THE VIKING VIEW

Albright Families,

Midterm grades are being posted today. Please see the directions below on how to view them. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to your child’s teacher or the school office.

Due to a staff meeting, all after-school activities, including soccer and volleyball, will be canceled on Tuesday, October 7th. All students will be expected to go home at the end of the day.

Mark your calendars, our annual Student Led Conferences will be held on Tuesday, October 14th, from 2:45 - 7:45 PM. You will receive an email from your student's SLC facilitator around September 24th with a link to sign up for a 15-minute conference time slot.

If you would like to meet with either Mrs. Hummel or Mr. Hanus in addition to your child's Student Led Conference, please complete THIS FORM.

For those of you new to Albright, Student Led Conferences are our form of Parent Teacher Conferences. Students work to prepare a presentation to show their parents the work they're doing and also reflect on their strengths and areas for growth, then, on the day of conferences, students and parents join a teacher and go through the presentation together.

Salt Creek District 48 is excited to host a book fair during the week of October. 14th! The book fair will be open to the public from 3:30-7:30 on Tuesday, October 14th at Albright Middle School. Stop on by before or after your Student Led Conference. Proceeds from the book fair go right back to our students as the librarians are able to use earned credits to purchase new books for our students.

Check out the flyer HERE.

Albright Middle School has a new main entrance! Please note that Door One on the north side of Villa Ave is no longer in use for parent drop-offs or late student arrivals. All parents and students arriving after the start of the school day should now use the new main entrance located on the south side of Villa Ave, as shown in the photo. This update helps improve security and streamline our entry procedures. Thank you for your cooperation!

Dear AMS Families,

As we continue to focus on keeping PE safe, fun, and engaging for all students, we want to share a quick reminder:

Footwear: Students are required to wear proper gym/tennis shoes for class. For safety reasons, open-toed shoes, Crocs, or boots will not be permitted.

Attire: While we are not using PE uniforms this year, students should still have athletic attire available for participation. We recommend keeping a spare pair of shorts/sweatpants and a t-shirt in a hallway locker.

Changing Space: If needed, students will be allowed to change in the restroom located just outside the small gym.

Thank you for your continued support in helping us create a safe and active learning environment for our AMS students!

Sincerely,
Mr. Lewicki & Mrs. Kasher

We are very excited to begin our after-school clubs. In an attempt to streamline our processes, we have created one permission slip for all after-school clubs. If your child will be interested in participating in an after-school club, please complete the form linked below. Note: You are not signing your child up by completing the permission slip. Students will talk to the club sponsors to sign up. This just lets the school know your child has permission to stay for the clubs you have selected.

Link to Permission Slip

Baking Club: Due to popular demand, Baking Club needs to be specifically signed up for. If your child would like to participate in Baking Club, please complete THIS INTEREST FORM to sign up for the club and tell us which session would work best for your student/family.

Due to our ongoing construction, we are hosting our volleyball and basketball "home" games off-site this year at St. Alexander's Parish. Soccer games will still be hosted at Albright.

The church has been kind enough to rent out its gymnasium space so that we could have a place to call home while our new gymnasium is being built. Please be aware that the seating is more limited at this location. There is one small bank of bleachers, and we will be putting out folding chairs, but it's still not very large.

For athletes who will be competing at St. A's, we have arranged for bus transportation to the facility after school. Transportation home from games and practices will be the responsibility of the student athlete and their family. Coaches will send home more detailed information on transportation and expectations.

Students planning to attend the game as spectators will need to find their own transportation to and from the game and must remain in the gym at all times. There will be a staff member from AMS present to supervise students who wish to come cheer on their classmates. If a student spectator chooses to leave the gym, then they must leave the church campus and will not be allowed re-entry.

St. Alexander's Parish is located at 300 S. Cornell Ave, Villa Park.

Sports physicals are required for any students who would like to participate in school-sponsored sport activities. They are only good for one calendar year. If you are not sure if you child needs a new one please reach out to the school nurse Mrs. Simmons.

We love when our students are involved with WBHS an cheer on the team, however middle school students do need adult supervision while attending games at WBHS. Please see the following note from Dr. Krause, Principal of Willowbrook High School:

"Greetings from Willowbrook High School! We are excited to kick off our 2025 flag and tackle football season. As a reminder, for our home games, any student who is not in high school needs to be accompanied by their parent/guardian. When students who are not yet in high school arrive at the gate (we ask for student IDs), our deans will ask if a parent/guardian is present with them. If they are not, the student will not be allowed to enter. Thanks in advance for understanding these safety and security measures and we look forward to seeing you at our games this season."

FTC has a lot of great things coming up, so get ready to mark your calendars. With your support we will be funding lots of grade level school trips that tie directly into the curriculum for the year.

• October 6-12, make a plan to skip cooking and dine out at Lazy Dog in Oak Brook. You can dine in, or use it for takeout orders; just make sure to add the order code on the attached flyer!
• Our Fall Holiday Fundraiser is currently going on ,from Believe Kids. Get your orders in by October 17; they can be shipped directly to you, or to the schools with arrival before Thanksgiving break. Be sure to check out all of the great items available; there's something for everyone!
• Save the date for Fall Fest; Wednesday October 22 at Salt Creek from 6-8pm. We will be collecting candy donations at each schools, where the kids will be competing in a Feed the Monster Candy event! Be on the look out for more info.'
• Save the date and grab your tickets for our 3rd annual Casino Night happening Friday, November 14 from 6:30-10:30pm. We have ticket options that include an open bar package, food trucks for dinner options, and our silent auction. Make your plans now!
• If you still have yet to sign up for our FTC Membership kit, click on the link below to do so. We'd love to have you join us! https://saltcreek48ftc.membershiptoolkit.com/user_subscriptions

Thanks!

*These are events ran by organizations in and around Salt Creek District 48. D48 does not sponsor nor run the events/activities shown in this section*

Willowbrook High School is excited to be hosting the 2nd Annual Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Girls Flag Football State Championships on Friday, October 17th and Saturday, October 18th.

Willowbrook and the IHSA are partnering with the Chicago Bears to provide a free 1.5 hour flag football clinic to middle school girls (grades 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th) in the Villa Park/Lombard area. This "Chicago Bears Mini Monsters" clinic would take place on Thursday, October 16th, 2025 starting at 7:30 PM at Willowbrook on our Stadium Turf. This event will occur just before night 1 of the State Finals.

To register your daughter for this event, please complete the Google Form below:
https://forms.gle/ozdTzWNLZ1oQgRJY8

In addition, in order for your daughter to participate, you must sign and turn in the following waiver on the day of the event:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DNxaQMXI2Hh9avWQ15-2YI1qr85a1f7R/view?usp=sharing

Westway Coach Bus Co. 630-279-2720

Often there are times when our buses are running late. Westway Coach will notify us when there is a delay in time for buses so we can notify our parents of the bus that is running late. Sometimes a situation can happen when our office is closed and a parent tries to call us. If this is the case you may contact Westway Coach at 630-270-2720.

**Note that our School Office hours are 7:15 to 4:00 Monday thru Friday.

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