Anderson Weekly News 8/21/23

August

• Sat, Aug. 26th PTO Dine Out Fundraiser at Oberweis 11am-11pm (see flyer below)
• Wed, Aug. 30. Early Release - Students are dismissed at 2:10 PM
• Wed, Aug. 30th PTO Family Picnic and Meeting 5:00-6:30 (New Rescheduled date)

September

• Fri. Sept. 1st No School for Students - Teacher Inservice Day.
• Mon, 4th No School. Labor Day!
• Wed, Sept. 6th Picture Day!
• Sat, Sept. 9th PTO Dine Out Fundraiser at Chipotle in S Elgin 4-8pm (see flyer below)
• Mon. Sept. 11th, Open House Night for 1st, 3rd, and 5th Grade 6:00-7:30 PM
• Tue. Sept. 12th, Open House Night for Kinder, 2nd, and 4th Grade 6:00-7:30 PM
• Tue. Sept. 12th, PTO Meeting following the Back to School event. 7:30 PM.
• Fri Sept. 15th PTO Movie Night
• Wed. Sept 20th Tekakwith Woods Walk during PE classes
• Wed, Sept. 27th - Early Release - Students are dismissed at 2:10 PM.
• Fri Sept 29th Kick-a-thon at St. Charles East High School 5 - 8:00 pm

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Hello Anderson Families,

Thank you for your flexibility and understanding this morning as our school navigated a temporary power outage. As many of our families who live near school know, we had a full power loss around 6:31 AM. Our Anderson and D303 Maintenance Teams were very quick to communicate this concern and we worked to make a plan. As soon as we heard information from ComEd regarding their initial proposed fix time (8:00 PM), we decided to close school for the day. Literally just moments after that decision was communicated to families the power was restored. We then worked as quickly as possible to reverse the decision so our students and families could have a "normal" day. As you can see, the timing of this put it right in the middle of bus stops and car rides. I can imagine the confusion my emails may have caused your family. I am truly sorry about this and hope you can understand the situation and timing that caused this issue.

Again, I understand the timing of this morning’s outage and the initial communication to close school may have caused some challenges for your family this morning. The information we had at that time led us to believe we would be without power for most, if not all of the day. Fortunately, the utility company quickly identified and repaired the issue, and it was still early enough that we could reverse our decision and open school.

We had a great day of learning!

Sincere Apologies and Humble Thanks,

Mr. Jarot

In D303, we value the opportunity to provide a community of care and support to our families, especially those faced with financial hardship. If your family is experiencing a significant financial need, our community partnerships have several supports available for families, including school clothes/shoes, winter coats/accessories, school supplies, toiletries, holiday meals, and holiday gifts. If you would like to be considered for any of these supports, please complete the Family Resource Form by September 1, 2023.

Some of my favorite days at Anderson School are when we celebrate hard work, friendship, learning, and fun holidays. D303 Elementary Schools celebrate many different holidays and at times may have a "Class Party". These days are typically Halloween, Winter Party, and Valentine's Day. If your child's grade level and classroom are planning a celebration for one of those days, please note that D303 Elementary Schools do not allow for those parties to serve food items, desserts, or candy. There are a variety of reasons for this D303 decision, such as numerous food allergies, health-related needs, sugar overload, clean-up, and individual family diet choices...

Now, please don't think that we are sucking all the fun out of these events. Trust me, I love a bag of Swedish fish, chocolate-covered pretzels, and over-frosted cupcakes just like our students. However, I do know, and am confident, that we can celebrate in fun, meaningful and memorable ways without shoving food into our mouths.

Dates for these parties are coming soon. Just wanted to share this shift in practice now before the party planners out there started stockpiling gummy bears and Twizzlers.

• Leave messages 24 hours a day

• Give reason for child's absence & clearly speak student’s name & grade/teacher

• Call every time your child is absent or is more than 45 min. late

• Vacation? Submit the prearranged absence form

Parents can access the electronic version of the Elementary Handbook on the D303 website. Please note that you will not be receiving a paper copy this year. It is the responsibility of each family to review both handbooks with their children. Thank you for your support.

• Elementary Handbook
• Discipline Addendum

D303 Community,

St. Charles North is looking forward to our first home football game of the season this Friday vs. Palatine! The sophomore game starts at 4:45pm followed by the varsity at 7:00pm. This Friday is Youth Football Night! All youth football players in uniform will have free admission.

In order to maintain a safe and enjoyable atmosphere for all of our spectators in attendance please take a moment to review some important reminders regarding the game:

-Gates will open at 4:00 pm.

-Tailgating is not permitted.

-No backpacks, bags or outside food or beverages are allowed. Bags no larger than 8x6 are acceptable. All bags are subject to search.

-All students under high school age must be supervised by a parent or guardian inside the stadium.

-No re-entry into the stadium is allowed.

-Use of profanity, taunting, including racial remarks of any kind, throwing objects, and possessing objects that block the view of other spectators are PROHIBITED.

-The Blue Fan Group student section is located in the bleachers on the south end. Parents and other spectators should plan to sit in the middle of the stadium. Our SCN Pep Band will play on the north end of the home bleachers.

Tickets will be sold at the gate. Prices are as follows:

-General Admission-$5.00

-Students & Seniors 65+-$2.00

-Visitors w/Student ID-$2.00
-D303 MS/HS Students and Staff w/ID-FREE

Please contact our athletic office at 331-228-6258 with any questions related to this event.

Come out and support our North Stars this Friday Night!

We are in need of more help in our cafeteria each day. You get to help kids have a safe and organized lunch. You get to supervise recess! Contact Patrica Burton at 331-228-5242 or email her at patricia.burton@d303.org

You are part of the TEAM!

Email: nathan.jarot@d303.org
Website: https://anderson.d303.org/
Location: 35W071 Villa Maria Road, St. Charles, IL, USA
Phone: 331-228-3300