Field Flash

Dear Field Parents and Guardians,

We hope you've had a great week! It's hard to believe it's already into the second week of December. As a reminder, December 22nd is our last day of school prior to winter break.

Now that the weather has changed, please be sure that they bring the appropriate winter weather gear (snow pants, boots, warm coats, etc), as we do go outside for recess most days. Please label items with your child's first and last name. in terms of winter weather, we are outside when the "feels like" temperature is 10 degrees or warmer. We look at air temperature and wind chill to determine the "feels like" temperature. We also ask children to wear all the layers their grown-ups sent them to school with that day.

A few reminders:

• Please remember our drop-off areas on Elmore and Wisner are "kiss and go" in the morning. It is very important that you pull up, drop your child off, and drive away. If you'd like to wait and watch your child enter the building, please be sure you park away from these area. Your car shouldn't be present in these spots in the morning for more than a minute. Thank you for your help with this!

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

• Children should either bring their water bottle to lunch - or pack a separate drink for the lunchtime. Students are able to go to the water fountain during lunch too, but we do not have extra cups or water bottles for students.

• Please no dogs at drop off or pick up! Thank you!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Sincerely,

Dr. Courtney Goodman

Principal

(847) 318-4383

Holiday Sing, the annual winter performance for all Field students, is around the corner! In order to accommodate the number of students enrolled at Field, we will have four performances on Tuesday, December 20, 2022. Similar to past years, the time of your child’s performance corresponds with the first letter of your child’s last name and grade level. We look forward to seeing you there!

Please attend the morning performances if your child’s last name begins with A-L.

Please attend the afternoon performances if your child’s last name begins with M-Z.

9:15 AM – Kindergarten, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade

10:30 AM – 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 5th Grade

1:00 PM – Kindergarten, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade

2:15 PM – 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 5th Grade

The Field School PTO is pleased to offer pizza from Suparossa for lunch on Tuesdays. Slices are large, New York-style pieces.

Regular Cheese Pizza

1 slice = $70.00 | 2 slices = $110.00 | 3 slices = $150.00

Gluten-Free Cheese Pizza

1 gluten-free slice = $80.00 | 2 gluten-free slices = $140.00

To Purchase Pizza: Registration Required. Visit FieldPTO.org. Once registered, under My Account, select Pizza Day (January - June 2023) for each child. Complete a separate form for each child for whom you wish to order pizza. This will be the last time to order pizza this school year and late orders will not be accepted.

Drinks: Students may purchase milk/water/sides through the hot lunch program, which is a separate ordering system. If you want to order a drink to go with the pizza, you need to do so via MyMealOrder.com. Orders are due the prior Thursday.

Volunteers Needed: Please click here to sign up or select the Volunteer tab on our website. If you have any questions or concerns about Pizza Day, please contact Melanie Fannon (melanierod@aol.com) or Lynora Dobry (lrdobry@gmail.com).

Chess-Ed is excited to return to Field School to provide lunchtime chess instruction this

Winter. The 12-week program runs from 1/23/23 to 4/24/23 and takes place on

Mondays from 11:35 am to 12:30 pm (during lunch). The program is open to students in

all grades and of all chess abilities (including those in full-day and half-day Kindergarten).

Professional instruction will include the basics for beginner and novice players and build

with opening theory, middle game planning, and end game combinations for continuing and

advanced students. Playing chess improves memory, uses analytical and critical thinking

skills, teaches problem solving, responsibility, sportsmanship, social skills and more! The

benefits of chess last a lifetime!

To register, please go to www.2022-2023fieldchess.eventbee.com. Register by 1/9/23

to take advantage of the lowest available fee. For more information about the program,

please refer to the program flyer. Chess-Ed is looking forward to working with your CHESS

ENTHUSIAST this Winter!

For more information, click here for a flyer.

The Field Green Team would like to offer some tips for a Greener Holiday Season.

• Recycle your old holiday lights at the Public Works Service Center, 400 Busse Highway, now through March 1, from 7 AM to 3 PM.
• Niles & Park Ridge both provide Christmas tree curbside pickup. Park Ridge picks up the first week in January. Residents should place their trees on the parkway next to the curb the night before their regular garbage collection day.
• Only plain cards and wrapping paper can be recycled (no glitter, fluff, ribbon, 3-D decorations, or batteries in musical cards). Flatten paper and cardboard boxes so they fit inside your cart with the lid closed. Materials need to stay dry.
  
• Give the gift of composting. Park Ridge residents have a discounted plan with Collective Resource Compost.
• Check out this link for other ideas on how to give green gifts and reduce your holiday waste.

• Friday, December 2nd: Report cards home in students' backpacks
  
• Week of December 12th: MAP testing continues for students in grades 2-5
• Thursday, December 15th: Board of Education meeting at 7pm
• Beginning December 14th: FastBridge assessments for grades K-1
• Save the date - Field's Holiday Sing date is Tuesday, December 20th with daytime performances. See information above for times.
• Thursday, December 22nd: Last day of school before winter break
• Friday, December 23rd: Winter break begins
• Monday, January 9th: School resumes

A huge THANK YOU to all of the families that participated in our toy drive this year - we received hundreds of toys! Tomorrow is the "toy parade" for all of the D64 schools to deliver the toys to the Park Ridge Police Station for pick-up. The parade starts from Carpenter School (300 N. Hamlin Ave.) at 10am and will end uptown. This is a fun event, where roads will be shut down for the parade and participating cars will be escorted by the Park Ridge Police. Please join us if you can!

Have you heard the BUZZ? The D64 Spelling Bee is back! Please see our D64 Spelling Bee Website for further details and links to registration forms. Contact Mrs. Keehn at bkeehn@d64.org with any questions about the Field Spelling Bee.

Auditions for this year’s VShow will take place on Sunday, December 11 from 12-3 PM at the Field School MPR.

What do you have to do? Get the script. Pick your roles. Let us know!

The VShow website has the script and a casting sign up form so you can let the director’s know the roles you’re interested in and how you’d like to participate in the show.

Script + Sign Up Form: https://www.fieldvshow.org/

Questions? Email fieldvshow69@gmail.com

*Reminder: these are not tryouts - everyone makes the team! Vshow is about fundraising for the school, building community, and having some fun doing it. You don't need to have any experience or talent!

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.

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