Field Flash

Dear Field Parents and Guardians,

It is hard to believe we are moving into our final week of the 2024-2025 school year! Thank you to Mrs. Schaab for hosting our Book Fair this past week - we enjoyed seeing both current and future families and students at this special event! Also, thank you to our 5th grade promotion party planners - our Field 5th graders enjoyed a fun and festive evening last night!

Please take some time to review our events for our final week of the 2024-2025 school year. As a reminder, next week we do not have school on Monday in honor of Memorial Day. We do have school on Tuesday-Thursday.

Our Field Day is coming up! This is a special end-of-school event where students participate in various movement and teamwork activities. Please be sure to review this information below:

Field Day Tuesday, May 27

We are very excited for our upcoming Field Day on Tuesday, May 27! The entire school will be participating together for the morning from 9-11am, with lunchtime as usual after that. Parents, please send your child to school dressed appropriately for being outside for 2 hours, including gym shoes, sunscreen (apply in advance), a hat, and water bottle. Parents may view our event anywhere outside the fence of Northeast Park north of Field School, but keep in mind that your child must stay with their group. In case of inclement weather, our rain date is Wednesday, May 28. We will communicate early on Tuesday if we are making the change from Tuesday to Wednesday.

A few important reminders are listed below:

• Please check out our special events for the end of the year, which includes some spirit days.

• As a reminder, students who have smart watches may not use this during the school day. An Apple Watch has to be in "schooltime". If you need to be in touch with your child, please call the main office and we can relay a message. There is more information about this in our handbook.

• We continue to have serious safety issues in our Kiss & Go during morning arrival & dismissal. Please remember we are a community and it takes all of us following the rules of the road to ensure student (and adult) safety. Please do not block driveways, fire hydrants, or double park. Also, please do not block crosswalks with your car.

Sincerely,

Dr. Courtney Goodman

Principal

(847) 318-4383

We did it!! Our Book Fair was a huge success that our students will always remember! THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT! If you didn't have a chance to shop or we were out of stock of a wish, feel free to visit the online companion site until May 29th! If you have any leftover eWallet money, that works there as well.

25% of every purchase you make from May 16 to May 29 will benefit EUGENE FIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/eugenefieldelementaryschool5

We would like to invite your student to join the District 64 Instrumental Music program next year!

Beginning in 4th grade, your child is eligible to join Orchestra and 5th grade students are eligible to join the band or orchestra. To learn more about the program and the string instruments offered, please see the links below:

Read: Important Information About Instrumental Music

Video Presentation: All About Band!

Video Presentation: All About Orchestra!

If you already registered your child for the 2025-2026 school year but did not select instrumental music, log back into your account to add band/orchestra: Click Here to Add Instrumental Music, click "Forms" on the left, then "Enrollment" at the top and scroll down to instrumental music.

Click here for a video tutorial on how to add band/orchestra to your child’s registration!

The instrumental music registration deadline is August 1. Band/Orchestra teachers will communicate more information via email with registered families the second week of school. Lessons will begin the week of September 8.

If you have any questions, please email Erica Faulhaber (efaulhaber@d64.org), Curriculum Specialist for Instrumental Music.

Please see details for the end of year celebration for 5th grade. We are inviting 5th grade families to join us for this parade. Please note that we ask you to refrain from using silly string - you might consider bubbles instead.

• May 26: No School
• May 28: PTO End of Year Bash
• May 29: Last day of student attendance
• May 29: Parade for 5th grade at 3pm

It’s time to sort out school supplies! The Field Green Team would like to encourage all families to help students sort through their school supplies by

1. Reusing as many of their school supplies as possible for the next school year. Check out these lists.

2. Donating any gently used school supplies like notebooks, folders, writing & drawing utensils, rulers, pencil cases, etc.

1. Field School will have a donation box inside near the office.

2. We will also have a drop box at 12 N. Merrill St. May 29th-June 7th and will donate items to area schools in need, the Crayon Initiative, or bring to Scarce, an organization who works to reduce waste and give back to students everywhere.

3. Recycling all paper products (notebooks/folders). Just make sure to remove any metal parts.

Thank you for helping make the world a greener place!

From the library to the park district, our communities of Park Ridge-Niles have lots to offer, even virtually. For information on all the latest happenings, be sure to check the Community Info & Events webpage.

Website: www.d64.org/fie
Location: 707 N Wisner St, Park Ridge, IL, United States
Phone: 847-318-4385