Hello Emerson Families!
I hope you are doing well and had a great week!
I want to take a moment to clarify an item shared in last week’s newsletter. I noted that students would transition from outdoors to indoors for lunch so as to provide six feet of social distancing.
I apologize for any confusion regarding the mentioning of six feet of social distancing, which is no longer a health requirement while outdoors. To share additional rationale, this decision resulted from collaboration with staff members here at Emerson after observing students at lunch outdoors and reviewing our lunch procedures. After problem-solving this week with both parents and teachers, we believe that a temporary period of time indoors will provide the necessary opportunity to re-establish procedures and expectations for lunch. While weather permits, we plan to return to student lunch outdoors soon.
Thank you for your continued partnership and understanding of decisions made in the best interest of our students. If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
This week, we have several exciting items to share including our October celebrations for respect and our incredibly popular PTA fall events!
Important Dates
● Upcoming Week’s Lunch Menu - click here
● 10/16: Community Open House
● 10/18: PTA Meeting; click here for Zoom link
● 10/20: Late Arrival
● 10/25-29: October Respect Spirit Week
○ 10/25 - Emerson spirit wear
○ 10/26 - Tie Dye Tuesday
○ 10/27 - On Wednesdays, we wear Pink...for breast cancer awareness!
○ 10/28 - Top Your Lid Thursday (hat day)
○ 10/29 - Haunted Shirts and Spooky Socks
● 10/28: PTA Eat ‘n’ Earn at Culver’s
● 10/29: PBIS Respect Celebration Assembly
● 10/29: Fall Fest!
● 11/1: Picture Retake Day
Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) Results
If your child is in fourth or fifth grade and took the IAR assessment last year, his/her results will be in their backpack by Monday afternoon. The IAR test assesses your child’s achievement for math and ELA (English Language Arts, which assesses reading and writing). Each report details how to interpret the data, but if you have any questions, please contact your child’s classroom teacher.
COVID Vaccine Webinar
We are excited to host a webinar for parents and families interested in learning more about the COVID Vaccine for school aged children. Please join infectious disease doctors from the area on Wednesday, October 20, 2021 at 7:30 p.m. via Zoom to learn more and get your questions answered. Advanced registration is required. Registration can be made here. The webinar will be recorded and posted the following day on our YouTube channel.
Emerson Community Open House
District 205 is excited to announce our Community Open House at Emerson Elementary School to view the renovation work completed in the last year. We are proud of the work done and invite the community to share in our excitement! Click here for details!
Fall Fest!
Friday, 10/29, 5:00-8:00 PM
Emerson's Fall Fest is our fall-themed event for all Emerson students and their families. Please join us on Friday, October 29 from 5:00-8:00 PM at Emerson school for a fun filled night of games, activities, music, haunted ghost walk and a costume parade for each grade!
Please help make the evening a success by donating an item such as candy, prizes, or game supplies. DONATE ITEMS HERE.
Email Kathy Shannon kat27shan@gmail.com and Tobi Wilson tobiwilson@hotmail.com if you have any spooky supplies or decorations that you can donate as well for the event!
It’s Baaaaack! PTA Halloween House Decorating Content
Pull out those jack-o-lanterns, bats and cats, witches, ghosts and more! Show your ghoulish creativity and participate in Emerson’s Halloween House Decorating Contest! Sign up by 10/20 to ensure your house is entered into the contest. A map of participating houses and ballots will be emailed to all Emerson families by 10/28 to vote on the Scariest, Most Boo-tiful and Most SPOOK-tacular houses! All votes must be submitted by 10/31 to count. Winners will be announced in The Happenings.
Emerson SPOOK-tacular House Contest Rules:
1. You must be a current Emerson family to register for the contest and participate in voting
2. You must register by 10/20 to enter your home in the contest
3. Contest is based on outdoor decorations only
4. Please make sure decorations are appropriate for children
Please reach out to Lisa Wormer at lwormer77@gmail.com with any questions.
Kindergarten Registration 2022-2023
Kindergarten Registration for 2022-2023 school year opened on October 11, 2021 and will tentatively end on October 22, 2021. District 205 offers three options for Kindergarten: Half-Day, All-Day and Dual Language. Due to limited space, a lottery will be held for All-Day Kindergarten (ADK) and Dual Language programs.
Emerson is open during normal school hours for kindergarten registration, as well as from 4-7 PM on Thursday, October 14th and Tuesday, October 19th.
Children who will be 5 on or before September 1, 2022 are eligible to register for Kindergarten in Elmhurst District 205! Kindergarten Registration for Half-Day, All-Day and Dual Language will take place online from October 11, 2021 to October 22, 2021.
To learn more about the Kindergarten programs offered in Elmhurst, please review a recording of our Parent Information Session. More information about our kindergarten programs and the registration process can be found online.
Have a fantastic weekend!
Ms. Sheleen DeLockery, Principal
Reminder about keeping our school community healthy
We want to ensure that our school community remains healthy. As a reminder, if your student is experiencing any of the following symptoms, they should remain at home.
● Fever (100.4°F or higher),
● New onset of moderate to severe headache,
● Shortness of breath,
● New cough,
● Sore throat,
● Vomiting,
● Diarrhea,
● New loss of sense of taste or smell,
● Fatigue from an unknown cause,
● Muscle or body aches from an unknown cause.
Additionally, students should remain home if any of the following apply:
● The student has been asked to quarantine by the local health department.
● The student has tested positive for, or is awaiting the results of, a COVID test.
● The student is unvaccinated and a member of the household has symptoms of COVID or has tested positive for COVID-19.
Thank you for your role in helping keep our school community safe.
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Forward Together Plan
Throughout this pandemic, the health and safety of Elmhurst District 205 students and staff remain our highest priority. Elmhurst School District 205 has developed a comprehensive plan aligned to local, state and federal guidance. The Forward Together Plan for 2021-22 offers some frequently asked questions about the reopening of our schools, the District’s health and safety protocols; sanitation and ventilation mitigations and a Dashboard that presents COVID-19 metrics. As health information and related procedures change, we will continue to review and update the plan, as well as continue to monitor local health and safety metrics. If you have additional questions, please email Forwardtogether@elmhurst205.org.
- Emerson