The Viking Voice
Stella May Swartz 9.29.2023
The Positivity Project
The Positivity Project is a resource to empower students to build positive relationships and become their best selves.The Positivity Project trait we will be learning about next week is Kindness. The following week the Positivity Project trait we will study is the second week of OPM Supporting Other When They Struggle.We are very excited to provide consistent instruction to help students enhance their self-awareness, self-confidence, understanding and appreciation of others, and interpersonal relationships.
Update Information
It is important that parents keep their information updated in Skyward. If there is an emergency we do not want to have the wrong information. Please contact the proper school your student attends and give them any new information that needs to be changed whether it be for yourself, your spouse, another parent from a different address (we can separate addresses when student's are split between households),update new or old emergency contacts and any phone numbers for anyone on your Skyward parent portal. It is your responsibility to keep us informed. Salt Creek 630-832-6122, Stella May Swartz 630-834-9256 and Albright 630-279-6160.
Cell Phones & Watches
Students can bring cellphones and cell watches to school if they remain turned off and in their back pack. Please remind your student that if they are brining a cellphone or cell watch to school, that it needs to stay in their backpack while at school and on the bus. It is only for emergency use only. Parents please do not call or text your child during school hours as they are in school learning.
Meet Mrs. Krull
Hello,
I am Susan Krull and I work as the Library Assistant at Stella May Swartz School. I am thrilled to be working with such wonderful students and staff. I have been a teacher since 1991and have taught third grade and fourth grade for many years. In recent years I have found that I really love working in a school library. I have always been a lover a books and hope to share the joy of reading with the students of Swartz School. This year my husband and I will celebrate our 25th Wedding Anniversary on December 31st. I have a daughter, Abbey, Who has graduated from Arizona State University and is working in the healthcare field. During the summer months you could usually find me reading a book while enjoying the pool and sunshine. I have a cat named ZuZu and am a "grandma" to my daughter's dog, Winston.
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 3:15 Monday thru Friday.
CALLING THE ABSENTEE LINE WHEN YOUR CHILD IS ABSENT ☎️
Please make sure to call the Stella May Swartz Absentee line at 630-834-9256, press *4 if your child will be absent or arriving late. The school office will retrieve these messages every morning. If you have any doctor's notes, please send those with your student for the nurse's office.
*** You must leave a detailed reason of the absence.
A valid cause for absence includes illness (including mental or behavioral health of the student), observance of a religious holiday, death in the immediate family, family emergency, other situations beyond the control of the student. Remember if you do not call your student in on the day they are absent with a reason, they will be considered an Unexcused absence.
Your child must stay home from school if they are experiencing any of the below:
● Fever (100.4℉ or higher) ● Diarrhea
● New onset of moderate to severe headache ● New loss of taste or smell
● Shortness of breath ● Fatigue from an unknown cause
● New cough ● Muscle or body aches from an unknown cause
● Sore throat. ● Body rash with itching and/or a fever
● Vomiting ● Eye infection/red irritated eyes
Your child is ok to return to school once:
● For body rash: absence of skin rash/irritation
● For eye infection: 24 hours after starting antibiotic eye drops/ointment
● All other symptoms mentioned above: once cleared by the school nurse to return (must be fever-free for 24 hours without the use of medication, and no vomiting or diarrhea for at least 24 hours)
Main Office:
Angela Trexler- Swartz Administrative Assistant atrexler@satlcreek48.org 630-834-9256 ext.3001
If you have any questions for the nurse please contact the school your child attends below by their email or phone:
Danyelle Olsen- Nurse @ Salt Creek dolsen@saltcreek48.org 630-832-6122 ext.4002
Markita Simmons -Nurse @ Albright msimmons@saltcreek48.org 630-279-6160 ext.2002
Denise Natalino-Health Aide @ Stella May Swartz dnatalino@saltcreek48.org
630-834-9256 ext.3002
Thank you!
Standard Response Protocol
Salt Creek District 48 has adopted a new emergency protocol response from the I Love U Guys Foundation. This is a program that has been adopted by many of the schools within DuPage County. Over the summer, the administrative team attended training on the protocol and is passing along the training to all staff. We also want to make families aware of the five different protocols so you can be familiar with the language you may hear your child or the school use.
