We had a fabulous author visit on Tuesday! Lauren Tarshis of the amazing “I Survived” series visited our 3-5th graders at Hatch. She shared how she uses non-fiction text for research to write her historical fiction series, and then answered the student's questions and autographed her books. Thank you, Ms. Howe for bringing this experience to our young authors!
The Hatch Steel Band has a new music video, and there are a few more to come as well! This one is pretty funny and the kids are really in their element! Check it out!
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The 4th Annual Spring Arts Fiesta is next week! Please mark your calendars for the 1st-3rd grade show on Wednesday, May 9th and the 4th -5th grade show on Thursday, May 10th. Both shows begin at 5:30pm. Please note all K-5th students will have an artwork in the gallery available for $20 cash or check purchase and all 1st-5th grade students will participate in the music and language performances. There is no obligation to buy student artwork.
We have a Hatch family in great need right now. They have been living in the Oak Park shelters for the past couple months, but these shelters close on May 13th. We would like to raise some money to cover at least one month at the Carleton hotel (and possible some groceries!) so the student can finish out the school year. We have created a gofundme page to collect money. Anything at all would be greatly appreciated.Thank you so much!
Beach Day volunteers needed! Our annual Beach Day is scheduled for Thursday, May 31st. If you are willing to volunteer, please contact Mr. Cruz or sign up directly here:
We are looking forward to the District 97 Ethnic Festival & World Language Day Event tomorrow at Julian starting at 10am!
Annual Adventure Fun Run is also tomorrow morning at 8am at Lindberg Park, rain or shine!
The District 97 Board of Education is currently seeking community feedback on its draft equity policy. A brief questionnaire on the policy is now available on the district website in English, Spanish and Arabic: http://www.op97.org/equity/
PTO Reminders
TEACHER APPRECIATION EVENT: We need a few additional desserts and items, and another helper to set up our last Teacher Appreciation event of the year on Tuesday. http://signup.com/go/mGJZEyz
DIIVERSITY COUNSEL NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT FOR HATCH CAREER DAY
Do you have a career you would like to share with the young minds at Hatch? We’d love to have you participate in Career Day! We are hoping to represent a wide variety of careers. There will be a day and an evening session on Tuesday, May 22. Day session is 11:30 a.m - 2 p.m. Plan to speak about your occupation for 15 minutes and spend 10 minutes doing Q&A. We have tips available to help you create a talk. You will present in 2 classrooms. We also need volunteers to help greet and escort guest speakers to classrooms. Evening Session is 6:30-8 p.m. Speak once for 20 minutes with a 10-minute Q&A session.
Please sign up at: http://bit.ly/HatchCareerDay Please include your occupation, if day or evening is preferred.
HATCH PATCH- 12th ANNUAL SPRING PLANTING All students will plant the Hatch Patch garden starting next week during the day. We ask for 3 parent volunteers from each classroom to help supervise a small group that will plant, explore nature, and do a little garden work. It's a one-hour commitment. Check the Hatch Patch Facebook page for daily updates. Teachers are signing up this week. We will post classroom planting times as they become available and update the sign up link. No gardening skills required and we'll tell you what to do.
HATCH GOLF OUTING Come out and play some golf in September! Create your own foursome or sign up by yourself and we will get you hooked up with a group…either way we will be having a great time on the course on September 15, 2018, raising money for our own Hatch PTO! Hole prizes on the course! Raffle prizes at the buffet dinner after that’s included in the price. Golf Cart is also included. Flyer Early bird price of $90 through June 29th, so get your tickets now from Eventbrite before the price goes up. If you can't make it you can also make a donation using Eventbrite ticket link. We are also actively looking for raffle prizes, so if you have something to donate (Sports tickets, gift certs, etc), please contact Tara at [email protected] or Claire at [email protected].
SCHOOL SUPPLIES Write Stuff School Supply online ordering for 2018-19 school year begins May 4. Details
PTO ANNUAL DRIVE Join the Hatch Donor Society and support young minds through a special tax-deductible gift to the PTO. Details
PTO NEEDS ADDITIONAL VOLUNTEERS FOR NEXT SCHOOL YEAR. Help by filling open chair positions for Fun Fair, Hatch Coffee House, Movie Matinee, and PTO Babysitting. Contact Beth at [email protected].
BROOKS VOLUNTEERS Families with Brooks students are invited to volunteer next year at Brooks. There are positions for each grade, so no Brooks experience is required. See the sign up genius here.
RETURNING STUDENT REGISTRATION – May 7-21 online. All students must re-enroll. Details.
REGISTRATION FOR NEW STUDENTS – Summer dates announced.
WATERING THE HATCH PATCH We ask for a different family to sign up to water the Hatch Patch each week over the summer. It's easy and doesn't take much time. We have a sprinkler on a timer and there is a YouTube video that explains how to do it! https://www.youtube.com/
SUMMER TUESDAY NIGHTS IN THE HATCH PATCH 6:30 p.m. all Summer. Every Tuesday night, starting May 29, from 6:30 til 7:30, all families are invited to join in at the Hatch Patch to help maintain the garden and harvest produce for donation to the Oak Park River Forest Food Pantry. It's a great time for kids to connect with classmates. Some evenings we have special tastings - in the past we've made a cheese with Hatch grown chives, chocolate chip cookies made with Hatch lavender, pesto pasta made with Hatch basil, and of course fresh beans and tomatoes or whatever else is growing for the tasting. Kids who come can take home a sample to try at home. No sign up required! Just show up and join in the fun! We harvest the orchard (pears, peaches, plums, cherries) all summer long, too!
HATCH PATCH GARDEN LEADERS AND VOLUNTEERS
We are always looking for more parents to join us. We'd love to have more kindergarten and first grade families join with us to keep the garden going strong into the next generation of students coming to Hatch. Summer is the best time to get involved. If you enjoy nature, light gardening, garden art, cooking, making preserves, nature photography, or any other garden-related activity - we have a place for you! Contact the garden team: Heather Guido, Raquel Wells, or Beth Sauers if you have any questions. Heather's email: [email protected].