Richmond Elementary E-News

We are thrilled to launch this year's One School, One Book program with our entire Richmond Community! Every staff member and family will receive a copy of Me, Frida and the Secret of the Peacock Ring by Angela Cervantes, and we can't wait to start reading with you.

This is a special time to find a cozy spot, snuggle in, and enjoy a wonderful story together. We believe this book will spark great discussions, and we are excited to embark on this journey with you!

How to Join the Adventure:

• Read Together: We encourage families to read (or listen!) to one chapter each week night.

• Scan the QR Code: To make following along easy, there is a QR code on the inside cover of your book. Simply scan it with your phone's camera to visit our official OSOB website!

• Follow Along: On the website, you will find the official Reading Calendar to stay on track, as well as Video Readings of the chapters in both English and Spanish, read by our very own Richmond staff.

Share the Fun! We’d love to see you reading! Please send pictures of your family enjoying the book to kristine.mutchler@d303.org. (Be sure to include your child’s name and grade level so we can celebrate them!)

Happy Reading!

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!

Save the date for an upcoming Family Literacy Night. More details will come out in the future!

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.

January and February were filled with testing for our multilingual learners here at Richmond. As a result of their hard work, we celebrated with a popcorn party!

Congrats to our ML students who completed their ACCESS testing.

We will be hosting another celebration for our students who exit the program based on their scores, which will be released in May. More details to come!

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.