FTC
Holiday Shoppe is next week at Swartz and Albright!! This is a wonderful opportunity that students love! They get the opportunity to shop for anyone on their holiday gifting list!! Mom, Dad, Grandma, Grandpa, siblings, aunts, uncles, teachers, friends and even pets!!!
Swartz students will get the opportunity to shop during school hours on Tues Dec 5th and Wed Dec 6th! Albright students will get the opportunity to shop during lunch and Viking Time on Friday Dec 8th!
We are introducing a pre-pay option this year for the first time! We are accepting cash, checks, credit cards and pre-pay payment options. Please see the attached flyer for additional information and watch your student's backpack for a payment envelope!!
Proceeds from the Holiday Shoppe will help fund field trips, teacher requests, end of year festivities, and curriculum enhancements. Thank you for your support!!!
FTC officially has an instagram page! Please follow us! https://www.instagram.com/saltcreek48ftc/
Payment Options
- Check- Made payable to Salt Creek Dist #48 and put in an envelope marked with your child's name on it and what the payment is for.
- Cash- Put in an envelope marked with your child's name on it and what the payment is for.
- RevTrak- Go to 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.
Angela Trexler atrexler@saltcreek48.org 630-834-9256 ext.3001
Overdue Breakfast/ Lunch Balances
Pay over due 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.
LEAP
LEAP is an aftercare program that is ran by the Oakbrook Terrace Park District Heritage Center. Please contact them at 630-627-6100 to sign your child up if you are in need of aftercare. Swartz student will get bused to Salt Creek on the days that they need to go to the LEAP program. If they participate in a club on a day they need to go to LEAP they can take the late bus at 3:30 from Swartz to Salt Creek as it is also a stop in the late bus route.
NO LEAP HALF DAY PROGRAM ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22nd
Ingrid Oyen- Swartz 3rd Grade Teacher
Ingrid has a strength in understanding, learning, and sharing technology tips and tricks. Ingrid is helpful, patient, and has a positive demeanor when teaching her colleagues and students what she knows. She brings various technology tools into her classroom so all of her students can utilize and access learning in a new, fun and different way.
Mrs Williams- STEM Teacher @ Salt Creek/ Swartz
Mrs. Williams is generous with her time! She is always willing to drop what she is doing to assist students and staff with technical support. Thank you for the many "show-me-how-to-do" technology needs I have brought to your door! Mrs. Williams is an amazing problem solver! Her brilliant idea to create a google classroom for all the specials teachers will provide ease of access for all K-4 students on asynchronous learning days. Thank you for making remote days a bit easier for all of us. Mrs. Williams is an extraordinary member of the SD48 family!
Angie Ross- Principal @ Swartz
Angie is an OUTSTANDING principal! She is beyond supportive of her staff and she trusts each and every one of us fully. She always has her staff members’ backs. Angie draws on our strengths to helps us to work collaboratively to reach our highest potential. Angie is always there to be a listening ear and a person to bounce ideas off of. Angie also loves all of our students. She has an amazing ability to handle behavioral issues with students quickly and with ease.
One specific thing that I greatly appreciate about Angie is that she recognizes that we are people first, who have chosen this wonderful profession of being educators. She always takes an interest in our lives outside of the four walls of our schools. She is great at building lasting connections. It is going to be extremely difficult to fill her “ruby red slippers”!
Nominate an Extraordinary Staff Member
Do you know of a staff member in Salt Creek District 48 that deserves some extraordinary recognition for something they have done in our school district to make a difference for others? Or do you just want to share some kindness around. Please fill out the form by clicking on the link below to have this staff member recognized for their extraordinary accomplishment.
Stella May Swartz Office Contacts
Mrs. Angeline Ross, Principal
630-834-9256 ext. 4009
Mrs. Angela Trexler, Administrative Assistant to the Principal
630-834-9256 ext. 3001
Denise Natalino, Health Aide
630-834-9256 ext. 3002
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