Dear Swartz Families,

As you all know, I am retiring at the end of June and want to take this opportunity to thank you for your support and partnership over the years. I have worked in District 48 for 17 years, as a principal for 11 of those years. Some of you know that I worked at Jackson Middle School in District 45 for 14 years, some of my District 48 parents were my former students! It is so cool to be able to see former students as grown-ups and so wonderful to be able to work with their children. I love this community! Thank you all for your support and trust in educating and caring for your children. It has been an honor and privilege to serve the District 48 community in various capacities.

With love and dedication,

Angie Ross

Summer Time ,Summer Time Fun! We will miss all of you. Have fun this summer and we will see all of you in August for the upcoming school year!

So long, farewell, we hope you enjoy your retirement! We will miss you!

Salt Creek School District 48 will be changing its summer technology practices. Starting this summer, all district-issued Chromebooks will go home with students for summer use. This only applies to students in grades 1 through 7 who are fully registered for the 24-25 school year. Summer technology will not be an option for our current kindergarten students, as those Chromebooks remain in Kindergarten each year.

• The Chromebook should be ready for use on the first day of the 2024-2025 school year.
• We encourage our parents and guardians to limit screen time during the summer. D48 will also limit screen time by only allowing students to use their Chromebooks between the hours of 7:00 AM-7:00 PM. After 7:00 PM, the Chromebook will automatically be disabled and will be available for use again the following day starting at 7:00 AM.
• All Chromebook activity will continue to be filtered and logged. However, the District will not be actively monitoring the activity until school resumes and students will only be allowed to access district approved educational materials.
• Students with Chromebook issues should turn in their devices to their school office for repair over the summer. The Chromebook will be returned to the students at the beginning of school in August

• Leave it in the protective case when you are not using it.
• Keep it away from food and drinks at all times.
• Be a good digital citizen! Stick to trusted sites, balance screen time, and communicate with kindness.
• Have it ready for back-to-school use by being charged and ready to use.

This was the last of the students who turned in their Pizza Reading Card for the year. They were so excited to end the year with Mrs. Ross and having a pizza party with her. The students look forward to earning incentives and having fun while doing it! You can see it in the photos!

Mrs. Le Gal's class helped us all earn Chalk it Up time because they earned an All Star Certificate. Way to go!

The students were challenged to make a bridge and see how much weight their bridge could hold. They loved every minute of constructing and configuring with using straws to build. Our students can be very creative.

Photos of 3rd Grade drawing outside for art class. The students used view finders to zoom in on drawing and then used the technique of value shading.

Mrs. Williams’s 4th graders are creating adaptive controllers. So innovative!

Mrs. Bauer’s’ 2nd graders playing Basic Facts (within 20) Jenga!

Third grade students went on the Wendella Boat field trip Tuesday, May 28th. They had a great time today. No rain makes it a great time out on the water!

Today all students were at Albright to cheer on the 8th grade students for their graduation day. This is our tradition every year with students in grades Kindergarten thru 7th grade. Our Salt Creek and Swartz students have pom pom's and Viking helmets as they cheer the 8th grade students on! This is such a fun tradition that the 8th grade students look forward to it! We love doing this for them and to see the look and smiles on all their faces is priceless! Once a Viking always a Viking!

The kids earned this day! They had so much fun! Mrs. Ross is always looking for field trips that students have fun with a way of incorporating learning. The students were able to walk on the baseball filed diamond for a parade! How lucky were they! Both Salt Creek and Swartz were able to go on the same day!

Students at Swartz got their certificates for their participation in clubs, reading, art, band/orchestra and 4th grade step up today.

Thank you to all of our teachers and parent volunteers who helped out on this day. If it wasn’t for you this day would not be possible. Thank you to the one person that takes the time to put this together, Mrs. Noll. Thank you, Mrs. Noll, the students love you!

In the summer of 2024, The State of Illinois, in partnership with the Illinois Department of Human Services and the USDA, will launch the Summer EBT program. This new benefit program provides families with $120 for each eligible school-aged child to buy groceries when school is out.

To learn more about the Summer Nutrition Program for Kids, please visit the links below:

Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT)

Summer EBT/SUN Bucks Family Fact Sheet

Mrs. Noll received tomato plants with all the required items to plant. Each student was able to pot a tomato plant. They had a lot of fun doing this. We have such creative teachers in our district. They manage to always find ways for our students to be hands on and incorporate something from our class or from one of our clubs. They always make it fun and learning!

Please register your students for the upcoming school year in skyward! We have streamlined the process so it is all online now! Proof of residency is all verified by Clear (residency verification service). If we require more proof of residency an administrator or admin assistant will contact you to provide more documentation. This year there will be NO Registration Fee's for the upcoming 2024.2025 school year!! We would love to get head counts for class sizes next year so please complete your child's Skyward Online Registration now. This would be greatly appreciated. If You have already done so please disregard. If you have any questions, contact your child's school office. Thank you.

Student's dressed for fancy day.Everyone looked so good. Mrs. Ross passed out some colorful beads for everyone to wear!

Thank you FTC for always doing what's best for our student's and staff. You always go above and beyond. We appreciate and value your support in District #48! What a way to end the year! Just AWESOME! Great job FTC!

EPI School Supply Kit Sale

FTC has partnered with EPI to offer custom school supply kits! Please visit https://site.educationalproducts.com (https://site.educationalproducts.com/) and enter school ID SAL149. Please remember to purchase the kit for the grade your student will be in this fall. Headphones and/or earbuds are not included in the kit as that is a personal preference per student. It is your responsibility to purchase those as requested. This sale ends on Sunday, June 23rd. Pick up will be at Swartz on Wednesday, August 7th from 4-6 pm. Please contact Jennifer Liotta (jliotta@saltcreek48ftc.org) if you have any questions. Thank you in advance for your support!!

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

The FTC encourages you to publish your information in their secure directory so families can contact each other!

Pay over due lunch balances

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.

Do you know of a staff member in Salt Creek District 48 that deserves some extraordinary recognition for something they have done in our school district to make a difference for others? Or do you just want to share some kindness around. Please fill out the form by clicking on the link below to have this staff member recognized for their extraordinary accomplishment.

The D48 Update, which is our newsletter for the entire community is here! This is a postcard that gets mailed to every household within the district boundaries to let them know about the great things we are doing in Salt Creek District 48!

Please be sure to encourage your neighbors to view the newsletter. If you know someone who would like a paper copy of the newsletter, please call our office and we will be sure to get them a paper copy.

Click here to access the D48 Update - Spring Edition

Sunday, June 23rd- Last Day to order EPI Supply Kit

Wednesday, August 7th- EPI Supply Kit Pick Up @ Swartz 4:00- 6:00PM by Gym Doors/ Door 2

Wednesday, August 21st- First Day of School District Wide (Except Preschool)

Mrs. Angeline Ross, Principal

aross@saltcreek48.org

630-834-9256 ext. 4009

Mrs. Angela Trexler, Administrative Assistant to the Principal

atraxler@saltcreek48.org

630-834-9256 ext. 3001

Denise Natalino, Health Aide

dnatalino@saltcreek48.org

630-834-9256 ext. 3002

☎️ When calling the office for any such reason whether it be for the nurse, the principal or the secretary and attendance line please make sure to leave a message. The office gets a little hectic at times or it's possible we are in a meeting. We will return all calls. Thank you in advance.

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