The Viking Voyager
October 6, 2023
From the Principal's Desk
Hello Little Viking Families,
Learning is in full swing here at Salt Creek. All students have finished their benchmark assessments and we are looking forward to seeing how much growth we can make this year! Kindergarten iready reports will be sent home with students today.
With the end of October, comes a lot of fall fun! Please read below for some important school event details!
1) FTC Fallfest 10/22 - Next Wednesday FTC is hosting the district fallfest HERE at Salt Creek Primary School! Thank you to all the families who have donated to our candy monster! That candy will be given out during fallfest as students come to “Trick or Treat” through the halls! Join us at school from 6-8 pm on Wednesday, 10/22. In addition to trick or treating, there will be festive games and treats, pumpkin decorating, and crafts! Want to help? Sign up here to decorate a station for trick-or-treating and other volunteer opportunities.
2) Upcoming Field Trips: on 10/24 - 2nd Grade will be visiting Seigal’s Farm, on 10/29 - Kindergarten will be visiting the Lincoln Park Zoo, and on 10/29 Preschool will be visiting the Morton Arboretum. Please note that for preschool that day ALL preschool students (AM AND PM Sessions) will arrive at school at 9:00 am and return for dismissal at 11:30 am.
3) Red Ribbon Week: Below you will find a flyer for our Red Ribbon Spirit Week on 10/27- 10/31. Red Ribbon Week is an annual drug, violence, and bullying prevention campaign held the last week of October each year. We use it to remind students to make healthy choices each and every day!
4) Halloween events: On 10/31 all classes will have a Halloween party and costume parade! All parents are welcome to come to school to view the parade. Students will parade around the blacktop. Please see the picture below for viewing details!
AM Preschool: 9:30 Party and 10:15 Parade
Kindergarten/1st Grade: 11:30-12:15 Party and 2:05 Parade
PM Preschool/2nd Grade: 1:15-2:00 Party and 2:05 Parade
5) Non-Halloween participants: I wanted to share the outline of the school day on 10/31, in case you do not wish for your child to participate in Halloween activities at school. Any student absent from school on Halloween for religious reasons is considered an excused absence, but our morning will consist of typical learning activities. Students will be permitted to wear costumes to school that day to fit the “Dress up to put bullying down” theme for Red Ribbon Week. Students can dress up in Halloween costumes or choose not to participate. After lunch, classes will host Halloween parties and we will end the day with a costume parade. Please see the times above for your child’s grade level party and parade details. Some families choose to have their children attend school in the morning, but are picked up early to avoid the Halloween-themed afternoon. If there are any students present at school whose families request that they not participate in Halloween activities, those students will have alternate fall-themed activities in the afternoon. Again, if you have a concern regarding your students' participation in Halloween please contact the office. Thank you!
Have a great weekend,
-Mrs. Scanlan
Perspective
All P2 Traits
Forgiveness
Any questions about FTC and/or events please contact Brittany at bsebesta@saltcreek48ftc.org
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!
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Overdue Breakfast/ 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.
In 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
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