Ferson Creek eNews

Important Dates

September

Mon., September 29 - Fri., October 3rd -Penny Wars!

October

Fri., October 3rd - Kick-A-Thon @ East High School

Fri., October 3rd - Decades Spirit Day!

Mon., October 6th - Thurs., October 9th - Book Fair

Thurs., October 9th - Fri., October 10th - Conferences- No School for Students

Mon., October 13th - No School - Columbus/Indigenous Peoples' Day

Tues., October 21st - PTO Meeting 9:30-10:30 am

Fri., October 24th - Fearson Halloween Fest

Wed., October 29th - Early Release - dismissal at 2:35 pm

Fri., October 31st - Halloween parade & class celebrations

We are so grateful to have so many parents that volunteer at Ferson! Getting to see you for field trips, as mystery readers, and in our lunch room is amazing. When you are here volunteering, please be respectful of the learning environment and only go into the spaces in which you are scheduled to volunteer. For example, if you are volunteering in the lunchroom, you should be staying in the lunchroom. If you are here as a mystery reader, you should only be accessing the classroom in which you are a mystery reader. We appreciate your understanding and support as we create the safest and very best learning environments for our students and staff.

Pick-A-Time is now open for all district families to sign up for conferences. Please click this link for directions for accessing Pick-A-Time. Both in-person and virtual conferences will be offered. Pick-A-Time will remain open until 11:59 pm on Monday, October 6th.

If you are interested in conferencing with a specials teacher, please reach out to them directly. Due to the volume of students they support, they are unable to conference with every family. Conferences with specials teachers will be 10 minutes in length as opposed to the 20 minutes scheduled with the classroom teacher. Please reach out via email to set up a conference with a specials teacher if you have questions or concerns.

Art: Lauren Kruse lauren.kruse@d303.org

Music: Chris Miller christine.miller@d303.org

PE: Kyle Khoury kyle.khoury@d303.org and/or Will Navis william.navis@d303.org

STEM: Lauren Schaaf lauren.schaaf@d303.org and/or Alex Breslin alexandrea.breslin@d303.org

LRC: Renee Ignoffo sharon.ignoffo@d303.org

Orchestra: Jennifer Vazquez jennifer.vazquez@d303.org

Band: Stephanie William stephanie.william@d303.org

St. Charles North is excited to host this Friday’s big DuKane Conference football game against Batavia! This week we’re GOING GOLD in support of Cal’s Angels.

Sophomore game: 4:30 p.m.
Varsity game: 7:00 p.m.

To help ensure a safe and enjoyable experience for all fans, please review these important reminders:

Gates open at 3:45 p.m.
Tailgating is not permitted.
Backpacks, bags, or outside food and drinks are not allowed. Small bags up to 8" x 6" are permitted and subject to search.
Students younger than high school age must be accompanied and supervised by a parent or guardian at all times.
No re-entry into the stadium.
The following are strictly prohibited: profanity, taunting (including racial or discriminatory remarks), throwing objects, or using items that block the view of others.
Linked here are Game Day Reminders & our Parking Map

Ticket Information (available at the gate or via GoFan). Buy a Booster Pass and skip the lines for all SCN Home Games!

General Admission – $5.00
Students & Seniors 65+ – $2.00
Visiting Students (with school ID) – $2.00
D303 Middle/High School Students & Staff (with ID) – FREE

If you have any questions, please contact the Athletic Office at 331-228-6258.

We look forward to seeing you Friday night as we come together to cheer on our North Stars!

The Literati Book Fair is coming to Ferson Creek Monday, October 6, through Thursday, October 9th!

The Online Book Fair is NOW open! Click here to purchase gift cards for the in-person fair or to purchase books early.

Click here to volunteer to help make our book fair a success and receive a 20% discount on books!

One of the raffles for The Ferson Way this year is to pick an All School Award. Our winners this month, Savannah from 4LW and Rishaan from 1EK, chose Decades Day! On, October 3rd, students can come to school dressed from any decade.

Click button to Volunteer or Donate!

Are you interested in supporting our Ferson students during their lunch and/or recess? Sign-up Here! You can sign up once, or be a regular volunteer. Either way, the kids would love to see you!

Wasco Baseball is excited to share that starting in Spring 2026, we will officially offer Recreational Softball leagues alongside our long-standing baseball program. Our focus is on providing a fun, local experience for girls beginning at age 4 (Tee Ball) and growing through grade-based leagues into middle school, depending on enrollment.

If a recreational softball league interests your family, please complete the survey below. This survey is simply to help us gauge interest and plan age groups. Your response will help our Board of Directors, along with newly added softball-specific board members, design the best possible program for the community.

We can’t wait to build this new chapter of Wasco Athletics with you. Thank you for your continued support as our Board of Directors works to grow and strengthen both Wasco Baseball and Wasco Softball.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdTREL8cpzzPHOXMENVM64Ns3XvLAl5hJt6ojOLJw2Ip9CHEA/viewform

Click button to download form

Have you always wanted to don a mascot costume?! Now's your chance to wear the Ferson Creek Frankie the Fox costume and greet students upon arrival to school with a fist bump, a smile or even a dance move!

Sign up here!

We have joined the Trex Community Challenge! We are partnering with St. Charles Kiwanis and Student Leadership Club to collect 1000 pounds of plastic for recycling within the next calendar year. When we hit our goal of 1000 pounds, Trex will donate one of their Yacht Club benches to our school. Get your plastics ready! Wondering what can be recycled? So many things… Grocery bags, bread bags, bubble wrap, dry cleaning bags, produce bags, paper towel/tissue overwrap, ice bags, ziplock or food storage bags, and more! You can find a detailed list here.

The donation containers are in the front foyer by the main doors.

Please click here to read our fall parent iReady letter. This letter includes the dates for all three diagnostic assessments as well as directions on how to access your child's report.

iReady Fall Parent Letter

School Start Time - 9:05 am

Earliest Drop-Off Time - 8:50 am

School End Time - 3:25 pm

Early Release End Time - 2:35 pm

District 303 attendance procedures were updated and approved at the June 9, 2025, Board Meeting. All district procedures are available in the CUSD 303 Student Handbook found in the Parent/Community tab in the Information column of the districtd303.org website.

Updates to the attendance procedures were made to bring consistency across all schools within the district and to clarify student attendance expectations. One example of an update is the removal of the pre-arranged absence procedure. This aligns with the definitions of excused and unexcused absences found in Section 2.2.

NEW VACATION POLICY:

The pre-arranged absence form and procedure are no longer in use
Vacations during school days are discouraged and will be considered unexcused absences
This change aligns with our commitment to maximizing instructional time for all students

We recognize that families sometimes need flexibility for travel or special circumstances. While we strongly encourage scheduling family trips during school breaks and holidays, we understand that this isn't always possible. We ask for your partnership in minimizing absences during the school year whenever feasible.

Families are encouraged to review the CUSD 303 Student Handbook to familiarize themselves with the districtwide procedures.

Effective on the first day of school, D303 has new smart device procedures for all D303 students. Please read the overview and watch the brief video so that you and your children are aware of the new procedures beginning this school year.

Please call 331-228-2300 to report absences and choose option "1" or email Cheryl Wiley at cheryl.wiley@d303.org

Messages can be left 24 hours a day.
Please leave your name, your child's name, your phone number, reason for absence and your child's symptoms if ill.
If you have alerted your students teacher of the absence by email, please copy in cheryl.wiley@d303.org as well to avoid an attendance verification daily call.

Please refer to Chapter 2 of the 2025-2026 Student Handbook for detailed district attendance policies and procedures. Click button below for handbook!

2025-2026 Student Handbook