Richmond Elementary E-News

Dear Families,

I hope everyone is enjoying their summer! We are busy preparing to welcome students to our school.

We cannot wait to see you on the 12th. If you have any questions, we are here to help. Our main office line is (331) 228-2800, or you can email me at lisa.simoncelli-bulak@d303.org. See you soon!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Lisa Simoncelli-Bulak

• Class assignments will be e-mailed to families on Friday, July 31st in the afternoon by 4 p.m. We are e-mailing due to the conversion to a new student information system. Please note that we work diligently on creating balanced class lists and will not accept any requests for changes.

The first day of school is Wednesday, August 12th. Doors open at 8:50 a.m. All students will enter through door #14.

Parents may NOT enter the building on the first day of school. Please take pictures outside of the building.

The elementary day will be from 9:05 a.m. - 3:25 p.m. We will have early release one time per month with a dismissal time of 2:35 p.m.

We will host an event for free school supplies for our families who are in need. We will have a school supply depot where our families can come in on 8/7 from 8-11 at Richmond. Families can get school supplies and backpacks for their students.

Parents - please label backpacks, lunchboxes, water bottles, coats, etc. This will help us return lost items!

As a reminder, all school purchases take place through PushCoin. New families will need to establish an account; the instructions are detailed on the webpage. Please visit PushCoin to view and pay school fees and set up funding for school lunch/breakfast.

Dear Parent/Guardian,

Welcome to the next adventure in your child’s life----- School! Trusting someone to care for your child while away from you can be difficult. We hope to relieve some of your concerns by sharing basic school health guidelines. We feel honored to have your child during the day and will treat them with the same consideration as we would our own.

The nurses who serve Richmond Elementary are Nurse Catherine King (M, W) building RN, Jenny Schweizer, (T, TH, Fri) building RN and Nurse LeeAnna Anzaldi, certified school nurse. Please feel free to contact us via phone, at 331-228-2804 or via our health office email address ric-nurses@d303.org if you have any medical concerns or questions regarding your children's health.

Please send in your child's physical and immunizations as soon as possible for processing. D303 HAS FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL EXCLUSION FOR PHYSICALS AND IMMUNIZATIONS. Health information must be turned in before 08/01/26 for review. Physicals and immunizations can be emailed to ric-nurses@d303.org throughout the summer or dropped off in the main office during Richmond summer office hours M-TH: 07:30-03:30, FRI: 07:30-11:30

CHECKLIST

• Physical Exam Form /Immunizations (due before 1st day)

• Immunizations completed, signed, and dated by MD, DO, PA, APN

• Or, IL Religious Exemption certificate (if applicable) completed and signed Religious Exemption Certificate by parent and MD

• Health History (top portion of the second page) completed.

• ** signed by guardian/parent

• Ht, Wt, B/P, BMI completed by MD

• Diabetes Screening

• Lead Screening

• Physical Education Participation

• Signed and dated by a licensed MD, DO, APN, or PA within the past 12 months.

• Dental Exam Form A complete dental exam performed, signed, and dated by a licensed dentist within the past 18 months

• Vision Exam Form A complete vision exam performed, signed, and dated by a licensed optometrist or ophthalmologist within the past 12 months.

• D303 Health Survey Completed and signed by a guardian.

If your child has a life-threatening allergy, requires daily medication, or has another health concern requiring medication at school please see the attached links for Medication Requirements and Medication Forms. ALL medication must be turned in to one of the nurses by a guardian AND have the proper medication authorization forms signed/dated by a medical care provider (MD, DO, PA, APN), and be signed by a guardian before any medication can be administered at school. This includes over-the-counter medications.

Please drop off medications one of the two days before the first day of school, 8/10-8/11. We want to be able to give you our full attention and answer any questions you may have regarding your child's medication at school.

Thank you for your attention to this very important matter!! Any questions? Call the health office at 331-228-2804.

Your Richmond Elementary Nurses,

Catherine King, RN

Jenny Schweizer, RN

LeeAnna Anzaldi MSN, RN, PEL-ILSN

Richmond students and families can come to the building and drop off school supplies, meet the teacher and verify your child’s mode of transportation to and from school. We hope to see you there!