Richmond Elementary E-News

We are loving our One School, One Book journey with Me, Frida and the Secret of the Peacock Ring!

As a quick reminder, we have read Chapters 1 - 5 this week. If you missed any reading during the week, the weekend is the perfect time to cozy up, catch up, and enjoy the story together! Remember, you can always scan the QR code inside your book's cover or use this link to access our reading calendar and video read-alouds in English and Spanish.

(Don't forget to send pictures of your family reading to kristine.mutchler@d303.org with your child's name and grade!)

SAVE THE DATE: OSOB Celebration!

When: Thursday, April 30th | 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Where: Richmond Elementary

Details: Join us for a fun-filled evening of food, music, art, and family activities to celebrate our shared reading adventure!

Happy Reading,

The Richmond Staff

In planning for the upcoming school year, parents are invited to provide information that will assist us in the class placement process. Since every learner is unique, our goal is to pair each learner with an environment that maximizes his or her potential. Therefore, balancing classrooms based on student needs or talents, learning styles, and personalities are all factored as we compile class lists. As you can imagine, this is a complex process and a very important one.

We welcome any information that you would like to provide about your student in order to assist in making the best possible placement. Because of the many factors considered when putting a class roster together, requests for specific teachers will not be accepted. Clearly defining the needs of your child will be most helpful in making a good classroom assignment.

This information must be submitted by March 27th. Use THIS FORM to submit a student class placement consideration request form.

Al planificar el próximo año escolar, invitamos a los padres a proporcionar información que nos ayude en el proceso de asignación de clases. Dado que cada estudiante es único, nuestro objetivo es emparejar a cada estudiante con un entorno que maximice su potencial. Por lo tanto, al crear las listas de clases, se tienen en cuenta factores como el equilibrio de los salones de clase en función de las necesidades o talentos de los estudiantes, sus estilos de aprendizaje y sus personalidades. Como pueden imaginar, se trata de un proceso complejo y muy importante.

Agradecemos cualquier información que deseen proporcionarnos sobre su hijo(a) para ayudarnos a realizar la mejor asignación posible. Debido a los numerosos factores que se tienen en cuenta a la hora de elaborar la lista de estudiantes, no se aceptarán solicitudes de maestros específicos. Definir claramente las necesidades de su hijo(a) será de gran ayuda para realizar una buena asignación de clases.

Esta información debe enviarse antes del 27 de marzo AQUI.

Some of our families will soon be celebrating Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of Ramadan. This holiday is often celebrated with family gatherings, gift-giving, and festive meals. In recognition of this special occasion for members of our school community, students are welcome to dress in their fanciest clothes on Friday.

On Friday, March 20th - students in clubs will take photos for the yearbook. Photos will be taken during the club time, during the school day and nothing is needed from parents - just an fyi!

In addition to student and teacher feedback, the 5-essentials survey is also administered to District 303 parents. 2nd-5th grade students will take the survey the month of February. The Parent Survey is open from February 3, 2026, through March 16, 2026. All responses are confidential and will never be connected to you or your child. To take the survey, visit http://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/survey/parent/ and select the parent survey. A supplement report will also be generated if at least 20 percent of a school’s parents complete the survey. If you have any questions, please email UChicago Impact Surveys at impact-surveys@uchicago.edu. Thank you in advance for your participation.

We are so close! This week, our school collected a record 90.29 pounds of plastic bags! Our total is now 905 pounds of plastic. We are only 95 pounds away from earning our bench!! With just 2 weeks until spring break, we’re determined to reach our 1,000-pound goal and earn our bench! Keep sending in those bags! Every single bag gets us closer to our goal .Let's work together and cross the finish line.

Dear Richmond Elementary School Families,

We are excited to invite your student to participate in D303 STEM Night, a district-wide celebration of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics! This special evening is an opportunity for students to showcase their ideas, experiments, inventions, collections, coding projects, engineering builds, and other STEM passions.

STEM Night is all about curiosity, creativity, and innovation. Whether your child loves designing, building, experimenting, or problem-solving, this is their chance to shine and share their learning with our community.

Why participate?

• Share a STEM project or passion with others

• Build confidence by presenting ideas

• Be inspired by fellow student innovators

• Celebrate learning in a fun, supportive environment

We encourage all interested students to sign up and be part of this exciting event. Visit the D303 STEM Night website for participation details and project guidelines.

We can’t wait to see our Richmond Tigers’ creativity and innovation on display!

Summer Camp Brochure for St. Charles North is available HERE.

Two St. Charles North students are organizing a St. Charles Blood Drive in collaboration with the American Red Cross. Please consider scheduling an appointment to help address the critical local blood shortage in Illinois.