Salt Creek School District 48

Calling All Parents of Toddlers and Preschool-Aged Children! District 48 is holding a preschool screening on Friday, March 13! If your child will turn 3 this year (or is already 3 or older), please sign up for a preschool screening time to learn about registration options for the 2020-2021 school year! Call Salt Creek Primary School at 630-832-6122 for more information and to sign up!

Graham Enterprise in conjunction with ExxonMobil awarded Stella May Swartz with a $500 grant to put towards math and science!

We are excited to announce licensed clinical psychologist, Dr. Edgeson-Steiner, is presenting at our next parent night! On 3.18.20 from 5:15-6:45, Dr. Edgeson-Steiner will present Parenting: Fostering Emotional Wellness in Our Youth. Pizza and childcare will be provided.

District 48 needs lunchroom supervisor subs at all schools. This position is 1-2 hours a day, depending on the school and pays $17.31/hour. It is a great way to get your foot in the door and help out our students. If interested, you can apply here: https://tinyurl.com/t9xc94f

District 48 had one of the largest student groups at today’s Students Involved with Technology Conference in Bensenville. We even had a groups of Swartz students present on coding a robot. It was a fun and educational day with lots of prizes!!

Our 8th Graders enjoyed their surprise pizza lunch! Thank you parents for keeping it secret. 🤫 Keep up the hard work 8th Graders!

Our Albright Vikings had a blast at a special STEM focused Wolves game for our second trimester incentive.

We collect Box Tops year round, but FTC is trying to reach a goal by February 26th. Box Top bouquets went home yesterday. Please help support our schools by turning in any Box Tops you have. Thanks for your support!

Principal Aulisa is teaching families about technology and social media... what questions do you have?

We hope you can join us tomorrow night in the AMS Cafeteria at 5:30pm for our Viking Parent Ed Series. The topic is Social Media and Technology Use for Kids. We will have pizza, water and childcare. Call your school's office if you have any questions.

Albright's 6th-8th graders made huge progress on their Ferris Wheels during our STEAM day. Thank you Mrs. Grippo and Mrs. Zoske for planning this day. This day also wouldn't be possible without the help of all the staff and parent volunteers.

Our next Viking Parent Education Series is only one week away. Join us at Albright on Wednesday, February 19th at 5:30. You will walk away with tools to help manage your child's technology and social media. Pizza will be served and childcare will be available. See you there!

Last Friday was a beautiful day for the 5th and 6th grade ski trip. A huge thanks to Mr. Lewicki and Mrs. Kasher for planning this trip, as well as the parents who helped supervise.

Thank you Officer Kitching for having lunch with us. Albright students loved spending time with you.

Salt Creek Primary students had such a fun afternoon! They enjoyed reading to the library dogs and learning about healthy dental hygiene habits from Grove Dental. Thanks to our special visitors!

Oops! It was brought to our attention that Skyward was charging $3.25 for a student lunch. However, the price for lunch is $3.40, which was communicated at the beginning of the year. Moving forward all student lunches will be charged $3.40. We are sorry for the confusion.

Salt Creek students had a special guest at lunch today. Officer Tim joined us to build relationships and answer questions. We look forward to many more lunches together. Thanks, Officer Tim!

Join us for our next Viking Parent Education Series on February 19th from 5:30-6:30. Pizza will be served and child care will be available. See the attached flyer for more details. Hope to see you there!

Attention Parents of Preschoolers: Illinois STAR NET is offering a parent workshop about supporting your child's development in a digital age, balancing the needs of young minds and bodies while making the most of technology resources. This event is open to the public and takes place in Elmhurst on February 20. It is FREE to attend! For more information about the Preschoolers and Technology workshop and to sign up, please visit the STAR NET website: https://www.starnetregionii.org/calendar/preschoolers-and-technology-supporting-your-childs-development-digital-age

In Case You Missed It: While the weather is still wintry, it's not too early to start making summer plans! Students who attend District 48 Summer School (sign up here: https://tinyurl.com/ry9rpm7) can also attend summer camp through the Oakbrook Terrace Park District!