It's FLU SeasonThere's been lots of ICK already around both schools, and we are seeing cases of the flu start to grow.
Please keep in mind our sick day guidance...
To help prevent the spread of illness, we would like to give you some guidelines to help with your decision
on whether or not to send your child to school. We ask that you keep your child home if he or she:
• Has a fever of 100.4 (oral) degrees or higher
• Has cramps and or vomiting
• Has a sore throat with fever (see below)
• Has a persistent cough (dry or productive)
• Has diarrhea (three or more episodes in 24 hrs)
• Has a rash or open and draining sores
• Has symptoms that prevent him or her from participating in school, such as:
o Excessive tiredness or lack of appetite
o Headaches, body aches, earaches
o Severe sore throat, as it could be strep-throat-contact your pediatrician to assess or
diagnosis strep throat
If your child has recently been ill, please be aware of the following guidelines before having your child
return to school, athletic or social activities:
• They should feel fit for at least 24 hours.
• Be free of fever for at least 24 hours (without medication)
• Be free of vomiting and or diarrhea for at least 24 hours.
• If strep throat, they must be on the appropriate antibiotic for at least 24 hours.
• If conjunctivitis (Pink Eye), they must be on the appropriate eye drops for at least 24 hours or cleared by a
physician.
• Rash illnesses should be assessed by a doctor. If chicken Pox is suspected, keep home for at least
5 days after the appearance of the rash or until all blisters have scabbed over.
To keep children healthy.
Make sure they have plenty of rest and a nutritious diet.
Show your child the
proper way to wash their hands and to do it frequently throughout the day.
Make sure to use soap & water
and to rub hands together for at least 20 seconds.
Limit touching areas such as the eyes, nose or mouth.
Teach your child to cover coughs and sneezes with a tissue or their arm.
Minimize the time your child
spends with others who are ill.
Avoid sharing personal items such as hats, brushes, combs, lip balms or
towels.
Please notify the school if your child has been diagnosed with an infectious condition such as strep throat,
chickenpox, scarlet fever, pertussis, hand/foot/mouth disease, impetigo, etc.
THANK YOU for doing your part to keep our D114 kids and staff healthy!
SOCK-tober!!!!Girls on the Run is excited about our Fall Community Impact Project - Sock-tober!
When students bring in a pair of socks, they can drop them in a collection box by the front desk.
This will be a building wide collection!!!!
We will be collecting from October 1-October 30. Please remind students that the socks should be new and unused.
We will be hanging all of the collected socks on a string with clothespins to see how far our donation string can go throughout the building before we donate them to Grant Township.
Please let us know if you have any questions or if something is unclear.
Thank you all for your support in this endeavor!
Let's get ready to rock the socks off October 
-Girls on the Run Coaches (Kelly, Mollie, Sonia, Christine)
✅School Safety Drills--REMINDER
School safety drills are an essential part of emergency preparedness; these experiences provide staff and students the opportunity to practice what to do in the event of an actual emergency. Each year we are required to conduct numerous safety drills.
As part of Illinois HB2400, parents need to be notified and provided an opportunity to opt their student(s) out of the drill, if they choose, and have their student(s) complete alternative safety education.
As with fire drills and other safety drills, the goal is to acclimate staff and students to a plan that they will be able to follow quickly and safely if ever necessary. The safety of our staff and students is of utmost importance to us. Please do not hesitate to contact either site with any questions or concerns or to opt your child(ren) out of any drill.
✅ALL changes to a student's transportation must be communicated to the school office. Please DO NOT just email or communicate these to the classroom teacher--they are super busy during their day and may not see your email or get your voicemail.
✅Please remember that our bus routes may run a little slower to start the year as everyone gets used to the times and as our PreK students join routes. Thanks for your patience!
✅When dropping off or picking up students, PLEASE drive slowly! Our students and staff are our most precious people...so please drive slowly, follow the procedures, and stay off your cell phone. THANK YOU!!!
✅To help make our bus routes even more effective, clear, and safe, we are COLOR CODING routes. If your child rides a bus, you'll find a color coded bus tag on their desk at Meet and Greet. This tag matches their bus route color and will help us all make sure kids are on the correct bus. If your child rides more than one route...no worries! We will give them the tags they need!
2026-2027 PTA Membership
Powered by Parents. Inspired by Kids.
$10
Every membership makes a difference!
By joining your donations helps support our students & teachers and provide District events FREE to all families:
- Book Fairs & Book Buddies
- Family Events: Santa's Breakfast, Bing Night, Family Fun Fair, & Rocket Launch
- Stanton Halloween Dance
Join Here: https://d114pta.
Next meeting will be October 20th at 5:30 in the Lotus Library
We will be finalizing all details for the Halloween Dance that will be taking place on Friday, October 30th at 7pm at Stanton!
PTA September Highlights
2026-27 PTA Event Dates
Lotus Events
-Book Fair November 16th- 20th- in the library with Mrs. Kim doing Family Reading Night that week
-Family Fun Fair- Saturday 2/20
-Book Fair 2/23-2/26 in the Library
-Rocket Launch- 5/19
Stanton Events
-Halloween Dance- Cafeteria- October 30th from 7:00-8:30
-Book Fair- 11/30-12/4 in the front a hallway again
-Santa's Breakfast - Saturday 12/5
-Bingo Night- 1/13 or 1/20 (TBD)
D114 Day of Service--TBD
*NOTE--PTA meetings will be the same nights at Board meetings starting in September!
This Week..
Make it GREAT and look for joy!
Next Week
Friday, October 9--Institute Day
Monday, October 12--No School
If you or your student are in a crisis, please call the following numbers as applicable:
For a Life Threatening EMERGENCY CALL 9-1-1
988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline call or text 9-8-8 or chat 988.lifeline.org provides 24/7, free and confidential support
CRISIS TEXT LINE: text HOME to 741741 from anywhere in the United States anytime. A live trained Crisis Counselor receives the text and responds.
The Trevor Project 1-866-488-7386 provides crisis support services to LGBTQ youth.
Non-Emergency Community Help Line 2-1-1
D114 is a special place to be! Thank you for your partnership with us! We are blessed to get to work with our students!
