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 Purpose. The following week the Positivity Project trait we will study is the second week of Enthusiasm. 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.
With the colder weather and snow piled up, drop off and pick up at Swartz can be more challenging. Please follow the guidelines below to keep drop off/pick up running smoothly.
- Pull up as far as you can to allow multiple cars to unload at one time. Cones will be out for the last few parking spaces to help with this.
- Stay in single line (no double rows).
- Use Monterey to proceed to the line. Do not turn down Elder and turn around in a resident's driveway.
- Drive the speed limit when driving on Monterey and any streets around the school.
- Do not park on the east side of the building. This can be very dangerous, it blocks traffic and slows down the line.
- Do not wait and watch your child enter the building. If you need to watch your child enter the building, please park on the west side of the building and walk your child to the front entrance. We have a supervisor on duty from 7:30-7:40 am.
Take a Bite out of a Book!!!! Pizza Reading Card
These students turned in their piece of the pie! They read all twelve books from all genres listed on the reading card. Job well done to these friends! Students are so excited to bring their slice of the pie, Pizza Pie that is, down to the office to get their picture taken as the best slice of pizza! Keep on reading my friends!
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.
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)
Meet Mrs. Gallagher
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.
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
May 6th-10th is Teacher Appreciation Week! FTC is providing daily treats to teachers. If you would like to contribute, below is a link to our SignUp Genius as well as our Amazon Wish List.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/508054EADAA23A4F94-49117126-teacher#/
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3LJRFX8C06QNE?ref_=wl_share
Please contact Jennifer Liotta (jliotta@saltcreek48.org) if you have any questions. Thank you for your support!
Sign up and Update your FTC Membership Today!
Sign up and update your Salt Creek 48 Family Teacher Children (FTC) Membership today to receive important information from the FTC organization. District 48 and all of our schools are proud to partner with the FTC to support our schools.
They are planning some fantastic events for the whole family this year. Click the link below to sign up and update your FREE membership today!
The FTC encourages you to publish your information in their secure directory so families can contact each other!
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.
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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