early release days to participate in Kindness Club. Kindness Club will take place during early release time from 2:10-3:00 p.m. the following dates:

• Wednesday,October 25th

• Wednesday, November 29th

• Wednesday, January 24th

• Wednesday, February 21st

• Wednesday, March 20th

• Wednesday, April 24th

During Kindness Club students will engage in activities that promote kindness in our school community and local community. There will NOT be transportation at dismissal time at 3:00 p.m. Students must be picked up from Richmond at their normal dismissal time. Students will be released at the main double doors (door 14). Parents can park in the bus loop or on 12th for pick-up. If you have any questions about Kindness Club, please call us at (331) 228-2800.

If you would like your child to participate in Kindness Club, please fill out THIS GOOGLE FORM by Friday, October 13, 2023

We are excited to offer an exciting parent engagement opportunity. During the month of October, we will invite guest readers into classrooms to read a book that pertains to Hispanic Heritage Month. For a list of possible books please click HERE. If you have another title you are interested in reading, please e-mail your book idea to our LRC director at brittany.brandenburg@d303.org to see if it can be added to our list.

To sign up we will use Sign Up Genius. Please note, you do need to create a FREE account if you do not have one in order to sign up. To sign up for a slot, please click HERE. You will then be prompted to provide the name of the book you will read.

Thank you for your help!

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